Petition Letter for a Family Convention
Lord Lyon's Guidance on a Derbfine (Family Convention)... It is desirable that one of HM Officers of Arms, or some other person approved by the Lord Lyon King of Arms, be appointed Ormond to supervise the Family Convention. The supervising officer's role is to act as an impartial Chairman and to make an objective report to Lyon.
Guidance as regards the holding of a Derbfine or Family Convention. Derbfine was the name given in Old Irish Law to a four generation agnatic kin group of importance in determining succession and the ownership of property. More recently the term has been used to describe what might be termed a Family Convention, held when the identity of the ...
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McAlpin Convention Voters
Convention Attendee's
Dinner Celebration Sir Name McAlpin's
Center of picture is the Honor Mark Dennis, Ormond Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary (also spelt Ormonde) is a current Scottish pursuivant of arms in Ordinary of the Court of the Lord Lyon
Commander Elect Michael T. McAlpin and John Gilpin
MacAlpin Petition presented to the Court Ormond