Ralph Bigland (born 1757)
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Ralph Bigland (born 1757)
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Sir Ralph Bigland was an English herald. He was the son of Joseph Owen of Salford, Lancashire, and Elizabeth-Maria Owen. In 1774, he received royal licence to take the surname and arms of Bigland. He did this out of respect to his maternal uncle, Ralph Bigland, English Officer of Arms, at his uncle's desire.
That same year, he became Rouge Dragon Pursuivant, the first of five heraldic appointments he was to hold in the College of Arms. Like his uncle, he rose to the most senior office, being app
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