Brian’s Web Profile
Dr. Brian Brendan Michael John Mackenzie-Hanson - A Yorkshireman with Royal Anglo-Saxon and Celtic Highland blood! The 20th descendant of Johannes Hanson de Restrick (who created the name “Hanson,” which he adopted as his surname by act of Parliament in 1330), the 11th descendant and heir of the Mackenzie Laird of Strathgarve in Scotland (carrying forward the name of “Mackenzie” from that family according to the rules of the Scottish Clan System), the 16th descendant of the Viscount of Lanesborough and 17th of the Baronet of Tulsk in Ireland and staking claim as Heir-General and by the laws of prescription and limitation to those titles and arms.
Education
Educated at
Radcliffe High School in Manchester, Riley Technical High School & 6th Form
in Hull, Hull College of Further
Education, Manchester Metropolitan University, the McCormick Seminary College
and Leeds Metropolitan University.
Possesses an IQ of 155. He has a sense of humour, a terrible memory for names but an uncanny ability to analyse and solve problems with a strong capacity to think outside the box.
He has a habit of head-butting Castles especially
ones like Castle Leod near Strathpeffer when being shown around by
the Earl of Cromartie (the chief of
the Clan Mackenzie), Brian banged his head with some force on a medieval stone
lintel when crouching
through a low door (“Och m’heed”!); Lord Cromartie remarked that the Castle had given him a real
Mackenzie greeting! Shortly afterwards Brian’s signature in the visitor’s book
was rather wobbly!
Brian
is married to Irina, a college teacher in Art and
Graphic Design. They have a daughter, Nicolé.
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Interests A fan of Hull Sharks (Rugby) and Manchester United teams. Shachmati: Brian enjoys a game a Chess or Draughts and has only once been beaten at draughts, which was by his late Russian father in law: Evgeniy Alexandrovich Vshivkov. A devout animal lover, Brian’s mum bred pedigree Cocker Spaniels for many years during his childhood. Brian’s last dog was, Heidi, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross (Staffie x (Doberman x Boston)), see picture below. Heidi died in June 2004 at the age of 16 years, see Heidi’s page. Brian would love to find a Cocker Spaniel puppy descended from Bonny and Luger, the pedigree breeding pair that his Mum had years earlier.
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Genealogy Brian is very interested in genealogy and heraldry; he has a powerful genealogy program and maintains a massive genealogical database for the Clan Mackenzie Society. He also manages a database on his own Total Descent and Extended Family Tree. Brian has researched his family lines of Mackenzie, Hanson and Sackville to the origins of their names and discovered blood desents from the Royal lines of Plantagenet (King John), Wessex (King Edmund II Ironside), Stewart (Walter fitz Alan the 1st hereditary High Steward of Scotland and the later Stewarts of Atholl), Bruce (King Robert I), Dunkeld (King Malcolm III) and via king Kenneth I Mac Alpin of the Scots to the kings of Dalriada and the Picts. The earliest individual on the Mackenzie-Hanson family tree is King Bridei I of the Picts son of Maelchon who was recorded as ruling between 558-586 AD. King Bridei I appears in Saint Adomnán’s of Iona (627/8 – 704) account of the Life of Saint Columba (7 December 521 – 9 June 597 AD), King Bridei may have been converted to Christianity by St Columba although there is archaeological evidence to suggest that King Bridei may have already been a Christian. Christianity in Britannia prior to the Synod of Whitby in 664 AD, particularly in the north of the country, was Celtic and followed the pre-Nicaean practices of the Church (First Council of Nicaea in 325 AD), i.e. observing Easter on the Jewish Passover, Saturday Sabbaths and Arian Christology. The principal families in the Mackenzie-Hanson Family Stemma Total Descent are:
Brian was introduced to genealogy by his great uncle, Terence William Hanson in 1974.
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Above: The Marconi Highwaymen - Leeds 2000 Technical Career
During this time
he was assigned for Provost support to 115 Pro Coy RMP in Osnabrück, Germany, 175 Pro Coy RMP in Dungannon, Northern Ireland and 170 Pro Coy RMP SIB (Special Investigations Branch) in
Edinburgh and provided Provost support during the Edinburgh Military Tatoo. Served in Colchester, Osnabrück, Catterick, RAF Brize Norton, Topcliffe, Dungannon, Lisburn and Edinburgh. Took part in exercise Keystone in Germany, completed Pegasus Company Parachute course, SAS Survival course and Instructional Techniques course. He was met with live terrorist incidents in both Osnabrück and Dungannon. Brian also volunteered in 879 Troop, 39 Signal Squadron, 37 Signal Regiment while at Manchester Metropolitan University, during which he took part in Nijmegen march training at RAF Benson completing a 52 mile forced march carrying a 40lb back pack. Also took part in the NCRS (National Communications Radio System) trials. While in the RMP Brian raised over £500 for the Jennifer Norman Cancer Appeal in a sponsored marksmanship competition at Catterick Garrison. Brian was decorated twice and received a general campaign medal during his military career. The rest is an official secret!
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First introduced to Wado Ryu karate at the age of eleven, then at sixteen converted to Bujinkai. Attained first dan black belt in August 1989. Martial Arts combined with Rugby, 5-a-side Football, Swimming, Weight Training and Cycling between Hull and Manchester via the Peak District, has developed Brian into a Power House with a lung capacity of over 6 litres and an average pulse rate at rest of 53 bpm. Right: Sempai Mackenzie-Hanson - an Axe Kick. Try also the following links:- |
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Above: The Legal Achievement of Arms of Brian Mackenzie-Hanson
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| Mackenzie - Marquess of Seaforth Order of the Thistle (Jacobite Peerage) Incorporating the Crest of the Mackenzies of Strathgarve |
Hanson de Rastrick, Woodhouse and Totehill Johannes Hanson son of Han de Rastrick |
Lane-Fox - Baron Bingley |
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Sackville - Earl of Dorset |
Lane (Lane-Fox) - Viscount Lanesborough and Baronet of Tulske |
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Military
Service
Brian served for three years in the Royal Military Police starting with 6 Platoon, 252 Pro Coy RMP and attached to 2 Platoon, 156 Provost Company Royal
Military Police, the Para Provost, asigned to 24 Air Mobile Provost Unit (which later became the 16 Air Assault Brigade); attaining the rank of Corporal.
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