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This
Project
first
went
on
line
in
1999,
and
is
far
from
complete.
Though
it
is
entitled
"Iain
Laird's
Family
History
Project",
it
is
emphatically
not
about
one
person;
I
selected
the
name
only
to
identify
our
branch
of
the
family
among
so
much
useful
Family
History
on
the
net.
It
all
began
with
my
Father's
enthusiasm
for
our
heritage
and
was
fuelled
by
conversations
with
my
Great
Aunt
Jean,
for
whom
our
wider
family
meant
everything.
I
was
given
further
encouragement
by
our
family
friend,
the
late
Squadron
Leader
Iain
MacAulay
MBE,
FSA
Scot,
late
Chief
of
Clan
Macaulay.
It
was
our
Great
Aunt
Jean
who
told
me,
in
response
to
many
questions,
that
our
Lairds
were
originally
from
Wick
and
as I re-discovered more recently, Ireland.
Before
that
our
ancestor
was
a
sea
captain
from
Norway. This
has
been
confirmed
by
research
into
our
history
and
background.
Through
it
I
have
made
discoveries
about,
and
have
become
privileged
to
have
an
involvement
with
our
wider
Family,
Caithness,
Norway, Paisley, Glasgow, Clan Sinclair, with its unique and colourful history,
and the History of Scotland and its relationship and interdependence with other
Nations,
an
involvement
with
the
Society
of
Antiquaries
of
Scotland the Hammermen of Glasgow and the
Worshipful Company of Shipwrights.
Each
interest
has
grown
into
a
section
of
its
own,
which
may
help
other
family
members,
and
others
looking
into
their
own
origins
to
understand
and
appreciate
our
rich
and
rewarding
cultural
heritage.
This
Project is internationalist.
Iain
Laird
MA
(Edin),
FSA
Scot
December 2020
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