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An early photograph showing Rosslyn Castle in the foreground, and Rosslyn Chapel on College Hill behind. Unfortunately, tree cover no longer allows us to see such a spectacular view. It is thought that the Chapel was built on the site of the original castle. Copyright courtesy of RCAHMS (Photographer: John Patrick). Licensor www.rcahms.gov.uk.





The history of the Sinclair family in Scotland is a subject of intense interest, especially after the publication of The Da Vinci Code. Sadly, this has continued a myth-making process that was started long ago by the Victorians.



For sure, the Sinclairs made their mark on Scotland, but they are not a Highland clan with a prehistory stretching back to early times. The first Sinclair was supposed to have arrived in Scotland from England around 1067, a consequence of the uneasy rivalry between the Scottish king Malcolm and William, the Norman conqueror of England. This was the story told by van Bassan and repeated by Father Hay in his genealogy of the Roslin St. Clairs. However, it is just as likely that, according to a contemporary chronicler, the St. Clairs accompanied king William the Lion on his return to Scotland in 1174 after imprisonment in Normandy.



Alan de Sinclair and Henry de Sinclair both received land from William de Moreville prior to his death in 1196. William was Constable of Scotland and a strong argument has been made by historians that the appearance of St. Clairs in Scotland had much to do with the de Moreville family, who would have known the St. Clairs in England and Normandy.



Alan was a witness to a charter by Hugh (II) de Moreville, William's grandfather, and previously Constable of Scotland, and the land he and Henry received later became part of Herdmanston. What has yet to be shown is whether one of the St. Clairs received land at Roslin at the same time. If that was the case, it would increase the likelihood that the founders of Herdmanston and Roslin were from the same family. Roslin, after all, was only a short distance from Herdmanston.



There were several early charters witnessed by men with the title of de Roslin, but the first mention of a St. Clair in connection with Roslin was when Henry de Roslin passed his lands to William de Sinclair. Father Hay could not be sure whether this charter was issued during the reign of king Alexander II or III, so the date could have been either 1245 or 1280. But William de St. Clair was Sheriff of Edinburghshire (Edinburgh, Linglithgow and Haddington) in 1264 and Sir William Sinclair of Roslin was appointed Sheriff of Edinburgh for life in 1271. This predates Roslin being passed to William during Alexander III's reign, so the first Sinclair to hold Roslin must have been the William who received it from Henry de Roslin in 1245. Henry de Roslin might have been the same Henry de St. Clair who held Herdmanston, and arranged to pass Roslin to William, one of his sons, and Herdmanston to another son.

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$200,000 micromosaic of Rome by Cesare Roccheggiani stars in antiques auction

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$200,000 micromosaic of Rome by Cesare Roccheggiani stars in antiques auction


Myers Fine Art will also offer Arabic-styled antique jewellery and a traditional Scottish dirk



Myers Fine Art auctioneers are holding a remarkable auction of European and Asian Antiques at the end of this month, with nearly 500 lots going under the hammer with a wide range likely to attract collectors of all kinds of items.



A Scottish leather, sterling silver and carved ebony dirk will certainly interest collectors of antiques and militaria. With embossed silver caps and sheath.



It has suffered a miniscule bend to the very tip, but otherwise the blade is in good condition. It is hallmarked in all 4 portions of the silver with the maker "RA" in an oval. There is a date stamp of a "C" in a clover. The sheath is also in good condition.



The dirk may be expected to make a four-figure sum (though the auctioneer has listed it just short of this).



Antique jewellery collectors will be impressed by a striking and substantial 18 karat gold enamelled bracelet marked as being from the workshop of Emmanuel Pioté dating to the early 1820s.



The piece was probably made by Jakob Heinrich Köchert, with this and the date being suggested by the Arabic writing on the piece, which was a speciality of Köchert's. He joined the workshop in 1819 and became equal partner in charge of the workshop in 1825.



The Arabic inscription on the green stone begins, "There is no God but Allah," with some additional terms of praise on the lines that follow. It is expected to attract bids of $4,000 - $6,000.



There is one piece, however, which is a runaway favourite for the top spot in the auction: an Italian 32" x 59" Micromosaic attributed to Cesare Roccheggiani

The large 19th century Italian micromosaic picture depicts a panoramic view of the Roman forum.




The remarkable Italian micromosaic was composed from tens of thousands of minute pieces of opaque glass by the master-mosaicist Ceasare Roccheggiani, who was active at the Vatican workshops from 1856 to 1864.



Producing such a luminous painterly composition, required skillfully selecting the tiny individual tesserae from a vast palette of colours, then painstakingly setting the minute tessarae in place within the micro detailed scene.



weighs over 100 lbs and is supported on a iron strapped frame foundation. For nearly 90 years the important micromosaic rested undisturbed above the mantel in an old Tampa, Florida estate.



