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Hunter
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At Hunterston in Ayrshire is carefully preserved on a frail parchment a charter signed by Robert II on 2 May 1374 confirming the grant of land to William Hunter "for his faithful service rendered and to be rendered to us in return for a silver penny payable to the Sovereign at Hunterston on the Feast of Pentecost." To this day the Laird of Hunterston keeps silver pennies, minted in the reigns of R.....
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Heraldry Database: Calvert
Calvert
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Surname: Calvert
Branch: Calvert
Origins: Welsh
More Info: Wales
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Background: A Shepherd. Occupational name from Middle English calfhirde, from Old English (Anglian) calf ‘calf’ + hierde ‘herdsman’. As for other domestic animals, the care of cattle has given us some surnames, but none in great number. There are about sixty Cowards, a very misleading contraction of 'cow-herds', rather more calverts and Calvers...
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 Motto: Fatti maschi, parole femmine, Deeds are masculine, words feminine . Arms: Paly of six, or and sa. a bend counterchanged. Crest: Out of a ducal coronet or, two pennons, the dexter or, the other sa. staves gu.. View the Heraldry Dictionary for help.
We are unable to locate the history for this surname. If you can provide us with this information, then please contact Arms & Badges!
Name Variations: Calvert, Calverd, Calvard, Calver, Calvers.
References:One or more of the following publications has been referenced for this article.The General Armory; Sir Bernard Burke - 1842.
A Handbook of Mottoes; C.N. Elvin - 1860.
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