Clan Paterson
| Clan Paterson | |
|---|---|
| Motto | Huc Tendimus Omnes (We all strive for this)[1] |
| Profile | |
| District | Bannockburn,Stirling |
| Clan Paterson no longer has a chief, and is anarmigerous clan | |
| Historic seat | Bannockburn House[2] |
Clan Paterson(Scottish Gaelic:MacPhadraig) is a LowlandScottish clan.The clan is officially recognized as such by theLord Lyon King of Arms;however, as the clan does not currently have a chief it is considered anArmigerous clan.[3]
History[edit]
Origins[edit]
The name Paterson inScottish GaelicisMacPhadraig,which could be a shortened form ofMacGille Phadraigwhich meansson of the devotee ofSaint Patrick.[3]This suggests that the ancestor may have been a churchman as theCeltic churchallowed priests to marry.[3]Or it could mean that the ancestor was a "layman"who was part of theecclesiastical hierarchy.[3]
In around the end of the 13th century the Patersons had settled on the shores ofLoch Fynewith name becoming widespread in theScottish Lowlands.[3]As of 1994 it was amongst the twenty most common surnames in the Lowlands.[3]
15th and 16th centuries[edit]
Agentlemannamed William Paterson witnessed a charter in 1446 inAberdeen.[3]In 1563 James Paterson was sheriff-depute ofInvernessin theScottish Highlands.[3]He later becameProvost of Inverness.[3]
17th and 18th centuries[edit]
William Patersonwas a founder of theBank of England,but he is better-remembered as being the architect of the disastrousDarien scheme.[3]The scheme was an attempt to establish a Scottish colony at the isthmus of Darien inCentral America.[3]
A celebrated episode of the Paterson family was during theJacobite rising of 1745whenSir Hugh Paterson, 2nd Baronet(of Bannockburn) entertained PrinceCharles Edward Stuartin January 1746.[3]Sir Hugh’s niece, Clementina, became Prince Charlie's mistress and bore him a daughter,Charlotte Stuart, Duchess of Albany.[3]Bannockburn House still stands today as it was whenBonniePrince Charlie visited it.[3]
Highland Patersons[edit]
The Scottish surname Paterson is also considered as aseptof theClan MacLarenandClan Farquharsonwho were based in theScottish Highlands.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Clan Patersonscotclains. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
- ^Coventry, Martin (2008).Castles of the Clans: The Strongholds and Seats of 750 Scottish Families and Clans.Musselburgh:Goblinshead. p. 473.ISBN978-1-899874-36-1.
- ^abcdefghijklmnWay, George and Squire, Romily.Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia.(Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, TheStanding Council of Scottish Chiefs). Published in 1994. Page 444.
- ^List of Clan Septs and Dependentselectricscotland. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
