Fraser
Gaelic Name: Friseal
Clan Crest: On a mount a flourish of strawberries leaved and fructed, Proper
Clan Motto: All my hope is in God
Origin of Name: Fraisse (strawberry) in French
Clan Badge: Yew
Lands: East Lothian, Aberdeenshire
Clan Chief: The Rt. Hon. The Lady Saltoun
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Fraser Clan History
The name Fraser is thought to have originated with a knight named Frezel from the lordship of La Frezeliere in Anjou, who came to Scotland in the 11th century.
Simon Fraser's name is recorded as the owner of Keith lands in East Lothian in 1160, and he gave the church there to Kelso Abbey. For Frasers, Simon became a popular name. His granddaughter became the heiress to the Keith lands, which passed to the family who would take the name Keith.
The Frasers inherited Oliver Castle and Tweeddale until the wars of independence, when the clan moved north and spread across the Highlands. During the wars, Sir Simon Fraser fought for Wallace and defeated the English at Rosslyn in 1302. He was captured while fighting for Robert the Bruce in 1306 and, like Wallace, was executed in the most heinous manner possible, being hanged and quartered.
Joanna was the Earl of Ross's co-heiress, and her hand was won in 1375 by Sir Alexander Fraser of Cowie and Durris, bringing the family the lands of Philorth and the castle now known as Cairnbulg (main image).
James VI granted a charter to the fishing village of Faithlie in 1592 to Sir Alexander, 8th of Philorth. He improved the harbour, transforming the area into a thriving town that soon became a free port and burgh known as Fraserburgh.
Fraserburgh was supposed to have a university, but religious tensions and competition from Aberdeen stifled the town's growth. The Laird bankrupted himself by building Fraserburgh Castle and had to sell the Castle of Philorth. Alexander, 9th of Philorth, gained the title of Lord Saltoun through his marriage, a title still held by Clan Fraser chiefs today.
The first Lord Fraser was appointed by Charles I in 1663, at a time when the chiefship was being contested by the Frasers of Oliver Castle who had settled in Mar.
Castle Fraser was completed by Andrew Fraser, 1st Lord Fraser.
Fraser Places & People
Clan Fraser Individuals
Main image: James Baillie Fraser (1783-1856).
In 1813, Fraser arrived in India as a merchant. During the Nepal War, he tracked down his brother William and they explored the lower Himalayas together. As they traveled to the Ganges and Jumma rivers' sources, James drew constantly.
His Journal, which described nearly every flower, rock, and native habit he discovered, was published in 1820 alongside his collection of drawings "Views in the Himalaya Mountains." He also created well-known drawings of life in Calcutta before returning to Scotland via more recorded adventures in Persia.
Hugh Fraser & Co.
With the help of the upscale House of Fraser department stores, the name Fraser has acquired a regal ring. Hugh Fraser opened his first cash-only warehouse in Buchanan Street, Glasgow, in 1849. As Glasgow's industrial wealth grew, so did the store's fortunes. Hugh Fraser II oversaw the construction of new premises following a fire in 1889.
Hugh Fraser III was the one who used promotion and modernization to propel the brand into the top tier of retail. His strategies were implemented in 1919, and the store relocated to Glasgow's Argyll Street in 1927.
Hugh was a member of the House of Lords when he died in 1966. The House of Fraser had stores all over the country and owned Harrods and Barkers in London.
Fraser, Peter (1884-1950)
Fearn in the county of Ross-shire In 1908, Peter Fraser moved to London and joined the Independent Labour Party. He moved to New Zealand in 1910, when he was twenty-five years old. During World War I, he was imprisoned for opposing conscription of men.
Following Labour's election victory in 1935, he was appointed Minister of Education. Following Michael Savage's death, he was appointed Prime Minister. He was instrumental in the formation of the United Nations.
Fraser, George Sutherland (1915-1980).
After the war, Glasgow-born Fraser fought in the Middle East, where his experiences would be transformed into his most famous poems.
His most famous work became "The Traveller Has Regrets" in 1948. Regret would be a recurring theme for him, as evidenced by his posthumous "Collected Poems" collection, published in 1981.
Clan Fraser Locations
Clan Fraser is associated with the following locations, either historically or currently:
Cairnbulg Castle (Philorth Castle)
Kinnaird Head Lighthouse, formerly Kinnaird Castle, formerly Kinnaird Castle
Castle Fraserburgh.
Mr. Oliver Castle
The Pitsligo Castle
Fraser Tartans
Fraser the Elder
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Modern Fraser
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Fraser's Ancient Hunt
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Modern Fraser Hunting
Fraser Crest & Coats of Arms
Clan Fraser Coat of Arms
Worn by everyone with the same name and ancestry
Description of the Crest:
A flourish of strawberries, both leafed and fruited, on a mount, Proper
Coat of Arms of Clan Fraser
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.
