Too Much Knowledge Disruptive To My Stereotypes

[sathor]

My dad's side thought there was Scottish in them, ancestry.com taught otherwise. Funny thing, for some reason, an ancestor went to Scotland, had a kid, and then went back form where they had come from. I think I checked and it considered with a war of some sort, but can't say.

Then I found out my wife has a MacDonald ancestor, then I found out my mom's g-grandparent was a Gordon.

[Tony]

Riverkilt,
Look on the bright side.....


Tartan Berets!

[GreenDragon]

[Not sure if this is proper placement, move if needed please.]

I was raised to believe I was of Scottish heritage - particularly by both grandfathers. I was taken to Highland Games and given books of tartans to browse and read.

Then I caught the genealogy bug and found out there were English and Irish and Welsh and Dutch and Palatine Germans lurking in my family tree. Okay, I can deal with that. None were particularly thick lines.

Then my cousin Bob does the DNA thing and finds we're Scandanavian. Okay I can deal with that too...Sons of Somerled/Clan Donald...we knew that. We just didn't think about it.

Then yesterday I get a packet of information from my little sister who's been up in Cuba/Rushford, New York exploring a hot bed of our Gordon line. The information begins with a reminder that the Gordons are probably of French origin. That triggered my memory of a strong family English line, the Brett/Britt line which is also probably of French Origin.

So, with increasing knowledge I've gone from believing my family is Scottish to now believing we're French-Scandanavian....

More tartans to buy now....

Ron

Ron,

Don't feel bad, man. I'm Scottish, Irish, English, Welsh, German, Native American (though you couldn't tell by looking at me) and a final nationality that i have yet to verify.

I'm sticking to General tartans - Irish National, Black Watch, etc.

[Arlen]

Ron, I can sympathise. I went my whole live believing we were Scottish with a wee bit of Irish on my Mum's side to finding out I was also descended from Russian Jewish Immigrants on my Mum's side!
At least my Dad's side is nice and calm and solid. I am the first male in my line since the mid 1700's to be called anything but James, William or Andrew!

[WARPIPER]

A DNA with Scandanavian roots is not uncommon in Scottish Backgrounds. One thing to keep in mind is that there are very few Scots that came from the original Picts. Even the the Irish Scots who are the ones that gave Scotland its name were mixed with Scandanavian ancestors.

[gilmore]

... One thing to keep in mind is that there are very few Scots that came from the original Picts. Even the the Irish Scots who are the ones that gave Scotland its name were mixed with Scandanavian ancestors...

Not exactly true. The majority---perhaps an overwhelming majority--- of those of us of Scots ancestry (that is, people who lived for more than a couple of generations in Scotland)descend from Picts, as well as Dalraida/Argyl Scots, Lowland Scots/Northumbrian/Anglo-Saxons, Galloway Brtions, etc

[Riverkilt]

Crack me up Todd...

So it all goes back to Scandanavian....Viking Scot, Viking Noman....where's that horned helmet???

Ron

[macwilkin]

Crack me up Todd...

So it all goes back to Scandanavian....Viking Scot, Viking Noman....where's that horned helmet???

Ron

Ya sure, youbetcha Ron -- how do you feel about Lutefisk?

Todd

[Smayniac]

Crack me up Todd...

So it all goes back to Scandanavian....Viking Scot, Viking Noman....where's that horned helmet???

Ron

There's another stereotype blown, no horns or wings on those helmets except in fantasy art.

Bob

[sathor]

There's another stereotype blown, no horns or wings on those helmets except in fantasy art.

Bob

If we can live with tartans at the ren fest, we can have our horned helms dagonit!