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FAMILY CREST:
DURHAM

a Scottish family.

The crest is described as "an increscent".

The Latin motto is 'Augeor dum progredior' (I increase as I proceed).

The crest was found on silver ladle hallmarked Edinburgh 1817, maker Andrew Wilkie

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ILLUSTRATED DIRECTORY OF FAMILY CRESTS
family crest: DURHAM silver ladle bearing Durham crest Hallmark Edinburgh 1817, maker Andrew Wilkie on a silver ladle with Durham crest



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