Clan Lachlan Association of Canada

& Clan MacLachlan Society

Clan Information

Tartans

Family Genealogy:

Clan Genealogist or Sennachie

Tom McLachlan(1) was one of the founding members of the Society and asked by the late Marjorie Maclachlan of Maclachlan, the 24th Chief, to be the Chairman of the Clan Council. More importantly Tom (1) is the Clan Genealogist.

Every Highland community and clan had its Seanachaidh, Shenachie or Sennachie who was a professional recorder and reciter of family history and genealogy.
Proper respect for one's genealogy and ancestors was important in all dealings and in warfare between Highlanders.
In earlier times the Sennachie, based on his knowledge, played the role of Herald at Arms; he never bore arms and his person was sacred on the battlefield.

Tom is the Sennachie for the Clan Lachlan.

Clan Genealogist: T.F. McLachlan(1) E mail:

Clan History

Tom as Sennachie is producing a History . This is comprised of :

surveys of parishes and counties in the early to mid 19th century;
the histories of the families from these locations;
the individual histories of MacLachlans in the professions and trades in the military, in medicine, as master mariners etc.
descriptions of the conditions of life prevailing at that time.
history of the Chief's family.

All this history is included in the "clan lachlan" CD which can only be obtained by a donation to the Lachlan Trust. See Order Form.

MacLachlan Family DataBase

For more than thirty years the Clan Genealogist has been collecting information on MacLachlans.
Few if any clan organizations can match the Clan MacLachlan Society in recording families.
Our existing records cover approaching 15,000 families mostly of the 19th century.
Usually a family can be found if particulars of a husband and wife living in Scotland can be given as clues or a precise date of birth from 1855 and the names of siblings.

Family Records:

Our aim is to record where possible:

the years and places of birth, marriage and death,
wives' names, parents' names, children's names, their spouses,
occupations, places of abode and military service.

Sources:

The records of the people of our Clan are based on research covering:

Old Parish Registers of Scotland (pre 1855)
Marriages and deaths of males in Scotland from 1855.
Census records up to 1891
Indexes of Births, deaths and marriages in England and Wales.
Soundex of the US census for 1880, 1900, 1910 and 1920.
County records of North Carolina
Births, deaths and marriages in Ontario from 1869 for as long as these are in the public domain. 1871 census index, county records etc.

Our records of McLaughlins and other spellings common to Irish families are not up to the standard of the records of Scottish versions of the name. The reasons are twofold:

at present we have no members living in Ireland willing to undertake the task.
the Irish records are deficient as regards census returns etc.

Work in Progress:

A Canadian Data Base is available on the CD and in the Library. The project is to document all Ontario families, trace their past from Scotland, through the Canadian Maritimes and Quebec, and their migrations to Western Canada and through Michigan and other border states into the USA.
Building on this it is planned to document all United States families and find their origins in Scotland or if possible in Ireland.
Similar exercises are planned for Australia and New Zealand where a great deal of material has been accumulated by the Clan in those countries.

Your Family History

This has been collected by Canadian members from the past 59 issues of the clan lachlan magazine and new members are added as they join . It now covers over 1000 members. It is available in the Library and in the CD.

Progressively all clan records plus Family Histories from members will be included in the "clan lachlan" CD which will be updated on a continuing basis. The updated information like the last three issues of the clan magazine are available in the online Library to anyone with a Library Card. The CD is produced in small batches and the latest CD is produced. When some large items have been added to the CD, the next edition will be produced. The CD can only be obtained by a donation to the Lachlan Trust see Order Form

Genealogy Reference Data

A comprehensive collection of sources and websites is listed in the Library.

Information for Members

All these projects will be published with the intention that all MacLachlan related families from then on can know who their forebears were and understand the traditions of their ancestors. As we add the families of new members we are creating an "evolving data base" more and more we can not only supplement member's own records with earlier information on their families but with the existence of other branches of the same family "root". We are finding members living thousands of miles apart who are directly related. This research is only available to Members of the Society.

