[J Anstey]

Hi there am hoping someone here might assist me?

I am looking to create artwork for my family crest or coat of arms, probably just the shild as I want to create artwork for a coin to be inserted into the pommel of a Kingmaker.

I have full graphic design capabilities at my office so I can create the die. Basically I am hoping to get a scan or pictorial reference to base the artwork on. I have googled but I get swamped with the commercial sites wher I don't get to view a decent image.

My surname is ANSTEY

Any help or non-commercial links will be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

JAson

[Glen A Cleeton]

Hi Jason,

If anywhere, an Anstey crest and arms would show up in Burke's, or similar peerage reference.

Sart weeding through these search results.

Anstey Peerage

Also realize that arms themselves are individual. Crests and badges can be familial but the use of such may be truly anachronistic unless you have some real tight genealogy work done connecting yourself to those Ansteys.

With Anstey being also a place name, you may have a tough row to hoe.

In my opinion, shun commercial sites.

Some of Burke's is online and accessible, it is also available through interlibrary requests.

If you just want to make some stuff up, I have a couple of sites bookmarked somewhere with graphics.

Work the family history as best you can first. it will pay off iin the long run with what you will find.

Cheers

GC

[J Anstey]

Many thanks Glen,

From memory the crest is as follows.

Red Cross on gold shield. Four red martlets in the gold corners and 5 balls in the red cross, can't recall the name of what the balls are. or was it gold cross on red?

Arghh, I thought it would be so simple, but tracing the family history has been a bit difficult being a 'Wild Colonial Boy!"

to be honest I have never heard of Peerage.

Thanks for the start.

Cheers

Jason

[Al Muckart]

[J Anstey]

Hi Al

Thanks for the very informative post even though it really stuffs up my lofty idea

Hmm the sword really begs for an insert so I will have to ponder this further. I really don't think I can get records to substantiate.

By the way we're almost neighbours, I'm a West Aussie.

Thanks again

Jason

[Al Muckart]

[Glen A Cleeton]

Hi Jason,

Something for a pommel insert would benefit from being pretty simple. A lot of medieval badges were very simple icons. A few would do for entire pommels themselves, such as the Percy crescent i use as an avatar. While arms and some elements are very specifically personal, it was not uncommon for many to carry associated elements on their livery.

There are so many Anstey locations in the UK that narrowing down even civic heraldry would be a task. However, doing some study of historic Anstey figures might yield something in the way of an element you find appealing and can identify with.

I have no direct connection to the various houses of the Percies that I know of but am drawn enough to the history that "I fight for the Percies" "Esperance!!!". I do know my ancestors trod the same roads and that my surname was used as more than one place name. One goes back before the Norman invasion.

Near four decades ago, I chuckled with my grandfather over what a highly acclaimed Boston company came up with for detailed surname research and arms. it was the beginning of family research that goes on to this day. There are many that do share research on a non-commercial basis and it can be truly interesting connecting the dots.

Best of luck and do keep us updated on a choice/find.

Cheers

GC

[J Anstey]

Many thanks Glen

It surprised me that there was so many references to Anstey as I alway considered it an uncommon name especially as most can't even pronounce it correctly. Last time I checked here are only about 30 in Western Australia and 22 of them are my relatives.



Anway I will see what I can dig up and have a think about various symbols as well.

Cheers

Jason