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Patientia Vincit (Patience conquers)

Cheyne, formerly written Chein and Chien, is a surname of great antiquity in Scotland. Sir Reginald le Chein was Great Chamberlain of Scotland from 1267 to 1269 and baron of Inverugie, and the family's later principal seat was Esslemont in Aberdeenshire.

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The Cheyne Story

  1. 1267-1269

    Sir Reginald le Chein is Great Chamberlain of Scotland[1][5]

  2. 1320

    Reginald Cheyne is named among the barons in the Declaration of Arbroath[6]

  3. 1493

    Esslemont Castle is destroyed by fire[3]

  4. 1500

    Royal licence recorded for Esslemont Castle after the 1493 fire[3]

  5. 1625

    Esslemont passes to the Errol family[3]

Visit the Cheyne Homeland

Map of Scotland with Cheyne places marked1
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Esslemont Castle, near Ellon, Aberdeenshire

Roofless L-shaped tower house; scheduled monument; Cheyne seat until it passed to the Errolls in 1625.[4][3]Open in Google Maps

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Clan Cheyne Today

ChiefNo chief is listed by the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs.

Surnames linked to Clan Cheyne

These family names are connected with Clan Cheyne. Each list says who records the link.

Spellings of the name

  • Chain
  • Chainey
  • Chainie
  • Cheeney
  • Cheeny
  • Cheine
  • Chen
  • Cheney
  • Chesnai
  • Chesne
  • Cheyney
  • Chiene
  • De Chesne
  • Le Chain
  • Le Chen

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Questions about Clan Cheyne

What is the Cheyne motto?

Patientia Vincit, Latin for 'Patience conquers'.

Where was the Cheyne seat?

Esslemont in Aberdeenshire, which came to the family through marriage with the heiress of Marshal of Esslemont; the castle is now a roofless ruin in the parish of Ellon.

Who was Sir Reginald le Chein?

Great Chamberlain of Scotland from 1267 to 1269, who held Inverugie and large estates in Caithness.

Does Clan Cheyne have a chief?

The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs does not list a Cheyne chief.

Sources

  1. Cheyne, HelpMeGo.To (scotland.org.uk clans section)
  2. Find a clan: Cheyne, Council of Scottish Clans & Associations (COSCA)
  3. Castle of Esslemont (MAB27165), Aberdeenshire Historic Environment Record
  4. Esslemont Castle (SM3400), Historic Environment Scotland
  5. The Scottish Nation: Cheyne, Electric Scotland
  6. Declaration of Arbroath, translation (Dr Alan Borthwick, National Records of Scotland, 2005), Scottish Archives for Schools / National Records of Scotland
  7. Members of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs, Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs