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Armorial Registry

A digital registry of armorial bearings centred on landed and armigerous gentry, their cadet/offshoot branches and upward connections into knighthood, baronetcies, peerage and royal houses, while also retaining other documented heraldry. Links to manors, lordships and historical people are optional.

908 armorial records

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Gascoyne-Cecil of Salisbury — James Brownlow William Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury, documented Middlesex Guildhall achievement

Class: Peer

Branch: Salisbury and Hatfield; Gascoyne-Cecil formation through Frances Mary Gascoyne

Armiger: James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury, KG, PC

Issued / recorded: 1823

Blazon: Quarterly: 1st and 4th, barry of ten Argent and Azure, over all six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent, langued Gules, a crescent for difference, for Cecil; 2nd and 3rd, Argent, on a pale Sable a conger’s head erased and erect Or, charged with an ermine spot, for Gascoyne. Crests: 1st, six arrows in saltire Or, barbed and flighted Argent, girt together with a belt Gules, buckled and garnished Gold, over the arrows a morion cap Proper; 2nd, a conger’s head erased and erect Or, charged with an ermine spot. Supporters: two lions Ermine. Motto: SERO SED SERIO.

Variant: Historic Variant

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Cecil of Hatfield and Salisbury — Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, founder of the Hatfield/Salisbury cadet branch

Class: Peer

Branch: Hatfield and Salisbury line, descended from William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, through his younger surviving son Robert Cecil

Armiger: Sir Robert Cecil, 1st Baron Cecil of Essendon, 1st Viscount Cranborne and 1st Earl of Salisbury, KG, PC

Issued / recorded: 1605

Blazon: Quarterly of six: 1st and 6th, Barry of ten Argent and Azure, over all six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent, for Cecil; 2nd, per pale Gules and Azure, a lion rampant Argent supporting a tree eradicated Vert, for Winston or Winstone; 3rd, Sable, a plate between three towers triple-towered Argent, their ports open, for Caerleon; 4th, Argent, on a bend cotised Gules three cinquefoils Or, for Heckington or Dauney; 5th, Argent, a chevron Ermine between three chess-rooks Sable, for Walcot; over all a crescent Or for difference. Crest: Six arrows in saltire Or, barbed and flighted Argent, bound together with a belt Gules, buckled and garnished Or, surmounted by a morion Proper.

Variant: Cadet

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Cecil of Salisbury — Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, Garter stall-plate achievement with Or crescent

Class: Peer

Branch: Hatfield and Salisbury branch founded by Robert Cecil, younger surviving son of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley

Armiger: Sir Robert Cecil, 1st Baron Cecil of Essendon, 1st Viscount Cranborne and 1st Earl of Salisbury, KG, PC

Issued / recorded: 1605

Blazon: Quarterly of six: 1st and 6th, Barry of ten Argent and Azure, over all six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent, for Cecil; 2nd, per pale Gules and Azure, a lion rampant Argent supporting a tree eradicated Vert, for Winston or Winstone; 3rd, Sable, a plate between three towers triple-towered Argent, their ports open, for Caerleon; 4th, Argent, on a bend cotised Gules three cinquefoils Or, for Heckington or Dauney; 5th, Argent, a chevron Ermine between three chess-rooks Sable, for Walcot; over all a crescent Or for difference. Crest: Six arrows in saltire Or, barbed and flighted Argent, bound together with a belt Gules, buckled and garnished Or, surmounted by a morion Proper.

Variant: Historic Variant

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Cecil of Salisbury and Hatfield — James Cecil, 1st Marquess of Salisbury, pre-Gascoyne Salisbury achievement

Class: Peer

Branch: Salisbury of Hatfield; first Marquessate of Salisbury

Armiger: James Cecil, 7th Earl of Salisbury and 1st Marquess of Salisbury, KG, PC

Issued / recorded: 1789

Blazon: Barry of ten Argent and Azure, over all six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent, a crescent Gules for difference. Crest: Six arrows in saltire Or, barbed and flighted Argent, bound together with a belt Gules, buckled and garnished Gold, surmounted by a morion Proper. Supporters: On either side a lion Ermine. Motto: SERO SED SERIO.

Variant: Historic Variant

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Cecil of Exeter — Bridge Creek/100 Mile House Canadian offshoot and succession of William Martin Alleyne Cecil, 7th Marquess of Exeter

Class: Peer

Branch: Bridge Creek Ranch and 100 Mile House Canadian offshoot; younger-son branch of the 5th Marquess that returned to the senior Exeter succession in 1981

Armiger: William Martin Alleyne Cecil, 7th Marquess of Exeter

Issued / recorded: 1930

Blazon: Barry of ten Argent and Azure, six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent. Crest: On a chapeau Gules turned up Ermine, a garb Or supported by two lions, the dexter Argent and the sinister Azure. Supporters: On either side a lion Ermine. Motto: COR UNUM VIA UNA.

