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FAMILY SHELSTONE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Shelstone.

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

History and meaning for Shelstone.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Shelstone 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 Shelstone.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Shelstone:

1) The origin of the family name Shelstone.

2) The meaning of the family name Shelstone.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Shelstone.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Shelstone.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Shelstone 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 Shelstone:

* 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 Shelstone:

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

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

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

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:

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

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

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

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

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

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* 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.

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

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter S index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Shelston | Go to name Shelton | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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

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