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April Fool's Day Heraldic Submissions 2016
Every year for April Fool's Day, heralds put together a "Letter of Misintent" (as opposed to the usual Letter of Intent) of joke submissions. In 2016 I created several - here are the results! You can view the full Letter of Misintent here.
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Name: Alexander Hamilton
Alexander is found in Family Search Historical Records.
Alexander Adamesoune, male, christened on 16 Aug 1598 in EDINBURGH PARISH, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND Batch #C11685-4 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTPQ-TX1 : accessed 22 March 2016
Hamilton is found in Family Search Historical Records.
Johne Hamilton, male, christened on 27 Jul 1566 in CANONGATE, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND Batch #C11999-1 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTR4-Z41 : accessed 22 March 2016
Blazon: Or, a man sable, his sinister arm raised, standing on a mullet with topmost point removed sable
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Name: Bill Nye
Bill is found in Family Search Historical Records.
Thomas Bill, male, christened in 1596 in GNOSALL, STAFFORD, ENGLAND Batch #C01007-4 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N6R7-1VL : accessed 22 March 2016
Nye is found in Family Search Historical Records.
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William Nye, male, christened on 24 Apr 1599 in WOTTON, SURREY, ENGLAND Batch #P01338-1 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NGDK-12G : accessed 22 March 2016
Late period English surnames may be used as given names.
Blazon: Azure, on a pile argent four annulets sable in pale, in chief a triangle fesswise and a triangle fesswise reversed conjoined at the points paly purpure and Or
Name: Dorothy Gale
Dorothy is found in Family Search Historical Records.
Dorothy Adams, female, christened in 1594 in SWAFFHAM-PRIOR, CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND Batch #C13533-1 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N8LQ-MQQ : accessed 22 March 2016
Gale is found in Family Search Historical Records.
Peter Gale, male, christened on 11 Feb 1570 in Kington-Saint Michael, Wiltshire, England Batch #C15250-1 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NDYK-JLT : accessed 22 March 2016
Blazon: Chequy argent and azure, two slippers gules
Name: Glase Howsses
Glase is found in Family Search Historical Records.
Glase Ford, female, christened on 04 Jun 1553 in STOKE IN TEIGNHEAD, DEVON, ENGLAND Batch #C05246-1 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5H5-V9S : accessed 22 March 2016
Howsses is found in Family Search Historical Records.
John Howsses, male, christened on 16 Oct 1543 in THORLEY, HERTFORD, ENGLAND Batch #C07296-1 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J74J-BVF : accessed 22 March 2016
Blazon: Vert, a house argent, in chief a stone argent
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Name: Philip Fry
Philip is found in Family Search Historical Records.
Philip Abot, male, christened on 11 May 1550 in BAYFORD, HERTFORD, ENGLAND Batch #C07214-2 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J74X-DWT : accessed 22 March 2016
Fry is found in Family Search Historical Records.
Jone Fry, male, christened on 05 Oct 1578 in SUTTON VENY, WILTSHIRE, ENGLAND Batch #C15239-1 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ND1T-243 : accessed 22 March 2016
Blazon: Argent, an arm embowed to sinister proper sleeved gules maintaining three billets vert
Name: Poe Dameron
Poe is found in Family Search Historical Records.
Richarde Poe, male, christened on 25 Apr 1586 in SAINT STEPHEN, NORWICH, NORFOLK, ENGLAND Batch #C10975-1 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NR8S-SHX : accessed 22 March 2016
Dorothy Dameron, female, christened on 02 Mar 1572 in SAINT MARY AT THE QUAY, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK, ENGLAND Batch #P01296-1 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5GW-PVP : accessed 22 March 2016.
Late period English surnames may be used as given names.
Blazon: Argent, three roundels tenné charged with crosses alisée formy nowy argent two and one
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Name: Poe Key Mon
Poe is found in Family Search Historical Records.
Richarde Poe, male, christened on 25 Apr 1586 in SAINT STEPHEN, NORWICH, NORFOLK, ENGLAND Batch #C10975-1 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NR8S-SHX: accessed 22 March 2016
Key is found in Family Search Historical Records.
Rychard Key, male, christened on 19 Sep 1574 in HADDENHAM, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLAND Batch #C13530-4 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N828-QB4 : accessed 22 March 2016
Mon is found in Family Search Historical Records.