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Cecil of Exeter — William Michael Anthony Cecil, Canadian-born 8th Marquess and 100 Mile House succession

Class: Peer

Branch: Canadian-born son of Lord Martin Cecil; Bridge Creek Ranch, 100 Mile House and later Victoria, British Columbia

Armiger: William Michael Anthony Cecil, 8th Marquess of Exeter

Issued / recorded: 1 September 1935

Blazon: Barry of ten Argent and Azure, six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent. Crest: On a chapeau Gules turned up Ermine, a garb Or supported by two lions, the dexter Argent and the sinister Azure. Supporters: On either side a lion Ermine. Motto: COR UNUM VIA UNA.

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Cecil–Barclay of Firle — marital impalement of Thomas James Amherst Cecil and Vera Agnes Barclay

Class: Other Historical

Branch: Cecil of Exeter impaling the Eastwick Park Barclay branch descended from the Barclays of Ury and Mathers

Armiger: Captain the Honourable Thomas James Amherst Cecil and Vera Agnes Barclay

Issued / recorded: 1912-07-29

Blazon: Marital impalement: dexter, Barry of ten Argent and Azure, over all six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent, for Cecil of Exeter; sinister, Azure, a chevron Argent and in chief three crosses patée Argent, for Barclay of Eastwick Park and the Mathers-Urie line.

Variant: Impalement

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Cecil of Exeter–Barclay — Barclay James Amherst Cecil and the Australian collateral branch

Class: Other Historical

Branch: Only-child branch of Thomas James Amherst Cecil and Vera Agnes Barclay; later Australian-connected collateral line

Armiger: Barclay James Amherst Cecil

Issued / recorded: 1913-04-13

Blazon: Barry of ten Argent and Azure, over all six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent. Crest: On a chapeau Gules turned up Ermine, a garb Or supported by two lions rampant, the dexter Argent and the sinister Azure. Supporters: On either side a lion Ermine. Motto: COR UNUM VIA UNA.

Variant: Cadet

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Amherst of Hackney — William Hugh Amherst Cecil, 4th Baron, continuation of the Exeter-Cecil male line

Class: Peer

Branch: Direct male-line continuation from William Alexander Evering Cecil, 3rd Baron

Armiger: William Hugh Amherst Cecil, 4th Baron Amherst of Hackney

Issued / recorded: 1980-07-22

Blazon: Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Barry of ten Argent and Azure, six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent, a mullet for difference; 2nd and 3rd, Gules, three tilting-spears two and one Or, headed Argent.

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Amherst-Cecil of Foulden and Hackney — Sir Henry Richard Amherst Cecil and the posthumous Burnett-connected branch

Class: Knight

Branch: Posthumous son of Henry Kerr Auchmuty Cecil; racehorse-training branch connected to Burnett of Leys

Armiger: Sir Henry Richard Amherst Cecil, Kt.

Issued / recorded: 1943-01-11

Blazon: Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Barry of ten Argent and Azure, six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent, a mullet for difference; 2nd and 3rd, Gules, three tilting-spears two and one Or, headed Argent.

Variant: Cadet

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Cecil-Amherst of Foulden and Hackney — Captain the Honourable William Amherst Cecil and the interrupted first-generation succession

Class: Other Historical

Branch: Eldest-son branch of Lord William Cecil and Mary, 2nd Baroness Amherst of Hackney

Armiger: Captain the Honourable William Amherst Cecil, MC

Issued / recorded: 30 June 1886

Blazon: Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Barry of ten Argent and Azure, six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent, for Cecil; 2nd and 3rd, Gules, three tilting spears two and one Or, headed Argent, for Amherst. No separate personal cadency mark has been securely located.

Variant: Cadet

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Amherst-Cecil of Foulden and Hackney — Commander Henry Mitford Amherst Cecil and the youngest-son naval branch

Class: Armigerous Gentry

Branch: Youngest son of Lord William Cecil and Mary Rothes Margaret Tyssen-Amherst; Foulden and Hackney branch

Armiger: Commander the Honourable Henry Mitford Amherst Cecil, R.N., O.B.E., O.St.J.

Issued / recorded: 1893-03-09

Blazon: Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Barry of ten Argent and Azure, six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent, a mullet for difference; 2nd and 3rd, Gules, three tilting-spears two and one Or, headed Argent.

Variant: Cadet

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Amherst of Hackney — William Alexander Evering Cecil, 3rd Baron and the Exeter-Cecil succession through special remainder

Class: Peer

Branch: Cecil of Exeter through Lord William Cecil; Foulden and Hackney branch of Amherst

Armiger: William Alexander Evering Cecil, 3rd Baron Amherst of Hackney

Issued / recorded: 1919-12-21

Blazon: Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Barry of ten Argent and Azure, six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent, a mullet for difference; 2nd and 3rd, Gules, three tilting-spears two and one Or, headed Argent.

