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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.

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Exeter Cecil younger sons — collective male cadet group of Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess

Class: Peer

Branch: Younger-son group of the 2nd Marquess of Exeter

Armiger: The younger sons of Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter: Lord Brownlow Thomas Montagu Cecil, Lord Edward Henry Cecil, Lord Henry Poyntz Cecil and Lord Adelbert Percy Cecil

Issued / recorded: 1827

Blazon: Barry of ten Argent and Azure, over all six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent. The complete Exeter achievement adds: 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: Cadet

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Cecil of Exeter — Henry Cecil, 10th Earl of Exeter and 1st Marquess of Exeter, younger-son succession from Thomas Chambers Cecil

Class: Peer

Branch: Cecil of Exeter — succession through Thomas Chambers Cecil, second son of Brownlow Cecil, 8th Earl of Exeter

Armiger: Henry Cecil, 10th Earl of Exeter and 1st Marquess of Exeter, F.R.S.

Issued / recorded: 1754-03-14

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: Cadet

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Cecil of Exeter — Lord Francis Horace Pierrepont Cecil, second-son branch of William Alleyne Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Exeter

Class: Other Historical

Branch: Second-son branch of William Alleyne Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Exeter; Stocken Hall, Rutland

Armiger: Lord Francis Horace Pierrepont Cecil, R.N.

Issued / recorded: 1851-07-05

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: Cadet

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Cecil–Nevill of Exeter — Gray's Inn Great Hall marriage panel with Latimer inescutcheon of pretence

Class: Peer

Branch: Exeter Cecil branch through Thomas Cecil and the Latimer-Nevill marriage of Dorothy Nevill

Armiger: Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, and Dorothy Nevill

Issued / recorded: 1564

Blazon: Quarterly of six: 1st and 6th, Barry of ten Argent and Azure, 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 sustaining a tree eradicated Vert, for Winstone; 3rd, Sable, three towers Argent, for Caerleon; 4th, Argent, on a bend cotised Gules three cinquefoils Or, for Heckington; 5th, Argent, a chevron between three chess-rooks Ermine, for Walcot; an escutcheon of pretence quarterly of six: 1st, Gules, a saltire Argent, an annulet Sable for Nevill of Latimer; 2nd, Gules, a fess between six crosses crosslet Or, for Beauchamp of Warwick; 3rd, Sable, fretty Or, on a canton per pale Ermine and Or an ancient galley Sable, for Nevill ancient; 4th, Gules, a chevron between ten crosses paty Argent, for Berkeley; 5th, quarterly Gules and Or, in the first quarter a mullet Argent, for Vere; 6th, Gules, a bend between six crosses botony fitchy Argent, for Howard.

Variant: Impalement

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Cecil of Exeter — William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter, Garter achievement with Neville quarter

Class: Peer

Branch: Exeter line, descended from Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter; Burghley succession

Armiger: William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter, 3rd Baron Burghley and KG

Issued / recorded: 1623

Blazon: Quarterly of six: 1st and 6th, Cecil, Barry of ten Argent and Azure, over all six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent; 2nd, per pale Gules and Azure, a lion rampant Argent supporting a tree eradicated Vert; 3rd, Sable, a plate between three towers triple-towered Argent, their ports open; 4th, Argent, on a bend cotised Gules three cinquefoils Or; 5th, Argent, a chevron Ermine between three chess-rooks Sable; 6th, Gules, a saltire Argent, an annulet Sable for difference, for Neville of Latimer. Achievement ensigned by the coronet of an earl and displayed within the Garter as a Knight of the Garter.

Variant: Marshalling

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Cecil of Exeter — William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter, direct achievement showing the Neville-Latimer quarter inherited through Dorothy Neville

Class: Peer

Branch: Senior Exeter Cecil line descended from Thomas Cecil and Dorothy Neville

Armiger: William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter, KG

Issued / recorded: January 1565/1566

Blazon: Quarterly of six: 1 and 6, Barry of ten Argent and Azure, over all six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent, for Cecil; 2, per pale Gules and Azure, a lion rampant Argent sustaining a tree eradicated Vert, for Winston; 3, Sable, a Plate between three towers triple-towered Argent, ports open; 4, Argent, on a bend cotised Gules three cinquefoils Or; 5, Argent, a chevron between three chess-rooks Ermine; 6, Gules, a saltire Argent, an annulet Sable for difference, for Neville of Latimer.

