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Horsers: /* Frasers of Philorth */

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Frasers of Philorth

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	[[File:Kinnaird Head Lighthouse.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|[[Kinnaird Head]] Lighthouse, formerly Kinnaird Castle, formerly Fraserburgh Castle.]]		[[File:Kinnaird Head Lighthouse.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|[[Kinnaird Head]] Lighthouse, formerly Kinnaird Castle, formerly Fraserburgh Castle.]]
	[[File:Cairnbulg Castle.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|[[Cairnbulg Castle]], formerly Philorth Castle.]]		[[File:Cairnbulg Castle.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|[[Cairnbulg Castle]], formerly Philorth Castle.]]
	In 1592, [[Alexander Fraser (died 1623)\|Sir Alexander Fraser]] of Philorth received charters from [[James VI of Scotland]] for the fishing village of Faithlie which later became the town of [[Fraserburgh]].<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Fraser"/> Sir Alexander Fraser was also authorized to found a university in the town but this scheme was short-lived due to the religious troubles of the time.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Fraser"/>		In 1592, [[Alexander Fraser (died 1623)\|Sir Alexander Fraser]] of Philorth received charters from [[James VI of Scotland]] for the fishing village of Faithlie which later became the town of [[Fraserburgh]].<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Fraser"/> Sir Alexander Fraser was also authorized to found a [[Fraserburgh University\|university in the town]] but this scheme was short-lived due to the religious troubles of the time.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Fraser"/>

	The eighth Laird of Philorth built Fraserburgh Castle, which later became the [[Kinnaird Head]] lighthouse.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Fraser"/> This bankrupted him and [[Cairnbulg Castle\|Philorth Castle]] was lost from the family for over three hundred years until 1934 when it was bought back by the 19th [[Lord Saltoun]].<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Fraser"/>		The eighth Laird of Philorth built Fraserburgh Castle, which later became the [[Kinnaird Head]] lighthouse.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Fraser"/> This bankrupted him and [[Cairnbulg Castle\|Philorth Castle]] was lost from the family for over three hundred years until 1934 when it was bought back by the 19th [[Lord Saltoun]].<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Fraser"/>

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Flora Saltoun has died.

