Clan Erskine People John Erskine, 6th or 1st Earl of Mar (1510-72)The 1st Earl thanks to the re-instatement of the peerage by Mary, Queen of Scots, John Erskine should have been the 6th Earl but for James II jealously removing it from his powerful ancestor. He was keeper of Edinburgh Castle until after the murder […]
Clan Cathcart People General Charles Schaw Cathcart, 9th Lord Cathcart (1721-1776) The son of Charles Cathcart, 8th Lord Cathcart and Marion Shaw. Opposed to the restoration of the Stuart monarchy, he became an aide-de-camp to the Duke of Cumberland and during the Battle of Fontenoy in 1745, was shot in the face. Joshua Reynolds’ portrait […]
Clan Malcolm People Sir John Malcolm Major-General Sir John Malcolm (1769 – 1833) A renowned soldier, diplomat, statesman and historian. He wrote and published several works on India, and his history of Persia is widely regarded by historians as being one of the most important. Dugald MacCallum (b.1802) The chief of the MacCallum clan, he […]
Clan Menzies People David Menzies (c.15th Century) Governor of Orkney and Shetland in the fifteenth century, important political position at that time. Gordon Menzies (b.1927) Producer for BBC Scotland. Also well-known writer who published “Who are the Scots?” in 1971.
Clan Blyth Crest Worn by all of the name and ancestry Crest Description: An arm in armour embowed, holding by the middle of the blade a drawn sword point downwards, all Proper Clan Blyth Coat of Arms A note on Coats of Arms: Under Scottish heraldic law a coat of arms is awarded to an […]
As far back as the time of Sir William Wallace, the Moffats were a powerful and influential borders family, who most likely gave their name to the town of Moffat in Dumfriesshire. The progenitor of the clan was a Norseman, William de Mont Alto, who came to Scotland in the tenth century. By the twelfth […]
There is no registered Colville clan tartan. However, people associated with the surname can wear the Ayrshire District tartan, which reflects the area the name was traditionally found. The Ayrshire tartan was designed at the behest of Clan Boyd and Clan Cunningham Societies for those Ayrshire families without clan affiliations. The colours represent: Gold of […]
Haig Clan Crest: Crest Description: A rock, Proper Haig Coats of Arms: A note on Coats of Arms: Under Scottish heraldic law a coat of arms is awarded to an individual (with the exception of civic or corporate arms) . There is no such thing as a ‘family coat of arms’ The arms represented below […]
The surname Gibbs is of personal origin. In 1335, Rothesay Castle was surrendered by a Johun Gibson, and there is a record of a Thomas Gibbeson breaking his parole, for which he was charged, in 1358. A one time hostage of Henry VI in 1425, William Douglas, had John Gybbessone as a servitor, and in […]
King Malcolm IV (1153 – 1165) had granted the lands of Ledmacdunegil (Ledmacduuegil or Lethmachduuegil) near Dunfermline, Fife. These lands became known afterwards as Masterton as were owned by the Magister Ailricus, cementarius (Magister means Master). The Scottish title “maister” was usually held by the eldest sons of barons. The land took on his name, […]
