Re: Malcolm Caithness??

["Rory Sinclair" <rory.sinclair@accglobal.net>]

Hi David:
It is good to see you sending out all this good info to members of the Clan
altthough the necessary shortness of email messages can sometimes leave
false impressions.   For example, I would not like to have people think that
all the St. Clair Erskines were a bunch of spenthrift ne'erdowells when it
was really only Harry St. Clari Erskine, loveable rogue that he was, who
sold off everything for gambling debts.   It was not the others and most
particularly not the present one's fault to have been saddled with the
Chapel and Castle and no means to support it.
Good news is in the offing in that Peter Rosslyn and Malcom Caithness are
talking re: the 2000 gathering and there is hope that some of the past
unhappiness  may be dissipating.  Here's hoping!   I will phone to give you
the details.   Yours Aye Rory
-----Original Message-----
From: David & Gloria Bouschor <haggis@skypoint.com>
To: sinclair@jump.net <sinclair@jump.net>
Date: Thursday, April 15, 1999 10:42 AM
Subject: Re: Malcolm Caithness??


>
>Laurel,
>    Malcolms true name is Malcolm Sinclair.  He uses Caithness as that is
>his title. Peter St. Clair-Erskine is the Earl of Rosslyn.  He is a very
>distant relation only thruogh   marriage. Whenthe last Sinclair died
without
>male heir the daughter married a Wedderburn. It was his daughter who
married
>an Erskine.  The Erskine family added the St. Clair to their name because
>they became Earls of Rosslyn.  They proceeded to sell off the estate and
all
>the Sinclair family silver and really impoverish the estates.  This is one
>of the reasons the Sinclairs are having a bit of trouble over Rosslyn.  Too
>bad.
>                                                        Yours Aye, David
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Spirit One Email <laurel@spiritone.com>
>To: sinclair@zilker.net <sinclair@zilker.net>
>Date: Wednesday, April 14, 1999 11:00 PM
>Subject: Malcolm Caithness??
>
>
>>
>>Cousins,
>>    More questions about names.
>>    It was just recently that I noticed Malcolm's last name was Caithness.
>>I guess that is pretty unobservant.  So I know the area named Caithness.
>Is
>>this the shortened version of Malcolm of Caithness?  If so, is his name
>>legally Caithness?
>>    Now I don't want to cause trouble with this next question, it is just
>to
>>help me understand the situation, and know he isn't about to take over
>>another territory, But, if he hypothetically got possession of Rosslyn,
>>would he then be Malcom Rosslyn?  Is there someone named ____Rosslyn?
Was
>>his father called  _____Caithness?  How long has the name been in the
>>family?  Are his kids named Caithness? Why isn't he Malcolm Sinclair?
>>Laurel
>>
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