FAMILY MIDLAND: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Midland

Coat of arms and family crest of Midland.

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

History and meaning for Midland.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Midland:

1) The origin of the family name Midland.

2) The meaning of the family name Midland.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Midland.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Midland.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Midland 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 Midland:

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

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The family Midland 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 Midland 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 Midland 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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

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

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter M index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Midlame | Go to name Midleham | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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