CLAN CARRUTHERS SOCIETY (INTERNATIONAL) Founded on a Royal Charter to Holmains, 1755.
Honorary President: Peter Carruthers of Holmains, Clan Chief
Scottish border reiver family or clan of the west march
LEAD Technologies Inc. V1.01 During the time of the British rule in India (1757-1947) and after, many Scots to include members of our own family saw India as the place for expats to go. Employment came in various guises; the East India Company or its regiments, the British Army in India, independent British interests such… Continue reading CLAN CARRUTHERS: Snippets from a Carruthers Diary in India – part 1. From India to Ceylon.
Caratacus-Wiki In the first century AD there lived a Chieftain of a Celtic tribe called the Catuvellauni, whose name was Caratacus (The ancient Cumbric/Welsh form was Caradog/k). He was renowned as a brave and experienced warrior who fought hard against the Roman occupation of Brittannia, when his lands were invaded. So the question is why… Continue reading CLAN CARRUTHERS: Caratacus of the Catuvellauni- was he a Carruthers?
Official Carruthers Clan Crest and Tartan In Scottish heraldry there is no such thing as a "family coat of arms", members of a family are assigned specific and relevant differences to the armorial bearings of an ancestor. This is to symbolise the personal identity of the owner of the armorial bearings granted to the individual to… Continue reading CLAN CARRUTHERS: Our Society and its Journey so far.
As members of the Council of Scottish Clans & Associations (COSCA)in the US, our society, representing Carruthers internationally receives information directly from this highly reputable source. As such we are more than happy to reproduce their information here. Scottish Clan Map Many different maps claim to indicate the areas controlled by specific clans in Scotland.… Continue reading CLAN CARRUTHERS: COSCA and the Clan Map
GRAND Council & ARMIGERS Any chief recognised by the Lord Lyon as chief of a clan or family is chief of all who bear the name of the clan or family.... Lord Lyon, Edinburgh, Scotland, 16th December 2021 HISTORICAL SYNOPSIS There is only one Scottish clan and family of Carruthers and its origins are in… Continue reading CLAN CARRUTHERS: Clan and Family Council – latest update.
Arms of the Chief of the Name and Arms of CARRUTHERS -IMPORTANT CLAN and FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENT- As our membership continues to grow both at home and abroad, it is with great pleasure that on our chief’s return from the Buchanan chief’s inauguration in Scotland as one of his 10 personal guests, he has advised us… Continue reading CLAN CARRUTHERS: Michael Carruthers, made Clan Commissioner for Great Britain.
A message from Commander of Clan MacEwen, Sir John R.H McEwen Bt. “If all goes according to plan, in June 2024 Clan MacEwen will have a Chief, for the first time since the 15th century. As Commander of the Clan I am required to seek out anyone who claims descent from our last Chief, Swene… Continue reading CLAN CARRUTHERS: From our friends at Clan MacEwen – an update on their search for a Chief.
And the LLC/CCIS strike again The Rev Gary Robert Carruthers. NB As a member of the authorised and official group: Clan Carruthers Society (International), note the correct and official Carruthers clan badge on the jacket and hat and the Carruthers tartan tie proudly worn by a proud Canadian Carruthers. It is therefore truly sad when… Continue reading CLAN CARRUTHERS: The Rev. Gary Robert Carruthers – how to abuse the memory of a great and honourable man.
A book by Tom Carruthers, on his namesake Thomas Carruthers (1840-1924) is available on Amazon., however we have permission from the publisher to offer the information below. This is the story of an Edinburgh golf club maker, famous throughout the golfing world in his day and is told here on our blog with permission of… Continue reading CLAN CARRUTHERS: The golf club maker who made a difference.
Clan Carruthers being a member of CASSOC, are please to share with you their newsletter - An Drochaid (the Bridge). Interestingly, on page 14, there is a piece on the recent inauguration of a new Buchanan Clan Chief. Some of the Clan Chiefs in attendance. Our chief, Carruthers Of Holmains is in the middle wearing… Continue reading CLAN CARRUTHERS: AN DROCHAID, newsletter of the Clans And Scottish Societies of Canada
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