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FAMILY BISHOPSDON: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Bishopsdon.

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

History and meaning for Bishopsdon.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Bishopsdon.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Bishopsdon.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Bishopsdon:

1) The origin of the family name Bishopsdon.

2) The meaning of the family name Bishopsdon.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Bishopsdon.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Bishopsdon.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Bishopsdon 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 Bishopsdon:

* 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 Bishopsdon:

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

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

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The family Bishopsdon 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 Bishopsdon 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 Bishopsdon 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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

3) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

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

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter B index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Bishopbery | Go to name Bishopton | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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

Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests