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coat of arms - liles, lisle, lyall, lyle
« on: Tuesday 18 July 06 20:59 BST (UK) »
does anyoine know the coat of arms for liles,lisle,lyall,lyle, or how to find it thancks ed liles

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Re: coat of arms
« Reply #1 on: Monday 15 October 07 09:41 BST (UK) »
Hello fisherman,

There is no coat of arms for the family names you mentioned, or for any other family for that matter,
as coats of arms were granted to individuals and not to families.  Click here to read an article about
the subject on fleurdelis.com

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Re: coat of arms
« Reply #2 on: Monday 15 October 07 10:55 BST (UK) »
Just to emphasize Christopher's point there are fifteen different crests for the names that you mentioned in Fairbairn's Crests.  The crest being the part of the coat of arms on top of the helmet.  Usually the number of shields is much greater than the number of crests.  This is because the crest is passed to various members of a family whereas the shield follows a strict line of inheritance usually through the eldest surviving son.

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