Findlay was born in London, 6 January 1812, a descendant of the Findlays of Arbroath, Forfarshire.
Clementina was born in May 1782, was the elder daughter of Patrick Stirling of Pittendriech, by his wife Amelia Graham of Duntrune, Forfarshire.
The name of the competition is often baffling to some, as "Forfarshire" is an archaic and anglicised name for Angus which became official in the late 19th century around the time of Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 which restructured and renamed many of Scotland's counties, however the name quickly fell into disuse and was very rarely used in everyday conversation and non existent today.
John Campbell Smith (1828–1914) was a Scottish writer, advocate and Sheriff-substitute of Forfarshire.
James Watson is thought to have named the area after a place called Keilor in Forfarshire, Scotland where his father farmed a large property.
She was born Violet Augusta Mary Frederica Kennedy-Erskine, the daughter of William Henry Kennedy-Erskine (1 July 1828 – 15 September 1870) of Dun,Forfarshire, a Captain in the 17th Lancers and Catherine Jones (d. 13 February 1914), the only daughter of William Jones of Henllys, Carmarthenshire.