That is of course the Arms of the Lords Byron, including the famous poet George Gordon, 6th Baron Byron. The family seat was Newstead Abbey in Nottinghamshire. Presumably you're related to that family ?

Antoninus

Welcome to History page and I apologise for the delay in welcoming you. Just can't get the staff these day, don't you know?

 

Heraldry is as old as man's vanity. Take Germany where they have a higher proportion of aristocrats compared with us since each pre-unification state had its own set of aristocracy and more layers, such as Count we  don't have.

 

For example, at the Battle of The Standard, 10,000 knights fought each other. Now, that's 10,000 armigerous families. 800 years ago when England had a population of what? (Gussing here). 11/2 milliuon? That is one in 150 with aristocratic blood.

 

You say "family shield". Do you have an express grant from the College of Arms to prove your family is armigerous? Or are you more concerned with a general representative coat of arms. Do you have crest, supporters, motto, and insignia? 

 

Just a few comments. very vague very thin. What about you? Where are you living?

 

Cheers

 

Peter

Mark thank you for the message , I am only related in name as far as i know

Newstead Abby is on my list of places to vist

Flashman (Peter)thank you for the responce it has me thinking , interesting stats mind , as to the grant of arms by the college of arms is a thought yes , i have gone the other way searching

historical evidence and even with help from them (somerset herald)

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From: <NOBR>Flashman191</NOBR> Sent: 30/06/2008 22:16 Noting your name   Salve O Antonine! Meus pater proximus vallum Hadrianius natus est, et sui pater proximus vallum Antoninus natus est, proximae Urbum Caledonium Inverness appellatus est.   And how's that for showing off! my case endings probably all to cock.