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FAMILY DEWHURST: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Dewhurst.

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

History and meaning for Dewhurst.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Dewhurst:

1) The origin of the family name Dewhurst.

2) The meaning of the family name Dewhurst.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Dewhurst.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Dewhurst.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Dewhurst 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 Dewhurst:

* 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 Dewhurst:

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

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:

* 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.

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

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

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

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

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

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

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter D index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Dewez | Go to name Dewhurst | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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