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FAMILY FOXCROFT: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Foxcroft.

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

History and meaning for Foxcroft.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Foxcroft:

1) The origin of the family name Foxcroft.

2) The meaning of the family name Foxcroft.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Foxcroft.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Foxcroft.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Foxcroft 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 Foxcroft:

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

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The family Foxcroft 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 Foxcroft 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 Foxcroft 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:

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

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

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

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter F index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Foxcott | Go to name Foxcroft | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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