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T P R I N T E D T O R H E A U T H O R .
1 02 9 . W N D BY . SO N . PRI TE A ALKER , GALASHIELS P EFA E R C .
The chief O bject O f t his b o o k is t o preserve a rec o rd o f the
A o a a Of a a a o O f rm ri l Be rings m ny ncient Orkney f milies , s me
o o a a a re n o t a n o f which , th ugh pr b bly q uite uthentic , in y the
O f L o ffi a r e o t o o o registers the y n O ce , but nly be f und up n
a o o a n d a a a n d a re o dec ying t mbst nes fr gile se ls , c nsequently in
a a O f o O f gre t d nger being l st sight beyo nd a ll h o pe o f rec o very . It d o es n o t O f co urse pr o fess t o c o nt a in the n a mes o f a ll fa milies
wh o a It co nnected with the Isl a nds h ve used a rms . is simply a c o llecti o n o f s o me O f the a ncient unrec o rded a rms t o be
o o o Co o a o O f f und thr ugh ut the unty , t gether with rec rd the present Orkney fa milies wh o se right t o be a r a rms h a s been
fo r o a a est a blished . The fo rmer were used the m st p rt by c dets o f Sco ttish fa milie s wh o h a d neglected t o m a tricul a te a t the Lyo n
ffi a n d a O f a o t o a 1 6 2 O ce , in the c se rms in use pri r the ye r 7 , their descend a nts c o uld pr o ba bly h a ve them rest o red by petiti o n t o the
o o K It a L rd Ly n ing a t Arms . is h o ped th t the gene a l o gic a l no tes c o nt a ined in this v o lume m a y en a ble ma ny pers o ns t o pr o ve their
s a n d a t o a de cent est blish their right rms . At the end o f the vo lume will be fo und sever a l bl a nk pa ges fo r the co nvenience o f perso ns desiro us o f rec o rding a n y further
o a o m a o o a n d inf rm ti n which y be in their p ssessi n , the writer will be much o bliged t o a n y o n e wh o will be go o d en o ugh t o fo rwa rd s o a o t o a t h e t t o a r O f uch inf rm ti n him , ddressing le ter the c e the
o ffi Ly n O ce . The w riter begs t o t h a nk the m a ny friends who h a ve kindly
a s a a a . . F Fra a W . S . A . S . given him sist nce , p rticul rly, ncis J Gr nt , ,
R t sa H er a ld W a s a W P . S . A o t . o he a o o Sc , y ; illi m Ge rge Th m tt ,
f r kn e s s a E o . O B e c C . . o o a Sc t , h rles S S J hnst n , rchitect , dinburgh ; a n d a st n ot a s o a s a a K a who l but le t , Th m S . Pe ce , rchitect , irkw ll , pla ced the wh o le O f his c o llecti o n o f be a utifully fi nished pencil
a s f o m m a o f s a o s a re o i a t t he dr wing , r which ny the illu tr ti n c p ed ,
’ wr s o sa a n d os x s o a o o Of iter s di p l , wh e e ten ive l c l kn wledge pr ved inc a lcul able va lue .
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L F I ST O PLAT ES .
— a F o . Ea o f A I . llumin ted r ntispiece The rl Orkney , The uld x Ale a nder de Sa v is k a il.
A a . 2 o . . lis n , The Rev J mes
B a ikie O f Ta n k e r n e s s . f d T re n B a lfo ur O B a lfo ur a n a bie .
Bellenden O f Stennis . a a Bl a ir imp a ling Buch n n . o B o thwell imp a ling Tull ck .
k o a s . CO . , The Rev Th m a o f Ga irs a a H a lcro Of Ilk Cr igie y imp ling th a t . a s D o o . ugl , Ge rge D o o f B a lo u hi f rumm nd g e imp a ling Bl a ir O Li t tle Bla ir .
F z . ul ie , J
a a o o o f . Gr h me , Ge rge , Bish p Orkney f r m Gr a eme O G a e e sha ll. a O f B r k Gr h a m e c n e s s . a A x f s . a a a O Gr nt (The Rev le nder) imp ling B ikie Burne s . H a l r H Ro l c o o o n a dsa . , ug , Rect r de H o W a a O f enrys n , illi m , Tre surer Orkney . I f rving O S a b ey. K n n a ir d o f a y Burwick imp ling B a lfo ur .
L o . eigh , R bert
Liddell O f H a mmer imp a ling Tra il"Of H o ll a nd . M a c Le lla n d a ro imp ling G a t . M a W a a o s ine ( illi m) imp ling Th m o n .
M a xwell . M a o O f W h t u e s n y q y.
a a s Mill r imp ling Ni be t . o f M nteith O Egils ha y impa ling Nisbet . M o D a unr , vid . P i r o t n e M a o . g , rj rie f Rich a n O Linkl a ter . c H S o a y.
a Sincl ir . f n Sincl a ir o Ess e q uo y. f R n s Sincl a ir o a p e s . o f a o Smyth Br c . a o Ea O f Stew rt , R bert , rl Orkney . o f B a llm a r v Stewa rt (B a lfo ur) ga y. a o f W in db r e ck a a Sutherl nd imp ling B ikie .
a A xa a n d H . Sutherl nd , le nder endrie
o a o a . T o d (The Rev . Ge rge) imp ling Sc ll y
Tra il"o f H o ll a nd .
- Tra ill Burr o ughs o f Ro u s a y a n d V eira .
W a tt O f B r e c k n e s s .
Shield surm o unted with helmet fro m St M a gnus Ca thedr a l .
D efa ced shield fro m St M a gnus Ca thedra l . RKNEY A M IA L O R O R S.
" A LE AN D E R .
O n t O f Sa v iska il the ombstone Alexander de , now in
Ro u sa y Church , are two shields , one above the other .
The upper bears a sword point downward in pale , ' the lower , Ermine , two crescents in fess , probably
f Pla t e NO . I . o r Craigie . (See )
A L I SO N .
. A Of Arms of the Rev James lison , minister H olm
1 62 1 8 Of 7 to 79 , on the East Gable Holm Church .
- - Pla N . te O . Parted per bend , a fleur de lys (See Recorded in the Forman Manuscript at the Lyon Office is the Coat of Alison Parted per bend or and
- - z . a ure , a fleur de lys in bend sinister counterchanged 2 Orkney Armoria ls .
BAI K I E .
Of Magnus Baikie I sbister , who purchased the said lands in 1 534 (and is said by ancient tradition to have
e Pa u l be n descended from Baikie , who , according to
’ To rfa eus , was pilot to King Haco in was
Of Of father Thomas Baikie Isbister, Burgess of
1 Kirkwall in 557, whose eldest son by Marion
Pa le fi k I s t p y, his rst wife , was James Bai ie, of
T a n kern ess , some time Provost of Kirkwall (retoured heir to his father, Thomas , and his uncle John , in
Of who married Barbara, daughter Andrew
Smith of Ackergill in Caithness (M . C . and
1 6th Of 1 6 died the January , 75. H e was succeeded
2 n d by his eldest surviving son , Arthur Baikie, of
T a n ke rn ess , some time Provost of Kirkwall , who
Of f o f married Elizabeth , daughter Thomas Moncrie f
Ra n ess 1 6 p , and was succeeded at his death in 79 by
rd o f Ta n ke r n ess his only son , James Baikie , g , who
e married his cousin Barbara, daughter of Georg 1 Of Gre e n tofts Baikie , but died without issue , and
e was succeeded by his uncle , the said George Baiki
ree n t o ft s th Ta n ke rn ess r of G , and 4 of , who mar ied
a Of Eda Joan , d ughter of Robert Stewart y by Lady
1 Instrument O f S a sine o n Ch a rter by R o bert Kin c a ir d fo r the l a nd s o f Ye n st ra a o O f o a O f G r e e n t o fts fo r a n d o n a o f a s y in f v ur Ge rge B ikie , beh lf J me a k o f T a n k e rn e s s s a n d o s O f a a a a B i ie , hi nephew pupil , with c n ent B rb r B ikie , his spo use . O 1 PLATE N .
ALE"ANDER D E S AV ISKA IL .
Orkney Armoria ls . 5
Of Janet Gordon , his spouse, daughter of the Earl
Sutherland . H e was succeeded by his eldest son ,
th o f T a n ker n ess i Robert Baikie , s , who marr ed
O f of uen da le Margaret , daughter Laurence Sinclair Q ,
f Of M u n ess and widow O Andrew Bruce , and left with
6th O f other issue an eldest son , James Baikie ,
T a n ke r n e s s , Provost O f Kirkwall during the rising
in favour of the Royal Stuarts . He married Janet ,
O f f E ilsha . O daughter Cornet William Douglas , Yr g y,
z Of " and Eli abeth , his spouse , daughter Thomas Trail
of Holland , and heiress to her grandfather, Sir Alex
O f E ilsh a ander Douglas , Knight g y (see Douglas
and M onteith) , and was succeeded at his death in
1 6 th Of 7 4 by his eldest son , Robert Baikie , 7 Tanker
co - ness , who married Mary , daughter and heiress of
Of H u i Thomas Balfour p (see Balfour) , and died the
th Of 1 8 1 4 April , 7. He was succeeded by his eldest
8 Of T a n ke rn ess son , James Baikie , th , who married
1 2 th Of 1 8 1 on the December , 4, Elenor Anderson ,
f u ttle hill . O C daughter of W Wemyss , County Fife ,
by whom he had no issue , and was succeeded at his
1 86 th o f death , in 9, by his brother , Robert Baikie , 9
Ta n ker n ess a , M . D . , in the Honourable East I ndi
’ Company s Service , who married H elen , daughter
e of John Maxwell Davidson , and died without issu h f t O 1 88 . on the 5 August , 9 H e was succeeded by 6 r i O kney A rmor a ls .
- l oth his grand nephew , William Dover Baikie , of
T a n ker n ess , who assumed , under deed of entail , in
1 8 O f Of 79 , the name and arms Baikie , in lieu his
Of patronymic of Cowan . H e was eldest son William
Layman Cowan (son of Captain Malcolm Cowan,
R N O f . . , by Eliza , daughter Dr Peter de Gravers , a n d O f Elizabeth , his spouse , daughter James Baikie ,
6th Of Ta n kern es s ) , and Deborah H odson , his spouse , daughter O f Captain Joseph Dover O f the 55th West
Re Im e n t Of moreland g of Foot (son William Dover,
1 who died at Caldbeck in 797, by Deborah , daughter
O f O f Ca u sewa fo ot Robert H odson y , and Jane Birkett,
of his spouse) , and Mary , his spouse , eldest daughter
- th T a n ke rn ess above mentioned Robert Baikie , 7 of . 6th The said William Dover Baikie married , the
1 8 August , 79 , Johanna Dempster, daughter of Ralph
Fo the rin ha m e a nd g , by whom he had no issue , was
1 8 8 the succeeded at his death , in 9 , by his brother,
1 l th Of T a n ke rn e ss ic present Alfred Baikie , , Just e
O f Of the Peace for the County Orkney . The ancient
Of O f Ta n ke rn ess arms Baikie , as recorded at the Lyon
Ofli ce 1 686 in , are , Argent , on a chevron gules ,
w O f fi re bet een three flames proper, a lion rampant f fi O . accompanied by two estoiles the eld Crest, a “ O f fi r mm odu m e . Co flame proper Motto , non
Damnum .
Orkney Armoria ls .
Of o f Ta n kern e ss The armorial achievement Baikie ,
Ofli ce — fi as recorded at the Lyon , is Quarterly , rst and
f Of a s ourth grand quarters , the paternal arms Baikie
e - fi t abov , second grand quarter, counter quartered rs ’ and fourth , Ermine , a man s heart proper, on a
f Of chie azure three mullets argent , for Douglas
E ilsha che uée g y ; second , or , a bend q argent and
Of E ils ha e sable , for Monteith g y ; third , azure , thre
buckles or, for Stirling ; third grand quarter, argent
’ o f the on a chevron sable , an otter s head erased
fi ff fo r eld , a crescent of the second for di erence , Balfour Of H uip : with the crest and motto of Baikie
Pla . t e N as above (See O .
’ Of On the south wall St Peter s Church , South
Ron a ldsa f r y, is the tombstone O the Rev . Alexande
Of Ro n a ldsa l 1 th Grant , minister South y, who died
1 1 May , 7 7 , with a double shield , the dexter bearing
s the arms of Grant (see Grant) , and sinister the arm
Of s of Barbara Baikie , his . spouse , daughter Jame
Of s Baikie Burness , on a chevron between three flame
Of fi re , a lion rampant accompanied by two mullets ,
. with the motto of Baikie , and the initials M . A. G
a n d B B . (See Plate No .
Of On the monument , in St Magnus Cathedral ,
Dr William Baikie , who died unmarried at Sierra
1 2 th Of 1 86 Of Leone , on the September, 4 , son 1 0 Orkney Armoria ls .
R C . N aptain John Baikie , . , by Isobella , his spouse ,
daughter of John H utton and Margaret H adaway ,
- O f W great grandson Andrew Baikie , Land aiter, by
Of " Els n ess Isobel , his spouse , daughter John Trail of ,
- O f great grandson John Baikie , Land Waiter, by
a Of Ca stle a rd - - Christi n Young y , and great great grand
Of th Of Ta n kern ess son Robert Baikie, s , are the arms — O f Baikie Argent on a chevron gules between three
fl fi re ames of , a lion rampant accompanied by two
O f fi O f mullets the eld , with the crest and motto Baikie
f Ta n k rn s " O e es . Also the arms of Trail and H utton . A painting O f some antiquity in the possession Of
Elle n o r O f O f Miss Baikie Kirkwall , sister above Dr
W t wo u illiam Baikie , depicts shields surmo nted by an
’ Esquire s helmet with mantling gules doubled argent , o n which is set the Baikie crest above which is t he
motto . The dexter shield bears the arms of Baikie as
Of on the monument Dr William Baikie , except that
Of the lion and mullets are sable , the sinister that
S . haw (See Shaw . ) PLATE N O . 3 .
F TA N KER NES S BAIKIE O .
1 Orkney Armoria ls . 3
BALFO U R . A ndrew Balfour O f M un quha n n y in the County Of
Of f Fife , head the very ancient amily of Balfour (which h a d held a minor Barony fo r at least four centuries
1 8 Of S previous to 5 4) married Janet , daughter ir
Of E a rlsha ll i n Alexander Bruce , Knight , , the County f f S O Fi e , and was succeeded by his grandson ir
Of M u n uha n n Michael Balfour, Knight , q y, who was s erved heir to his grandfather in 1 59 2 and succeeded
Of his uncle , Sir Gilbert Balfour, Knight , Westray , ’ Master O f Queen Mary s household . H e married
M a rio ta f , daughter of Patrick Adamson , Archbishop O
St Andrews , by whom he had issue , Sir Andre w
f Of St ra t h o r M u n uha n n Bal our and q y, who was
k 1 nighted in 594 and died without issue , and Michael
f Of Bal our Garth , who married Margaret, daughter Of
n a l Malcolm Sinclair Of Q ue d e . H e was succeeded by
h is Pha ra son , Patrick Balfour of y, who married in
1 62 Of O f 3 Barbara , daughter Francis M oodie Breck
n ess , by Margaret his spouse , daughter of James
Of Gra em sa Stewart y, and was succeeded at his death
i n 1 66 Pha ra 4 by his son , George Balfour of y, who
fi th 1 6 married rst 7 August , 54) Marjorie ,
d Ta n ke rn ess aughter of James Baikie of , and Mar
garet , his spouse , daughter of Andrew Smith Of A ckergill , in Caithness , by whom he had issue an only 1 r 4 O kney A rmoria ls .
f Of Pha ra d surviving son, William Bal our y, who die
1 6 t in 73 , leaving an only daugh er and heiress , I sobel , th spouse to Archibald Stewart , 4 , of Brugh . H e
th O f 1 6 8 married , second , on the 4 April , 7 , Mary, second
Of o M a c K e n z ie O f daughter M urd ch , Bishop Orkney , b f Of T re n a bie y whom he had issue John Bal our , who
’ O f succeeded to a portion his father s estate , and on f f the death of his hal brother William , became chie f O f . O the family H e married Elizabeth , daughter
Tirlit Thomas Traill of , and was succeeded at his
T re n a bie death by his son , William Balfour of , who
1 1 1 was born in 7 9 and married in 744 , Elizabeth ,
o f daughter and heiress of the Rev . Thomas Coventry
1 86 Newark , and was succeeded at his death in 7 by his
Of Tre n a bie O son , John Balfour , some time Member f
1 8 Parliament for Orkney . H e married in 7 3 Henri
etta , sister of Sir Richard Sullivan , Bart . , but had no Issue and was succeeded at his death In 1 84 2 by his
f Tr n a bie R . N . O e nephew , Captain William Balfour, , ,
Vice - Lieuten a nt fo r the County O f Orkney (eldest
l O f surviving son O f Colone Thomas Balfour Elwick ,
by Frances , his spouse , daughter of Colonel Ligonier,
i - and niece of F eld Marshal John , Earl Ligonier,
- in - Commander Chief of the British Forces) , who was
8 O f 1 8 1 l oth born on the th December , 7 , and died the 806 f 1 8 6 . 1 O February, 4 H e married in his cousin ,
Orkn ey Armoria ls . I 7
f Of M M ary Bal our , only child William anson o f
s Kirkwall ; and econd , Mary Margaret, daughter of
W s Andrew Baikie , Land aiter in Kirkwall , by I obella ,
Of Of Els n ess his spouse , daughter John Traill . H e was succeeded by th e eldest surviving son Of his first
‘ m f o f Tre n a bie arriage , David Bal our Balfour and , W riter to the Signet , some time Colonel of the Orkney
O f Volunteer Artillery, and Deputy Lieutenant the
. 1 O f 1 8 1 1 County H e was born on the 4th October, ,
1 2 th Of 1 8 r and married on the December, 44 , Eleano S Alder, daughter of Captain amuel Barker Edmeston , by whom he had no issue , and was succeeded at his
1 88 f death in 7 by his hal brother, the present Colonel
f Of Tre n a bie James William Bal our Balfour and , f th ormerly Captain 7 Dragoon Guards , now H on .
