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Dabit Otia Deus (God will give repose)

The Brisbane family possessed Bishoptoun in Renfrewshire, holding of the lordship of Erskine, long before the date of their earliest surviving charters, and William Brisbane was chancellor of Scotland in 1332. In 1695 the estate was erected by crown charter into the barony of Brisbane, and the family's later seat was Brisbane House in the parish of Largs, Ayrshire. Their best-known member, Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane (1773-1860), an army officer and astronomer, was Governor of New South Wales from 1821 to 1825, and the Australian city of Brisbane is named after him. No chief is listed by the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs.

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The Brisbane Story

  1. 1332

    William Brisbane is chancellor of Scotland[3]

  2. 1671

    The family acquires the lands of Over Kelsoland, later part of the estate of Brisbane[3]

  3. 1695

    The Brisbane estate is erected by crown charter into the barony of Brisbane[3]

  4. c.1700

    John Brisbane alienates Bishopton to John Walkinshaw of that Ilk, retaining the superiority[4]

  5. 1805-1809

    Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane builds a private observatory near Brisbane House, Largs[5]

  6. 1821-1825

    Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane is Governor of New South Wales; the city of Brisbane is named after him[5][6]

Visit the Brisbane Homeland

Map of Scotland with Brisbane places marked

Brisbane Observatory, Largs, North Ayrshire

Category B listed observatory built 1805-1809 for Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane; the family's 17th-century seat, Brisbane House, stood about 200m to the south-east and was demolished in 1941.[5]

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

Clan Brisbane Today

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

Surnames linked to Clan Brisbane

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

Spellings of the name

  • Birsbine
  • Birsbain
  • Birsbaine
  • Brislane
  • Birsben
  • Brisbin
  • Birsban

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Questions about Clan Brisbane

What is the Brisbane motto?

Dabit Otia Deus, Latin for 'God will give repose'.

Does Clan Brisbane have a chief?

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

Where was the Brisbane family seat?

Brisbane House, in the parish of Largs, Ayrshire. The 17th-century house was demolished in 1941; the family's listed observatory of 1805-1809 still stands about 200m away.

Who is the most famous person named Brisbane?

Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane (1773-1860), an army officer and astronomer. He was Governor of New South Wales from 1821 to 1825, and the Australian city of Brisbane is named after him.

Sources

  1. Find a clan: Brisbane, Council of Scottish Clans & Associations (COSCA)
  2. Members of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs, Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs
  3. Brisbane, Electric Scotland (The Scottish Nation)
  4. A History of the County of Renfrew from the Earliest Times, Chapter 24, Electric Scotland
  5. Brisbane Observatory including small rubble structure 11 metres to southwest, Largs (LB52478), Historic Environment Scotland
  6. Council history, Brisbane City Council