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Simon Peter Carruthers of Holmains, Chief of the Name and Arms of Carruthers
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Dr Simon Peter Carruthers of Holmains is the chief of the ancient Carruthers family, from Dumfriesshire. Dr Carruthers was born in India of British parents, his family having served the British Raj for over 4 generations. He was confirmed as the first Chief of Carruthers in August 2019, by the Lord Lyon, in Edinburgh. His additiments of supporters etc were granted in November 2019. This Decision followed nearly 20 months of proceedings before the Lord Lyon, including two hearings of the Lyon Court in Edinburgh, the last of which was held on March 2019, at which Dr. Carruthers was represented by Sir Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw, Bt, QC. On 16 November 2019, supporters were granted to the Chiefs Arms by the Lord Lyon. Dr. Carruthers succeeds his fourth great-grandfather, John Carruthers, 12th of Holmains & Kirkwood (died 1809), the last recognised head of the Carruthers family. John, 12th, was a direct descendant of the first chiefs of Carruthers, dating back to the 13th century. His grandfather was Colonel Nigel Laurie Carruthers of the British Indian Army, and his father was Charles Simon Nigel Carruthers, who was working in the Indian tea trade at the time of Peter’s birth. Like many other Scots who served on the subcontinent, mainly in the military, the Holmains branch of the family chose to seek their fortunes in the subcontinent. Some of these were military men, some worked for the government and some for the East India Company up until 1858, when the latter was abolished. The involvement in India was prompted by the financial disaster of 1772, which lost the estates of John 12th of Holmains and 8th Baron. John the 12th was the 4x Great Grandfather, of the current Clan Chief Peter and his parents both returned to the UK, where and he progressed through his education. He gained his first degree and PhD in agricultural science, after which he took further qualifications in both management and theology. For many years he was on the staff of the Centre for Agricultural Strategy at the University of Reading. Subsequently he worked in environmental education and rural policy in the public and third sectors. He is currently a Director of a Christian charity that supports the rural church. He was co-founder and former Chairman of Farm Crisis Network (now the Farming Community Network) in the UK, is a member of the Royal Society of Biology and an Honorary Senior Fellow at the University of Worcester. As with all legitimate Scottish Clan Chiefs and as a hereditary Chief with supporters on his arms, Peter is a member of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs. He is the Honorary President of the Clan Carruthers Society - International. Arms 
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