Clan Melville - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

13th Earl of Melville

13confido — 2006-11-19 06:20:52Z

THE 16TH EARL OF LEVEN and 13th EARL OF MELVILLE, Viscount of Kirkcaldy, Lord Melville of Monymaill, Lord Balgonie, and Lord Raith, Monymaill and Balwearie (Alexander Robert Leslie Melville) [The Rt Hon The Earl of Leven and Melville, Raith, Old Spey Bridge, Grantown on Spey, Moray PH26 3NQ]; b 13 May 1924; s f 1947; educ Eton; Capt Coldstream Gds WW II (wounded), ADC to Govr-Gen NZ 1951–52; Ld-Lt Nairn 1969–99 (DL 1961–69), Chm Nairn CC 1970–74, Chm Govrs Gordonstoun 1971–89, Pres Br Ski Fedn 1981–85, Hon Pres Scot Nat Ski Cncl; m 30 April 1953 •Susan, er dau of Lt-Col Ronald Steuart-Menzies of Culdares, JP, DL, of Arndilly House, Craigellachie, Banffshire

Official web site for Clan Melville

2006-10-21 00:49:24Z

We are pleased to announce that the official web site for Clan Melville is up and running. You may find us at www.clanmelville.org.

Joe Melvin
Chieftain, Clan Melville

Admin Note re Genealogical Posts to the Clan Melville Board and List

13confido — 2006-07-05 00:19:29Z

Dear Clan Melville Posters:

Please bear in mind that the genealogical portion of the Clan Melville list and board should keep within the time frame of the Clan System being active in Scotland. This would be up through 1745-47 as it was quashed following the Jacobite Wars.

Should you post genealogical queries to the Board and find them "deleted", take a look to the Melville Surname Board as I likely have moved them to the surname board where they are more appropriate to the topic. [If you have a varient spelling used in your post, they may be moved to a board that share that spelling, if it exists, otherwise they will go to Melville.]

This is not to say that the Clan Melville list and board are not for genealogical queries and posts. This is to provide a reminder that they are CLAN specific and not general in time and place. Period circa 1000 through 1747 and Scotland, Ireland, Europe in geographic nature. Think of those under the Clan system and where they would have been, as such. Where and when their Chiefs resided, origins of the name and time frame/locations descended from. Remember that clan lists and boards are more inclusive than strictly Genealogy and History, but that there are guidelines as posted by John Hansen when he created the Boards.

Yours Aye,

Lauren M. Boyd, FSA Scot
Clan Melville Board and List Admin

Re: Admin: Change in Admins

13confido — 2006-07-05 00:11:19Z

As of this afternoon, there is a change in Admins.

Yours Aye,

Lauren M. Boyd, FSA Scot
Clan Melville Board Admin

Clan Melville: Appointment of Chieftain and call to organize clan organization

2006-07-04 23:54:00Z

Please be advised that Clan Melville has been organized and members of the Council of Scottish Clans since 1991. I have been given authority by the Earl of Leven/Earl of Melville our official Clan Chief to act on his behalf as Chief of Clan Melville in the United States in an attempt to organize our clan. Anyone interested in helping to put our clan together please contact me at joemelvin@bellsouth.net. We have been working on our web site for months and it should be up and running soon. Joe Melvin/Chieftain of Clan Melville, USA branch. 850-983-7862

Re: Clan Melville: Invitation to send Delegate to Scottish Information Society

13confido — 2006-07-04 23:37:28Z

Hello Joe:

Congratulations on your Chieftainship. That is quite an Honor.

Please select a Delegate to represent Clan Melville at the Scottish Information Society meeting at the San Francisco Caledonian Club's 141st Scottish Games and Gathering on Labor Day Weekend this year. The meeting will be held immediately following the Kirkin' of the Tartan on Sunday morning, at the location of the Kirkin'.

Please visit our website:
http:www.scottishinfo.org

We have the most comprehensive games listing for the 50 States on the Internet. We will soon add information for Canada as we can compile it.

Good luck in your endeavors on behalf of your Clan.

Yours Aye,

Lauren M. Boyd, FSA Scot
President
Scottish Information Society
http://www.scottishinfo.org

Scottish Clan DNA Testing

jahansen — 2002-02-13 01:24:04Z

Castles

jahansen — 2001-12-19 01:53:29Z

Events, Gatherings, and Reunions

jahansen — 2001-12-18 07:20:29Z

Dear All:

This thread is intended for any news, schedules, and updates
of planned Gatherings, Highland Games or Reunions for
the Clan, Related Family , Surnames and the Associations.

