FAMILY BALSTON: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Balston

Coat of arms and family crest of Balston.

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

History and meaning for Balston.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Balston:

1) The origin of the family name Balston.

2) The meaning of the family name Balston.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Balston.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Balston.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Balston 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 Balston:

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

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The family Balston 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 Balston 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 Balston 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) 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:

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

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

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

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

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