Is there a Clan Craig?

[Matthew Rennie]

Hi everyone, I was wondering if you could help me out here. My great
grandmother's surname was Craig, and I have been trying to find out
where the family came from. So far, I have reached 1849, in Rutherglen
parish, Lanarkshire.

Now, I'm getting to the question here. While trying to look up an
origin of the name, and possibly a clan connection. Anyway, the problem
I'm having is that at The web site "Gathering of the Clans", they have a
Clan Craig listed. Now everywhere I have ever looked, except for this
place, has listed Craig either as related to no clan or, more commonly,
as a sept of Clan Gordon. Oh yeah, and there is a "Clan Craig of
America" society also.

So, could anybody please help me out here by explaining to me what the
real deal is? I lean towards the clan gordon idea myself, which would
mean that "Clan Craig of America" are just a bunch of wannabes who got
together and decided they wanted to be a clan, but still there's a
chance I guess, that the is a Clan Craig. I guess that's why I wrote
this.

Thanks alot everyone.

Matthew Rennie

P.S. Sorry about this if it's confusing, as I'm getting a pretty
confused with it myself, and might made this confusing to read.

[G Addison]

According to "The Surnames of Scotland" by George E. Black the name Craig is
of local origin and occurs in early records of many parts Scotland. The
places he names are all in the lowlands so Craig was never likely to have
been a clan.

On the subject of the Gordons he writes:

"The Gordons are by most writers reffered to as a 'clan', but they have not
the slightest claim to be considered as such - the relation of their
followers to the chief was entirely feudalistic"

The "real deal" is that most of the stuff do do with clans, tartans and the
like is fiction. Written by those who wish to make some cash by selling
tartan trinkets.

G. Addison

[Peter Macdonald]

The message <35A6B30A...@mail.usyd.edu.au>
from Matthew Rennie <mnre...@mail.usyd.edu.au> contains these words:

Craig is a generic topographical name denoting a dweller at, by or
near the crag/cliff. There are many separate families of Craigs
throughout Scotland who would have followed the local clan and its
chief although many books do give their main link with the Gordons.
There was never a separate Clan Craig and you are therefore correct
in describing the Clan Craig of America as "just a bunch of
wannabes". Because there was never a common clan connection the Craig
tartan was designed in 1950 for all of the name regrdless of their
particular origins.

Peter MacDonald
--
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/tartan
Peter MacDonald - Tartan Design & Consultancy
Crieff
Perthshire,
Scotland

[Harvey1963]

In article <35a94...@newsread1.dircon.co.uk>, "G Addison" <fr...@dircon.co.uk>
writes:

>
>The "real deal" is that most of the stuff do do with clans, tartans and the
>like is fiction. Written by those who wish to make some cash by selling
>tartan trinkets.
>
>G. Addison

So trew.
Ken

[JCraig3708]

You are actually incorrect when you say that there was no Clan Craig in
Scotland. The last Clan Chief as recognized by the Lord Lyon was Thomas Craig
of Riccarton who died March 13, 1823. He left no known male heirs. In
addition, among the oldest Chiefs of Clan Craig who was extensively researched
was William Craig of Craigfintray, Co. Aberdeen who was born in the latter half
of the fifteenth Century. Next in succession was Chief Alexander Craig of
Craigfintray; next came William Craig of Craigfintry, afterwards Craigston,
Co. Aberdeen; Next was Sir Thomas Craig, born 1538 died 1608. He married Helen
Heriot.
The name Craig emerged as a Clan and Developed in their original territories
of Aberdeen. They were seated at Craigfintry Castle in Kildrumie in that
shire. The Northern Clan Craig is sometimes associated with the Gordons, but
their first records appear in Ayershire and Lanarkshire to the south in 1180.
Several of the Clan even rendered homage to King Edward I of England in 1296
(this is even documented in Braveheart). Moreover, John Craig brought out 1000
of the clan at the battle of Culblean in 1335. The Clan Craig was granted
Estircrag in 1440.
The Clan Craig must have been "Wanna Bes" for sometime.

James Craig

[jamiec...@gmail.com]

Craig Rules!








-James Crawford Craig III

[edingto...@gmail.com]

I am melody edington craig. My father was paul craig. Was born in in. But moved to wisconsin. But has past. I am 61 going to scottish games july 11th to 14th. In n.c. i live in sc usa. I want to do a tent and carry our banner of Craig. But i need permission. We have no leader. But the games said there was a craig of america. How can i reach them. Melodye...@gmail.com urgent please. I am on fb as melody edington. I am 61 going to family court to change my name to melody a. Edington craig. I have a lot of history for them in indiana and wisconsin. Past away and alive. I have 2 brothers and sisters from our father. I talked with one brother. They was surprised about me. I was 30 then. In oct in scottland is our reunion every yr. Never went. Please help me to carry our CRAIG LAST NAME WITH HONOR. MY MOTHER WAS RUTH M. EDINGTON. DAD PAUL CRAIG.

[sarahe...@gmail.com]

Do it Melody, just walk to the top of the hill with the banner and declare yourself leader.

[reed....@thetruckpeople.com]

On Thursday, March 28, 2019 at 12:46:27 AM UTC-4, sarahe...@gmail.com wrote:
> Do it Melody, just walk to the top of the hill with the banner and declare yourself leader.

I would hope we would have a say. LOL