In good condition, with no loss or repair, the piece is expected to bring $100,000-200,000 in the sale which takes place in Florida, USA and online on January 30.
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Kate Middleton genealogy Roots

Kate Middleton Family

Kate with Parents Carol and Michael Middleton Prince William of Wales rocked the western world when he announced that Kate Middleton will be his princess. Who is part of Kate Middleton's family tree? Who are the ancestors that are part of her history that will now link with the British royal family tree one of the premiere famous families in the world. For starters the Kate Middleton's paternal Middleton family has a long history of business owners, while the maternal side finds its roots in the middle class.



The future British royal princess is a breath of fresh air with her critically acclaimed sense of style and congratulated influence in the family business, Party Pieces.



The Middleton family business, Party Pieces, boasts its millions in profits with corporate offices originating from bards and sheds. Now with the royal status, the sky is the limit for the Middleton family business. Now the people with the Middleton last name share one of the most famous surnames in the world.
Catherine Elizabeth Middleton - born January 9, 1982




The Kate Middleton biography is just beginning. As she takes her place in history as a future Queen of England, many expect her to make strides as a beloved public servant much like her mother in law, the late Princess Diana Spencer.



As the soon to be Princess of Wales Kate Middleton, the princess is the first commoner to marry an heir to the British royal thrown for centuries. Although this young lady does have royal blood running through her veins, she was brought up with an education fit for a royal princess. The daughter of self made millionaires, Michael and Carol Middleton, Princess Kate and her two siblings Phillippa and James attended the prestigious boarding school at Marlborough College. This $30K education allowed her to excel in academics and as an athlete on the field hockey field, as well as a runner for the cross country team. Later Kate Middleton attended the Univerisity of St. Andrews to study Art History and where she will meet her prince charming, Prince William.



After graduating from St. Andrews, Kate became a media darling as the fairy tale relationship between Kate and William splashed across the news screens and magazine pages. She worked for the company Jig Saw and later became a huge contributer to the success of her family's online business, Party Pieces. Now she plans the wedding of the century for William and Kate to walk down the isle of Westminster Abby on April 29, 2011 (which also marks the Feast of St. Catherine) and officially join her family tree with the royal family line.Kate Middleton Genealogy and Family Tree


The Kate Middleton genealogy roots join the working class laborers of her mother's family tree with middle class family members of Michael Middleton's line. Kate Middleton's parents met and started their life together working for the airlines, but later became self made millionaires which enabled them to give their eldest child, Kate Middleton an education fit for a princess or future Queen of England.



Kate Middleton's siblings :

Younger Sister - Philippa "Pippa" Charlotte Middleton



Born in 1983, the younger sister to Kate and a graduate of University of Edinbourgh. After college, Pippa Middleton worked for the family business.



Younger Brother - James William



A jovial young fellow who like his sisters acquired his childhood education at Marlborough College. James Middleton is proving to have the same entrepreneurial spirit as his parents.



Kate Middle's Maternal Family Tree

Mother - Carol Elizabeth Goldsmith Middleton



Born January 31, 1955, Carol met her husband as an airline stewardess and he a pilot. They married in 1980 and began their wildly success business in 1987 which rose them above the middle class life as self made millionaires.



Grandmother - Dorothy "Lady Dorothy" Harrison Goldsmith



Born June 26, 1935, Kate Middleton's grandmother, Dorothy, was nicknamed Lady Dorothy due to her desire to be more refined amongst her coal miner family upbringing. In the 1930s, her parents moved their family from North East Hetton to Ealing located in west London. This move opened up Dorothy's opportunity to marry her husband Ronald, a builder.



Great Grandmother - Elizabeth Temple Harrison



Daughter of Thomas Temple and Elizabeth Myers and sister to Esther Temple.



Great Grandfather - Robert Harrison



Started his working life in the coal mines with his father John, but after his father's death, his mother Jane got him a job working as a carpenter's apprentice. He traveled the countryside where he happened upon his future wife who shared his desire to move away from poverty.



Grandfather - Ronald John James Goldsmith



Born in 1931, The maternal grandfather to Kate and a builder by trade and at times a lorry driver.



Great Grandmother - Edith Eliza Chandler Goldsmith



After her husband's early death from emphysema, Edith worked in a Jam factory to support herself and her youngest two children, including Kate Middleton's grandfather, Ronald.



Great Grandfather - Stephen Charles Goldsmith



Believed to be Kate Middleton's connection to the Jewish faith. Stephen Goldsmith fought in WWI and developed emphysema which led to his death.



Kate Middleton's Paternal Family Tree

Father - Michael Middleton



Grandmother - Dorothy Martin Middleton

Grandfather - Peter Middleton

Great Grandmother - Olivia Lupton Middleton

Great Grandfather - Noel Middleton

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When you research your genealogy you run the risk of discovering inlaws and outlaws, literally. If you're squeamish about what you might find you better not look. Almost every family has a skeleton in the closet.

