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Armorial Registry

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General Armorial Registry

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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Cecil of Exeter — Captain Thomas James Amherst Cecil and the Barclay marriage branch

Class: Other Historical

Branch: Younger-son branch of Cecil of Exeter through Colonel Lord William Cecil; Firle branch after marriage to Vera Agnes Barclay

Armiger: Captain the Honourable Thomas James Amherst Cecil

Issued / recorded: 1887-11-09

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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Cecil of Foulden and Hackney — Barons Amherst of Hackney, later Cecil male-line branch

Class: Peer

Branch: Cecil of Foulden and Hackney; Amherst of Hackney succession through Mary Rothes Margaret Tyssen-Amherst, 2nd Baroness Amherst, and Lord William Cecil of the Exeter line

Armiger: Cecil of Foulden and Hackney, 4th and 5th Barons Amherst of Hackney

Issued / recorded: 1919

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. 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 heron Proper collared Or. Motto: COR UNUM VIA UNA.

Variant: Cadet

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Cecil-Hamilton of Castle Hamilton — Arthur Cecil Hamilton and the 1776 exemplification of the inherited achievement

Class: Armigerous Gentry

Branch: Cecil-Hamilton of Castle Hamilton, descended through Philip Cecil and Nichola Hamilton

Armiger: Arthur Cecil Hamilton, formerly Arthur Cecil of Salisbury

Issued / recorded: 1720

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. 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 — James Brownlow William Cecil, 2nd Marquess, Garter-era achievement after the Childwall heiress transmission

Class: Peer

Branch: Salisbury and Hatfield line after the 1821 marriage to Frances Mary Gascoyne of Childwall Hall

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

Issued / recorded: 2 February 1821

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.

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Cecil of Wilcote — Hon. Charles Evelyn Cecil and the Wilcote younger-son branch of Rockley

Class: Armigerous Gentry

Branch: Wilcote branch, descended from the younger-son line of the Barons Rockley

Armiger: The Hon. Charles Evelyn Cecil of Wilcote

Issued / recorded: 1936-11-15

Blazon: Barry of ten Argent and Azure over all six Escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a Lion rampant of the first 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.

Variant: Cadet

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Gascoyne-Cecil of Hatfield — Lord Richard Valentine Gascoyne-Cecil and the later Salisbury cadet network

Class: Peer

Branch: Younger-son branch of the 6th Marquess of Salisbury

Armiger: Lord Richard Valentine Gascoyne-Cecil

Issued / recorded: 1948-01-26

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: on either side a Lion Ermine. Motto: SERO SED SERIO.

Variant: Cadet

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Cecil of Salisbury — Lord Edward Christian David Cecil and the literary cadet branch

Class: Peer

Branch: Younger-son branch of James Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury

Armiger: Lord Edward Christian David Gascoyne-Cecil

Issued / recorded: 1902-04-09

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. Associated crest: six arrows in saltire Or, barbed and flighted Argent, bound with a belt Gules and surmounted by a morion cap Proper.

Variant: Cadet

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Gascoyne-Cecil of Salisbury — collateral children of the 6th Marquess as a documented cadet family cluster

Class: Peer

Branch: Younger-son cluster of the 6th Marquess of Salisbury

Armiger: Lord Charles Edward Vere Gascoyne-Cecil and Lord Valentine William Gascoyne-Cecil

Issued / recorded: 1949-07-13

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. Associated crest: six arrows in saltire Or, barbed and flighted Argent, bound with a belt Gules and surmounted by a morion cap Proper.

Variant: Cadet

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Cecil of Salisbury — paternal arms of Lady Catherine Cecil

Class: Peer

Branch: Salisbury branch of Cecil, descended from Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, younger son of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley

Armiger: Lady Catherine Cecil, Countess of Egmont

Issued / recorded: 15 August 1719

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.

Variant: Cadet

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Cecil of Salisbury — William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury and Garter-era continuation of Robert Cecil's crescent-bearing arms

Class: Peer

Branch: Salisbury/Hatfield line, second generation from Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury

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

Issued / recorded: 1624

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, 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; over all a crescent Or for difference.

