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FAMILY CRESWOLD: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Creswold.

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

History and meaning for Creswold.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Creswold:

1) The origin of the family name Creswold.

2) The meaning of the family name Creswold.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Creswold.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Creswold.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Creswold 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 Creswold:

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

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The family Creswold 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 Creswold 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 Creswold 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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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:

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* 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.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* 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.

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

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

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

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

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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 Creswick | Go to name Creswyll | 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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