Coats of arms are and were associated with a specific person rather than a family. However, in modern times this distinction is often ignored. The Coats of Arms below are some that have been associated with the Wilkinson name in various sources.
Wilkinson Mottos
There are many mottos associated with Wilkinsons coats of arms. Armorial Gold Heraldry Services lists the following 5, some of which show up in the pictures and descriptions below.
Unicorn Heads
This coat of arms is officially documented in Burke's General Armory.
The translated description of the shield is:
Red; a silver wavy horizontal band between three silver unicorns heads severed.
Above the shield and helmet is the crest which is described as:
Out of a red mural crown, a silver unicorns head severed.
Unicorns with a Horizontal Stripe (Design I)
This coat of arms came from one of the genealogy shops that have sprung up all over the country in England. The company claims that this one is modeled from the most ancient coat of arms for which it could find a record. The description is:
Coat of Arms: Blue with a horizontal stripe between three unicorns.
Crest: A unicorn emerging from a crown.
Motto: Tenez le Droit (Hold the Right).
Gold Crescents and Shamrocks (Design I)
This coat of arms was originally submitted by Gideon Wilkinson King from a
keychain he purchased. A picture of a different one purchased in England shown below. The
keychain was produced by:
Treasure House of Heraldry Ltd.
Llandudno,
LL30 2DT
United Kingdom.
The description is:
Shield: Argent on a chevron between three trefoils slipped sable as many crescents or, a border engrailed azure. (A silver shield and on a black chevron are three gold crescents. Around the chevron are three shamrocks of black and a border of blue.)
Crest: A stag's head erased azure, attired argent, charged on the neck with a sun or. (The head of a blue stag with silver horns with the mark of a gold sun on its neck.)
Motto: Ad finem fideles. (Faithful unto the end.)
Unicorns with a Horizontal Stripe (Design II)
This Coat of Arms was submitted by Robert John Wilkinson of Burlingame, CA.
Unicorns with a Horizontal Stripe (Design III)
A Wilkinson Coat of Arms was submitted
by John S. Wilkinson with
the note:
"Attached is a Coat of Arms that was in my families house since late 1960's early
1970's. I am told that it was sold through Sears and Roebuck Catalog."
Canting Arms
This description of Wilkinson Canting Arms was submitted by Diane and Lanette Wilkinson of London, England.
My daughter and I found another reference to a Wilkinson shield in Boutell's Heraldry (1958). It is unlike any of the examples on your web page. It is given as an example of canting arms including shells:
"Per pale or and vert, a chevron between three whelk-shells, all countercharged."
Canting arms (also Allusive arms and Armes parlantes): Arms which pun or play on the name of the bearer. ("Whelk" sounds like "Wilk").
Whelk (also Welke) shell display of the shell of the whelk erect, with the opening in chief and with no part of the fish visible.
The example shows only the shield. Without the other clues (helmet and crest), it is difficult to estimate the time this may have been used, but I suspect it must have been an earlier version than the more common version displaying the unicorns. We saw repeated examples of shells used in canting arms for the Shelley name. It seems reasonable that the use for Wilkinsons may have died-out.
Whelks and Lion
This Coat of Arms was sent by Mark Wilkinson of Ireland, scanned from a picture in his house. The description is:
This coat is registered in the office Ulster King of Arms on the 17th of February in the Tenth year of King George V (1920). The motto states "MEMOR ET FIDELIS" .
Gold Crescents and Shamrocks (Design II)
This Coat of Arms was downloaded from the A Family Affair website operated by Sean Morgan Knight. It is remarkably similar to the keychain version above, and probably has the same source.
Unicorn Design IV and Crescent Design III
The following Coats of Arms were provided by Mike of http://www.4crests.com.
