Clan Belshes (Belshes Tartan)

1. About Clan Belshes (Belshes Tartan)

2. Clan Belshes History (Belshes Tartan)

The monks of Jedburgh once had a barony with the same name located close to Jedburgh in Roxburghshire, and the clan was called after this barony.

The barony was initially known by its current name, Belasis. In 1296, Richard de Belchis appended his personal seal to the homage he submitted.

In the year 1530, Alexander Belchis held the position of bailie of Edinburgh. John Belcheis served as the commissioner for the Tweed fisheries dispute in 1627, and Alexander Belchellis of Tofts was admitted for free as a burgess of Glasgow in 1631.

In the year 1634, Justice of the Peace for Berwickshire was given the title of Alexander Belseis of Tofts.

In the year 1651, Alexander Belches was appointed to a position on the Committee of Provisions for the Army.

The end of the hereditary line occurred in 1712 with the passing of John Belshes of that Ilk, who was survived by four daughters.

3. Clan Belshes Tartans

As there is no officially recognized Belshes tartan, the Roxburgh District tartan, which is associated with the region where the name was first used, is the one that is most frequently worn by the clan.

Roxburgh District modern

Roxburgh District ancient

Roxburgh District muted

4. Clan Belshes Crest & Coats of Arms

4.1 Clan Belshes Crest

Worn by all of the name and ancestry

4.2 Clan Belshes Coat of Arms

With the exception of civic and corporate arms, a coat of arms can only be bestowed upon an individual in accordance with the laws of Scottish heraldry. There is no such thing as a "family coat of arms," as such a thing does not exist.

The arms depicted below are personal arms (with the exception of the ones listed above). Only the person to whom these arms were awarded has the legal right to make use of them.

5. Clan Belshes Places & People

 5.1 Clan Belshes Places

There is evidence that suggests that the Invermay Old House, located in Perth and Kinross, was constructed in the 17th century, though it could have been constructed earlier. Above a window that is no longer accessible due to masonry construction, there is a stone with the year 1633 etched into it.

However, this date may refer to the year that restoration work was finished. Once a Belshes stronghold, the mansion was deserted between the years 1770 and 1780, and it is now in ruins.

5.2 Clan Belshes People

Sir John Stuart, 4th Baronet (1752–1821)

His birth name was Wish-art-Belches, and he served as a Member of Parliament for Kincardineshire between the years 1797 and 1806.

As the only son of William Belches, Esq., he succeeded to the title of baronet upon the passing of his great-uncle, Sir William Stuart, 2nd Baronet, in 1777. At this time, he also changed his surname from Wishart Belches to Stuart.

His marriage to Lady Jane Leslie, the eldest daughter of David Melville, 6th Earl of Leven, took place in 1775, and he was promoted to the position of Baron of the Exchequer in Scotland in 1807.

After his passing, the Wishart baronetcy of Clifton Hall, Edinburgh fell into disuse and is now extinct.