Shields Family Crest and Name History

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Shields PDF Surname History


The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Shields

Shields

Contents

Shields history with Shields Family Crest
Shields Motto Translated
Suggested Readings for Shields

Surname Notables

About Family Crests

Shields Products

Origins Available: English, Irish

Where did the Irish Shields family come from? What is the Irish coat of arms/family crest? When did the Shields family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

This product is available in 11 X 17 parchment scroll format, but extracts from this history are not available at this time.

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Motto Translated: Every land is a native country to a brave man

For more information on the last name Shields, the PDF Surname History is available for purchase as well as other products.

Suggested Readings for the name Shields

Brooke's Book: Ancestry of Brooke Shields by Daniel MacGregor.
Shields Family.
Irish Origins of the Shields Family by John Edgar Shields.

Some noteworthy people of the name Shields

Francis Alexander Shields (1941-2003), American Republican, executive at Revlon, best known as the father of the actress Brooke Shields
Christa Brooke Camille Shields (b. 1965), American actress and former fashion model better known as Brooke Shields
James Shields (1810-1879), American politician and U.S. Army officer
Francis Xavier "Frank" Shields (1909-1975), famous amateur American tennis player
William Joseph Shields (1888-1961), original name of Barry Fitzgerald
General Ronald Shields,
Francis Shields (b. 1930), tennis player
Martin Shields, Scottish photographer
Carol Ann Shields CC, OM, FRSC, MA (1935-2003), American-born Canadian author won the U.S. Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1995) as well as the Governor General's Award (1993) in Canada

Tell Me More About Family Crests

Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Shields family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the Shields coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

We encourage you to study the Shields genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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Shields Family Crest Products

Anniversary

Anniversary products for the name Shields.

Apparel

Apparel showing the Shields family crest.

Armorial histories

Armorial histories for the name Shields.

Ceramics

Ceramics with the family crest for the name Shields.

Clip art

Clip art of all the most used heraldic pieces.

Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms for the name Shields.

Downloads

Downloads emphasing the Shields family crest.

Family Crest

Family Crest for the name Shields.

Family Tree

Family Tree showing the Shields family crest.

Hand Painted Plaques

Hand Painted Plaques proudly displaying the Shields coat of arms.

Keychains

Keychains emphasing the Shields family crest.

Mouse pads

Mouse pads for the Shields family crest.

New Products

New Products with the family crest for the name Shields.

Packages

Packages emphasing the family crest for the name Shields.

Plaques and Frames

Plaques and Frames with the coat of arms for the name Shields.

Surname Histories

Surname Histories for the name Shields.

Symbolism

Symbolism proudly displaying the Shields coat of arms.

Travel Mugs

Travel Mugs displaying the Shields family crest.

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The Shields Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Shields Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.