Chiefs of the Clan and Family of Carruthers are in ‘Bolded Black’ font
GENEALOGY OF THE CHIEF’S OF CARRUTHERS
– Carruthers of Carruthers –
- William de Carruthers, 1st of Carruthers, who died circa 1245, and was succeeded by an unnamed son;
- Carruthers, 2nd of Carruthers, who was succeeded by his son;
- John of Carruthers, 3rd of Carruthers, who was succeeded by his son, Thomas;
-House of Carruthers of Mouswald-
- Thomas Carruthers, 1st of Mouswald, who was succeeded by his brother;
- William Carruthers, 2nd of Mouswald, who was succeeded by his son;
- Robert Carruthers, 3rd of Mouswald, who was succeeded by his son;
- Simon Carruthers, 4th of Mouswald, who was succeeded by his son;
- Andrew Carruthers, 5th of Mouswald, who died before 1438, and was succeeded by his son;
- John Carruthers, 6th of Mouswald and 1st Baron, who died circa 1454, and was succeeded by his eldest son;
- Archibald Carruthers, 7th of Mouswald and 2nd Baron, who died in 1484, and was succeeded by his eldest son;
- Sir Simon Carruthers, 8th of Mouswald and 3rd Baron, who died in 1504, and was succeeded by his eldest son;
- Simon Carruthers, 9th of Mouswald and 4th Baron, who died in April 1531, and was succeeded by his eldest son;
- Simon Carruthers, 10th of Mouswald and 5th Baron, who died in July 1548, and was succeeded by his cousin, descendant of John de Carruthers 3rd of Carruthers and of the line of John Carruthers, Kings Chancellor, second brother of Thomas 1st of Mouswald;
-House of Carruthers of Holmains-
- Roger Carruthers, 1st of Holmains, who was succeeded by his son;
- John Carruthers, 2nd of Holmains, who died circa 1471 and was succeeded by his eldest son;
- John Carruthers, 3rd of Holmains, who died after 1476, and was succeeded by his eldest son;
- John Carruthers, 4th of Holmains, who died before 1523, and was succeeded by his grandson;
- John Carruthers, 5th of Holmains and 1st Baron, who died 19th August 1580, and was succeeded by his second son; (Became chief after the death of Sir Simon of Mouswald 1548)
- John Carruthers, eldest son John 5th, killed at the battle of Solway Moss 1542
- George Carruthers, 6th of Holmains and 2nd Baron, who died circa 1592, and was succeeded by his eldest son;
- John Carruthers, 7th of Holmains and 3rd Baron, who died in 1616, and was succeeded by his eldest son;
- John Carruthers, 8th of Holmains and 4th Baron, who died 27th June 1659, and was succeeded by his grandson;
- James Carruthers, eldest son of John 8th, died before father, his eldest son John became chief.
- John Carruthers, 9th of Holmains and 5th Baron, who died September 1694, and was succeeded by his second son; (Registered the ‘Carruthers’ Chiefly Arms in 1672)
- John Carruthers, eldest son, died before father pre 1684.
- George Carruthers, 10th of Holmains and 6th Baron, who died 28th May 1727, and was succeeded by his eldest son;
- John Carruthers, 11th of Holmains and 7th Baron, who died 5th January 1734, and was succeeded by his only son;
- John Carruthers, 12th of Holmains and 8th Baron, who died 20th October 1809, sons John (d. 1770) and Robert (d. 1766) died before father, and was succeeded by his eldest daughter;
- Christian (Christina) Carruthers (Mrs John Erskine, younger of Alva), who died 20th October 1859, and was succeeded by her nephew.
- John Peter Carruthers-Wade, son of Christian, who died 1st March 1873, and was succeeded by his first cousin (once removed).
- Reverend William Mitchell-Carruthers, who died 13th September 1931, and was succeeded by his eldest son;
- Alexander Douglas Mitchell-Carruthers, who died 23rd May 1962, and was succeeded by his nephew;
- Charles Nigel Simon Carruthers, who died 28th September 1997, and is succeeded by his only son;
- Simon Peter Carruthers of Holmains, Chief of the Name and Arms of Carruthers, who was born 19th December 1954.