Clan Drummond

There are two, slightly different stories about the origin of the Drummond family:
    1 ~ The name Drummond is thought to have originated from Drymen or Drummond in Stirlingshire. Tradition traces the Drummond family to Hungarian origins. Maurice, son of George, a younger son of King Andrew of Hungary, is said to have accompanied Edgar Atheling, heir to the English throne from Hungary to England. They were shipwrecked on the shore of the Forth and one of Atheling's sisters,Margaret married Malcolm III from whom Maurice received the estates of Drymen.
    2 ~ According to legend, the Drummonds are descendent from Yorik de Marot. Yorik was the Royal Admiral to Hungary and a grandson of King Andrew of Hungary. It was he who took the perilous journey, in winter, to reach the Scottish shore at Stirling. It was he who delivered unto Malcolm Canmore, St. Margaret, the future queen of Scotland. This was in the early 11th century. The king was grateful and granted lands which were to become the ancestral homeland of the Drummonds. One source states that a Donald of Drymen fought in Malcolm Canmore's army against MacBeth in 1056, and that this was the reason for the grant of lands. It may be that Yorik married into the highlands clan and became its chief.

The earliest ancestor, of unbroken decent, is that of Malcolm Begg, or "Little Malcolm" of Drymen, who in 1225 was the Thane of Lennox. Malcolm received his name due to his stature. He was the Earl of Lennox's Seneschal. It was from this time, and the lands if Drymen, that the Clan Chiefs of Drummond are known as "An Drumanach Mor" - "The Great man of Drymen." It was Malcolm's son, Sir Malcolm, that took the name Drummond. .... more

The heraldic record of the badge: "Out of crest coronet a goshawk, wings expanded, proper, jessed gules."

• A1 ~ George of Hungary;  ==>  House of Árpád
  • B1 ~ Maurice or Yorik de Marot, lvd:1067;
    
    ------- gap of five generations -------

• A1 ~ Malcolm Beg of Drummond, lvd:1240, m. Ada of Lennox;
  • B1 ~ Sir Malcolm Drummond, m. N. Graham;
    • C1 ~ Sir Malcolm Drummond;
      • D1 ~ Sir John Drummond, lvd:1345, m. Mary Montefichet;
        • E1 ~ Annabella Drummond, d:1401, m. King Robert III of Scots;  <==  House of Stewart
        • E2 ~ Sir John Drummond of Cargill and Stobhall, d:1428, m. Elisabeth Sinclair;  ==>  Clan Sinclair
          • F1 ~ Sir Walter Drummond of Cargill and Stobhall, d:1455, m. Margaret Ruthven;
            • G1 ~ Sir Malcolm Drummond, d:1470, m. Marion Murrey;  ==>  Clan Murrey
              • H1 ~ Margaret Drummond, b:1497, m. King James IV Stewart;  <==  House of Stewart
              • H2 ~ Lord John Drummond, d:1417, m. Elizabeth Lindsay;  ==>  Clan Lindsay
                • I1 ~ Elizabeth Drummond, m. George Douglas;  <==  Clan Douglas
                • I2 ~ Annabel Drummond, m. William Graham;  <==  Clan Graham
                • I3 ~ Sir John Drummond, 2nd of Innerpeffray, m. Margaret Stewart;
                  • J1 .. Isabel Drummond, m. Sir Matthew Campbell;  <==  Clan Campbell
                  • J2 ~ N. Drummond, m. Sir James Chisholm;  <==  Clan Chisholm
                  • J3 ~ Margaret Drummond, lvd:1549, m. Robert Elphinstone;  <==  Clan Elphinstone