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Some Special Interests => Heraldry Crests and Coats of Arms => Topic started by: heathers on Sunday 09 October 11 08:42 BST (UK)

Title: Coats of Arms
Post by: heathers on Sunday 09 October 11 08:42 BST (UK)

Has anyone used the College of Arms to obtain information about the various Coats of Arms which have been allocated to people having their surname ?
Alternatively what is the best way to find this information ?

Sue

Title: Re: Coats of Arms
Post by: Emjaybee on Sunday 09 October 11 09:27 BST (UK)

There is a Henry de Redford (RYDFORD) in the Surrey Roll.

Title: Re: Coats of Arms
Post by: heathers on Sunday 09 October 11 10:27 BST (UK)

Thanks for the Redford info.  I dont think my family got as far as Surrey - they seemed to stay in Northumberland.

Title: Re: Coats of Arms
Post by: Dancing Master on Sunday 16 October 11 16:45 BST (UK)

Coats of Arms were awarded to an individual not to people with the same surname.   these Coats of Arms were able to be passed from the person awarded this to the elder son and so on down the line.  it did not mean that cousins, and everyone of the surname is or was entitled to use those Coats of Arms.  If no elder son to inherit then the Coat of Arms became extinct.


The elder son upon inheritanc would have to apply to the College of Arms to have the matter ratified.

Title: Re: Coats of Arms
Post by: wolramnibor on Thursday 17 November 11 14:03 GMT (UK)

So how does one establish who had the original grant of arms. I have two family branches using the same device. Even more confusing is that If I google the full description it appears to be used by several unconnected families, yet I thought each grant was unique ???

Title: Re: Coats of Arms
Post by: stanmapstone on Thursday 17 November 11 14:05 GMT (UK)

Welcome to RootsChat
You could contact the College of Arms http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/ and also look at http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,254381.0.html

Stan