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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–Wray of Ashby — Albinia Cecil’s documented marriage and Wray baronetage transmission

Class: Armigerous Gentry

Branch: Wimbledon Cecil female-line transmission into the Ashby and Glentworth Wray succession

Armiger: Hon. Albinia Cecil and Sir Christopher Wray of Ashby

Issued / recorded: 3 August 1623

Blazon: Cecil: Barry of ten Argent and Azure, over all six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent; impaling Wray: Azure, on a chief Or three martlets Gules.

Variant: Impalement

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Cecil–Wray of Wimbledon and Ashby — Albinia Cecil and Sir Christopher Wray, documented marriage and twelve-child branch

Class: Armigerous Gentry

Branch: Wray of Ashby and Barlings, descended from the Glentworth baronetcy through Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet

Armiger: Hon. Albinia Cecil and Sir Christopher Wray of Ashby and Barlings, Knt.

Issued / recorded: 1623-08-03

Blazon: Matrimonial reconstruction only: Wray, Azure, on a chief Or three martlets Gules, impaling Cecil of Wimbledon, Barry of ten Argent and Azure, over all six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent.

Variant: Impalement

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Cecil–Noel of Wimbledon — Edward Cecil and Theodosia Noel, marital impalement

Class: Peer

Branch: Wimbledon and Putney Cecil branch through Theodosia Noel of Dalby

Armiger: Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon, and Theodosia Noel

Issued / recorded: 1601

Blazon: Marital impalement: dexter, Cecil, Barry of ten Argent and Azure over all six escutcheons Sable, three, two, and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent; sinister, Noel, Or fretty Gules, a canton Ermine.

Variant: Impalement

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Cecil–Fiennes of Wimbledon — Frances Cecil and James Fiennes, 2nd Viscount Saye and Sele, documented marriage window

Class: Peer

Branch: Cecil of Wimbledon and Putney transmitted by marriage into Fiennes of Broughton and Saye and Sele

Armiger: The Honourable Frances Cecil, later Viscountess Saye and Sele, and James Fiennes, 2nd Viscount Saye and Sele

Issued / recorded: 1630

Blazon: Azure, three lions rampant Or, impaling Barry of ten Argent and Azure, over all six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent.

Variant: Impalement

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Cecil–Fiennes of Wimbledon and Saye and Sele — Frances Cecil and James Fiennes matrimonial impalement

Class: Peer

Branch: Cecil of Wimbledon married into the Fiennes of Broughton and Saye and Sele line

Armiger: The Honourable Frances Cecil, later Viscountess Saye and Sele, and James Fiennes, 2nd Viscount Saye and Sele

Issued / recorded: 1630

Blazon: Reconstructed matrimonial impalement: dexter, Azure, three lions rampant Or, for Fiennes; sinister, the Cecil arms of Frances's paternal house, Barry of ten Argent and Azure, over all six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent. The Wimbledon window is reported as displaying Fiennes impaling Cecil, but the precise period-specific quartering of the Cecil side is not fully reproduced in the surviving online description.

Variant: Impalement

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Dorothy Cecil of Wimbledon — unmarried daughter and custodian of the paternal memorial tradition

Class: Armigerous Gentry

Branch: Female issue of the Wimbledon Cecil branch; unmarried daughter associated with the Cecil Chapel

Armiger: Hon. Dorothy Cecil, second daughter of Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon

Issued / recorded: 1638

Blazon: Cecil paternal arms: Barry of ten Argent and Azure, over all six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent.

Variant: Same Design

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Cecil–Noel of Wimbledon — surviving stained-glass impalement for Edward Cecil and Theodosia Noel

Class: Peer

Branch: Wimbledon and Putney Cecil branch through Theodosia Noel of Dalby and Brooke

Armiger: Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon, and Theodosia Noel

Issued / recorded: 1601-07-10

Blazon: Impalement: dexter, Cecil, Barry of ten Argent and Azure, over all six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent; sinister, Noel of Dalby and Brooke, Or, fretty Gules, a canton Ermine.

Variant: Impalement

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Cecil of Wimbledon — Elizabeth Cecil, coheiress and transmitter of the younger Wimbledon Cecil connection into Parham

Class: Peer

Branch: Younger Wimbledon branch of Cecil of Exeter, through Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon

Armiger: Elizabeth Cecil, later Baroness Willoughby of Parham

Issued / recorded: 1606

Blazon: Paternal Cecil arms: Barry of ten Argent and Azure, over all six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent. In her marriage to Francis Willoughby, these arms were displayed in matrimonial context opposite Or, fretty Azure.

Variant: Marshalling

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Cecil of Wimbledon — Edward Cecil's surviving chapel, monument and armorial glass evidence

Class: Peer

Branch: Wimbledon territorial branch established by Edward Cecil at St Mary's Church, Wimbledon

Armiger: Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon, with the four surviving daughter-associated chapel windows and later memorial tradition

Issued / recorded: Late 1620s

Blazon: Cecil: Barry of ten Argent and Azure, over all six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent.

Variant: Historic Variant

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Cecil of Wimbledon — family branch and female-transmitted collateral network

Class: Armigerous Gentry

Branch: Wimbledon and Putney branch issuing from the third son of Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter

Armiger: Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon, and the surviving descendants of his daughters

Issued / recorded: 1601-07-10

Blazon: Principal paternal arms: Barry of ten Argent and Azure, over all six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent.

