Re: KNOCK KNOCK Anyone home?

nowhere@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 kindly replied:

> How about the MacTavish clan? (going by your email address).
>
> MacTavish means "Son of Thomas", or "Tom's son".  The clan originates
> from the Dunbarton area of Scotland.
> After the Battle of Culloden, many MacTavishes changed their names to
> Thomson to avoid persecution.
>
>
> ____
> Chimaera

I did come up with MacTavish from some Thomsons I found but I didn't
know where it originated.  Thanks for the info.  The stuff i can find
is a little shy on particulars.

Sparks - going off to batten the hatches against the 60 mph winds
coming tonight