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Clan Baxter (Tartans, Crest) and The Story Behind

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Baxter

Clan Crest: A lion rampant guardant, Sable

Clan Motto: Vincit Veritas (Truth prevails

Origin of Tartan: 1856 :This threadcount corresponds to a Buchanan tartan recorded by Logan, but it is also referred to as 'Baxter'. It is referred to as Baxter in D Macgregor Peter's 'Baronage of Angus & Mearns' (1856). The Baxters of Earlshall, who live in Leuchars in north Fife, are the main branch of the clan.

Origin of Name: From ‘bakester’, meaning ‘woman baker’

Lands: Mostly Fife but Baxters would have been all over Scotland.

Historic Seat: Kilmaron Castle, near Cupar in Fife

Clan Chief: None, armigerous clan

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Clan Baxter History

The name is derived from the word 'bakester,' which means 'woman baker.'

The name is written as 'pistor' in Latin charters, and between 1153 and 1177, William Pistor witnessed a grant by David Olifard to the Hospital of Soltre. Alfred Pistor was also one of the witnesses to a charter of the kirk of Haddington in 1188 and 1202.

In 1323, Thomas dictus Baxter, burgess of Irvine, made a grant for the support of a chaplain in the Irvine parish church, and Hutredus pistor was burgess of Roxburgh in 1330.

Kilmaron Castle in Fife, near Cupar

In 1312, William Baxtare was a crossbowman at Edinburgh Castle, and in 1398, Robert Baxter was an Aberdeen town official.

The surname is common in both Angus and Fife, where the Baxter family built Kilmaron Castle near Cupar around 1820.

The Baxters of Kincaldrum introduced power-weaving to Dundee, prospering as a result and making numerous gifts to the city, including Baxter Park.

A Baxter family in Moray's Fochabers built a successful business selling high-quality soups made from local ingredients.

Stanley Baxter is a well-known Glaswegian actor and comedian who has appeared in numerous TV and stage productions.

Clan Baxter Places & People

People of Clan Baxter

James 'Jim' Curran Baxter (September 29, 1939 – April 14, 2001)

Jim Baxter was a Scottish footballer who played in midfield for Raith Rovers, Sunderland, Nottingham Forest, Rangers, and the national team. He was born in Hill of Beath, Fife. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Scottish football players of all time.

Clan Baxter Tartans

Baxter isn't your average woven tartan. However, because Baxter is a sept of MacMillan, he is permitted to wear the MacMillan tartan.

The threadcount of the Baxter tartans matches that of a Buchanan tartan recorded by Logan, but it is later renamed Baxter.

Thread count A/4 G64 K4 A8 K4 Y16 K4 A8 K4 R64 W/8

Baxter

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Old MacMillan

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Hunting in MacMillan

Clan Baxter Crest & Coats of Arms

Clan Baxter Coat of Arms

Worn by everyone with the same name and ancestry

Description of the Crest:

Sable is a rampant lion guardant.

Coat of Arms of Clan Baxter

A word about Coats of Arms:

A coat of arms is granted to an individual under Scottish heraldic law (with the exception of civic or corporate arms). A 'family coat of arms' does not exist. With the exceptions noted above, the arms depicted below are personal arms. Only the person who has been granted these weapons has the right to use them.