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Some Special Interests => Heraldry Crests and Coats of Arms => Topic started by: David Stuckenberg on Monday 24 January 11 20:07 GMT (UK)

Title: German ancestry
Post by: David Stuckenberg on Monday 24 January 11 20:07 GMT (UK)

Hello, I am in search of my family coat of arms and/or crest of our family name Stuckenberg.  I can not find parents or any siblings of my gggggrandfather Claus August Stuckenberg. All I know is he was born in Lubeck, Germany in 1806.

Thanks
David

Title: Re: German ancestry
Post by: behindthefrogs on Monday 24 January 11 22:44 GMT (UK)

As you are probably aware in England there is no such thing as a family crest or coat of arms.  They belong to individuals not families and I believe the same applies to Germany.

You would probably make more progress by posting a request about your ancestor on the Europe board.

Title: Re: German ancestry
Post by: David Stuckenberg on Monday 24 January 11 22:56 GMT (UK)

I will give that a try,

Thanks

Title: Re: German ancestry
Post by: davidbappleton on Monday 28 February 11 22:29 GMT (UK)

Quote from: behindthefrogs on Monday 24 January 11 22:44 GMT (UK)

As you are probably aware in England there is no such thing as a family crest or coat of arms.  They belong to individuals not families and I believe the same applies to Germany.

You would probably make more progress by posting a request about your ancestor on the Europe board.

To my knowledge, in Germany (or rather, what is now Germany), arms were originally borne by (or granted to) individuals, but were inherited undifferenced by all of the sons of the original armiger.  (And by their sons, and by their sons, and so on.)

David