FAMILY KETFORD: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Ketford

Coat of arms and family crest of Ketford.

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

History and meaning for Ketford.

Ketford is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Ketford an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Ketford:

1) The origin of the family name Ketford.

2) The meaning of the family name Ketford.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Ketford.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Ketford.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Ketford 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 Ketford:

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

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The family Ketford 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 Ketford 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 Ketford 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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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:

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

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

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

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

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

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

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