Nixon clan
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The Nixon clan is a historic Border Reiver family from the Anglo-Scottish borderlands, known for its involvement in raiding and feuding during the late medieval and early modern periods.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Border Reiver family
ⓘ
Scottish clan ⓘ historic family ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
Union of the Crowns of England and Scotland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
pacification of the Borders ⓘ |
| associatedWithActivity |
horse theft
ⓘ
night raids ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
English West March
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Borders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderLawStatus | notorious reiver family ⓘ |
| category | Border families of the Anglo-Scottish Marches ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Anglo-Scottish Border culture ⓘ |
| culturalReputation |
clannish loyalty
ⓘ
lawless ⓘ warlike ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
blackmail and protection rackets
ⓘ
cattle raiding ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Anglo-Scottish Border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | March law ⓘ |
| heritageType | part of Border Reiver heritage ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early modern period
ⓘ
late medieval period ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
border feuds
ⓘ
cross-border raids ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Border Reiver activities
ⓘ
cattle rustling ⓘ feuding ⓘ raiding ⓘ |
| language |
Northern English dialects
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ |
| legalClassification | broken men and clans under border law ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Anglo-Scottish borderlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernLegacy |
Nixon surname in Britain
ⓘ
Nixon surname in the United States ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
English Crown authorities
ⓘ
Scottish Crown authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Border Reivers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| rememberedFor |
participation in Anglo-Scottish border conflicts
ⓘ
raiding traditions in the Marches ⓘ |
| socialRole | martial riding family ⓘ |
| socialStatus |
border gentry
ⓘ
riding family ⓘ |
| surnameDerivedFrom | Nixon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surnameType | patronymic surname ⓘ |
| timeOfDecline | early 17th century ⓘ |
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