Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Candland Coat of Arms?


Three sources have claimed the existence of a Candland Family Coat of Arms.

(1) Harold Arthur Candland, while serving as a mormon missionary in England in the mid 1920s, met up with some British Candlands and they gave him a Candland Coat of Arms. Years later, Harold's grandson Matthew Candland did quite a bit of research on this and even made application to the College of Arms in England to research the Candland Coat of Arms. Unfortunately, while this coat of arms did indeed come down through the Candland family it originated from David Candland's step father (Paramour Ashenden). The "Candland Coat of Arms" was actually from Mr. Ashenden's family.

(2) Grace Maggie Candland (1871-1953) included a Coat of Arms in her work "David Candland: His Life and Work" and said that she was unable to locate or define the outstanding act of service which accorded the family a Coat of Arms. She did not mention her source of this Coat of Arms, but it may be the same Coat of Arms that Harold Candland brought home from England.

(3) The House of Names features a Candland Coat of Arms ... but many will speculate whether these are reliable or profit-driven pieces.

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