Hello: I am sharing a post made by, Mike Boyd of Australia, the Historian for House of Boyd as it provides a description of the clan structure that may be of interest. Please include his email address of <historian@clanboyd.org> in your response as he is not subscribed to this list. DO NOT reply to my address. Thank you. Yours Aye, Lauren President House of Boyd Society http://www.clanboyd.org -----Forwarded Message----- >From: Mike Boyd <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> >Sent: Jul 11, 2006 4:33 AM >To: BOYD-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [BOYD] Gorman Sept > >Christian >In short I have not been able to find any links of Boyds to any Septs. > >Some years ago I found this comment:- > >"Clans consisted of "native men" and "broken men." The "native men" were >those related to the Chief and to each other by blood ties. This blood >relationship is an important fundamental in the clan system and was a strong >element in the patriarchal system of government, all being bound together in >a common interest. The clan also contained septs or branches composed of >clansmen who had become powerful or prominent in some way, and founded >families almost as important as that of the Chief. The "broken men" were >individuals or groups from other clans who had sought and obtained the >protection of the clan. The clan organisation consisted of the chief, the >tanist, the chieftains, the captain, the daoin'-uaisle--the gentlemen, and >the general body of the clan. An Act passed in 1587 "for the quiting and >keeping inobedience of the disorderit and subjectis inhabitants of the >Borders, Highland and Isles" containing a roll of "the clans that have >Captains, Chiefs and Chieftains on whom they depend offtimes against the >will of their Landlords as well on the Borders as the Highlands" may be >considered proof of the existence of the patriarchal system among the >inhabitants of the districts named as against the feudal holdings of the >landlords, and also gives us three ranks in the clans." > >Which was taken from an explanation of clan development from The Clan and >Tartans of Scotland, Robert Bain, 1981, pp 13-18. > >I know that the Boyds had various feuds from the 1400's until the 1600's but >I have not seen anything on taking in "broken men" into the Clan. > >I am sure the list would be most interested in fiond out why you think that >the Gormans were a Sept of the Boyds. I could not even find a marrage >betweem a Boyd and Gorman. > > > >Mike Boyd > >Historical Committee, HBS > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Christian D. Boyd and Karen Selbert" <cdboyd@win.net> >To: <BOYD-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 12:30 PM >Subject: [BOYD] Gorman Sept > > >> >> Can anyone tell me how the Gormans became a sept of Boyd? >> >> Peace, >> Christian >> >> >> >> ==== BOYD Mailing List ==== >> Visit the Archives for this list: >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/BOYD/ >> Messages date back to 1980 (2) and more beginning in 1997 >> after the list was moved from Maiser and the archiver was >> activated. For Interactive search visit: >> http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >> > > >==== BOYD Mailing List ==== >Visit: >http://E.webring.com/hub?ring=clanboydring >Join the Clan Boyd Ring! >