Colonel (retired pay) and H on . Colonel Orkney
Volunteer Artillery , and Deputy Lieutenant and Con f v en or fo r the County O Orkney . The arms Of Balfour Of Tre n a bie as recorded at the
Ofli ce z— Lyon are Argent , on a chevron sable , an ’
o f fi . otter s head erased the eld Crest , a dexter arm in armour erect proper , the hand grasping a baton “ d ” . Fo rdwa r . in bend gules , tipped argent Motto ,
S . Pla te upporters , two otters rampant proper (See
NO .
’ S Ron a ldsa On a tomb in t Peter s Church , South y, B O rkney Armoria ls.
1 68 Of dated 4 , is a shield bearing the arms James Kyn n aird of Burwick (see Kyn n a ird) impaling the ff arms of Balfour with a mullet for di erence , in right
N O . Of . Janet Balfour, his spouse (See Plate
Sha in sa On the gas house , p y, is a shield bearing the arm s Of Balfour with a crescent in base and the
I T 1 2 B . . H E . . initials G . , . , and , with the date 7 5,
Of Pha ra probably for George Balfour y, his son , John ’ Of Tre n a bie Balfour , and the latter s wife , Elizabeth
Traill .
Of Ba ll m a a rv Dr Charles Balfour Stewart y g y,
O f County Meath , representative Stewart of Brugh , bears in the second and third quarters O f his shield the
Of se e Of Of arms Balfour, ( Stewart) as heir line
O f Pha ra Balfour y. (See Plate N O . Alfred Baikie Of T a n ke rn e ss bears in the third
O f O f quarter his shield , the arms Balfour with a cres f cent for di ference (see Baikie) , as heir of line of
O f H u i Of f Thomas Balfour p , second son John Bal our
of Tre n a bie and Elizabeth Traill . (See Plate N O .
- BALFO U R K I N N EAR .
Of - Of Birs ta n e Arms George Thomas Balfour Kinnear , ffi Writer to the Signet , as recorded at the Lyon O ce ,
2 2 n d r 1 888 . fi Feb uary , Quarterly , rst and fourth , PLATE NO 5.
N O N BELLE DEN F STEN IS .
2 1 Orkney Armoria ls .
S o n a able, a bend or three martlets vert , within
o f s bordure the second for Kinnear ; econd and third , ’ Argent, on a chevron sable , an otter s head erased
O f the fi fo r . eld , Balfour . Crest, an anchor proper “ m ” S e . Motto , p Fortuna Alit
L B E L E N DE N .
I s t Of Patrick Bellenden , Stennis , who received the
Of Of lands Stennis from Adam Bothwell , Bishop
l th 1 6 f Orkney , g April , 5 5, was a son O Thomas f Bellenden O A uchin o ul. The arms Of Lord Bellenden
O f 1 66 1 A uchin o ul Broughton , (Bellenden of ) , are G ’ ules , a hart s head couped , attired with ten tynes ,
fi tchée between three crosses crosslet or, within a
’ Of double tressure the last . Crest , a hart s head fii couped between the attires a cross crosslet tchée or . h Supporters , Dexter, a lady holding in her right and
Of a sword erect sable , pair scales pendent . Sinister, a lady holding in her hand a branch Of palm all “ ” It ur . proper . Motto , Sic Ad Astra Arms Of Bellenden Of Stennis from a carved oak — ’ chair in the museu m Of S tro m n ess z A hart s head
fi hée e rased between three cross crosslets tc . Above 2 2 Orkney A rmoria ls .
. B . fo r e the shield are the initials G , probably Georg
Of z ud Bellenden Stennis , son of Adam Bellenden ,
Of Stennis , who was retoured heir to his brother,
. O f 1 5 t 1 6 Adam Bellenden , Yr Stennis , 3 January, 54 ,
d 1 68 N 2 r 0. O . and died 3 November, (See Plate
B LAI R .
On the tomb Of George Drummond Of Ba lo ughie S in t Magnus Cathedral is a shield , bearing the arms O f Drummond (see Drummond) impaling Blair O f
Little Blair, a chevron between three roundles , a N O . crescent in middle chief. (See Plate On a stone in St Magnus Cathedral are the arms
Of Blair as above impaling Buchanan (see Buchanan) ,
. N O . with the initials P . B . and J B . (See Plate 1 2 1 On a letter dated 7 , from Patrick Blair, writer
S a be in Edinburgh , to David Traill of y, is a seal
a rm s z— fi bearing Quarterly , rst and fourth , a chevron between three roundles ; second and third , on a saltire ,
fi v e mascles . The arms Of Blair of B a ltha yo ck as recorded a t
ffi ci r ca 1 6 2 z— the Lyon O ce , 7 , are Argent, a chevron
sable between three torteaux . Crest , a dove with “ ” W ings expanded proper. Motto , Virtute Tutus .
2 Orkney Armoria ls . 5
B OTHWE L L .
On a charter in the possession o f Alfred Baikie Of
Ta n kern ss f Of K n a ird e , in avour Elspeth y and Gilbert
Of Of Fulzie, with consent Adam Bothwell , Bishop
1 Orkney , who died in 593, and was buried in Holy
e Of rood Chap l , is the seal the Bishop which bears — f arms Ou a chevron between three tre oils slipped ,
o f a mullet . Nisbet gives the arms Bishop Bothwell
a s z f . , A ure, a chevron , between three tre oils slipped or On a tomb in St Magnus Cathedral is a shield bearing arms three trefoils slipped with a crescent
B . in itia ls . . in centre , and M , probably for Bothwell
S NO . This impales Tullock . ( ee Plate
B ROU N .
a Of t 1 1 Attached to charter lands in Firth , da ed 55 ,
O f . In cu m in the possession the Rev . J . B Craven , ’ Of f bent St Ola s , Kirkwall , is the seal of John Broun ,
Of : - O u Burgess Kirkwall , which bears arms a chevron
fleur- - between three de lys , an annulet , with the legend , “ ” ho n n es K S . B . . 1 Of J Broun , I n 573, John Broun “ Weyland gives possession of a piece Of ground lying within the dykes Of Weiland to John Flett and 1 S cla itte r . Marion , his spouse
1 o a o o a Inf rm ti n fr m the Rev . J. B . Cr ven . 26 O rkney Armoria ls .
The 1 6th century seal Of Robert Bro u n e of
Weyland bears arms - a chevron between three fleur “ ” - Bro u n e de lys with the legend S . Roberti .
O f COlsto u n The arms Broun of , county Hadding
. 1 6 ton , Bart (Creation th February , as recorded at the Ly—on Office are - Gu1es a chevron between - three fleur de lys or .
B RUCE .
Andrew Bruce , son of M r Andrew Bruce , Commissary
Of - Of St Andrews , came to be Arch deacon St Andrews ’ (Clermont s Collections) , and was afterwards pro
d O f 1 6 mote to the Bishopric Dunkeld , anno 79 , and 6 there he continued until the year 1 68 . H e was deprived by the court for showing his dislike to the design of repealing the laws against Popery . Yet
Of the King, perceiving the disagreeableness such
e proceedings , did recommend him to be el cted to the
See of Orkney upon the death of Bishop Mackenzie . The King ’s congé d ’elire and recommendation do
th Of 1 688 . do both bear date the 4 May , But the
Revolution coming quickly , he was deprived with " “ O f the rest of his order, and died in the month March ,
of —Or The arms Bishop Bruce are , a saltire 2 and chief gules .
1 ’ 9 o B . Keith s Sc ttish ish ops Bla z o n O f Episco pa cy . PLATE N O . 7
B OTHWELL IMPALING TULLO CK .
2 Orkney Armoria ls . 9
B UC HANAN .
o f Sco tscra i ff o f k Sir John Buchanan g, Sheri Or ney
1 62 Sha in sa a nd Zetland 5, purchased Sound and p y f m a n d - in - ro James Tulle Harry Erskine , his son law .
H e rts de H e married Margaret y (Sas . and died
f I st 1 6 2 . be ore November , 4
B o f S Arthur uchanan ound , recorded arms at the
C flice ci r ca 1 6 zl —Or Lyon , 75 , a lion rampant , within a double tressure counter flowered sable , a crescent ’ for ff . . di erence Crest , a lion s paw erected and erased ”
o bilis L . M otto , N est I ra eonis
Of r Eda Over the gateway Ca rick H ouse , y, is a
Of S carved stone bearing the Royal Arms cotland ,
a chiev eme n t z— fi f impaling an Quarterly, rst and ourth , a lion rampant ; second , two stags ; third , three birds which are probably pelicans . On a stone in St Magnus Cathedral are the arms o f Blair (see Blair) , impaling Buchanan , a lion ram
a pant within double tressure , flory and counter flory N . . . O . with the initials P B and J . B (See Plate
S B U RRO UG H .
S - ee Traill Burroughs . r r oria 30 O kney A m ls .
C LO USTO N .
th 1 86 Arms granted , 7 October, 3, to Peter Clouston ,
Of Of Lord Provost Glasgow, only son Robert Clou
ston , shipmaster in Greenock , by Christian , his f wi e , daughter to Peter Brown , shipmaster in Port
Office z—O r Glasgow, as recorded at the Lyon , on
O f fi a bend gules three mullets the eld , all between a
z lymphad of the second in chief, and an anchor a ure
in base , on a chief of the last a salmon with a ring
in its mouth all proper . Crest , a falcon rising or , “ . T u rr is beaked and membered gules Motto , Fortis ” M ihi Deus .
CO K .
. Of On the tomb of the Rev Thomas Cok , minister
1 6 Ladykirk , Sanday , who died 45, and was buried at Ladykirk, is a shield charged with a cock . (See N Plate O .
COV INGT RIE .
20th 1 0 On a letter dated January, 7 9 , to David Traill Of Kirkness from his cousin John Co v in gtrie
Of Newark (some time Provost of Kirkwall , is a seal bearing arms , a fess ermine between three crescents .
O rkney Armoria ls . 33
The arms Of Baron Coventry (created 1 628 and
1 z— extinct 1 7 9) are Sable , a fess ermine , between three crescents or . Crest , a garb fessewise or, thereon
fi . a cock gules , combed and wattled of the rst Motto , “ e t Co n sta n t er s Candide . Supporters , two eagle argent , beaked and legged or.
C RAI G I E .
I n 1 4 2 2 the Lawman of Orkney and others grant
Of Cra Of an attestation to James gy, Laird H upe ,
Of Of e husband Margaret Sinclair , daughter H nry ,
Of o f e Earl Orkney , by Elizabeth , daughter Malis , 1 Of Earl Orkney , Caithness and Strathearn . On a ancient font discovered in the Loch of
B a rdho u se o in Birsay , and presented by the Marquess
of Zetland to Stromness Church , is a shield bearing ’ Of Cra i ie z— f the original arms g Ermine , on a ess
three crescents .
011 S a v iska il the tombstone of Alexander de , now
Ro u sa in y Church , are two shields one above the
other . The lower bears ermine , two crescents in fess ,
NO . and is probably for Craigie . (See Plate
Of On the tomb , in H olm Churchyard , D . Craigie
’ is a shield bearing Ermine , on a fess , a boar s
1 o a o s rm St dd rt Sc tti h A s . r r 34 O kney A moria ls .
head between two crescents with the initials D . C .
a n d . . irs in C A The name of spouse is C t e . On a panel in St Magnus Cathedral are carved two shields . The dexter is that of H ugh H a lcro
O f r Sn that I lk (see H a lc o ) . The i ister bears the
’ Cra i ie z arms of g Ermine , on a fess a boar s
H a l ro head erased between two crescents , impaling c . N (See Plate O . The date above the shield Of
1 620 O f Craigie is , and below are the i nitials William
i I s t Ga irsa Of Craig e , of y (son Magnus Craigie and
Pa le Elizabeth p y) , and Margaret , his spouse , daughter
O f H r ugh H a lc o Of that Ilk .
On the tomb , in St Magnus Cathedral , of David
Of O v e rsa n d r Craigie y, sometime Provost of Ki kwall ,
Of (a younger brother above William Craigie) , are ’ O f z— the arms Craigie Ermine , a boar s head erased
O f between two crescents in fess , impaling the arms
a O f s . Gr eme , in right J ean Graeme , his pouse (See ’s Graeme . ) On an Esquire helmet with mantling
is set the crest , a boar passant . Over the gatewa y O f the O ld mansion of the
ra i i s Of Ga irs a C g e on the island y, is an obliterated
riffi n s shield Supported by two g , over which is set
’ on an E squ Ire s helmet with mantling, the crest , a f boar passant . The arms O Sir William Craigie ,
Of Stewart Orkney, who represented the county in N . PLATE O . 9
C RAIGIE OF GAIRSAY IMPALING H A LCR O O F THAT ILK .
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Parliament for many years , as recorded at the Lyon ’ ffi z— O ce are Ermine , a boar s head couped , gules ,
. r armed or Crest, a boar passant a gent , armed “ a . Om n is A b e s zure Motto , Timor t .
O f z ud H e was the eldest son Hugh Craigie , of
Ga irsa Of 1 th A ril y, and Member Parliament (died s p ,
by Margaret , his spouse , daughter of Major
Of A beckie George Crighton , and Jean , daughter
O f f T ullo is Sir James Stewart O .
Of On the tomb , in St Magnus Cathedral , Kathe
rine Craigie (died spouse to M . Pottinger , is
a shield on which only three ermine spots are visible ,
with initials M . P . above and K . C . below .
Of Ricca rt o u n The arms of Ludovick Craig , as
ffi ci r ca 1 6 2 z— recorded at the Lyon O ce , 7 , are Ermine ,
on a fess sable , three crescents argent . Crest, a
C hevalier on horseback in full carriere , grasping a “ broken lance in bend proper . M otto , Vive Deo ” e t Vives .
the ffi I n the Forman Manuscript , at Lyon O ce , — is depicted the shield O f Craig Ermine , on a fess
’ sable , a boar s head between two crescents argent .
C RU I CKS H AN K .
