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About Alba Gu Brath
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My maiden name is Victoria Hamilton (Vicki for short).  My parents were Mary  Catherine Roney Scally Lavery (My Mum with a good old Irish catholic name) and   George Hamilton (My Dad, with a good old Scottish protestant name), whose parents,  Nancy tells me, originally came from Peebles in Scotland. Not a very good mix if you  come from Scotland! Hence the Lavery/Hamilton connection to the "Alba gu brath" McFarlane family tree.

I am happily married to my husband  STEWART ANDREW MCFARLANE (in fact twice married  to him - he earned a year off for bad behaviour!) and we have 2 wonderful sons, Paul  John Andrew and Jeffrey George, Paul has been a partner for 30 years to Shaun Roux and they recently married  and Jeff is married to Karen and they have two children, Kayla  and Jarrod).  We are typical proud Scots folk from Glasgow in  Scotland who emigrated to Benoni, South Africa, when the children were 3 years and 9  months old.

Although we adore South Africa - this country has been kind to us - like most Scots  people, we still believe in the saying "East, West, "hame's best"!  For Stewart, he  believes "East, West, "East" is best" as the East is his favourite holiday  destination and believe you me he loves to "holiday"!

Preparing this family tree is a relatively new hobby for me and so far I haven't been  able to spend much time in tracing ancestors.  But I'm getting there and hopefully  soon I will be able to add more names and photographs.  A message to the family who  visit the site occasionally - edit and add as much as you like - perhaps one day your  children will look and smile!

I also have to work on additions to the Stirling family as Nancy (my eldest sister) has quite an extended family, including a lovely great, grandson!

In time I hope to make this a little more interesting for all the family and any of  our friends who enjoy a laugh! Referring to Keith, Claudia and Charles Domingo, of  course!

Regarding the "Alba gu brath"  McFarlane family tree, the following may be of interest :

CLAN
 MacFarlane

MOTTO
 This I'll Defend!

WAR CRY
 Loch Sloy!

CREST
 A Demi Savage brandishing in his right hand a broadsword and pointing with his left  hand to an imperial crown.

FAVOURITE SAYINGS
 "ALBA GU BRATH"      Scotland forever!
 and ....
 "Slainte"  (pronounced Slange) meaning "Cheers"  and the reply .... "Slainte Va" (pronounced Slangy Va) meaning "Cheers also to you"

Our friend, Charles Domingo, has learned these Scottish words off by heart and if it  weren't for his slightly dark skin (sorry, Charles) you'd swear he was Scottish!

The clan is Celtic in origin and the first chief descended from the Earls of Lennox  in the 13th century.  The clan lands were principally on the western shores of Loch  Lomond (remember the bonny bonny banks o' Loch Lomond)  and they fought against Mary  Queen of Scots at the Battle of Langside (Don't forget Mary Queen of Scots was Roman  Catholic and the clans were, I believe, divided into those that were "pro Protestant"  and those that were "pro Catholic" - if my memory serves me right).  In 1608 they  were outlawed for killing the chief of Clan Colquhoun. It's possible they left  Scotland for Ireland at that time (in rather a hurry!).  In Ireland, I think, their  Mac then changed to Mc. (Incidentally, Mac Farlane means son of Farlane and  originally the name was Mac Pharlane)

The Chiefship is vacant (any takers?)

I
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New additions to our tree - my half-brother, James Hamilton, his children and family (with the help of Susan Hamilton - my dad`s great granddaughter)

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There are several ways to browse the family tree. The Tree View graphically shows the relationship of selected person to their kin. The Family View shows the person you have selected in the center, with his/her photo on the left and notes on the right. Above are the father and mother and below are the children. The Ancestor Chart shows the person you have selected in the left, with the photograph above and children below. On the right are the parents, grandparents and great-grandparents. The Descendant Chart shows the person you have selected in the left, with the photograph and parents below. On the right are the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

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