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	\|chiefs name=[[~~Flora~~ Fraser, ~~21st~~ ~~Lady~~ Saltoun\|~~Flora~~ Fraser]]		\|chiefs name=[[Katharine Fraser, Mistress of Saltoun\|Kathatine Fraser]]
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	\|chiefs motto=All my hope is in God.<ref name="ScotClansFraser">[http://www.scotclans.com/scottish-clans/clan-fraser/ Clan Fraser – ScotClans] scotclans.com. Retrieved 31 August 2013</ref>		\|chiefs motto=All my hope is in God.<ref name="ScotClansFraser">[http://www.scotclans.com/scottish-clans/clan-fraser/ Clan Fraser – ScotClans] scotclans.com. Retrieved 31 August 2013</ref>
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	* Simon Fraser ([[Floruit\|fl]]. 1160-1202), who held lands at [[Keith Marischal\|Keith]] in [[East Lothian]] and left an only daughter and heiress named Eda, who married Hugh Lorens before 1210.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Fraser" />		* Simon Fraser ([[Floruit\|fl]]. 1160-1202), who held lands at [[Keith Marischal\|Keith]] in [[East Lothian]] and left an only daughter and heiress named Eda, who married Hugh Lorens before 1210.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Fraser" />
	* Gilbert Fraser (fl. 1164-1182), probably a brother of the precedent. He was at [[William the Lion\|William The Lion]]'s court and witnessed various charters at [[Roxburgh]], [[Coldingham Priory\|Coldingham]] and [[Melrose Abbey\|Melrose]] between 1164 and 1182. He married a woman named Christiana and had at least two sons named John and Bernard.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=POMS: record \|url=https://poms.ac.uk/record/person/5885/ \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=poms.ac.uk}}</ref>		* Gilbert Fraser (fl. 1164-1182), probably a brother of the precedent. He was at [[William the Lion\|William The Lion]]'s court and witnessed various charters at [[Roxburgh]], [[Coldingham Priory\|Coldingham]] and [[Melrose Abbey\|Melrose]] between 1164 and 1182. He married a woman named Christiana and had at least two sons named John and Bernard.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=POMS: record \|url=https://poms.ac.uk/record/person/5885/ \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=poms.ac.uk}}</ref>
	* Bernard Fraser (fl. ~~1179~~-1188), probably a brother of the precedent. He appeared in a charter at [[St Mary's Collegiate Church, Haddington\|Haddington]] in 1179 and held lands at [[Drem]] in 1186.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Bernard FRASER in East Lothian \|url=https://www.patrickspeople.scot/ourfamily/29490.htm \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=www.patrickspeople.scot}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=(49) - Frasers of Philorth > Volume 1 - Histories of Scottish families - National Library of Scotland \|url=https://digital.nls.uk/histories-of-scottish-families/archive/96566088?mode=transcription \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=digital.nls.uk}}</ref>		* Bernard Fraser (fl. 1186-1188), probably a brother of the precedent. He appeared in a charter at [[St Mary's Collegiate Church, Haddington\|Haddington]] in 1179 and held lands at [[Drem]] in 1186.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Bernard FRASER in East Lothian \|url=https://www.patrickspeople.scot/ourfamily/29490.htm \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=www.patrickspeople.scot}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=(49) - Frasers of Philorth > Volume 1 - Histories of Scottish families - National Library of Scotland \|url=https://digital.nls.uk/histories-of-scottish-families/archive/96566088?mode=transcription \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=digital.nls.uk}}</ref>
	* Udard Fraser (fl. 1179), probably a son of Gilbert. He married a sister of Oliver fitz Kylvert, the founder of [[Oliver Castle]] in upper [[River Tweed\|Tweedsdale]]. They had three sons; Bernard, Gilbert and Adam.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=POMS: record \|url=https://poms.ac.uk/record/person/6023/ \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=poms.ac.uk}}</ref>		* Udard Fraser (fl. 1179), probably a son of Gilbert. He married a sister of Oliver fitz Kylvert, the founder of [[Oliver Castle]] in upper [[River Tweed\|Tweedsdale]]. They had three sons; Bernard, Gilbert and Adam.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=POMS: record \|url=https://poms.ac.uk/record/person/6023/ \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=poms.ac.uk}}</ref>

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	* Simon Fraser ([[Floruit\|fl]]. 1160-1202), who held lands at [[Keith Marischal\|Keith]] in [[East Lothian]] and left an only daughter and heiress named Eda, who married Hugh Lorens before 1210.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Fraser" />		* Simon Fraser ([[Floruit\|fl]]. 1160-1202), who held lands at [[Keith Marischal\|Keith]] in [[East Lothian]] and left an only daughter and heiress named Eda, who married Hugh Lorens before 1210.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Fraser" />
	* Gilbert Fraser (fl. 1164-1182), probably a brother of the precedent. He was at [[William the Lion\|William The Lion]]'s court and witnessed various charters at [[Roxburgh]], [[Coldingham Priory\|Coldingham]] and [[Melrose Abbey\|Melrose]] between 1164 and 1182. He married a woman named Christiana and had at least two sons named John and Bernard.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=POMS: record \|url=https://poms.ac.uk/record/person/5885/ \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=poms.ac.uk}}</ref>		* Gilbert Fraser (fl. 1164-1182), probably a brother of the precedent. He was at [[William the Lion\|William The Lion]]'s court and witnessed various charters at [[Roxburgh]], [[Coldingham Priory\|Coldingham]] and [[Melrose Abbey\|Melrose]] between 1164 and 1182. He married a woman named Christiana and had at least two sons named John and Bernard.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=POMS: record \|url=https://poms.ac.uk/record/person/5885/ \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=poms.ac.uk}}</ref>
	* Bernard Fraser (fl. 1179-1188), probably a brother of the precedent. He appeared in a charter at [[St Mary's Collegiate Church, Haddington\|Haddington]] in 1179 and held lands at [[Drem]] in 1186.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Bernard FRASER in East Lothian \|url=https://www.patrickspeople.scot/ourfamily/29490.htm \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=www.patrickspeople.scot}}</ref>		* Bernard Fraser (fl. 1179-1188), probably a brother of the precedent. He appeared in a charter at [[St Mary's Collegiate Church, Haddington\|Haddington]] in 1179 and held lands at [[Drem]] in 1186.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Bernard FRASER in East Lothian \|url=https://www.patrickspeople.scot/ourfamily/29490.htm \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=www.patrickspeople.scot}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=(49) - Frasers of Philorth > Volume 1 - Histories of Scottish families - National Library of Scotland \|url=https://digital.nls.uk/histories-of-scottish-families/archive/96566088?mode=transcription \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=digital.nls.uk}}</ref>
	* Udard Fraser (fl. 1179), probably a son of Gilbert. He married a sister of Oliver fitz Kylvert, the founder of [[Oliver Castle]] in upper [[River Tweed\|Tweedsdale]]. They had three sons; Bernard, Gilbert and Adam.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=POMS: record \|url=https://poms.ac.uk/record/person/6023/ \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=poms.ac.uk}}</ref>		* Udard Fraser (fl. 1179), probably a son of Gilbert. He married a sister of Oliver fitz Kylvert, the founder of [[Oliver Castle]] in upper [[River Tweed\|Tweedsdale]]. They had three sons; Bernard, Gilbert and Adam.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=POMS: record \|url=https://poms.ac.uk/record/person/6023/ \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=poms.ac.uk}}</ref>