Variant: Historic Variant

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Cecil of Salisbury — James Cecil, 4th Earl of Salisbury and short-lived succession before the 5th Earl

Class: Peer

Branch: Salisbury and Hatfield, fourth generation

Armiger: James Cecil, 4th Earl of Salisbury

Issued / recorded: 1683

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, with the inherited Winston, Caerleon, Heckington and Walcot quarters available in the fuller Salisbury achievement.

Variant: Same Design

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Cecil of Salisbury — James Cecil, 3rd Earl of Salisbury and Garter-era pre-Gascoyne achievement

Class: Peer

Branch: Salisbury and Hatfield, third generation

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

Issued / recorded: 1668

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. In the fuller six-quarter form, the Cecil quarter was accompanied by the Winston, Caerleon, Heckington and Walcot quarters. The surviving Garter-style depiction omits the crescent in at least one historic stall-plate reconstruction, so the crescent should be recorded as a period-dependent cadency feature rather than assumed in every representation.

Variant: Historic Variant

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Gascoyne-Cecil of Salisbury — James Brownlow William Cecil, 2nd Marquess, and the heiress-derived Salisbury marshalling

Class: Peer

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

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

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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Cecil of King’s Walden — junior Salisbury branch and its documented termination in the male line

Class: Armigerous Gentry

Branch: King’s Walden junior branch of the Salisbury Cecils

Armiger: The King’s Walden branch of Hon. Robert Cecil, including Charles Cecil and Margaret Cecil, Lady Brown

Issued / recorded: 1670

Blazon: Barry of ten Argent and Azure, six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent; a crescent for difference.

Variant: Cadet

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Barons Rockley — succession of the Eustace Cecil cadet branch

Class: Peer

Branch: Rockley of Lytchett Heath

Armiger: Robert William Evelyn Cecil, 2nd Baron Rockley; Hugh Cecil, 3rd Baron Rockley; Anthony Robert Cecil, 4th Baron Rockley

Issued / recorded: 1941-04-01

Blazon: 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; with the Rockley crest, supporters and motto SERO SED SERIO.

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Baron Rockley — Anthony Robert Cecil, 4th Baron Rockley

Class: Peer

Branch: Rockley of Lytchett Heath

Armiger: Anthony Robert Cecil, 4th Baron Rockley

Issued / recorded: 2011-12-05

Blazon: 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, supporters and motto as for the Rockley barony.

Variant: Same Design

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Baron Rockley — James Hugh Cecil, 3rd Baron Rockley

Class: Peer

Branch: Rockley of Lytchett Heath

Armiger: James Hugh Cecil, 3rd Baron Rockley

Issued / recorded: 1976-01-26

Blazon: 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, supporters and motto as for the Rockley barony.

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Baron Rockley — Robert William Evelyn Cecil, 2nd Baron Rockley

Class: Peer

Branch: Rockley of Lytchett Heath

Armiger: Robert William Evelyn Cecil, 2nd Baron Rockley

Issued / recorded: 1941-04-01

Blazon: 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, supporters and motto as for the Rockley barony.

Variant: Same Design

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Cecil of Salisbury — James Cecil, 7th Earl and 1st Marquess of Salisbury, later red-crescent form

Class: Peer

Branch: Salisbury marquessate and Hatfield principal line, descended from Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury

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

Issued / recorded: 1780

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. Crests: 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: On either side a lion Ermine. Motto: SERO SED SERIO.

Variant: Historic Variant

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Cecil-Gascoyne-Cecil of Salisbury — James Emilius William Evelyn Gascoyne-Cecil, styled Viscount Cranborne, heir-presumptive branch

Class: Peer

Branch: Salisbury marquessate; elder son of the 2nd Marquess who died in his father's lifetime

Armiger: James Emilius William Evelyn Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranborne

Issued / recorded: 1823

Blazon: Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Cecil, 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; 2nd and 3rd, Gascoyne, Argent, on a pale Sable a conger's head erased and erect Or, charged with an ermine spot.

Variant: Historic Variant

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