This 1863 account of those authorized to display heraldic arms gives descriptions and, in most cases, black and white illustrative plates of heraldry. Entries include explanations of descent of the 1863 bearers, in some cases with detailed family trees. This Invaluable resource might allow research to be expanded by several generations if your family member is listed as the lines of descent can show how the coat of arms has been passed down. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text More Info
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Ollerbarrow Farm and New Farm, Hale; Altrincham Town Hall's Stanined Glass Coats-of-Arms; Altrincham and Dunham Memorial Cross; Richmond House School, Bowdon; Two Hale Families in the Mid-eighteenth Century
The Visitation of Yorkshire. Made in the years 1584/5, by Robert Glover, Somerset Herald. Also the subsequent visitation made in 1612 by Richard St. George, Norroy King of Arms. With several additional pedigrees and indexes. The book on this CD is machine searchable
The surname of Marsden is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is a locational name from places called Marsden in Lancashire, and the West Riding of Yorkshire. It is derived from the Old English "mearc" meaning boundary, and "denu", valley; hence, "a valley forming a natural boundary". The original book by the Revd Benjamin Anderton Marsden, James Aspinall Marsden & Robert Sydney Marsden was published in 19...More Info
The Visitation was a tour of inspection to establish the right of a person to bear arms. These visits usually took during the 16th and 17th centuries, with a number of counties having more than one. The one for the county of Devon was compiled in 1620 and contains over four hundred and fifty pedigrees arranged in alphabetical order. Fully searchable, bookmarked and indexed
The Visitation was a tour of inspection to establish the right of a person to bear arms. These visits usually took during the 16th and 17th centuries, with a number of counties having more than one. This one in this publication was for 1565 of Dorset and contains dozens of pedigrees. Fully searchable and indexed