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'''Clan Bissett''' ('''''Bisey, Byset, Bisset or Bissert''''') is a [[Scottish clan]]. The clan is recognised by the [[Lord Lyon King of Arms]] but does not have a [[Scottish clan chief|clan chief]] recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms, therefore the clan has no standing under [[Scots Law]].<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Bisset">Way, George and Squire, Romily. (1994). ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia''. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The [[Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs]]). pp. 362.</ref> Clan Bissett is considered an [[armigerous clan]], meaning that it is considered to have had at one time a chief who possessed the [[undifferenced arms|chiefly arms]]; however, no one at present is in possession of such arms. The surname Bissett is also considered a [[sept]] of the [[Clan Fraser of Lovat]].


==History==
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'''Clan Bissett''' ('''''Bisey, Byset, Bisset or Bissert''''') is a [[Scottish clan]] of [[Anglo-Norman]] origin. It does not have a [[clan chief]] recognised by the [[Lord Lyon King of Arms]], therefore the clan has no standing under [[Scots Law]]. Clan Bissett is considered an [[armigerous clan]], meaning that it is considered to have had at one time a chief who possessed the [[undifferenced arms|chiefly arms]], however no one at present is in possession of such arms.
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===Origins of the clan===


The surname Bisset is believed to be of [[Normans|Norman]] origin and was brought to [[Scotland]] when [[William the Lion]] returned from captivity in [[England]], accompanied by the Biseys.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Bisset"/> The Bysets settled in [[Nottinghamshire]] and [[Derbyshire]] in England.<ref name="1066.co.nz">{{cite web |url=http://www.1066.co.nz/library/battle_abbey_roll1/subchap27.htm |title=Battle Abbey Roll - Byseg |access-date=2009-11-16 |year=2009}}</ref> They appear with other Norman families to have successfully established themselves and gained land in [[Morayshire]], Scotland.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Bisset"/> The power of the family spread and persons bearing the surname witnessed several charters in the 13th and 14th centuries.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Bisset"/> A charter of [[Alexander III of Scotland]] to [[Paisley Abbey]] was witnessed by Thomas de Bissat.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Bisset"/>
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==Origins==
The first reputed record is that of '''Byseg''' [''recte'', Byset], recorded on the [[Battle Abbey Roll]] as a companion of [[William the Conqueror]]'s in the [[Norman conquest of England]] in 1066 preserved at [[Battle Abbey]].<ref name="1066.co.nz">{{cite web |url=http://www.1066.co.nz/library/battle_abbey_roll1/subchap27.htm |title=Battle Abbey Roll - Byseg |accessdate=2009-11-16 |year=2009}}</ref> The Byset's settled in [[Nottinghamshire]] and [[Derbyshire]] in [[England]].<ref name="1066.co.nz"/> King [[Malcolm IV]] having subdued [[Moray]] and [[Inverness]], gave lands to the crown's supporters and the [[Barony of The Aird]] was gifted to Henricus de Byset (Henry Byset) in c.1170. Another Byset settled in [[Upsettington, Scottish Borders|Upsettington]], [[Berwickshire]].


The rising fortunes of the family were eclipsed however by a feud with the [[Earl of Atholl]].<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Bisset"/> In 1242 at a tournament held at [[Haddington, East Lothian|Haddington]], Walter Byset, Lord of Aboyne was defeated by the youthful Earl of Atholl (possibly [[Padraig, Earl of Atholl]]).<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Bisset"/> Allegedly, Byset, in a fit of anger murdered the earl while he slept and then set fire to his house to conceal the crime.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Bisset"/> Walter Byset and his nephew John then fled to [[Ireland]] and then to England.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Bisset"/> The feud followed the two fugitives as a pardon was later granted to the son of the Earl of Atholl for killing some Bysets in Ireland.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Bisset"/>
===12th century===
The Bysets appear to consolidate the lands granted to them with the beginnings of construction of a number of castle fortifications in the [[Beauly]], [[Muir of Ord]] and [[Struy]] area. The family was also gifted the title [[Lord Lovat]].{{Clarify|date=August 2011}}


Habakkuk Bisset was a lawyer and Writer to the Signet during the reign of [[James IV of Scotland]].<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Bisset"/>
===13th century===
Henry Byset was appointed constable of the royal castle known as [[Red Castle, Highland|Edradour Castle]], on the northern shores of [[Beauly Firth]]. [[John Byset]], [[Aird, Inverness|Lord of Aird]] founded [[Beauly Priory]] at [[Beauly]], for the [[Valliscaulian Order]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] in 1230. It appears that [[Aboyne Castle]], [[Beauly Castle]], [[Beaufort Castle, Scotland|Beaufort Castle]] and [[Erchless Castle]] were constructed in the early 13th century by the Bysets.


