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FAMILY HEWES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Hewes.

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

History and meaning for Hewes.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Hewes:

1) The origin of the family name Hewes.

2) The meaning of the family name Hewes.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Hewes.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Hewes.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Hewes 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 Hewes:

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

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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The family Hewes 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 Hewes 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 Hewes is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Hewes, consists of 7 volumes, starting the first in the year 1979 and the last in the year 1997, being its authors Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas, the King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent (maximum authority of Spanish heraldry) and Liliana Ruiz Carrasco. It compiles a set of coats of arms and crests from different Spanish archives, others from armor stones, many from military passports and more from nobility, such as the name Hewes corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Hewes of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

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

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:

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

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

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

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter H index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Hewer | Go to name Hewes | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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