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Clan AnstrutherClan Anstruther is a Scottish clan from Anstruther in Fife, in the east of Scotland. Origin of name From the town of Anstruther, which was adopted as a familial name. Tartan Chief Ian Anstruther of Anstruther, since 2002. Crest - Two arms in armour holding a pole-axe with both hands gauntleted Proper
Motto - Periissem ni periissem (I would have perished had I not persisted)
Septs of Clan Anstruther History Alexander I of Scotland granted the lands of Anstruther to William de Candela in the early 12th century. There are a number of suggested origins for William but research points to the Normans in Italy. It is known that William I of England sought assistance from William, Count of Candela, who sent his son. It is likely that this son was William de Candela, who received the grant of land from Alexander. William de Candela's son, also William, was a benefactor to the monks of Balmerino Abbey. The site now occupied by the Scottish Fisheries Museum in Anstruther was a gift from William. The next generation of the family, Henry, no longer styled himself , de Candela, being described as 'Henricus de Aynstrother dominus ejusdem' in a charter confirming grants of land to Balmerino Abbey. In 1483, Andrew Anstruther of Anstruther confirmed the barony and fought at the Battle of Flodden Field in 1513. His second son, David, fought in Pavia in 1520 in the service of Francis I of France in the French Scots Regiment. This line ended with the death of the last Baron d'Anstrude in 1928. Andrew's great-great-grandson was chosen as a companion to the young James VI of Scotland, who appointed him Hereditary Grand Carver, a title still held by the head of the family today. In 1595 he became Master of the Household. His son, William, accompanied James to London following the Union of the Crowns in 1603 where he was made a Knight of the Order of the Bath. Clan Anstruther Today - Approximate numbers in various countries: Unknown
- Prominent members: Unknown
- Ancestral lands: Balcaskie House was acquired by the Anstruther family in 1698 and remains a family residence to this day.
External Links - External link: My Clan - Anstruther
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