FAMILY ROCHDALE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Rochdale

Coat of arms and family crest of Rochdale.

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

History and meaning for Rochdale.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Rochdale:

1) The origin of the family name Rochdale.

2) The meaning of the family name Rochdale.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Rochdale.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Rochdale.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Rochdale 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 Rochdale:

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

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

2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

3) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

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

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