The GRIBBLE Crest
Registered GRIBBLE Crest
There is a GRIBBLE family crest registered with the College of Arms in the United Kingdom.
The Picture
The Motto
Veritas Prevalabit = "The truth will prevail"
The Usage
The crest was registered:
' on 22 February 1886, to George James
GRIBBLE of Hans Place in the parish of Chelsea, Co Middlesex, Gentleman, the
third son of Thomas GRIBBLE, late of Peterborough House in the parish of Harrow
on the Hill in the said county, Gentleman, deceased, was granted the following
Arms with the limitation extended such that they could also be bourne by other
descendants of his father.
While there is implied by this a restriction on the usage of the crest, we know that many branches of the family, worldwide, are aware of both this crest and motto. A number of these families had left England many years prior to 1886. We do not, at the moment, know anything about the origins of the crest, and whether it had been in use, in some informal sense, prior to this registration. Equally, we do not yet know whether there are restrictions on current informal usage or not.
We are in contact with some members of the descendants of the George James GRIBBLE above to see if we can glean some better understanding of the crest and its heritage.
The Formal Details
We have reproduced the entry in Fox's 'Amorial Families', which gives the formal details of the crest, below:
GRIBBLE: Party per fesse invected sable and
argent, a demi-lion issuant between two mullets of six points in chief or, and
in base a greyhound's head erased of the first, collared and ringed of the
third. Mantling sable and argent. Crest - On a wreath of the colours, in front
of a greyhound's head couped sable, collared and ringed or, three mullets of
six points fessewise of the last. Motto -"Veritas Prevalebit
While this may be technically a full and complete description, we find it a little hard to follow. The picture above is a bit clearer!
Other Crests
We are also aware that some branches of the family have other crests and mottos. These are less widely spread than the one above, but that should not be taken to imply any the less valid.
We will put up more details when our web graphics skills have improved (that is, have begun!)
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Please send your input, comments and suggestions by email to Jules Gribble or Michael Gribble.
Page Last Updated: 23 December 2003