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Heraldry Crests and Coats of Arms / Re: Blunt / Blount family crest
« on: Tuesday 19 May 15 14:34 BST (UK)  »
To complicate things, I have found a description of another family crest linked to my line of descent from the same Blount family.  This one was taken from a tablet inside Kingston upon Hull church (tablet no longer exists). 

Elizabeth Blunt, wife of Francis Blunt, Alderman, eldest daughter of Thomas Bacon, of Wharram Grange, died 28 Man, 1687. Barry nebuly or and sable (Blunt) im' paling gules on a chief argent two mullets sable

Again, no idea what this would look like, but the "or and sable" doesnt sound right

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Heraldry Crests and Coats of Arms / Re: Blunt / Blount family crest
« on: Tuesday 28 April 15 10:55 BST (UK)  »
Additional info found;

Blount, Sir Thomas, of Warwickshire " bore, at the first Dunstable tournament 1308, gules,, a fess between six martlets argent

Inter appears to be latin for between, so very similar description

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Heraldry Crests and Coats of Arms / Re: Blunt / Blount family crest
« on: Tuesday 28 April 15 10:51 BST (UK)  »
I've been doing some digging around on the internet this morning, and think I have perhaps found something similar to the crest.  These crests belong to the De Beauchamp family - however, the Blount family married into theirs in the 1300s.  Would this perhaps signify a link back to this line, or just conincidence.  Frustrating!!

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Heraldry Crests and Coats of Arms / Re: Blunt / Blount family crest
« on: Monday 27 April 15 14:41 BST (UK)  »
That is amazing, thank you so much.  That really does help.   It is amazing to see what it would look like

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Heraldry Crests and Coats of Arms / Blunt / Blount family crest
« on: Monday 27 April 15 13:08 BST (UK)  »
I have been researching my family, who I have traced back to East Riding in Yorkshire.  I have found a reference to a crest the family held in the 1600s / 1700s, but want to find more information, but not quite sure where to go.  The reference is as follows

Blunt of Newton Garth bears gules, a fess, inter six marletts, argent 3,2,1 (spelling can be either Blount or Blunt)

This means very little to me.  I would be interested in finding out what the crest would look like, and any family history related to it.

I have approached the college of arms and have been quoted £900 for researching this crest - I am slightly reluctant to pay this much if the result is very likely to yield little or nothing

If anyone could help or advise of any other options I have, it would be really appreciated

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Is anyone able to undistort this picture?
« on: Monday 24 February 14 20:14 GMT (UK)  »
That is brilliant Irene, thank you so much  :)

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Norfolk / Re: Great Yarmouth Naval Asylum
« on: Monday 24 February 14 20:13 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you all, it is very much appreciated

The year in question would be 1888 - I have a feeling the records are long gone now, oh well - always something else to look for!

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Armed Forces / Re: Army Marriage Records
« on: Sunday 23 February 14 09:10 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Trevor

Thank you

It is odd, on google and in books there is tonnes about his second wife, and family, but the first wife and the earlier children just disappear.  I think colonial records in the West Indies aren't overally great, but don't know where else to look! 

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Norfolk / Great Yarmouth Naval Asylum
« on: Sunday 23 February 14 09:04 GMT (UK)  »
Would anyone know if there are any archive records for Great Yarmouth Naval Asylum (now St. Nicholas Hospital) from around the 1880s.  Getting a bit stuck, and cannot seem to locate anything. Any help would be much appreciated

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