| A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard. The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in its whole consists of a shield, supporters, a crest, and a motto. A coat of arms is traditionally unique to an individual person, family, state, organization, school or corporation.
Most heraldic traditions grant arms and other regalia only to a specific individual, rather than a family. Coats of arms are considered legal property and can only be used undifferentiated by one person at any given time. Other descendants of the original bearer could bear the ancestral arms only with some change, usually a different color or the addition of a distinguishing charge. One notable, and important exception to this would be in Ireland, where arms can be granted and used, unaltered, by verifiable and registered direct descendants and sometimes even verifiable septs. In all cases this needs would then need to be approved and registered by the appropriate regulatory authority.
Arms. Shields, Badges, and other regalia shown below are some of those granted to various Jam?son. These are only a few of the Arms we know of. Go here for a more comprehensive accounting of Armorial Jam?sons. |
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Shield of the Arms of the Jam?son Family Network
Per saltire Azure and Argent in chief an anchor Or and in base an ancient ship in full sail also Or and for a crest, upon a wreath of the colours an ancient ship in full sail proper it's pennons flying Or with a sail per saltire Azure and Argent in chief an anchor Or and in base an ancient ship also Or, mantled Azure and doubled Argent. Our motto "Multi Diversarum Orisinum" is Latin for "From Many Different Origins." |
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Shield of the Arms used by William Jamesone (1591-1632), youngest son of Andro Jameson, of Aberdeen, Scotland. William was a writer to the Signet (Lawyer) in Edinburgh. This is the oldest use of this basic design we know of. Azure, on a saltire or, between four ships argent, flagged gules, a rose of the last. We do not know the "motto" or the "crest" for these arms. |
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Shield of the Arms granted, in the mid 1800s, to John Jameson, Esq., of Winfield, County Galway, Ireland, eldest son of James Jameson, Esq., of Winfield and Mount Rose, County Dublin. and grandson of John Jameson, Esq., Sheriff and Clerk of County Clackmannan, Scotland. The use if theses arms were also granted to his son, James Francis Jameson, and grandson Maurice Eyre Francis Bellingham Jameson. Az. a saltire or, cantoned in chief and flanks by Roman galleys ppt. and a buglehorn in base of the second. Crest - A Roman galley ppr. the sail gu. charged with a lion pass. guard. or. Motto - Sine Metu (Without Fear). |
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Shield of the Arms used by George Jamesone (1587-1644), 3rd son of Andro Jameson, of Aberdeen, Scotland. George was Scotland's first eminent portrait painter, often described as "The Scottish Van Dyck." . This is the oldest use of this basic design we know of. Argent-a fessi wavy, azure, between three anchors. Motto, Sine Metu (Without Fear). The crest is a ship in full sail with a flag displayed. |
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Shield of the Arms granted in 1869 to Robert Jarvie Jamieson, Esq., of Glasgow, Scotland. Second son of James Jameson, Esq., of Scotland and Grandson of Michael Jamieson of Scotland, Esq. Ar. a fess wavy az. betw. three anchors sa. a border of the second. Crest - a Ship under sail. Motto - Ad Littpra Tendit (It makes for the Shore). |
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Shield of the Arms granted in Scotland, date and person unknown. Ar. two arrows in saltire, points in chief az, cantoned with four cinquefoils of the last. Crest - An antelope trippantor, horned, gu. |
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Jameson House Arms Shield - Rhodes University - The coat of arms of Jameson House has as its principal charge a silver mace on a red field. This recalls that Sir Leander Starr Jameson was the Prime Minister of the house of Assembly of the Cape of Good Hope (1914 – 1908). The Mace is typically a symbol of Parliament or parliamentary government. The Thistle recalls that Jameson was born in Scotland; and it is balanced by a Fleur-de-lys taken from the coat of arms of the Cape of Good Hope |
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