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Language of the text: Italiano
Nobility: Lords - Barons
Nobles in:England - United States
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Ancient and noble English House, of clear and ancestral virtue, born from the union of two distinguished noble families: the Ford and the Smith. The surname Ford is a topographical one given to someone who lived by a Ford, from the Old English "ford". Probably the original bearer occupied an official position in maintaining a way. This surname was first find in Devonshire, where they held a seat from very ancient times; some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066. Among the family members that most have brought honour to the house, we remember: William (1559-1616), Church of England clergyman, rector of Thurleigh; another William, Vicar of Bristow, in 1615; Thomas, captain of arms, flourishing in 1656; Matthew, doctor of law, flourishing in 1672; Reginald, landowner, flourishing in 1689; Herbert, doctor of law, flourishing in 1703. This surname was brought to ...
When you buy a heraldic document a new accurate analysis of the heraldic research will be performed by an expert heraldist and the document will be written in Italian or English.
The coat of arms will be checked and, if necessary, redesigned in strict compliance with the heraldic rules by our experts.
BlazonFord-Smith
1. Coat of arms of family: Ford-Smith
Language of the text: English
Gules, two bendlets haussé, vair or and azure per bend sinister, on a canton or an ancor sable. Crest: a bear head bridled issant from a naval crown. Motto: ANCHORA TUTISSIMA VIRTUS.
Blazon of family Ford and Ford-Smith from England.
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