Clan Blackadder (Blackadder Tartan)

1. About Clan Blackadder (Blackadder Tartan)

2. Clan Blackadder History (Blackadder Tartan)

The Blackadder River and Estates in Berwickshire are the inspiration for the clan's name. In 1477, Adam of Blackathir was among those despatched as a guide for the envoys carrying Princess Cecilia's dower to Edinburgh.

In 1486, Charles Blackater was given security and was guided safely across England.

Glasgow's bishop at the end of the 15th century was Robert Blackadder. Roland Blacadyr, who appears as the sub-dean of Glasgow in 1524, may be the same Roland Blaykatter who was a tenant in the barony of Glasgow in 1521.

In 1557, Thomas Blacater served as the Commendator of Coldingham's bailie.

The Blacaters of Tulliallan in Perthshire (from which they were expelled in 1632) were a branch of the Border line, and the name was popular in Lanarkshire in the 16th century.

Distinguished Church of Scotland minister John Blackadder of Tulliallan. As a Covanenter, he was imprisoned on Bass Rock, where he passed away in 1685.

3. Clan Blackadder Tartans

Although the Tweedside District tartan, which represents the region where the name is from, is permitted, there is no officially recognized Blackadder tartan.

Tweedside District

4. Clan Blackadder Crest & Coats of Arms

4.1 Clan Blackadder Crest

Worn by all of the name and ancestry

4.2 Clan Blackadder Coat of Arms

Note on Coats of Arms: A coat of arms is given to an individual under Scottish heraldic law (with the exception of civic or corporate arms). A 'family coat of arms' does not exist.

With the exclusions listed above, the weapons depicted below are personal weapons. The only person authorized to use these weapons is the grantee.

5 .Clan Blackadder Places & People

5.1 Clan Blackadder Places

During James II's (1437–1460) reign, the Blackadder family—a notable clan in the Borders region—greatly increased the size of their possessions.

The majority of the Borders properties owned by the Blackadders of that ilk were, however, destroyed when, in 1518, Robert Blackadder's two daughters—his only heirs—were compelled to wed members of the nearby Home of Wedderburn family.

On the Blackadder estates, close to Allanton in Berwickshire, there formerly stood a stronghold that English troops decimated in the early 16th century.

Stately Blackadder House was constructed on the same property and underwent numerous additions in the nineteenth century. Soldiers who lived in Blackadder House during the First World War severely vandalized it.

The home rapidly deteriorated as a result of the post-war administration's refusal to pay for repairs, and it was eventually demolished in 1925.

5.2 Clan Blackadder People

5.2.1 John Blackadder (1622–1685)

Sometime about 1622 saw the birth of Blackadder. As the first baronet, he succeeded his grandfather Adam Blackadder of Blairhall, who was the Blackadder Baronetcy of Tulliallan's cadet. a title he was unwilling to accept.

At Glasgow University, he majored in divinity. Seven kids were born to him and Janet Haining.

Near Dumfries, Troqueer, on June 7, 1653, Blackadder received his ordination as a preacher. Blackadder, a Covenanter, was exiled from court following the restoration of Charles II. He was momentarily detained, brought to Edinburgh, and afterwards freed.

He was expelled from Glencairn by the authorities, but he persisted in preaching at covert gatherings there. Then Blackadder began living as a traveling preacher, mostly in the southern part of Scotland.

As more members of the audience started to bring weapons to defend themselves against an attack by government forces, these outdoor sermons became more militarized.

Blackadder was made an outlaw with a prize for his apprehension as a result of the hostility between the two groups. Blackadder made the decision to relocate to Rotterdam following the Battle of Bothwell Bridge.

His arrest in Edinburgh, conviction, and imprisonment on the infamous Bass Rock followed his return in 1681. His imprisonment's conditions were so appalling that he fell ill and passed away in 1685. In the churchyard of North Berwick, he is interred.

5.2.2 Dame Elizabeth Violet Blackadder (24 September 1931 - 23 August 2021)

Printed-media artist and Scottish painter Elizabeth Blackadder. For both the Royal Scottish Academy and the Royal Academy, she was the first woman to be elected.

Blackadder was born and raised in Falkirk, and when she was ten years old, her father passed away. She was a loner as a child and spent a lot of time reading and gathering flowers.

She was accepted to College in Edinburgh in 1949 to pursue a degree in fine art, and in 1954 she received her First Class Honors diploma. While there, she met John Houston, an artist who would become her husband.

She studied Byzantine art while taking long trips across Yugoslavia, Greece, and Italy after receiving her degree.

As she traveled more, Blackadder developed a keen interest in still life painting, for which she is best known. She received the OBE in 1982 and was elevated to the rank of DBE (dame) in 2003.

She also has four honorary doctorates and served as Her Majesty's Painter and Limner on Scotland from 2001 to 2002.

Her creations have been preserved on stamps and even the official Christmas card for Scotland's First Minister in 2012.

In 2021, Elizabeth Blackadder passed away on August 23rd, one month before turning 90.