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Re: Livery buttons

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Any id would be greatly appreciated... :g50: found within the Winchester area, Hampshire
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Re: Livery buttons

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arfrape wrote:Hi,
A mate of mine found this today in N Glos area, seems very unusual to me, unlike the usual crested buttons I find anyway but I have faith that team Kev/Dave will sort it!!

I've hijacked our club forum for the photo so unable to re-shoot it, however we have a club meeting tomorrow night so can ask to borrow it for better shots if you feel it's necessary and will help to ID.

Thanks in advance, Andy
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I've turned it the right way up so it's easier to ID. :g62:
It's an unmarried woman's livery button, and the quartered Arms on it were probably her fathers, but he probably had them on a shield shaped more like a shield than a lozenge....
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Re: Livery buttons

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This livery button appears to be a flat, coin like disk. No back mark but a central shank mark.
Found in N Norfolk.
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Re: Livery buttons

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DiOz wrote:
arfrape wrote:Hi,
A mate of mine found this today in N Glos area, seems very unusual to me, unlike the usual crested buttons I find anyway but I have faith that team Kev/Dave will sort it!!

I've hijacked our club forum for the photo so unable to re-shoot it, however we have a club meeting tomorrow night so can ask to borrow it for better shots if you feel it's necessary and will help to ID.

Thanks in advance, Andy
Unmarried womans Lbutton.JPG
I've turned it the right way up so it's easier to ID. :g62:
It's an unmarried woman's livery button, and the quartered Arms on it were probably her fathers, but he probably had them on a shield shaped more like a shield than a lozenge....
Thanks very much for the information Dave - very much appreciated and I will pass it on :g50: :g50:

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Re: Livery buttons

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lee greagsbey wrote:Any id would be greatly appreciated... :g50: found within the Winchester area, Hampshire.

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These families had the same or similar crest... Click Here ...the KINGSMILL family is in Hampshire.
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Re: Livery buttons

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chasm_norwich wrote:This livery button appears to be a flat, coin like disk. No back mark but a central shank mark.
Found in N Norfolk.
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It looks like an East India Company button... Click Here
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Re: Livery buttons

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DiOz wrote:
lee greagsbey wrote:Any id would be greatly appreciated... :g50: found within the Winchester area, Hampshire.

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These families had the same or similar crest... Click Here ...the KINGSMILL family is in Hampshire.
Much appreciated DiOz... :g50:

It looks like it belonged to these fellas then...

https://chewtonmendiphistory.wordpress. ... kingsmill/
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Re: Livery buttons

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Thanks for the ID's DiOz.

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Re: Livery buttons

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lee greagsbey wrote:
DiOz wrote:
lee greagsbey wrote:Any id would be greatly appreciated... :g50: found within the Winchester area, Hampshire.
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These families had the same or similar crest... Click Here ...the KINGSMILL family is in Hampshire.
Much appreciated DiOz... :g50:

It looks like it belonged to these fellas then...

https://chewtonmendiphistory.wordpress. ... kingsmill/
:g50:
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Re: Livery buttons

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arfrape wrote:
DiOz wrote:
arfrape wrote:Hi,
A mate of mine found this today in N Glos area, seems very unusual to me, unlike the usual crested buttons I find anyway but I have faith that team Kev/Dave will sort it!!

I've hijacked our club forum for the photo so unable to re-shoot it, however we have a club meeting tomorrow night so can ask to borrow it for better shots if you feel it's necessary and will help to ID.

Thanks in advance, Andy
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I've turned it the right way up so it's easier to ID. :g62:
It's an unmarried woman's livery button, and the quartered Arms on it were probably her fathers, but he probably had them on a shield shaped more like a shield than a lozenge....
Thanks very much for the information Dave - very much appreciated and I will pass it on :g50: :g50:
Her surname would have been COLMORE or CREGOE-COLMORE. :g50:

The quartered Arms on the button are on a shield on a CREGOE-COLMORE family memorial gravestone, in St. Mary's churchyard in Charlton Kings in Gloucestershire...
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Here's a large pic that shows what's on the gravestone... Click Here

Family info... Click Here
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Re: Livery buttons

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Wow Dave, that's just fascinating - to tie it down to a local family is superb - with your permission can I pass it on to the Charlton Kings heritage group - they may additional local records that may help tell the story associated with this otherwise overlooked button find :g38: :g38:

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Re: Livery buttons

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Bank of England button found by Margaret Watson
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Re: Livery buttons

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Three livery buttons turned up today. North Norfolk.
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Re: Livery buttons

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chasm_norwich wrote:Three livery buttons turned up today. North Norfolk.
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Families with a similar crest... Click Here

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This crest is apparently unique to the DAWES family... Click Here
There was a DAWES family with the same crest in Stowmarket in Suffolk.

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