Old Oliphant(Melville) tartan. 

Oliphant logo that created, the cross is Celtic and the family moto "A Tout Provoir" translates to "Provide For All" 

Oliphant logo that I created. Oliphant translates from the Celtic language to mean "Bull Elephant". The Celts in 42AD created the word to describe the sound of the approaching Roman army who included fifty elephants in their attack. What the hell, if it worked for Hannibal 250 years earlier going over the alps, the English Channel should have been a cake walk for Emperor Claudius' commander Aulus Plautius. They ivy wreath intertwined around the elephants trunk represents litterally my mother who's middle name was ivy, as well as figuratively, the bonds of love that my parents shared. Here is a link to the history of the battle of Medway, Kent. http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/r/ro/roman_invasion_of_britain.htm 

The Oliphant Clan cerca 1974. (Front row from left to right) Cherlyanne, Mom(Bernice),,me,Rosanne. (Back row left to right) Denise,Wayne,Patrice.(Absent)Father(Kenneth) hard working truck driver still working. Man, family gatherings where so much simpler, now the family has grown from us six to five inlaws, four nieces, seven nephews, and even a great nephew and another one on the way. Slowly putting the family tree in photos together, I will post as I gather. I'm calling out to any Bell or Oliphant families, leave a note or sign the guest book I would love to hear from you. Side note, to any Oliphants out there, please, I have no photos of my Grandpa Harold Oliphant, father to Kenneth and Albert Oliphant, as well as Eileen Back and Sherry Hurtel(nee Oliphant). If you know of any such photos I would love to hear from you. 

Grandpa Bell