Right to Bear Arms:

 

• Our Coats of Arms are heraldically accurate depictions of an

Armorial borne by a bearer of the the depicted surname or one of

its spelling variations, at some point in history. We create the

Coats of Arm and crest by interpreting the Blazons (technical

descriptions) in the most recognized Armorial source books.

 

• To actually ‘bear’ arms, you must be granted the coat of Arms

by one of the Colleges of Arms, or prove descent from someone

who once bore the arms in question.

 

• In England and Wales, Arms are granted under the authority

of the Earl Marshall by the Garter King of Arms, in Scotland by

the Lyon King of Arms, and in Ireland by the Ulster King of

Arms. Similar bodies exist in Europe and in other countries.

 

• There will certainly be more than one Coat of Arms associated

with most surnames. We have generally tried to locate the oldest

one on record for the region of interest.

 

• Our Coats of Arms can be displayed with pride as a piece of

historical artwork.