Clan Fergusson

[2] Known as the Sons of Fergus they have spread across Scotland from as far as Ross-shire in the north to Dumfriesshire in the south.

[2] Most shields of this family include a Boar's head which indicates a connection with the early Scots of Dál Riata.

[2] Sir John Fergusson, who was born in about 1653 was a distinguished lawyer and a member of the Faculty of Advocates.

[2] In 1735 his son, James Fergusson became a judge of the Supreme Court and was given the title Lord Kilkerran.

[2] General Sir Charles Fergusson, the 7th Baronet served in the British Army for almost forty years.

Picture of Fergus in a MS of Ferguut , a derivative text based on the Roman de Fergus from the Netherlands .
A romanticised Victorian-era illustration of a Fergusson clansman by R. R. McIan from The Clans of the Scottish Highlands published in 1845.
Fergusson tartan