O f The arms Andrew Cruickshank , proprietor of
lands in the I sland Of H oy in the seventeenth century , r 38 Orkney A moria ls . as engraved on silver pla t e in the possession o f his ’ descendants , show three boars heads and necks b erased , the one in base accompanied y two mullets above the shield is placed an esquire ’s helmet and mantling, and above that the letters A . C . Andrew
Of Cruickshank was the son Robert Cruickshank ,
who who belonged to an Aberdeenshire family , and
v i a came to Orkney , Caithness , after the troubles
Of 1 1 . 7 5, by his wife , Barbara Jack H e married
: 1 Margaret Geddes and had issue ( ) Robert, ship
- master in Stromness , whose grand daughter, Anne
I rvine Cruickshank , married the Rev . Zachary Mac D a u la . D . Of B ressa wa s y Hamilton , , minister y, and mother of Sir Robert George Cruickshank Hamilton , f O 81 0. 2 Governor Tasmania , ( ) Harry, grandfather of the late Misses Ann and Margaret
Cruickshank of Stromness . (3) Margaret who married r David Geddes , and (4) Barba a .
DO UG LAS . According to the pedigree proved and recorded
Ofli ce Of S n i at the Lyon , Alexander Douglas py e in
O f o f Elgin (eldest son Alexander Douglas , Bishop
Moray in was father of William Douglas ,
Chamberlain of Orkney , to whom he disponed his f lands O S pyn ie in 1 68 7 . The said William Douglas
1 Orkney Armoria ls . 4
Of married Marjorie , daughter and heiress Patrick
Of E ils ha Monteith g y, by Marion , his spouse , daughter
Of o f 1 688 Patrick Smith Braco , and disponed in the
E ils ha lands of g y to his eldest son , Alexander Doug
E ilsha O f las , Yr . of g y (representative and heir line
Of f Of E ilsha the family O Monteith g y) , afterwards Sir
Of E ilsha Alexander Douglas g y, Knight , who married
Of Of Janet Scott, relict Alexander Crookshank War
1 2 th riston (M . C . April , by whom he had an
Of E ils ha only son , Cornet William Douglas , Yr . g y, who died V. P . leaving by Elizabeth , his spouse ,
Of " daughter Thomas Tail of H olland , a daughter,
ilsha E . Janet Douglas , heiress of g y She married
1 6 6th Of Ta n kern e ss in 73 , James Baikie , , and their
th Ta n kern e ss son , Robert Baikie , 7 of , succeeded to
Of E ilsh a the estates g y, and became representative and heir of line of the families Of Douglas Of Egilsha y
Of E ilsh a and Monteith g y.
On the tombstone , in Elgin Cathedral , of Alex
D Of ander ouglas , Bishop Moray , is a shield bearing
O f z— the arms Douglas Ermine , a heart , on a chief fi three mullets ; impaling, quarterly, rst and fourth , ’ three stars (I nnes) ; second and third , three boars 1 heads couped (Aberchirder) . The Signet of the 2 Bishop bears a heart only .
1 P o e n s Of o Of s f V l """ . a O o a o . r c edi g the S ciety Antiqu rie Sc tl nd , IV 2 B a zo O f s o a l n Epi c p cy. 2 r r ri 4 O kney A mo a ls .
"The present Baiki e of Ta n ke r n e ss bears in the i n second grand quarter O f his a rm o ria l achievement
First and fourth , Ermine , a human heart proper , on
e a chief azure thr e mullets argent , as representing
f E ils ha O . Douglas g y (See Plate No.
Of On the tombstone, in St Magnus Cathedral ,
1 6 1 1 a George Douglas , who died , and Eliz beth
1 6 0 Douglas , his spouse , who died 3 , is a shield
z— fi bearing Quarterly , rst and fourth , three piles ;
second and third , a heart ; over all as many mullets
N O I O . i n fess . (See Plate . )
B REVE R .
The arms granted to David Drever O f the Orkney
1 80 the I slands , I st November, 9 , as recorded at
ffi —Or Lyon O ce are , on a chevron azure , between
’ three gryphons heads erased gules , as many roses
argent , barbed vert . Crest , an eagle rising regardant
a holding in its beak a pomegranate slipped ll proper . ” r i r F o t te r e t Fidel t e . Motto , i
D RU M M ON D .
O f On the tomb , in St Magnus Cathedral , George
Of Ba lo u hie 1 6 Drummond g , who died 53, and Patrick ,
Ge rsile - and Barbara Blairs , his grand children , by Patrick Blair of Little Blair (died and Mary 1 1 . PLATE N o .
D RUMM OND OF B A LOU G HIE IMPALING BLAIR O F LITTLE BLAIR .
O rkney Arm oria ls . 45
Drummond , his daughter (died is a shield bearing Drummond , three bars wavy , in chief two
Se e . crescents . This impales Blair of Little Blair (
Plate N O .
"
O f . The arms O f Drummond Blair, as recorded at — ffi ci r ca 1 6 O r h s the Lyon O ce 75, are , t ree bar
Of the waved gules , each charged with an escallop
. fi . eld Crest , a nest of young ravens proper Motto , i Deus Pro v ideb t .
D U N DAS .
O f K . T . P . C . s Arms Sir Laurence Dundas , , , M arqui
z— of Zetland Argent , a lion rampant within a double
tressure flowered counter flowered gules , all within a
’ ‘ ’ flr n . a o t e e bordure azure Crest , a lion s head struggling
through an oak bush all proper, fructed or, crowned
with an antique crown of the last . Supporters , two
lions proper , crowned with antique crowns , each
gorged with a chaplet of oak leaves vert , fructed or ,
a shield pendant to each , the dexter Bruce and the “ ” - sinister Fitz William . Motto , Essayez . l
E L P H I NSTO N E .
O f B reck n ess On the seal of a letter to The Laird ,
z u d 1 6 dated April , 99 , from Robert Elphinstone of
Lo n es s Of —O u p , are the arms Elphinstone a chevron 46 O r kn ey Armoria ls .
’ between three boars heads erased , an estoile , above ’ the shield an esquire s helmet and mantling, with the
e Crest , an estoil . The arms of Baron Elphinstone (Creation
o ffi - as recorded at the Ly n O ce Argent , a chevron ’ sable , between three boars heads erased gules armed
- the fi . d of eld and langued azure Crest , a emi lady o fr m the girdle , richly attired in vestments , argent
and gules , holding in her dexter hand a tower of fi the rst , and in her sinister hand a branch of laurel
proper . Supporters , two savages , wreathed about the
la u rel head and loins with , each holding in the exterior l ” a l . a u s i C t . hand a club proper Motto , Cause
FITZ MAU R I CE .
Arms of Edmond Walter Fitzmaurice , Earl of Orkney
— fi o Quarterly , rst grand quarter, azure , a ship at anch r with sails furled within a double tressure counter
flowered or ; second and third grand quarters , counter fi quartered rst and fourth , gules , three cinquefoils
a n d r ermine , for Hamilton second thi d , argent , a
s n hip sable sails furled , for Arran ; fourth gra d quarter ,
a e rgent , a heart gules , imp rially crowned or, on a chief
fi . azure , three mullets of the eld , for Douglas Crest , out of a ducal coronet an oak tree fructed and penetrated
transversely by a frame saw proper, the frame gold ,
Orkney Armoria ls .
“ e in the tr e a martlet argent . Motto , Through .
Supporters dexter, an antelope , argent , armed , ducally
r gorged , chained and unguled or, sinister, a stag prope
a attired , unguled , ducally coll red and chained or .
FO RTESCU E .
o f Kin ca usie Arms of Arthur I rvine Fortescue g ,
Swa n bis te r Aberdeenshire , and , County Orkney, and
o f Deputy Lieutenant for the said county , a cadet
z— the Earls Fortescue Azure , a bend engrailed argent , cottised or . Crest, a tiger statant , armed , maned d and tufted , supporting with his forepaw a shiel , “ D ” ucum . argent . Motto , Forte Scutum Salus
FO U LZIE .
T a n ke rn ess Over the gateway of H ouse , Kirkwall , are two shields . The dexter bears the arms of Gilbert
Fulzie , Archdeacon under Adam Bothwell , Bishop of Orkney - a ducal coronet between three cinque foils . The sinister is that of his spouse , Elspeth
ird rd K n n a . Kyn n a i . (See y ) Between the shields is “ Et Po s te ris the inscription Patrie , Nisi Dominus
B . Et Custodi rit Frustra Semen Nostrum Serve .
a lu tis I psi . Anno S The date is probably when he converted the buildings , which had been
- - the Arch deanery and Sub chantry of the Cathedral , D 0 r 5 O kney Armoria ls .
into his private mansion . The house was afterwards
I st T a n ke r n ess acquired by James Baikie, of , as his town residence , and has since his time be known as
Ta n kern ss e House . On a tomb in the Church of Ro u sa y are the same arms with the initials J . F . (See Plate No . I n St Magnus Cathedral is a carved oak panel bearing P4 50
E ss in u o the arms of Edward Sinclair of q y, with his
U rs ila Fo u lz ie initials , and those of , his spouse ,
Po n lz ie K n n a ird daughter of Gilbert and Elspeth y . I n the third quarter are depicted the arms of Fo ulz ie a s above . (See Plate No .
G IBSO N E .
Gibso n e J ohn , minister of Evie and Rendall , son of
r M r Alexande Gibson , Archdeacon of Caithness,
8 1 00 ordained th May , 7 ; died between I st July and
1 1 th 1 2 . November, 7 4 He married , left a widow ;
A ike rn ess had four sons , John , Alexander, overseer of ,
William , Charles , and a daughter who married Mr l Kirkwa ll William Watt , jun . , merchant in .
1 1 1 On a letter, dated May , 7 , to David Traill of
. Gibso n e Kirkness , from the above Rev Alexander , — is a seal bearing arms z Three keys fessways in pale , the wards downward , with the initials M . A . G .
1 a s E c cle siee S c otica n ae F ti . 1 PLATE N O . 3.
BISH O P GE O RGE GRAHAME .
Orkney Armoria ls . 53
The arms of Gibson of Durie , as recorded at the — ffi . Lyon O ce , are Gules three keys barways or
C f . rest , a pelican in her nest eeding her young proper
l a . Motto , Pandite estes port e
GRA HAM E .
Arms of George Grahame of M yreside (third son of
In chb ra ikie o f George Grahame of ) , Bishop Dun
1 6 1 blane , translated to Orkney 5, deposed by General
A 1 6 8 t ssembly 3 , on a stone a Skaill H ouse , which was removed from the old house of B re ckn e ss by the
B re k n e ss z— fi present Mr Watt of c Quarterly , rst , on a chief three escallops second and third , three roses fourth , on a chief three escallops , in base a chess ll r ook . On the tombs of his daughters , Jane , who d 1 62 ied 3, and was buried at Sandwick Church , and
Katherine , spouse of Patrick Smyth of Braco , who
d 1 1 6 die 3th October, 37, and was buried at H ol m
s Church , are the ame arms . (See Plate No . On a stone at Gra em es ha ll with the initials of Bishop
George Grahame , the escallops are depicted in fess , and on an oak panel from the throne of the Bishop , in th e possession of the present M r Sutherland
Gra em esha ll fi Graeme of , the escallops in the rst
1 ss o o s o m a s O f m o f B a o wh o The che r k i derived fr the rm S yth r c , s s e a n s a o f r o n o f th e ss oo s ub titut d e c ll p o e che r k . r r i 54 O kney A mor a ls .
quarter are two and one , and in the fourth two in chief with the chess rook in base .
1 6 2 Gra e m esha ll I n 7 James Graeme of , grandson of
Bishop Grahame , recorded arms at the Lyon Offi ce :
Or, a lion rampant azure , between three roses gules , fi on a chief sable , as many escallops of the eld . Crest a lion couchant with a sword in p a le lying under “ ” . tim ede S ee proper Motto , Nec temere nec .
Plate No .
The family of G ra e m e sha ll is represented by Alex
- G ra e m e sha ll ander Malcolm Sutherland Graeme of ,
the Deputy Lieutenant for County of Orkney , son
- G ra em e sha ll of Alexander Sutherland Graeme of , by Mary Ann Graham (daughter of Robert Graham of
Ce ssin to n g , Somerset) , his spouse , whose father ,
William Sutherland of Greenwall , Jamaica , was son of
H ugh Sutherland , M . D . , of Kirkwall , and Margaret ,
of his spouse , sister of Admiral Alexander Graeme
Gra em esha ll , and daughter of Patrick Graeme of
G ra e m es ha ll , by Euphemia , his spouse , daughter of
sa Robert H o n ym a n of G ra e m e y.
1 6 B reck n ess I n 73 H enry Graham of , eldest son of John Graham , third son of Bishop Grahame , ’ ffi - recorded arms at the Lyon O ce Or, a lion s paw erased and erected between three roses gules , on a fi chief sable , as many escallops of the eld . Crest,
Orkney Arm oria ls . 57
’ a lion s paw as in the arms grasping a sword erected “ tim e de . in pale proper . Motto , Nec temere nec
(See Plate No . The family of B re ckn e ss is represented by William
B reckn ess - George Thomas Watt of , great grandson
B reckn ess of William Watt of , who purchased the
B re ck n e s s estate from Patrick Graham of , brother
of his spouse , Margaret, only daughter of Robert
B reckn ess - - Graham of , and great grand daughter of above mentioned Harry Graham . On the tomb of David Craigie of O v e rsa n da y in St
Magnus Cathedral , are the arms of Craigie (see Craigie)
G ra e m esha ll as impaling the arms of Graeme of above , in right of his spouse , Jean , sister of James Graeme who recorded these arms at the Lyon Offi ce in 1 672
I n the manuscript of Sir David Lindsay , Lord
ci r ca 1 2 Lyon King of Arms , 54 , are blazoned the
z— fi arms of Graham , Earl of Montrose Quarterly , rst and fourth , or, on a chief sable , three escallops of fi the eld second and third , argent , three roses gules .
GRANT .
’ On the south wall of St Peter s Church , South
Ro n a ldsa y, is the tombstone of the Rev . Alexander
Ro n a ldsa 1 l th Grant , minister of South y, who died “ 1 1 May 7 7, leaving behind him Barbara Baikie , 8 r r 5 Orkney A mo ia ls.
s lawful daughter to Jame Baikie of Burness , his spouse , and Alexander, Thomas , James , Edward and ”
. i n scri Sibella Grant , lawful children Above the p tion , which is very much obliterated , are two shields ,
’ i n the dexter one the arms of Grant - a n animal s M 1: head couped between three antique crowns and in , , the sinister the arms of Baikie (see Baikie) with the i i nit als M . A . G . and B . B . (See Plate No .
GROAT . The Orkney Groats are descended from a family of the same name , said to have been settled in Caithness in the time of J a mes IV . Mentioned in a deed in 1 666 are Edward Groat
W a tte n h a ll S t ro n z a of , in the Island of y and Helen
Fea , his spouse .
On an oak panel , in St Magnus Cathedral , is
‘ M Le lla n d carved a shield bearing the arms , of (see
‘ M Lella n d ) , impaling three eastern coronets , probably for Groat, over all a chief. (See Plate No .
O n a mural tablet in St Magnus Cathedral , to the memory of Malcolm Groat of Wards , his relative ,
Donald Groat of Newhall , Chamberlain of the
Bishopric , and Dr Robert Groat of Newhall and
William Groat , sons of Donald , is the family crest , “ ” an anchor, with the motto , Anchor Fast . 1 . PLATE N o . 5
HENRY GRAHAM O F B RECKNES S .
Orkney Armoria ls . 6 1
The arms depicted on the book plate of the above — mentioned Dr Robert Groat of Newhall are z Gules on a chevron , between three eastern coronets , a thistle . “ ” Crest, an anchor . Motto , Anchor Fast . Dr Groat
1 802 o f married in , Jean , daughter Thomas Traill , th f s of H olland , by Anne , ourth daughter of Archi ba ld o f Stewart Brugh , by whom he had an only son , Alexander Graeme Groat , advocate , who died
1 888 . unmarried at Edinburgh , 3oth November,
HA LCRO .
The ancient family of H a lcro was a t a very early date
o f in possession property in Orkney , and according to old tradition was founded by a natural son of King
H a lcro S u e re of Norway . Andrew of that I lk was
H a lcro father of Sir H ugh of that Ilk , Canon of
1 St Magnus Cathedral , who died in 545, and was
H a lcro succeeded by his nephew , Harry of that
H a lcro I lk , natural son of Malcolm , Archdeacon f o . Zetland H e married Lady Barbara Stewart ,
o f . H is youngest daughter Robert , Earl of Orkney
H a lcro 1 6 son , H ugh of that I lk (died 44) was
H a lcro succeeded by his grandson , H ugh of that I lk
H a lcro (son of Hugh , Yr. of that I lk) , who left by
u Barbara , his spo se , daughter of James Graeme of
Gra em esha ll H a lcro , a son , H ugh of that Ilk , who 6 2 r r ri O kney A mo a ls .
