Re: Coat of Arms
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In reply to:
Coat of Arms
D. Bruce Lapham, Jr. 8/26/04
English coatsof arms are not to families but to individuals
see FAQ
http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/Faq.htmhttp://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/Faq.htm
Q. Do coats of arms belong to surnames?
A. No. There is no such thing as a 'coat of arms for a surname'.
Many people of the same surname will often be entitled to completely different coats of arms, and many of that surname will be entitled to no coat of arms.
Coats of arms belong to individuals.
For any person to have a right to a coat of arms they must either have had it granted to them or be descended in the legitimate male line from a person to whom arms were granted or confirmed in the past.
<< you may purchase an personalCoA of course
http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/About/01.htmhttp://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/About/01.htm
Each officer of arms conducts his own practice in heraldry and genealogy, and charges fees to undertake research. The heralds and pursuivants take it in turn, a week at a time, to be the officer on duty who deals with all letters, faxes, Emails, and telephone calls addressed generally to the College. The officer in waiting, as he is termed, also sees those who make enquiries in person. He advises on whether he would be able to assist in a particular heraldic or genealogical problem, what research he would recommend and what fee would be payable for it. He will also arrange for the examination and recording in the College registers of pedigrees; and for the preparation under his supervision of a range of heraldic artwork. Any person who approaches the officer in waiting and employs him on some task becomes that herald's client.
The College is open each weekday between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
When an officer of arms is the agent for a grant of arms he is remunerated for his work on the case, and related expenses, by a payment out of the fees a petitioner pays to the College.
http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/About/02.htmhttp://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/About/02.htm
too bad
your arms will be fine for decorative use of course
see also
http://www.watkins.net.au/?Stories_and_Articles:They_are_my_Armshttp://www.watkins.net.au/?Stories_and_Articles:They_are_my_Arms
sorry
Hugh W