Clan Straiton

Clan Straiton, cried Straton or Stratton an aa, is a Lawland Scots clan. The clan disna hae a chief the nou, thairfore, it is consithered an Armigerous clan. The barony o Straiton ligs in the coonty o Midlothian on the outskirts o the ceety o Edinburgh. Thair ar baronies o a siclike name in Ayrshire an in Fife an aa.

History

Accordin tae Nisbet, an auld faimily o this name, styled ‘o that Ilk’, gat thair lands o Straiton frae King David I o Scotland. Alexander Straiton o that Ilk, an Andrew Straiton o Craig, served in the inquest on the succession o Sir Alexander Fraser o Philorth tae the estates o his grandfaither.

Thomas de Straton o the shire o Edinburgh appeared in the Ragman Rolls in 1296. Alisaundre an James de Strachan gied homage an aw. Alexander de Straton wis a signatory tae the Declaration o Arbroath in 1320.

Black reckons that he micht be the same Alexander de Straton that is describit as ‘o our bluid’ in a charter tae him bi King David II o Scotland. John de Stratton ‘dominus ejusdem’ (o that Ilk) witnessed a charter o launds in 1351.

Alexander Straiton o Lauriston wis killed leadin the clan at the Battle o Harlaw in 1411. The Straitons haudit launds in Aberdeenshire an near Inverness an aa. Cristina de Stratone grantit a chairter in 1451 in favour o the Friars Preachers in Aberdeen.

Clan Profile

• Airms: Argent, three bars counter embattled Azure.
• Crest: A falcon risin Proper
• Motto: Surgere tento (I strive tae rise)
• Supporters: Dexter, a lion rampant Or; sinister, a bluidhound Sable

Relatit pages

• Scots clan
• Armigerous clan