Looking up Heraldry or Coats of Arms on the Web

[Lesanne]

Hello Keith,
Just found huge amount of info in olde wills in Oxford. Have you gone down that roote yet... 

[Keith Sherwood]

Thanks for that advice, David.
Unfortunately at the moment in Cambridge the main Lion Yard Library has been closed for a couple of years while they re-organise part of the City Centre, and some of their Cambridgeshire Collection has been distributed to various branch libraries, and some kept stored in obscure places.
We're all hoping that things will be up and running again this Spring, though the re-opening date has several times been postponed.
And Lesanne, I think I've just about exhausted all the avenues with old wills for Cambridgeshire too.  I'm hoping that the heraldry MIGHT miraculously provide a vital further clue or link...
Regards, keith

[Stephen J F Plowman]

I have a copy of the Harleian Society's Visitations of Cambridgeshire 1575 & 1619.  No Gurney or Gurner is listed.

To see if a certain surname appears in the Visitations you can do a search online at;

http://www.achievements.co.uk/services/arm/index.php

This pulls up Gurney in London, Norfolk & Suffolk.

Regarding the fees charged at the College of Arms; apart from the fees for recording a pedigree and those for a grant of Arms, each officer sets his own charges.  I have always found them very helpful and they have clarified a few points for my own online One Name armorial (www.heraldry-online.org.uk).

[jc26red]

still keeping an eye on this thread for hints and tips

thanks for the links Stephen, I shall go see what I can find 

re the charges of the College of Arms, I kinda guessed that might have been the case. I might drop them an email later for another quote.

Jenny

[Stephen J F Plowman]

re the charges of the College of Arms, I kinda guessed that might have been the case. I might drop them an email later for another quote.

Jenny

Jenny

If the query is quite simple, & you're not in a hurry, you can try the online query form;

http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/Enquiries.htm

It goes to the duty officer of the week.  He will (later) then ask you to contact him.  That is fine if you are in the UK, not so if you're further afield.  There is normally no charge for a "quick" enquiry.

[Keith Sherwood]

Stephen
Sorry, only just come across your helpful posts on this thread - for some reason it's not flagging up on my e-mails that there's been a further response.
Very interested to read that GURNER or GURNEY do not appear in those visitations.  Still waiting to hear from the College of Arms...
keith