Variant: Quartering

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Cecil of Exeter — William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter, six-quarter achievement incorporating the Neville-Latimer quarter

Class: Peer

Branch: Senior Exeter Cecil succession through Dorothy Neville

Armiger: William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter, KG

Issued / recorded: 1605

Blazon: Quarterly of six: 1 and 6, Barry of ten Argent and Azure, over all six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent, for Cecil; 2, per pale Gules and Azure, a lion rampant Argent sustaining a tree eradicated Vert, for Winston; 3, Sable, a Plate between three towers triple-towered Argent, ports open, for Caerleon; 4, Argent, on a bend cotised Gules three cinquefoils Or, for Heckington; 5, Argent, a chevron between three chess-rooks Ermine, for Walcot; 6, Gules, a saltire Argent, an annulet Sable for difference, for Neville of Latimer.

Variant: Quartering

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Cecil of Exeter–Ros — William Cecil, 16th Baron Ros, only child of William Cecil and Elizabeth Manners

Class: Peer

Branch: Exeter Cecil–Ros branch, extinct in the male line

Armiger: William Cecil, 16th Baron Ros of Helmsley

Issued / recorded: 1590-06-04

Blazon: Paternal arms: 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. Maternal and titular inheritance: the Barony of Ros, represented by Gules, three water bougets Argent. No securely evidenced contemporary complete combined shield for William has been located; the Cecil coat and Ros title should therefore be recorded separately rather than invented as a full quartered achievement.

Variant: Marshalling

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Cecil of Wakerley — Sir Richard Cecil, landed knight and founder of the Wakerley household branch

Class: Knight

Branch: Cecil of Wakerley, Northamptonshire

Armiger: Sir Richard Cecil of Wakerley

Issued / recorded: 1570

Blazon: Barry of ten Argent and Azure, over all six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent. Crest: A garb Or supported by two lions rampant, the dexter Argent and the sinister Azure. Motto: COR UNUM VIA UNA.

Variant: Same Design

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Coke–Berkeley of Stoke Gifford — Elizabeth Coke and the short-lived female-transmitted branch from Elizabeth Cecil’s second marriage

Class: Armigerous Gentry

Branch: Coke–Berkeley of Stoke Gifford; issue of Elizabeth Coke by Sir Maurice Berkeley

Armiger: Elizabeth Coke, daughter of Sir Edward Coke and Lady Elizabeth Cecil, and her husband Sir Maurice Berkeley of Stoke Gifford

Issued / recorded: 1622

Blazon: Berkeley of Stoke Gifford: Gules, a chevron ermine between ten crosses pattée Argent.

Variant: Marshalling

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Cecil of Exeter–Poyntz of Cowdray — Brownlow Cecil's memorial achievement with Poyntz escutcheon of pretence

Class: Peer

Branch: Exeter senior line; Cowdray/Midgham Poyntz heiress transmission

Armiger: Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter, and Isabella Poyntz, Marchioness of Exeter

Issued / recorded: 1867

Blazon: Cecil: Barry of ten Argent and Azure, over all six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent, with an inescutcheon of pretence Poyntz: Barry of eight Gules and Or.

Variant: Marshalling

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Cecil–Clifford of Cumberland — Lady Frances Cecil and the Salisbury daughter branch

Class: Peer

Branch: Female-transmitted Salisbury collateral branch through Frances Cecil's marriage to the heir of the Clifford Earls of Cumberland

Armiger: Lady Frances Cecil, later Countess of Cumberland, and Henry Clifford, 5th Earl of Cumberland

Issued / recorded: 1610

Blazon: Marital combination: dexter, the Cecil arms, Barry of ten Argent and Azure, over all six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent, with the period Salisbury crescent difference; sinister, the Clifford achievement of Henry Clifford, 5th Earl of Cumberland, principally Chequy Or and Azure, a fess Gules, together with the inherited Clifford quarterings for Bromflete, Vesci, Bardolph, Vipont, Aton and St John. No single period impalement image has been located, so the complete combined shield is not reconstructed as a definitive grant.

Variant: Marshalling

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Cecil of Salisbury of Hatfield — William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, recorded Garter-era six-quarter achievement

Class: Peer

Branch: Salisbury of Hatfield; second hereditary generation after Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury

Armiger: William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, KG, PC

Issued / recorded: 1625

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; 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; 5th, Argent, a chevron Ermine between three chess-rooks Sable, for Walcot. The surviving Garter-style representation examined here does not place a crescent over all.

