The Kervil Family Coat of Arms
Motto " Sola virtus triumphat"
The Kervil surname is a Norman name and there are recorded Kervil/Kervylles who supported William the Conqueror in 1066 when he invaded England. They were rewarded for their support with land and estates in East Anglia, Northern England and the Border Counties with Scotland.. However there is yet no known traceable connection between these early Kervils and our earliest known ancestor in 1693, Francis Kervil. We have no known claim to a 'Coat of Arms'. For more information about the Kervil family name see Family Article " The Ancient History of the Distinguished Surname Kervil"
The last known of the Kerviles in Norfolk was Henry Kervile from Wiggenhall St Mary who
died, without issue reaching adulthood, in 1624.
The now redundant Parish
Church of St Mary the Virgin at Wiggenhall is well worth a visit and has a number of Kervile memorials, including the fine monument to Henry
and his wife.
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St Mary the Virgin at Wiggenhall
One of the Kervil/Kervylle families rewarded with land for their support to William the Conqueror was at Wiggenhall St Mary, Norfolk
Henry Kervile's Monument
in the South Chapel
Kervile Family Pew bearing their Coat of Arms
Henry Kervile's
Coat of Arms on
his Monument