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Clan Wishart

Mercy is my desire

Wishart is a Lowland family of the Mearns and Angus; Electric Scotland records the name as Norman, originally Guiscard. Robert Wishart, Bishop of Glasgow from 1271, was one of the six Guardians of Scotland and encouraged both William Wallace and Robert Bruce, while George Wishart (1513-1546), the Protestant preacher whose work led to the conversion of John Knox, was burned at St Andrews for heresy. Electric Scotland reports that the chief of the name was Lord Brechin, whose succession failed in a daughter married to the earl of Angus, and that the Douglas earls of Angus still quarter those arms; no Wishart chief is listed by the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs.

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Crest & Motto

Clan Wishart Crest Badge & Motto

The motto of Clan Wishart is Mercy is my desire. It appears on the Clan Wishart crest badge: the chief’s heraldic crest set inside a strap and buckle that carries the motto.

In Scotland a crest belongs to the chief, not to everyone with the surname. Clan members may wear the crest badge, with the crest inside the strap and buckle, to show that they belong to the clan. The plain crest without the strap remains the chief’s own.

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The Wishart Story

  1. 1271

    Robert Wishart becomes Bishop of Glasgow[6]

  2. 1286

    Appointed one of the six Guardians of Scotland on the death of Alexander III[6]

  3. 1306

    Wishart absolves Robert Bruce and may have placed the crown on his head[6]

  4. 1 Mar 1546

    George Wishart is burned at the stake at St Andrews for heresy[7][8]

  5. 1631

    Charles I grants the nonentries of Pittarrow to David, Lord Carnegie, who bought the lands from James Wishart[5]

Visit the Wishart Homeland

Map of Scotland with Wishart places marked

Logie Wishart, Angus

Barony in Angus; Dalrymple's Collections record a charter of 1272 from the earl of Angus to Adam Wishart of Logie. Logie was later repurchased by John Wishart, a commissioner of Edinburgh.[4]

Pittarrow, Fordoun, Kincardineshire

Held by the Wisharts for centuries; bought by David, Lord Carnegie, from James Wishart, and the old mansion-house was demolished in 1802.[5]

Map outline: Natural Earth (public domain). Pins use official Historic Environment Scotland grid references.

Clan Wishart Today

ChiefNo chief is listed by the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs. Electric Scotland reports that the chief of the name was Lord Brechin, whose succession failed in a daughter married to the earl of Angus, and that the Douglas earls of Angus still quarter those arms with their own.

Surnames linked to Clan Wishart

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

Spellings of the name

  • Guiscard
  • Wischart
  • Wiscard
  • Vishart
  • Wyscard

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Questions about Clan Wishart

Does Clan Wishart have a chief?

No. The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs lists no Wishart chief, and Electric Scotland reports that the chiefly succession failed in a daughter married to the earl of Angus.

What is the Wishart motto?

Mercy is my desire.

Who was Robert Wishart?

Bishop of Glasgow from 1271, one of the six Guardians of Scotland appointed on the death of Alexander III, and a supporter of William Wallace and Robert Bruce. He was buried in Glasgow Cathedral.

Who was George Wishart?

A Protestant preacher burned at the stake at St Andrews on 1 March 1546 for heresy; the crowning result of his evangelistic work was the conversion of John Knox.

Where were the Wishart family seats?

Logie in Angus, recorded by a charter of 1272, and Pittarrow in Kincardineshire, which the Wisharts held for centuries before it passed to Lord Carnegie; the Pittarrow mansion-house was demolished in 1802.

Sources

  1. Find a clan: Wishart, Council of Scottish Clans & Associations (COSCA)
  2. Members of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs, Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs
  3. Wishart Arms & Crest, The Wishart Society
  4. The Scottish Nation: Wishart, Electric Scotland
  5. The Barony and Castle of Pittarrow, The Wishart Society
  6. Robert Wishart, Gazetteer for Scotland (scottish-places.info)
  7. George Wishart, Undiscovered Scotland
  8. Wishart, George (The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, vol. 12), Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL)