Heraldry

Introduction

Johan Roelstraete and Luc Dugardyn made a thoroughly investigation into the genealogy 'du Gardeijn'.
The results of the research are in the book:

DE FAMILIE DUGARDYN WELEER DU GARDIN ALIAS VAN DEN HOGAERDE 1345-1981
BRUGGE 1981

Schematic overvieuw ancestors Dugardyn

GEN	name	born	deceased	age	children	married children	marriage	age	familyname spouse	born	deceased	age
I.	Zeger	ca 1345	ca 1397	ca 52	4 ?	2 (certain)			de Costre
II.	Jan	ca 1371	1450	ca 79	7	7
III.	Rogier	ca 1430	ca 1514	ca 84	2	2	ca 1470	40	van de Neste		1479
					2	1	ca 1480	50	de Fevere
IV.	Toir	ca 1475	ca 1534	ca 59	2	2	1498	23	Agache
V.	Jan	ca 1509	ca 1581	ca 72	5	3	1534	25	Roussee
VI.	Jan	ca 1556	1605	49	9	9	1582	22	v.d. Schuere
VII.	Jan	ca 1582	1649	87	8	6	1602	20	Tanghe
VIII.	Andries	1610	1677	67	10	5	1637	27	du Mulier
					4	1	1669	59	dv. Wymelbeke	1645	1725	71
IX.	Jan	1675	1751	76	9	3	1704	29	de Clerck	1678	1757	79
X.	Jan	1707	1759	52	7	4	1737	30	Melsens	1712	1784	72
XI.	Joseph	1749	1829	80	7	2	1775	26	Baudoncq	1772	1784	72
XII.	Ivo	1776	1842	66	1	1	1820	44	v. Steenkiste	1791	1862	71
XIII.	Jean-Bte	1824	1894	70	7	1	1847	23	Olleviers	1818	1904	86
XIV.	Eugene	1851	1922	71	17	12	1876	25	v.d. Ghote	1856	1926	72
XV.	Antoine	1889	1962	73	4	1	1920	31	de Jaegere	1891	1979	88
XVI.	Luc	1929			4		1956	27	Petre	1932

Coat of arms: 'DUGARDYN'

Old coat of arms, by Luc DUGARDYN

Description: (Dutch .... to be translated!)

In zilver een uitgerukte boom van sinopel, getwijgd en gebladerd van hetzelfde, het schild overtopt met een helm van zilver, getralied, gehalsband en omboord van goud, gevoerd en gehecht van keel, met wrong en dekkleden van zilver en van sinopel.
Helmteken: een scherm van zilver, omzoomd van sinopel waaraan zeven kwastjes van hetzelfde, beladen met de boom van het schild.

Family coat of arms registrated by the Heraldisch College of the 'Vlaamse Verening voor Familiekunde' on Juni first, 1974, number 4.

Details ancestors (Dutch!):

Research duGardeyn

Johan Roelstraete and Luc Dugardyn published a book, mentioned before.

The result of the research is the oldest forefather Zeger, from before the year 1500
The pictures below link to larger pictures, with scrolling more details are available.

The picture below gives the oldest generations DuGardeyn.
Remark: Moeskroen is a village south of Kortrijk in Belgium.

The picture below shows the 'Zeeland Flanders' branch: Gilles duGardeyn.
Note: the link to the Zeeland Flanders branch is on page 81 of above-mentioned book,
Egidius is 'Gilles' duGardeyn baptized in Zwevegem on Januari 11, 1654.

The 'Zeeland Flanders' branch of the genealogy 'de Gardeijn' was investigated by 'Jacques' de Gardeijn.
He spend more than 25 years on his research. The results are in a few 'blueprints'.

The pictures below link to larger pictures, with scrolling more details are available.

The picture below shows the Zeeland Flanders branch 2 after Gilles de Gardeijn: Jacob de Gardeijn and Sara Leenhout.
The picture of Stam 1: Abraham de Gardeijn and Josine de Meyer is of even worse quality and is not on the website...yet!

WikipediA

Heraldry is the profession, study, or art of devising, granting, and blazoning arms.