44.1 Renewed Interest in All Things Celtic
44.1.1 Introduction
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44.1.2 Venn Diagram of Fletchers Within World
The Venn diagram below shows the relative position of Fletchers within a number of larger contexts. The numbers used here approximate the number of people in the world associated with this description. All Fletchers were Jacobites, but not all Jacobites were Fletchers, etc.
F l e t c h e r s
(10,000)
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Jacobites (50,000)
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Highlanders (2,000,000)
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Scots(5,000,000)
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Celts (28,000,000)
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Europeans (1,500,000,000)
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44.1.3 Scots
44.1.4 The Scottish Flag: St. Andrews Cross
44.1.5 Jacobites
44.1.6 The Fletcher Tartan
44.1.6 Re-writing the History of Religion
Celt Middle East
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Druidism Judaism
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persecution / / \ BYZANTIUM !
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A.D. Church Church Church Orthodox Orthodox Judaism
44.1.7 Flower Of Scotland
By Roy Williamson
O flower of Scotland, when will we see your like again?
That fought and died for your wee bit hill and glen,
And stood against him, proud Edward's army,
And send him homeward to think again.
The hills are bare now,
And autumn leaves lie thick and still,
O'er land that is lost now,
Which those so dearly held.
Those days are passed now,
And in the past they must remain,
But we can still rise now,
and be a nation again.
'For A' That, An A' That'
By Robert Burns (1759-1796)
Read the translation of the Scots words below the song
Is there for honest poverty that hings his head, an a' that?
The coward slave, we pass him by -
We dour be puir for a' that!
For a' that an a' that,
Our toils obscured an a' that!
The rank is but the guinea's stamp,
The man's the gowd for a' that.
What though on hamely fare we dine,
Wear hoddin grey and a' that?
Gie fools their silks and knaves their wine,
A man's a man for a' that.
For a' that an a' that,
The honest man, though e'er sae puir,
Is king o man for a' that.
Ye see yon birkie ca' tha lord,
Wha struts an stares an a' that?
Though hundreds worship at his word,
He's but a cuif for a' that.
For a' that an a' that,
His ribband, star an a' that,
The man o independent mind,
He looks an laughs at a' that.
A prince can mak a belted knight,
A marquis duke, an a' that!
But a honest man's aboon his might,
Guide faith he mauna fa' that.
For a' that an a' that,
Their dignities an a' that,
The pit o sense an pride o worth,
Are higher rank than a that.
Than let us prey that come it may
(As come it will for a' that),
That sense and worth o'er a' the earth,
Shall bear the gree an a' that.
For a' that an a' that,
It's comin yet for a' that,
That man to man the world o'er,
Shall brithers be for a' that.
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A' That | (all that) | | Hings | (hangs) | | Puir | (poor) | | Brither | (brother) | | Gowd | (gold) | |
Hamely | (homely) | | Sae | (so) | | HoddinGray | (poor quality clothes) | | Birkie | (boy) | |
Cuif | (idiot) | | Guide | (good) | | Aboon | (above)
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44.1.8 Fletcher Family Tree
My generational position within the context of the many individuals discussed in this chronicle can be summarized below on this partial family tree:
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H: ........ Fletcher Gilles Fletcher
! "Ambassador to Russia"
(1550-1620) (1548-1630)
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I: ...... Fletcher Phineas Fletcher
! "tutor in Russia"
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J: ...... Fletcher A..... Fletcher
(1573-1650) (1612-1680)
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K: Andrew
"the Leveler"
(1596-1650)
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Robert
L: (16.. - 1665)
and Catherine Bruce
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M: Henry I Andrew
(1658 - 17..) ("the Patriot")
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N: Henry II
(1675-1730)
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O: Archibald
(1697-1773)
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P: William I
(1721-1769)
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Q: William II
(1747-1778)
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R: James I Richard David I Job
(1774 - 1854) (17..-181.) (1788-18..) (17..-18)
see see 3.4 see 3.7 see 3.8
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S: James II John I David II Margaret William
"teacher" "homesteader" "Donetsk founder"
(1815-64) (1809-73) (1811-81) (1815-85) (1821-88)
see 3. see 3.10 see 3.12 see 3.13 see 3.14
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T: John II
"the Communard"
(1845-1943)
see 3.15
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U: James III
"the inventor"
(1878-1972)
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V: John III
"the musician"
(1911-2002)
see 11-19
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W: David III
(1955-)
see 20...
44.1.9 Overview of Recent Fletcher Generations T through W
The last four generations to be illustrated above are described briefly in the table below, with links to the detailed discussion.
Dates
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and Name | Description |
| 1845-1943 | T: John | Born in Aberdeenshire to a Gaelic-speaking Highland Jacobite-Scot extended family (4). Dure, protestant, hated capitalism (4.6). Politically a socialist, witnessed Paris Commune in 1870 (4.7). Migrated to Canada in 1872 (4.9). Homesteaded and raised five sons (4.11). |
| 1878-1972 | U: James | Born in Tilbury to Gaelic-speaking Highland extended family living in rural Ontario (6). Politically Liberal. Started many businesses, including saw mill, dairy, wheel manufacturing. Raised two boys and one girl. |
| 1911-2002 | V: John | Born in Tilbury to English-speaking Highland-Canadian extended family living in rural Ontario and Windsor. Became musician and teacher. Flew for RCAF in WWII. Politically Conservative. Raised three sons. |
| 1955- | W: David | Born in Toronto to urban English-speaking Canadian nuclear family. Politically left. Tried various careers, ended up as teacher. |
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