Vol: 1
Issue; 4
Date; Oct 2008
THE ARM AND CROWN
Clan MacQuarrie
Hello Everyone, how was your summer? Hope all is well with everyone, and that
the fall is also going well. Just a quick word on membership and dues, please
keep in mind that annual dues are due during the month that you joined. You will
see that date on the card so please lets keep the society going and the dues
coming in so we can do the things that need to be done in order to get
international recognition, from the Lord Lyon in Scotland, that we are the
official representatives of the Clan MacQuarrie. One thing that we should set
our sights on this coming year is to have as many tents at as many Highland
Games as possible. If someone wants to set up a tent at the games near them and
everyone has their dues paid up it may be possible for the Clan to help defray
the cost in registration at least. But that will remain to be seen as this years
events are just about over. So pass the word among family and others that the
society needs their membership.
The clan archives has a good start with what history is in print and that can be
found on the net. What we need is more personal stories and genealogies, and
other documents that you wish to share and be kept for future researchers and
clansmen. One thing that comes to mind is copies of newsletters from past
societies, I have a few in the archive now, so if anyone has old copies please
make a copy and send them along to me for input into the archives and for future
items for the current newsletter. You can send material to the following
address: Clan MacQuarrie
5 Granite Rd.
Ossipee, NH 03864
I will keep the material until another wishes to take over this task. I maintain
the archival material for another branch of my family The Sabin/Sabean Family of
North America. In it are not only news clips, but copies of wills, discharge
papers, letters from long ago, copies of books that were written by Sabin
authors, you name it and I have it. So lets get the MacQuarrie archives built
up.
Maine Highland Games:
The clan was represented this year at the Maine Highland Games in Brunswick, Me.
We had a great site for our tent, it was right on the waters edge, while waiting
for passers by to stop we could watch swimmers, boaters, and when the tide went
out clam diggers. We had 5 MacQuarrie families stop by, and they were thrilled
that the clan was once again at the games. Yes, I say once again it seems that
Jim and Rita MacQuarrie had a tent at these games for many years, this being the
30th. However, they retired to Florida and there has been no tent for about
10-15 years. Some of the old timers there said that they were glad that we were
back and told us of Jim and Rita. It was not until late in the day when someone
told me that Jim’s son Brian wrote for the Boston Globe that I realized whom
this Jim MacQuarrie is. His grandfather was brother to my Great Grandmother
These are just two pics from the Maine games, there are more on the clan web
site.
Loon Mt Games
What a great time we had at Loon, we met over a dozen MacQuarries over the three
days that the games ran. The weather was perfect and the music outstanding. We
had three join the society, so I say welcome to those.
Here is one picture of a kilted MacQ at Loon.
MacQuarrie Stories
C.W. Cayzer & Company / Cayzer, Irvine & Company / Clan Line of Steamers Limited
/ Clan Line
The Clan Line was founded in 1877 in Liverpool as C. W. Cayzer & Company,
trading from the UK to India. The company became Cayzer, Irvine & Company in
1878 when Captain William Irvine joined the firm. In 1881 the Clan Line
Association of Steamers was formed and, with an influential Glasgow businessman
joining the firm, the company was moved to Glasgow. Clan Line head office was
established at 109 Hope Street, Glasgow. New ships were built and managed for
the Association by Cayzer Irvine, with Cayzer retaining ownership of the
original six Clan ships.
Clan Macquarrie (1)19131942 sunk by Italian submarine west of Freetown. 5,060
Clan Macquarrie (2)1942ex- Ocean Wayfarer, 1948 purchased from MOWT, renamed
Clan Macquarrie, 1953 scrapped after going aground Scotland. . . read the
details of the grounding & rescue by the villagers of Borve at
www.borvehall.com7,131
In the same month on the 20th, CLAN MACQUARRIE actually rode over a submarine
while zigzagging independently on her way to South Africa. Her Master had
spotted what looked like a tiderip traveling slowly northward about six cables
ahead. He headed straight for the head of the telltale ripple. Five minutes
later, there was a terrific impact under the foremast and the bows of CLAN
MACQUARRIE appeared to rise and for ten seconds the whole ship vibrated from
whatever was under the hull. Then there were two more severe bumps, one under
the deep tank amidships and the other under the mainmast. For ten seconds CLAN
MACQUARRIE rode over the submarine and forced her down. The buoyancy of the
submarine forced her up and she bumped twice more on the bottom of CLAN
MACQUARRIE. The submarine was presumed sunk. After the coal had been worked out
of the deep tank it was found that six frames on the Port side and five on the
Starboard side had parted from the ship’s side. The damage was quickly repaired
in Cape Town.