1 666 died without issue in , and two daughters , Jean and Sibilla , who were served heirs portioners . Jean
1 6 2 Swin z ie married in 5 Alexander Mowat of , and fi Sibilla married , rst , James Baikie of Burness , who d 2 th 1 6 1 68 1 ied 4 April , 79 , and second , in , John
B ra b s e r 1 2 h 1 6 t t 0. Sinclair of , who died January , 9 Robert H a lcro of H outon (son of William H a lcro
A ike rs of by Margaret Bruce , his spouse , and grand son Of William H a lcro of A ike rs and Margaret
H a lcro Craigie) , was father of Edward of H outon ,
H a lcro , 1 68 whose son Robert of Houton died 7,
H a lcro Co u bis r leaving a second son , William of te
H a lcro Co u bis ter and Cava , whose son , William of ,
Swa n bist e r Cava , Gyre and , left by Margaret , his
H o n m a n spouse , second daughter of Robert y of
G ra e m sa H a lcro y, an eldest daughter , Margaret , N P. who married Joshua Johnston , . (son of John
O u tb recks Johnston of by Marj orie Crafts , his spouse ,
O u tb recks and grandson of Richard Johnston of ) ,
Co ubis te r whose son , John Johnston of , was grand
o f Co u biste r father the present James Johnston of ,
r who thus represents the H a lcr o s of Co u bis te .
’ On the tomb in St Peter s Church , South Ronald “ ” H a lcro Ro n a lds a say , of H ugo , Rector de , who
1 died 544 , is a shield parted per fess , the upper half parted per pale . The lower portion of the shield is
r r ri 6 O kney A mo a ls . 5
occupied by a heart or mount between the letters
H . H . The upper portion represents, probably , two é coats impaled , dexter a lion rampant contourn e,
b e sinister , two mullets in chief and what may
intended for two gu ttée s in base . (See Plate No . On a double panel in St Magnus Cathedral are
o f carved two shields . The dexter bears the arms
H a lcro 1 2 H ugh of that Ilk (died th May, son of H arry H a lcro of that I lk and Lady Barbara
— a f Stewart A mount thereon lion rampant , on a chie
l o . . three mu lets . Ab ve the shield are the initials H H The sinister shield bears the arms of William Craigi e
a H a lcro of G a irs a y (see Cra igie) imp ling as above .
(See Plate No .
I n the possession of Alfred Johnston , architect ,
Co u bis te r London , son of the late James Johnston of , is a carved oak panel taken from the pew of the H a lcro s o f Co u bis t e r and Cava in the old church of Orphir (taken down in which bears the arms “ ’ o f H a lcro as above with the motto , We ll put it to ” a venture .
HAY .
a a Over the M in Doorw y , West Front of St Magnus
a Cathedral , is shield charged with three escutcheons ,
H a the arms of Sir George y of Kinfauns . Sir George
a o f 1 62 obtained lease of the Earldom Orkney in 4 . 66 r r i O kney A mor a ls .
The arms of H ay, Earl of Erroll , as recorded a t ffi z— the Lyon O ce are Argent , three inescutcheons
. gules Crest, out of a coronet a falcon volant proper .
Supporters , two savages wreathed about the loins
a with laurel proper, be ring on their shoulders two ox ” yokes with bows gules . Motto, Serva Jugum .
H E B DE N . Anthony Robert H ebden of Eda y married Hannah
Stevenson , and was succeeded by his son , Robert
Eda l 1 th 1 8 James H ebden of y, who married July , 39 ,
Caroline H ester, daughter of John Walker, and was
1 8 succeeded at his death in 77, by his son , Harry
C a rwa rdin e Eda H ebden of y, Deputy Lieutenant for t he 6th County of Orkney , who married September ,
‘ 1 8 M M u rdo 77 , Louisa Ann , daughter of Bryce
O r u ill Ranken of q , Orkney , and Janet Young, his
lle xfe n w o . ife , daughter of Thomas P He died in
1 0 1 9 , and was succeeded by his eldest son , Harry
a Eda . H milton H ebden of y, who is a minor Arms , o n Eda z— old silver plate at Carrick House , y Ermine ,
fi v e . fusils in fess gules Crest , a wolf emergent from a den .
H E N RYSON AN D H E N DE RSON .
O n the tombstone in St Magnus Cathedral , of William
H l o th enryson , Treasurer of Orkney , who died N o . PLATE 1 7 .
“ U O B OR O R EOT O R D E RONA LD S A H G AL , .
r r ri 6 O kney A mo a ls . 9
1 8 2 December, 5 , is a shield bearing what is probably intended for three piles issuing from the dexter,
e . impaling a saltire humett e , a decrescent in sinister ’ E M . . The wife s initials are (See Plate No . At G ra e m esh a ll is a carved oak p a nel from the
a s hieldz— throne of Bishop Grahame , be ring a Three
a piles issuing from the dexter , imp ling a crescent reversed , the whole surmounted by a chief ermine . I n the Forman Manuscript a t the Lyon Offi ce is depicted
—O r the shield of H enderson of Fordel , three piles sable issuing from the dexter , on a chief argent a crescent vert, between two ermine spots .
H E PB U RN .
Arms of James H epburn , Duke of Orkney , as blazoned in the Forman Manuscript at the Lyon
ffi z— fi O ce Quarterly , rst , Gules , on a chevron argent ,
fi a two lions pulling at a rose of the rst ; second , zure , a galley with sails furled , within a double tressure ,
flowered countered flowered or , for Orkney ; third ,
ch e v ro n e ls ermine , three gules ; fourth , or, a bend azure . Crest , a horse argent , furnished gules , tied “ ” t o . a tree proper . Motto , Keip Traist Supporters , lions gules .
H O NYM A N .
Robert H o n ym a n of G ra e m s a y (son of Andrew 0 7 Orkney Armoria ls .
H o n m a n 1 66 1 6 6 y , Bishop of Orkney 4 to 7 , and
H o n m a n grandson of David y ) , married Cecilia , third
B re ck n e s s wa s daughter of H arrie Graham of , and
1 succeeded on his death in 737, by his son , William
H o n m a n G ra e m sa y of y, who with his son , M ungo ,
1 8 was drowned in the Pentland Firth , 3oth June, 75 .
H o n m a n H e was succeeded by his son , Patrick y of
G ra e m s a 8 y (served heir to his father, th May,
1 a who married in 755, M rgaret , daughter of John
S t ra tha a Mackay of y, Sutherland , by Janet Sincl ir, his
ha d spouse , by whom he with other issue , an eldest
H o n m a n G ra e m sa son . William y of Armadale and y,
1 6 1 6 1 th born th December, 75 , admitted advocate 5
' a 1 S he rifl a 1 86 Febru ry, 777, of Lan rkshire, I st June , 7 ,
th 1 an d Lord of Session , 7 February, 797, created a h 1 t 1 80 . Baronet, 9 May, 4 By Mary, his spouse ,
a B ra xfi e ld d ughter of Robert Macqueen , Lord , he had
a B e m de with other issue , an eldest son , Sir Rich rd p
H o n m a n 2 n d who Johnston y , Baronet, was succeeded
1 8 2 on his death in 4 by his brother, Sir Ord John
H o n m a n rd - o y , 3 Baronet, Lieutenant Col nel Grenadier
a th 1 8 1 8 a Guards , who m rried 7 April , , Eliz beth Essex , youngest daughter of Admiral George Baven of Coton
a a 1 86 H ll , Salop , and was succeeded at his de th in 3
H o n m a n th , by his son , Sir George Essex y , 4 Baronet
h o 1 8 , w died in 75, and was succeeded by his brother
O rkney Armori a ls . 73
t he a H n m a n th . o Rev Sir Willi m Macdonald y , 5
Baronet of Coton Hall , Salop .
a H o n m a n On the se l of Andrew y , Bishop of — fi Orkney, is a shield bearing Quarterly, rst , on a bend three mullets ; second and third , a fess counter é f compon e ; ourth , a burning heart encircled by a wreath , over all a fess charged with a crescent between
1 two of the same invected .
G ra e m sa The arms of William H o n ym a n of y,
a afterwards Lord Arm dale, as recorded at the Lyon
ffi 1 0th 1 88 a re — O ce, September, 7 , Argent, a bend
fi . engrailed gules , voided of the eld Crest, an arrow “ a palew ys the point downward proper . Motto, Pro ” rede re n e Re re de re g g . Supporters , two lions rampant guardant proper, armed and langued gules .
H UTTO N .
On the monument in St Magnus C a thedra l to the memory of Dr William Baikie, who died at Sierra
1 86 a R N Leone in 4 , son of Capt in John Baikie, . . , by
Isobella, daughter of John H utton and Margaret
- - o f H adaway , and great great grandson Robert Baikie ,
t h T a n ke r n e s s s of , is a shield bearing or , three annulets gules . These are the arms of H utton of
that Ilk .
1 ’ La ing s Ca ta lo gue o f Sc o tti s h Sea ls . 74 O rkney Armoria ls .
I RVI N G .
On the tomb in St M a gnus C a thedral of William “ S a be I rving, son of William I rving of y, who departed
20 1 6 1 ye September, 4 , being shot out of the Castle in
’ ” e H is Majesty s Service, is a shield charged with thre holly leaves slipped in fess . (See Plate No .
o f A u chin b edrid e The arms of John I rvine g , only
a A u chin b edrid e son of Willi m I rving of g , descended
a who from a younger son of the f mily of Bonshaw,
ffi 6th 1 1 matriculated at the Lyon O ce May, 77 , are
o Argent , a hunting h rn stringed sable , viroled or, between three hollin leaves proper . Crest, a hand issuing out of a wreath h o lding a branch o f hollin
fi v e a whereon are le ves all proper . Motto , Nil mihi
’ t o llit H ye m s .
R H IV E A C .
o f a Iv e ra ch W ide fo rd Arms Willi m of , granted to
Iv e ra ch W ide fo rd 2 th his grandfather, William of , 9
1 86 Offi ce : - January, 7, as recorded at the Lyon Quar t e rl fi - y, rst and fourth grand quarters , quarterly, or and
o n - s gules , a bend engrailed sable , three cross crosslet
fi tchée a n d argent ; second third grand quarters ,
o a fi c unter qu rtered , rst and fourth , gyronny of eight or and sable ; second , argent, a dexter hand couped in
a fess, grasping a dagger erect gules ; third , argent, 1 . PLAT E N O . 9
I RV ING O F S A B E Y.
O rkney Arm oria ls . 77
a g lley with sails furled , oars i n action , flags and pennon flying , sable , the whole within a bordure
o argent, charged with three cushi ns gules . Crest, a
’ boar s head couped argent , langued gules . Motto , ” li is a r Nunquam Ob v c .
J O H NSTO N .
o O u tb re cks Richard J hnstone of , who succeeded his
o f O utb re cks elder brother, James Johnston , had by
Cu rs itt e r A ie t o u n a Marjorie of p p , his spouse, son ,
of O u t b re cks o James Johnston , who was b rn and
a n d married Marjory, daughter of John Crafts Marjory
Lo u t tit of Lyking . He was succeeded at his de a th in
1 o f O u tb re cks N P 757 by his son , Joshua Johnstone , .
wa s 1 2 0. who born in 7 H e married Margaret , eldest
daughter and heiress of William H a lcro o f Co u bis t e r
a a by Marg ret , his spouse, second d ughter of Robert
H o n m a n G ra e m s a 1 y of y, and dying in 794 was
o Co u bis te r succeeded by his son , John J hnston of ,
s who dispo ed of the Johnston property . H e was bo rn
1 60 a a in 7 , married his cousin , J ne H rris, daughter
of Dr H enry Taylor of Quebec , by Ann , daughter of
O u tb re cks a n d wa s above John Johnstone of , succeeded
1 8 2 1 s o n Co u bis t e r in by his , James Johnston of ,
a a a a o f . who m rried M rg ret , d ughter Lieutenant J s R N 1 88 a n d wa s Robert on , . . H e died in 7 , succeeded 8 r r i 7 O kney A mor a ls .
Co u bis er by his son , the present James Johnston of t ,
J ustice of the Peace for the County of Orkney .
On the seal o f Joshua Johnstone of Co ubist er is “ the crest, a winged spur, with the motto , Nunquam ” a n d o n f - non Paratus , a silver snu f box which
Co u bis te r belonged to his son , John Johnston of , is a shield bearing arms a fess between three cushions
a a in chief, and a crowned he rt in b se , over which is set
’ an esquire s helmet surmounted by the crest , as above
o a and the mott . Semper Par tus .
K I N N EAR .
According t o the pedigree proved and recorded at
ffi a the Lyon O ce , Thom s Kinnear, merchant in
h a d Edinburgh , , by Janet , his spouse, daughter of
e Archibald H utchison an eld st son , George Kinnear,
a a n d m a isz merch nt in Edinburgh , one of the g
a r trates of the s id city , who ecorded arms at
F a r Ofli ce 1 8 1 8 . e n e the Lyon in H e married ,
o a . . daughter of J hn G rdiner , M D , President of the
a Royal College of Physici ns , Edinburgh , by whom
h a d o he a second son , J hn Gardiner Kinnear , whose
a r eldest surviving son by M y Smith , his spouse , is
a a o a S u r n e ss Alex nder Smith Kinnear , B r n Kinne r of p (Creation o n e o f the Senators of the College o f a Justice , and Doctor of L ws of the Edinburgh
O rkney Armoria ls . 8 1
a ur n e ss U niversity . The rms of Baron Kinnear of S p — as recorded are Sable , on a bend or, three martlets vert within a bordure engrailed of the second . Crest , “ ” o . o S em an anchor pr per Mott , p Fortuna Alit .
a f s Supporters , two sea gulls , each st nding on a asce all proper .
YN A IRD K N .
a a T a n k e r n e ss Over the g tew y of House Kirkwall , are
- the arms of Gilbert Fulzie , Arch dean of St Magnus
a n d K n n a ird Cathedral (see Fulzie) , Elspeth y , his s o u se z— O u a p a s ltire between four crescents , a mullet ,
K a 1 with the initials E . . , and d te 574 .
’ Ro n a lds a On a tomb in St Peter s Church , South y, is a double shield bearing the arms of James Kyn n a ird
of Burwick as above , but without the mullet, impaling
a Balfour in right of Janet B lfour his spouse . The
68 a date is 1 4 . (See Pl te No .
a a The rms of B ron Kinnaird of I nchture , County
1 68 2 — fi Perth (Creation ) Quarterly rst and fourth or,
a fess wavy between three mullets gules , as a coat of
augmentation ; second and third , gules , a saltire
between four crescents or , the ancient arms of
a . Kinn ird Crest, a mullet between the horns of a
crescent or, issuing out of a cloud , within two
o f h branches palm , in orle , proper ; over the crest t e 8 2 r r o ri O kney A m a ls .
Phae b o motto , Lux . Supporters , two savages
wreathed about the head and middle with oak leaves ,
their hands which support the shield , in chains hang
ing down to their feet ; in their other hands a ga rland “ of laurel all proper . Mottos , Qui patitur vincit ,
and Certa cruce salus .
N - W E LAI G I R .
1 John Laing , Lieutenant in the 7th Regiment of
a St r n z i Dragoons , fourth son of Robert L ing of y e
in the County of Orkney , being entitled and obliged
D a m s a by the will of John Weir of y, in the said
a - county , to assume the surname of L ing Weir , matric u la te d ffi 1 1 8 01 at the Lyon O ce 7th February , , and w a s a r m s z— authorised to bear the following Quarterly, fi rst and fourth , argent , on a fess azure , three mullets
fi - - of the eld , in chief a fleur de lys gules ; second and
third , argent, three piles conjoined at the points sable , in middle chief point a martlet or ; over all in the c entre of the four quarters , a spur revel of six points
gules . Crest , a demy horse argent , bridled and ” b V e riu s s . . addled gules Motto , Ni il The eldest son of above mentioned Robert Laing of
t r n z ie wa s S t r n z ie S y Malcolm Laing of y , the historian
1 2 th of Scotland . H e was admitted advocate July,
1 8 7 5, and sat as M ember of Parliament for Orkney 2 1 . PLATE N o .
R O BERT LEIGH .
