Rutherford clan
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The Rutherford clan is a historic Scottish Border family known for its role among the Border Reivers, who were infamous for raiding and feuding along the Anglo-Scottish frontier.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Border Reiver family
ⓘ
Scottish clan ⓘ |
| activity |
cattle rustling
ⓘ
feuding ⓘ raiding ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Rutherford, Roxburghshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderLawStatus | notorious reivers ⓘ |
| category | Scottish Lowland clan ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsDescription | Argent, an orle gules ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feudedWith |
Clan Elliot
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clan Kerr NERFINISHED ⓘ Clan Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | chieftain ⓘ |
| hasHistoricRole | Border Reivers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Anglo-Scottish border warfare ⓘ |
| historicalEconomy |
border raiding
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ |
| historicReputation |
lawless
ⓘ
warlike ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ |
| motto | Nec sorte nec fato ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| mottoTranslation | Neither by chance nor fate ⓘ |
| notableBranch |
Rutherfords of Edgerston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rutherfords of Fairnington NERFINISHED ⓘ Rutherfords of Hunthill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Andrew Rutherford, 1st Earl of Teviot
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Samuel Rutherford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Anglo-Scottish border
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roxburghshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Teviotdale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Border Reiver society ⓘ |
| region | Scottish Borders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| socialStructure | kin-based kindred ⓘ |
| surnameDerivedFrom | place-name Rutherford ⓘ |
| surnameVariant |
Rutherfoord
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rutherfurd NERFINISHED ⓘ Rutherfurde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
16th century
ⓘ
Late Middle Ages ⓘ early 17th century ⓘ |
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