DURATION: 10 MINUTES Jim Thompson explains where the Thompson Family originated. Researched & Filmed by Australians, Jim & Tom Thompson, in Scotland & Ireland.
As someone descended from the Thompsons of Scotland/ Ireland living in the states, this was a wonderful help to my research all these years after you made this. I can't thank you enough!
Hello from California USA. Im McTavish/Thompson. My grandma was Lillie bell Thompson , dads mom. I have traced us to 1530 and you sir have given me the rest of our clans bringing. Thank you for sharing this . Oh and hello all Thompson MacTavis cousins out there.
The reason it's so common is actually due to the way the vikings named there children. All to do with the ending of names to identify each other. Our name goes way back to Scandinavian origin.
Tartan was found in the Sands of Iraq, and with the natural mummies of the Tarim Basin that were part of ancient Sumaria but has been part of China for c200 years now. The CCP don't like that they were not ancient Han, so refused to allow archaeologists to excavate more and and then they planted trees over hundreds, maybe thousands more of mummies so that the roots would destroy the remains. Similar to what the have done to the much older and larger pyramids than in Egypt, which are also on land taken by the Chinese over time, but which were not built by their ancestors - although they are misappropriating and claiming they were. If anyone thinks whites and blacks are raacist, they should try spending time around those of the mentality of commumist Chinese supremacists. Btw, one of the plaids found in the Tarim Basin is the same as one of my paternal family designs, except it lacks a thin yellow line which may have been there but faded. It was a Thompson tartan.
did tartan come from iraq, or was it traded goods that were buried with them for being "exotic" & cherished? i know the celts had an unpredictable type influence on the ancient near east and were avid traders/travellers in damascus and stuff especially way back. i'm curious to know more about any speculation on these origins, as i'm half middle eastern half scottish hahahaha, so seeing my worlds collide/combine like this over tartan is of intrigue
Family legend contends I had a Thompson ancestor, married to a French woman, who relocated to Ireland. My DNA includes traces from Scotland, Ireland and Northern France. The handed down story may have something to it.
Clan MacTavish (MacTamhais - Original Gaelic) has many names that have been anglicised or changed over time that are connected to the name MacTavish such as Thompson, Thomson, Thomas, Thomason, MacCavish, MacCash, Cash and so on, but the best place to start looking is at the following URL's. Clan MacTavish - Main Page clanmactavish.org/ Clan MacTavish - History Page clanmactavish.org/history There are also Septs to the clan, such as Stevenson, etc. Good luck on your research.
Jim MacTavish I wanna know about the Thompson's that came over to America and settled in the mountains of Georgia Tennessee and South Carolina, then moved on to north West ALABAMA area known as the Mississippi territory at the time then ALABAMA
@mowgdog Thompson with or without the "P" "has" been anglicised, turned into an English sounding name from MacTamhais (original Gaelic), then slightly anglicised to MacTavish so that it is pronounced correctly by English speaking people. The Duke of Argyll claims our name as a sept to Clan Campbell, that is "wrong". I've been to Inveraray Castle and seen their family tree painting. It is 'wrong'. There is enough proof at the official clanmactavish (dot) org web site on this
G'day David, I'm the Jim Thompson in the video. My great, great grandfather's name was David Thompson and he came from Belfast in Northern Ireland to Australia in the mid 1800's. An Ulster Scot or Scots Irish as you blokes say.
Jim Thompson I wanna know about the Thompson's that came over to America and settled in the mountains of Georgia Tennessee and South Carolina, then moved on to north West ALABAMA area known as the Mississippi territory at the time then ALABAMA
I’m here for obvious reasons lol but I encounter and see like a million people sharing this surname. Def the most common I’d say in the english language.
+thebigdude909 I know just how you feel. If memory serves me right, I believe that part of the Crinan Canal walls have some of the stones from the castle. I'm not totally sure on that, but I think it is the case.
Hi Makalah! My mother was always confused as to why, when meeting face-to-face for the first time, people would be surprised that she was white. My father’s great great grandfather came to New York from England in 1853 (we’ve been here ever since) and my mother’s family has been here in New York since long before that. But, when she Googled her full married name, the first three people with her name were black… and her first name is Scandinavian!
