Armorial Bearings of the Elers Family

A report issued by the Lancaster Herald, College of Arms, London

• At the Family reunion held in Hastings in 1992, we had some teaspoons engraved with the Elers coat of arms and a shield, made as mementos to that event. These items were ordered via Heraldic Arms & Crests, Sunnybank, Queensland, Australia

• At that time we had no knowledge within the family on how the armorial bearings work. So trust was put in the hands of the manufacturers that they were supplying us with the correct coat of arms that applied to us. 

• During the ensuing years we used the image for various purposes eg on shirts, reunion booklets, and beer mugs.

• Doubt in my mind about the validity of the coat of arms we have been using, surfaced during my research for this book. For example, the memorial in Old Chelsea Church (see chapter 16). As it transpired it appears that the coat of arms on that memorial belonged to William Codrington Elers.

• As a result of finding that out, an approach was made to the College of Arms to report back to us with a history of the armorial bearings that applied to our family over the generations.

• That report was submitted to us as follows. Thankfully, the coat of arms we have been using is the correct one.

Report of research into armorial bearing of Elers 

Questions and answers pertaining to the report