Struan's

The Struan family and their company Struan's (also called the Noble House) is a fictional family featuring heavily in many of the Asian Saga novels by writer James Clavell. The family plays an important role in the novels Tai-Pan, Noble House, Gai-Jin, and Whirlwind. Tai-Pan is the first book about the Struan family, although it is preceded by Shōgun in the Asian saga.

The Struan family begins its journey with the story of Dirk Struan, a trader of opium and other goods between China and England. Dirk is the founder of the Noble House and plays a major role in establishing Hong Kong.

The fictional Struan family is based on the historical Jardine family of Jardine-Matheson fame, and hails from Ayr, Scotland.[1]

Tai-Pans of the Noble House

Others

Simplified family tree of the Struan dynasty

  • Parlan Struan
    • I. DIRK I, 1st tai-pan (1784-1841; Founder of Struan's and 1st tai-pan: 1828-1841) m. Ronalda (d. 1840)
      • II. Culum, 2nd tai-pan (1820-1862; 2nd tai-pan: 1841-1862) m. Tess Brock "The Hag Struan" (1824-1917)
        • Rose m. O'Gorman
          • Kelly (d. 1916)
      • Winifred m. Lechie Struan Dunross
        • IV. Dirk II Dunross, 4th tai-pan (1852-1894; 4th tai-pan: 1873-1894) m. Agnes Struan (1863-1948)
          • son (k.i.a. Gallipoli, 1916)
          • son (k.i.a. 2nd Ypres, 1915)
          • Anne (k. London Blitz, 1940?) m. Gaston deVille
            • Jacques deVille m. Susanne
              • Avril m. Borge
          • VIII. Colin, 8th tai-pan (8th tai-pan: 1930s?-1949) m. ?
            • Lechie (k.i.a. Battle of France, 1940)
            • X. Sir Ian, 10th tai-pan (b. 1922; 10th tai-pan: 1960-1970) m. (1943). Penelope Grey
              • Adryon (b. 1944)
              • Duncan (b. 1949)
              • Glenna (b. 1950)
            • Scott (1923 - k.i.a. over Dresden 1945)
            • Kathren (1925-1970) m. Andrew Gavallan (b. 1915)
              • Scot
    • Robb (1807-1841) m. Sarah McGlenn
      • Roddy
      • III and V(?). Sir Lochlin, 3rd and 5th tai-pan (1841-1915; 3rd tai-pan: 1862-1873, 5th tai-pan: 1894-1908). He had the following issue (? conjectural)
        • VII. Sir Ross "Old Hook Nose", 7th tai-pan (7th tai-pan: 1915-1930s?)
          • VI. Ross Lechie, 6th tai-pan (1887 - k.i.a. 2nd Ypres, 1915; 6th tai-pan: 1908-1915)
          • IX. Alastair, 9th tai-pan (b. 1900; 9th tai-pan: 1949-1960)
          • unknown son Struan m. ?
            • XII. Linbar, 12th tai-pan (b. 1929; 12th tai-pan: 1975-19?)

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References

  1. http://www.factbehindfiction.com/index_files/noblehouse.htm
  2. Noble House, Ch. 5
  3. Noble House, Ch. 7
  4. Noble House, Ch. 16
  5. Noble House, Ch. 17
  6. Noble House, Ch. 33
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