Matheson Clan Crest
Matheson Coats of Arms:
A note on Coats of Arms:
Under Scottish heraldic law a coat of arms is awarded to an individual (with the exception of civic or corporate arms) . There is no such thing as a ‘family coat of arms’ The arms represented below are personal arms (with the above exceptions). Only the individual granted these arms has the right to use them. for more information see our pages on heraldry here:
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MATHESON of Matheson
Gyronny of eight, Sable and Gules, a lion rampant, Or, armed and langued, Azure.
John Ross Matheson
Rideau Ferry, Ontario
Grant of a Crest and a Badge, and of differenced arms for Alexander Duncan Matheson and John Rawson Craig Matheson
March 20, 1990
Vol. II, p. 17
Blazon
Arms
Gyonny of eight Sable and Gules a lion rampant Or armed and langued Azure over all a fess Argent charged with three hawks’ heads erased Gules;
Crest
Within a Loyalist Military Coronet Or leaved Gules a dexter hand and forearm proper issuant holding a plough culter in bend Vert;
Motto
FACIO SPERO. This Latin phrase means “I do, I hope”.
Symbolism
In general, the symbolism of emblems prior to 2000 does not exist in an appropriate format for the online Register.