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Ralston
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Steuart Ralston
Arms: Argent, on a bend between two estoiles Azure three acorns Or within a bordure of the Third
Crest: A boar's head erased Azure armed Argent langued Gules.
Motto: Omnia Mors Aequat
Matriculated:
My late father's Arms (pictured in the next file) were granted to him in 2005. He differenced his Arms by the addition of bells and jesses to the falcon upon the crest, and with the inclusion of the estoiles either side of the bend on the shield. He chose to add the estoiles to the shield as an interpretation of a welding spark. He apprenticed as a welder in the Govan shipyards on the Clyde shortly before his 16th birthday, and while he moved from ship building on the West coast to the oil industry on the East coast, he remained in welding for his whole working life. 46 years after creating his first welding spark he chose to include them on his Arms.
As second son, I obviously would not get to receive the Arms from my father
- something which we often discussed. My father found this regretable given that my elder brother has no interest in heraldry - while I was somewhat less sanguine about the matter. It was during this time that I chose the motto for my Arms - Omnia Mors Aequat - which basically translates as Death Makes All Things Equal/Death Levels All Distinctions. I initially thought of this in a moment of pique, but the longer my father and I discussed it - the more it became my opportunity to choose to alter, rather than what had to be different. In the end I kept the motto.
The choice of the boar's head was easy - it rather more suits my nature. I have neither the grace nor the fluidity of motion symbolised by the falcon!
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