Clerk Family Crest - Braleckan, co. Argyll, Scotland

Clerk Family Crest - Digital Download - Clerk Coat of Arms JPG File - Heraldry, Genealogy, Ancestry, Surnames, Shields

Digital Download - Clerk Coat of Arms
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Heraldic/Genealogical Details:
Clerk of Braleckan, co. Argyll, Scotland - Dugald Clerk (d.c. 1753), had son John Clerk who inherited an estate from his uncle Robert Clerk, who died in Jamaica- Or, a fess chequy azure and argent between three boars' heads sable. Crest: A dexter hand couped at the elbow brandishing a broad sword all proper. Motto: Fortiter ubique (Ever courageous).

Note: From him descended Sir Dugald Clerk (1854-1932), Scottish engineer who designed the world's first successful two-stoke engine (His arms shows a piston? engine? in base as oppose to a boar's head)

Note: In 1426, John MacArthua' Clerk was given the parish of Medulf (Melfort?) in Argyll for life. He was from a noble family and had studied canon and civil law in Bologna and other universities.