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Offline Yorkster

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Re: Coat of Arms
« Reply #9 on: Thursday 08 December 16 22:59 GMT (UK) »
Hi Frenchking, I know this is an old post but interested to connect with you. My father is the son of Mary Eleanor Stroughair who moved to Dublin from Yarm with her parents William and Mary. She married William Whelan.
My father Noel left Dublin in 1961 and moved to Richmond and then Leeming. I'm interested you mention one of our relatives in Northallerton which is 7 miles from Leeming! My Dad certainly wasn't aware he had many relatives on the Stroughair side living so close.
Kind regards, Nora

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Re: Coat of Arms
« Reply #10 on: Sunday 11 December 16 19:08 GMT (UK) »
Depends where you live. Check with the local herald agency. In England it's the College of Arms in London.

If you genuinely have a coat of arms it shouldn't be too difficult. If not - or you are not sure, I recommend this article by Dick Eastman who sums up the issue admirably:


Pssst! Want to Buy Your Family’s Coat of Arms?

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Derby: Naylor, Ball, Haywood
Buckinghamshire: Cook
London: Craxford, Lane Crauford
Tyneside: Nessworthy, Simpson
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