Clan Dundas
Clan Dundas | |||
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Dun deas[1] | |||
Profile | |||
Region | Lowlands | ||
District | West Lothian | ||
Chief | |||
David Duncan Dundas of Dundas - lived in South Africa, and moved to Canada in 2006 | |||
Dundas of Dundas | |||
Historic seat | Dundas Castle | ||
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Clan Dundas /ˌdʌnˈdæs/ is a Scottish clan.[3]
History
Origins of the clan
The ancestry of the chiefs of Clan Dundas is said to be traced from Helias, son of Utred, son of Gospatrick, Prince of Northumberland.[3] However it is during the reign of William the Lion that the first reliable record of the family is found, when Serle de Dundas appears on a deed from this period.[3] Later in 1296 Serle de Dundas and Robert de Dundas both appear on the Ragman Rolls swearing fealty to Edward I of England.[3]
15th and 16th centuries
Sir Archibald Dundas was a favourite of James III of Scotland and was sent by him on several important missions into England.[3] The king intended to give high rank to Dundas but died before he could do so.[3] The next king, James IV of Scotland did, bestowing lands upon Dundas which included the island of Inchgarvie - with the right to build a castle there.[3]
The principal branches of the Clan Dundas were Dundas of Blair Castle, Dundas of Arniston, Dundas of Duddingston and Dundas of Fingask.[3]
17th century and civil war
The eighteenth laird was George Dundas who was a staunch Presbyterian and fought in the
The Dundases of Arniston were the senior cadets of the clan and they acquired distinction through high legal and political office.
18th century and Jacobite risings
William Dundas of Kincavel was the ancestor of the Dundas of Blair Castle branch of the clan.[3] He was a Jacobite who was imprisoned for his part in the Jacobite rising of 1715.[3]
Sir David Dundas was born in Edinburgh in 1735 and went on to become commander-in-chief of the British Army in 1809.[3]
Modern history
The twenty-eighth chief of Clan Dundas was Admiral Sir Charles Dundas of Dundas who was an Aide-de-camp to King George V and the principal naval transport officer during World War I.[3]
His son, Adam Duncan Dundas of Dundas (1903–1951), succeeded as 29th Chief in 1924. He was commissioned into
Tartan
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Dundas tartan, as published in 1842 in Vestiarium Scoticum. |
Peerage and baronetage
- Marquess of Zetland (1892)
- Earl of Zetland(1838)
- Earl of Ronaldshay(1892)
- Viscount Melville (1802)
- Baron Dundas(1794)
- Baron Dunira(1802)
- Baronet Dundas (1762)
- Lord Arniston (1662)
See also
References
- ^ Clan Dundas Profile scotclans.com. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ Clan Dundas Septs scotclans.com. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ 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 Way, George and Squire, Romily. Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). Published in 1994. Pages 124 - 125.
- ^ Monthly Army List, May 1939.
- ^ Who Was Who 1950–1960.