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Exiled Jacobites, elopements and sex scandals, military adventurism and merchant plunder - this blog traces the story of my Scottish...

Jacobites, Pirate Hunting and Clive of India... The story of my family’s century-long association with India begins in an Edinburgh...

Sex Scandals, Seringapatam, Arthur Wellesley and a Deadly Duel... Returning to Scotland, the Porterfield family were minor gentry of...

Merchant Plunder, Embezzlement and the move to Marvellous Melbourne... The final part of the family’s association with India is taken...

During this journey to Chennai in November 2024, I was fortunate to spend the week staying at the stately Madras Club on the Adyar River....