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Dr. Brian Brendan Michael John Mackenzie-Hanson, BA (Hons), DD, MIOP, acOSB, is one mean character! A Yorkshireman with Royal and Scottish Highland blood! A descendant and heir of the Mackenzie Lairds of Strathgarve in Scotland (carrying forward the name of “Mackenzie” from that family), also descended from the Lords Mackenzie of Kintail, Earls Stewart of Atholl, King Kenneth III (of Scotland), Dukes of Norfolk, King Edward I Longshanks and King John “Lackland”. Brian was born on a Monday in June 1969, baptised and confirmed in the Parish of St. Mary’s, Cottingham, East Yorkshire, first ordained in 1987 and became a Doctor of Divinity in 2005. Brian spent much of his early childhood in Scotland and Germany. He has green eyes, is 6ft 1in tall, weighs about 17st 3lb, and wears size thirteen shoes.

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 and is believed to speak several languages including:-

English
Scottish Gaelic
German
Russian
French

He occasionally reads the Runes for some of his friends at parties. He has a 70mm grouping with 5.56mm rifle (SA 80) at 300 meters, could down a yard of ale in 10.2 s (when in the army! - slow!) although he now prefers Old English Cider, Italian or Spanish Red Wine, a wee draft of Glen Ord double malt Whisky or occasionally a Vodka & Martini (shaken not stirred!); in moderation of course! Not a coffee drinker but does enjoy a nice cup of decaffeinated tea (with plenty skimmed milk but no sugar). Brian likes eating out with family and friends, but does not drink to excess and does not eat any kind of pork or non-Piscean seafood (a Messianic / Leviticus thing!).

He has a sense of humour, a terrible memory for names but an uncanny ability to analyse and solve problems. 

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!

Always on the move
He has been sighted bimbling around Hessle, Cottingham, Beverley, York, Selby, Hull, Leeds, London, Manchester, Altrincham, St Albans, Newcastle, Whitby, Catterick Garrison, Pennally, Volgodonsk, Rostov-on-Don, Moscow, Bonn, Hamburg, Köln, Northeim, Osnabrück, Venice, Dungannon, Edinburgh, Kincardine, Fort William, Lochgilphead and especially around Kintail, Applecross, Strathconon, Strathgarve, Muir-of-Ord, Dingwall, Strathpeffer and Inverness, sometimes wearing a kilt and carrying a large DPM rucksack or SwissGear Haversack and a Claymore!

Fatherhood
Brian became a father to a beautiful daughter, Nicolé Sophia Beatrice, by his wife, Irina. See picture of Nicolé aged two days on the right.

Baby Nicolé was born on Thursday 27th December 2001 (the Feast of St John) at 05:41 hrs, at Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, weighing 8 lbs 2 oz (3.69 kg), and length 20 inches (51 cm).

See Nicolé’s webpage.

Married Life
Brian is married to Irina, a college teacher in Art and Graphic Design. Brian and Irina were married on 11th January 2000 in Volgodonsk, Rostov Region, Russia. Irina is a very beautiful person in both her looks and her character. Below, Irina:-

Irina, having a picnic by the River Don, near Volgodonsk, Russia.

 

Godson Brian is a Godfather to Christopher Garland Lees (see picture right), son of David Garland Lees, who has been a good friend throughout their time at the Manchester Metropolitan University. Interests Brian is a member of the Clan Mackenzie Society (and has contributed a huge amount of work to their website), the Institute of Printing and the British Astronomical Association. He is also involved with organising the Russian Society in Great Britain and the Arian Catholic Church and Theological Society (i.e. Arian as in St Arius and Early Apostolic Catholicism). A fan of Hull Sharks (Rugby) and Manchester United (football) 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 bread pedigree Cocker Spaniels for many years during his childhood, canines will always feature in Brian’s life. 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.   Brian and pet dog Heidi.

