Family Crests

Marjoribanks

Marjoribanks

Clan Marjoribanks of Scotland. Princess Marjorie, only daughter of Robert the Bruce, married Walter, High Steward of Scotland, in 1316. She was this the mother of the first of the royal Stewarts, and received as part of her marriage settlement lands in Renfrewshire which became known as Terre de Marjorie, later Marjoribanks. The name is pronounced ‘Marchbanks’.

Arms: Argent, a mullet gules, on a chief sable a cushion or.

Crest: A demi-griffin proper, issuant from a crest coronet or.

Motto: Et custos et pugnax (Both a preserver and a champion.)

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