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Pro Patria (For my country)
Bannerman takes its name from the hereditary office of royal standard-bearer, said to have been won when Sir Alexander Carron seized the royal standard to save his king. David II granted Donald Bannerman the lands of Clyntrees, Waterton and Weltown in the parish of Ellon in 1367, and in 1682 Charles II created Sir Alexander Bannerman of Elsick a Baronet of Nova Scotia. The chief, Sir David Gordon Bannerman of Elsick, 15th Baronet, is listed by COSCA and by the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs.
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The motto of Clan Bannerman is Pro Patria (For my country). It appears on the Clan Bannerman crest badge: the chief’s heraldic crest set inside a strap and buckle that carries the motto.
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View all Bannerman productsDavid II grants Donald Bannerman the lands of Clyntrees, Waterton and Weltown[3][4]
Margaret Bannerman marries George Gordon of Haddo, linking the families[3][4]
Charles II makes Sir Alexander Bannerman a Baronet of Nova Scotia[3][4]
Sir Alexander Bannerman takes 160 men to join the Jacobite army at Stirling[3][5]
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Sir David Gordon Bannerman of Elsick, 15th Baronet, recognised by the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs.
Pro Patria, Latin for 'For my country'.
The chiefly line is styled 'of Elsick' in Kincardineshire. Alexander Bannerman had a charter of Elsick in 1387, the 4th Baronet had to sell the estate after the 1745 rising, and the 9th Baronet later bought back Elsick House.
By tradition Sir Alexander Carron seized the royal standard to save his king and was made hereditary Standard Bearer to the King.
Sir Alexander Bannerman, son of the second Baronet, took 160 men to join the Jacobite army at Stirling in 1745; the Elsick estate had to be sold afterwards because of the family's Jacobite connections.
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Clan GordonMargaret Bannerman married George Gordon of Haddo in 1608, linking the two families.