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Scottish Tattoo Designs >> Farquharson

Farquharson Clan Tattoos - Farquharsons trace their origin back to Farquhar, fourth son of Alexander Cier (Shaw) of Rothiemurcus, who posses-sed the Braes of Mar near the source of the river Dee in Aberdeenshire. His descendants were called Farquharsons, and his son, Donald, married Isobel Stewart, heiress of Invercauld. Donald's son, Finla Mor, was the progenitor of the clan. The Gaelic patronymic is MacFionlaigh. He was royal standard bearer at the Battle of Pinkie, where he was killed in 1547. From his lifetime onwards the clan grew in stature, important branches being founded through the nine sons of his two marriages, in particular those of Craig-niety, Monaltrie, Whitehouse, Finxean, Allanquoich, Inverey, Tullochcoy, Broughdearg, and Archriachan. In addition to those who bear the name Farquharson and the other variations which clearly dominate the descendants of Farquhar, there are other families which are acknowledged to be septs or dependents, having close affiliation by tradition, and they include the names Hardie, MacCardney, MacCuaigh, Grassick, Riach, Brebner, and Coutts.

The Farquharsons were not as numerous as some of their predatory neighbours, and in 1595 they joined the confederation known as Clan Chattan by a bond of manrent to the chief of the Macintosh, acknowledging him as their 'natyff cheiff'.

Clan Farquharson Motto: Fide Et Fortitudine
From Latin: By fidelity and fortitude

See also: Claddagh, Thistle Tattoos, Scottish Lion Tattoo Designs, Welsh Dragon Tattoos, Scottish Tattoo Designs, Celtic Tattoo Designs, Family Crests, Lion