Arms of John Picton Picton (né Beete)
Arms of John Picton Picton (né Beete)
Blazon
Gules three pikes in pale proper, on a canton Argent a grassy mount thereon a section of a castle surmounted by a scaling ladder proper;
Symbolism
The red shield with three pikes is a design traditionally used by people named Picton. The canton appeared in the grant to Edward Picton to honour the actions of his older brother Colonel (later Lieutenant-General Sir) Thomas Picton at the Siege of Badajoz, Spain, in 1812, where he was wounded as he climbed a ladder to try to reach the top of the castle wall. John Picton Beete was authorized by a Royal Licence dated 25 October 1883 to assume the surname and arms of Picton in compliance with a proviso of the last will and testament of Edward Picton, his maternal uncle.
Crest of John Picton Picton (né Beete)
Blazon
Issuant from a mural coronet Gules between two branches of laurel proper a mullet Or charged with a pellet;
Symbolism
The mural crown and laurel leaves allude to the Siege of Badajoz. The black centre of the star symbolizes the bullet wound received by Thomas Picton at the siege.
