The beautiful crest below was sent to us by
Tim Myerscough
one of our Australian Myerscoughs
We don’t have any documentation to prove that one of the earlier
Myerscough families were entitled to have a Coat of Arms
If the grant had been given it would only stand for him not his descendants
There are numerous Coats of arms around and each one will have been designed
for one person. We have two on view.
The one on the left was a paper weight owned by Agnes Myerscough.
Agnes's family very kindly gave it to me when she passed away.
If you have any others and would like to add them to the list please
contact us
Information from www.4crests.com/myerscough-coat-of-arms.html
We have used this site for this information but do not endorse any of the information given or goods sold
Myerscough Family Crest
The surname of MYERSCOUGH was derived from the Old English word 'myre' and it was a locational name meaning 'the dweller by the swampy, low-lying lands'. Local names usually denoted where a man held his land, and indicated where he actually lived. There was a place in Lancashire so called from the Old Norman word MYRRSKOGR, from where the original bearer may have derived his name. Early records of the name mention Richard de Mirescroft, who was recorded in the year 1273 in Lancashire and David Mire, documented during the reign of Edward I (1272-1307). Willelmus del Mire, was listed in the Yorkshire Poll Tax of 1379. Richard Myres of Preston, was listed in the Wills at Richmond in 1670.
The rise of surnames, according to the accepted theory, was due to the Norman Conquest of 1066 when Old English personal-names were rapidly superseded by the new Christian names introduced by the Normans. Of these, only a few were really popular and in the 12th century this scarcity of Christian names led to the increasing use of surnames to distinguish the numerous individuals of the same name. Some Normans had hereditary surnames before they came to England, but there is evidence that surnames would have developed in England even had there been no Norman Conquest. The development of the feudal system made it essential that the king should know exactly what service each person owed. Payments to and by the exchequer required that debtors and creditors should be particularized, and it became official that each individual acquired exact identification.
Myerscough families were entitled to have a Coat of Arms
If the grant had been given it would only stand for him not his descendants
There are numerous Coats of arms around and each one will have been designed
for one person. We have two on view.
The one on the left was a paper weight owned by Agnes Myerscough.
Agnes's family very kindly gave it to me when she passed away.
If you have any others and would like to add them to the list please
contact us
Information from www.4crests.com/myerscough-coat-of-arms.html
We have used this site for this information but do not endorse any of the information given or goods sold
Myerscough Family Crest
The surname of MYERSCOUGH was derived from the Old English word 'myre' and it was a locational name meaning 'the dweller by the swampy, low-lying lands'. Local names usually denoted where a man held his land, and indicated where he actually lived. There was a place in Lancashire so called from the Old Norman word MYRRSKOGR, from where the original bearer may have derived his name. Early records of the name mention Richard de Mirescroft, who was recorded in the year 1273 in Lancashire and David Mire, documented during the reign of Edward I (1272-1307). Willelmus del Mire, was listed in the Yorkshire Poll Tax of 1379. Richard Myres of Preston, was listed in the Wills at Richmond in 1670.
The rise of surnames, according to the accepted theory, was due to the Norman Conquest of 1066 when Old English personal-names were rapidly superseded by the new Christian names introduced by the Normans. Of these, only a few were really popular and in the 12th century this scarcity of Christian names led to the increasing use of surnames to distinguish the numerous individuals of the same name. Some Normans had hereditary surnames before they came to England, but there is evidence that surnames would have developed in England even had there been no Norman Conquest. The development of the feudal system made it essential that the king should know exactly what service each person owed. Payments to and by the exchequer required that debtors and creditors should be particularized, and it became official that each individual acquired exact identification.