Supposedly either my great-great-grandfather or my great-grandfather emigrated to the U.S. from the British Isles (specifically Scotland or Ireland) and so I have spent the past year and a half reading about Scottish/Irish history nearly every time I get online. From a few of the websites I have visited to learn more about clan MacTavish I have learned that the clan has dated back to the ruling of king Arthur though I don't know weather or not to believe that because the clans of Scotland have been around for such a long time that there is not a lot of evidence that I and my family have any relation to clan MacTavish and from what I have read, we have a just as good of a chance to be related to clan McThomas. My great-grandfather died of cancer when I was little and he never really talked much so I never got a chance let alone thought of asking him directly if he knew much about our family origin. all I really know about him is that he was an air force pilot during WWII and that he was a farmer in his later years. My great-great-grandfather died before I was born and I don't see my father all to often but he is just as clueless as to our family origin as I so the only way I can think of to surely know if I and my family are even actually from Irish/Scottish origin (and I'd like to believe we are due to my fairly noticeable accent) is through a DNA test. But I'm not entirely sure if I really want to know because then I would no longer have an excuse to continue studying the history of the Isles and the clans of Scotland.
+Drake Thompson (Skittlez) (See URL's below) I can relate to what you have said about family and not being able to ask questions now that they have gone. They may not have really known either. In what you said, I agree there may be a chance you could be related to Clan MacThomas, but from the research I've done over the years, without any direct proof, it is "my opinion" that Clan MacThomas is related to Clan MacTavish, but having said that, I know that would be challenged, especially Clan MacThomas who most definitely are a clan unto their own. I am not trying to convince you on that. You will need to do you own research to decide for yourself and it is so very much a case of finding pieces to a puzzle, hence why I say it is "my opinion" on this matter. All you can do is draw as many pieces of that puzzle together and see what is the most likely truth, but "always" be flexible to any new information you find as you go. The following two URL's are a good place to explore many questions you may have on the Thompson name. Clan MacTavish - Main Page clanmactavish.org/ Clan MacTavish - History Page clanmactavish.org/history Good luck on your research
@mowgdog G'day mate, yep, I fully understand the confusion and one thing is certain, you'll often find an opposing view. People can accept or reject what I'm trying to say, no problem. I'm 100% convinced of our ancestral name. It's not Anglo Saxon, that would mean it was Germanic in origin.
Thomas has been said to mean 'twin' as I have seen at some sites, but certainly not Tavish. Tavish is an anglicised name from Tamhais, the original Gaelic spelling. Tavish does mean Thomas, but your reference is from English references, not Scottish or Irish, more to the point, Gaelic. There may well be "English" Thomas's that have history related to their 'first' name to the notion of 'twin', but I don't compare this with the Surname of Thompson etc or preceeding MacTavish name.
Great video. However since you made this there has been some new information come to light re: McTavish and Thom(p)son. If all 17 (1694 Argyll Hearth Tax Roll) of the MacCombis scattered throughout all of Argyll changed their names to MacTavish, their number would not begin to compare with the numbers of Thomsons living in the lowlands where they had flourished for hundreds of years as Thomsons. King James pardoned, by name, 40 fighting men with the Thomson surname riding with John [Maxwell], Earl of Morton for all crimes committed between 1569 and 1585. Common sense tells us that 40 Thomsons of fighting age, from Eskdale, recorded more than 100 years before there even was a name MacTavish cannot be descended nor connected to the wee family in Argyll. The McCombis were not included in the 1587 roll of clans because a handful of related individuals does not constitute a clan. A chief can only be the head of ONE family surname. The chief of Clan MacTavish is only the legitimate chief of the clan and name MacTavish. The Scottish Parliament repeatedly recognized MacThomas and Thomson as two separate and individual names/clans already present in the 1500s. Thomson and MacThomas are both derivitives of 'Thomas.' Lord Lyon has formally recognized three distinct names: Clan MacThomas of Glenshee, Clan MacTavish and Clan Thompson International. In the 21st century, these three names cannot be co-mingled or interchanged. An individual named MacThomas is no more a member of Clan Thompson International than he is a member of Clan MacTavish and so on.
the original Aramaic version of thomas the disciple of Jesus means twin so the meaning has been passed down thru various languages. I understand the mh in Mac tamhais is pronounced as a V so we get Mac Tavish but Tamhais/Tavish is the Scottish way of saying Thomas
Hi Edmund. There are several tartans in Clan MacTavish. The Dress Blue is just one and another is the Camel which is very similar to the Burberry tartan design seen on their scarves and bags. The list of authorised Clan tartans can be seen on the official website: clanmactavish.org/history/clan-mactavish-tartans
@pteJames RUclips wont allow me to put in URL's, but if you google " Welcome to the Official Clan MacTavish website" It'd be the best place to start Also google "Clan MacTavish Seannachie" for an abundance of great history. Do a RUclips Search for "Canadian clan MacTavish returns to its Scottish roots" This is an interview with our Clan Chief Steven MacTavish of the clan MacTavish/Thom(p)son and all associated names. I reckon you'll find yourself reading for quite sometime, have fun.
