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{{Short description|Lowland Scottish clan}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}
[[Image:LumsdenCrest.gif|thumbnail|right|Clan Lumsden crest]]
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'''Clan Lumsden''' is a Lowland [[Scottish clan]].
{{Infobox clan

|clan name = Clan Lumsden

|image badge = Clan member crest badge - Clan Lumsden.svg
|chiefs crest = Issuant from a crest coronet Or a naked arm grasping a sword Proper<ref name="ScotClans">[http://www.scotclans.com/scottish-clans/clan-lumsden/ Clan Lumsden Profile] scotclans.com. Retrieved 13 October 2013.</ref>
|chiefs motto = Amor Patitur Moras (Love endures delays)<ref name="ScotClans"/>
|chiefs slogan =
|war cry =
|region =[[Border country|Borders]]
|district =[[Berwickshire]]
|gaelic names =
|image arms = Lumsden of that Ilk Arms.svg
|plant badge =
|animal =
|pipe music =
|chiefs name = Gillem Lumsden of that Ilk and Blanerne
|chiefs title =[[Chief of the Name and Arms]] of Lumsden
|chiefs gaelic title=
|seat = Stapely House, [[Berkshire]]
|historic seat =[[Blanerne Castle]]
|septs =
|branches =Lumsden of Blanerne (chiefs)<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Lumsden"/><br>Lumsden of Airdrie<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Lumsden"/><br>Lumsden of Innergellie<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Lumsden"/><br>Lumsden of Stravithie<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Lumsden"/><br>Lumsden of Lathallan<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Lumsden"/><br>Lumsden of Rennyhill<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Lumsden"/><br>Lumsden of Cushnie-Lumsden<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Lumsden"/><br>Lumsden of Tillycairn<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Lumsden"/><br>Lumsden of Clova<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Lumsden"/><br>Lumsden of Auchindoir<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Lumsden"/><br>Burgess-Lumsdens<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Lumsden"/><br>Lumsden of Balmedie<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Lumsden"/><br>Lumsden of Belhelvie<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Lumsden"/><br>Lumsden of Sluie<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Lumsden"/><br>Lumsden of Banchory<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Lumsden"/>
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'''Clan Lumsden''' is a Border [[Scottish clan]].<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Lumsden">{{cite book |last1=Way of Plean |first1=George |last2=Squire |first2=Romily |title=Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia |date=1994 |publisher=HarperCollins |pages=200–201}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
===Origins of the Clan===

The name Lumsden derives from the old manor of Lumsden in the parrish of [[Coldingham]] in [[Berwickshire]]. The earliest known recordings of the name appear between 1166 and 1182 when the brothers Gillem (William) and Cren de Lumsden witnessed a charter by Waldeve [[Earl of Dunbar]] to the Priory of Coldingham.The lands of Lumsden are first mentioned in a charter dated 1098 of King [[Edgar of Scotland]] and his son Malcolm Canmore. Gillem and his brother Cren are the first recorded owners of the land.

In 1296 Adam Lumsden and Roger de Lumsden were among the [[Scottish clan]] leaders who were force homage to King [[Edward I of England]] with both of their names appearing on the [[Ragman Roll]].

===14th Century===

Around 1328 Gillbert de Lumsden married a heiress of [[Blanerne]] and by 1329 had received a charter for the Blanerne lands by the [[Earl of Angus]]. By the mid 14th century offshoots of the Lumsden clan had charters and lands confirmed to them in [[Conlan]] in [[Fife]] and [[Medlar]] and [[Cushnie]] in [[Aberdeenshire]].

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===17th Century & Thirty Years' War===

In the early 17th century during the [[Thirty Years' War]] the Clan Lumsden fought for the Swedish King [[Gustavus Adolphus]] in a unit called "Lumsden's Musketeers".


===17th Century & Civil War===
===Origins of the clan===
The manor of Lumsden is first mentioned when [[Edgar, King of Scotland]], son of [[Malcolm III of Scotland]], refounded [[Coldingham Priory]] in the county of Berwick, endowing it with the villages of Swinewood, Renton, Lumsdene and [[Coldingham]].<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Lumsden"/> The first people recorded to have possessed Easter and Wester Lumsden, were Gillem and Cren de Lummisden, who between 1166 and 1182, attested a charter by [[Waltheof, Earl of Dunbar|Waldeve, Earl of Dunbar]] to Coldingham Priory.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Lumsden"/> Between 1249 and 1262 Gilbert de Lumisden appears as a witness to charters.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Lumsden"/>


In 1296 the common ancestor of the Lumsdens, Adam de Lumsden of that Ilk and his son, Roger de Lummesdene, both appear on the [[Ragman Rolls]], with the given spelling variations, giving homage to [[Edward I of England]].<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Lumsden"/> The first recognised chief of Clan Lumsden who descended from Adam was Gilbert, who married the heiress of Blanerne, as evidenced by a charter of 15 June 1329.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Lumsden"/> Later he adopted her crest of a white-tailed eagle devouring a salmon and this crest is still used by the armigerous [[Fife]] branch of the clan.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Lumsden"/>
One of the Lumsden brothers, James Lumsden returned from the war in Europe with his men to fight in the Civil War which was taking place in England, Ireland and Scotland to support the [[Covenanters]]. They fought at the [[Battle of Marston Moor]] in 1644 where King Charles I was defeated. They also fought at the [[Battle of Dunbar (1650)]] under [[David Leslie]] where the [[Covenanters]] were defeated by the [[Parliamentarians]].


