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Blackadder is a territorial name taken from lands on the Blackadder Water in the Merse of Berwickshire, a tributary of the Whiteadder; Electric Scotland's account gives the meaning of the word as 'Blackwater'. Robert Blackadder, elder son of Andrew Blackadder, married Alison Douglas, fourth daughter of George, Master of Angus, followed the Douglas standard at Flodden in 1513 and was slain there with his father-in-law. In 1518 his two daughters, then only in their eighth year, were contracted to the Home brothers John and Robert of Wedderburn, and the estate of Blackadder, of which the family were in Electric Scotland's words 'thus fraudulently dispossessed', remained with the Homes. A younger branch held Old Tulliallan Castle near Kincardine in Fife, which came to the Blackadders by marriage in 1486. The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs lists no Blackadder chief.

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Crest & Motto

Clan Blackadder Crest Badge & Motto

The motto of Clan Blackadder is Courage Helps Fortune. It appears on the Clan Blackadder 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 Blackadder Story

  1. 1492

    Robert Blackadder, son of Sir Patrick of Tulliallan, is bishop of Glasgow when it becomes an archbishopric[2][4]

  2. 1513

    Robert Blackadder is slain at Flodden with his father-in-law George Douglas, Master of Angus[2]

  3. 1518

    The two Blackadder heiresses are contracted to Home brothers; the estate stays with the Homes[2]

Visit the Blackadder Homeland

Map of Scotland with Blackadder places marked1
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Old Tulliallan Castle, near Kincardine, Fife

Unusual 14th-century hall-house half a mile north of Kincardine; it came to the Blackadders by marriage in 1486 and to the Bruces of Carnock in 1605.[6][3]Open in Google Maps

Blackadder, Berwickshire

Original lands on the Blackadder Water in the Merse of Berwickshire, a tributary of the Whiteadder; the estate remained with the Homes after 1518.[2][7]

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

Clan Blackadder Today

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

Surnames linked to Clan Blackadder

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

Spellings of the name

  • Blacader
  • Blackader
  • Blackater
  • Blacketter
  • Blaicketter
  • De Blacathair

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Questions about Clan Blackadder

Does Clan Blackadder have a chief?

No. The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs does not list a Blackadder chief.

How did the Blackadder lands pass to the Homes?

In 1518 the two daughters of the late Robert Blackadder, then only in their eighth year, were contracted to the Home brothers John and Robert of Wedderburn. Electric Scotland's account says the family were 'thus fraudulently dispossessed', and the estate of Blackadder remained with the Homes.

Where was the Blackadder seat?

The original lands were on the Blackadder Water in the Merse of Berwickshire. A younger branch held Old Tulliallan Castle near Kincardine in Fife, which came to the Blackadders by marriage in 1486 and passed to the Bruces of Carnock in 1605.

What is the Blackadder motto?

Courage Helps Fortune.

Sources

  1. Find a clan: Blackadder, Council of Scottish Clans & Associations (COSCA)
  2. Blackadder, The Scottish Nation, Electric Scotland
  3. Tulliallan Castle (SM736), Historic Environment Scotland
  4. Archbishop Robert Blackadder, TheGlasgowStory
  5. Members of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs, Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs
  6. Old Tulliallan Castle, The Gazetteer for Scotland (School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh / Royal Scottish Geographical Society)
  7. Blackadder Water, The Gazetteer for Scotland (School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh / Royal Scottish Geographical Society)