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FAMILY HOULDITCH: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Houlditch.

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

History and meaning for Houlditch.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Houlditch have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Houlditch.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Houlditch:

1) The origin of the family name Houlditch.

2) The meaning of the family name Houlditch.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Houlditch.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Houlditch.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Houlditch 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 Houlditch:

* 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 Houlditch:

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

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

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The family Houlditch 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 Houlditch 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 Houlditch 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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

2) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

3) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

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

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

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

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* 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.

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

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

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

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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 Houldiere (de la) | Go to name Houldsworth | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

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