Career
He was known as Thomas of Beaufort, which marked him as the belonging to the second line of the family tree after the chiefly family, the Lovats. As an eighteen year old, he led 1000 Fraser men in support of the deposed Stuarts in a battle with Oliver Cromwell’s army in 1651 at the Battle of Worcester. Losing, he was kept in jail at Inverness for several years.
They had fourteen children together, although nine died in childhood.
The eldest son, Alexander (1664 -1689), died of wounds while leading Frasers in support of the deposed Stuart King James II forces at the Battle of Killiecrankie. Thomas died at Dunvegan Castle on Skye at the age of 69.
