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Forfar Family News
- Christmas 2017
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A newsletter for descendants &
relatives of David & Jean (Dalgity) Scott, married
at Forfar, Scotland in 1795,
and
stationed in Halifax, NS, with the
Royal Artillery in 1801.
Seasons Greetings to all - near and far -
from Eastern Canada. Hope you are enjoying the Christmas
season with friends and family.
Here on Prince Edward Island, a Canadian winter seems to be hinting that it has arrived.
Here on Prince Edward Island, a Canadian winter seems to be hinting that it has arrived.
Christmas cards often
arrive 
with family news,
we appreciate hearing from family and also receiving any
genealogical updates. We have included some family news,
along with our Christmas wishes to everyone for a great
2018. Our shared ancestors arrived in Nova Scotia 217 years ago and
we, their descendants have spread to 26 states and 4
provinces as well as Australia. Luckily there are many ways
of staying in touch with relatives and we hope this will
help in the sharing of family stories.
with family news,
we appreciate hearing from family and also receiving any
genealogical updates. We have included some family news,
along with our Christmas wishes to everyone for a great
2018. Our shared ancestors arrived in Nova Scotia 217 years ago and
we, their descendants have spread to 26 states and 4
provinces as well as Australia. Luckily there are many ways
of staying in touch with relatives and we hope this will
help in the sharing of family stories. It has been
several years of hiatus for this newsletter, part of the
time my HomePort website also required rebuilding on a new
server, thus we are glad to be back in touch with both the
newsletter and website fully operational. ianscott.ca
is the new address. The Scott material is under the Scott@HomePort
link.
Over the years our three children have all returned to make Charlottetown their home after working in various places, and this week we are enjoying getting together during the Christmas season.
Over the years we welcomed three grandchildren into our family circle and are lucky to spend time with them two days a week. Currently our four year old grandson Toffer Scott comes to our place every Monday and Friday for the day.
Recently we have seen our family business, Village Pottery, become . . . more of a family business. There are now four in the family working in pottery production. Started in 1973 by my wife Daphne, we are now officially a second generation business; Daphne, Jack and I focus more on making pottery while Suzanne manages the business as well as being a potter. After a public service career, discovering pottery in retirement is great fun for me.
In our direct family, 2010 saw o
ur family patriarch die
at the age of 98. Fred Scott, who was my uncle lived on
the ancestral Scott farm (Elm Farm) in Ste Croix, Nov
a Scotia, and was pleased to be in his own home maintaining an
active life up until his death. Fred was very focused on
the present with a keen mind for public issues and
politics but it was his connection to the past that was an
inspiration to me to learn more about our Scott ancestry.
His obituary
captures a bit of his accomplishments. Perhaps the best
words come from his own father who drafted a poetic
greeting in 1929 which still resounds today.
Over the years our three children have all returned to make Charlottetown their home after working in various places, and this week we are enjoying getting together during the Christmas season.
Over the years we welcomed three grandchildren into our family circle and are lucky to spend time with them two days a week. Currently our four year old grandson Toffer Scott comes to our place every Monday and Friday for the day.
Recently we have seen our family business, Village Pottery, become . . . more of a family business. There are now four in the family working in pottery production. Started in 1973 by my wife Daphne, we are now officially a second generation business; Daphne, Jack and I focus more on making pottery while Suzanne manages the business as well as being a potter. After a public service career, discovering pottery in retirement is great fun for me.
In our direct family, 2010 saw o
ur family patriarch die
at the age of 98. Fred Scott, who was my uncle lived on
the ancestral Scott farm (Elm Farm) in Ste Croix, Nova Scotia, and was pleased to be in his own home maintaining an
active life up until his death. Fred was very focused on
the present with a keen mind for public issues and
politics but it was his connection to the past that was an
inspiration to me to learn more about our Scott ancestry.
His obituary
captures a bit of his accomplishments. Perhaps the best
words come from his own father who drafted a poetic
greeting in 1929 which still resounds today.
