Hey, buddy. I know quite a bit about the Scottish Clans. Do you have a reason to believe your ancestors were a part of or swore allegiance to Clan Irvine? How far back can you trace your lineage? If it goes back to the same historical area as Clan Irvine, then your Perhams may indeed be related. If not, you could turn out to be completely unrelated to them… Food for thought, which I will glad discuss if you have questions.
After I wrote that, I wondered if the Irvine part might come from a female line such as your mom! (Despite your predilection for them, I will leave out the obligatory “your mom” joke.) As for Perham being a “sept” or follower of MacFarlane, I couldn’t say. But I would take the “surname books” with a certain grain of salt there–unless you know you come from the same area as the MacFarlanes or have notable shared history. Interesting to read though!
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1 Kyle // Apr 7, 2008 at 8:47 am
Hey, buddy. I know quite a bit about the Scottish Clans. Do you have a reason to believe your ancestors were a part of or swore allegiance to Clan Irvine? How far back can you trace your lineage? If it goes back to the same historical area as Clan Irvine, then your Perhams may indeed be related. If not, you could turn out to be completely unrelated to them… Food for thought, which I will glad discuss if you have questions.
2 mperham // Apr 7, 2008 at 10:35 am
Kyle, my mom’s family name is “irvin” which is a variant of irvine. Dad, do you have more specifics about our scottish background?
3 mperham // Apr 7, 2008 at 2:59 pm
Looks like my dad’s side goes back to clan macfarlane. http://www.clanfinder.com/foreverscotland/clan_information.asp?clanCode=084
4 Kyle // Apr 8, 2008 at 6:46 am
After I wrote that, I wondered if the Irvine part might come from a female line such as your mom! (Despite your predilection for them, I will leave out the obligatory “your mom” joke.) As for Perham being a “sept” or follower of MacFarlane, I couldn’t say. But I would take the “surname books” with a certain grain of salt there–unless you know you come from the same area as the MacFarlanes or have notable shared history. Interesting to read though!