Gilbert's eldest son was another Gilbert from whom descend the Lumsden or Lumsdaine families of Blanerne, Airdrie, Innergellie, Stravithie, Lathallan and Rennyhill.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Lumsden"/> Gilbert's younger son was Thomas who held the lands of Drum and Conland in Fife as well as East and West Medlar, or Cushnie in [[Aberdeenshire]] as confirmed in a charter of 1353.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Lumsden"/> From Thomas descend the Lumsden families of Cushnie-Lumsden, Tillycairn, Clova and Auchindoir.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Lumsden"/> The Burgess-Lumsden family descend through a female line and the more recent Lumsden branches of Balmedie, Belhelvie, Sluie and Banchory belong to cadet branches of this family.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Lumsden"/>
James Lumsden's brother Robert defended [[Dundee]] against [[General Monck]] but he was killed on its surrender.


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===17th century, Thirty Years' War and Civil War===
===18th Century & Jacobite Uprisings===
[[File:The remains of Blanerne Castle near Edrom - geograph.org.uk - 1288674.jpg|thumb|right|225px|The ruins of [[Blanerne Castle]], historic seat of the chiefs of Clan Lumsden.]]
In 1672 the senior line of Lumsden did not register their arms, although two cadet branches of Alexander Lumsden of [[Cushnie Castle|Cushnie]] and Sir James Lumsden of Innergellie did register their arms.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Lumsden"/> Today there are thirteen Lumsden families who bear arms who are all descended from either Alexander or Sir James.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Lumsden"/>


[[James Lumsden (military officer)|James Lumsden]] served under [[Gustavus Adolphus]], the king of [[Sweden]] during the [[Thirty Years' War]].<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Lumsden"/> Later he and his brother, William, returned to [[Scotland]] to fight for the royalists during the [[Scotland in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms|Scottish Civil War]], after the [[Battle of Marston Moor]] in 1644.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Lumsden"/> The Lumsdens of Cushnie were barons of the north who sat in Parliament.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Lumsden"/>
During the Jacobite Uprisings of 1745 to 1746 the Chief of Clan Lumsden was Prince [[Charles Edward Stuart]]'s secretary. After the [[Battle of Culloden]] the chief fled to [[Rome]]. He returned to [[Scotland]] in 1773 and was pardoned by the British government. His tartan waistcoat is preserved at [[Pitcaple Castle]].


==Castles and Clan Seat==
===18th century and Jacobite risings===


During the [[Jacobite rising of 1745]], Andrew Lumsden, who was grandson of [[Andrew Lumsden (bishop)|Bishop Andrew Lumsden]], the primate of Scotland in the Episcopal Church, was secretary to [[Charles Edward Stuart]].<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Lumsden"/> After the [[Battle of Culloden]] he was attained and fled to [[Rome]] where he became secretary and later Secretary of State to [[James Francis Edward Stuart]] (the ''Old Pretender'').<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Lumsden"/> When the ''Old Pretender'' died in 1766, Lumsden rejoined Prince Charles until 1768.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Lumsden"/> In 1773 he returned to Scotland and was fully pardoned in 1778 by the Hanoverian government.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Lumsden"/> His tartan waistcoat has been preserved at Pitcaple Castle.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Lumsden"/>
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[[Lumsden Castle]] in Blanerne was aquired in the 14th century and was the main clan seat. [[Pitcaple Castle]] in Cushnie, Alford and [[Tillycairn Castle]] in [[Cluny]] were also owned by the Clan Lumsden.


==Castles and clan seat==
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==See Also==
*[[Blanerne Castle]] in Berwickshire, was acquired in the fourteenth century and was the main clan seat.
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*Pitcaple Castle in Cushnie, Alford and [[Tillycairn Castle]] in [[Cluny]] were also owned by the Clan Lumsden.


