Grant of Arms
Grant of Arms

Members' Roll of Arms

Many of the members of the Heraldry Society are armigerous, ie. they have a coat of arms. This gives us an opportunity to introduce you to the wide range of designs and styles that are used for modern, and ancient, heraldry. The arms are organised by the member’s surname.

Current Members

Carrahar, Dr Jamie MBE

Arms
Azure a chevron cotised between in chief two torches or enflamed proper and in base an academic mortar board tasselled or.
Crest
Wreath or and azure, perched on a circlet of portcullises or alternating with closed books erect gules edged argent an owl proper on the head an academic mortar board tasselled or
Motto
Docendo Discimus (by teaching we learn)
Authority

Name
College of Arms

Carter, Lt Adam James Dickinson, KStJ FRSA

Arms
Argent a chevron per chevron embattled Azure and Sable per pale counterchanged between in chief two blue jays rising respectant Azure beaked and membered Or, and in base a cartwheel Sable charged with a fleur-de-lis Or.
Crest
A demi-badger salient affronty proper armed Or.
Motto
Victrix Persistentia (Persistence is Victorious).
Authority

Canadian Heraldic Authority, January 15, 2010 in Vol. V, p. 494 of the Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada.

Announcement of letters patent, October 23, 2010 in Vol. 144, p. 2712 of the Canada Gazette.

Notes

For a badge: A cartwheel Sable inscribed with the Motto in letters Or, pendent therefrom a fetterlock Or.
Symbolism: The white stands for peace and sincerity, the blue for truth and loyalty, and the black for persistence. The chevron signifies the protection of others, and the embattled pattern represents Mr. Carter’s service in the policing profession. The blue jay symbolizes his Canadian nationality, and their number represents his children. The cartwheel is significant to many ancient arms associated with Carter, and corresponds to his ancestral background in farming and haulage, and the meaning of his name, “a carter of goods”. The fleur-de-lis refers to his wife’s surname, Florence. The badger symbolizes persistence and is representative of Mr. Carter’s English heritage. Tthe fetterlock is a traditional symbol of his policing profession.

Artist: Original Concept: Armiger, assisted by the heralds of the CHA

Original Painter: Debra MacGarvie

Digital Augmentation: Steven J. Cowan

Current Achievement: Jared W. Carter.

Carter, the Rev Tyler A

Arms
Azure, two barrulets wavy Gules fimbriated, alternate with a cross flory between two Catherine wheels in pale Or.
Crest
A galero with cords and two tassels pendant on either side Sable as befitting the priestly dignity.
Motto
Adimple Ea Quae Desunt (Complete That Which is Lacking)
Authority

Arms Assumed (USA) 09 August 2020; The International Register of Arms, 21st September 2020. Registration No. 0570 (Vol. 4); The Society of American Armigers, 09 September 2020. Registration No. AA092

Notes

Artist: Anatole Upart.
At the heart of the shield is the Cross, representing the armiger’s faith and dedication to Jesus Christ. Each arm of the Cross ends in a fleur-de-lis, a symbol commonly associated with the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph, thereby representing the Holy Family. Additionally, the fleur-de-lis honors St. Jean-Marie Vianney, the patron saint of parish priests. The wavy barrulets represent water, symbolizing the armiger’s diocese and birthplace in Columbus, Ohio. The spiked “Catherine wheels” allude to the armiger’s surname, Carter.
Above the shield sits a black galero with cords and two tassels hanging on each side, signifying the priestly dignity. Below the shield, a scroll bears the motto “Adimple Ea Quae Desunt,” translating to “Complete That Which is Lacking.” This phrase recalls Colossians 1:24, where St. Paul states, “Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh, I am filling up what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ on behalf of His Body, which is the Church.” The motto serves as a reminder for the armiger to unite his sufferings with Christ’s and a prayer for God to fulfill any inadequacies within him.

Casely, Gordon

Arms
Per chevron Or and Azure in chief two cross crosslets fitchy Azure and in base a castle triple towered Or port and windows Azure
Crest
A lion rampant Azure clutching in its dexter paw a fleur-de-lis Or
Motto
Leal (True Hearted)
Authority

The Court of the Lord Lyon, 17 March 1988.

Cheesman, Clive Edwin Alexander FSA FHS

Arms
Per pale and per pall argent and sable.
Crest
A crow sable, gorged with an ancient British torque or alighting on a man's skull resting on its side argent.
Motto
Reason will respect
Authority

College of Arms 31 December 1999

Notes

Richmond Herald 2010-2024

Norroy and Ulster King of Arms since 2024

Cheshire, James CStJ JP

Arms
Quarterly Vert and Azure on a Cross nowy quadrate Or between in bend two Bugle Horns bells outwards and replenished with petals Argent and in bend sinister two Saint John's Wort Flowers (Hypericum perforatum) proper a Castellated Gate of Grey Granite also proper masoned and port Sable.
Crest
Upon a Helm with a Wreath Or and Azure A Griffin statant erect Or holding with both forefeet a Sword erect Argent hilt and pommel Azure the blade entwined with a Sprig of Olive leaved Vert and resting the dexter hindpaw on a closed Book Bleu Celeste the pages edged Argent.
Motto
IUSTITIAE SERVITUS PROBITATE (To serve justice with probity)
Authority

The College of Arms 29 January 2021. Agent Lancaster Herald (Robert Noel).

Chidiac, Michael

Arms
Quarterly Azure and Gules a Cedar of Lebanon between four Lions two combatant in chief and two combatant in base each holding between the forepaws a key erect wards inwards all Or.
Crest
A Bull passant guardant armed Or riding thereon a representation of Europa sejant the upper part of her body affronty proper vested and scarved Murrey girdled with a cord and supporting with the dexter hand a Staff erect Or.
Motto
Liberum Arbitrium (Free Will)
Authority

College of Arms – granted 26th October 2020

Notes

Artist: Tom Meek

Chiusoli Certani di Cerreto, Count Dr Andrea

Arms
Azure on a bend Or in pale three turkey oak trees (Quercus cerris), eradicated Vert. Upon the shield is placed the coronet of an Italian Count.
Crest
Upon a wreath of the liveries a princely crest coronet issuant from which is a demi-european lynx Tenné armed Azure charged with a cross cleché pommetty Gules holding in its dexter forepaw in bend sinister a turkey oak tree eradicated and fructed proper and in its sinister forepaw a pomegranate proper.
Motto
Cri-de-guerre: CERRETO! Motto: LABOR EST VITA (NEC MORA, NEC QUIES ULLA)
Authority

Certified (as a recognition of pre-existing arms in use by the family for many generations) by The Chief Herald of Arms of Malta (2021). Also registered by the Bureau of Heraldry, Republic of South Africa (2008) and Unione della Nobiltà d’Italia (UNI).

Cliff, Alistair

Arms
Per fess Sable and Argent a Pale counterchanged the Sable semy of Mullets Or
Crest
(upon a Helm with a Wreath of the Colours): A Wolf's Head erased Gules gorged with a Collar compony Sable and Argent each Sable piece charged with a Mullet Or attached thereto a Chain reflexed behind and held in the mouth the last link broken also Or
Authority

The College Arms, 1 March 2011. Agent: Clive Cheesman, Rouge Dragon, now Richmond.

Notes

For a badge: Two Talbots countercourant in pale that in chief Or that in base Sable each gorged with a plain Collar attached thereto a Line terminating in a Ring reflexed over the back and environing the other counterchanged.

Cliff, Christopher

Arms
Argent a chevron between in chief two ravens and in base a serpent wavy palewise all within a bordure Vert.
Authority

Canadian Heraldic Authority; Grant of Arms, with differences to Emily Karen Cliff and Christopher Douglas Cliff July 15, 2019 Vol. VII, p. 195.

 

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