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One of Lorna's paternal (Henderson) ancestors
One of Lorna's maternal (Andrews) ancestors
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Caithness, Scotland (the icon is taken from the Ulbster Stone, copied from "Celtic Art, The Methods of Construction", by George Bain, published 1977 by Constable, London)
Stirling/Perth, Scotland (generally the HENDERSONs of the family, the blacksmiths)
Otago, NZ (generally the HENDERSON side of the family, it's the Henderson tartan)
Taranaki, NZ (my attempt at drawing an outline of Mt Taranaki/Mt Egmont as seen from Huirangi)
Scottish Borders (generally the SINTON, WIGHT, FAIRBAIRN, DAVIDSON, RICHARDSON side of the family)
Somerset, England (generally the ANDREWS & WINES side of the family)
Devon, England (generally the ROWE and DAW(E) side of the family)
Cumberland, England (generally the TURNBULL, GRAHAM, BATY side of the family)
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