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Canonical name: Martine, Roddy
Birthdate: 1946
Gender: male
Occupations: editor
Newspaper columnist
broadcaster (radio ∙ TV)
author
Awards and honors: Keeper of the Quaich (1996)
Master of the Quaich (2006)
Nationality: UK
Birthplace: Kuching, Sarawak, Borneo
Places of residence: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Kuching, Borneo (birth)
Associated Place (for map): Borneo

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Scorpion on the Ceiling: A Scottish Colonial Family in South East Asia by Roddy Martine

Family history by an author born in Sarawak in 1946. Rather too detailed histories of too many people but the author paints a vivid picture of expatriate life in the far east, 1922-51.

May 15, 2017

SGSLibrary 582 reviews

Scottish Clan and Family Names: Their Arms, Origins and Tartans by Roddy Martine

GB/UK/SCOT/Clans - Scotland - Highlands - Dictionaries/Tartans - Scotland - Highlands - Dictionaries/Heraldry - Scotland - Dictionaries/Names, Personal - Scotland - Dictionaries

Sep 6, 2010