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	* Simon Fraser ([[Floruit\|fl]]. 1160-1202), who held lands at [[Keith Marischal\|Keith]] in [[East Lothian]] and left an only daughter and heiress named Eda, who married Hugh Lorens before 1210.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Fraser" />		* Simon Fraser ([[Floruit\|fl]]. 1160-1202), who held lands at [[Keith Marischal\|Keith]] in [[East Lothian]] and left an only daughter and heiress named Eda, who married Hugh Lorens before 1210.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Fraser" />
	* Gilbert Fraser (fl. 1164-1182), probably a brother of the precedent. He was at [[William the Lion\|William The Lion]]'s court and witnessed various charters at [[Roxburgh]], [[Coldingham Priory\|Coldingham]] and [[Melrose Abbey\|Melrose]] between 1164 and 1182. He married a woman named Christiana and had at least two sons named John and Bernard.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=POMS: record \|url=https://poms.ac.uk/record/person/5885/ \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=poms.ac.uk}}</ref>		* Gilbert Fraser (fl. 1164-1182), probably a brother of the precedent. He was at [[William the Lion\|William The Lion]]'s court and witnessed various charters at [[Roxburgh]], [[Coldingham Priory\|Coldingham]] and [[Melrose Abbey\|Melrose]] between 1164 and 1182. He married a woman named Christiana and had at least two sons named John and Bernard.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=POMS: record \|url=https://poms.ac.uk/record/person/5885/ \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=poms.ac.uk}}</ref>
	* Bernard Fraser (fl. 1179-1188), probably a brother of the precedent. He appeared in a charter at [[~~Haddington,~~ ~~East~~ ~~Lothian~~\|Haddington]] in 1179 and held lands at [[Drem]] in 1186.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Bernard FRASER in East Lothian \|url=https://www.patrickspeople.scot/ourfamily/29490.htm \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=www.patrickspeople.scot}}</ref>		* Bernard Fraser (fl. 1179-1188), probably a brother of the precedent. He appeared in a charter at [[St Mary's Collegiate Church, Haddington\|Haddington]] in 1179 and held lands at [[Drem]] in 1186.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Bernard FRASER in East Lothian \|url=https://www.patrickspeople.scot/ourfamily/29490.htm \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=www.patrickspeople.scot}}</ref>
	* Udard Fraser (fl. 1179), probably a son of Gilbert. He married a sister of Oliver fitz Kylvert, the founder of [[Oliver Castle]] in upper [[River Tweed\|Tweedsdale]]. They had three sons; Bernard, Gilbert and Adam.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=POMS: record \|url=https://poms.ac.uk/record/person/6023/ \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=poms.ac.uk}}</ref>		* Udard Fraser (fl. 1179), probably a son of Gilbert. He married a sister of Oliver fitz Kylvert, the founder of [[Oliver Castle]] in upper [[River Tweed\|Tweedsdale]]. They had three sons; Bernard, Gilbert and Adam.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=POMS: record \|url=https://poms.ac.uk/record/person/6023/ \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=poms.ac.uk}}</ref>

