Greetings to all my fellow Clansmen around the world.

It was with great honour I was elected to the role of President of Clan Farquharson (UK) at the 2006 AGM which was held in August during our annual Clan gathering in the Highlands. It is a role that I am delighted and honoured to hold and I hope to help build the Clan connections and the network throughout the world.

It is a challenging role thanks to my predecessors Gordon Farquharson and Alan Caig who ran the ship so successfully for the previous six years. Alan was the first President from the reformation of the Clan organisation from 2001-2003 and is now vice-president. Gordon took over from 2003-2006 and has now stepped in as Treasurer. I am delighted to have a good and dedicated committee working with me and the support of our Chief is very assuring.

My roots were very firmly in Scotland with my Father being born in Bo’ness, outside Edinbugh and my many predecessors residing in the heart of the whisky country around Dufftown and Aberlour on the side of the Spey. I am actively involved in tracing my family tree and at the moment the proven lines in 1705 go back to a farm at the base of Glen Rinnes just outside Glenlivet.

I am keeping the agricultural traditions running by farming on the South Downs of England where the milder climate ensures better cropping.

Clan Farquharson is there for all Farquharsons, their families and the Septs and I hope you will feel the urge to support the Clan and take a break in the Highlands and come and join us for a truly Scottish Clan Gathering one year.

Andrew Farquharson
President of Clan Farquharson