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Beginners => Family History Beginners Board => Topic started by: SteveBrovs on Wednesday 24 June 20 13:32 BST (UK)
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Hi there
I am desperate to find out who this person is in the photo to let old ghosts lie to rest in a thirst for ancestry answers.
To do this without a factual name has been near impossible, but we do have this regalia chain and pendant.
I know the photo was taken @ Moffits Accrington 20 miles north of Manchester, so he must have been local.
Was he a chairman, Mayor, Mason, Alderman etc. to find out who is was is to find out the source of the chain and pendent.
Can any chain or history experts on here help or direct my enquiry please ?
Thank you
Steve
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Previous topic on this subject
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=755831.0
Dated 2016
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Yes 4 years later i've still not given up ::)
Who can help me with Regalia PLEASE PLEASE
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A long shot but you could email the photo to any local newspapers, family or local history societies, or the county archives to ask if anyone recognises the chain......someone might even recognise the man in question!
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Looks to me very like the seal of the Cinque-Ports?
Gules three demi-lions passant gardant or issueing from Azure three demi-hulks or.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinque_Ports#Heraldry
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What does this mean then please ?
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There is so little visible detail of the heraldic device(s) due to the quality of the photo, you won't be able to identify whose regalia it is that way.
And I think finding some local history web pages, Facebook groups etc, for the part of Lancashire you mentioned, might produce some results. And if locally, there is a picture of someone else with a similar chain, you might be able to conclude it is the same badge.
And you are right to suggest it might belong to a lodge of Masons, Buffaloes, (Rotarians, Odd Fellows?) etc, or even a local trade guild, in which case the possibilities become more plentiful!
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Thank you John