With regard to the rights of "Arms" I would refer you to the webpage providing information on the Lyon Court in Edinburgh that I provide through my "Laird Family History" webpage at "http://ourworld.cs.com/inslaird/". Since I have Scots ancestry, if I had £1,000 or so to spare, I could have my own "Arms". Since a Laird has already "matriculated" the surname, it is likely they would be similar. Those of Scots descent can also apply, though British Citizenship is a pre-requisite to bear "Arms" if claiming in direct descent from William Laird of Glenhuntly, and a non-citizen would finf the process more complicated. Clan badges are part of the crest of the Clan Chief, as in the case of Sinclair, the Cockrel, and bear the Chief's Motto. The symbol is ringed with a belt or "buckler" to distinguish the bearer from the Chief. There is no Laird Clan, therefore no Chief, and regrettably no badge. We should be proud of an ancestor who bore arms, but the interesting thing for us is that the Arms may throw some light on our ancestry. I am trying to find out about "Glenhuntly" as my instinct is that the gentleman knew a great deal about the Laird family's ancestry. Yours aye Iain