@mowgdog I'm not at all offended mate, I hope I helped somehow. I can't post the direct web URL's, but also see this URL. Hopefully the link makes sense. mysite (dot) verizon (dot) net/resrz8zf/clanmactavishseannachie/
Hi Drew. The family history relating to our branch was conducted and funded by us and verified through baptismal records and personal research in Scotland and Ireland. The history of the MacTavish Clan Dunardry was provided by the Clan Leader. Therefore, I suggest that your question should be answered by visiting the official Clan MacTavish website; clanmactavish.org/
As someone descended from the Thompsons of Scotland/ Ireland living in the states, this was a wonderful help to my research all these years after you made this. I can't thank you enough!
Hello from California USA. Im McTavish/Thompson. My grandma was Lillie bell Thompson , dads mom. I have traced us to 1530 and you sir have given me the rest of our clans bringing. Thank you for sharing this . Oh and hello all Thompson MacTavis cousins out there.
Greetings
How do you do Brian Thompson
Hello from East Tennessee. My oldest & his wife will be visiting your area on their honeymoon next month. We are Thompsons on my mom’s side.
The reason it's so common is actually due to the way the vikings named there children. All to do with the ending of names to identify each other. Our name goes way back to Scandinavian origin.
Tartan was found in the Sands of Iraq, and with the natural mummies of the Tarim Basin that were part of ancient Sumaria but has been part of China for c200 years now. The CCP don't like that they were not ancient Han, so refused to allow archaeologists to excavate more and and then they planted trees over hundreds, maybe thousands more of mummies so that the roots would destroy the remains. Similar to what the have done to the much older and larger pyramids than in Egypt, which are also on land taken by the Chinese over time, but which were not built by their ancestors - although they are misappropriating and claiming they were. If anyone thinks whites and blacks are raacist, they should try spending time around those of the mentality of commumist Chinese supremacists.
Btw, one of the plaids found in the Tarim Basin is the same as one of my paternal family designs, except it lacks a thin yellow line which may have been there but faded. It was a Thompson tartan.
did tartan come from iraq, or was it traded goods that were buried with them for being "exotic" & cherished? i know the celts had an unpredictable type influence on the ancient near east and were avid traders/travellers in damascus and stuff especially way back.
i'm curious to know more about any speculation on these origins, as i'm half middle eastern half scottish hahahaha, so seeing my worlds collide/combine like this over tartan is of intrigue
Thank you..Jim did a great job on this project!
Best wishes,
Les.
Family legend contends I had a Thompson ancestor, married to a French woman, who relocated to Ireland. My DNA includes traces from Scotland, Ireland and Northern France. The handed down story may have something to it.
My grandmother was a Thompson. She married my grandfather, a Buchanan. They lived in West Virginia USA
Clan MacTavish (MacTamhais - Original Gaelic) has many names that have been anglicised or changed over time that are connected to the name MacTavish such as Thompson, Thomson, Thomas, Thomason, MacCavish, MacCash, Cash and so on, but the best place to start looking is at the following URL's.
Clan MacTavish - Main Page
clanmactavish.org/
Clan MacTavish - History Page
clanmactavish.org/history
There are also Septs to the clan, such as Stevenson, etc. Good luck on your research.
Jim MacTavish I wanna know about the Thompson's that came over to America and settled in the mountains of Georgia Tennessee and South Carolina, then moved on to north West ALABAMA area known as the Mississippi territory at the time then ALABAMA
Thanks for the info, ...50 years old and never thought about finding out about my heritage..
Garry MacTavish
14 really interested in my heritage I’m a descendant of the 10th chief Ian MacTavish.
very nice,and a great look at your family past
Thank you.
Much history I wasn't aware of. Appreciated. Best wishes my cousin.
I might be related to you especially if you are a descendent of the chiefs of clan MacTavish.
Hi, we are descendants of the clan not clan chiefs. I suggest your best source for Clan chiefs would be found at: clanmactavish.org
@@lesthompson4204 Thank you.
As a fellow Thompson who loves Beyblades, I salute you. 👏🏻
What up Thompson's🤣, my family came to maryland in 1633. We have been here ever since. 🇺🇸
I wonder if these Thompson's were all out of Scotland? Or were there other origin points of other Thompson's? Interesting...
