Friday, 24 of May 2013

ROBERT MOFFAT & SWEDISH -SCOTS LINKS

Delighted to report thanks to persistent and painstaking research with ancient documents we look near to cracking the longstanding Moffat enigma.

Our fab. genealogist Colin has been hard at work translating more material unearthed by Berit Monn-Iversen.

Mia Javerling  ( pictured)  and Jeff  Benson  also continue to  add to the  Scandinavian saga.   

To read the full text of Colin Moffat’s article on the travails of Robert Moffat click on the pdf document below

 

Robert Moffat in Sweden-Website-Article
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Wäsby, By, Säffle, Värmland, Sweden. The site of Robert Moffat and Elizabeth Rutenskölds house.


Obituary April 2013

Our condolences to the family of  Cyril Derek Moffat of Morpeth, Northumberland,
born 12/2/34 died 2nd April 2013:  the son of Albert Moffat
and Elizabeth Lowes  of Morpeth. The family came originally from Hawick.
He is survived by his wife Karen, son Richard and daughter Claire.
Thank you to Clan Member  Stephen Lewins  (265) his nephew,  for informing us.
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Moffatt Guinness World Record

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Moffatt brothers Alistair & John, well known racing & stunt drivers,

 Stunt Drive UK (Herefordshire/ Gloucestershire)

recently broke the record for  skid parking into a  gap  -

as shown on BBC iplayer

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/cbbc/episode/b01rckxj/Officially_Amazing_Episode_3/

also seen on BBC/ One Show/Carol Vorderman on Parallel Parking 

please don’t try it at home!….


WELCOME TO CLAN MOFFAT UK! new members:

Moffat Tartan

  1. Maureen Leggett
  2. Judith Owen
  3. Bessie Lancaster
  4. Christopher Bacon         

Pics. from David Moffat (Isle of HARRIS) & Mia Javerling (Sweden)

freak tornado at  Clisham

freak tornado at Clisham

 


Mia in Moffat

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MIA ( above) ON HER LAST MOFFAT VISIT
& all ready for  the next  Gathering!


MOFFETTS OF KENTUCKY CELEBRATE BURNS NIGHT

This is one of the pictures taken by Carol Moffett at the annual Robbie Burns Dinner 

put on by The Scottish Society of Louisville KYwith their message to the world! 

Our thanks to Richard and Ruth Ann Moffett for sending this pic.

“The Clan Moffat Society, Represented by MOFFETTS was, as usual, the fun table.

If you are in the KY area you should look into the Scottish Society here
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see web site for later details of AGM 3/8/2013 also next Clan Newsletter


More on Robert Moffat’s Descendants

The clan recently received a mail from Norway regarding another descendant of Robert Moffat, Berit Monn-Iverson…

I was born in Oslo, my mother’s family comes from West and Middle of Norway. My father’s family comes from Sweden, Småland and Värmland.  My father’s cousin Vivian Jahr had been doing research in Värmland long before me and gave me the opportunity to follow after her steps. She came in contact with the family Schützer .  This side of the family brings us back to the many nobilities and bishops families  in Värmland.  Cameen, Kax, Brunius, von Kiessel, Plenningskjöld , Liljebjörn and Schützer (a military family).

One branch  stops by Robert Moffat who died in Väsby, father to Margareta Moffat who were married to Niclas Björnsson Liljebiörn from Gillberga. Their son JEAN Nilsson Liljebjörn married MARGARETA (Maria) Ersdotter from Kila, their son ERIK Jeansson Liljebjörn married STINA Mattsdotter Fernlöf from Kila, their daughter KRISTINA Eriksdotter Liljebjörn married GUSTAF Fredrik Schützer from Långserud, their daughter LISA Maria Schützer married ANDERS Andersson from Stavnäs, their daughter CHRISTINA Andersdotter married OLOF Andersson from Eda, their daughter CHRISTINA Olofsdotter married LARS Olsson from Västra Fågelvik, who moved to Christiania (Oslo) where my grandmother DAGMAR Alvilde Ovidia Olsen was born.

After some years I found on the web links to Moffat Clan and other sites, and was excited about all I found.  Some years ago I went to Scotland and England to search more about Robert. I found his birth approval brief from Privy Council of Scotland, and this summer I found at Riksarkivet in Stockholm  this letter signed by Hedvig Eleonora, and Lorentz von der Linde,vid R. Marschens stelle   Gustaf Otto Stenbock, Amiral Magnus Gabriel de la Gardie, S.R. Cantzler Gustavus Soop, vid skattemästerens stelle

I think it was under “Ansökningar om Adelskap” (Skuldebrevs-samlingen) Vol 7. Plac. i mag. 6455.

Other archives I looked at are, Justisrev. Utslagsh. 1666 plac. i mag. 5447,

Nedrejusticrevisions protocoll 1666 plac. i mag. 5408,

Det odel ? Rådsprotokoll 1666 plac. i mag. 5492.

Berit's Father with his mother Dagmar

Berit’s Father with his mother Dagmar

Dagmar Berits Paternal Grandmother

Dagmar Berits Paternal Grandmother

 

Christina Olofsdotter is Dagmars Mother

Christina Olofsdotter is Dagmar’s Mother

 


NEW BOOK ON CLANS

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available in paper and hardback £30/£40.

Scottish Clans: Legend, Logic & Evidence.

By Adrian C Grant

new and illuminating research  from an author (well known to us from his contributions to our Clan Newsletter) who has been working on this hugely detailed study for twelve years.

In 2 vols., CD included in vol. 2.

Clan Moffat is there!  

http://www.fast-print.net/bookshop/1125/scottish-clans-legend-logic-amp-evidence-volume-1   (136 700 words) http://www.fast-print.net/bookshop/1126/scottish-clans-legend-logic-amp-evidence-volume-2   (101 800 words)

 


Euphemia Moffat born 1852

Brigid Kemp e mailed about her ancestors : Euphemia Moffat who marrried Henry G Davison, it has been

passed to Colin Moffat.  Brigid’s  family’s tree is in Clan Moffat’s genealogical records but we shall

be  very pleased to have any further details that we can add.