North Eastern Scotland Plaids?

[YorkshireClansman]

Would people in the North Eastern Scotland have worn the Great Kilt?

Curios as I have seen people saying the Great Kilt was only worn in the Western Highlands but I have seen other sources saying they were worn in the Highlands and the small poorer Communities in the Northern Lowlands. By Northern Lowlands I am guessing they mean North Eastern Scotland because it is often left out of the Highlands.

Im just curios because my ancestors came from Arberchirder in Aberdeen which prior to the 75 rebellion was a small farming community so I'm curios as to what they would of worn. I am led to believe they did wear Highland dress as I saw a post on the forum saying that the modern Kilt didn't become popular until the 20th Century, But I have seen a painting of the Old Marnoch Church with people in tradition Highland Dress in the 1840s, So my guess is they wore it as soon as it was unbanned because it's what their great grandparents wore etc.

So who should I believe? The people who say it was only worn in the Western Highlands, Or the people who say it was worn in the Highlands and Poorer parts of the Northern Lowlands?


Also note the unusual Traditional Dress most people are wearing, Seems to be a Bonnet, Traditional style Trews and a plaid on the shoulder, And only one boy is wearing a Kilt. I should also note, The picture is set in the 1840's but im not sure when it was created, But by the art style it seems it was made around that time period.