Although your family history roots in Angus- Scotland are probably of humble origins, there have been several famous and noteworthy people either born or associated with the old Forfarshire County.
Probably the most famous person associated with Angus:-
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon , better known to us all as Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, was not born in Angus but spent considerable time in her childhood at her father’s(The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne) ancestral home of Glamis Castle, Glamis, Forfarshire. In fact, her daughter HRH Princess Margaret Rose of York was born at Glamis Castle on the 21 Aug 1930.
J.M Barrie, author of Peter Pan, was born James Matthew Barrie on 9 May 1860 at his home at 4 Brechin Road, Kirriemuir to David and Margaret (m.s. Ogilvy) Barrie.
Roland Belford Scott was born on 9 July 1946 in the Fyfe-Jamieson Maternity Home in Forfar and spent his early years in Kirriemuir and is better known to rock music fans as Bon Scott of AC/DC fame. Kirriemuir is so proud of this famous son that they now hold an annual Bon Scott weekend.
Sir Charles Lyell born at Kinnordy House, near Kirriemuir on 14 November 1797 was an eminent scientist and was hugely influential in his chosen field of geology.
George Don was the first plant hunter to be sent out by the Royal Horticultural Society, was a native of Forfar and lived from 1798-1834. In 1821 he was plant hunting in Brazil, West Indies and Sierra Leone.
The Buick Motor Company of Detroit, Michigan was incorporated in 1903 by David Dunbar Buick, who was born in Arbroath, Angus in 1854. David Buick invented, amongst other things, the overhead valve engine on which the company’s success was based.
Sir Robert Watson-Watt was born in Brechin, Angus on the 13th April 1892 and conducted pioneering work on radar.
Captain Alexander Burnes (1805-1841) was a traveller and explorer, made famous for his role in establishing contacts and exploring the Bukhara Province of Uzbekistan. He was nicknamed Bukhara Burnes because of this and was a Brechiner.
James Graham, the fifth Earl and first Marquis of Montrose, was born in or around Montrose in 1612. He is widely considered to be the greatest soldier that Scotland has produced.
Interestingly, the debonair film star David Niven, who played the quintessential Englishman in many if not all of his roles, claimed to have been born in Kirriemuir. He was actually born in London.
All of these people have, at least, one thing in common and that is their roots are in Angus (with the noticeable exception of Mr Niven) Whilst your own Angus and Scottish family history may not be as celebrated nor as well known as some of the sons and daughters of Angus, who would argue that you have any less of a right to claim these roots?