Genealogy Brian Mackenzie-Hanson is the great great grandson of Thomas Mackenzie-Hanson (1851-1917), the son of George Hanson (1821-1904) and Sophia Mackenzie (1828-1894). He is the last remaining male member of his family to carry the name “Mackenzie-Hanson” after its formation by his great great great grandparents. Brian is into genealogy and heraldry in a big way; 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. Principle Families in the Mackenzie-Hanson Family Stemma are: Mackenzie Newson Stewart MacLeod MacDonald Campbell Bruce Hanson Mason Gearing Scruton Rhodes Snee Clark Lane-Fox Davison Bryant Askem Ruff Netherclift Wurr Sackville Pitt-Rivers Crompton Howard Plantagenet Boleyn Savage Brian was introduced to genealogy by his great uncle, Terence William Hanson in 1974.

Above: The Marconi Highwaymen - Leeds 2000 Brian is in the centre. Career Brian works full time as an IT Systems Engineer for AECOM (formerly: FaberMaunsell, Metcalf & Eddy Ltd then Warren Associates) and has been there since July 2001. Before then Brian worked as a Graduate Programmer / Software Engineer / Database Administrator for Marconi Software Solutions (formerly EASAMS Ltd (Elliott-Automation Space and Advanced Military Systems)) and worked on-site at the Highways Agency in Leeds and London managing the Trunk Road Network and London Landscape databases. Brian is also a senior non-stipendiary clerk in holy orders in the AC Church and oversees both local and international communities. He also works a freelance IT Systems Administrator (MCSE/MCSA Windows & Exchange Server 2000 and 2003), Web Master and Graphic Designer. Brian also organises a Translation Service through the Russian Society in Great Britain. Military Service Brian served for three years in 6 Platoon, 252 Provost Company, Royal Military Police; attaining the rank of Corporal. During this time he worked with 170 Pro Coy RMP SIB (Special Investigations Branch) in Edinburgh, Attached to 156 Provost Company RMP (assigned to 16 Air Assault Brigade) (Para Provost) and undertook a four week survival training course with B Squadron 23rd Special Air Service Regiment at Catterick. Took part in exercise Keystone in Germany and obtained the RAF-WARMA Bronze medal. Pastimes Genealogical Research, Theological Research, DTP, Walking the Dog, Hunting, Camping, Cycling, Swimming, Karate, running own business, taking part in Clan Mackenzie events, writing and reading about genealogy, theology and history, and working with Macintosh computers. Books Brian reads a lot of books from Microsoft press for Visual Basic, MS Office and MCSA courses including Windows Server 2003, Exchange Server 2003 and XP Professional. He also has many books on Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Astronomy, Theology and Philosophy. Among Brian’s “must reads” are: Das Kapital (I - IV) by Karl Marx, Mein Kampf (I & II, unexpurgated editions) by Adolf Hitler, the Torah and the Gospels of Mark and Thomas. Brian’s favourite book is the “Gospel of Thomas”, one of the Coptic texts found at Naj’ Hammadi in Egypt in 1945. Close to that are the Books of Enoch (1, 2 & 3), Isaiah, Daniel and the Gospel of Mark. Brian has recently read and highly recommends: “The Jesus Family Tomb: The Discovery That Will Change History Forever” (Hardcover) by James Cameron (Foreword), Simcha Jacobovici (Author) and Charles Pellegrino (Author), ISBN: 0-0072-4567-X. Other favourites among Brian’s books are: “The Didache”, “The Gospel According to Judas”, “Arius” by Rowan Williams (the Archbishop of Canterbury), “When Jesus became God” by Richard E. Rubenstein, “Misquoting Jesus, The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why” by Bart D. Ehrman, “History of the Mackenzies” by Alexander Mackenzie, “The History of the Sackville Family” (I & II) by Charles J. Philips, “The Old Curiosity Shop” (I & II) and “A Tale of two Cities” by Charles Dickens, “MacBeth” and “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare, “Brer Rabbit” by Enid Blyton and annuals such as The Broons, Our Wullie and the Beezer (before it unofficially merged with the Beano in 1993). Bibles Brian cannot find a single bible that accurately translates the surviving scriptures and represents the differences between them highlighting their known redactions, therefore he refers to the following for their different source texts: New King James Version (NKJV - though using a form of English that has never been spoken it’s based on the Byzantine manuscript family), Today’s New International Version (TNIV - based on the Alexandrian manuscript family), Rotherhams Emphasised bible (a more literal translation based on the Codices Vaticanus and Sinaiticus), and New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) with Apocrypha (a hybrid also referencing the Dead Sea Scrolls, though not providing comprehensive comparisons between its source texts it does give a highly accurate and controversial translation). Also of great importance are the Old Testament Pseudepigrapha (I & II), The Dead Sea Scrolls, The Old Testament Apocrypha, The New Testament Apocrypha (Naj’ Hammadi (I & II)). Brian also keeps the Authorised Version with Apocrypha (King James Version of 1611), the Douay Rheims (OT: 1582 / NT: 1609, translated from the Latin Vulgate), the Septuagint (the “70” or LXX) with Apocrypha showing Greek and English texts in parallel (The LXX was referred to by the Apostles and the writers of the Matthew and Luke Gospels) and the Qur’an as reference texts.  