8 O rkney Armoria ls . 5
- 8 1 8 his 1 8 1 2 . 1 07 H e died in , and was succeeded by
Pa da le brother , Samuel Laing of p , who married
Agnes , daughter of Francis Kelly of Kelly , Devon , by whom he had a son and heir, Samuel Laing of
a - a t - la w a Crook , b rrister , and Member of Parli ment — - fo r 1 8 2 60 a n d 1 8 8 . Wick 5 , Orkney 73 5 H e married
a a Mary, daughter of Comm nder M lcolm Cowan ,
R N wa s a t a . . , and succeeded his de th by his son ,
a o f a 1 Captain M lcolm Alfred Laing Crook , l te 4th
a a H uss rs , and Lord Lieuten nt for Orkney and
Shetland .
LAW .
La w a James , Minister of Kirkliston , was in the ye r
1 606 t o promoted the See of Orkney , where he sat till the year 1 6 1 5 when he was transl a ted to the Bishopric
a 1 6 2 of Gl sgow . H e died November, 3 , and was
in a buried Gl sgow Cathedral . He left to his son the 1 estate of Brunton in Fife .
a On the se l of Bishop Law are his arms , a bend 2 a sinister between mullet in chief, and a cock in base . The arms of Major James La w of B ru n to u n e as
a t Ofli ce ci r ca 1 6 2 z— recorded the Lyon , 7 , are Ermine,
’ a bend betwixt two cocks gules . Crest , a unicorn s
‘ ” . e c cc . head erased proper Motto , N Obscura N I ma
1 K ’ 2 ’ e It h s o s s o s . a Sc tti h Bi h p L ing s Scottish Sea ls . 86 O rkn e y Armoria ls .
LEAS K . The arms of Master Alexander Lea sk o f that Ilk
ffi ci r ca (Aberdeenshire) as recorded at the Lyon O ce ,
1 6 8 z— a 7 , are S ble , a fess between three mullets in
a n d a s a a chief, many m scles in b se argent . Above the shield on a n e helmet befi tting his degree mantled
a a a n e gules doubled rgent, next is pl ced on torse for
a o his crest a crescent rgent . The m tto on ane Escroll , ” 1 Virtute Cresco .
LE I G H . On a stone in St Magnus Cathedra l is a shield bearing
a o three martlets , the rms of R bert Leigh , son of
a B re s sa w n M ster H ugh Leigh , M inister of in Zetla d , 6 8 o 1 8 . who died th Oct ber , 3 The shield is surmounted
fi o n by a barred helmet in pro le with mantling , which
a ll a is set the crest , a martlet . Above on ribbon held
fi w o aloft by two cherubic gures , is the ord I nn cens ,
a and on either side of the shield are the initi ls R . L .
(See Plate No .
' L I D D E L L . On the tomb in St M a gnus Cathedral of George
a a 1 662 Liddell , I st of H mmer (who m rried in ,
I s t Elizabeth , eldest daughter of Thomas Trail , of
1 The a uth o r h a s n o t been a ble t o tra ce a n y c o nnecti o n between the O rkney a n d Aberdeenshire fa m ilie s o f Lea sk .
O rkney Armoria ls .
Lidde ll z—O u H olland) , is a shield bearing the arms of ’ a bend between a bird s hea d erased in chief and a
’ ( t he 3 : boar s head couped in base , three mullets impaling , a rms of Traill of Holland . Above the shield is an ya;
’ e squire s helmet with mantling, surmounted by a crest wreath , and a heart between the initials G . L . and
E . T . (See Plate No .
th Of On the seal of George Liddell , 4 Hammer , are — t he . arms Gules , on a bend three mullets Over the
a
’ ‘ which ‘ s hield is a n Esquire s helmet with mantling on a dw is set the crest a mullet .
a The rms of Robert Liddell , merchant in Edin
H a lke r to u n e burgh , descended from the family of , as — ffi ci r ca 1 6 8 recorded at the Lyon O ce , 7 , are Gules , o n a fi tchée bend between a cross crosslet in chief, and a — - fleur de lys in base argent , three spur revels of the fi . . o rst Crest , a rose slipped proper Motto , H in o e t s a n ita s dor .
MAC KE NZ I E . “ i ae S co t ica n ae Accord ng to the Fasti Ecclesi , M A . M M a c Ke n z ie . urdoch , , second son of John
M a cA lis te r M a c K e n z ie s Plu s ca rd Roy of the of y, d a o 1 600 escended from the f mily of Gairloch , b rn in “ a ttained his degree at the University of St Andrews in
1 6 1 6 33, ordained by John , Bishop of Ross , about 34 , 0 9 O rkney Armo ria ls . as Chaplain to a regiment in Germany under Gustavu s 1 2 1 5 t Adolphus , admitted minister of Contin prior to
1 6 8 November, 3 , when he was a member of the
General Assembly ; translated to I nverness I st Charge
1 6 0 1 6 1 662 in 4 , to Elgin 45, Bishop of Moray , , and
2 t h 1 6 6 elected to Orkney 7 September , 7 , appointed
th th 1 6 H e 4 April , and installed 5 September, 77 . married I st, Margaret Macaulay , and had a son ,
z u d David , and others ; , the only daughter of Donald
‘ M La y, bailie of Fortrose , and had three sons and
S ha in sa two daughters , M r Thomas , M inister of p y,
a Willi m , Commissary of Orkney, Sir Alexander,
a a Pha ra Mary , who m rried George B lfour of y, and
1 1 6 8 o f Jean , married , 5th May , 7 , John Kennedy
K r m u ks e c .
a o f o M a c Ke n z ie Arms on the se l M urd ch , Bishop
’ 1 6 6- 1 688 z— A of Orkney 7 stag s head cabossed , in
a a middle chief mullet . The ancient rms of Mac
’ Kenzie of Kintail are , azure a stag s head cabossed , between the tynes a mullet or .
M ‘LE L LA N D .
On an old pigeon house nea r W a lke r ho u s e in Evi e
‘ is a shield bearing the arms of David M Lella n d o f
W 1 6 8 o o dwick . , two chevrons , with the date 4 On an
us a s o s wa s k ll a t a t of z 6th N o 1 6 2. G t vu Ad lphu i ed the b t le Lut en , vember, 3
Orkney Arm oria ls . 93 oak panel in St Magnus Cathedral is a shield bearing two chev ro n els impaling three eastern crowns (see
2 Groat) , over all a chief. (See Plate No . ‘ Le lla n d Arms of M , Lord Kirkcudbright (creation
1 8 2 — O r chev ro n els 1 633 and dormant since 3 ) , two sable . Crest , a naked man supporting on the point ’ of a sword a moor s head . Another crest is a mortar piece proper . Supporters , dexter , a man armed at all points , sinister, a horse furnished . Motto , ” Think on .
M AI N E . b On the tom , in St Magnus Cathedral , of William
1 2 Maine , burgess in Kirkwall 59 , his spouse , Marjorie
Th o m so n e 1 60 , 9 , and nine of their children , is a — shield bearing the arms of Maine O n a bend sinister ’ é between a unicorn s head couped contourn e in chief,
- - and a pheon point downward in base , three fleur de lys ,
impaling Thomson . (See Plate No .
The arms of George Main , jeweller in Edinburgh
ffi ci r ca 1 6 2 z— as recorded at the Lyon O ce , 7 Argent ,
fle u r- - on a chevron voided gules , between two de lys in ’ chief and a unicorn s head couped in base , a pheon f sable for di ference . Crest , a dexter hand holding “ e t a ring proper stoned azure Motto , Virtute
Labore . r e r o ri 94 O kn y A m a ls .
a o f a The rms Edward M yne of Powis , merchant in Lisbon , descended from the ancient house of
a a t Lochwood in Scotl nd , as recorded the Lyon
lfi ce z— o f fi O Argent , a chevron gules voided the eld ,
- - between two pheons in chief sable , and a fleur de lys
e in base azure , all within a bordure wav d of the last.
a a o . Crest , dexter h nd h lding a plain cross gul es “ ”
o a . 2 Motto , Virtuti F rtun Comis Matriculated oth
1 0. October , 73
MARWI C K .
1 1 8 a Arms granted 7th September, 77 , to Sir J mes
David Marwick , Town Clerk , Glasgow , son of William
a Marwick , merchant in Kirkwall, and Margaret G rioch ,
a his wife , and gr ndson of Alexander Marwick in
a v isk a il Ro u sa a n d S in y in Orkney , Rebecca Balfour,
z— a his wife P rted per fess , argent and azure , a saltire wavy counterchanged between a castle triple - towered
a sable , masoned argent , and redbreast proper In chief,
’ fi . and an otter s head erased of the rst i n base Crest , ”
P e t . a boar p a ssant azure . Motto , irmus Fidelis
MA"WE LL .
a Over an o ld gateway in Victoria Street , Kirkw ll is a shield bearing what is no doubt intended to represent a saltire charged with an annulet , surmounted by a
O rkney Armoria l s . 97
he f t . o mitre , and initials of R Maxwell , Bishop
Orkney .
On the bells of Kirkwall Cathedral is the same coat .
The arms of Maxwell of Nether Pollok , County
a Renfrew , Bart . (cre tion as recorded at the Lyon
ffi z— O ce , are Argent , on a saltire sable , an annulet
’ or, stoned proper. Crest , a stag s head erased proper . “ ” M otto , I am ready . Supporters , two monkeys .
n On a tombsto e in the churchyard of Lady Kirk ,
o f Sanday , is a shield parted per fess , the upper part
a ch e u ée the shield parted per p le , dexter q ; sinister , the arms of Bishop Maxwell as above . (See Plate No .
M EASO N .
On the tomb in Holm Churchyard , of Ninian Meason
W h t u La u ht e n his of y q y (died and Margaret g ,
o a sp use , is shield bearing arms , a bend wavy between
a fle u r - - two mullets in chief, and de lys in base , with
the initials N . M . and M . L . (See Plate No .
a The rms Gilbert Meason of Moredun , who matric
u la te d ffi th 1 at the Lyon O ce 9 November , 795, are w Argent , a bend wavy bet een two mullets in chief
a n d a fle ur - - azure , de lys in base gules . Crest , a “ fi s forti ed hou e proper . Motto , Arte Pirmus . 98 Orkney Armoria ls .
Lin de rt is Gilbert Meason of , formerly Gilbert
hisholm o f Laing of Ro t , second son of Robert Laing
t r n z ie b S y y Barbara Blaw , second cousin of Gilbert
o f Meason Moredun , is by deed of settlement , executed by the said Gilbert Meason of Moredun in his favour, registered in the Books of Session , the
2 8th 1 808 a day of November , , taken bound to ssume a n d carry in all time coming the name and arms of
Meason without any addition . I n the Forman Manuscript at the Lyon Offi ce is
a z— depicted the shield of Meason of th t Ilk Argent , a a n d bend wavy azure , between two mullets in chief, a - - fleur de lys in base gules .
R M ID D LE M O E .
M iddle m o re H a wke sle The arms of Thomas of y, ’ P B . . . . A King s Norton , County Worcester, J and ,
O f : - London , who purchased the estate Melsetter Per chevron , argent and sable , in chief two moorcocks
r c proper. C est , a moorco k amidst grass and reeds
H a wkesle proper . The property of y came into the p ossession of the M iddle m o re family early in the 1 sth century through the marriage of Nicholas
M iddlem o re with Agnes , daughter and heiress of
o H a wkes e H a wkesl e Th mas low of ow .
1 1 O rkney Armoria ls . 0
R M I L LA . Over the doorway o f a house i n Stromness are two
- A shields , the dexter bearing the arms of M illar c ross between four hearts the sinister those of Nisbet N (see Nisbet) with the initials J . M . and M . . , date “ ’ 1 1 6 7 , and motto , God s Providence is my I nhere ” tanse . The shields are surmounted by a thistle .
(See Plate No . On a tombstone in St Magnus Cathedral is a shield , the charges on which are nearly obliterated , but which probably bore the arms of Millar . The cross is distinct , also a heart in the fourth quarter and the charge in the third quarter seems to be a heart . — The ancient arms of Millar are z Argent a cros s
moline between four hearts gules .
M O N C RI E F F .
‘ M f M o n cr iefl 1 68 Arms of oncrie f of , Bart . , creation 5
Ra n e ss Ofli ce (formerly of p ) , as recorded at the Lyon
1h 1 6 — 9 February , 73 Argent, a lion rampant , gules , a rmed and langued azure , between two mullets of the
second , a chief ermine . Crest , a demi lion rampant
- a - as in arms . Supporters , two men armed cap pie
bearing pikes upon their shoulders proper . Motto , ” Sur Esperance . 1 02 r r i O kney A mor a ls .
T E T M O N I H .
According to the pedigree proved and recorded at the fi Lyon Of ce , Patrick Monteith of the Fair Isle
s wh (died . p . o had a charter of lands at Egils h a o n 1 th 1 2 f o f y, s April , 59 , rom Patrick , Master
Orkney , was uncle to James Monteith of Saltcoats ,
E ils ha and Robert Monteith of g y, his younger
E ils ha brother . The said Robert Monteith of g y,
1 6 1 principal tacksman of Orkney in 4 , was succeeded
E ilsha who by his eldest son , Patrick Monteith of g y,
fi o f married rst , Marion , daughter of Patrick Smith
. . 1 5 Braco (M C 1 September, and second ,
d a . Margaret , aughter of George Drummond of Bl ir
fi a By his rst wife he had an eldest d ughter, Marjorie ,
E ilsha heiress of g y, who married William Douglas ,
Chamberlain of Orkney, and their eldest son , Sir
E ilsha r Alexander Douglas , Knight of g y, became hei of line of Monteith , ffi I n the Forman Manuscript at the Lyon O ce , ci r ca 1 0 o f 57 , are blazoned the arms of Monteith
Ke rse z— fi che u ée Quarterly , rst and fourth , or, a bend q h argent and sable ; second and t ird , azure , three ( " IL h e w n . 1 “t e buckles or , for Stirling J L; 5 W y Over the fi replace in the hall of the old house o f
E ils ha r H owan , in g y, is a shield which seems to bea
che uée parted per fess , a bend q between six buckles ,
1 0 Orkney Armoria ls . 5 i mpaling Nisbet (see Nisbet) with the initials of
E ils ha Robert Monteith of g y and Katherine Nisbet ,
‘ 1 6 his second wife , and the date 35. This is without doubt intended to represent the coat depicted by
No. Forman . (See Plate The present Baikie of T a n ke r n e ss bears in the s econd grand quarter O f his armorial achievement
a lfe s o é Quarterly , second , or , a ch qu e argent and sable ; ‘ third , azure , three buckles or , as representing Monteith o f Egils ha y.
M OO D I E .
The arms of Moodie of Melsetter (now of Cape
ffi r o th Colony) as recorded at the Lyon O ce , Dec e 1 20 a re — a n d mber , 7 , Quarterly , fi rst fourth , Gules , a castle argent ensigned with a ducal coronet , betwixt three ships of war with their sails furled o n : a coat o f augmentation for signal services in relieving the
D e m a in in town and castle of r Spain , when besieged
, 1 by the French in the year 707 ; second and third ,
Azure , a chevron ermine between three pheons point
chie f a his ing upward argent , in hunting horn or, as
’ paternal bearing . Crest , a lion s paw holding a pennon or , charged with a double headed eagle 1 06 r A r ri O kney mo a ls.
“ displayed sable . Motto , The Reward of Valour . “ ” 1 u s Ancient motto , God with .
B re ckn a n d William M udie of ess Melsetter, minister
Ro n a lds a 1 6 1 - of South y, Chamberlain of Orkney 5 75; and a Commissioner to enquire into the grievances o f
1 2 . Shetland in 57 , is stated , in a charter by James VI , to represent an ancient and native family long in possession of udal lands in Orkney .
R who N . Captain James Moodie , . , of Melsetter,
1 2 B urra was killed in 7 5, by Sir James Stewart of y, fi b married , rst, a daughter of the Earl of Morton , y whom he had issue John and James , both died
of r young , and , second , Christian , daughter Alexande
' o f Crawford of Kerse , relict of William Bellenden
Stennis, by whom he had issue , Captain Benjamin
1 e the M oodie (born 7th February , who burn d
houses of several Jacobite lairds in Orkney after 1 745.
r H e married Henrietta , daughter of Donald Sinclai
Olri of g, and was succeeded by his son , Major James Moodie of Melsetter (sold the estate in 1 8 1 8 to Robert
Cle tt s o f H eddle of ) , who married Elizabeth , daughter
O f W e s t fi eld Captain Thomas Dunbar , and had issue ,
1 e ( ) Benjamin Moodie , Colonial Secretary at Cap
2 Town , ( ) Thomas Moodie died abroad without issue ,
S o usa n n a ( 3) Captain John Moodie , who married
1 e The e ntry in the Regi ster i s sa id n ot t o a gree with the Pa t nt .
1 0 O rkney Armoria ls . 9
Strickland , and had issue , (4) Lieutenant Donald
R N a M oodie, . . , who married Sophi Piggot , and had
o f issue , W . J . Dunbar Moodie , some time magistrate Ladysmith in N a ta l (who married and has issue)
a o and two daughters , Jessie , married M j r Malcolm
a 1 8 1 8 Nicolson , and H enrietta , m rried , Robert H eddle o f Cle tt s (son of John H eddle of Clefts by
r Elizabeth , his spouse , only daughter of Alexande
Flett) , who purchased the estate of Melsetter, and
s was ucceeded by his eldest son , John George H eddle
a a n d o f of Melsetter , Deputy Lieuten nt Convener
a 1 8 a r Orkney , who m rried in 43, Mary , second d ughte
a W o o dwick wa s of Willi m Traill of , and succeeded
by his eldest son , John George Moodie H eddle ,
Cle t t s t he now of , and J ustice of the Peace for
e County of Orkney , who disposed of the estat
M iddle m o re H a wke s le of Melsetter to Thomas of y.
O n a tomb in Stromness Churchyard , the inscription
n a of which is obliterated , is a shield beari g the ncient
,
arms of Moodie , as in the Lyon Register, without the
coat of augmentation , and with what seems to be the
stern of a ship in the dexter canton . The date is I 7S4
M OWAT .
On the seal of the Rev . H ugh M owat , minister of r n r 1 I O O k ey A moria ls.
1 1 8 Evie , who acquired his degree in Edinburgh in 7 ,
- a re O r . the arms , a lion rampant Crest, a demi “ ” Ful l . et ion rampant Motto , Veritas g .
M U N RO .
On a tomb , in St Magnus Cathedral , inscribed Heer rests the corps of a v irt o u s and honest man David Munroe dyer and burges in Kirkwall who left s u rv iv ing Jean Richen his s p o u s and John and Elizabeth
. 2 Monroes ther children They wer married 1 Der .
1 6 ii 2 1 1 68 a e t a tis s u a 75 ob t Sept . 4 e is a shield
’ o f a n bearing the arms M unro , eagle s head erased . The shield is surmounted by an esquire ’s helmet with mantling , above which is a heart between the initials
D . M . and J . R . (See Plate No .
Fo ulis . The arms of Sir John Munro of , Kt and
ffi ci r ca 1 6 2 Bart . , as recorded at the Lyon O ce , 7 , ’ —Or are , an eagle s head erased gules . Crest , an “ ” e agle proper . Motto , Dread God . Supporters ,
Two eagles proper .
M U RRAY .
On the tombstone , in St Magnus Cathedral , of
e Patrick Murray , Notary Public and St wart Clerk
r A r O kney moria ls . 1 1 3
o f 1 68 Orkney , who died 3oth June , 7 ; Anna Linay,
2 th 1 686 e his spouse , who died 7 November , , and thre
o f their children , Francis , Alexander and Elizabeth , — is a shield bearing the arms of M urray A chevro n
between three mullets and in middle chief a crescent .
On another tomb in St Magnus Cathedral a re
t he a i a same rms with the In tials T . M . On a t blet
i n Victoria Street , Kirkwall , are carved two shields
the dexter is that of Bishop Robert Reid (see Reid) , a n d the the sinister that of M urray as above , with
i n itia ls J . M .
N I S B ET .
On a stone a bove the fi replace of the old house o f
E ilsh a O f H owan , in g y, is a shield bearing the arms Robert Monteith of Egils h a y (see M o n t eit h) imp¥1 1in g /é z — ’ N isb e t z O u a chevron between three boar s heads
o f erased , a mullet , with the initials Robert Monteith
a n d a . K therine Nisbet , his second wife (See Plate N o .
‘ Above the doo rwa y o f a house in Stromness are the
a b shields of M ill r (see M illar) , and Nis et as above , except th a t t h e mullet is below the chevron which is 11 I 1 4 Orkney Armoria ls .
. . N M . . couped , with the initials I M and , and date
1 6 . 1 7 (See Plate No .
The arms of Nisbett of Dean , Bart . , county
' Midlothian , (creation are Argent, a
’ chevron gules , between three boars heads erased
sable . Crest , an eagle with wings displayed proper . “ ” O b est Motto , Non virtute sors .
O M O N D .
6th 1 8 8 2 . Arms granted , May , , to the Rev J ohn Reid
O m o n d D D a r n e s s . . C , , of , County Orkney , son of
Om o n d G 1 8 1 George of arness , who died in 3, by
‘ M Ke n la J ane y, his spouse , and grandson of Robert
Om o n d a , tacksman of F ir Isle , by H elen , his spouse ,
daughter of the Rev . George Reid , minister of
Iso b ell Nesting, by , daughter of Patrick Traill , and — granddaughter of George Traill of Holland z Parted
per fess argent and azure , a two masted ship or, sails
furled , masts and rigging proper . Crest , a dexter
a r m erect , the hand holding a spear in bend sinister “ ” l . . e . proper Motto , Avise temps The Rev John Reid Om o n d was succeeded by his son the present
O m o n d G George William Thompson of arness ,
a dvocate .
1 1 O rkney Armoria ls . 7
O RKN EY .
In the manuscript of Sir David Lindsay , Lord Lyon ,
ci r ca 1 2 King of Arms , 54 , is depicted the coat of the “ - Earl of Orkney the auld Azure , a lymphad with s ails furled or . (See Frontispiece . )
POTTI NGE R .
“ O n the tomb in St Magnus Cathedral o f Marjorie
Po tin er D ische n to u n e r g , spouse to Thomas g , P ae c e n o r b r t O 2 d . t . and Burgess in Kirkwall , j 3 , Feb is a shield bearing the arms of Pottinger
Three pelicans , on a chief, as many mullets . (See
Plate No . “ T On the tomb of ane honest man , homas
T a le o r s o u s y , merchant burgess in Kirkwall , p to
Po tin er 1 0th Jennet g , who departed the March , is a shield bearing the arms of Taylor impaling
O f the Pottinger . The stone is badly defaced , and Pottinger coat only the chief and one pelican can be m ade out .
s On the tomb , in St Magnu Cathedral , of Kath
e Cra ie . rine g (died spouse to M Pottinger, is a shield on which only three ermine spots a re
v See . isible , probably for Craigie . ( Craigie ) 1 1 8 i O rkney Armor a ls .
RE I D .
o f 1 0 On the seal Robert Reid , Bishop of Orkney , 54
’
1 8 . 55 , is a shield charged with a stag s head Above 1 the shield is a mitre .
a two On a tablet in Victori Street , Kirkwall , are ’ shields . The dexter is that of Bishop Reid , a stag s head erased , and is surmounted by a mitre with the initials R . R . The sinister bears the arms of Murray
a (see Murray . ) On stone from an old gateway in
Victoria Street , Kirkwall , are the same arms sur
a mounted by mitre . The arms of Reid of Barra , — Bart . , County Aberdeen (extinct) , are Azure , a
’ stag s head erased or . Crest , a pelican in her nest “ feeding her young proper . Motto , Nihil Amanti
D urum .
R I CHAN .
On the tomb , in St Magnus Cathedral , of Robert
Richan of Linklater , merchant and Burgess in Kirk wall , and I sobel , his spouse , daughter of Adam
Bellenden of Stennis by Agnes , his spouse , daughter of George Graham , Bishop of Orkney, are the arms
’ fi a Quarterly , rst , a st g s head erased ; second , third
’ a L ing s Sco ttish Sea ls .
r 2 O kney Armoria ls . 1 1
a n d fourth , two crosses joined in pale . Above the shield is a coronet surmounted by an esquire ’s helmet
with mantling, and the initials R . R . and I . B . (See P late No .
SCOL LAY .
T he family of Scollay is of considerable antiquity, and
o f is probably Scandinavian origin . At the com
m e n cem e n t 1 f of the 7th century , at least our families
o f that name were established in Orkney , viz . , the
S co lla s o f S t r n z ie Odn ess y y , H unton , and Tofts . Matthew Scollay in No r thqu oy was attorney and
rocula to r 1 608 . p for Patrick , Earl of Orkney in
On the tomb , in H olm Church , of George Tod ,
m 1 68 inister of H olm , who died in 7 , are two shields ,
t he t h e dexter bearing arms of Tod (see Tod) , a n d the sinister the arms of Barbara Scollay , his
s —a pouse saltire between four mullets , in base , a ’ h eart . Over the shield is an esquire s helmet and T m . . . . antling with the initials M G , and a heart
" ’ The wife s initials are obliterated . (See Plate No .
o f Roe b err I n the possession of John Gray y,
S Ro n a lds a outh y, is a painting on glass (size about
h - O r . 6 . , 9, ins by ins ) of a s ield bearing arms a
h n a e eart gules , on a chief of the seco d saltire humett e 1 2 2 Orkney Armoria ls .
t he fi the sable between four mullets of eld , two to dexter , and two to the sinister . The shield is sur
’ mounted by a n esquire s helmet with mantling or
a n d e fo r and gules , on a wr ath of the colours is set crest , a heart gules Above the shield is inscribed “ “ Sco lla s a is The y Arms , and below , J mes Scollay 6 N 1 D . borne anno 75. . facit anno
On the putt stone of an old house in Kirkwall , IS a shield charged with a heart on which is set a
a . . . cross erect , with the initi ls G . S in chief, and M S
in base reversed . This has probably been copied
a ho w from a se l by a stone mason , who not knowing
S ee to read or write depicted the letters backwards . (
Plate No .
S H AW .
On a painting of some antiquity in the possession o f “ The M iss Eleanor Baikie of Kirkwall , inscribed , ” B a ikie s a a re Arms of the and the Sh ws , emblazoned
’ two shields , surmounted by an esquire s helmet , with
e mantling argent and gules , on which is set the Baiki
crest with the motto above . The dexter shield is that
of Baikie (see Baikie) , the sinister is that of Shaw
Azure , three mullets argent in fess between as many
covered cups or .
1 2 O rkney Armoria ls . 5
ffi The above arms are recorded at the Lyon O ce , c i r ca 1 6 2 S o re n be 7 , for the family of Shaw of g , w ith
n e the crest , a hand holdi g a cover d cup proper, and ” the motto I mean well .
S I N C LA I R . Many families of this name were at one time estab
lis he d in Orkney , probably having common ancestry
with the St Clair Earls of Orkney . Records are t o
O f Ca m s ta in Clu m lie be found of the Sinclairs p , ,
D a m sa E ss e n u o a y, q y, Ethie , Flotta , Greenw ll , Gyre ,
Ra n e s s S a be W a rs e tt e r Ness , p , y, , and other places .
Built into the wall of the Castle H otel , Kirkwall , which is erected on the site of the old Castle of Kirk
wa ll of ci r ca , built by H enry St Clair, Earl Orkney ,
1 8 0 3 , is a shield bearing the arms of St Clair fi Quarterly , rst , a galley with sails furled ; second , a cross engrailed (the third and fourth quarters a re
a obliterated) , over all a cross engr iled . On an a ncient tombstone in St Magnus Cathedral — fi is a shield bearing Quarterly , rst , a heart ; second
and third , a galley with sails furled fourth , a buckle
over all , a cross engrailed . (See Plate No .
o On a charter, in possessi n of Alfred Baikie of
T a n ke r n ess Ca m s t a in by Robert Sinclair of p , in 1 26 i O rkney Armor a ls .
f 1 686 avour of Robert Sinclair , his son , dated , is a s eal bearing arms , a saltire engrailed . Round the
“ s S n cle r eal is the legend , S . Roberti y , followed by a branch of palm .
On an oak panel , in the possession of William
B re ck n e ss Watt of , is carved a shield bearing the — a rms of Edwa rd Sinclair of E ss e n qu oy a cross
e 1 6 1 . ngrailed , with the date 3 I n St Magnus Cathedral is an o a k panel carved with the initials of the above Edward Sinclair of
E s se n uo q y, and Ursilla , his spouse (daughter of
K n n a ird Gilbert Fulzie and Elspeth y ) , and a shield
— fi a bearing Quarterly , rst and fourth , galley with
o sails furled ; sec nd , three escallops , one in chief and two in base ; third , a ducal coronet between three cinquefoils (see Fulzie) ; over all a cross engrailed
e . humett e . (See Plate No ’ On the tombstone , In St Mary s Church , Pierowall , “ 1 6 6 Westray (date 7 ) of Helen Alexander, spouse to ” Ra n e s s George Sinclair of p , and Malcolm Sinclair, ” s o m e t m e Ra n e ss y of p , son of George Sinclair, is a — t fi shield bearing Quar erly, rst and fourth , a lion rampant ; second and third , a three masted ship with sails furled , flags , pennon , and from the poop , the banner of St Andrew flying ; over all a cross engrailed .
(See Plate No .
r I 2 O kney Armoria ls . 9
’ e Ro n a ldsa I n St Pet r s Church , South y, are the arms of the Rev . Walter Stewart , minister of South
R o n a ldsa y (see Stewart) , and of H elen Sinclair, his
- fi spouse Quarterly , rst and fourth , a cross engrailed second and third , a galley with sails furled .
I n the manuscript of Sir David Lindsay , Lyon
ci r ca 1 2 King of Arms , 54 , are blazoned the arms of
Ca ith n es s z— fi Sinclair, Earl of Quarterly , rst and
z fourth , a ure a galley with sails furled or ; second and third , argent , a cross engrailed sable ; and of Sinclair,
Earl of Orkney , the same , but with the galley in the fi rst and fourth quarters within a double tressure flo ry
r and counter flo y or .
SM YTH .
The arms of Smyth of Braco , as recorded at the Lyon
fli ce 1 6 z— O 73, are Azure , a burning cup between two chess rooks in fess or . Crest, a dolphin haurient “ u T ra n uillus proper . Motto , Med s q in Undis .
m 1 1 6 1 8 Patrick Smyth of Braco , who arr ed , , Kathe rine , daughter of George Grahame , Bishop of Orkney , s eems to have substituted one of the escallops on the
- in - la w shield of his father for one of his chess rooks , as on the tomb , in St Magnus Cathedral , of Marjorie ,
1 666 her who died in the sixteenth year of age , and 1 0 r r r 3 O kney A mo ia ls .
ea 1 66 f he r B trix , who died 9 in the ourteenth year of age , lawful daughters of Patrick Smyth of Braco and
cu I sobel Anderson , are the arms a burning p between a chess rook to the dexter, and an escallop pendant from a ribbon to the sinister all in fess .
G ra e m esha ll On a carved oak panel at , from the
o f . throne Bishop Grahame , are the same arms (See
Plate No . Bishop Grahame added a chess rook to the fourth
o f quarter his shield .
STEWART .
: Nisbet says Robert Stewart , a natural son of
V E u ha m u King James . , begot upon p , da ghter of Alexander Lord Elphinstone ; who being prior of
H olyrood house , he exchanged that abbacy with Adam
for Bothwell , Bishop of Orkney , his right of that
1 0 Bishopric , in the year 57 , and was created Earl of
a 1 s t Orkney by King James V I . , by patent the of
o f October. H e carried the arms Scotland , bruised
a the fi with a baton sinister s ble , quartered in rst and
fourth places , with the feudal arms of Orkney , in the
second and third places , being azure a ship with her w m sails furled up or . H is son , Patrick , ho he had
w o f by his ife , Jean , daughter of Gilbert, Earl Cassilis ,
1 Orkney Armoria ls . 33
’ s ucceeded him in his honours ; but the baton sinister
(it seems by favour allowed) was turned to the right, a s a ribbon sable , bruising the lion , so illuminated i n 1 t he s manuscript of Jame Workman , herald painter ,
with these exterior ornaments ; for crest , a king i n t hro n iz ed , holding in his right hand a sword , and
‘ i n e t his left, a falcon ; with the motto , Sic fuit est
’ c rit ; supported on the dexter by a u n icorn ; and o n t he r ifli n sinister by a g . I n St Magnus Cathedral is a carved oak panel — fi bearing the arms of Stewart Quarterly , rst and fourth , a lion rampant ; second and third , a galley
1 . with sails furled . The date is 593 (See Plate
No .
