Clan Fotheringham (Fotheringham Tartan)

1. Clan Fotheringham History

The Fotheringham name in Scotland is linked to the parish of Inverarity in Angus, likely a corrupted spelling of Fotheringhay, a manor in Northamptonshire once held by David of Huntingdon, later David I of Scotland. Huwe de Fotheringeye rendered homage to Edward I on the 1296 Ragman Roll, one of the earliest documented bearers of the name.

2. Clan Fotheringham Rise in Angus

By the 14th century, the Fotheringhams were established among the landed gentry of Angus, regularly appearing as witnesses to charters and serving as sheriffs and justiciars. During the reign of Robert III, John Fotheringhame acquired the lands of West Powrie, likely through marriage to a daughter of the Ogilvies of Auchterhouse around 1399.

3. Clan Fotheringham and Flodden

Nicholas Fotheringham of Powrie died at the Battle of Flodden in 1513 alongside Sir John Fotheringham, a heavy loss reflecting the scale of Scottish nobility killed in that single battle. Generations later, Sir Alexander Fotheringham of Powrie, a staunch supporter of Charles I, was captured at Alyth, sent to England, and died in exile in France in 1652.

4. Clan Fotheringham Later History

His grandson David, a noted horse breeder, formally matriculated the family's coat of arms at the Lyon Court around 1677. Thomas Frederick Fotheringham served with distinction in the Crimean War and married Lady Charlotte Carnegie, sister of the 9th Earl of Southesk, tying the family into wider Scottish aristocratic circles.