Paisley

Clan Crest: A dexter arm from the shoulder in armour grasping a dagger, all Proper

Clan Motto: Be Sure

Clan Chief: Duncan W Paisley of Westerlea

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Paisley Clan History

Paisley is a Scottish name derived from the town of the same name in Renfrewshire.

William Passeleue, or Passelaw, witnessed charters by William the Lion sometime between 1179 and 1190, and as William Passelewe, he witnessed a charter by Alan filius Walteri circa 1202 as William Passelewe.

This William could be the same as William de Passele, who witnessed the donation of Kincardin Church to the Abbey of Cambuskenneth around 1199.

In 1320, the canon of Glasgow, dominus Johannes de Passelet, witnessed the donation of half of Litel Guvan to the Hospital of Polmade.

Henry Paslaye was a burgess freeman of Glasgow in 1600, and John Paislie was made a burgess in Aberdeen in 1616.

During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, there was a Pasley family in Dumfriesshire, and several of them distinguished themselves in public service.

In 1689, a shoemaker named William Paislaw was recorded in Hawick, and the notorious 'priest' of Gretna Green, Pasley or Paisley, may have derived their name from (How)pasley, which was originally in the barony of Hawick.

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Paisley Tartans

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Paisley Crest & Coats of Arms

Clan Paisley Crest

Crest Description: A Proper dexter arm from the shoulder in armour grasping a dagger.

Coats of Arms in Paisley:

A word about Coats of Arms:

A coat of arms is granted to an individual under Scottish heraldic law (with the exception of civic or corporate arms). A 'family coat of arms' does not exist. With the exceptions noted above, the arms depicted below are personal arms. Only the person who has been granted these weapons has the right to use them.  

Coat of Arms of Paisley

Westerlea's Duncan Wilson Paisley

Arms: Azure, three edock leaves chevronwise Vert on a chevron Argent between two roses Argent barbed and seeded Proper in chief and a cross crosslet Argent in base.

Crest: A dexter arm in armour from the shoulder, with a gauntleted hand grasping a dagger all around. Proper

REMEMBER TO BE SURE

Matriculated: The Court of the Lord Lyon, 1st July 1993. Lyon Register volume 77, folio 41.

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