Built into the wall of a house in the Broad Street ,
Kirkwall , is the lower portion of a stone from the
’ e Earl s Palace , bearing a d faced shield , surrounded by the Order of the Thistle, and supported on the ffi d . exter by a unicorn , and on the sinister by a gri n
On a charter, in the possession of Alfred Baikie
T a n kern es s of , by Earl Robert Stewart , in favour of
K n n a ird Elizabeth y , spouse to M r Gilbert Fulzie ,
1 and dated 574 , is a shield bearing the Royal Arms of Scotland , bruised by a baton and surmounted
1 o m a a s N s h a s e o o o f b F r n M nu cript . i bet b en led int the err r elieving t s t o o o f o a a s It s o t o wo hi MSS be the w rk W rkm n , but i pr ved be the rk o f o a ci r ca 1 66 s i d s t a o f a o a . F rm n , 5 , the h eld depicte mu t be h t E rl R bert Stew rt r r O kney A moria ls .
’ by a nobleman s helmet with mantling . Legend
S- - - Fe u difi rm a r ii- O rcha de n - Z Roberti Steuart etla .
On a charter in possession of Alfred Baikie o f
Ta n ke rn ess r , by Patrick , Master of Orkney, in favou o f Patrick M onteith of the Fair Isle, and of the I sle — o f E ilsa & c. 1 2 i g y, , dated 59 , is a seal bear ng Quar te rl fi y, rst and fourth , the Royal Arms of Scotland ; second and third , a galley with sails furled and flag
. s flying Crest , an anchor inverted and for supporter d ffi exter, a unicorn chained , sinister, a gri n . Motto , “ i ” Sic Fuit Est e t E r t . The Stewarts of Brugh were founded by Edward
l s t Stewart , of Brugh , a natural son of Earl Robert
Stewart by Marjorie Sandilands of Wick . The family is represented by Charles Balfour- Stewart of Bally ’ m a a rv . . . g y, County Meath , Christ s Col Cantab M A ,
s London , who bear
fli ce z— fi arms recorded at the Lyon O Quarterly , rst fi and fourth grand quarters , counter quartered , rst d and fourth , the Royal Arms of Scotland debruise
by a ribbon sable ; second and third , azure , a galley
a with s ils furled or , for Orkney ; the whole within a bordure componée argent and azure ; second and third
’ s grand quarters , argent , on a chevron sable an otter fi head erased of the eld , as heir of line of Balfour .
e Cr st , a king enthroned in a chair of state , regally
1 Orkney Armoria ls . 37
crowned and robed , holding in his dexter hand a “ sword , and in the sinister, a falcon . Motto , Sic ”
e c . fuit est t rit . (See Plate No H e is the eldest son of the late Professor Balfour- Stewart of ’ Owen s College , Manchester, by Katherine , daughter of Charles Stevens , solicitor, London , and grandson of William Stewart and Jane , his spouse , daughter
. a n d r of the Rev William Clouston Isabel , daughte
’ 6th o of George Traill , of H lland , whose father,
a Balfour Stewart of Burness, was son of Archib ld
th a n d Stewart, 4 of Brugh , by Isobel , daughter
Pha ra 1 6 heiress of William Balfour of y (M . C . th
October, eldest surviving son of George Balfour
Pha ra fi of of y by his rst wife , Marjorie , daughter
T s James Baikie of a n ke r n e s . The said George
Pha ra 1 6 8 Balfour of y married , second , 7 , Mary, daughter of Murdoch Mackenzie , Bishop of Orkney ,
T re n a bie by whom he had issue , John Balfour of ,
- f who , on the death of his half brother, became chie of the family of Balfour , the Stewarts of Brugh being heirs of line .
Eda Over the gateway of Carrick H ouse , y, is a stone bearing the Royal Arms of Scotland , impaling a co a t— fi quarterly, rst and fourth , a lion rampant ;
d e second , two stags ; thir , thre birds , probably
1 6 . pelicans , with the date 33 1 8 3 Orkney Armoria ls .
The a s arms of Robert Stewart of Newark ,
ffi ci r ca 1 6 2 - O r recorded at the Lyon O ce , 7 , are ,
che u ée a fess q , azure and argent , within a bordure gules , charged with three lions rampant , and as fi ’ many ships at anchor of the rst . Crest , a lion s paw and a palm branch crossing each other in saltire ” proper . Motto , Cristis Mihi Lucrum .
fi G ra e m sa James Stewart, rst of y in Orkney, and o f B i to u n D u n ro s s n ess o f g in the parish of , was one ff the numerous illegitimate o spring of Robert , Earl of Orkney . His mother was Janet , daughter of
S t ro wa n . Alexander Robertson of , in Perthshire H e
G ra e m sa Cles t ra n acquired the estates of y, and
B i to u n g , and died between January and March , 1 1 62 9 , having married twice . H e was succeeded in
G ra e m sa y by his eldest son , H enry Stewart , second
Gra e m sa of y, who was succeeded by his eldest son ,
m sa fi G ra e . James Stewart , third of y H e married rst ,
1 6 Ka the rm e Of i n 49, , daughter Thomas Buchanan of d Soun , and second , Isobel Bruce (Sas . fi f By his rst wi e he had James Stewart , fourth of
G ra e m s a G ra e m s a H o n ma n y, who sold y to Robert y ,
Cla ist ra n o f and to his cousin , Harry Graham
s 6 B re ck n es 1 . , m 99
T he o f Bi to u n arms of Laurence Stewart g , eldest
1 ' Gra nt s Z etla nd C o unty Fa milies .
1 1 Orkney Armoria ls . 4
B i t o u n who son of John Stewart of g , was second son of above- mentioned J a mes Stewart of G ra e m sa y and
B i to u n Ofli ce - O r g , as recorded at the Lyon , are , a
ch eckie a n d l fess , azure argent , betwixt three masc es of the second . Crest, ane hollin leafe, slipped vert . ” v e rescit Motto , Sic industria .
The Rev . Walter Stewart, presented to South
R o n a ldsa I 2 2 n d 1 6 6 y by Charles . , June , 3 , who
1 6 2 married H elen Sinclair, and died January, 5 , was A father of lexander Stewart of Massiter , who married
2 0th 1 68 1 o f o h n March , , Margaret, second daughter . J
Edmonston , Bailie of Kirkwall , and was succeeded at
1 2 2 his death in 7 by his son , George Stewart of
Massiter . H e married Jean , daughter of William P N . 1 1 Orem , , , and died in 73 , leaving Alexander
Stewart of Massiter, whose only son , Lieutenant R N . George Stewart , . , midshipman on board the
B ou n t 1 8 y during the mutiny in 7 9 , was drowned in
. . . u 1 1 H M S Pandora i n E ndeavo r Straits , 79 , and
a a daughter, Je n , wife of the Rev . Robert Sands , from whom descends the present M iss Grace Turnbull
Stewart of Massiter .
’ Ro n a lds a I n St Peter s Church , South y, is a shield
a be ring the arms of t he Rev . Walter Stewart
u fi Q arterly, rst and fourth , the Royal Arms of Scot
la n d e che uée . s cond and third , a fess q I n base of the 1 2 r i 4 O kney Armor a ls .
third quarter is a label of three points. For the arms of Helen Sinclair, his wife (see Sinclair . ) Sir Alexander Stewart of Garli cs was father of
e w fi Al xander Ste art, rst Earl of Galloway (creation
and William Stewart of Mains, who married
Barbara, daughter and heiress of James Stewart of
B urra k y, by Janet , his spouse , daughter of Roderic
Macleod of the Lewis and Dame Margaret, his
A v a a n d le . spouse , daughter of Andrew , Lord
B u rra M Sir Archibald Stewart of y and ains , brother of Colonel William Stewart of Mains and
B urra y, and son of above mentioned William Stewart
I. of Mains , was an adherent of King Charles , and was taken prisoner by the Parliamentary forces at
H e 1 68 Preston . was created a Baronet in 7, died
B urra 1 1 68 at y, 3th May, 9, and was buried in the
Kirkyard there . H e was succeeded by his eldest son ,
Bu rra z ud Sir Archibald Stewart of y, Bart . , who
u te married Margaret , da ghter of Archibald S wart of
D u n e rn o f , brother Alexander, Earl of Moray , and
1 0 died in 7 4 , when he was succeeded by his eldest
Bu rra son , Sir James Stewart of y, third Baronet, who
N e w w died without issue in Gaol , Southwark , aiting
1 his trial as a Jacobite in 746 . H e and his brother
Alexander, who fell at Culloden , killed Captain
1 Moodie of Melsetter in the Street of Kirkwall in 72 5.
Ork n ey Armorials . 1 45
The arms of Archibald Stewart of En t ray a s
ffi ci r ca 1 6 6 —O r recorded at the Lyon O ce , 7 , are ,
che uée a fess q azure and argent , surmounted of a bend engrailed , all within a bordure indented gules . “ V iriscit Crest, a pelican vulnerant proper. Motto ,
V ulnere . Under the pulpit of H olm Church is the tomb of the Rev . Robert Stewart, minister of H olm , who died
1 6 z— A in 33, bearing arms saltire between four roses , on a chief a lion rampant, with the initials R . S . and
M . B .
On a stone in St Magnus Cathedral is a shi e ld
o f bearing the arms of Edward Stewart, Bishop — Orkney in 1 5 1 1 : A fess ch e qu ée within a double
fl - r tressure ory and counter flo y. The shield is sur
a mounted by mitre above which , on a ribbon is the
dwa rdu s name E Steuart .
O n 2 6th 1 1 8 a letter, dated March , 7 , to Thomas
Traill of H olland , from Charles Stewart, commissary — clerk of Orkney, is seal bearing arms Quarterly,
fi ch e u ée rst and fourth , a fess q ; second and third , a three masted ship . The shield is surmo unted by an esquire ’s helmet with mantling on which is set the crest, an arm embowed in armour, the hand grasping a sword point downward in bend . K 1 46 Orkn ey Armorials .
STRAN GE . A ccording to the pedigree of Strang or Strange , ffi recorded at the Lyon O ce , David Strang or
Strange , commonly called Sir David , a clergyman of the Romish Commission , and a cadet of the ancient
B a lca skie family of Strang of in Fife , settled in
R o n a ldsa A South y, and was father of ndrew Strang
R o n a ldsa e or Strange in South y, whose ldest son ,
James Strang or Strange , settled in Kirkwall , and was father of David Strang or Strange of Kirkwall ,
fi B o n d who married rst, Elspeth y , by whom he had sons, who all died without issue ; and second , Jean , daughter of Malcolm Scollay of H unton by Barbara , sister german t o Colonel Robert Elphinstone of
LO n ess p , by whom he had a son , Sir Robert Strange, on whom the King conferred the honour of knight
th 1 8 hood , s February , 7 7, and who became heir male a n d representative of the ancient family of Strang of
B a lca skie , in the county of Fife, and chief of that surname , the direct line having failed . He married
I sobella , only daughter of William Lumsden , by
, whom he had issue, James Strange , and P M . afterwards . , and banker in London ; Sir Thomas
- Strange, Chief Justice of Nova Scotia ; Major General
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Robert Montagu Strange , and a daughter,
Isobella Katherine Strange . The arms of S ir Robert Strange recorded at the
ffi 2 0th Lyon O ce (matriculation , December,
- a e A . r rgent, a chevron between three lozenges sable “ Crest, a cluster of grapes proper . Motto, Dulce ” M P quod Utila . H is son , James Strange , . . , and
a t h A 1 8 banker in London , obtained , s ugust, 79 , a — grant of supporters Dexter, an ancient Caledonian
‘ s in is ter a n warrior ; , ancient Danish warrior ; and altered the Crest to a castle proper, masoned sable.
S UTH E RLAN D .
old S o Over an gateway , at middy Ban ks , S uth
Ro n a ldsa y, is a shield which probably bore the arms
f Win db re ck o David Sutherland of , impaling Baikie in right of his spouse , Jean , daughter of James Baikie
co - of Burness and Sibella , daughter and heiress of
H a lcro a th Hugh of that I lk ( M . C . s May, On the dexter side of the shield is a chevron and
s chief, but the inister is quite obliterated . The shield
’ is surmounted by an esquire s helmet and mantling ,
o n S . . C and either side are the initials D . and E . , 1 50 Orkn ey Armorials .
1 6 . . . . 1 6 with date 33, and D S and J B with date 93 .
(See Plate No . ’ On the tomb in St Peter s Church , South Ronald
of A 1 6 2 say , lexander Sutherland , who died in 4 , and
1 6 6 H endrie Sutherland , who died 3 , is a shield , probably intended to be parted per fess, the chief parted per pale , dexter, a three branch candlestick ; sinister, three mullets one and two ; in base a cross couped and engrailed between a crescent , and an
’ animal s head erased . (See Plate No .
’ Ro n a lds a On a tomb, in St Peter s Church , South y, “ m e rcha n d of ane honest man , William Sutherland , in Sant M a rgra t Hop sp o u s to Cathern Ritch who
l f 8 1 660 departed this y the of December , is a shield — fi bearing arms Quarterly, rst, two mullets i n base ; fi ’ second , a gure of three branches ; third , an animal s fi head erased ; fourth , an increscent . I n the rst and
. S . second quarters of the shield are the initials W , and in the third and fourth , C . R . Below the shield
R . . are the initials I . and B R .
Y TA LO R . “ O n — a n e the tomb , in St Magnus Cathedral , of honest man Thomas T a yle o r merchant burges in
1 Orkn ey Armorials . 53
Kirkwa l\spo us to Jennet Pottenger who departed the — 1 0 March is a shield bearing arms O n a ’
e . bend , thr e mullets The charges on either side of the bend are obliterated . This impales Pottinger (see
Pottinger) . Above the shield is a heart between the
initials T . T . and J . P.
T H O M SON .
On the tomb , in St Magnus Cathedral , of William
1 2 o M Maine, burges in Kirkwall 59 , his sp use , arjorie
Tho m so n e 1 60 a n d a 9 , nine of their children , is shield bearing the arms of Maine (see Maine) impaling — ’ Th o mson A stag s head erased . (See Plate No .
TO D .
the On tomb, in H olm Church , of George Tod ,
of 1 0th e 1 68 1 minister Holm , Novemb r, , who died
‘ rd 1 68 - 3 November , 7, aged thirty nine, is a double — shield , the dexter bearing the arms of Tod three ’ foxes heads co ntournée issuing out of as man y e crescents inclined toward the dexter . The dext r 1 n e 54 Ork y Armorials .
S shield is that of his spouse Barbara collay . The ’ shield is an esquire s helmet and mantling and the
. . . of initials M G T and a heart. The initials the wife
are obliterated . (See Plate No . Sir James Balfour in his manuscript gives the
1 1 arms of Sir Thomas Tode , Knight in 44 , as , arg
’ ' ‘ three foxes heads erased proper . QW OJ [ ,w a 9 9
T RA I LL . The founder of all Orkney and Caithness families of
the name of Traill was George Traill in Westness . fi H e was twice married , his eldest son , by his rst wife ,
Jean Kennedy , being Thomas Traill , I st of Holland ,
T ra ills Tirle t F ro to ft from whom descended the of , and Skaill , and from Isobel Craigie , his second wife ,
T r a ills W es to v e Els n e ss descended the of , , Sabay ,
ue n da ll H o bbis te r H o bbis t e r Q and (now Ratter and ),
W o o dwick Westness and . According to the pedigree of Traill of Holland ffi proved and recorded at the Lyon O ce , there is reason to believe that George Traill in Westness was a younger son of Alexander Traill of Blebo in the A County of Fife (who died in pril , and Elspeth ,
Au his spouse (who died in gust the same year) ,
O rkn ey Armorials . 1 57
Fa ir n e daughter of y of that I lk , and grandson
who th of J o hn Traill of Blebo ( died 9 May ,
A A e by gnes , his spouse , daughter of Sir l xander
Ea rls ha ll . Bruce of , Knight
That the said George Traill , in Westness , in the
Ro u sa I sland of y (who died in October , had by fi Jean Kennedy, his rst wife , an eldest son , Thomas
Traill , I st of H olland , who served in the Low ffi Countries , and was an o cer in the army of the
Marquis of Montrose . H e married Marion , daughter of Magnus Craigie , burgess in Kirkwall , and Elspeth
Pa le z u d p y, his spouse (marriage contract dated day
February , and was succeeded at his death i n
1 6 1 September, 7 , by his eldest son , George Traill ,
2 md fi th of Holland , who married rst , the s day of
1 666 2 th J une , , Katherine (who died the 9 day of Mav
o f third daughter James Baikie , I st of Tanker A ness , by Barbara , his spouse , daughter of ndrew
A ike r ill Smith of g , in Caithness , and granddaughter
Pa le of Thomas Baikie of I sbister by Marion p y, his
fi . 1 06 rst wife H e died in December, 7 , and was
rd succeeded by his eldest son , Thomas Traill , 3 of
2 z ud 1 668 H olland , who was born the of May , , and
8 th 1 6 married , the day of November , 94 , Marion ,
eldest daughter of Patrick Traill , Dean of Guild of
1 6 Kirkwall in 94 , by Elspeth , daughter of James 1 8 n e 5 Ork y Armorials.
