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Timothy Michael Herbert Fawcett Wood, has matriculated the undifferenced Arms and Supporters of the first Chief of Clan Wood, Admiral Sir Andrew Wood of Largo, at the Court of the Lord Lyon King of Arms of Scotland. He is the hereditary Representative of the Ancient Family of Wood of Largo and Chief of the Name. The [[Scottish crest badge|crest badge]] that is used by members of the clan contains the [[heraldic motto|motto]] of the current Chief and Admiral Sir Andrew Wood of Largo in Fife, the first Chief of the clan, which is ''TUTUS IN UNDIS'' (from [[Latin]]: "Safe on the Waves").<ref>http://www.clan-wood.org.uk/ourchiefs.html</ref> |
Timothy Michael Herbert Fawcett Wood, has matriculated the undifferenced Arms and Supporters of the first Chief of Clan Wood, Admiral Sir Andrew Wood of Largo, at the Court of the Lord Lyon King of Arms of Scotland. He is the hereditary Representative of the Ancient Family of Wood of Largo and Chief of the Name. The [[Scottish crest badge|crest badge]] that is used by members of the clan contains the [[heraldic motto|motto]] of the current Chief and Admiral Sir Andrew Wood of Largo in Fife, the first Chief of the clan, which is ''TUTUS IN UNDIS'' (from [[Latin]]: "Safe on the Waves").<ref>http://www.clan-wood.org.uk/ourchiefs.html</ref> |
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Timothy Michael Herbert Fawcett Wood has matriculated the undifferenced Arms and Supporters of the first of the present chiefly line of Clan Wood (the 15/16th century Admiral Sir Andrew Wood of Largo - "Scotland's Nelson") at the Court of the Lord Lyon King of Arms of Scotland. He is the hereditary Representative of the Ancient Family of Wood of Largo and Chief of the Name. The crest badge that is used by members of the clan contains the Chief'w motto, TUTUS IN UNDIS (from Latin: "Safe on the Waves").[7] |
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Revision as of 13:57, 13 January 2011
Clan Wood is a Lowland Scottish clan from North Esk, Largo Bay and Angus in Scotland.
History
The erroneous notion that clans are Highland groups and families are Lowland units is very much a Victorian one. In fact, the terms are interchangeable, and many a Lowland laird has held from the Lyon Court the title ‘Chief of the Name and Arms’. This is true of the Woods.[1]
Origins of the name
The surname Wood is common throughout Britain. There are two possible origins of the name. The most common origin is from a topographic name, used to describe a person who lived in, or worked in a wood or forest. A less common origin of the name is as a nickname for an eccentric, or violent person.[2][3][4]
Admiral Sir Andrew Wood
Admiral Sir Andrew Wood of Largo, Fife, was born around the middle of the 15th century. Sir Andrew was the eldest son of William Wood, a merchant, who was almost certainly a scion of the Woods of Bonnytoun in Angus.[5] He was famous for inflicting many defeats on foreign pirates and privateers as well as squadrons of ships sent by the English government to harass the Scots. His successors built a hospital and school in Fife for their kinsmen named Wood, and were prominent in Scottish history both politically and militarily: they continued to be a significant influence in British politics and were foremost among the thousands of Scots who contributed enormously to the economic and armed expansion of the British Empire well into the 19th century. The main line of Sir Andrew’s descendants is considered by the Court of the Lord Lyon King of Arms to be the chiefly one. The record of succession is complete right down to 1916, when Andrew George Wood died in Mayfair, London, leaving his estate on the border of Wales and Shropshire to his second wife.[1]
After winning two sea battles in 1480 against the English he was made a free Baron, with lands at the Kirkton of Largo in Fife he was also made a chief of Clan MacDonald for his help in the king's expedition of land and sea were Domhnall Dubh of the Isles was captured and kept in prison for forty years. Andrew's ruined castle can be found in Upper Largo.[6]
Clan profile
Timothy Michael Herbert Fawcett Wood, has matriculated the undifferenced Arms and Supporters of the first Chief of Clan Wood, Admiral Sir Andrew Wood of Largo, at the Court of the Lord Lyon King of Arms of Scotland. He is the hereditary Representative of the Ancient Family of Wood of Largo and Chief of the Name. The crest badge that is used by members of the clan contains the motto of the current Chief and Admiral Sir Andrew Wood of Largo in Fife, the first Chief of the clan, which is TUTUS IN UNDIS (from Latin: "Safe on the Waves").[7]
Timothy Michael Herbert Fawcett Wood has matriculated the undifferenced Arms and Supporters of the first of the present chiefly line of Clan Wood (the 15/16th century Admiral Sir Andrew Wood of Largo - "Scotland's Nelson") at the Court of the Lord Lyon King of Arms of Scotland. He is the hereditary Representative of the Ancient Family of Wood of Largo and Chief of the Name. The crest badge that is used by members of the clan contains the Chief'w motto, TUTUS IN UNDIS (from Latin: "Safe on the Waves").[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b "A guide to the Clans and Tartans of Scotland: From Scottish Clan Information to Clan Merchandise, Handmade Kilts, Highland Outfits ... everything a true Scot should need and know". Clan Wood profile. Retrieved 2007-06-25.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Learn about the family history of your surname, Ancestry.com, retrieved 11 December 2010 which cited: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4 for the surname "Wood".
- ^ Black, George Fraser (1946), The Surnames of Scotland: Their Origin, Meaning, and History, New York: New York Public Library, p. 822
- ^ Reaney, Percy Hilde (2006), A Dictionary of English Surnames (3rd ed.), London: Routledge, pp. 3474–3475, ISBN 0-203-99355-1
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ "Weekly Mailing List Archives 26th January 2007". Admiral Sir Andrew Wood (1st Chief). Retrieved 2007-06-25.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "The Footsteps of Wood". Wood Family History. Retrieved 2007-06-25.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ http://www.clan-wood.org.uk/ourchiefs.html