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	The name ''Fraser'' may be an altered form of the French patronymic ''Fresel''.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Fraser" /> The French surname ''Fresel'' meant "ribbon, braid" in Old French and was probably the nickname for such merchants.<ref>[[Albert Dauzat]] (préface de [[Marie-Thérèse Morlet]]), ''Noms et prénoms de France'', éditions Larousse 1980, p. 269b.</ref> In fact, the surnames ''Fresel'' and ''Frezel'' are now centred on Normandy and Artois/French Flanders<ref>''Géopatronyme'' : repartition of births with the name ''Fresel'' before WW I [http://www.geopatronyme.com/cgi-bin/carte/nomcarte.cgi?nom=Fresel&submit=Valider&client=cdip]</ref><ref>''Géopatronyme'' : repartition of births with the name ''Frezel'' before WW I [http://www.geopatronyme.com/cgi-bin/carte/nomcarte.cgi?nom=Frezel&image.x=0&image.y=0]</ref> and not in Anjou because Fresel/Frezel were historically Plantagenet.<ref name="Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, Peter McClure 2016 970" />		The name ''Fraser'' may be an altered form of the French patronymic ''Fresel''.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Fraser" /> The French surname ''Fresel'' meant "ribbon, braid" in Old French and was probably the nickname for such merchants.<ref>[[Albert Dauzat]] (préface de [[Marie-Thérèse Morlet]]), ''Noms et prénoms de France'', éditions Larousse 1980, p. 269b.</ref> In fact, the surnames ''Fresel'' and ''Frezel'' are now centred on Normandy and Artois/French Flanders<ref>''Géopatronyme'' : repartition of births with the name ''Fresel'' before WW I [http://www.geopatronyme.com/cgi-bin/carte/nomcarte.cgi?nom=Fresel&submit=Valider&client=cdip]</ref><ref>''Géopatronyme'' : repartition of births with the name ''Frezel'' before WW I [http://www.geopatronyme.com/cgi-bin/carte/nomcarte.cgi?nom=Frezel&image.x=0&image.y=0]</ref> and not in Anjou because Fresel/Frezel were historically Plantagenet.<ref name="Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, Peter McClure 2016 970" />
	It sounds like a derived form of ''fraise'' which means "strawberry" in French and such [[Popular etymology\|popular etymologies]] explain many badges and coats of arms. The first ~~Fraser~~ to appear in ~~Scotland~~ ~~was~~ in ~~about~~ ~~1160 when~~ Simon Fraser held lands at Keith in [[East Lothian]].<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Fraser" />		It sounds like a derived form of ''fraise'' which means "strawberry" in French and such [[Popular etymology\|popular etymologies]] explain many badges and coats of arms.

			The first Frasers to appear in Scottish records were the following:

			* Simon Fraser ([[Floruit\|fl]]. 1160-1202), who held lands at [[Keith Marischal\|Keith]] in [[East Lothian]] and left an only daughter and heiress named Eda, who married Hugh Lorens before 1210.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Fraser" />
			* Gilbert Fraser (fl. 1164-1182), probably a brother of the precedent. He was at [[William the Lion\|William The Lion]]'s court and witnessed various charters at [[Roxburgh]], [[Coldingham Priory\|Coldingham]] and [[Melrose Abbey\|Melrose]] between 1164 and 1182. He married a woman named Christiana and had at least two sons named John and Bernard.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=POMS: record \|url=https://poms.ac.uk/record/person/5885/ \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=poms.ac.uk}}</ref>
			* Bernard Fraser (fl. 1179-1188), probably a brother of the precedent. He appeared in a charter at [[Haddington, East Lothian\|Haddington]] in 1179 and held lands at [[Drem]] in 1186.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Bernard FRASER in East Lothian \|url=https://www.patrickspeople.scot/ourfamily/29490.htm \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=www.patrickspeople.scot}}</ref>
			* Udard Fraser (fl. 1179), probably a son of Gilbert. He married a sister of Oliver fitz Kylvert, the founder of [[Oliver Castle]] in upper [[River Tweed\|Tweedsdale]]. They had three sons; Bernard, Gilbert and Adam.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=POMS: record \|url=https://poms.ac.uk/record/person/6023/ \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=poms.ac.uk}}</ref>

