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.
Branch: Second-generation senior Exeter line; son of Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter
Armiger: William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter, KG
Issued / recorded: 1623
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; the remaining quarters represent the inherited Winstone, Caerleon, Heckington, Walcot and Neville of Latimer connections associated with the Exeter achievement.
Branch: Cecil of Wimbledon and Putney; third-son branch of the Exeter Cecils
Armiger: Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon and 1st Baron Cecil of Putney
Issued / recorded: 1625
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, the dexter Argent and the sinister Azure. Motto: COR UNUM VIA UNA.
Branch: Youngest-son branch of Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury
Armiger: Lord Richard Hugh Vere Gascoyne-Cecil
Issued / recorded: 1924-01-31
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 Salisbury crest: six arrows in saltire Or, barbed and flighted Argent, bound with a belt Gules and surmounted by a morion cap Proper.
Branch: Younger-son branch of the 6th Marquess of Salisbury
Armiger: Lord Michael Hugh Cecil
Issued / recorded: 1960-03-23
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.
Branch: King's Walden offshoot of the Salisbury Cecil line
Armiger: The Right Reverend Charles Cecil, Bishop of Bristol and Bishop of Bangor
Issued / recorded: 1734
Blazon: Barry of ten Argent and Azure, six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, charged with as many lions rampant Argent; a crescent for difference.
Branch: Salisbury of Hatfield; sixth-earl succession immediately preceding the 1789 Marquessate
Armiger: James Cecil, 6th Earl of Salisbury
Issued / recorded: 1728-10-09
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, over the arrows a morion cap Proper. Supporters: Two lions Ermine. Motto: SERO SED SERIO.
Branch: Salisbury/Hatfield line; first Marquessate of Salisbury; pre-Gascoyne-Cecil phase
Armiger: James Cecil, 7th Earl of Salisbury, 1st Marquess of Salisbury, KG, PC
Issued / recorded: 1789-08-18
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 Or, over the arrows a morion cap Proper. Supporters: Two lions Ermine. Motto: SERO SED SERIO.
Branch: Salisbury or Hatfield branch, founded by Robert Cecil, younger son of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
Armiger: Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, KG, PC
Issued / recorded: 1591
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.
Branch: Founder of the Salisbury line; younger surviving son of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, by Mildred Cooke
Armiger: Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury
Issued / recorded: 1603
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.
Branch: Salisbury or Hatfield line, descended from Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, younger son of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
Armiger: James Cecil, 7th Earl and 1st Marquess of Salisbury
Issued / recorded: 1789
Blazon: For the Cecil quarter: 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.
Branch: Salisbury and Hatfield, before the Gascoyne-Cecil surname and quartering
Armiger: The hereditary Salisbury line from Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, through William Cecil, 2nd Earl, and the successive James Cecils, 3rd to 7th Earls of Salisbury
Issued / recorded: 1605
Blazon: Pre-Gascoyne Cecil arms: Barry of ten Argent and Azure, over all six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent; for the Salisbury cadet line a crescent Gules for difference. In earlier six-quarter achievements of Robert Cecil, the full genealogical composition included the Winston, Caerleon, Heckington and Walcot quarters, with a crescent Or over all.
Armiger: William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, KG, PC
Issued / recorded: 1612
Blazon: Barry of ten Argent and Azure, over all six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent; for the Salisbury line, a crescent Gules for difference. His fuller Garter-era achievement retained the inherited Winston, Caerleon, Heckington and Walcot quarters associated with the Cecil family.
Branch: Wakerley branch, succeeding into the senior Exeter earldom
Armiger: David Cecil, 3rd Earl of Exeter and 4th Baron Burghley
Issued / recorded: 6 July 1640
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.
Branch: Rockley branch descended from Lord Eustace Cecil of Lytchett Heath
Armiger: Evelyn Cecil, 1st Baron Rockley
Issued / recorded: 1934-01-11
Blazon: 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. Escutcheon: 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. 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.
Branch: Rockley of Lytchett Heath, descended from Lord Eustace Cecil, fourth son of James Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury
Armiger: Evelyn Cecil, 1st Baron Rockley
Issued / recorded: 1934-01-11
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 Or, 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.
Branch: Rockley branch of the Salisbury Gascoyne-Cecil house, Lytchett Heath
Armiger: Evelyn Cecil, 1st Baron Rockley, and the hereditary Barons Rockley
Issued / recorded: 11 January 1934
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.
Branch: Salisbury marquessate; Gascoyne-Cecil branch of Hatfield and Cranborne
Armiger: James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury
Issued / recorded: 1821
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. Crests: 1st, six arrows in saltire Or, barbed and flighted Argent, bound together with a belt Gules, buckled and garnished Or, 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.
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 Or, 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.
Branch: Rockley of Lytchett Heath, descended from Lord Eustace Brownlow Henry Gascoyne-Cecil
Armiger: Evelyn Cecil, 1st Baron Rockley, and the hereditary Barons Rockley
Issued / recorded: 1934-01-11
Blazon: Barry of ten Argent and Azure over all six Escutcheons three, two and one Sable, 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.
Branch: Rockley of Lytchett Heath; male-line descendants of Lord Eustace Cecil
Armiger: Evelyn Cecil, 1st Baron Rockley, and successors in the barony
Issued / recorded: 1934-01-11
Blazon: Barry of ten Argent and Azure over all six escutcheons three, two and one Sable, 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.
Branch: Rockley of Lytchett Heath, descended from Lord Eustace Brownlow Henry Gascoyne-Cecil
Armiger: Evelyn Cecil, 1st Baron Rockley, GBE, PC
Issued / recorded: 1934-01-11
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.
Branch: Rockley of Lytchett Heath, second-generation continuation through the eldest son of the 2nd Baron
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: 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.
Branch: Salisbury and Hatfield House; succession from James Cecil, 1st Marquess of Salisbury
Armiger: James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury, KG, PC
Issued / recorded: 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. 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.
