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Offline noytd

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Help identifying a family crest
« on: Monday 01 January 18 16:53 GMT (UK) »
A bit of a long shot ... linked to this post http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=784838.0

Not the clearest or best of images, but I was wondering if anybody with a knowledge of heraldry might be able to identify this crest?

Unfortunately this is the best I can get out of the image, using a 45x magnifying glass.

Many thanks for any help.






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Re: Help identifying a family crest
« Reply #1 on: Monday 01 January 18 17:02 GMT (UK) »
An attempt to gain a clearer magnified view.



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Re: Help identifying a family crest
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 04 January 18 20:51 GMT (UK) »
As I said on the other thread, it's something emanating from a ducal coronet (I think!).

To me, it looks like a stray leaf on the RHS?
Hence I was thinking a tree or a bush?
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Re: Help identifying a family crest
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 04 January 18 21:07 GMT (UK) »
I think it is a mural crown (plenty of images come up through a Google search) and it might be a greyhound head.

From what I can find, mural crowns were awarded to distinguished soldiers.

They can also be used in for county councils or similar.

Nell

Added: I've found a crest showing a mural crown and a greyhound head here:
https://www.pibburns.com/tilcoa.htm

and another here:
http://www.myfamilysilver.com/pages/crestfinder-crest.aspx?id=150954&name=Hampson

Not checked the validity of the identification.
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Re: Help identifying a family crest
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 04 January 18 22:17 GMT (UK) »
An old edition of Debrett's does show the coat of arms of Sir George Francis Hampson here:

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01l9j/

It describes him as of Taplow, but I can't find a suitable 'big house' in that area that fits the photos to either support or disprove this possibility.  :-\

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« Reply #5 on: Thursday 04 January 18 22:40 GMT (UK) »
If it is who you think it is,Nell, I've found this on a Google search - links to Ancestry but not available at the moment:

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ID: I1542; Title: Sir; Name: George Francis HAMPSON 10th Baronet; of Thurnham Court, Maidstone, Kent;


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Re: Help identifying a family crest
« Reply #6 on: Friday 05 January 18 09:43 GMT (UK) »
Many thanks for the responses.

I have had one final effort at trying to improve the quality of the images.  I attempted to do high resolution scans but this method picks up no detail.  The only way in which I am able to get any detail is using a camera through a magnifying glass.

I have tried to pick up views from each of the images where the crest appears.













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