On Thursday, November 08, 2001, 8:45:32 PM, Ralph wrote: RH> Anne and Mike Greetings from down under! I think I have found the owner of RH> the Coat of Arms. It is not english! The exact shield is that of Gandel of RH> Lorraine presumably Vicomte Gandel and it was granted around 1651. I cannot RH> find any associated furniture such as a crest or motto but the description RH> is exact. RH> Ralph Nice one Ralph :-) Now this raises even more questions... why would Mike's elderly relative be convinced that this was to do with the Hampsons..? What might the connection be..? It's getting more and more curious the further we dig! By the way, what puzzles me is Mike said there are pearls on the chapeau.. I've looked through all my heraldry books and none of the chapeaux have pearls on them.. only the crowns do. -- Cheers, Anne mailto:Anne.Nichols@ukgateway.net ListOwner: Docwra, Dockery, Garton, Hampson, Schofield Message Board Admin: Docwra, Dockery, Dockerill, Dockrey, Dockrill, Garton, Hampson