CLAN CARRUTHERS SOCIETY (INTERNATIONAL) Founded on a Royal Charter to Holmains, 1755.
Official Home of the Scottish Border Clan and Family of Carruthers. Honorary President: Dr Peter Carruthers of Holmains, Clan Chief
As of April 2025, this is the list of Chiefs/Commanders of clans and families recognised by the Lord Lyon and includes those in membership of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs, who only invite Chiefs or Commanders recognised by the Lord Lyon to sit on the Standing Council. Clan Commanders are commissioned, after an election by… Continue reading CLAN & FAMILY CARRUTHERS: Scottish Clans and Families, their recognised Chiefs and Commanders (2025).
As we approach the Carruthers Gathering where a special occasion in Carruthers history will take place, that being the Inauguration of our Clan Chief. Peter Carruthers of Holmains was been confirmed by the Lord Lyon as Chief of the Name and Arms of Carruthers in 2019 after many years of research to find the chiefly… Continue reading CLAN & FAMILY CARRUTHERS: What is a Clan or Family High Council and do Carruthers have one?
Brief History In 1809, the then Chief of the family, John Carruthers 12th of Holmains and 8th Baron died leaving the family without a head. As chiefs, the Holmains line has run continuously from 1548 after the extinction of their cousins, Carruthers of Mouswald. Mouswald are recognised as being our first Chiefs whose lineage dates… Continue reading CLAN & FAMILY CARRUTHERS: Carruthers history in the making, the official inauguration of our Chief – August 24th, Annan, Dumfriesshire.
CARRUTHERS GATHERING Saturday 24th - Sunday 25th AUGUST, 2024 Saturday 24th. August...... 'Gathering of the Clans', Everholm Sports Track, Annan, Dumfriesshire. Pipe Bands, Clanadonia tribal drum & pipe band, Teviotdale Steel Bonnets, The Time Bandits, Spectrum, Highland & Scottish Country Dancing, Advice on how to trace your ancestors & much more GATHERING ITINERARY (Incorporating the… Continue reading CLAN & FAMILY CARRUTHERS: Carruthers Gathering: Itinerary August 24-25
A postcard of some of the old Scottish Clans and Families (Carruthers is not listed). This piece was published by COSCA (Council of Scottish Clans & Associations) in the USA, May 2023, and discusses the process of a clan/family society having their arms legally granted by the Lord Lyon, which may be of interest to… Continue reading CLAN CARRUTHERS: Clan/Family Society Coats of Arms. (COSCA, May ’23)
Accepting that all Scottish arms belong to an individual and not a family or clan, the Carruthers arms as we know them are proudly borne by the Chief of Carruthers, Peter Carruthers of Holmains. Therefore all Scottish heraldry ie arms/coats of arms come under the auspices of the Lord Lyon King of Arms in Edinburgh… Continue reading CLAN CARRUTHERS: Can I get ‘CARRUTHERS’ Arms in America and Canada?
Carruthers of Mouswald and it’s Cadet lines. With all the pollution against our name, sometimes Clan Carruthers (International) feels a wee bit like eco warriors. Not trying to save the planet per se, but closer to home and working hard to save the factual history and heritage of our ancient family. We have always believed… Continue reading CLAN CARRUTHERS: The Mouswald line an update on our y-DNA research.
CARRUTHERS; A proud Scottish Reiver family, from Annandale in the ancient West March of the Scottish Borders. This we already know, but what makes ‘us’ as a Society claim to represent our worldwide Scottish family and clan and the right to call ourselves the 'official home’ of Carruthers. Further, are you wishing to keep the… Continue reading CLAN CARRUTHERS: The official home of Carruthers, but can we really make that claim?
For those interested, here is updated information regarding the Chief of Carruthers which we hope you enjoy. Further, the history behind snippets of his parents lives, shows real Reiver spirit shining through. Proud of our chief, proud of our family, simply proud to be a Carruthers. CHIEF of the NAME and ARMS of CARRUTHERS… Continue reading CLAN CARRUTHERS: The honest legitimacy of the Chief of a Border Clan and Family.
With many questions appearing on the subject on certain pages in social media, some accurate some inaccurate, we came across this excellent piece by Dr Bruce Durie, Shennachie to the Chief of Durie, which with his permission we have chosen to share with you. Dr Durie is one of the formost experts in Scottish heraldry… Continue reading CLAN CARRUTHERS: A COA -it’s an Achievement
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