Clan Russell

Clan Russell
Ruiseal
Crest: A dexter hand holding a skene dubh and on the point thereof a pair of balances, all Proper.
MottoVirtus sine macula. (Virtue without a stain[1])
Profile
RegionLowlands and Highlands
DistrictPerth and Kinross, Clackmannanshire and Aberdeenshire
Clan Russell no longer has a chief, and is an armigerous clan
Historic seatAden in Aberdeenshire, various other locations in Scotland
Last ChiefBaron Rozel

Clan Russell is a Scottish armigerous clan, with claimed origins in Normandy. It has ancestral ties to the English Dukes of Bedford, and has numerous descendants in Great Britain and America.

  1. ^ Fairbairn, James; Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1892). Volume 1 of Fairbairn's Book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland. Edinburgh: T. C. and E. C. Jack. p. 91. Retrieved 5 October 2015.