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Some Special Interests => Heraldry Crests and Coats of Arms => Topic started by: ainslie on Wednesday 05 December 18 16:22 GMT (UK)

Title: Crest of Blackburne family, north west England
Post by: ainslie on Wednesday 05 December 18 16:22 GMT (UK)

The family’s crest of a cock and trumpet used to appear on pubs of that name, particularly near Liverpool.  Most seem to have flown away.

Does anyone have an illustration of the crest which I could use in a small piece on local history please?

A

Title: Re: Crest of Blackburne family, north west England
Post by: KGarrad on Wednesday 05 December 18 16:43 GMT (UK)

Burke's General Armory says:

Blackburne (Orford and Hale, co. Lancaster). Ar. a fesse nebulae betw. three mullets sa., quartering Norbis, Leveb, AsHTON, Green, Aspenwall, Ireland, Hutt, Hesketh,
Holland, Columbers, Walton, Merton, Bebbington, Handford, Praers, Birkenhead, Huoheslt, Done, Kingslet, and Stretch.

Crest—A cock ppr. standing upon a trumpet or.

The trumpet would be of the post-horn style, or as used by the military.
"ppr" means proper - i.e. in natural colours.

Title: Re: Crest of Blackburne family, north west England
Post by: KGarrad on Wednesday 05 December 18 16:51 GMT (UK)

Something very similar on a Lever CoA:
https://coadb.com/surnames/lever-arms.html

Or in Edinburgh:
https://glasgowgallivanter.com/2018/01/08/edinburgh-canongate/
(About half-way down the page!)

Title: Re: Crest of Blackburne family, north west England
Post by: ainslie on Wednesday 05 December 18 18:06 GMT (UK)

Thanks very much - something to work with.
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Title: Re: Crest of Blackburne family, north west England
Post by: Kiltpin on Wednesday 05 December 18 18:07 GMT (UK)

Will this do -

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/qo8AAOSwQYZWxENY/s-l500.jpg 
 (https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/qo8AAOSwQYZWxENY/s-l500.jpg)
Regards 

Chas

Title: Re: Crest of Blackburne family, north west England
Post by: ainslie on Wednesday 05 December 18 18:23 GMT (UK)

Excellent!  I used to have one like that, but like the pub signs, long gone.  Thank you.
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Title: Re: Crest of Blackburne family, north west England
Post by: davidbappleton on Sunday 09 December 18 20:16 GMT (UK)

Here's an illustration of the Blackburn crest from Fairbairn's Crests.

David

Title: Re: Crest of Blackburne family, north west England
Post by: ainslie on Sunday 09 December 18 21:38 GMT (UK)

David
A fine looking chap!  Thanks.
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