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| Home family (Scottish Borders) | |
|---|---|
| Name | Home |
| Region | Scottish Borders |
| Founded | 12th century |
| Seat | Wedderburn House |
| Motto | "True to the End" |
Home family (Scottish Borders) The Home family is a Scottish Borders lineage with medieval origins tied to the Anglo-Scottish frontier and the Kingdom of Scotland, prominent in regional feuds, royal service, and Border law. Their history intersects with figures and institutions such as David I of Scotland, William Wallace, Robert the Bruce, James IV of Scotland, and the Rough Wooing, shaping interactions with the English Crown, the House of Tudor, and neighboring houses like the Douglas family and Sutherland family.
The Homes trace descent to Flemish or Norman followers recorded during the reign of David I of Scotland and appear in royal charters alongside magnates such as the Comyn family and de Morville family, with early possessions referenced in connection to the Lordship of Galloway and Berwick-upon-Tweed. Medieval pedigrees associate the family with knights serving in campaigns of William the Lion and align them with feudal networks including the Balliol family and Bruce dynasty, while ecclesiastical records link Homes to grants involving the Diocese of Durham and the See of Glasgow.
The Homes established territorial bases in Redesdale and Wedderburn, holding baronies that connected to frontier jurisdictions administered alongside the Sheriffdom of Roxburgh and the Stewardship of Scotland. Their estates bounded holdings of the Kerr family and the Earl of March, and were strategically positioned near crossings of the River Tweed, affecting diplomacy with Berwick-upon-Tweed and operations against incursions by Henry VIII of England during the Anglo-Scottish Wars.
As Border chiefs and royal lieges, the Homes served as wardens, hostage garrisons, and commissioners in treaties such as the Treaty of Falaise and negotiations after the Battle of Flodden; they interacted with monarchs including James V of Scotland and Mary, Queen of Scots, and with statesmen like Thomas Becket (by era association) and later James VI and I. Their alliances and feuds implicated them in conflicts with the Maxwell family, the Hepburn family, and the Johnstone family, and in political episodes like the Lang Siege and the settlement of the Union of the Crowns.
Prominent Homes include leaders who served under Edward I of England-era campaigns, commanders at engagements akin to the Battle of Homildon Hill, courtiers of James IV of Scotland and Charles I of England, diplomats dealing with envoys from the House of Habsburg and the Valois dynasty, and cultural patrons connected to literati of the Renaissance in Scotland. Individual Homes appear in records alongside figures such as the Earl of Bothwell, Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl of Moray, and corresponded with jurists of the Parliament of Scotland, while later descendants engaged with institutions like the Scottish Enlightenment and the University of Edinburgh.
The Home arms and crest were registered in heraldic visitations and displayed motifs comparable to those borne by the Douglas family and the Stewart family; their heraldry appears in rolls associated with the College of Arms and in seals referenced in treaties with the Kingdom of England. The family motto, comparable in use to mottos of the Graham family and the Murray family, featured on funerary monuments in parish churches linked to the Diocese of St Andrews and the Abbey of Melrose.
Homes occupied and modified fortified sites such as tower houses and peel towers akin to structures held by the Kers of Cessford and the Humes of Ayton, with architectural patronage evident in local churches and manors influenced by masons connected to the Scottish Baronial style. Estates included houses rebuilt in the eras of Georgian architecture and restoration works conducted contemporaneously with projects at Holyrood Palace and country houses associated with the Marquess of Tweeddale.
Modern descendants of the family have intersected with British institutions including the House of Lords, the British Army, and cultural organizations such as the National Trust for Scotland and the Historic Environment Scotland. Their legacy is preserved in place-names, archival collections held by repositories like the National Records of Scotland, and commemorations alongside national narratives involving figures such as Walter Scott and events like the Battle of Flodden.
Category:Scottish Borders families Category:Scottish noble families