Lord Lyon

Scotland Wiki Topics
Beginning Research
Guided Research Research Strategies Record Finder Finding Town of Origin Online Learning
Record Types
Cemeteries Census Records Church Directories Church Records Civil Registration Court Records Crime & Punishment Directories Emigration & Immigration Genealogies Heraldry Land & Property Merchant Marine	Military Records Newspapers Nobility Occupations Online Records Periodicals Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc. Probate Records Religious Records Schools and Education Records Taxation
Scotland Background
Biography Church History Gazetteers Handwriting Historical Geography History	Jurisdictions Languages Maps Naming Customs Social Life & Customs For Further Reading
Cultural Groups
Scots Irish
Local Research Resources
Archives & Libraries Societies FamilySearch Centers

Scotland

Lord Lyon

The Lord Lyon, King of Arms, is the chief herald of Scotland. He decides on matters related to coats of arms, clan chiefdoms, aristocratic titles and so on. As Lord Lyon is responsible for the right to use coats of arms; therefore, he maintains pedigrees of families entitled to use coats of arms.

Online Resources

• The Heraldry Society of Scotland Various indexes
• The Heraldry Society of Scotland The Mitchell Rolls
• Court of the Lord Lyon