Tartans & Clans

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These are the clans with which I feel some claim to.
The order is clans, septs, & possibles.

	My Great-grandmother was Hannah Welsh MacLachlan. Both my Grandfather & his brother have MacLachlan for their middle names, and my great-uncle actually goes by "Mac." The following are a couple of variations on the MacLachlan tartan.

	I am descended from the Edward Hunter who was the Presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints when the Pioneers came across the plains. My parents wanted to name one of their kids after him, but it never worked- I was born first & they named me after one of his wives (my real name, not my web-name). My parents thought my first brother looked more like a Scott than a Hunter, & my second brother looked just like him. My last brother got Hunter for a middle name, though-I guess my parents had decided to give up- and my youngest sister was named for his granddaughter & her mother. His son was William Wallace Hunter!
Well, those are my two Clans. Next come the Septs. A Sept is a family name which can be related to a clan or larger family for various reasons: either through marriage or by seeking protection from a larger and more powerful neighbouring clan or family. It's kind of like a sub-clan of whatever clan it's associated with.
	Lyon is a Sept of Farquharson. My mother's maiden name is Lyon, so it's the one that my family usually uses when not using MacLachlan. My red-haired brother particularly prefers this one, cause he doesn't like the way MacLachlan looks sort of purple, & I think it would look funny with his red hair. BTW, this brother is also 6'3" and currently serving a mission in Japan! A MacLachlan-Lyon family reunion is a huge affair: 5 1st gen+spouses, ~30 2nd gen+spouses for most, & I don't even know how many in my generation, but several are married now & some have kids.
Perhaps you're wondering what I mean by possibles. Well, it could be that it was an Ellis Island mistake, or it could be that there is no relation at all. But I really don't care. Tartan is cool, and there's so many I didn't want to put all of them, so this is a kind of selection process. If you want to see more, try Tartans of Scotland. This is the official register.