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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-Gascoyne-Cecil of Salisbury — Lord Arthur Gascoyne-Cecil, second-marriage cadet line

Class: Armigerous Gentry

Branch: Younger son of the 2nd Marquess by Lady Mary Catherine Sackville-West; Orchard Mains and Scottish agricultural branch

Armiger: Lord Arthur Gascoyne-Cecil

Issued / recorded: 1851

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: Cadet

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Cecil-Gascoyne-Cecil of Salisbury — Lord David Cecil, literary and academic collateral branch

Class: Armigerous Gentry

Branch: Younger-son branch of the 4th Marquess of Salisbury; literary and Oxford collateral line

Armiger: Lord Edward Christian David Gascoyne-Cecil

Issued / recorded: 1902

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: Cadet

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Cecil of Orchardmains — Lord Sackville Arthur Cecil

Class: Armigerous Gentry

Branch: Orchardmains younger-son branch of the 2nd Marquess of Salisbury

Armiger: Lord Sackville Arthur Cecil

Issued / recorded: 1848

Blazon: Attributed inherited paternal arms: 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; 2nd and 3rd, Argent, on a pale Sable a conger's head erased and erect Or, charged with an ermine spot. The Salisbury Cecil component is associated with a crescent Gules for cadency in the relevant family tradition.

Variant: Cadet

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Cecil of Orchardmains — Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Lionel Cecil

Class: Armigerous Gentry

Branch: Orchardmains younger-son branch of the 2nd Marquess of Salisbury

Armiger: Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Lionel Cecil

Issued / recorded: 1853

Blazon: Attributed inherited paternal arms: 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; 2nd and 3rd, Argent, on a pale Sable a conger's head erased and erect Or, charged with an ermine spot. The Salisbury Cecil component is associated with a crescent Gules for cadency in the relevant family tradition.

Variant: Cadet

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Cecil of Orchardmains — Lord Arthur Cecil

Class: Armigerous Gentry

Branch: Orchardmains younger-son branch of the 2nd Marquess of Salisbury

Armiger: Lord Arthur Cecil

Issued / recorded: 1851

Blazon: Attributed inherited paternal arms: 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; 2nd and 3rd, Argent, on a pale Sable a conger's head erased and erect Or, charged with an ermine spot. The Salisbury Cecil component is associated with a crescent Gules for cadency in the relevant family tradition.

Variant: Cadet

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Cecil of Orchardmains — younger-son branch of the 2nd Marquess of Salisbury by Mary Catherine Sackville-West

Class: Armigerous Gentry

Branch: Younger sons of James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury, by Lady Mary Catherine Sackville-West; Orchardmains branch

Armiger: Lord Sackville Arthur Cecil; Lord Arthur Cecil; and Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Lionel Cecil

Issued / recorded: 1848

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; 2nd and 3rd, Argent, on a pale Sable a conger's head erased and erect Or, charged with an ermine spot. For the Salisbury cadet difference, a crescent Gules is associated with the Cecil component where the period form is explicitly differenced. The complete Salisbury achievement includes the crests of six arrows in saltire Or, bound with a belt Gules and surmounted by a morion cap Proper, and a conger's head erased and erect Or charged with an ermine spot; motto SERO SED SERIO.

Variant: Cadet

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Rockley of Lytchett Heath — Robert William Evelyn Cecil, 2nd Baron Rockley and first hereditary succession

Class: Peer

Branch: Rockley of Lytchett Heath, direct male line from Lord Eustace Cecil

Armiger: Robert William Evelyn Cecil, 2nd Baron Rockley

Issued / recorded: 1 April 1941

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: 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.

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Rockley of Lytchett Heath — Anthony Robert Cecil, 4th Baron Rockley and continuing present male line

Class: Peer

Branch: Rockley of Lytchett Heath, present male-line holder descended from Lord Eustace Cecil

Armiger: Anthony Robert Cecil, 4th Baron Rockley

Issued / recorded: 5 December 2011

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: 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.

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

Class: Peer

Branch: Rockley of Lytchett Heath

Armiger: Robert William Evelyn Cecil, 2nd Baron Rockley

Issued / recorded: 1 April 1941

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 Barons Rockley.

Variant: Same Design

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Baron Rockley — James Hugh Cecil, 3rd Baron Rockley, Cadogan marital succession

Class: Peer

Branch: Rockley of Lytchett Heath

Armiger: James Hugh Cecil, 3rd Baron Rockley

Issued / recorded: 26 January 1976

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 Barons Rockley.

Variant: Same Design

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Cecil–Cavendish of Devonshire — Lady Elizabeth Cecil’s marital transmission to the Devonshire dukes

Class: Peer

Branch: Elizabeth Cecil of Hatfield; marriage into Cavendish of Devonshire

Armiger: Lady Elizabeth Cecil, Countess of Devonshire, and William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire

Issued / recorded: 4 March 1639

Blazon: Marital impalement: dexter, Cavendish, Sable, three bucks’ heads cabossed Argent; sinister, Salisbury Cecil, quarterly of six: 1st and 6th, Barry of ten Argent and Azure, over all six escutcheons Sable, each charged with a lion rampant Argent; 2nd, Winston; 3rd, Caerleon; 4th, Heckington; 5th, Walcot, with the Salisbury branch difference appropriate to the period.