Variant: Cadet

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Fiennes–Twisleton — Elizabeth Fiennes and Sir John Twisleton, transmission of the Wimbledon Cecil descent into the Saye and Sele baronial claim

Class: Armigerous Gentry

Branch: Twisleton of Barley through Elizabeth Fiennes, daughter of James Fiennes and Frances Cecil

Armiger: The Honourable Elizabeth Fiennes and Sir John Twisleton, 1st Baronet

Issued / recorded: 22 November 1602 for the Twisleton arms; marriage before 1674

Blazon: Twisleton: Argent, a chevron between three moles Sable. Crest: Out of a wreath an embowed dexter arm vested Sable, turned up Argent, holding in the hand Proper a mole-spade Or, headed and armed Argent. Motto: VIDI VICI.

Variant: Marshalling

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Cecil-Gascoyne-Cecil of Chelwood — differentiated achievement of Edgar Algernon Robert Cecil

Class: Peer

Branch: Chelwood branch of the Salisbury marquessate; third son of the 3rd Marquess of Salisbury

Armiger: Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood

Issued / recorded: 1923

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 difference at the centre point a mullet.

Variant: Cadet

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Cecil-Gascoyne-Cecil of Salisbury — James Cecil, 1st Marquess of Salisbury

Class: Peer

Branch: Salisbury marquessate; Hatfield House; Gascoyne-Cecil formation

Armiger: James Cecil, 1st Marquess of Salisbury

Issued / recorded: 1789

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; 2nd and 3rd, Argent, on a pale Sable a conger's head erased and erect Or, charged with an ermine spot.

Variant: Marshalling

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James Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury — Salisbury arms marshalled with Gascoyne

Class: Peer

Branch: Cecil of Salisbury; Gascoyne-Cecil of Hatfield

Armiger: James Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury

Issued / recorded: 1868

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; 2nd and 3rd, Argent, on a pale Sable a conger's head erased and erect Or, charged with an ermine spot. Crest and supporters according to the Salisbury marquessate achievement.

Variant: Marshalling

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Cecil-Gascoyne-Cecil of Chelwood — full peerage achievement of Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood

Class: Peer

Branch: Chelwood branch of the Salisbury marquessate

Armiger: Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood

Issued / recorded: 1923-12-24

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 (Cecil); 2nd and 3rd, Argent on a Pale Sable a Conger's Head erased and erect Or charged with an Ermine Spot (Gascoyne); for difference at centre point a Mullet. Crests: 1. 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 (Cecil); 2. A Conger's Head erased and erect Or charged with an Ermine Spot (Gascoyne); each crest differenced by a Mullet. Supporters: On either side a Lion Ermine charged on the shoulder with a Branch of Olive fructed and slipped proper. Motto: SERO SED SERIO.

Variant: Cadet

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Cecil-Hamilton of Castle Hamilton — Margaret Cecil Hamilton, coheiress and Southwell marriage transmitter

Class: Armigerous Gentry

Branch: Cecil-Hamilton of Castle Hamilton, County Cavan; female coheir of Arthur Cecil Hamilton

Armiger: Margaret Cecil Hamilton, later Margaret Southwell, Viscountess Southwell of Castle Mattress

Issued / recorded: 1720

Blazon: Paternal armorial inheritance associated with the Cecil-Hamilton achievement: First and fourth grand quarters, quarterly 1st and 4th, Gules, three cinquefoils Ermine, for Hamilton; 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.

Variant: Marshalling

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Cecil of Exeter — senior undifferenced line from Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter

Class: Peer

Branch: Senior Exeter line descended from the elder son of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley

Armiger: Thomas Cecil, 2nd Baron Burghley and 1st Earl of Exeter, KG, and the senior Exeter male line

Issued / recorded: 1605

Blazon: Barry of ten Argent and Azure, over all six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent, armed and langued Gules.

Variant: Same Design

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Cecil of Exeter — William Michael Anthony Cecil, 8th Marquess and continuing Canadian succession

Class: Peer

Branch: Senior Exeter line; Canadian succession; Bridge Creek Ranch and western Canadian descendants

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

Issued / recorded: 1988-01-12

Blazon: Barry of ten Argent and Azure, over all six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent, armed and langued Gules. 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: Same Design

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Cecil of Exeter — William Martin Alleyne Cecil, 7th Marquess, Canadian ranch succession

Class: Peer

Branch: Senior Exeter line; Bridge Creek Ranch; Canadian succession from the 5th Marquess

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

Issued / recorded: 1981-06-16

Blazon: Barry of ten Argent and Azure, over all six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent, armed and langued Gules. 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: Same Design

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Cecil of Exeter — William Thomas Brownlow Cecil, 5th Marquess, founder of the Canadian Bridge Creek branch

Class: Peer

Branch: Senior Exeter line; Burghley House; Canadian Bridge Creek Ranch foundation

Armiger: William Thomas Brownlow Cecil, 5th Marquess of Exeter, KG

Issued / recorded: 1898-07-06

Blazon: Barry of ten Argent and Azure, over all six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent, armed and langued Gules. 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: Same Design

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Cecil of Foulden and Hackney — Hugh William Amherst Cecil, 5th Baron Amherst of Hackney

Class: Peer

Branch: Cecil of Foulden and Hackney; present Amherst of Hackney succession

Armiger: Hugh William Amherst Cecil, 5th Baron Amherst of Hackney

Issued / recorded: 2009

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: Same Design

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Cecil of Foulden and Hackney — William Hugh Amherst Cecil, 4th Baron Amherst of Hackney

Class: Peer

Branch: Cecil of Foulden and Hackney; fourth Baron Amherst of Hackney

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

Issued / recorded: 1980

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.

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