Clan Crawford
| Clan Crawford | |||
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| MacCreamhainn | |||
Crest: A stag's head erased Gules, between the attires a cross crosslet fitchée Sable
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| Motto | Tutum te robore reddam (I will give you safety by strength) | ||
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| Region | Lowlands | ||
| District | Renfrewshire and Ayrshire | ||
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| Clan Crawford has no chief, and is an armigerous clan | |||
| 21st Laird of Auchinames | |||
| Historic seat | Auchinames Castle, Renfrewshire. Craufurdland Castle, Ayrshire. |
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| Last Chief | Hugh Crawfurd of Auchinames | ||
| Died | 1942 | ||
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Clan Crawford is a Scottish clan recognised by the Court of the Lord Lyon, which is the heraldic authority of Scotland. The clan does not have a clan chief recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms, so is considered an armigerous clan. Clan Crawford is considered armigerous because Crawfords are matriculated with the Lyon Court as armigers. The last internally recognised chief was Hugh Ronald George Craufurd, who sold his land (Auchenames, Crosbie and other estates) and moved to Canada in 1904. He died in Calgary in 1942, leaving no male heirs.
The surname of Crawford is believed to be of Norman origin. The name is taken from the barony of the same name in Lanarkshire. The early names of all of the principal Crawford families are all Norman, however some scholars have asserted an Anglo-Danish ancestry. There is a tradition that Reginald, who was a son of the Earl of Richmond was one of the Norman knights who were established by David I of Scotland. The Crawfords appear in a legendary incident when the king's life was saved from a stag and this led to the foundation of Holyrood Abbey. It is said that Sir Gregan Crawford was instrumental in saving his royal master's life.
Sir Reginald Crawford was appointed sheriff of Ayr in 1296. His sister married Wallace of Elderslie and was mother of the Scottish patriot William Wallace. (If going by the traditional origin of William Wallace as son of Malcolm Wallace of Elderslie). The Crawfords rallied to their Wallace cousin during the Wars of Scottish Independence. The family of the Crawford sheriff of Ayr produced the main branches of the clan: the Crawfords of Auchinames and the Crawfords of Craufurdland. The chiefly line is reckoned to be that of Auchinames in Renfrewshire who received a grant for their lands from Robert the Bruce in 1320.
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