FAMILY COLDHAM: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Coldham

Coat of arms and family crest of Coldham.

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

History and meaning for Coldham.

We know that the family name Coldham has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Coldham:

1) The origin of the family name Coldham.

2) The meaning of the family name Coldham.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Coldham.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Coldham.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Coldham 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 Coldham:

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

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The family Coldham 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 Coldham 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 Coldham 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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

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:

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

* WOLVES: The Wolves are a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* 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.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* The family name Coldham 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/

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