Name That Laird, No. 9

Name That Laird, No. 9

Tuesday, August 9, 2022

A table banner for the arms of this laird and we are looking for a specific person.

Clue 01: This laird belonged to a Border clan. You will find generic arms for this clan/family in Roddy Martine’s “Scottish Clan and Family Names”.

Clue 02: These arms are Scottish.

Clue 03: According to Lyon Court, these arms predate 1550

Responses should be sent to the SSA editor at dqw266@gmail.com. Successful identification and credit will be announced on the SSA website.

Best wishes for you in this contest !

The artwork is an interpretation of John Hamilton Gaylor

Dwyer Wedvick of Jarlsby
SSA Website Editor

2022 0809

dqw266@gmail.com

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