The Scottish Ordinary of Sir James Balfour Paul.
1672-7
1884 Burke's General Armory;
Lord Fraser of Muchalis was born in 1633 and has been dormant or extinct since 1720.
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SALTOUN, LORD
First and fourth quarters Azure three fraises Argent (for Fraser) 2nd Gules, a rampant lion Argent (for Ross) The third Argent three piles Gules (for Wishart). The Scottish Ordinary of Sir James Balfour Paul.
1672-7
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THE FRASER OF LOVAT
First and fourth quarter Azure three fraises Argent, second and third Argent, three antique crowns Gules. Sir James Balfour is a British politician. Paul's Ordinary in Scotland.
1672-7
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STRICHEN FRASER
First and fourth quarter Azure three fraises Argent, 2nd and 3rd Gules, three antique crowns Or, all within a gules bordure. The Scottish Ordinary of Sir James Balfour Paul.
1672-7
1884 Burke's General Armory;
The representative of this branch became the 12th Lord Lovat after descended from Alexander's second son, 6th Lord Lovat.
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THE BELLADRUM FRASER
First and fourth quarter Azure three fraises Argent, second and third Argent, three antique crowns Gules, all within an engrailed quarterly Argent and Gules bordure. The Scottish Ordinary of Sir James Balfour Paul.
1672-7
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AUCHNAGARNE FRASER
First and fourth quarter Azure three fraises Second and third Argent three antique crowns Gules engrailed quarterly Argent and Gules charged with eight mullets counter-changed. The Scottish Ordinary of Sir James Balfour Paul.
1672-7
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FINGASK FRASER
First and fourth quarter Azure three fraises Second and third Argent three antique crowns All Gules within a bordure engrailed quarterly Argent and Gules charged with eight annulets counter-changed. The Scottish Ordinary of Sir James Balfour Paul.
1672-7
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THE FRASER OF TYRIE
First and fourth quarter Azure three fraises Argent 2nd and 3rd Gules, a rampant Argent lion armed and langued In the middle fess point, a crescent Argent. The Scottish Ordinary of Sir James Balfour Paul.
1672-7
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BRODLAND FRASER
First and fourth quarter Azure three fraises Argent 2nd and 3rd Gules, a rampant Argent lion armed and langued Sable with a fleur-de-lys for distinction. The Scottish Ordinary of Sir James Balfour Paul.
1672-7
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KIRKTON FRASER
First and fourth quarter Azure three fraises Argent, 2nd and 3rd Gules, a lion rampant Argent, all within an indented Or bordure. The Scottish Ordinary of Sir James Balfour Paul.
1672-7
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ESKDELL'S FRASER
First and fourth quarter Azure three fraises Argent Second and third Argent, three antique crowns Gules, all within an indented argent bordure charged with eight crescents Gules. The Scottish Ordinary of Sir James Balfour Paul.
1672-7
1884 Burke's General Armory;
Struie cadet branch
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1) FRASER, William H.E.I.C.S.
2) LEADCLUNE FRASER
1) Quarterly, first and fourth Azure a bend engrailed Argent between three fraises of the last in the dexter chief a canton gyronny of eight Or and Sable, second and third Argent three antique crowns Gules.
2) Quarterly 1st and 4th Azure a bend engrailed between three fraises Argent in the dexter chief a canton gyronny of eight Or and Sable 2nd and 3rd Argent three antiques crowns Gules. The Scottish Ordinary of Sir James Balfour Paul.
1) 1776
2) 1807
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THE PHOPPACHY FRASER
Three fraises in azure Argent, surrounded by a bordure of the second and first. The Scottish Ordinary of Sir James Balfour Paul.
1672-7
1884 Burke's General Armory;
Fraser of Torbreck is now representing him.
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FRASER, Henry
Herald Artist
Three cinquefoils counter-changed per pale Azure and Argent. The Scottish Ordinary of Sir James Balfour Paul.
1680-7
1884 Burke's General Armory;
1680, Ross Herald
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HEICS Major Charles FRASER
First and fourth quarters Azure on a bend engrailed Argent between three fraises of the last as many water-bougets Sable, second and third Argent, three antique crowns A crescent erminois gules in the center of the shield. The Scottish Ordinary of Sir James Balfour Paul.
1803
1884 Burke's General Armory;
Above-mentioned brother
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FRASERFIELD'S FRASER
1st Matric; 1st & 4th Quarterly Azure three fraises Argent 2nd Gules, a rampant lion Argent Argent, three piles Gules overall on an escutcheon Or, a lion rampant Gules surmounted by a ribbon Sable.