Religion A devout “Catholic” (in the original sense of the term), following the teachings of the Messiah through the early Apostolic Church, Brian was Baptised and Confirmed in the Anglican church (St. Mary’s, Cottingham, East Yorkshire), although he has had a chiefly Roman Catholic upbringing. He was ordained by an Anglican Catholic Bishop (now retired) in 1987, but quickly became disillusioned with the so-called mainstream churches upon learning how the scriptures of the bible have been subjected to numerous redactions and translational and transcriptual errors, which have been taken literally and misinterpreted by the so-called mainstream churches, along with the changes to doctrine made by 21 and more ecumenical councils that ultimately are heresy and apostasy as the true Church is immutable, irreformable, indefectible and indestructible. Brian therefore converted to Apostolic Catholicism following Christianity as taught by the early Apostolic Church heeding the guidance of St Arius of Alexandria. Through theological study Brian is now a Doctor of Divinity and a lay member of the acOSB taking “Michael-John” as his oblation name in honour of St Michael the Archangel and Sts John the Baptist and his successor John the Apostle and Pillar of the Church. He is an elder and overseer of the Arian Catholic Church and Theological Society (NB Arian as in St Arius!) bringing the early Apostolic Church into the 21st century heading the guidance of St Arius of Alexandria. The following link is the Theological Links Page containing a collection of hyperlinks to interesting and useful websites for students of Theology... www.mackenzie-hanson.co.uk/theology.html Politics Guess! Brian is patriotic but is opposed to bigotry and prejudice as much as he opposes economic migration and the encouragement and discouragement of miscegenation; there is no such thing as “positive discrimination”! He believes in stronger laws to deal with crime and harsher penalties for those who disregard the law; yet he opposes the idea of the death penalty as no one has the right to take a life except where it is necessary in self defence. Brian is a supporter of the work of the United Nations and its Peace-Keeping forces, but opposes Britain’s involvement in fighting in conflicts for the wrong reasons, which are not directly it’s concern and which are borne out of ill-conceived plans and intelligence. While British industry should be allowed to trade in a global free-market economy, essential services must be maintained as services and should not be privatised. Britain’s economic, cultural and social identity must be protected from alien corruption, influence and assimilation if we do not want to cease to exist as a British nation-state and lose our British identity and way of life, yet this also applies to every culture throughout the world. He believes that children are our investment in the future and more resources should be made available for both education, health and support for British industry, science, theology, literature, sports and athletics. He therefore cannot identify with any political party past or present, but does have strong political views, which span the political spectrum.

Sport Brian is a Heavyweight First Dan Black Belt in the martial art of Bujinkai, a combination of Wado Ryu karate and Praying Mantis kung fu. A member of the Zen Budo Kai Martial Arts Academy. 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:- www.bujinkai-karate.co.uk  |  www.martialarts.co.uk

Films: Brian is a great fan of the Monty Python film “The Life of Brian”. Other favourites include: Stigmata, Exorcism of Mary Rose, Constantine, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Italian Job (1969 & 2003), the Fifth Element, the Alien quadrilogy, X-Men trilogy, the Matrix, Independence Day, War of the Worlds (2005), Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean and Rat Race (among others).

TV Programs: Lost, Dr Who?, 24, Star Trek, TopGear and Panorama.

Music: Favourites include: U2, Enigma, Runrig, Enya, Clannad, Canto Gregoriano, The Cistercian Monks of Stift Heiligenkreuz and some tracks from: Stone Roses, Prodigy and Faithless.

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