Honorary President: Peter Carruthers of Holmains, Clan Chief
Donald MacLaren of MacLaren and Achleskine Last Sunday I was very saddened to learn of the sudden death, on 22 July, of Donald Maclaren of Maclaren and Achleskine, 25th Chief of Clan Labhran, and Convenor of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs. He was participating at the Lochearnhead Highland Games as Chief of Clan Labhran… Continue reading CLAN CARRUTHERS: message from the Chief
We know that of the 17 clans mentioned in the Act of Parliament of 1587 regarding the suppression of Unruly Clans, that not all currently have a Chief ie they remain armigerous. Of these, those that have official clan status are Elliot, Carruthers, Graham, Irving, Jardine, Johnstone, Moffat and Scott. Some others however, are pursuing… Continue reading CLAN CARRUTHERS: Irving of Bonshaw and Carruthers, the sharing of a historical path.
Here is a piece from the weavers of the Clan/Family Tartan of Carruthers ie the House of Edgar, which answers the occasional question we get relating to what is the best weight of cloth to make a kilt. Based on advise and accepting the worldwide spread of clans people and their climate, the CARRUTHERS tartan… Continue reading CLAN CARRUTHERS: How heavy should your kilt be.
Our clan and family are advertisers in the Scottish Banner and as such we have the advantage of sharing with you articles as they are published. This piece is of particular interest to us as Borderers as it describes to tradition of the Border Ridings. Common Ridings date back to the 13th and 14th centuries… Continue reading CLAN CARRUTHERS: The Common Ridings.
Our research has always led back to the Brythonic language and Cumbric dialect of ancient Welsh as being the language of our forebears, melding progressively into the language of Scots and our own dialect of 'Southern/Border Scots'. An excellent piece appeared of late in one of Scotland's premier newspapers, The Scotsman which was written by… Continue reading CLAN CARRUTHERS: The language of our ancestors.
Map from: Nature & Leslie et al EuroGeographics, March 2015 Below is a precursor study, which in part links in with the latest research published under : What is Brythonic? Did the Picts speak it? Britain’s native Celtic language explained, coming next. But first: In late December 2021, an article was published by Journalist Paul Runcorn… Continue reading CLAN CARRUTHERS: Migration into Scotland transformed our DNA and language
It was once said that the first proper depiction of the seraphim crest was when it was painted by the heraldic artist A G Law Sampson on the matriculation of the arms of CARRUTHERS of Dormont in 1913. In fact our own heraldist, Mr Anthony Maxwell, once believed the same, until evidence was proven otherwise.… Continue reading CLAN CARRUTHERS: When was the seraphim on our Chief’s arms first used?
People ask us why we don’t post genealogy on our pages, the simple reason is that there are those who chose to misuse people's family lines and join the dots for their own ends. As such we prefer to keep our maps closerr top home, and in part that is what membership of our society… Continue reading CLAN CARRUTHERS: Another link to Mouswald, a brief summary.
Our ongoing DNA research is backed by solid Genealogy much like a hand in a glove. As such when we are presented with information from both forms of study which link together, and also fit the history of the area, we know we need to research it further to rule out any mistakes, and we… Continue reading CLAN CARRUTHERS: Dunning a Family link to a Carruthers Fisherman?
From our origins in Annandale, South-West Scotland, Carruthers have spread to all corners of the Earth and in many cases made a real difference to the society in which they live. Alexander Carruthers is no exception. This excellant piece by Ron DeBrock written Dec 2021 in the Edwardsville Intelligencer reports the following: EDWARDSVILLE — Andrew… Continue reading CLAN CARRUTHERS: Carruthers selected as Associate Judge
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