Quarterly 1st and 4th Azure three fraises Argent 2nd Or a lion rampant Gules debruised with a ribbon Sable 3rd Gules, a lion rampant Argent, all within an Azure bordure charged with eight garbs Or.
The Scottish Ordinary of Sir James Balfour Paul.
1st Matriculation 1725
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FRASERFIELD'S FRASER
2nd Matric; 1st & 4th Quarters Azure three fraises Argent 2nd Or, a rampant lion gules debruised with a ribbon Sable 3rd Gules a lion rampant Argent within an Azure bordure charged with eight garbs Or
Second Matriculation 1775
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FARRALINE FRASER
Quarterly, a bend engrailed Argent between three fraises of the last 2nd & 3rd Argent three antique crowns Gules. The Scottish Ordinary of Sir James Balfour Paul.
1776
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STRUIE'S FRASER
First and fourth quarter Azure three fraises Argent two and three antique crowns gules within a bordure Or. The Scottish Ordinary of Sir James Balfour Paul.
1796
1884 Burke's General Armory;
Descended from Hugh, 5th Lord Lovat's third son
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RN Captain Alexander FRASER
First and fourth quarter Azure three fraises Argent 2nd and 3rd Gules, three antique crowns Or, all within a bordure Gules, a crescent Argent in the center of the shield. Sir James Balfour is a British politician. Paul's Ordinary in Scotland.
1810
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HOSPITALFIELD FRASER
2nd Matric; 1st & 4th Quarters Azure three fraises Argent 2nd and 3rd Gules, a lion rampant Argent, all within an indented Or bordure with an ermine canton. The Scottish Ordinary of Sir James Balfour Paul.
First Matriculation in 1804? In Register, there is an unfinished entry.
Second Matriculation 1852
1884 Burke's General Armory;
Allan Kirkton, heir to the Kirkton line
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RN Captain Alexander FRASER
First and fourth quarter Azure three fraises Argent 2nd and 3rd Gules, three antique crowns Or, all within a bordure Gules, a crescent Argent in the center of the shield. Sir James Balfour is a British politician. Paul's Ordinary in Scotland.
1810
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Lieutenant Colonel Augustus Simon FRAZER
First and fourth quarter Azure three fraises Second and third Argent three antique crowns Gules all within a bordure embattled quarterly Argent and Gules a cross patee suspended from a mural crown in the center of the shield Alternatively, Sir James Balfour Paul's Scottish Ordinary.
1814
KCB 1814
1884 Burke's General Armory;
Augustus Simon Fraser, Colonel, 1814. ....in the center of the shield, a mural crown, or a representation of the gold cross bestowed in recognition of his services at Vittoria, St. Sebastian, Nive, and Toulouse.
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BALNE-TYTLER FRASER-TYTLER
Quarterly 1st Gules, a lion's head erased Argent between three crescents Or, bordure of the last (for Tytler) 2nd Erminois on a fess embattled Gules and Azure three crescents Argent (for Craig of Dalnair). 3rd Counter quartered I & IV Azure a bend engrailed between three fraises Argent II & III Argent three antique crowns Gules all within an Argent bordure. Sir James Balfour Paul's Scottish Ordinary 4th Gules three antique crowns Or within a bordure parted per pale of the last and Azure (for Grant of Balnain).
1864
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FINDRACK'S FRASER
1st and 4th quarters Azure three cinquefoils Argent II Or three lions' heads erased Gules III Or three crescents within a double tressure flory counter-flory Gules IV Azure, three cinquefoils Argent, all within a nebuly bordure Gules 3rd Grand quartered I & IV Gules a boar passant Or II Azure a unicorn salient Argent armed, maned and unguled Or within a bordure of the last charged with eight half thistles proper and as many half roses gules conjoined paleways III Argent three escutcheons Gules. The Scottish Ordinary of Sir James Balfour Paul.
1864
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LARRY FRASER
Embassy of Italy Secretary
Quarterly, first and fourth Argent on a bend engrailed between three fraises Argent as many water-bougets Sable, second and third Argent three antique crowns Gules with a mullet Sable in the center. Sir James Balfour is a British politician. Paul's Ordinary in Scotland.
1884
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FRASER, Alexander Edmund
The Diplomatic Service of the United Kingdom
Quarterly, the first and fourth Azure on a chevron between three fraises Argent as many fleurs de lys Gules, the second and third Argent three antique crowns Gules all within a bordure Gules.
The Scottish Ordinary of Sir James Balfour Paul
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