Bagtown Clans

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Bethune

Crest: an otter’s head

Motto: Debonnaire

Origin/Meaning:
Local : from the town of Bethune in France. The Scottish branch of the family are descended from Robert de Bethune who came to Scotland in 1165.

Bethune Scottish Clan Crest

Bethune Scottish Clan tartan
Bethune Tartan

Citations:
Sanders, and J. GrantBritish Crest: Containing The Crests and Mottos of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland; Together with those of the Principal Cities; and a Glossary of Heraldic Terms, Vol II, Edinburgh, Kirkwood & Sons, 1817

James FairbairnFairbairn’s Book of Crests of the families of Great Britain and Ireland, Edinburgh, Grange Publising Works, 1892
Clifford Stanley SimsThe Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames with a Volcabulary of Christian Names, Albany, N.Y., J. Munsell, 1862
W & A. K. Johnston, The Tartans of the Clans and Septs of Scotland,  With the Arms of the Chiefs, London, W. & A.K. Johnston, Limited, 1906