===20th and 21st centuries===
Walter Byset and John Byset were accused of the murder of [[Padraig, Earl of Atholl|Patrick]], [[Earl of Atholl]], at [[Haddington, East Lothian|Haddington]], [[East Lothian]] in 1242. It would appear that Walter was accompanying the Queen at the time and could not have started the fire. Walter and John sought the protection of King Alexander II and were expelled from Scotland and were forfeited of their lands and peerage. John Byset the son of John Byset was reinstated with the lands and titles of his father and uncle. Walter Byset and John Byset were able to flee to Ireland and later gain an audience with King [[Henry III of England]], who happened to have been saved by Margaret Byset, a relative of Walter and John, from an assassination atttempt. As a result of the King Henry III rode with his army to towards Scotland and was met at [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]] by King Alexander II and his army and after talks they signed the [[Treaty of Newcastle (1244)|Treaty of Newcastle]] on 14 Ausgust 1244.
The principal line of the clan is now that of Bisset of [[Lessendrum]], one of the oldest families in [[Aberdeenshire]].<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Bisset"/>

===21st Century===
[[North Wales]] Welsh/Gaelic artist [[Santino Cara]] is a [[Bisset]] [[Bissette]] [[Caernarfon]] [[Llandudno]] the artist has also painted under the name [[Bizet]] and has illustrated under the name Brother Wolf. Most renowned for a painting of the famous Welsh Gospel Translator [[William Morgan]] with a painting entitled 'Ein Gwaredwr a William Morgan (Our Saviour and William Morgan) and his most recent work '1400' a painting of the famous Welsh Prince [[Owain Glyndŵr]] [[Owen Glendower]] [[William Shakespeare]] [[Henry IV]].
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==Clan profile==
==Clan profile==
Motto: ([[Latin]]: ''Abscissa Virescit'' - [[English language|English]] ''That torn down re-grows'')
*Motto: ([[Latin]]: ''Abscissa Virescit'' - [[English language|English]] ''That torn down re-grows'')
Crest: The trunk of an oak tree sprouting afresh Proper.
*Crest: The trunk of an oak tree sprouting a fresh Proper.

==Castles==
The following is a list of castles known to have been in the ownership of the family:
;Scotland
* [[Aboyne Castle]], just north of [[Aboyne]], [[Aberdeenshire]], is a tall seventeenth century tower house but there was an earlier stronghold there that was held by the Bissets.<ref name="Coventry">Coventry, Martin. (2008). ''Castles of the Clans: The Strongholds and Seats of 750 Scottish Families and Clans''. pp. 44 - 45. {{ISBN|978-1-899874-36-1}}.</ref>
*[[Maryculter House]], seven miles to the south west of [[Aberdeen]] was held by the Bissets and Walter Bisset of Aboyne established a preceptory of the [[Knights Templar]] at Maryculter in 1225.<ref name="Coventry"/>
* [[Redcastle]], [[Black Isle]], was originally a property of the Bissets that dates from the twelfth century.<ref name="Coventry"/> It was later held by the [[Clan Fraser of Lovat]] and then the [[Clan Mackenzie]].<ref name="Coventry"/>
* [[Beaufort Castle, Scotland|Beaufort Castle]], [[Beauly]] was originally held by the Bissets but passed by marriage to the Frasers of Lovat in the thirteenth century.<ref name="Coventry"/>
*[[Kilravock Castle]], six miles west of [[Nairn]] was also originally a strong hold of the Clan Bisset but passed by marriage to the [[Clan Rose]] in the thirteenth century.<ref name="Coventry"/>
*[[Lessendrum]], three and a half miles north east of [[Huntly]] was the seat of the longest lasting branch of the clan, the Bissets of Lessendrum.<ref name="Coventry"/>
*[[Upsettlington Castle]], near Upsettington (now [[Ladykirk, Scottish Borders|Ladykirk]]), [[Scottish Borders]], was the seat of the Bissets of Upsettlington.
;Ireland
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*[[Glenarm Castle]], [[Glenarm]], [[Northern Ireland]]
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*[[Red Bay Castle]], [[Waterfoot, County Antrim|Glenariff]], Northern Ireland
*[[Rathlin Castle]], [[County Antrim]], Northern Ireland