Hi really neat to see this my name is james thompson .Now i know where the red beard comes from lol!
And my red hair as well. All ways wondered about how I was the only girl to have more red then brown then the rest of us.
My name is Heather Thompson! I’m researching my own family tree!
@mowgdog Thompson with or without the "P" "has" been anglicised, turned into an English sounding name from MacTamhais (original Gaelic), then slightly anglicised to MacTavish so that it is pronounced correctly by English speaking people. The Duke of Argyll claims our name as a sept to Clan Campbell, that is "wrong". I've been to Inveraray Castle and seen their family tree painting. It is 'wrong'. There is enough proof at the official clanmactavish (dot) org web site on this
Now I see why my ancestors chose the Missouri Ozarks ...looks just like their Scottish homeland
G'day David, I'm the Jim Thompson in the video. My great, great grandfather's name was David Thompson and he came from Belfast in Northern Ireland to Australia in the mid 1800's. An Ulster Scot or Scots Irish as you blokes say.
Jim Thompson I wanna know about the Thompson's that came over to America and settled in the mountains of Georgia Tennessee and South Carolina, then moved on to north West ALABAMA area known as the Mississippi territory at the time then ALABAMA
I’m here for obvious reasons lol but I encounter and see like a million people sharing this surname. Def the most common I’d say in the english language.
Woo I’m Thomson but have always been interested in my family name my family is very Scottish so it’s important
I get it, Paul. Before we knew the full story we thought we were Irish. Cheers!
im dsigusted by how thecastle is flooded out.. :(
+thebigdude909 I know just how you feel. If memory serves me right, I believe that part of the Crinan Canal walls have some of the stones from the castle. I'm not totally sure on that, but I think it is the case.
Was to see our castle in a ruin state one day we will rebuild it I'm sure
Hey I might be related to you. My grandmother on my Dad side is a MacTavish.
Well, it's worth checking out. clanmactavish.org Cheers.
Be nice to know if have some heritage
💙
Always wondered where that name came from. Never actually met someone else black who’s name was Thompson
Hi Makalah...a Thompson is a Thompson. I'm very proud to have a black daughter-in-law..she's beautiful!
Hi Makalah! My mother was always confused as to why, when meeting face-to-face for the first time, people would be surprised that she was white. My father’s great great grandfather came to New York from England in 1853 (we’ve been here ever since) and my mother’s family has been here in New York since long before that. But, when she Googled her full married name, the first three people with her name were black… and her first name is Scandinavian!
The name Tavish is of English origin and means "twin". It also means "twin " in Scottish. not Tom which means MacTavish was son of twins
Supposedly either my great-great-grandfather or my great-grandfather emigrated to the U.S. from the British Isles (specifically Scotland or Ireland) and so I have spent the past year and a half reading about Scottish/Irish history nearly every time I get online. From a few of the websites I have visited to learn more about clan MacTavish I have learned that the clan has dated back to the ruling of king Arthur though I don't know weather or not to believe that because the clans of Scotland have been around for such a long time that there is not a lot of evidence that I and my family have any relation to clan MacTavish and from what I have read, we have a just as good of a chance to be related to clan McThomas. My great-grandfather died of cancer when I was little and he never really talked much so I never got a chance let alone thought of asking him directly if he knew much about our family origin. all I really know about him is that he was an air force pilot during WWII and that he was a farmer in his later years. My great-great-grandfather died before I was born and I don't see my father all to often but he is just as clueless as to our family origin as I so the only way I can think of to surely know if I and my family are even actually from Irish/Scottish origin (and I'd like to believe we are due to my fairly noticeable accent) is through a DNA test. But I'm not entirely sure if I really want to know because then I would no longer have an excuse to continue studying the history of the Isles and the clans of Scotland.
+Drake Thompson (Skittlez) (See URL's below) I can relate to what you have said about family and not being able to ask questions now that they have gone. They may not have really known either. In what you said, I agree there may be a chance you could be related to Clan MacThomas, but from the research I've done over the years, without any direct proof, it is "my opinion" that Clan MacThomas is related to Clan MacTavish, but having said that, I know that would be challenged, especially Clan MacThomas who most definitely are a clan unto their own. I am not trying to convince you on that. You will need to do you own research to decide for yourself and it is so very much a case of finding pieces to a puzzle, hence why I say it is "my opinion" on this matter. All you can do is draw as many pieces of that puzzle together and see what is the most likely truth, but "always" be flexible to any new information you find as you go.
The following two URL's are a good place to explore many questions you may have on the Thompson name.
