The following is a chronological list of formal and informal Clan Chiefs up to the late 19th Century. The line separators indicate a break from the standard father-first son ascendency. We have found 2 other written claims to the Chiefship falling outside this listing; one after 1700 from the Crawfords of Newfield, a Cadet of Auchenames, and another of Lochnorris from the 1500's.
Crawfords of that Ilk
Leofwine of Mercia, Central England
Thorlongus of Ednam, Berwickshire, Overlord of the Barony of Crawford
Swane of Swinton, Berwickshire
Galfridus of Crawford (Barony), Lanarkshire
Hugh of Crawford (Barony)
Dominus Galfridus of Crawford (Barony)
Reginald Crawford
Sir John Crawford, d 1248 w/o male heir, upon his death primary part of Barony to David Lindsay ending the title "of that Ilk"
Crawfords of Loudon, Sheriffs of Ayrshire
Sir Reginald Crawford of Loudon, 1st Sheriff of Ayrshire (3rd great grandson of #4)
Hugh Crawford of Loudon and Crosbie, 2nd Sheriff of Ayrshire
Hugh Crawford of Loudon and Crosbie, 3rd Sheriff of Ayrshire, Battle of Largs
Sir Reginald Crawford of Loudon and Crosbie, 4th Sheriff of Ayrshire, murdered in 1297 for protecting William Wallace
Sir Reginald Crawford of Loudon and Crosbie, 5th Sheriff of Ayrshire, executed in 1307 (1303/1308) in Carlisle for support of Independence
Hugh, of Crosbie, b ~1263, son of #12, d 1319
Crawfords of Auchinames
Reginald, 1st Laird of Auchinames, b 1283, listed in Auchinames Charter of 1320, d 1358
Reginald, 2nd Laird of Auchinames
Thomas, 3rd Laird of Auchinames, m ...Galbraith, d 1401
Archibald, 4th Laird of Auchinames, b ~1389, m Margaret Douglas ~1425
Robert, 5th Laird of Auchinames, m Marion Houston, b ~1464, d Battle of Flodden in 9 SEP 1513
James, 6th Laird of Auchinames, m Lady Margaret Douglas
Thomas, 7th Laird of Auchinames, b ~1505, m Marion Montgomery, d 1541
John, 8th Laird of Auchinames, killed in the Battle of Pinkie in 1547, son of #20
William, 9th Laird of Auchinames, married Annabella, died without male heir, son of #20
Patrick, 10th Laird of Auchinames, son of #22, b ~1530, m ...Fraser
William, 11th Laird of Auchinames, b ~1560, m Margaret Houston ~1600
Crawfords of Auchinames-Crosbie
Patrick, 12th Laird of Auchinames, grandson of #24, b ~1580, m Jean Crawford 1606, heiress of the estate of Crosbie, reuniting the ancient Crawford estates of Auchinames and Crosbie (Corsbie)
William, 13th Laird of Auchinames, b ~1607, m Anna Lamont
Archibald, 14th Laird of Auchinames, b ~1639, m Margaret Porterfield ~1670, d 1696
William, 15th Laird of Auchinames, d w/o male heir before 1695
Crawfords of Auchinames-Crosbie/Kerse-Drumsoy
Patrick Crawford of Drumsoy, 16th Laird of Auchinames, descended from #10, parents David & ...Gordon, m Jane ~1700, the daughter of #28 and heiress of Auchinames (via Entail of 1695, but disputed by cousins Crawfords of Newfield), to reunite the ancient Craufurdjohn and Dalmagregan branches, d 1733. The Crawfords of Newfield redraw the Chiefship lineage at this point and enter their line.
Patrick, 17th Laird of Auchinames, christened 2 NOV 1704 in Edinburgh Parish, Member of Parliament, m Elizabeth Middleton, d JAN 1778 in Ardrossan
John, 18th Laird of Auchinames, christened 17 JAN 1740 in Edinburgh Parish, Member of Parliament, d 1814 without male heir
John, 19th Laird of Auchinames, grandson of #30, m Sophia Marianna Churchill, d 1863
Edward Henry John, 20th Laird of Auchinames, b 9 DEC 1816, m Francis Molesworth, d 29 AUG 1881
Hugh Ronald George, 21st Laird of Auchinames, b 16 JUL 1873, sold all of the estates in Scotland, moved to Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 1904, d 1942 - no known male heirs with his only son dying as an air crew member on a domestic mission during WW2, his only daughter is known to have issue
