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Clan Septs and Dependents comprise those who were descended from the Chief through the female line and consequently bore a different surname; and those who sought and obtained the protection of the Clan and became dependents. ... Septs of Individual Clans ;
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Scottish Clans, Septs of Scottish Clans ... ; Guidelines: Scottish Clans Status: Scottish Website; Clan Abercromby to Clan Burnside; Clan Cairns to Clan Dunn; Clan Eaton to Clan Guthrie; Clan Haliburton to Clan Lyon; Clan MacAlister to Clan MacJames;
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Sept - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sept may refer to: • Sept., an abbreviation for September • Sept (social), a division of a family or clan • Sept, a church or temple dedicated to the Seven gods of the Andals in George R.R. Martin's ...
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Scottish clan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Scottish clans, as we know them today, were beginning to be formalised at the time of Robert the Bruce in the early 14th century. Since his time, the number of clans has multiplied dramatically and nearly all these later clans started out as septs.
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The word ‘sept’ is in fact an Irish term meaning "division" and although some smaller groups with different surnames would indeed have affiliated with larger Clans (or more powerful Clans) for protection, this does not make them a ‘sept’ of that clan or indeed mean they ... The Romantic Myth of Scottish Clan Septs...
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An extensive A to Z of Scottish Clans and Families. Clan information provides tartans (often) and links to clan Web sites (when available). There is also a search engine and an Alphabetical list of Scottish names associated as septs of specific clans and families.
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