Carrick Pursuivant

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Carrick Pursuivant
Badge of the Carrick Pursuivant.svg
The heraldic badge of Carrick Pursuivant of Arms
 
Heraldic tradition Scottish
Jurisdiction Scotland
Governing body Court of the Lord Lyon

Carrick Pursuivant of Arms is a Scottish pursuivant of arms of the Court of the Lord Lyon.

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The title is derived from the Earldom of Carrick, one of the titles borne by Robert the Bruce before his succession to the crown. The arms of the Earldom are Argent, a chevron Gules, hence the chevron in the pursuivant's badge. The earliest known reference to the office is from 1364.

The badge is blazoned: A chevron Gules enfiled of a coronet of four fleurs-de-lys (two visible) and four crosses pattee (one and two halves visible) Or. [1]

The current Carrick Pursuivant is George Way of Plean. He took part in the Royal Procession at the 2023 Coronation. [2]


Holders of the office

ArmsNameDate of appointmentRef [3]
John Trupour1364
... (was Rothesay Herald)1478
James Anderson1526
James Wallace1531
John Paterson1538
Alexander Forrester1557 [4]
Robert Campbell1582
James Cunningham1617
Alexander Neilson1622
John Spence of Brunstane1633
Gideon Weir1633
John Sawers1637
Thomas Allan1661
Willian Glover1672
Robert Glover1672
John Young1678
Patrick Wilson1679
Harry Armstrong1699
Robert Brown1706
George Brodie1747
William Douglas1753
Malcolm Grant1771
John Grieve1790
John Young1818
James Gillon1827
William Anderson1833
William Dunnett1836
Henry Wilson1855
Archibald Thornburn1864
Vacant1872–1879
Arms of Sir James William Mitchell.svg Sir James William Mitchell, Baronet1879
John Spence1879–1883
John Grant1883–1884
William Macfarlane Wylie1884–1886
Arms of Sir Francis James Grant.svg Sir Francis James Grant 1886–1898
Arms of William Rae MacDonald.svg William Rae Macdonald 1898–1907
Arms of Campbell of Barcaldine.svg Sir Duncan Alexander Dundas Campbell, Baronet1907-1926
Arms of Sir Thomas Innes of Learney.svg Sir Thomas Innes of Learney 1926-1935
Arms of Seton of Abercorn.svg Sir Alexander Hay Seton, Baronet1935–1939
Alexander James Stevenson 1939–1946
Arms of Sir James Monteith Grant.svg Sir James Monteith Grant 1946–1957
Arms of Sir Malcolm Innes of Edingight.svg Sir Malcolm Innes of Edingight 1958–1971 [5]
Arms of David Reid of Robertland.svg David John Wilson Reid of Robertland 1972–1974 [6]
John Alexander Spens 1974–1985 [7]
Vacant1985–1992
Arms of Elizabeth Ann Roads.svg Elizabeth Ann Roads 1992–2010 [8]
Vacant2010–2017
Arms of George Way of Plean.svg George Way of Plean 2017–Present [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Roads, Elizabeth Ann. "Badges of the Scottish Officers of Arms". The Double Tressure (20 1998): 77–86.
  2. ↑ "Coronation order of service in full". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  3. ↑ Grant, Sir Francis James (1945). Court of the Lord Lyon: List of His Majesty's Officers of Arms and Other Officials with Genealogical Notes, 1318-1945. Society.
  4. ↑ Register Privy Council Scotland, vol. 1 (1879), pp. 658–660, list of heralds and messengers.
  5. ↑ "No. 19061". The Edinburgh Gazette . 14 January 1972. p. 31.
  6. ↑ "No. 19061". The Edinburgh Gazette . 14 January 1972. p. 31.
  7. ↑ "No. 19536". The Edinburgh Gazette . 1 October 1974. p. 1223.
  8. ↑ "No. 23165". The Edinburgh Gazette . 8 May 1992. p. 1400.
  9. ↑ "Carrick". www.courtofthelordlyon.scot. Retrieved 20 November 2018.


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