	===Wars of Scottish Independence===		===Wars of Scottish Independence===

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	The exact origins of the surname "Fraser" can not be determined with any great certainty.<ref name="ancestry">[http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=Fraser Fraser Name Meaning] ancestry.com. Retrieved on 14 June 2015.</ref>		The exact origins of the surname "Fraser" can not be determined with any great certainty.<ref name="ancestry">[http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=Fraser Fraser Name Meaning] ancestry.com. Retrieved on 14 June 2015.</ref>
	The Frasers are believed to have come from the [[County of Anjou]] in [[France]] somewhere in the 11th century, and some possible places of origin have been suggested throughout the years, with La Frezelière (at [[La Roche-Neuville]]) and [[Fréteval]] being the most common.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Fraser" /> Traditionally, the surname is thought to be of French origin, but the Oxford Dictionary of Family Names (2016) notes there is no place name in France corresponding with the earliest spellings of the name "de Fresel", "de Friselle", and "de Freseliere", and suggests the possibility it represents a Gaelic name "corrupted beyond recognition by Anglo-French scribes".<ref name="Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, Peter McClure 2016 970">{{Cite book\|title=The Oxford History of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Volume 2.\|last=Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, Peter McClure\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|year=2016\|pages=970}}</ref> The name ''Fraser'' may be an altered form of the French patronymic ''Fresel''.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Fraser" /> The French surname ''Fresel'' meant "ribbon, braid" in Old French and was probably the nickname for such merchants.<ref>[[Albert Dauzat]] (préface de [[Marie-Thérèse Morlet]]), ''Noms et prénoms de France'', éditions Larousse 1980, p. 269b.</ref> In fact, the surnames ''Fresel'' and ''Frezel'' are now centred on Normandy and Artois/French Flanders<ref>''Géopatronyme'' : repartition of births with the name ''Fresel'' before WW I [http://www.geopatronyme.com/cgi-bin/carte/nomcarte.cgi?nom=Fresel&submit=Valider&client=cdip]</ref><ref>''Géopatronyme'' : repartition of births with the name ''Frezel'' before WW I [http://www.geopatronyme.com/cgi-bin/carte/nomcarte.cgi?nom=Frezel&image.x=0&image.y=0]</ref> and not in Anjou because Fresel/Frezel were historically Plantagenet.<ref name="Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, Peter McClure 2016 970"/>		The Frasers are believed to have come from the [[County of Anjou]] in [[France]] somewhere in the 11th century, and some possible places of origin have been suggested throughout the years, with La Frezelière (at [[La Roche-Neuville]]) and [[Fréteval]] being the most common.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Fraser" />

			Traditionally, the surname is thought to be of French origin, but the Oxford Dictionary of Family Names (2016) notes there is no place name in France corresponding with the earliest spellings of the name "de Fresel", "de Friselle", and "de Freseliere", and suggests the possibility it represents a Gaelic name "corrupted beyond recognition by Anglo-French scribes".<ref name="Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, Peter McClure 2016 970">{{Cite book\|title=The Oxford History of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Volume 2.\|last=Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, Peter McClure\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|year=2016\|pages=970}}</ref>

			The name ''Fraser'' may be an altered form of the French patronymic ''Fresel''.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Fraser" /> The French surname ''Fresel'' meant "ribbon, braid" in Old French and was probably the nickname for such merchants.<ref>[[Albert Dauzat]] (préface de [[Marie-Thérèse Morlet]]), ''Noms et prénoms de France'', éditions Larousse 1980, p. 269b.</ref> In fact, the surnames ''Fresel'' and ''Frezel'' are now centred on Normandy and Artois/French Flanders<ref>''Géopatronyme'' : repartition of births with the name ''Fresel'' before WW I [http://www.geopatronyme.com/cgi-bin/carte/nomcarte.cgi?nom=Fresel&submit=Valider&client=cdip]</ref><ref>''Géopatronyme'' : repartition of births with the name ''Frezel'' before WW I [http://www.geopatronyme.com/cgi-bin/carte/nomcarte.cgi?nom=Frezel&image.x=0&image.y=0]</ref> and not in Anjou because Fresel/Frezel were historically Plantagenet.<ref name="Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, Peter McClure 2016 970" />
	It sounds like a derived form of ''fraise'' which means "strawberry" in French and such [[Popular etymology\|popular etymologies]] explain many badges and coats of arms. The first Fraser to appear in Scotland was in about 1160 when Simon Fraser held lands at Keith in [[East Lothian]].<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Fraser"/>		It sounds like a derived form of ''fraise'' which means "strawberry" in French and such [[Popular etymology\|popular etymologies]] explain many badges and coats of arms. The first Fraser to appear in Scotland was in about 1160 when Simon Fraser held lands at Keith in [[East Lothian]].<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Fraser" />

	===Wars of Scottish Independence===		===Wars of Scottish Independence===

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	[[File:Kinnaird Head Lighthouse.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|[[Kinnaird Head]] Lighthouse, formerly Kinnaird Castle, formerly Fraserburgh Castle.]]		[[File:Kinnaird Head Lighthouse.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|[[Kinnaird Head]] Lighthouse, formerly Kinnaird Castle, formerly Fraserburgh Castle.]]
	[[File:Cairnbulg Castle.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|[[Cairnbulg Castle]], formerly Philorth Castle.]]		[[File:Cairnbulg Castle.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|[[Cairnbulg Castle]], formerly Philorth Castle.]]
	In 1592, [[Alexander Fraser (died 1623)\|Sir Alexander Fraser]] of Philorth received charters from [[James VI of Scotland]] for the fishing village of Faithlie which later became the town of [[Fraserburgh]].<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Fraser"/> Sir Alexander Fraser was also authorized to found a university in the town but this scheme was short-lived due to the religious troubles of the time.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Fraser"/>		In 1592, [[Alexander Fraser (died 1623)\|Sir Alexander Fraser]] of Philorth received charters from [[James VI of Scotland]] for the fishing village of Faithlie which later became the town of [[Fraserburgh]].<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Fraser"/> Sir Alexander Fraser was also authorized to found a [[Fraserburgh University\|university in the town]] but this scheme was short-lived due to the religious troubles of the time.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Fraser"/>

	The eighth Laird of Philorth built Fraserburgh Castle, which later became the [[Kinnaird Head]] lighthouse.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Fraser"/> This bankrupted him and [[Cairnbulg Castle\|Philorth Castle]] was lost from the family for over three hundred years until 1934 when it was bought back by the 19th [[Lord Saltoun]].<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Fraser"/>		The eighth Laird of Philorth built Fraserburgh Castle, which later became the [[Kinnaird Head]] lighthouse.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Fraser"/> This bankrupted him and [[Cairnbulg Castle\|Philorth Castle]] was lost from the family for over three hundred years until 1934 when it was bought back by the 19th [[Lord Saltoun]].<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Fraser"/>

