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FAMILY ANSTEY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Anstey.

Genealogy of family Anstey, origin of Anstey, provenance of the family name Anstey.

History and meaning for Anstey.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Anstey have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Anstey.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Anstey:

1) The origin of the family name Anstey.

2) The meaning of the family name Anstey.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Anstey.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Anstey.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Anstey have or have been established, among other places, in:

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Anstey:

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Anstey:

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Anstey.
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Coat of arms for Anstey and the history and origin for the family name Anstey in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

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Coat of arms for the name Anstey in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The family Anstey appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Anstey and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Anstey is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

One of the most distinctive qualities of heraldry is the use of a limited palette of colours and patterns, usually referred to as tinctures. These are divided into three categories, known as metals, colours, and furs.

Next we are going to see the meanings of three tinctures:

1) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

2) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

3) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* The family name Anstey appears in the list of last names of Heraldry & Crests so its complete history, crest and coat of arms or heraldic shields can be known on his website: http://www.heraldrycrests.com/

Heraldry for family name Anstey as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Anstey

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Anstey:

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter A index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Anstett | Go to name Anstice | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

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