FAMILY BARNSTON: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Barnston

Coat of arms and family crest of Barnston.

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

History and meaning for Barnston.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Barnston:

1) The origin of the family name Barnston.

2) The meaning of the family name Barnston.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Barnston.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Barnston.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Barnston 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 Barnston:

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

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The family Barnston 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 Barnston 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 Barnston 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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

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

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

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

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

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

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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 Barnsted | Go to name Barnthorpe | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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