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| Name |
William (8th of Foyers) Fraser |
| Birth |
- Mary is an older sister of William Fraser, 8th of Foyers and Elizabeth Fraser who married John McTavish of Garthbeg.
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| Gender |
Male |
| Person ID |
I194532 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
10 Aug 2024 |
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| Notes |
- In the Jacobite rising of the Georgian Succession in 1715, William Fraser, 8th of Foyers, however, took the side of the Government i.e. George I, much to his own cost. By doing this he invoked the wrath of his neighbouring clans including other septs of the Clan Fraser, which burned and plundered his estates, while Foyers himself and his tenants sought refuge in the surrounding hills. After the rebellion Foyers sued the government for compensation incurred in its name to the sum of @@3040 Scots with no apparent result, although his claim was officially recognised.
- (Research):His son?
James Fraser, 9th of Foyers, was on very friendly terms with Simon, 13th Lord Lovat, later to be executed for his part in the 1745 Rising, and on that account, Foyers joined Lovat in supporting Prince Charles during his short reign in Edinburgh as King James VIII. After the disastrous battle of Culloden in 1746 the ill-fated Prince Charles fled westwards and took refuge in Gorthleck farmhouse on the Foyers estate but was soon alarmed by a party of Red Coats and effected his escape by jumping out of a window. Foyers also escaped from the battlefield and his efforts to elude capture were every bit as romantic as those of Prince Charles.
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