Quote Originally Posted by cajunscot
1. Does the web site have any sources/works cited listed? If not, then I would be very wary of its accuracy. Given the fact that you bought a history of the surname, I would suppose that this is a "bucket shop". Bucket Shop histories of surnames are usually very generalised and provide little or no documentation. Can you send the URL of the web site?

2. It's possible that someone with the surname MacUchtry did bear arms at one point, and if there was a Clan MacUchtry, the chief may have had his own arms -- the "clan badge" is actually the "Chief's Crest badge", because the device in the center was the crest of the Chief's Arms. Given the fact that it's an obscure surname, if such a badge did exist, you would have to have it made to order.

I hope this helps.

Cheers,

Todd
Todd,
1. I think you would call this website a "bucket shop." You are correct, the surname history is generalised and provides no documentation.
Here is the URL:
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/4crests/index.html

2. Hunting down the coat of arms for a very distant relative doesn't really interest me. I just wondered if there was a book or something that showed clan crests of the past and present.

Cawdorian,
Thank you for your input.