Variant: Historic Variant

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Cecil of Salisbury of Hatfield — James Cecil, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, Garter-era six-quarter achievement without crescent

Class: Peer

Branch: Salisbury of Hatfield; grandson and successor of William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury

Armiger: James Cecil, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, KG, PC

Issued / recorded: 1680

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; 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 Ekington; 5th, Argent, a chevron Ermine between three chess-rooks Sable, for Walcot. The surviving Garter-style depiction omits a crescent over all.

Variant: Historic Variant

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Cecil-Hamilton of Castle Hamilton — Arthur Cecil Hamilton and the 1776 name-and-arms grant

Class: Armigerous Gentry

Branch: Cecil-Hamilton of Castle Hamilton, County Cavan

Armiger: Arthur Cecil Hamilton, later styled Arthur Cecil-Hamilton of Castle Hamilton

Issued / recorded: 1776

Blazon: First and fourth grand quarters: 1st and 4th, Gules, three cinquefoils Ermine; 2nd and 3rd, Argent, a chevron chequy Gules and of the first, between three bugles Sable, garnished Or, for Temple. Second and third grand quarters: Barry of ten Argent and Azure, over all six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent, for Cecil. Crest: A sheaf of seven arrows Or, headed and feathered Argent, banded Gules, surmounted by a morion Proper.

Variant: Marshalling

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Gascoyne-Cecil of Salisbury — 1821 Royal-Licence cadet formation through Frances Mary Gascoyne, heiress of Childwall Hall

Class: Peer

Branch: Salisbury/Hatfield line of Cecil, augmented by the Childwall Hall Gascoyne heiress transmission

Armiger: James Brownlow William Cecil, later James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury, and the lawful issue of his marriage to Frances Mary Gascoyne

Issued / recorded: 1821-03-22

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, a crescent Gules 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.

Variant: Marshalling

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Gascoyne-Cecil of Salisbury — Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess, heir of the Childwall transmission

Class: Peer

Branch: Principal Salisbury-Hatfield line descended from the 2nd Marquess and Frances Mary Gascoyne

Armiger: Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, KG, GCVO, PC, FRS

Issued / recorded: 1868-04-12

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, a crescent Gules 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. Crest: 1st, six arrows in saltire Or, barbed and flighted Argent, bound 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: Same Design

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Rockley–Tyssen-Amherst of Lytchett Heath — Evelyn Cecil and Alicia Margaret Tyssen-Amherst marriage transmission

Class: Peer

Branch: Junior Salisbury/Gascoyne-Cecil branch issued through Lord Eustace Cecil of Lytchett Heath; matrimonial connection with the Tyssen-Amherst–Amherst of Hackney baronial family

Armiger: The Right Honourable Evelyn Cecil, 1st Baron Rockley, GBE, PC, and Hon. Alicia Margaret Tyssen-Amherst, Baroness Rockley

Issued / recorded: 16 February 1898

Blazon: Principal post-1934 Rockley achievement of Evelyn Cecil: Barry of ten Argent and Azure, over all six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent, and for difference a Crescent Gules charged with another Crescent Or. Crest: 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. Supporters: On either side a Lion Ermine gorged with a Collar Or, pendent therefrom an Escutcheon, the dexter Sable a Lion rampant Argent and the sinister Gules three Tilting Spears erect Or headed Argent. Motto: SERO SED SERIO. Alicia's documented significance is matrimonial and genealogical: she was the daughter of William Amhurst Tyssen-Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney, whose baronial achievement quartered the Amherst, Daniel and Tyssen inheritances. No separately documented impaled achievement for Evelyn and Alicia has been located.

Variant: Other

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Salisbury of Hatfield — Lord Rupert Ernest William Gascoyne-Cecil, Bishop of Exeter, and the ecclesiastical collateral branch

Class: Ecclesiastical

Branch: Second-son branch of Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury; Bishop of Exeter line

Armiger: The Right Reverend Lord Rupert Ernest William Gascoyne-Cecil, Bishop of Exeter

Issued / recorded: 1887

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, a crescent Gules 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. 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, together with the Gascoyne conger's-head crest where a complete double crest is displayed. Supporters: Two lions Ermine. Motto: SERO SED SERIO.

Variant: Cadet

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