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HERALDRY IN SILVERWARE
FAMILY CREST:
CATHCART - CLATER - ELLIOT - ELLIOTT - KERNABY - KNOWS - LEES - LOSH - NAPIER - ROBERTSON - SMELLIE - SOMMERVILLE - SOMERVIL



The crest of various English, Irish and Scottish families: CATHCART (Ayrs.) - CLATER (Eng.) - ELLIOT - ELLIOTT - KERNABY (Eng.) - KNOWS (Sco.) - LEES (Iri.) - LOSH (Eng.) - NAPIER (Sco.) -ROBERTSON (Sco.) - SOMMERVILLE (Sco.) - SOMERVIL (Sco.) - SMELLIE (Lon. and Sco.)
A dexter cubit arm, erect, in hand a crescent.

The crest was found on a silverplate milk jug made by Elkington & Co, dated 1903

FAMILY CRESTS: LIST OF NAMES

ILLUSTRATED DIRECTORY OF FAMILY CRESTS
family crest: Napier and other English, Irish and Scottish families family crest: Napier and other English, Irish and Scottish families family crest: Napier and other English, Irish and Scottish families



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