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FAMILY CRATFORD: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Cratford.

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

History and meaning for Cratford.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cratford:

1) The origin of the family name Cratford.

2) The meaning of the family name Cratford.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cratford.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cratford.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Cratford 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 Cratford:

* 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 Cratford:

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

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

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

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

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

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

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

* CHECKY: The Checky symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter C index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Crasy | Go to name Cratford | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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