John Oliphant of RossieRepresenter of the Baronial House of Rossie
Clan Chieftain
Representer of the Baronial House of Oliphant of Rossie (John Oliphant of Rossie, Chieftain of Clan Oliphant of Rossie)
family were barons of Rossie
Credentials
- • Lord Lyon recognised John Oliphant of Rossie as Representer of the Baronial House of Oliphant of Rossie, matriculating arms with a blue chapeau at LO 78/6 on 6 April 1994. The blue chapeau marks the representer of a baronial family no longer in possession of the barony. It is not recognition as Baron of Rossie. The barony of Rossie itself is not identified on the Roll.
- • Rolls of the Chiefs and Heads of Territorial Houses, Officially-Recognised by Lord Lyon King of Arms 6th April 1994 (LXXVIII 6), EDINBURGH GAZETTE
Authentication
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