Please reply to this post and change the subject heading to
the name of the group that is posting the news. Then
keep that thread current with the news etc of your Clan,
Related Family , Surname, or Association.

The benefit of having your own thread here is that you can
post the URL in newsletter or emails etc to newsgroups or
mailing lists etc. That way, any interested parties of the
Clan, Related Family , or even a unique family group can
always come to your own thread for news of the latest events.

The posting here will also be visible for an extended period vs
the short retention time of the mailing lists.

Please feel free to post this notice to other surname
message boards and mailing lists that would be
interested in this new message board topic.

Best Regards
John A Hansen
Board Admin

The directions to the Message Boards
and the Clan Reunion and Gatherings Message thread.
Go to:
www.rootsweb.com
>boards
>topics
>ethnic/race
>celtic
>Scottish clans
>Clan
>Reunions and Gatherings

Clans, Septs, and Surnames URL's and Reference Web Sites

jahansen — 2001-12-17 07:51:58Z

Dear All:

This thread is intended for posting of current URLS of other
web-sites that have information on the history or information
on the Surname or Clan. These web sites can include
archives, libraries, or just the Clan or Sept web site etc
So Clan Secretaries can keep this thread current or just
a interested member of the surname that has the
web site for their own family.

Please reply to this post and change the subject heading to
the name of the web site that is posting the news. Then keep that
thread current with news etc of your web site ( change of
address etc)

The benefit of having your own thread here is that you can
post the URL in newsletter or emails etc to newsgroup or
mailing lists etc. That way, any interested parties of the
Clan, Sept, or even a unique family group can always come
to your own web site for news and information.

The posting here will also be visible for an extended period vs
the short retention time of the mailing lists.

Please feel free to post this notice to other surname
message boards and mailing lists that would be
interested in this new message board.

Best Regards
John A Hansen
Message Board Admin

Directions to site:

www.rootsweb.com
> Boards
> Topics
> Ethnic/Race
> Celtic
> Scottish Clans

Clan and Associations postings

jahansen — 2001-12-12 03:43:49Z

Dear All:

This thread/topic is intended as a forum for the
Clan to post their Notices and the Clan Associations
to post their web sites, notices of meetings and
gatherings. Even Newsletters ( by permission of the
Clan officials) are permitted here.

The correct procedure for posting here is to:
A: do a reply to this message. Erase the subject heading
above and then >
B: enter the name of your association and connection
to the clan.
C: Follow on postings are then replied to that unique
association. I would think that subject and dates
would then be appropriate subject headings.

The intention is to allow the Clan to have a thread
and each respective association to have a thread that
it can maintain with its newsletters and notices.
That way the basic thread of the association can be
referenced by URL in emails and other web sites.

Please forward this message to the Clan headquarters office,
its international associations and
other affiliated groups that may be interested in
posting here. Posting this notice to the Surnames message boards
and Surname mailing list or sending to Secretary of the
Clan, the Clan Associations and the Septs of the Clan
would also be appreciated.

Best Regards
John A Hansen
Board Admin

Ancestors postings

jahansen — 2001-12-11 05:46:15Z

Dear All:

Please start a separate sub-thread under this
thread ( just do a reply) for each Clan ancestor.

The thread on this board (and the mailing list) is intended for
comments, hints on how to locate, and discussions
on those distant ancestors ( sometimes brick walls) that are
very hard to locate. Anyone with knowledge of the
Clan Ancestors or searching for ancestors and especially
the Clan Genealogist are especially encouraged to post
their finding on the Clan ancestors.

Please do not use this board for merely looking for
recent descendants. That function is better in the
Surname message boards and mailing lists.

Use the standard procedure in the subject header of
inserting your family ancestor information in the following format
NAME > location > dates

Best Wishes and Happy Hunting to All

John A Hansen
Board Admin

Re: Admin-Guidlines for postings

jahansen — 2001-12-11 03:29:04Z

Admin

jahansen — 2001-12-10 22:51:11Z

This thread will contain general notices and guidelines for posting
and discussions about organization of the board

Best Regards
John A Hansen
Board Admin

Scottish Clan Research and Clans

jahansen — 2001-12-07 23:48:09Z