Official Clan MacTavish Society

                                    since 1997

Simon McTavish, based on ties of friendship and kinship which went back to the treaty of peace at Bellaloin in 1721.

At the Battle of Culloden on 16 April 1746, the Fraser of Lovat contingent included two officers named McTavish (John McTavish, of Gartenbegg; Alexander McTavish, Brother to Gartenbegg) and the following fourteen rank and file, who surrendered after the battle, all surrendered 17-5-46

 

(Muster Roll of Prince Charles Edward Stuart’s Army 1745-46 (Aberdeen University Press, 1984):

 

 

McTavish, Alexander, Aberchalder                       McTavish, Hugue, Gartbegg [sic}

 

McTavish, Alexander, Gartenbegg                       McTavish, John, Gartbegg

 

McTavish, Alexander, Megavie                            McTavish, John, Megavie

 

McTavish, Donald, Aberchalder                           McTavish, John, Megavie

 

McTavish, Donald, Megavie                                 McTavish, Tavis, Aberchalder

 

McTavish, Dugald, Soullenegary                          McTavish, Tavish, Gartenbegg

 

McTavish, Farquhar, Easter Aberchalder  McTavish, Tavis, Megavie

 

 

Signatories to Bond of Confederation between the Frasers of Foyers & Mactavishes

 

 

William Fraser of Foyers,

 

James Fraser, Younger thereof,

 

Hugh Fraser of Boleskine,

 

William Fraser of Kinmonavie,

 

John Fraser of Drummond,

 

William Fraser of Dalcraig,

 

John and Thomas Fraser, his sons;