"May your course through
life be full of joy to yourself and others
and when your own star shall set at life's close, may it set as the
Morning Star that goeth not down behind the darkened West but melts
away into the brightness of Heaven.
Lovingly, Dad"
and when your own star shall set at life's close, may it set as the
Morning Star that goeth not down behind the darkened West but melts
away into the brightness of Heaven.
Lovingly, Dad"
Notable events in 2017
Whit Scott of Portland, Oregon was recently featured in a YouTube video produced by an Australian journalist who he toured through the tiny house he constructed and designed along with a friend. Whit is a great-great-great-great-great grandson of the ancestral couple Sergeant David Scott and Sarah Jean Dalgity who immigrated to Nova Scotia in 1801.
The tiny house is also available for rent through AirBnB. Congratulations Whit!
A prominent member of the US Senate, Elizabeth Warren, senior senator for MA, is married to fellow Harvard law professor Bruce Mann. Bruce is a
great-great-great-great grandson of the ancestral Scott couple mentioned above.
Clan Scott - Update
Since 2011 I have been involved with Clan Scott Society- and I would encourage others to consider membership. This is a great time to join, especially with major events being planned for Clan Scott every five years in Scotland. My series of articles in the newsletter Stag & Thistle is called Great Scott, and features biographies of famous Scotts.
Also check out the informal
Clan Scott Blog
I have been maintaining.
Gathering of Clan Scott
Indications are that we will be invited to Scotland in 2019 as it appears that Clan Scott Gatherings (reunions) are being held every five years. Revival of a UK based Clan Scott group ha
s
assisted and supported the Chief of Clan Scott, Richard
Scott, the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensbury in his role of
Clan Chief. I attended along with family members the events in 2009 & 2014 and recommend these
opportunities to anyone with a Scott connection. In 2009 our
family group travelled on following the clan gathering to Forfar
to walk the cobblestones of our ancestral village. In 2014 we
arranged our accommodation through Clan Scott Society and were
able to stay in the recently renovated "family
wing" of Abbotsford, the historic home of Sir Walter Scott
which small groups can now rent. Waking up in the morning to
walk on the trails that Scott carved out of the woods and back
along the banks of the Tweed River with the early morning mist
still rising was a real treat.Several events were hosted by Duke Richard, at his Bowhill House nearby. The Chief was recently honoured when the announcement of his induction Order of the Thistle, the greatest order of chivalry in Scotland. It was also announced by Buckingham Palace that Sir Richard will also serve as Lord High Commissioner - the Queen’s representative - to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 2018.
Duke Richard, Chief of Clan Scott & his family
Facebook Friends
Increasingly Facebook is a great way of staying connected to friends and family. It has allowed me the ability to locate and connect with long lost cousins. People have suggested we start a family group that would allow us to make contact with other cousins. Sounds like a plan.
If you are on Facebook, and we haven't found each other already please send a friend request so we can stay connected. Likewise you can connect through LinkedIn.
Ancestral History Update
My own efforts at
genealogy and family history tend to get occasionally
derailed, with my interests in local history and
volunteer commitments often becoming the focus for my
writing. This is the time of year for resolutions and
new efforts, so I am hoping to take the writing efforts
beyond the website and newsletter to compile more of the
central narrative - a family history with pictures told
through chapters, and to also update and print the
genealogy of descendants at the same time. This will
require help from other so I look forward to making
direct contact with as many descendants as possible to
provide updates on their own branch of the family.
Meanwhile our family's story is available under the
current Family From Forfar
title. As
always, we are keen to hear from others to see
pictures and learn of family history and current
family activities.
All best wishes
for Christmas and the New Year.
The bard
himself will provide the farewell.
Heap on more wood!
The wind is chill;
But let it whistle as it will,
We’ll keep our Christmas merry still.
Sir Walter Scott, (1771 - 1832)
from Marmion
Sincerely, Ian Scott
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