FAMILY DOKESBURY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Dokesbury

Coat of arms and family crest of Dokesbury.

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

History and meaning for Dokesbury.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Dokesbury:

1) The origin of the family name Dokesbury.

2) The meaning of the family name Dokesbury.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Dokesbury.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Dokesbury.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Dokesbury 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 Dokesbury:

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

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

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:

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* The family name Dokesbury 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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