Ta n k e r n ess Baikie , I st of , his spouse , and grand
o f 2 n d daughter George Traill , of Holland , by Mary,
B re ck n e ss daughter of John Graham of , his second
wife . H e was succeeded at his death by his eldest th son , George Traill , 4 of Holland , who was born
2 th 1 6 6 the 7 day of March , 9 , and married (marriage
2 1 5 t contract dated the day of November, Jean ,
only daughter of David Traill of Kirkness by Isobel ,
2 n d fourth daughter of George Traill , of Holland ,
and granddaughter of Patrick Traill , Dean of Guild
1 6 of Kirkwall in 94 , by Elspeth Baikie , his spouse .
1 6 H e died at Holland in May , 77 , and was succeeded th by his eldest son , Thomas Traill , s of Holland ,
Deputy- Lieutenant and in the Commission of the
1 2 8 Peace for Orkney , who was born in 7 , and married
th 1 A the 4 day of January , 757, nne , fourth daughter A of rchibald Stewart of Brugh by I sobel , daughter
Ph a ra and heiress of William Balfour of y, and grand
o f daughter John Stewart of Brugh by Margaret , his spouse , daughter of George Bellenden of Stennis .
rd 1 8 1 H e died at H olland the 3 day of July , 3 , and 6th was succeeded by his eldest son , George Traill ,
- of Holland , Deputy Lieutenant and in the Com f mission o Peace for the county of Orkney , Captain in the Orkney Fencible Regiment , who was born the
8 f 1 6th th day o December, 773, and married the day
Orkn ey Armorials . 1 6 1
1 8 20 m of January , , Mary , second daughter of Willia
of Swan , commissioner to the Earl Dumfries , by Jean
Keddie , his spouse , and granddaughter of John Swan
A . the and gnes Wallington H e died at Holland ,
th 1 8 0 9 day of February, 4 , and was succeeded by his th eldest son , Thomas Traill , 7 of Holland , Deputy
o Lieutenant , and in the C mmission of the Peace for
who th o f the County of Orkney , was born the 7 day
1 8 2 2 J uly , , and married the I st day of December ,
1 8 6 4 , Margaret , second daughter of Robert Menzies , th 8 commissioner to Thomas , 7 , and James , th , Earl
of Elgin , by Janet , his wife , daughter of William H utcheson and Janet Murrie and granddaughter of
o J ohn Menzies and Margaret Henderson , his sp use .
6 h o f 1 8 6 He died at Edinburgh the t day July , 9 , l eaving with other issue the present George Traill ,
8 fo r th of Holland , in the Commission of the Peace
the County of Orkney . The arms of Traill of Holland as recorded at the
O ffi z— A Lyon ce are zure , a chevron between two
2 " mascles in chief or , and i n base a trefoil slipped argent .
Crest , a beacon tower set in the sea proper . Motto , ” Discrimine Salus . (See Plate N o . A On the seal of Walter Traill , Bishop of St ndrews 1 1 8 1 0 1 o f 3 5 to 4 , who was a son the house of Blebo ,
1 Si ’ F bb a ld s ife a n d Kin ross, n Ork ey Armorials .
are the arms of Traill —A chevron between two
mascles in chief and a trefoil slipped in base . I n the
manuscript of Sir David Lindsay , Lyon King of
ci r ca 1 2 Arms , 54 , are blazoned the arms of Blebo as
recorded in the Lyon Register for H olland . S On the tomb , in t Magnus Cathedral , of George
Liddell , I st of Hammer, is a shield bearing the arms
4 of Liddell (see Liddell) impaling the arms of Traill - a $ 6 . chevron between two lozenges i n chief and a trefoil
— in slipped in base right of Elizabeth , his spouse , d aughter of Thomas Traill , I st of Holland , and M arion Craigie . (See Plate No .
2 n d On the seal of George Traill , of Holland , is a shield bearing the arms of Traill as impaled on the
tomb of George Liddell of Hammer, surmounted by an esquire ’s helmet with mantling on which is set
the crest , a trefoil slipped , with the initials G . T . on
e ither side .
Els n es s th On a letter dated , , the 5 of January,
1 06 7 , to the Right Honourable Sir William Craigie of G a irs a y from John Traill of Els n ess (born son
Els n e ss of Patrick Traill of , and grandson of George
b Tra iH Traill in Westness , is a seal earing the arms of
a n d as on the preceding seal . The shield is circular i s surrounded by an ornamental wreath of flowers and
s urmounted by a heart between the initials D . T .
1 6 Orkn ey Armorials. 5
It probably belo nged to David Traill of Sabay (bo rn
o o o f o sometime Pr v st Kirkwall , a y unger
f sn ess bro ther of J ohn Traill o El .
o f s n On the seal William Traill , Trea urer and Dea of of s on of o f Guild Kirkwall , Patrick Traill , Dean
G o f 1 6 uild Kirkwall , in 94 , by Elspeth Baikie , his s o of o of pouse , and grands n Th mas Traill , I st
—a Holland , is a shield bearing the arms o f Traill c hevron between t wo mascles in chief and a trefo il
’ s lipped in base , surmounted by an esquire s helmet with mantling and the initials W . T .
Over the doorway of a house in Kirkwall , formerly
Tra ills of W oo dwick used as a town residence by the , is carved a shield bearing the arms of Traill sur
o a o o m unted by the crest , c lumn or beac n set in the
w a W o odwick sea bet een the names J . Traill of ,
E d. 1 0 . of Margaret Traill , 73 , and J Traill Westness ,
S u . 1 6 . Mary Balfour, 7 3
o ffi ci r ca 1 680 Recorded at the Ly n O ce , , are the arms of Robert Traill , merchant in Edinburgh , d Ble bo z— escended from the family of Azure , a chevron betwixt two mascles in chief and a trefoil slipped in
of . base argent , all within a bordure wavy the last
o o Crest, a pillar set in the sea pr per ; and m tto , S ” Discrimine alus . The same arms , crest and
o 1 1 808 b m tto were matriculated 7th February, , y 1 66 Orkn ey Armorials .
" S f H enry Trail , of Hanover quare , in the Parish o
S of t George , and County Middlesex , fourth son of D D the Rev . William Traill , . . , minister of St Mon ance , in the County of Fife, by Mary , his wife , and
o r t cousin german , eldest daughter of the Rev . R be A Traill , minister of Panbride in the County of ngus , deceased , and grandson of the Rev . William Traill , minister of Benho lm in the County of Kincardine ; which last mentioned William and Robert T ra ills were f o . the sons the Rev William Traill , minister of Borth wick , by Eleanor, his wife , sixth daughter of James
’ - Traill , a Lieutenant Colonel in Oliver Cromwell s army,
T u llochin who settled i n in the County Down ,
I reland .
1 6 Orkn ey Armorials . 9
- TRA I L L B U RRO UG H S .
S Willla m o o f o ir Burr ughs Castle Bagshaw , C unty
o f - Cavan , was father Major General Frederick
o who William Burr ughs of the Bengal I nfantry ,
l t 1 8 0 e o married , March , 3 , Carolin , nly daughter
A o of Captain Charles dolphus Marie de Peyron , nly son of the Che valier Charles A rdie n de Peyron by
Mary , his spouse , eldest daughter of Sir George
- o . re 1 8 Colebro k , Bart She married , in 7 9, William
- Traill, great grandson of William Traill of Westness ,
o and Barbara Balf ur, and had issue , George William
of V Ro u sa Traill eira and y, sometime Commissioner
2 th of the Province of Kumaon in I ndia , who died o
1 8 . November, 47
The eldest son of the above Major- General Fred erick William Burroughs and Caroline de Peyron is the present Lieutenant- General Frederick William
- G B Ro u sa V Traill Burroughs , , of y and eira , some
rd time Colonel of the g3 Regiment , who served in the
V - Crimea and the I ndian Mutiny, and is ice Lieutenant o f Orkney and Shetland . H e succeeded under the
- n to will of his grand u cle, George William Traill , the
of Ro usa V o f estates y and iera , and assumed the name
i f Traill in addition to his patronym c o Burroughs . — Arms z Gu les the stump of a laurel tree eradicated
a and sprouting proper . Crest , a lion p ssant gules . “ ”
o A c . S Mott , uda es Fortuna Juvat ( ee Plate No . 1 0 7 Orkn ey Armorials .
TU L LOC H .
Tho la ch T o rffa e us ha s Thomas de Tulloch , or de , as it, was in great favour with Eric , King of Denmark , from whom he obtained an administration of the
1 2 2 1 2 . Orkney I slands , anno 4 , and in 4 7 He probably was a younger son of the T u llo chs of Bonington in Forfarshire .
William Tulloch , cousin to the former Bishop
who Thomas Tulloch of the house of Bonington , was Bishop to this See in the reign of King James
I I I . , and was sent by that Prince into Denmark in
1 68 ~ the year 4 , together with several other noble personages , to negotiate a marriage between him and the Princess Margaret of that nation , which they had
f to the good fortune to e fectuate . H e was translated
1 . the See of Moray , 477 On a stone in St Magnus Cathedral is a shield — bearing the arms of T ullo ch z O n a fess betwee n
- fi tchée . three cross crosslets , as many mullets On a tomb in St Magnus Cathedral is a shield l bearing , what is probably, Bothwell (see Bothwe l) impaling Tulloch as above . (See Plate No .
2 th A ril 1 On a charter, dated 9 p , 574 , in possessi on
A Ta n ke rn ess o of lfred Baikie of , in fav ur of Elizabeth
Kin a ird s o us to , p Gilbert Fulzie by James Tulloch i n Sh a en sa of Mr p y, is the seal his brother, Jerome
Orkn ey Armorials . 1 73
“ S uccen to ris O rcha de n Tull och , bearing the arms
S . . H e ron im e of Tulloch as above with the legend , M
Tullo . I n the Forman Manuscript at the L on Office is
—A a e depicted a shield rgent , on fes e ween thre hé fi tc e . cross crosslets azure , as many mullets or Above this coat is inscribed by Forman the name of Tulloch which has been sco red out and the nam e o f Traill substituted by the same hand . 1 74 Orkn ey Armorials .
WATT . m William Watt , surgeon in Kirkwall , son of Willia
1 660 W att , merchant in Keith , born , married Janet ,
Odn ess daughter of Robert Scollay of , and was father o f William Watt , merchant in Kirkwall , who married
1 2 . in 7 9 , Katherine , daughter of the Rev John
n Gib so e , minister of Evie , and granddaughter of Mr
A Gib so n e A lexander , rchdeacon of Caithness , by whom he had i ssue an elder son , William Watt of
k n e ss 1 0 fi 1 6 B re c , born 73 , who married rst in 75 ,
J ean , daughter of the Rev . H ugh Mowat, minister
1 of Evie , second i n 775, Margaret , only daughter
B reck n e ss o f Robert Graham of , and third , Margaret
. H e Gilchrist , widow of Thomas Baikie of Burness p urchased the estate of B reck n es s fro m his brothe r b y his eldest son by his second marriage , William
a B reck n e ss Grah m Watt of , who was born in
8 1 8 1 1 A and married , the th of October, , nn , daughter
Fro t o ft of Thomas Traill of , and was succeeded at his
1 866 death in by his eldest son , William Watt Graham
B reck n ess 1 8 1 Watt of , who was born in 5, and married
r . D D Barba a , daughter of the Rev William Logie, . . ,
minister of Kirkwall . H e died without issue on the
th 1 8 6 4 of March , 7 , and was succeeded by his nephew, the present William George Tho mas Watt of Breck
r n O k ey Armorials . 1 77
V - P . S . A . S o . ness , c t , and ice Conve ner of the C o unty o f o Orkney, son of his youngest br ther, Robert
e o Graham Watt by Elizabeth , daught r of Ge rge Dale ,
e a s l - - N wc t e o n Tyne .
e fi Breckn e ss On the s al of the rst Watt of , which
czr ca 1 0 o s was engraved , 79 , to replace an lder eal o which had been w rn out, is a shield bearing the
of —A arms Watt rgent, on a fess azure three mullets
fi . s of the eld , in base a tree on a mount vert Cre t , a dexter hand grasping a sword point upward in pal e . ” N o . S o . M tto, I nsperata Floruit ( ee Plate
The arms of the family from an old blazo n so me time in the possession of William Watt, the surgeon ,
— o a k are Argent, an tree growing out of a mount in base vert , surmounted by a fess azure charged with
a three mullets or . Crest , a dexter hand holding
o . dagger . Mott , I nsperata Floruit 1 8 n e o 7 Ork y Arm rials .
WI NC H ESTE R .
The arms of Captain Peter Winchester, as recorded
ffi ci r ca 1 6 2 z—A at the Lyon O ce , 7 , are rgent , a vine
o o ut tree gr wing of the base , leaved and fructed between two p a pin go es endorsed feeding upon the clusters all proper . Crest, a hand holding a cluster of ”
. H o e A V D o ce t . grapes proper Motto, rdua incere Captain Peter Winchester was buried in St Magnus “ Cathedral , Kirkwall , with his spouse , J eanie Baikie ,
’3 Ta n ke r n ess daughter to James Baikie of , and three
A x A . children , le ander, Peter and rthur
1 8 1 Orkn ey Armorials .
Y OU NG .
d 1 68 to o f On a letter ated 4, George Traill Holland
Yo o of from James ung, s me time bailie Kirkwall and ’ Keeper of the King s Girnal (son of William You n g ’ of Ca stle a rds o f who y , Keeper the King s Girnal , died
the l th o f 1 6 at Kirkwall on o J une , 75, by Barbara ,
e of o ff o f Ra ness his spouse , daught r Th mas Moncrie p ) , is a seal which seems to bear —Three chrysalises
x o piles) in pale , the e terior higher than the interi r,
s over which is a cre cen t . Across the top of the seal are two cylindrical forms fessewa ys and at either side three tears . 1 8 2 n e Ork y Armorials.
S S U N DRI E . I n St Magnus Cathedral is an ancient shield which
probably bore two coats impaled . The dexter bears
o o a chief charged with three sw rds p ints upward in pale .
A decre se n t and three mullets are also visible . The
s m ls ter ls . coat quite obliterated (See Plate No . Over a recessed arch in St Magnus Cathedral to
1 00 which Sir Henry Dryden assigns the date 3 , is a
o shield bearing three guttes reversed within a b rdure . Belo w the arch is a shield bearing thre e guttes
with points meeting in the fess point, surmounted by
a helmet without mantling. (See Plate No . On a tombstone in St Magnus Cathedral are two
o . to shields , one above the ther The upper seems
bear a fess between three mullets , or a fess between cushion in chief and a mullet in base with initials A . B . The lower is charged with a bend between what seems to be two crescents inclined toward the
x . de ter. The initial of the surname is K I n this connecti o n it may be worthy of note that in the Forman Man u script at the Lyon Offi ce are depicted — A the following shields rgent, a fess wavy azure,
between three mullets gules , for Dick of that I lk .
A of rgent , a mullet gules , on a chief the last , a
fi M a r o riba n ks . A cushion of the eld , for j rgent, a bend engrailed between a crescent in chief and an annulet in base s a ble for Cant .