John Mon, male, christened on 17 Mar 1587 in Egerton, Kent, England Batch #C04229-5 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N25Z-C4P : accessed 22 March 2016
Late period English surnames may be used as given names.
Double surnames are found in late period English names.
Blazon: Per fess gules and argent, a fess nowy sable charged with a plate
ALTERNATE NAME for Poe Key Mon: Gotha Ketcham All
Gotha is found in Family Search Historical Records.
Gotha Eusing, female, christened on 09 Apr 1579 in EVANGELISCH, STEEG BEI BACHARACH, RHEINLAND, PRUSSIA Batch #K96347-1 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NDR5-5D4 : accessed 22 March 2016
Ketcham is found in Family Search Historical Records.
Henerye Ketcham, male, christened on 16 Oct 1596 in HAPPISBURGH, NORFOLK, ENGLAND Batch #C04499-1 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J793-V32 accessed 22 March 2016
All is found in Family Search Historical Records.
Willimus All, male, christened in October 1581 in SAINT MELLION, CORNWALL, ENGLAND Batch #P00204-1 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N53B-3YS accessed 22 March 2016.
Per the February 2015 Letter of Acceptances and Returns, in the context of the 16th and early 17th centuries, the borrowing of given names from German into English and vice versa is allowed.
Double surnames are found in late period English names.
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Name: Pole Danser
Pole is found in Family Search Historical Records.
Pole Bussman, male, christened on 05 Jan 1589 in Münchingen, Württemberg, Germany Batch #C91671-1 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NCS9-XSW: accessed 22 March 2016
Danser is found in Family Search Historical Records.
Lucia Danser, female, christened on 20 Feb 1567 in Stuttgart, Württemberg, Germany Batch #C91613-1 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHBK-B7S : accessed 22 March 2016
Blazon: Argent billety vert, a woman inverted with legs extended proper, over all a pallet sable
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Name: Ray Nyn Spayne
Ray is found in Family Search Historical Records.
Ray Bertlaa, male, christened on 26 Apr 1575 in EAST NEWLYN, CORNWALL, ENGLAND Batch #C02252-2 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NGS7-XNL : accessed 22 March 2016
Nyn is found in Family Search Historical Records.
Richard Nyn, male, christened on 02 Sep 1572 in LEYBOURNE, KENT, ENGLAND Batch #C13156-1 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NRCV-J8C : accessed 22 March 2016
Spayne is found in Family Search Historical Records.
Johane Spayne, female, christened in 1560 in RYE, SUSSEX, ENGLAND Batch #C00086-2 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NDZ1-697 : accessed 22 March 2016.
Double surnames are found in late period English names.
Blazon: Argent, goutty de larmes, in dexter a cloak gules, in sinister a bull courant proper, on a point pointed vert a wooden plane proper
Note: I warned the client that the blazon was too complex, but after making me repeat it back to him fifty times he went on a rant about how the English can’t learn to speak and informed me his friend thought the design was “loverly,” so I gave up.
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Name: Russell Jim Mees
Russell is found in Family Search Historical Records.
Russell Goulde, male, christened on 14 Feb 1590 in Bere-Regis, Dorset, England Batch #C15805-1 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQJS-72J : accessed 22 March 2016
Jim is found in Family Search Historical Records.
Jim Leri, male, christened on 10 Feb 1560 in St Mary, Long Stratton, Norfolk, England Batch #I07495-9 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQC5-2X8 : accessed 22 March 2016
Mees is found in Family Search Historical Records.
Isabella Mees, female, christened on 05 Nov 1575 in CHESTERTON, HUNTINGDON, ENGLAND Batch #C13604-2 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKLZ-S3P : accessed 22 March 2016
Double given names are found in late period English names.
Blazon: Argent, a gorilla’s head proper
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Name: Scarlet Pimpernell
Scarlet is found in Family Search Historical Records.
Scarlet Stacy, male, christened on 11 Jun 1591 in SAINT GREGORY BY SAINT PAUL, LONDON, LONDON, ENGLAND Batch #C05426-1 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NYNC-6ML : accessed 22 March 2016
Pimpernell is found in Family Search Historical Records.
Hannah Pimpernell, female, christened on 25 Dec 1588 in NORTON, SUFFOLK, ENGLAND Batch #K06206-2 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J995-SN1 : accessed 22 March 2016
Blazon: Argent, in saltire a rapier sable and a pimpernel gules slipped and leaved vert
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