Clan MacTavish - Main Page
clanmactavish.org/
Clan MacTavish - History Page
clanmactavish.org/history
Good luck on your research
@mowgdog G'day mate, yep, I fully understand the confusion and one thing is certain, you'll often find an opposing view. People can accept or reject what I'm trying to say, no problem. I'm 100% convinced of our ancestral name. It's not Anglo Saxon, that would mean it was Germanic in origin.
Thomas has been said to mean 'twin' as I have seen at some sites, but certainly not Tavish. Tavish is an anglicised name from Tamhais, the original Gaelic spelling. Tavish does mean Thomas, but your reference is from English references, not Scottish or Irish, more to the point, Gaelic. There may well be "English" Thomas's that have history related to their 'first' name to the notion of 'twin', but I don't compare this with the Surname of Thompson etc or preceeding MacTavish name.
Im a thompson. But havent been able to get past my great great great grandfather Burlin Monroe Thompson who was born in Louisiana in 1836
Great video. However since you made this there has been some new information come to light re: McTavish and Thom(p)son. If all 17 (1694 Argyll Hearth Tax Roll) of the MacCombis scattered throughout all of Argyll changed their names to MacTavish, their number would not begin to compare with the numbers of Thomsons living in the lowlands where they had flourished for hundreds of years as Thomsons.
King James pardoned, by name, 40 fighting men with the Thomson surname riding with John [Maxwell], Earl of Morton for all crimes committed between 1569 and 1585. Common sense tells us that 40 Thomsons of fighting age, from Eskdale, recorded more than 100 years before there even was a name MacTavish cannot be descended nor connected to the wee family in Argyll.
The McCombis were not included in the 1587 roll of clans because a handful of related individuals does not constitute a clan.
A chief can only be the head of ONE family surname. The chief of Clan MacTavish is only the legitimate chief of the clan and name MacTavish.
The Scottish Parliament repeatedly recognized MacThomas and Thomson as two separate and individual names/clans already present in the 1500s. Thomson and MacThomas are both derivitives of 'Thomas.' Lord Lyon has formally recognized three distinct names: Clan MacThomas of Glenshee, Clan MacTavish and Clan Thompson International. In the 21st century, these three names cannot be co-mingled or interchanged. An individual named MacThomas is no more a member of Clan Thompson International than he is a member of Clan MacTavish and so on.
was about to say the same myself. Thompson did not originate with MacTavish.
The name Tavish is of English origin and means "twin". It also means "twin " in Scottish. not Tom
Was up James we have the same first an last name
the original Aramaic version of thomas the disciple of Jesus means twin so the meaning has been passed down thru various languages. I understand the mh in Mac tamhais is pronounced as a V so we get Mac Tavish but Tamhais/Tavish is the Scottish way of saying Thomas
Ah yes Georgia and Australia must form the penal colony gang
it did not originate with MacTavish. recent information has confirmed that Thompson was an independent clan.
How about explain our Kilt The Tartan royal blue is Dress Kilt And the Tartan was Created 1950s
Hi Edmund. There are several tartans in Clan MacTavish. The Dress Blue is just one and another is the Camel which is very similar to the Burberry tartan design seen on their scarves and bags. The list of authorised Clan tartans can be seen on the official website: clanmactavish.org/history/clan-mactavish-tartans
Very nice. Thank you very very much for the time you put into this.
If your great grandaddy is Adolf Thompson who came to the USA in 1929... then *we're* *kin!!!* 😁
@pteJames RUclips wont allow me to put in URL's, but if you google " Welcome to the Official Clan MacTavish website" It'd be the best place to start
Also google "Clan MacTavish Seannachie" for an abundance of great history.
Do a RUclips Search for "Canadian clan MacTavish returns to its Scottish roots" This is an interview with our Clan Chief Steven MacTavish of the clan MacTavish/Thom(p)son and all associated names.
I reckon you'll find yourself reading for quite sometime, have fun.
@mowgdog I'm not at all offended mate, I hope I helped somehow. I can't post the direct web URL's, but also see this URL. Hopefully the link makes sense. mysite (dot) verizon (dot) net/resrz8zf/clanmactavishseannachie/
Wrong Read you history
My name is James Thompson
Is there actual proof about mctavish claims?
Hi Drew. The family history relating to our branch was conducted and funded by us and verified through baptismal records and personal research in Scotland and Ireland. The history of the MacTavish Clan Dunardry was provided by the Clan Leader. Therefore, I suggest that your question should be answered by visiting the official Clan MacTavish website; clanmactavish.org/