Most research is conducted on a volunteer basis without any charge to the Member. In England and Ireland, in particular, certificates have to be purchased in many cases, and only then would a Member be asked to contribute. Even then costs would be a fraction of those charged by professional searchers.

Warning for Members. The cause of organizations of our kind has been damaged by firms with names like Burke's Peerage, their name leading one to assume that they are old-established and expert in genealogical matters. This might lead you to believe that they would provide you with useful information about your family. Unfortunately too often all that you receive for your money is a list of people of your name, usually gleaned from telephone directories, and a few general hints on how you might search for your own family history. You would be further ahead by borrowing a book on the subject from the library.

All our research is original and a labour of love and dedication. We are all working together to discover not only our roots but our relationships in the world wide MacLachlan family.

Clan Information

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Clan Lachlan Association of Canada

& Clan MacLachlan Society

Family Genealogy:

Clan Genealogist or Sennachie

Tom McLachlan(1) was one of the founding members of the Society and asked by the late Marjorie Maclachlan of Maclachlan, the 24th Chief, to be the Chairman of the Clan Council. More importantly Tom (1) is the Clan Genealogist.

Every Highland community and clan had its Seanachaidh, Shenachie or Sennachie who was a professional recorder and reciter of family history and genealogy.

Proper respect for one's genealogy and ancestors was important in all dealings and in warfare between Highlanders.

In earlier times the Sennachie, based on his knowledge, played the role of Herald at Arms; he never bore arms and his person was sacred on the battlefield.

Tom is the Sennachie for the Clan Lachlan.

Clan Genealogist: T.F. McLachlan(1) E mail: macmail("sennachie","dial.pipex","com");

Clan History

Tom as Sennachie is producing a History . This is comprised of :

surveys of parishes and counties in the early to mid 19th century;

the histories of the families from these locations;

the individual histories of MacLachlans in the professions and trades in the military, in medicine, as master mariners etc.

descriptions of the conditions of life prevailing at that time.

history of the Chief's family.

All this history is included in the "clan lachlan" CD which can only be obtained by a donation to the Lachlan Trust. See Order Form.

MacLachlan Family DataBase

For more than thirty years the Clan Genealogist has been collecting information on MacLachlans.

Few if any clan organizations can match the Clan MacLachlan Society in recording families.

Our existing records cover approaching 15,000 families mostly of the 19th century.

Usually a family can be found if particulars of a husband and wife living in Scotland can be given as clues or a precise date of birth from 1855 and the names of siblings.

Family Records:

Our aim is to record where possible:

the years and places of birth, marriage and death,

wives' names, parents' names, children's names, their spouses,

occupations, places of abode and military service.

Sources:

The records of the people of our Clan are based on research covering:

Old Parish Registers of Scotland (pre 1855)

Marriages and deaths of males in Scotland from 1855.

Census records up to 1891

Indexes of Births, deaths and marriages in England and Wales.

Soundex of the US census for 1880, 1900, 1910 and 1920.

County records of North Carolina

Births, deaths and marriages in Ontario from 1869 for as long as these are in the public domain. 1871 census index, county records etc.

Our records of McLaughlins and other spellings common to Irish families are not up to the standard of the records of Scottish versions of the name. The reasons are twofold:

at present we have no members living in Ireland willing to undertake the task.

the Irish records are deficient as regards census returns etc.

Work in Progress:

A Canadian Data Base is available on the CD and in the Library. The project is to document all Ontario families, trace their past from Scotland, through the Canadian Maritimes and Quebec, and their migrations to Western Canada and through Michigan and other border states into the USA.

Building on this it is planned to document all United States families and find their origins in Scotland or if possible in Ireland.

Similar exercises are planned for Australia and New Zealand where a great deal of material has been accumulated by the Clan in those countries.

Information for Members

All our research is original and a labour of love and dedication. We are all working together to discover not only our roots but our relationships in the world wide MacLachlan family.

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Clan Genealogist: T.F. McLachlan(1) E mail: