FAMILY MACCLESFIELD: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Macclesfield

Coat of arms and family crest of Macclesfield.

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

History and meaning for Macclesfield.

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

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

The etymological study of the surname Macclesfield suggests that it is a surname of ITALIAN origin.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Macclesfield:

1) The origin of the family name Macclesfield.

2) The meaning of the family name Macclesfield.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Macclesfield.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Macclesfield.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Macclesfield 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 Macclesfield:

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

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The family Macclesfield 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 Macclesfield 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 Macclesfield 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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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:

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* CHEVRON: The Chevron symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* 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.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

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

* The family name Macclesfield 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/

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