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A lady who had attained financial and social status asked an author to help search out her genealogy and assist her in writing a book on her family history. The author began his research. He soon came back to tell her he had discovered that one of her grandfathers had been electrocuted in New York's Sing Sing Prison. She was stunned, and wanted that part left out of the book. But the author insisted that everything, good or bad, should be included. The lady pleaded with him to write words that would hide the truth. The author came up with this:



'One of her grandfathers occupied the chair of applied electricity at one of America's best-known institutions. He was very much attached to his position and literally died in the harness.'



This satisfied her and her book was written for posterity."



~Author Unknown

Don't Be Afraid of the Skeletons in Your Closet

Who Knows, You Might Even Find a Blueblood Instead

D

on't be afraid of what you find when you start digging up your family history. There really is no telling where it will lead, and that's the fun of it.



Our family folklore was that someone on my father's side was related to John Wilkes Booth, murderer of Abraham Lincoln. While researching the line that rumor was attached to, I quite accidentally unearthed another related line that was documented clear back to the Mayflower Pilgrims, making John Alden and Priscilla Mullins my direct 11th great grandparents.



So maybe that other guy was related to them, too, or maybe not. I never could find him - still looking.

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Scots Gather for Largest-Ever Reunion


Janice McDonald
Edinburgh, Scotland July 29, 2009

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It was called "The Gathering" and gather they did. More than 50,000 Scots and would-be Scots from across the globe gathered this past weekend in Scotland for the largest ever reunion of the countries clansmen and their descendants.



Celebrating heritage



Tartans of every color and size. Scotsmen and women of every description and nationality as well.



The fields behind Edinburgh's Holyrood Palace echoed with the sounds of bagpipes over the weekend as Scots and their sometimes far distant cousins gathered.



People of Scottish heritage traveled from more than 40 countries to be a part of this largest-ever assembly of the clans. In all, 140 clans were represented.



Even Britain's Prince Charles celebrated his own Scottish roots by helping open the ceremony. "I was struck by the diversity, backgrounds experience and occupations which marks the modern clan representatives," he said.



Why gather?



The term "clan" in Scotland is derived from the Gaelic word for "children." It refers to the ancient families that settled this area of the British Isles. One of the purposes of the Gathering was helping visitors connect with their roots, either through various stations set up throughout the Gathering's grounds or by visiting clan tents and physically tracing family trees.



By holding the Royal title of Finlagan Pursuivant, Thomas Myers' job is to help people trace their heritage. "The funny thing is that most of the people who come here from all around the world, they are pretty clued up (know about) about their Scottish ancestry and background," Myers said. "They seem to know about it more about it than I do."



Tracing their heritage



Dorothy Claros has taken great pains to trace her heritage. Her grandfather moved to the Philippines from Scotland. She considers herself both Filipino and Scottish. "It's my connection to my ancestors. That Scottish tradition never died with my family. Not when my grandfather died, not when my mother died. In fact here beside me is my cousin from South Africa whom we just discovered two years ago. That's how strong the tradition is," she said.



The first minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond, says Scotland embraces its descendants' ability to love their new land and their homeland as well. "They can be loyal Americans and Australians and Filipinos and have that Scottish connection and that's just fine by us," he said.



A native American from the Cherokee tribe, Sandra Muse's grandmother was a Scot. "The more I've learned about it, the prouder I feel. And I feel I have wasted so much of my life not knowing about my Scottish," Muse explains.



Opportunity to reconnect



The Gathering was the idea of Lord Jamie Sempill, who feels making these connections is a crucial aspect of the event.



"It is reconnecting to our heritage and to our culture and showing all the people that may have a rather ambivalent to it that really does have merit and really has meaning to those who are coming here," Sempill said.



Still being Scottish was not a requirement to attend, or for that matter to participate. Those not visiting clan tents had plenty to see and do.



Let the games begin!



At center stage on the main field were the highland athletic games, which included such primitive tests of strength as tug-of-wars, caber or pole tossing, and hammer throws.



Yet for the Maori family of John Mahiti Wilson, their journey from New Zealand was more than just about enjoying the festivities.



Wilson had hoped to attend the Gathering but died before he could do so.



The family, including Wilson's widow Christine and his nephew, a tribal leader, came to Scotland to bring the essence of his spirit home to his ancestral clan of Gunn.



"I am very privileged and honored to bring the spiritual essence of my husband back to his homeland, Scotland," Christine said.



This ceremony is very traditional among the Maori.



But, according to Pouroto Ngaropo, this is the first time in the tribe's 2,000 year history it has been performed in Scotland.



"I'm very firmly grounded in my Maori heritage which makes it also important for me to acknowledge my Scottish heritage so I can be a complete person," he said.



A sentiment made possible by the Gathering.

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