Are You a Munro?

[scotish_girl13]

I just wanted to know if there are any Munro's in the cummunity? I am a grand-daughter of a Munro. So I would like to chat with other Munro's.

[Munroeman]

I am a proud Munroe. My family tracks back all the way to Robert the Bruce (thats a good thing right) so any other munroes out there because all Munro/Munroe/Monroe or however you spell it is one big clan!

[fiesty_lady]

Do you know whether or not clan members are actually named as belonging to a specific clan? For example, if I wanted to find out if my family is actually a "member" or "registered" to a specific clan....is there such a thing? Knowing only what my grandfather told me, it seems that we should actually be named, or enrolled as belonging to a clan...is this right? Please educate me.....thank you kindly.

[Polwarth]

The 'Clan System' has largely disappeared - brought about by various things, including the Jacobite Uprisings and the later Clearances - when many landowners and Clan Chiefs valued sheep and money against the old loyalties given by clansmen to them as their chief, and owed by them to their clansmen...

What most people refer to as 'Clans' nowadays are Clan Societies - often with the figurehead of the present day clan chiefs. These seem to be much more popular in the USA and Canada than anywhere else, including Scotland, I'm afraid!

So, I'm afraid the short answer is: no - there is no such list - but the Societies do keep a list of registered members - and some of the societies are much more specific about what makes you a 'member' - ie relationship to the name or a sept of the name, no further removed than a grandparent, for instance.

Clanship was normally a matter of birth or adoption into the 'family' - but nowadays, all it takes is a yearly subscription!

Some of the Clan societies raise sums of money to help keep the traditional clan chief's lands and castles in good repair...

[fiesty_lady]

I thank you kindly for your information again. You have been very helpful!

Good luck to everyone. Tracing our family roots is a worthy endeavor to be sure!