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	* Simon Fraser ([[Floruit\|fl]]. 1160-1202), who held lands at [[Keith Marischal\|Keith]] in [[East Lothian]] and left an only daughter and heiress named Eda, who married Hugh Lorens before 1210.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Fraser" />		* Simon Fraser ([[Floruit\|fl]]. 1160-1202), who held lands at [[Keith Marischal\|Keith]] in [[East Lothian]] and left an only daughter and heiress named Eda, who married Hugh Lorens before 1210.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Fraser" />
	* Gilbert Fraser (fl. 1164-1182), probably a brother of the precedent. He was at [[William the Lion\|William The Lion]]'s court and witnessed various charters at [[Roxburgh]], [[Coldingham Priory\|Coldingham]] and [[Melrose Abbey\|Melrose]] between 1164 and 1182. He married a woman named Christiana and had at least two sons named John and Bernard.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=POMS: record \|url=https://poms.ac.uk/record/person/5885/ \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=poms.ac.uk}}</ref>		* Gilbert Fraser (fl. 1164-1182), probably a brother of the precedent. He was at [[William the Lion\|William The Lion]]'s court and witnessed various charters at [[Roxburgh]], [[Coldingham Priory\|Coldingham]] and [[Melrose Abbey\|Melrose]] between 1164 and 1182. He married a woman named Christiana and had at least two sons named John and Bernard.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=POMS: record \|url=https://poms.ac.uk/record/person/5885/ \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=poms.ac.uk}}</ref>
	* Bernard Fraser (fl. ~~1179~~-1188), probably a brother of the precedent. He appeared in a charter at [[St Mary's Collegiate Church, Haddington\|Haddington]] in 1179 and held lands at [[Drem]] in 1186.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Bernard FRASER in East Lothian \|url=https://www.patrickspeople.scot/ourfamily/29490.htm \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=www.patrickspeople.scot}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=(49) - Frasers of Philorth > Volume 1 - Histories of Scottish families - National Library of Scotland \|url=https://digital.nls.uk/histories-of-scottish-families/archive/96566088?mode=transcription \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=digital.nls.uk}}</ref>		* Bernard Fraser (fl. 1186-1188), probably a brother of the precedent. He appeared in a charter at [[St Mary's Collegiate Church, Haddington\|Haddington]] in 1179 and held lands at [[Drem]] in 1186.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Bernard FRASER in East Lothian \|url=https://www.patrickspeople.scot/ourfamily/29490.htm \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=www.patrickspeople.scot}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=(49) - Frasers of Philorth > Volume 1 - Histories of Scottish families - National Library of Scotland \|url=https://digital.nls.uk/histories-of-scottish-families/archive/96566088?mode=transcription \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=digital.nls.uk}}</ref>
	* Udard Fraser (fl. 1179), probably a son of Gilbert. He married a sister of Oliver fitz Kylvert, the founder of [[Oliver Castle]] in upper [[River Tweed\|Tweedsdale]]. They had three sons; Bernard, Gilbert and Adam.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=POMS: record \|url=https://poms.ac.uk/record/person/6023/ \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=poms.ac.uk}}</ref>		* Udard Fraser (fl. 1179), probably a son of Gilbert. He married a sister of Oliver fitz Kylvert, the founder of [[Oliver Castle]] in upper [[River Tweed\|Tweedsdale]]. They had three sons; Bernard, Gilbert and Adam.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=POMS: record \|url=https://poms.ac.uk/record/person/6023/ \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=poms.ac.uk}}</ref>

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	* Simon Fraser ([[Floruit\|fl]]. 1160-1202), who held lands at [[Keith Marischal\|Keith]] in [[East Lothian]] and left an only daughter and heiress named Eda, who married Hugh Lorens before 1210.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Fraser" />		* Simon Fraser ([[Floruit\|fl]]. 1160-1202), who held lands at [[Keith Marischal\|Keith]] in [[East Lothian]] and left an only daughter and heiress named Eda, who married Hugh Lorens before 1210.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Fraser" />
	* Gilbert Fraser (fl. 1164-1182), probably a brother of the precedent. He was at [[William the Lion\|William The Lion]]'s court and witnessed various charters at [[Roxburgh]], [[Coldingham Priory\|Coldingham]] and [[Melrose Abbey\|Melrose]] between 1164 and 1182. He married a woman named Christiana and had at least two sons named John and Bernard.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=POMS: record \|url=https://poms.ac.uk/record/person/5885/ \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=poms.ac.uk}}</ref>		* Gilbert Fraser (fl. 1164-1182), probably a brother of the precedent. He was at [[William the Lion\|William The Lion]]'s court and witnessed various charters at [[Roxburgh]], [[Coldingham Priory\|Coldingham]] and [[Melrose Abbey\|Melrose]] between 1164 and 1182. He married a woman named Christiana and had at least two sons named John and Bernard.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=POMS: record \|url=https://poms.ac.uk/record/person/5885/ \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=poms.ac.uk}}</ref>
	* Bernard Fraser (fl. 1179-1188), probably a brother of the precedent. He appeared in a charter at [[St Mary's Collegiate Church, Haddington\|Haddington]] in 1179 and held lands at [[Drem]] in 1186.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Bernard FRASER in East Lothian \|url=https://www.patrickspeople.scot/ourfamily/29490.htm \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=www.patrickspeople.scot}}</ref>		* Bernard Fraser (fl. 1179-1188), probably a brother of the precedent. He appeared in a charter at [[St Mary's Collegiate Church, Haddington\|Haddington]] in 1179 and held lands at [[Drem]] in 1186.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Bernard FRASER in East Lothian \|url=https://www.patrickspeople.scot/ourfamily/29490.htm \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=www.patrickspeople.scot}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=(49) - Frasers of Philorth > Volume 1 - Histories of Scottish families - National Library of Scotland \|url=https://digital.nls.uk/histories-of-scottish-families/archive/96566088?mode=transcription \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=digital.nls.uk}}</ref>
	* Udard Fraser (fl. 1179), probably a son of Gilbert. He married a sister of Oliver fitz Kylvert, the founder of [[Oliver Castle]] in upper [[River Tweed\|Tweedsdale]]. They had three sons; Bernard, Gilbert and Adam.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=POMS: record \|url=https://poms.ac.uk/record/person/6023/ \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=poms.ac.uk}}</ref>		* Udard Fraser (fl. 1179), probably a son of Gilbert. He married a sister of Oliver fitz Kylvert, the founder of [[Oliver Castle]] in upper [[River Tweed\|Tweedsdale]]. They had three sons; Bernard, Gilbert and Adam.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=POMS: record \|url=https://poms.ac.uk/record/person/6023/ \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=poms.ac.uk}}</ref>

