Clan Allardice Resources

Genealogical Resources:

• Allardice Genealogy on WikiTree: A collaborative family tree project focusing on the Allardice lineage.
  https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/ALLARDYCE​

• Allardice Family Trees on Ancestry.com.au: Access to various family trees and genealogical records related to the Allardice surname.
  https://www.ancestry.com.au/search/categories/42/?birth=1871&name=_Allardice&name_x=1_1​

Clan Associations:

• Clan Graham Society: As a recognized sept of Clan Graham, individuals bearing the Allardice name can connect with the Clan Graham Society to explore shared heritage and participate in events.
  https://clangrahamsociety.org/about/

Crest: a torteaux, between two wings, azure

Motto: In defence of the distressed

Origin/Meaning:
Local: from Allardice, originally Alrethes, in Kincardineshire. The family were seated there, temp. William the Lion.

Citations:
Sanders, and J. Grant, British Crest: Containing The Crests and Mottos of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland; Together with those of the Principal Cities; and a Glossary of Heraldic Terms, Vol II, Edinburgh, Kirkwood & Sons, 1817
James Fairbairn, Fairbairn’s Book of Crests of the families of Great Britain and Ireland, Edinburgh, Grange Publising Works, 1892
Clifford Stanley Sims, The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames with a Volcabulary of Christian Names, Albany, N.Y., J. Munsell, 1862
W & A. K. Johnston, The Tartans of the Clans and Septs of Scotland,  With the Arms of the Chiefs, London, W. & A.K. Johnston, Limited, 1906