{"id":7,"date":"2018-10-13T22:43:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-13T22:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rockymountainscots.com\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2019-06-18T19:57:19","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T02:57:19","slug":"am-i-a-donnachaidh","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rockymountainscots.com\/index.php\/am-i-a-donnachaidh\/","title":{"rendered":"Am I A Donnachaidh?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Am I a Donnachaidh?<\/strong><\/p>\n

That, of course, will or might depend upon your ancestry roots.\u00a0 If you already have some names you are searching see our \u201cSept\u201d information below. \u00a0Understanding the \u201cSept\u201d and membership guides may help answer this question for you.\u00a0 If you want to trace your ancestral specifics check out our \u201cGenealogy Tips & Tricks\u201d section.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What are the \u201cSept\u201d names about? <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

The main clan name and that of the chiefs (originally Donnachaidh and now Robertson), along with many derivations of the clan name were taken by those descending from the chiefs or belonging to the families who lived on clan estates, offered allegiance to the chief and with the chief\u2019s acceptance sought the chief\u2019s protection and in turn provided service to the clan can be considered Septs of the clan. This is also the reason you may find your name belonging to more than one clan.
\nThe most prominent Surnames are Duncan, Robertson and Reid yet there are some 38 Septs associated with our clan. Remember there are potentially more do to the spelling variations. Especially when our ancestors arrived in the colonies, due to a variety of reasons including language barriers and even deliberate change in spelling to start \u201ca new\u201d there may be even more Septs to find.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Septs included in Clan Donnachaidh<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Collier
\nColyear
\nConnochie
\nConochie
\nCunnison
\nDobbie
\nDobbin
\nDobie
\nDobieson
\nDobinson
\nDobson
\nDonachie
\nDonachy
\nDuncan
\nDuncanson
\nDunnachie<\/strong><\/td>\n		Hobson
\nInches
\nKynoch
\nMacConachie
\nMacDonchie
\nMacConechy
\nMacConich
\nMacConkey
\nMacConnochie
\nMacGlashan
\nMacInroy
\nMacIver
\nMacIvor
\nMacJames
\nMacLagan
\nMacCullich<\/strong><\/td>\n		MacRobbie
\nMacRobert(s)
\nMacRobi
\nMacWilliam
\nRead
\nReed
\nReid
\nRobbie
\nRobert(s)
\nRobertson
\nRobison
\nRobson
\nRoy
\nStark
\nTonnachy<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Do I have to prove my ancestry to be a member of a particular clan?
\nSociety of The Rocky Mountains\u00a0does not require \u201cproof\u201d of ancestry although we encourage our members to trace their heritage because it is fun to do and share with each other. Our International By Laws state \u201canyone interested in Scottish heritage\u201d including ancestral connection, adoption, and friends is eligible.Genealogy Tips & Tricks\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0If I do not know which clan I might belong to how can I find\u00a0out?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Checking a family members and asking them is a good place to start. The more details of birth and death records they can give you the better.\u00a0 There are a variety of ways on the internet but one site that is particularly helpful is www.ancestry.com<\/a><\/u>.\u00a0 Another site to try is Scottish Roots based in Edinburgh, www.scottishroots.com<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Am I a Donnachaidh? That, of course, will or might depend upon your ancestry roots.\u00a0 If you already have some names you are searching see our \u201cSept\u201d information below. \u00a0Understanding the \u201cSept\u201d and membership guides may help answer this question for you.\u00a0 If you want to trace your ancestral specifics check out our \u201cGenealogy Tips…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PaXsCz-7","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rockymountainscots.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rockymountainscots.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rockymountainscots.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rockymountainscots.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rockymountainscots.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/rockymountainscots.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":476,"href":"https:\/\/rockymountainscots.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions\/476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rockymountainscots.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}