==Peerages==
==Peerages==
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* [[Lord Lovat]]
* [[Lord Lovat]]
* [[Lord Aboyne]]
* [[Lord Aboyne]]
* [[Lord Beauly]]
* Lord Beauly
* [[Lord Beaufort]]
* Lord Beaufort
* [[Lord of the Glynns]]
* [[Lord of the Glynns]]


==Castles==
==References==
* [[Aboyne Castle]], [[Aboyne]], [[Scotland]]
* [[Red Castle, Highland|Edradour Castle]], [[Black Isle]], Scotland
* [[Beauly Castle]], [[Beauly]], Scotland
* [[Beaufort Castle, Scotland|Beaufort Castle]], Beauly, Scotland
* [[Erchless Castle]], Struy, Scotland
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* [[Glenarm Castle]], [[Glenarm]], [[Northern Ireland]]
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* [[Red Bay Castle]], [[Waterfoot, County Antrim|Glenariff]], Northern Ireland

==Notes==
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==Further reading==
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*Temple, Rev. William. The Thanage of Fermartyn, quoted on [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BISSETT/1998-03/0891007255 rootsweb.ancestry.com], History of Bissets of Lessendrum 1251-1894

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Latest revision as of 02:12, 2 September 2023

This article is about the Scottish clan. For the related Irish clan of the same name, see Mac Eoin Bissett family.

Clan Bissett
MottoAbscissa Virescit (That torn down re-grows)[1]
Clan Bissett no longer has a chief, and is an armigerous clan
Historic seatAboyne Castle[2]
Clan branches
Bisset of Aboyne (historic chiefs)[3]
Bisset of Lessendrum (senior cadets)[3]
Mac Eoin Bissett family (Ireland)
Rival clans
Earls of Atholl (13th century)

Clan Bissett (Bisey, Byset, Bisset or Bissert) is a Scottish clan. The clan is recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms but does not have a clan chief recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms, therefore the clan has no standing under Scots Law.[3] Clan Bissett is considered an armigerous clan, meaning that it is considered to have had at one time a chief who possessed the chiefly arms; however, no one at present is in possession of such arms. The surname Bissett is also considered a sept of the Clan Fraser of Lovat.

History[edit]

Origins of the clan[edit]

The surname Bisset is believed to be of Norman origin and was brought to Scotland when William the Lion returned from captivity in England, accompanied by the Biseys.[3] The Bysets settled in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire in England.[4] They appear with other Norman families to have successfully established themselves and gained land in Morayshire, Scotland.[3] The power of the family spread and persons bearing the surname witnessed several charters in the 13th and 14th centuries.[3] A charter of Alexander III of Scotland to Paisley Abbey was witnessed by Thomas de Bissat.[3]

The rising fortunes of the family were eclipsed however by a feud with the Earl of Atholl.[3] In 1242 at a tournament held at Haddington, Walter Byset, Lord of Aboyne was defeated by the youthful Earl of Atholl (possibly Padraig, Earl of Atholl).[3] Allegedly, Byset, in a fit of anger murdered the earl while he slept and then set fire to his house to conceal the crime.[3] Walter Byset and his nephew John then fled to Ireland and then to England.[3] The feud followed the two fugitives as a pardon was later granted to the son of the Earl of Atholl for killing some Bysets in Ireland.[3]

Habakkuk Bisset was a lawyer and Writer to the Signet during the reign of James IV of Scotland.[3]

20th and 21st centuries[edit]

The principal line of the clan is now that of Bisset of Lessendrum, one of the oldest families in Aberdeenshire.[3]

Clan profile[edit]

  • Motto: (Latin: Abscissa Virescit - English That torn down re-grows)
  • Crest: The trunk of an oak tree sprouting a fresh Proper.

Castles[edit]

The following is a list of castles known to have been in the ownership of the family:

Scotland
Ireland

Peerages[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Clan Bisset Profile scotclans.com. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Coventry, Martin. (2008). Castles of the Clans: The Strongholds and Seats of 750 Scottish Families and Clans. pp. 44 - 45. ISBN 978-1-899874-36-1.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Way, George and Squire, Romily. (1994). Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). pp. 362.
  4. ^ "Battle Abbey Roll - Byseg". 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2009.

Further reading[edit]

  • Temple, Rev. William. The Thanage of Fermartyn, quoted on rootsweb.ancestry.com, History of Bissets of Lessendrum 1251-1894
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