Free viewing of your family Coat of arms

kylieM_2

I am so bored today and on my internet exploring I found a site that has a database of surname coat of arms

linky

I am not sure how authentic it is but it kept me amused and made me feel important

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mandirinmonroe

crashed when i tried to use it

Secret_Lady

Worked for me, didn't crash.

kylieM_2

I double checked the link, it worked for me also but here is the address http://www.houseofnames.com just incase

I have read the site a bit more and it states

All products sold by HouseofNames.com are completely authentic. Research and writing is done "in-house" by a team of historians at the head office of our parent company, Swyrich Corporation. Swyrich and its partners have been researching and writing family name documents since 1968. The library of source materials used for our histories has been chosen for its reliability and authenticity.

so I am guessing they are real.

My OH wants to get his tatooed now :eek: what have I done

ambyuk

If they're real why can't they even capitalise my surname? It says "Arms of the House of surname". Interesting though.

Red_Rose_Exile

The coat of arms that was displayed for my surname was correct, having spent many hours trawling the net researching my genealogy, and as I have an unusual surname, quite easy to check it's veracity.

kylieM_2

could be an Idea for a cheap gift (if you don't want to splash out on what the site offers you) print it off and frame it for someone.

Sola

My coat of arms is visually correct, but the historical info behind its origins is pretty limited, missing the most important features,. Based on my own genealogical research the 'famous' person with that surname (a distant cousin) actually had a different name according to Burke's Peerage - it's possible to find better using a basic Google search.

kylieM_2

yes I liked the image, would of liked some more info on the background of my surname, do you now any good sites?

Angelraesunshine

mine is basically correct thought it was missing one part according to the one i have on the wall and nothing of the wording/ background is correct

Angelraesunshine

ambyuk wrote: »

If they're real why can't they even capitalise my surname? It says "Arms of the House of surname". Interesting though.

if you type it in capitals it will appear in capitals and vice versa