COMPLETED tartans

[BevL]

Hi,
Can someone help me please.
If your surname was Adam/s from Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland would there be a tartan for people of that name and if so, where would I be able to see the colours and what it looks like?
Please help me as this will get my son off my back as he was wondering if being related - somewhat down the line to that name -  he could wear it to his friends wedding as the rest of the wedding party will be wearing tartans.
Kind regards
Bev

[elaine447]

I have cousins who are adam's they wanted to wear kilts for a family wedding
The colours are blue's and green
if you google tartans you will find it there
Elaine

[BevL]

Thanks Elaine .. I'll do that
Bev

[JAP]

Bev,

My understanding is that tartans are a bit of a 'con' - especially for lowlanders 

Googling will find lots and lots of information.  The whole business of tartans is now very commercialized.  You will surely be able to find an 'ADAMS' tartan advertised!

If your son would like to wear a kilt to a wedding and can find an appropriate tartan, that's great.  It's all a recognition of Scottish heritage.

However, he possibly should check out with the rest of the wedding party that they are happy with whatever he does.  I've been to a wedding (in Scotland) where the only tartan-wearer was someone with an absolute right to his highland tartan - and he gave the toast to the haggis when it was piped in; I think he might have been a little critical (though far too polite to say anything) if anyone had worn 'commercial' tartans.  Then again, the wedding was held in a Castle with a 'Laird' (he was English) who had purchased his ownership of both the castle and the title   

JAP 

[BevL]

Hi JAP,
I think that was why he wanted me to check out if there was a tartan, as he didn't want to wear one that didn't 'belong to him'. so I think they will all be happy with that.
Thank you and kind regards
Bev

[JAP]

Bev,

The ADAMS tartan as listed on Tartans of Scotland is indeed a lovely tartan:

http://www.tartans.scotland.net/tartan_info.cfm@tartan_id=5846.htm

JAP

[elaine447]

bev does your son have any scottish ancestry
if he does then he has everyright to wear the tartan bearing his name
and as Jap say's it is a lovely tartan
you said the wedding party are also wearing tartan do you know which one
elaine

[A R Hill]

Bev - I've always taken the line that wearing the tartan is at most an indication of affiliation anyway. Otherwise, I'd be stuffed myself! 

It shouldn't be at all a problem to wear an "Adams" tartan if he has Adams ancestors or connections. On those rare occasions when I have been asked what my connection is to the tartan that I wear (Ramsay) I have found even at the poshest events that people are just interested to find out, when I explain the ancestry thing.

The only caveat I'd offer is that it can become more of a talking point than he might want if (as once happened to me) the hotel's waiting staff, carpets, curtains, menus and little ribbon things all happen to match his trews or kilt - but this seems less likely in your case.

[BevL]

Hi,
Sorry I have been so long in answering, but he can show an affiliation with the Adam tartan, but we are getting back into the g-g-g-g-grandfather here, so I will have to write it all out for him if he does wear it as I am sure there will be someone ask!
Kind regards
Bev