History

Well, I have done a bit of research and have found that the family actually have 3 possible crests. The key ring I bought on holiday last year didn't tell me that when I bought it. However, it was one of the ones that apparently attach to the name so I suppose that proves that someone else did the same research and came up with the same answer. Most impressive.

Does this family crest have any significance in my life? It does mean that when I have the car serviced they no longer have to put a name tag on my key ring, although they don't give me any sort of discount for saving them all that trouble. I've never really got beyond the key ring stage though; I wonder how long it took Prince Charles to make the next leap forward. I am not sure how many Coats of Arms he might have, apart from the feathers that he seems to use mostly. Too confusing with multiple key rings I suppose.

I am not too sure what the birds are on mine though; at least they don't seem to be crows. Not sure I could live with that if they were. Mind you, magpies are quite handsome creatures, although again the image could be a bit spooky. I think I might imagine them to be nightingales, until I learn something to the contrary. It does seem that at some time I might have an ancestor who could have been a knight in shining armour. Just hope it wasn't Don Quixote.