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I came across this page a long time ago while searching for my Calhoun ancestors and found it shockingly interesting...
I have quite a bit of information regarding the Calhoun families who immigrated to Canada (Ontario), as well as a published book by Orval Calhoun with a history of 800 years of the Calhoun/Colquhoun clan. I have visited Loch Lomond and the Rossdhu house, the magnificent mansion where our ancestors lived. I also have photos of Dumbarton castle, as well as souvenirs that I picked up while travelling around Scotland. If anyone wants to reach me, I can be emailed at heidifarough at rogers dot com (Piece it together - i'm trying to avoid spam!)
I have also purchased a book on CD about the Calhouns of South Carolina. I suppose this was an attempt to try to learn the connection and truth behind the above "relation" to Abe Lincoln and to link together the Calhouns in the US with the Calhouns in Canada. I have yet to find the time to read this book (about 3 years I've had it now) but one day... hopefully it will answer some questions!
Yes, that is me standing by the "doorway" of the remaining castle wall. :) By the way, I am 5' 10" tall, so either the ground has been raised, or our ancestors were really short!
I loved this view of Loch Lomond - it is taken from the dock near the back of the Rossdhu property. The original entrance (middle) I nearly missed on the drive by - the lands owned by our ancestors were so vast that I caught it in the rear view mirror of my rental and had to do a U-turn to go back and get a picture! The plaque of our crest belonged to my maternal grandmother.
Inside the Rossdhu house, the dining room was filled with symbols of the Colquhouns - the stag's head is embossed on the stem of the silverware and the plates; the napkin ties, and curtains were made of the family tartan!
I'm not sure how much truth there is to this story, and I have yet to make the connection between John C. Calhoun and my own family line, but I thought that it would take a creative (or desperate) genius to come up with something so radical so as to get our "claim to fame" by being related to someone so infamous, that there had to be some minute amount of truth to the story. :) I hope!
I have quite a bit of information regarding the Calhoun families who immigrated to Canada (Ontario), as well as a published book by Orval Calhoun with a history of 800 years of the Calhoun/Colquhoun clan. I have visited Loch Lomond and the Rossdhu house, the magnificent mansion where our ancestors lived. I also have photos of Dumbarton castle, as well as souvenirs that I picked up while travelling around Scotland. If anyone wants to reach me, I can be emailed at heidifarough at rogers dot com (Piece it together - i'm trying to avoid spam!)I have also purchased a book on CD about the Calhouns of South Carolina. I suppose this was an attempt to try to learn the connection and truth behind the above "relation" to Abe Lincoln and to link together the Calhouns in the US with the Calhouns in Canada. I have yet to find the time to read this book (about 3 years I've had it now) but one day... hopefully it will answer some questions!
Yes, that is me standing by the "doorway" of the remaining castle wall. :) By the way, I am 5' 10" tall, so either the ground has been raised, or our ancestors were really short!
I loved this view of Loch Lomond - it is taken from the dock near the back of the Rossdhu property. The original entrance (middle) I nearly missed on the drive by - the lands owned by our ancestors were so vast that I caught it in the rear view mirror of my rental and had to do a U-turn to go back and get a picture! The plaque of our crest belonged to my maternal grandmother.
Inside the Rossdhu house, the dining room was filled with symbols of the Colquhouns - the stag's head is embossed on the stem of the silverware and the plates; the napkin ties, and curtains were made of the family tartan!