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Clan BannermanClan Bannerman is a Scottish clan which has, for centuries, been the Scottish standard bearers. Origin of name - Royal Standard Bearer - see History below.
Tartan Chief - Since 1989 Sir David Gordon Bannerman of Elsick, 15th Baronet.
Crest - A demi man in armour holding an his right hand a sword proper
Motto - Pro Patria ("For my Country")
History During the late 11th century or early 12th century, during the reign of either Kenneth III of Scotland or Malcolm II of Scotland, the royal forces are said to have arrived at the River Spey. A large rebel force had gathered on the other side, safely, they thought, because of the rising waters. Although the king had been advised to wait until the flood waters fell, he took to his horse and galloped across the swollen river. The king's chamberlain, Sir Alexander Carron, aware of the great danger that the king was in, took up the royal standard and rode after his lord. This act was enough to spur the Scottish army who crossed the river and routed the rebels. Carron was rewarded for his bravery by being given the hereditary title of Standard Bearer to the King. This privelege remains today and his descendants still carry the Rcottish Royal Standard at appropriate occassions. In 1367 David II of Scotland granted the lands of Clyntrees, Waterton and Weltown in the parish of Ellon in Aberdeenshire to Donald Bannerman. One requirement of this gift was that the Bannermans were to build a chapel where a weekly mass would be held to pray for the soul of the king's father Robert I of Scotland. The family was granted land west of Aberdeen in 1370 by the Abbott of Kinloss. As a clan in the north-east of Scotland, the Bannermans were caught up in the feud between the Gordons and the Forbes. Bannerman chose to align the clan with Clan Forbes, and Bannerman is sometimes considered a sept of Forbes. In 1682 Sir Alexander Bannerman of Elsick was created Baronet of Nova Scotia for support of Charles II of England during the English Civil War and the heavy casualties he suffered because of this. Alexander's younger son, Patrick, went on to support the deposed Stuart line and supported the 1715 Jacobite Rising. James Francis Edward Stuart knighted Patrick, who was arrested and sentenced to death after the uprising. Patrick managed to escape and fled to France. The Bannerman family continued to support the Jacobite cause during the 1745 rebellion. Sir Alexander, son of the second baronet was with Charles Edward Stuart during the Battle of Culloden and fled first north, then ultimately to France. The fourth baronet was forced to sell Elsick against the threat of forfeiture for Jacobite sympathies. In 1851 Elsick was acquired by Sir Alexander Bannerman, previously Governor of the Bahamas. However, the house and lands passed to his daughter and to the Dukes of Fife, Clan Carnegie who still reside at Elsick House. Clan Bannerman Today - Approximate numbers in various countries: Unknown
- Prominent members: Unknown
- Ancestral lands: Bannerman have no ancestral lands still uner clan control. The current chief lives in London
External Links - External link: My Clan - Official Website of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs
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