Robert the Bruce clan

[tumlin_princess]

whats up???

my name is michelle and im a decendent of Robert the Bruce!! im doing this ancestry proj. in my world geog. class on my family...if u have any info about what clan we were in please let me know!!

err... how about the Bruce clan?

[meadowcat]

You might beable to find some of what you need by useing the Robert the bruce link on my web site..
If you would like to my web address is members.scotland.com/meadowcat
Hoope this will help...

[mgreenhorn]

How can you be so sure your a direct decendant when you didnt know what clan your from?

[tumlin_princess]

um....hello....
if everyone who replied 2 my first message w/ sum smart remark actually knew enough about the history of Scotland they would know that there is one main clan you are from ~mine being the TUMLINS~but there are also sub-clans to which you are also realted!!!! MGREENHORN and NEIL_CAPLE_O it wouldnt b called "the bruce clan"~get your sh** straight b/f u say sumthing!!!!
p.s. THANX MEADOWCAT!!!!

Lady, if you knew a fraction of the Scottish history you think you know, you might know SOMETHING about Scotland.

The clan system is not and never has been a Scotland-wide phenomenon. It only ever existed within the Highlands & Islands of Scotland and there is many a Scot who never did belong to a clan. Clans were basically private armies who fought for their chief and took their chief's name as a means of identifying themselves. In most cases there was no blood relationship.

The same goes for your Bruce claim. As a King, Robert Bruce's family tree is well documented so, no matter how much you may wish it, you are almost certainly NOT a direct descendant of the Bruce.

Tumlin clan??? It's not listed in my book of clans & tartans, but that may be an oversight by the author. You could try your luck at http://genforum.genealogy.com/tumlin/

[tumlin_princess]

yes....you are right about when u said that his family tree is well documented....that is how i know that i am a decendent!!!! the author most likely DID overlook this famliy name b/c i have-documented on paper and researched by my famliy for 50 years-my famliy tree which consists of soooo much information about my famliy that i am sure that there is a Tumlin clan....there is a ledgend in my family that there was a disagreement b/w family or clan members which may have been part of the reason for my family comming 2 america-and part of the clan was "broken off" and rebelled and started their own "clan"-what i meant by "sub-clan"!! there is a villiage located-if im not mistaken-in scotland....it may no longer be there or be called that but it did once exist-in scotland we were called "the Tumlin"....there has 2 be truth 2 what i have told you or else my famliy would have found out after 50 years of research!!!!

my regards....