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Where did the Scottish MacTavish family come from? What is the Scottish MacTavish family crest and coat of arms? When did the MacTavish family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the MacTavish family history? The west coast of Scotland and the rocky Hebrides islands are the ancient home of the MacTavish family. The root of their name is the personal name Tammas, which is the Lowland Scottish form of Thomas. The Gaelic forms of the name are Mac Tamhais or Mac Thamhais, both of which mean son of Tammas.Spelling and translation were not standardized practices until the last few centuries. Spelling variations are extremely common among early Scottish names. MacTavish has been spelled MacTavish, McTavish, MacTaffish, McTaffish and many more. First found in Argyllshire, where the first recorded Chief was MacGilla Tamhais whose name became anglicized as MacIltavish. A later chief, Collen, called the 'good bald Colin' of Dunardarie, son of Gillespick, was directly descended from the Tavish Corr. Although it is reasonably clear that the Clan was settled in Craignish well before 800 AD, the historical records show little of their activities or family relationships. Although many historians list this Clan as a sept of the Campbells, and others claim that a relationship to the Frasers existed, there is no good reason to suppose these relationships were the result of anything other than geographical proximity. There has also been some confusion between the MacTavishes and the MacThomas. Here also, the relationship is tenuous - the Thomsons being a separate Border Clan with its own Chief at that time. The Chief of the MacTavishes is considered to be the MacTavish of Dunardrie. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our MacTavish research. Another 399 words(28 lines of text) covering the years 1355, 1755, 1815, and 1858 are included under the topic Early MacTavish History in all our PDF Extended History products. Another 40 words(3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early MacTavish Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Some of the MacTavish family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 144 words(10 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products. Numerous Scottish settlers settled along the east coast of the colonies that would become the United States and Canada. Others traveled to the open country of the west. At the time of the American War of Independence, some remained in the United States, while those who remained loyal to the crown went north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. The highland games and Clan societies that sprang up across North America in the 20th century have helped many Scots to recover parts of their lost traditions. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first MacTavishs to arrive in North America: Simon McTavish, who arrived in New York in 1764; Elizabeth McTavish, who came to New York in 1765; John George Mactavish, was on record in Montreal, Canada between the years 1782-1798.
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto. Motto: Non oblitus Motto Translation: Do Not Forget Me after Death. A clan is a social group made up of a number of distinct branch-families that actually descended from, or accepted themselves as descendants of, a common ancestor. The word clan means simply children. The idea of the clan as a community is necessarily based around this idea of heredity and is most often ruled according to a patriarchal structure. For instance, the clan chief represented the hereditary "parent" of the entire clan. The most prominent example of this form of society is the Scottish Clan system...  MoreSepts of the Distinguished Name MacTavish Cauladge, Caulage, Cauledge, Caulege, Caulidge, Caulige, Caulish, Caulitch, Cavadge, Cavage, Cavedge, Cavege, Cavidge, Cavige, Cavish, Cavitch, Cawladge, Cawlage, Cawledge, Cawlege, Cawlidge, Cawlige, Cawlish, Cawlitch, Gavadge, Gavage, Gavedge, Gavege, Gavidge, Gavige, Gavish, Gavitch, Gawladge, Gawlage, Gawledge, Gawlege, Gawlidge, Gawlige, Gawlish, Gawlitch, Kavadge, Kavage, Kavedge, Kavege, Kavidge, Kavige, Kavish, Kavitch, MacCauladge, MacCaulage and more.
The MacTavish Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The MacTavish Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname. This page was last modified on 11 December 2011 at 23:51. ©2000-2012 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details. houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation. Tools
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