Thornton Family Crest

Thornton Family Crest - Digital Download - Thornton Coat of Arms JPG File - Heraldry, Genealogy, Ancestry, Surnames, Shields

Digital Download - Thornton Coat of Arms
LARGE - High Resolution JPG File
3250 x 4369 pixels
200 DPI

This family crest image file is suitable for nearly all printing needs and is great for arts & crafts, school projects, scrapbooking, and genealogy/ancestral research.

Transparent PNG file available upon request.

Watermark is removed upon purchase.

Heraldic/Genealogical Details:

Sable a chevron argent a chief indented of the second. Crest—A tower encircled by a wall.

Whitton Castle, co. Northumberland; an ancient family, distinguished in the wars of York and Lancaster, and for its loyalty to Charles I - Roger Thornton, 9x mayor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, purchased the manor of Witton in 1405, and built for himself a castle

Arms is that of Sir George Thornton, knighted at Kilmallock, co. Limerick, Ireland by Robert, Earl of Essex, Lord Lieutenant, 19 June, 1539