Hansard

The Noble Tribe of Hansard represented here by Lord Craig, Seneschal of Hansard. The surname Hansard was first found in Durham where "the Hansards of Evenwood, co. Durham, formerly had a seat in the palatinate parliament convened by the bishop of Durham. Hansard is also a provincialism for a bill-hook or hedge-bill. The Hansards of Durham were commonly characterized as the 'Handsome Hansards.' "