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Many Heraldic Art operations play on the vanity of the public, and any Coat of Arms obtained from such sources must be verified before being accepted. The information on this page is furnished as a matter of interest and not fact. |
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| All Genealogists and Family Historians are aware
that Arms were granted to an individual and were not passed from father to
son. Nevertheless, it is nice to have a copy of a Crest that was very likely
granted to one of our ancestors. For this reason we have requested copies of
Crests for Thames, Tims and Timms families and of any families of related spelling
variations. Following are what we have received to date. |
Click on a link to jump to its image (arranged alphabetically) |
| Tame |
| Thame (No. 1) |
| Thame (No. 2) |
| Thames (No. 1) |
| Thames (No. 2) |
| Timms |
| Tims (No. 1) |
| Tims (No. 2) |
| Tims (No. 3) |
This is a representation of the Coat of Arms issued to John Tame of Fairfield, Gloucester.
(Image not available; however, based upon the description, the Thame arms described below most likely resembled very closely that of Thames No. 2.)
Burke's General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, 1884 edition, page 1004, gives the following regarding the origin of the name Thames and Coat of Arms:
The name Thames is English in origin and is a place name.
Arms: Gules on chevron between three martlets or, as many mullets sable, on a chief of the second as many mascals of the first.
Crest: None recorded. The older arms did not have mottoes and crests.
The shield is gules (red), thereon is a chevron between three martlets or (gold). On the chevron are three mullets sable (black). On the chief (upper third of shield), gold, are three mascles red.
The chevron represents the roof tree or rafter of a manor house, and frequently refers to the founder of a manor. Mullets or stars were emblematic of God's goodness to the bearer and often indicated some eminence in the bearer above the ruder sort of men. The martlet or swallow has no feet: it is a mark of cadency, of the fourth son. The mascle is a lozenge-shaped charge voided in the center to show the field.
The above described arms were originally granted to the family of Thame residing in Chinner, County Oxford, and County Leicester; John Thame, County Leicester, Visitation Leicester, 1619, son and heir of Robert Thame, of Chinner, and grandson of John Thame, of same place, time of Henry VIII. This description is from Studio of Heraldic Art, 308 South Main Street, Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, and authority has not been verified so may be considered questionable.
(Image not yet available; however, based upon the description, the Thame arms described below most likely resembled very closely that of Tame)
Thame (impaled by Horne, of Sarsden, county Oxford: arms in the parish church of Shipton. Visit. Oxon, 1574); Ar. a griffen vert and a lion ramp. az. crowned ar. both combatant, quartering, Chequy or and az. on a bend gu. Three lions pass. of the first, for Warren.
Copyright Halbert's, Bath, Ohio
Copyright 2003-2006 by the Thames/Tims Family Association with special thanks and credit to the contributors and sources as noted.
