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Slad Coat of Arms / Slad Family CrestThe surname of SLAD was derived from the Old English word SLAED - a locational name - the dweller in the valley. This habitation name was from any of the minor places named with this word, for example in Devon and Somerset, or from SLAD in County Gloucestershire. Local surnames, by far the largest group, derived from a place name where the man held land or from the place from which he had come, or where he actually lived. These local surnames were originally preceded by a preposition such as "de", "atte", "by" or "in". The names may derive from a manor held, from working in a religious dwelling or from literally living by a wood or marsh or by a stream. Early records of the name mention Sabern de la Slade, 1255 County Essex. Reginald atte Slade, was documented in 1306 in County Middlesex. Nicholas de la Slade, was recorded in the year 1376 County in Oxford. Edward Slade of Yorkshire, was listed in the Yorkshire Poll Tax of 1379. Baptised. Grace, daughter of George Slayd, at Kensington Church, London in the year 1645. The associated arms are recorded in Sir Bernard Burkes General Armory. Ulster King of Arms in 1884. The origin of badges and emblems, are traced to the earliest times, although, Heraldry, in fact, cannot be traced later than the 12th century, or at furthest the 11th century. At first armorial bearings were probably like surnames and assumed by each warrior at his free will and pleasure, his object being to distinguish himself from others. It has long been a matter of doubt when bearing Coats of Arms first became hereditary. It is known that in the reign of Henry V (1413-1422), a proclamation was issued, prohibiting the use of heraldic ensigns to all who could not show an original and valid right, except those 'who had borne arms at Agincourt'. The College of Arms (founded in 1483) is the Royal corporation of heralds who record proved pedigrees and grant armorial bearings. Most of the European surnames were formed in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. The process had started somewhat earlier and had continued in some places into the 19th century, but the norm is that in the tenth and eleventh centuries people did not have surnames, whereas by the fifteenth century most of the population had acquired a second name. |
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