Variant: Impalement

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Cecil of Rockley — Hon. Elizabeth Anne Cecil Wills, daughter of the 2nd Baron Rockley

Class: Other Historical

Branch: Rockley of Lytchett Heath, younger branch of the Salisbury Cecil line

Armiger: Hon. Elizabeth Anne Cecil, later Elizabeth Anne Cecil Wills

Issued / recorded: 1939-07-06

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: 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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Cecil of Wilcote — Hon. Charles Evelyn Cecil, younger-son branch of the 2nd Baron Rockley

Class: Armigerous Gentry

Branch: Wilcote younger-son branch of Rockley

Armiger: 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 Argent, and for difference a Crescent Gules charged with another Crescent Or. The Rockley crest, supporters and motto belong to the baronial achievement and are not separately established here as a personal grant to Charles Evelyn Cecil.

Variant: Cadet

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Cecil of Salisbury — paternal arms of Lady Georgiana Charlotte Augusta Cecil

Class: Peer

Branch: Salisbury and Hatfield branch of Cecil, daughter of James Cecil, 1st Marquess of Salisbury

Armiger: Lady Georgiana Charlotte Augusta Cecil

Issued / recorded: 1786-01-01

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, Hatfield succession and Garter achievement

Class: Peer

Branch: Salisbury of Hatfield House; second generation from Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury

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

Issued / recorded: 1612

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; over all a crescent Or for difference. Crest: Six arrows in saltire Or, barbed and flighted Argent, tied with a ribbon Gules and surmounted by a morion cap Proper. Achievement displayed within the Garter beneath an earl’s coronet.

Variant: Historic Variant

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Villiers of Jersey — Child-Villiers quartered achievement after the Child heiress succession

Class: Peer

Branch: Child-Villiers of Osterley and Middleton Stoney

Armiger: The Earls of Jersey of the Child-Villiers succession

Issued / recorded: 1819

Blazon: Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Argent, on a cross Gules five escallops Or, for Villiers; 2nd and 3rd, Gules, a chevron engrailed Ermine between three eaglets Argent, ducally gorged Or, and in the chief point an escallop Or for distinction, for Child. Crests: 1st, a lion rampant Argent, ducally crowned Or; 2nd, on a rock Proper an eagle rising Argent, ducally gorged Or, holding in its beak an adder Proper, and charged on the breast with an ermine spot. Supporters: Two lions Argent, ducally crowned Or, gorged with plain collars Gules charged with three escallops Or. Motto: FIDEI COTICULA CRUX.

Variant: Marshalling

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Coke of Longford — Hon. Henry John Coke and the Victorian younger-son branch

Class: Armigerous Gentry

Branch: Younger-son branch of the 1st Earl of Leicester of the 1837 creation

Armiger: Hon. Henry John Coke of Longford Hall

Issued / recorded: 1827

Blazon: Per pale Gules and Azure, three eagles displayed Argent. Crest: On a chapeau Azure turned up Ermine, an ostrich Argent holding in its beak a horseshoe Or. Motto: PRUDENS QUI PATIENS.

Variant: Cadet

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Coke of Holkham — Thomas William Coke, 3rd Earl of Leicester and the military-landed continuation

Class: Peer

Branch: Senior Holkham succession from the 2nd Earl of Leicester

Armiger: Thomas William Coke, 3rd Earl of Leicester, GCVO, CMG

Issued / recorded: 1941

Blazon: Per pale Gules and Azure, three eagles displayed Argent. Crest: On a chapeau Azure turned up Ermine, an ostrich Argent holding in its beak a horseshoe Or. Supporters: Two ostriches Argent, the dexter gorged with a ducal coronet per pale Gules and Azure and the sinister with the colours reversed. Motto: PRUDENS QUI PATIENS.

Variant: Same Design

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Coke of Longford — Edward Coke, 1st Baronet, and the Clement Coke cadet branch

Class: Baronet

Branch: Longford branch descended from Clement Coke, youngest surviving son of Sir Edward Coke

Armiger: Sir Edward Coke, 1st Baronet of Longford

Issued / recorded: 1641

Blazon: Argent, two cottises Ermine, and in bend a lion passant guardant Gules between two acorns Azure. Crest: On a wreath, a hand couped at the wrist holding an oak bough with acorns thereon Proper.

Variant: Cadet

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Coke–Villiers of Purbeck — Frances Coke, Viscountess Purbeck, marital impalement

Class: Peer

Branch: Coke–Villiers of Purbeck; collateral issue of Elizabeth Cecil

Armiger: Frances Coke, Viscountess Purbeck, and John Villiers, 1st Viscount Purbeck

Issued / recorded: 1617

Blazon: John Villiers: Argent, on a cross Gules five escallops Or, impaling Frances Coke's paternal Coke achievement, Quarterly: 1st, per pale Gules and Azure, three eagles displayed Argent; 2nd, Argent, a chevron Azure between three chaplets Gules; 3rd, Sable, a chevron Argent between two covered cups Or; 4th, Gules crusily fitchy, a griffin segreant Or.

Variant: Impalement

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Tyssen-Amherst of Foulden, Didlington and Hackney — William George Tyssen-Amhurst, pre-peerage family achievement

Class: Landed Gentry

Branch: Tyssen-Amherst of Foulden and Didlington

Armiger: William George Tyssen-Amhurst, formerly William George Daniel-Tyssen

Issued / recorded: 1854

Blazon: Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Or, on a chevron Azure between three French marigolds slipped Proper two lions passant respecting each other of the first, within a bordure compony Argent and Azure, for Tyssen; 2nd and 3rd, Gules, three tilting-spears erect Or, headed Argent, for Amhurst. Crests: 1st, a demi-lion rampant Or, ducally crowned Gules, holding between the paws an escutcheon Azure charged with an estoile Or, for Tyssen; 2nd, on a mount Vert three tilting-spears, one in pale and two in saltire, Or, girt with a wreath of laurel Proper, for Amhurst. Motto: POST MORTEM VIRTUS VIRESCIT.

Variant: Historic Variant

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