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FAMILY SHOULDHAM: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Shouldham.

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

History and meaning for Shouldham.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Shouldham:

1) The origin of the family name Shouldham.

2) The meaning of the family name Shouldham.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Shouldham.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Shouldham.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Shouldham 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 Shouldham:

* 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 Shouldham:

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

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

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The family Shouldham 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 Shouldham 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 Shouldham 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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

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:

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

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

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

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* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

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

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

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

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