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Heraldry Crests and Coats of Arms / Re: Coat of arms help - GARSED
« on: Friday 04 November 22 13:09 GMT (UK) »
Seemed odd to me too - the date. I have never see that come up before with my husbands family Garside/Garsed. I've seen both spellings for his family. They are mainly from Greetland/Elland area of Halifax in Yorkshire.
Can you describe, or attach a picture of, the Arms you say were "awarded to the Garsed family in 1066 after the Battle of Hastings and the loss of 3 sons". One thing is certain, although the Arms may exist, they were not awarded in 1066 as Coats of Arms did not exist at that time, only coming in to use in the mid/late 1100s, and then not "awarded", just adopted ("assumed") by the gentry. That said, if you can describe the Arms we may be able to establish if there is a connection to the Yorkshire Garseds.
Maec