Page 170 - Dictionary of Heraldry and Related Subjects

A most important Office in con-
If married, name of spouse.
nection with Scottish genealogy is
Date and Place of marriage.
Place of death (if in Scotland).
the Lyon Office, Edinburgh.
Was the person the owner or
Lord Lyon King of Arms is a very
tenant of any land or house powerful Officer of State in Scot-
property in Scotland. If so give land and has the last word wjth
regard to everything which concerns
address.
What was his profession or trade. Scottish heraldry. The bearer of a
Was he or she resident in Scot- Coat of Arms holds his Grant for
land in or after 1841. If so, himself for life and for his eldest
son, but the younger sons may not
where and when.
bear Arms unless they have been
matriculated at Lyon Office and
There is also:
provided with the appropriate differ-
ence marks for their particuiar
The Society of Genealogists,
branch of the family. These differ-
37 Harrington Gardens,
ences are decided by Lord Lyon.
London.
An extrernely useful book on the
subject of Scottish Heraldry is that
which bas a very excellent Scottish
written by Sir Thomas Innes of
Library and it is frequently worth Learney, the late Lord Lyon
rnaking application to the Research
which is called ' Scots Heraldry.'
Section of the Society for assistance.
Two other useful sources of infor-
'T'here are a number of printed
mation are the National Library of
rnay
works which
assist the
Scotland and :
These
researcher.
include
the
following:
21 Howard Place,
(Sir
'Scots
Peerage.'
James
Edinburgh.
Balfour).
' A Guide to the Public Records
Seychelles - The Chief Civil Status
of Scotland ' deposited in H.M.
Oficer ho1ds the records which for
Register House, Edinburgh.
births date from 1794 and rnarriages
(Livingstone).
and deaths from 1808.
' The Surnames of Scotland, Their
Origin, Meaning and Estory.'
Sierra Leone - The Registrar
(George Black).
General holds the Marriage Regis-
'Scottish Farnily History. A The Scottish Genealogical Society,
Guide to works of reference on ters which date from 1796, wtiich
the History and Genealogy of the Chief Registrar of Births and
Scottish Families.' (Margaret Deaths, Medical Department, Free-
Stuart). town, Sierra Leone holds records
' Fasti hlesiae Scoticanse.' of births and deaths frorn 1854.
' Register of Deeds 1662 to 181 1 .'
Scots Magazine 1739 to 1826. Singapore - Civil Registration of
Kirks Session Records. births and deatlis commenced in
The Register of Tailzies. In Eng- 1872, the records are held by the
land these are known as entails. Registrar of Births and Deaths. The
First formally legalised in 1685 Registrar of Marriages holds the
the register runs through to records of marriages which com-
1903. menced on the following dates: