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Et Custos Et Pugnax (Both a preserver and a champion)
Marjoribanks is a Lowland Scottish name first recorded in 1485, when Philip de Merioribankis 'of that Ilk' held the five merklands of Merioribankis near Moffat, now Marchbank Farm in the parish of Kirkpatrick Juxta. The Clan Marjoribanks Society's own history rejects the popular story that the name came from lands Marjorie Bruce brought into her marriage in 1315, calling it a myth almost certainly invented by a junior branch of the family in the 17th century. The family's historic seat was Balbardie House in West Lothian, and the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs lists Andrew Marjoribanks of that Ilk as chief.
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The motto of Clan Marjoribanks is Et Custos Et Pugnax (Both a preserver and a champion). It appears on the Clan Marjoribanks crest badge: the chief’s heraldic crest set inside a strap and buckle that carries the motto.
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View all Marjoribanks productsPhilip de Merioribankis of that Ilk recorded holding lands near Moffat[3]
Thomas Marjoribanks among the first advocates of the new Court of Session[5][6]
Thomas Marjoribanks serves as Provost of Edinburgh[6]
Family acquires the Balbardie estate, West Lothian[5]
Balbardie and Bathgate estates sold to the trustees of Stewart's Hospital[6]
Clan Marjoribanks Society founded[4]
Marjoribanks tartan adopted as the official clan tartan[7]
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The Clan Marjoribanks Society's own history calls it "an attractive myth", noting that no such lands formed part of Marjorie Bruce's dowry and that the story was "almost certainly invented by a junior branch of the Marjoribankses … in the 17th century". The earliest known Marjoribanks, Philip de Merioribankis, appears in 1485 holding the five merklands of Merioribankis near Moffat; the society suggests he was probably a Johnstone of that area who took his surname from those lands.
Andrew Marjoribanks of that Ilk. The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs lists him as chief of Marjoribanks, as does COSCA.
Et Custos Et Pugnax, Latin for 'Both a preserver and a champion'.
Balbardie House near Bathgate in West Lothian, acquired about 1624; the Balbardie and Bathgate estates were sold in 1861 to the trustees of Stewart's Hospital.
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