Barony of North Cadbury
Somerset, England                                                                                                                                                                                                              

 The Baron's Family Coat of Arms


These are the armorial achievements of


 

                                                                  


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Arms: Argent, a cross Gules, below ahead and above behind a fleur-de-lis Azure, on the cross dexter diagonal a sword 'Excalibur' Argent, with a blade Argent, hilt and crossguard Azure.

Crest: demi wyvern Gules, armed Argent with wings Argent, the throat pierced through with a lance shaft Argent and pryce Azure.

Motto: Nil Desperandum (Never despair).



 

Grant of Arms by Letters Patent




The grant of arms and crest by letters patent to Jörg Hubert Dumke by the Münchner Wappen-Herold e.V. (Munich Herald, reg. Society), dated 11 October 2014. Reference: Grants 094/12065.




Munich Herald Roll of Arms (Wappenrolle Münchner Herold e.V.)


The Baron's Family Coat of Arms is recorded in the Munich Herald Roll of Arms (Wappenrolle Münchner Herold) Vol. XIII.

The Munich Herald (Münchner Wappen-Herold) and the Munich Roll of Arms (Wappenrolle Münchner Herold), Germany rank among to the leading International Heraldry Authorities for the granting and registration of Armorial Bearings (Coat of Arms).
The Roll of Arms is on display in over 100 International Libraries and Archives, in particular with the leading heraldic authorities in the UK, The Heraldry Society, The Heraldry Society of Scotland and The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies and all volumes are also online.




Dumke Family History and Origin in brief


 

The Dumke Family is an old family who descend from Hugenots, a group of French Protestants followers of John Calvin, but also has roots that extend to England. From the end of the 17th into the 18th centuries about half a million Hugenots had to leave France because of religious persecution. Many of them settled in England, The Netherlands, Denmark, Eastern Germany, Switzerland and North America. The ancestors of the current Baron of North Cadbury fled to Eastern Germany during the 17th century, from where they had to escape again during World War II. They finally settled in Hamburg.
The family name Dumke derives from, and is an abbreviation of, the given name “Thomas”. The name Thomas and its variants appear also as surnames in Britain, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Denmark and even in the South of India. In Great Britain the family name Thomas is more common in Wales and Cornwall.

However, the coat of arms reflects, among other things, the first name of the armiger (George), the current Baron of North Cadbury, whose name is also that of the England's Patron Saint, and his close ties to England.