How do I track down what clan my family was part of in Scotland?

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Looking for some of my relatives (thru my gpa) in Scotland!. My grandfathers name was Francis Coutts (1932 - 1997), his father was Charles (1903 - 1973) and mother Elizabeth Lavery, he had 6 siblings!. My mom thinks they lived in Glasgow!. I've check a couple of sites but it seems that these were common names!. I'd like to find out clan/tartan info!. (+anything else, I can find)!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Looking at ancestry!.com can help us find all sorts of wonderful records, but isn't going to help us find any clan or tartan info, from what I've seen!.

Did your great-grandfather come to Canada at the age of 20!?:
Border Crossings: From Canada to U!.S!., 1895-1956
about Charles Coutts
Name: Charles Coutts
Arrival Date: 1 Oct 1923
Age: 20 years 8 months
Birth Date: abt 1903
Birth Country: Scotland
Gender: Male
Race/Nationality: Scotch (Scotish)
Ship Name: Montlaurier
Port of Arrival: Quebec, Canada
Port of Departure: Glasgow, Scotland

still looking!.!.!.

edit- the manifest above shows that Charles was an apprentice boiler maker, he was single, his last permanent address was Glasgow, the name and address of his nearest relative in Scotland was: "Grandmother, Mrs!. Coutts, 28 Abercorn Street, Glasgow!." He was heading for a final destination of Detroit, Michigan!.

OR did Charles (43, an aero!. engr!.) and his sons Francis (15, a toymaker) and Charles (11, a student) come over to the USA in 1947!?:

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
about Charles Coutts
Name: Charles Coutts
Arrival Date: 15 Jul 1947
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1904
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Southampton, England
Ethnicity/Race-/Nationality: Scottish (Scotish)
Ship Name: Queen Elizabeth
Search Ship Database: Search the Queen Elizabeth in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Nativity: Scotland
Line: 2
Microfilm Serial: T715
Microfilm Roll: T715_7418
Birth Location: Scotland
Birth Location Other: Glasgow, Scotland
Page Number: 113

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Coutts is associated with Clan Farquharson ( a sept ) part of the Clan Chattan confederation !. Their stronghold was the now resored Braemar Castle just up the road from the Windsor family pad at Balmoral !.
Lavewry is an Irish name Sir John Lavery was a noted painter although born in Belfast he painted many superb works when he lived in Glasgow !.

Motto of your Clan : " Fidelity and Fortitude " / " I force nae freen , I fear nae foe "

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I found this for you!.
http://www!.heraldry!.co!.uk/nametemplate!.p!.!.!.

http://www!.heraldry!.co!.uk/namelistings!.p!.!.!.

http://www!.heraldry!.co!.uk/scottish_clans!.!.!.
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name farquharson is linked to you gpa last name!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

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