Variant: Cadet

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Cecil–Amherst of Hackney — William Alexander Evering Cecil, 3rd Baron Amherst of Hackney, succession through the Exeter Cecil and Tyssen-Amherst lines

Class: Peer

Branch: Cecil of Exeter through Lord William Cecil, younger son of William Alleyne Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Exeter; maternal-grandson succession through Mary Rothes Margaret Tyssen-Amherst, 2nd Barone

Armiger: William Alexander Evering Cecil, 3rd Baron Amherst of Hackney, CBE, OStJ

Issued / recorded: 1919-12-21

Blazon: Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Barry of ten Argent and Azure, six escutcheons three, two and one Sable, each charged with a lion rampant Argent, a mullet for difference, for Cecil; 2nd and 3rd, Gules, three tilting-spears two and one Or, headed Argent, for Amherst.

Variant: Cadet

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Cecil of Exeter — John Cecil, 5th Earl of Exeter, heir of John Cecil, 4th Earl and senior Burghley succession

Class: Peer

Branch: Cecil of Exeter and Burghley senior male line

Armiger: John Cecil, 5th Earl of Exeter, 6th Baron Burghley

Issued / recorded: 18 March 1678

Blazon: Barry of ten Argent and Azure, over all six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent. Crest: On a chapeau Gules turned up Ermine, a garb Or supported by two lions, the dexter Argent and the sinister Azure. Supporters: On either side a lion Ermine. Motto: COR UNUM VIA UNA.

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Cecil of Exeter — Brownlow Cecil, 9th Earl of Exeter, childless Burghley succession to the 1st Marquess

Class: Peer

Branch: Burghley House; late eighteenth-century Exeter succession

Armiger: Brownlow Cecil, 9th Earl of Exeter

Issued / recorded: 1754

Blazon: Barry of ten Argent and Azure, over all six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent. Crest: On a chapeau Gules turned up Ermine, a garb Or supported by two lions, the dexter Argent and the sinister Azure. Supporters: On either side a lion Ermine. Motto: COR UNUM VIA UNA.

Variant: Historic Variant

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Cecil of Exeter — Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, transmission of the Burghley base arms

Class: Peer

Branch: Senior Exeter line descended from William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley; founder of the later Exeter succession through his eldest son William and second son Sir Richard Cecil of Wakerley

Armiger: Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, KG

Issued / recorded: 1598

Blazon: Barry of ten Argent and Azure, over all six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent. In a complete Exeter achievement the shield was accompanied by a crest of a garb Or supported by two lions rampant, the dexter Argent and the sinister Azure, supporters two lions Ermine, and the motto COR UNUM VIA UNA.

Variant: Same Design

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Cecil–Denny of Norwich — Mary Cecil and Edward Denny, 1st Earl of Norwich

Class: Peer

Branch: Mary Cecil's Exeter female line into the Denny barony and short-lived earldom of Norwich

Armiger: Lady Mary Cecil, Countess of Norwich, and Edward Denny, 1st Earl of Norwich

Issued / recorded: c.1590

Blazon: Marital impalement: dexter, Barry of ten Argent and Azure, six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent, for Cecil of Exeter; sinister, Gules, a saltire Argent between twelve crosses patée Or, for Denny.

Variant: Impalement

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Joicey-Cecil of Highfield — Colonel Lord John Pakenham Joicey-Cecil and the 1898 name-and-arms succession

Class: Other Historical

Branch: Fourth-son branch of William Alleyne Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Exeter; Joicey-Cecil of Highfield, Andover and Chute Forest

Armiger: Colonel Lord John Pakenham Joicey-Cecil, M.P., J.P., D.L.

Issued / recorded: 1898

Blazon: Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Barry of ten Argent and Azure, over all six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent, for Cecil; 2nd and 3rd, Argent, three torteaux in bend between two bendlets Gules, for Joicey. The 1905 Armorial Families text appears to contain an expanded reading in which the torteaux are each charged with a lozenge; the original patent should be consulted before adopting that detail as definitive.

Variant: Cadet

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Joicey-Cecil of Highfield, Andover — 1898 grant to Lord John Pakenham Joicey-Cecil and his lawful issue

Class: Armigerous Gentry

Branch: Fourth-son branch of William Alleyne Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Exeter, joined to the Newton Hall Joicey family

Armiger: Colonel Lord John Pakenham Joicey-Cecil and his lawful issue

Issued / recorded: 1898

Blazon: Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Barry of ten Argent and Azure, over all six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent, for Cecil of Exeter; 2nd and 3rd, Argent, three torteaux in bend between two bendlets Gules, for the Joicey component. Crests: 1st, on a chapeau Gules turned up Ermine, a garb Or supported by two lions, the dexter Argent and the sinister Azure; 2nd, a demi-man affrontée in armour Proper, garnished Or, the helmet adorned with three feathers Gules, holding a scimitar Argent and supporting an escutcheon of the Joicey arms. Motto: COR UNUM VIA UNA.

Variant: Cadet

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