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==See also==
*[[Scottish clan]]
*[[Scottish clan]]
*[[Armigerous clan]]


==External Links==
==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
*[http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/htol/lumsden2.html http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/htol/lumsden2.html]
*[http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/htol/lumsden2.html http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/htol/lumsden2.html]
*[http://www.myclan.com/clans/Lumsden_68/default.php http://www.myclan.com/clans/Lumsden_68/default.php]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060521231238/http://www.myclan.com/clans/Lumsden_68/default.php https://web.archive.org/web/20060521231238/http://www.myclan.com/clans/Lumsden_68/default.php]


{{Scottish clans}}


[[Category:Scottish clans|Lumsden]]
[[Category:Scottish clans|Lumsden]]

Latest revision as of 04:17, 6 October 2023

Clan Lumsden
Crest: Issuant from a crest coronet Or a naked arm grasping a sword Proper[1]
MottoAmor Patitur Moras (Love endures delays)[1]
Profile
RegionBorders
DistrictBerwickshire
Chief
Gillem Lumsden of that Ilk and Blanerne
Chief of the Name and Arms of Lumsden
SeatStapely House, Berkshire
Historic seatBlanerne Castle
Last ChiefGillem Lumsden of that Ilk[2]
Clan branches
Lumsden of Blanerne (chiefs)[3]
Lumsden of Airdrie[3]
Lumsden of Innergellie[3]
Lumsden of Stravithie[3]
Lumsden of Lathallan[3]
Lumsden of Rennyhill[3]
Lumsden of Cushnie-Lumsden[3]
Lumsden of Tillycairn[3]
Lumsden of Clova[3]
Lumsden of Auchindoir[3]
Burgess-Lumsdens[3]
Lumsden of Balmedie[3]
Lumsden of Belhelvie[3]
Lumsden of Sluie[3]
Lumsden of Banchory[3]

Clan Lumsden is a Border Scottish clan.[3]

History[edit]

Origins of the clan[edit]

The manor of Lumsden is first mentioned when Edgar, King of Scotland, son of Malcolm III of Scotland, refounded Coldingham Priory in the county of Berwick, endowing it with the villages of Swinewood, Renton, Lumsdene and Coldingham.[3] The first people recorded to have possessed Easter and Wester Lumsden, were Gillem and Cren de Lummisden, who between 1166 and 1182, attested a charter by Waldeve, Earl of Dunbar to Coldingham Priory.[3] Between 1249 and 1262 Gilbert de Lumisden appears as a witness to charters.[3]

In 1296 the common ancestor of the Lumsdens, Adam de Lumsden of that Ilk and his son, Roger de Lummesdene, both appear on the Ragman Rolls, with the given spelling variations, giving homage to Edward I of England.[3] The first recognised chief of Clan Lumsden who descended from Adam was Gilbert, who married the heiress of Blanerne, as evidenced by a charter of 15 June 1329.[3] Later he adopted her crest of a white-tailed eagle devouring a salmon and this crest is still used by the armigerous Fife branch of the clan.[3]

Gilbert's eldest son was another Gilbert from whom descend the Lumsden or Lumsdaine families of Blanerne, Airdrie, Innergellie, Stravithie, Lathallan and Rennyhill.[3] Gilbert's younger son was Thomas who held the lands of Drum and Conland in Fife as well as East and West Medlar, or Cushnie in Aberdeenshire as confirmed in a charter of 1353.[3] From Thomas descend the Lumsden families of Cushnie-Lumsden, Tillycairn, Clova and Auchindoir.[3] The Burgess-Lumsden family descend through a female line and the more recent Lumsden branches of Balmedie, Belhelvie, Sluie and Banchory belong to cadet branches of this family.[3]

17th century, Thirty Years' War and Civil War[edit]

The ruins of Blanerne Castle, historic seat of the chiefs of Clan Lumsden.

In 1672 the senior line of Lumsden did not register their arms, although two cadet branches of Alexander Lumsden of Cushnie and Sir James Lumsden of Innergellie did register their arms.[3] Today there are thirteen Lumsden families who bear arms who are all descended from either Alexander or Sir James.[3]

James Lumsden served under Gustavus Adolphus, the king of Sweden during the Thirty Years' War.[3] Later he and his brother, William, returned to Scotland to fight for the royalists during the Scottish Civil War, after the Battle of Marston Moor in 1644.[3] The Lumsdens of Cushnie were barons of the north who sat in Parliament.[3]

18th century and Jacobite risings[edit]

During the Jacobite rising of 1745, Andrew Lumsden, who was grandson of Bishop Andrew Lumsden, the primate of Scotland in the Episcopal Church, was secretary to Charles Edward Stuart.[3] After the Battle of Culloden he was attained and fled to Rome where he became secretary and later Secretary of State to James Francis Edward Stuart (the Old Pretender).[3] When the Old Pretender died in 1766, Lumsden rejoined Prince Charles until 1768.[3] In 1773 he returned to Scotland and was fully pardoned in 1778 by the Hanoverian government.[3] His tartan waistcoat has been preserved at Pitcaple Castle.[3]

Castles and clan seat[edit]

  • Blanerne Castle in Berwickshire, was acquired in the fourteenth century and was the main clan seat.
  • Pitcaple Castle in Cushnie, Alford and Tillycairn Castle in Cluny were also owned by the Clan Lumsden.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Clan Lumsden Profile scotclans.com. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Tartan Details - Lumsden". TartanRegister.gov.uk. Scottish Register of Tartans. 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj Way of Plean, George; Squire, Romily (1994). Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia. HarperCollins. pp. 200–201.

External links[edit]

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