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George Grazebrook
1831–1917
A Victorian antiquary and genealogist with a sharp eye for heraldry, he wrote practical studies that turned old shields, pedigrees, and legal traditions into readable history. His work has long appealed to readers interested in family history and the curious details of the English past.
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The Dates of Variously-shaped Shields, with Coincident Dates and Examples
by George Grazebrook
About the author
George Grazebrook was a British antiquary, genealogist, and historical writer who lived from 1831 to 1917. Records for his work and archives connect him especially with genealogy and heraldry, and he was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries as well as a member of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire.
He wrote on subjects that blend scholarship with detective work: family pedigrees, heraldic evidence, and older legal and ceremonial traditions. Among the books associated with him are The Earl Marshal's Court in England and The Dates of Variously-shaped Shields, with Coincident Dates and Examples, along with other genealogical studies and edited historical material.
An obituary notice from the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire describes him as once an active member of that society and notes that he died in August 1917 at Clent, Worcestershire. Even from the surviving catalog records, he comes across as one of those careful late-19th-century researchers whose books were made to help other readers trace names, families, symbols, and the long memory of local history.