Davidson
Gaelic Name: MacDhaibhidh
Clan Crest: A stag’s head erased, Proper
Clan Motto: Sapienter Si Sincere (Wisely if sincerely)
Origin of Name: Gaelic, Daibhidh (David)
Clan Badge: Red whortleberry
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Davidson Clan History
Before the 1300s, the Comyns were the most powerful family in Scotland, ruling over the Grampians, Buchan, and Moray. Many families were wise to align themselves with the Comyns for protection and prosperity.
With their self-serving policies, they were an enemy of Robert the Bruce, and in 1306 John, the 'Red Comyn,' was assassinated by Bruce 'at the altar rails' in Dumfries. By 1308, Bruce had completely destroyed the family. As a result, many families were left without a protective association.
After marrying the daughter of the sixth chief of the MacKintoshes, Donald Dubh of Invernahaven brought his family, the Clan Dhai, as the Davidsons were then known, into alliance with the MacKintoshes when William was their seventh chief. Dhai was the Gaelic name given to the family by their first leader, David Dubh.
The MacKintoshes became the Davidsons after joining the Clan Chattan confederation. There was jealousy within the confederation as a result of the Captain of Clan Chattan's favoritism toward the MacKintoshes, and the Davidsons were constantly called into fights by numerous peers.
In the end, the family's participation in the association nearly led to their extinction.
When several branches of Clan Chattan banded together to fight the Camerons in 1370, the MacPhersons withdrew from the fight while in sight of the enemy due to an ongoing dispute with the Davidsons, and the Camerons defeated those who remained. The Davidsons were severely damaged during the battle.
At the clan battle on Perth's North Inch in 1396, the Davidsons and MacPhersons fought side by side. When the battle was over, there were only eleven enemy survivors and one Davidson.
The family's strongest lines became the Davidsons of Tulloch in Ross-shire and the Davidsons of Cantray in Inverness. Tulloch Castle was built in 1466, and there is a branch of this family in France, where the Livre d'Or shows six generations of nobility before 1629.
Clan Davidson Places & People
Clan Davidson Individuals
Davidson, John (1857-1909)
Among John Davidson's many jobs were those as a lab worker in a sugar factory, a teacher, and a journalist, all while writing four plays between 1885 and 1890. When he moved to London in 1888, he joined the Rhymer's Club and began writing for the Yellow Book.
Between 1891 and 1894, he published three collections of poems that brought him great success. With a wife and two children to support, his writing income, Civil List pension, and Royal Literary Fund grant were insufficient. By 1909, he was bitter and depressed.
He vanished when he incorrectly assumed he had cancer. Six months after he was last seen, his body was discovered at sea with a bullet hole in the head.
His most well-known works include "Thirty Bob a Week," "In Romney Marsh," and his epitaph "The Testament of John Davidson."
Davidson, Randall Thomas (1848-1930) - main image
Davidson entered the Church of England through his studies at Oxford and Harrow, despite being born in Edinburgh. After serving as a chaplain, he was appointed Dean of Windsor, then Bishop of Rochester and Winchester before becoming Archbishop of Canterbury in 1903. When he retired in 1928, he was known as Lord Davidson of Lambeth.
Clan Davidson Locations
The Tulloch Castle
Tulloch Castle is located in the Scottish Highland town of Dingwall. It is most likely from the mid-16th century. It has served as a family home for members of the Bain family and Clan Davidson over the years.
Davidson Tartans
The Davidson tartan was first recorded in the Vestiarium Scoticum in 1842.
Davidson Contemporary
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Davidson the Elder
Clan Davidson Crest & Coats of Arms
Davidson Clan Crest
Worn by everyone with the same name and ancestry
Description of the Crest:
Properly erased the head of a stag
Coat of Arms of Clan Davidson
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.
TULLCOH DAVIDSON
Argent, on a fess of Azure, a dexter hand couped, accompanied by two pheons in chief and a pheon in base, Gules, a buck lodged Or
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Davidson, Charles George
Arms: Azure, a fess arched Argent, between two pheons, points downwards in chief Or and a boar's head erased in the base of the Last armed Argent, a buck couchant Gules attired Sable
Crest: a shag statant with wings spread and inverted Proper
GANG WIR AIN GAIT is the company's motto.
The Court of the Lord Lyon granted the application on March 20, 1990. Volume 73, folio 48, Lyon Register
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