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	* Simon Fraser ([[Floruit\|fl]]. 1160-1202), who held lands at [[Keith Marischal\|Keith]] in [[East Lothian]] and left an only daughter and heiress named Eda, who married Hugh Lorens before 1210.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Fraser" />		* Simon Fraser ([[Floruit\|fl]]. 1160-1202), who held lands at [[Keith Marischal\|Keith]] in [[East Lothian]] and left an only daughter and heiress named Eda, who married Hugh Lorens before 1210.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Fraser" />
	* Gilbert Fraser (fl. 1164-1182), probably a brother of the precedent. He was at [[William the Lion\|William The Lion]]'s court and witnessed various charters at [[Roxburgh]], [[Coldingham Priory\|Coldingham]] and [[Melrose Abbey\|Melrose]] between 1164 and 1182. He married a woman named Christiana and had at least two sons named John and Bernard.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=POMS: record \|url=https://poms.ac.uk/record/person/5885/ \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=poms.ac.uk}}</ref>		* Gilbert Fraser (fl. 1164-1182), probably a brother of the precedent. He was at [[William the Lion\|William The Lion]]'s court and witnessed various charters at [[Roxburgh]], [[Coldingham Priory\|Coldingham]] and [[Melrose Abbey\|Melrose]] between 1164 and 1182. He married a woman named Christiana and had at least two sons named John and Bernard.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=POMS: record \|url=https://poms.ac.uk/record/person/5885/ \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=poms.ac.uk}}</ref>
	* Bernard Fraser (fl. 1179-1188), probably a brother of the precedent. He appeared in a charter at [[~~Haddington,~~ ~~East~~ ~~Lothian~~\|Haddington]] in 1179 and held lands at [[Drem]] in 1186.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Bernard FRASER in East Lothian \|url=https://www.patrickspeople.scot/ourfamily/29490.htm \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=www.patrickspeople.scot}}</ref>		* Bernard Fraser (fl. 1179-1188), probably a brother of the precedent. He appeared in a charter at [[St Mary's Collegiate Church, Haddington\|Haddington]] in 1179 and held lands at [[Drem]] in 1186.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Bernard FRASER in East Lothian \|url=https://www.patrickspeople.scot/ourfamily/29490.htm \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=www.patrickspeople.scot}}</ref>
	* Udard Fraser (fl. 1179), probably a son of Gilbert. He married a sister of Oliver fitz Kylvert, the founder of [[Oliver Castle]] in upper [[River Tweed\|Tweedsdale]]. They had three sons; Bernard, Gilbert and Adam.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=POMS: record \|url=https://poms.ac.uk/record/person/6023/ \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=poms.ac.uk}}</ref>		* Udard Fraser (fl. 1179), probably a son of Gilbert. He married a sister of Oliver fitz Kylvert, the founder of [[Oliver Castle]] in upper [[River Tweed\|Tweedsdale]]. They had three sons; Bernard, Gilbert and Adam.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=POMS: record \|url=https://poms.ac.uk/record/person/6023/ \|access-date=2024-07-11 \|website=poms.ac.uk}}</ref>