Clan Broun, also known as Clan Brown, is a Scottish clan.[1]
History
Origins of the Name
The more usual form of the surname Broun is Brown.[1] It is an extremely common name and is usually a reference to colouring.[1] The historian, Black, asserts that Browns of Celtic origin might have been named after their descent from native judges, who were known as brehons.[1]
The Scottish Lowland name of Brown achieved prominence in the early twelfth century in East Lothian.[1] Sir David Le Brun was a witness to the laying of the foundation of Holyrood Abbey in 1128.[1] He had given lands to the abbey in return for prayers said for the health of his son.[1]
The chiefly family, the Brouns of Colstoun enjoyed considerable royal favour, which may have been because of their claimed descent from the royal house of France.[1] The chief's arms even bear the three gold lilies of France.[1] The family married into other noble families such as that of the chiefs of Clan Hay.[1]
During the Civil War, Sir John Brown of Fordell commanded the royalist army at the Battle of Inverkeithing in 1651.[2] Patrick Broun of Colstoun was created a Baronet of Nova Scotia in 1686.[1]
Clan profile
- Clan Chief: Sir Wayne Broun of Colstoun, 14th Baronet of Colstoun, Chief of the Name and Arms of Broun[3]
- Tartans: Clan Broun of Coulston, Clan Brown of Castledean,[5] Clan Brown Military Watch, Clan Brown Dress Watch
Clan Castles
Seats of the Clan Broun have included: Bruntsfield House and Carsluith Castle.
See also
External links
- Official Broun of Colstoun Website
- Official Clan Brown Society
- Colstoun House Website
- Brown electricscotland web page
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Way, George of Plean; Squire, Romilly of Rubislaw (1994). Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia. Glasgow: HarperCollins (for the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). p. 366. ISBN 0-00-470547-5.
- ^ Inverkeithing - Scottish Places scottish-places.info. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs Archived 26 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales: Comprising a Registry of Armorial Bearings from the Earliest to the Present Time; By Bernard Burke; Published by Harrison & sons, 1864; p. 131 Link to Book
- ^ "Brown of Castledean". The Scottish Register of Tartans. National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
