Here is an interesting little tree

[Malcolm Coutts]

http://www.hutchison.ibcos.net/coutts.htm

A couple of very old photos here:

http://www.hutchison.ibcos.net/02james.htm

Regular observations are: how often the family marry with Forbes, Farquarson or Grants, all large old Clans of the area & how often the families are from Aboyne or across Cromar which the books say was always their traditional area (even the old books about Clach Choutsaich)