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.

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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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Border Reivers hasNotableFamily Nixon clan