Chiefly Line circa 1100 to Date

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, 2^nd of Carruthers, who was succeeded by his son;
• John of Carruthers, 3^rd of Carruthers, who was succeeded by his son, Thomas;
  

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-House of Carruthers of Mouswald-

• Thomas Carruthers, 1st of Mouswald, who was succeeded by his brother;
• William Carruthers, 2^nd of Mouswald, who was succeeded by his son;
• Robert Carruthers, 3^rd of Mouswald, who was succeeded by his son;
• Simon Carruthers, 4^th of Mouswald, who was succeeded by his son;
• Andrew Carruthers, 5^th of Mouswald, who died before 1438, and was succeeded by his son;
• John Carruthers, 6^th of Mouswald and 1^st Baron, who died circa 1454, and was succeeded by his eldest son;
• Archibald Carruthers, 7^th of Mouswald and 2^nd Baron, who died in 1484, and was succeeded by his eldest son;
• Sir Simon Carruthers, 8^th of Mouswald and 3^rd Baron, who died in 1504, and was succeeded by his eldest son;
• Simon Carruthers, 9^th of Mouswald and 4^th Baron, who died in April 1531, and was succeeded by his eldest son;
• Simon Carruthers, 10^th of Mouswald and 5^th Baron, who died in July 1548, and was succeeded by his cousin, descendant of John de Carruthers 3^rd of Carruthers and of the line of John Carruthers, Kings Chancellor, second brother of Thomas 1st of Mouswald;
  

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-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, 5^th of Holmains and 1^st Baron, who died 19^th 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, 6^th of Holmains and 2^nd Baron, who died circa 1592, and was succeeded by his eldest son;
• John Carruthers, 7^th of Holmains and 3^rd Baron, who died in 1616, and was succeeded by his eldest son;
• John Carruthers, 8^th of Holmains and 4^th Baron, who died 27^th 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, 9^th of Holmains and 5^th 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, 10^th of Holmains and 6th Baron, who died 28^th May 1727, and was succeeded by his eldest son;
• John Carruthers, 11^th of Holmains and 7^th Baron, who died 5^th January 1734, and was succeeded by his only son;
• John Carruthers, 12^th of Holmains and 8^th Baron, who died 20^th 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 20^th October 1859, and was succeeded by her nephew. 

• John Peter Carruthers-Wade, son of Christian, who died 1^st March 1873, and was succeeded by his first cousin (once removed). 

• Reverend William Mitchell-Carruthers, who died 13^th September 1931, and was succeeded by his eldest son;
• Alexander Douglas Mitchell-Carruthers, who died 23^rd May 1962, and was succeeded by his nephew;
• Charles Nigel Simon Carruthers, who died 28^th 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 19^th December 1954.
  

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-Arms of Carruthers-

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