An Index of Lancashire Heraldry
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101 AN INDEX OF LANCASHIRE HERALDRY. Contributed by R. Sharpe France, F.R.Hist.S. HIS index has been compiled with the object of T rendering assistance in the identification of the coats - of - arms actually borne by, or attributed to, Lancashire families. But, one might well ask, what is a Lancashire family ? is it a family which throughout its known existence has been seated in the county ? If so, few would be eligible for inclusion in this list. Or is it a family which at some period in its history has been associated with Lancashire ? If so, the number would be legion. The answer has been found somewhere between the two, with the result that my choice may not in all cases be equally acceptable. With one or two exceptions, no arms of the commercial families of the nineteenth century have been included. The modern grants to boroughs have been omitted, although ancient boroughs and monastic houses are included. It should be pointed out that in each case one locality only is given for each family. For some even this choice is somewhat arbitrary. A few words on how to use the index may be useful, although a short perusal will make the system clear. To identify a coat-of-arms, turn to the section relating to the principal charge, whether Bar, Bend, Canton, Chevron, Chief, Cross, Fess, Lozenge, Pale, Saltire, or Various Charges. Next, refer to the colour of the shield, and lastly find the exact description. The convention has been adopted of referring to the cross-crosslet simply as the Crosslet. It is now generally recognized that heraldic charges were quite without significance, particularly a mystical IO2 An Index of Lancashire Heraldry. significance. They were simply a mark of recognition, and the only meaning which can be read into them is that which appears in certain arms usually referred to as punning or canting arms. Such are the covered-cups of the Butlers, the acorns of Ackers, the oak-leaves of Ogden, the calves of Veale, the dishes of Standish, the dung-forks or worthing-forks of Worthington, the storks of Starkie and the boars' heads of Birley and Barton. It must be made clear that this is simply an index to Lancashire heraldry. The inclusion of a coat-of-arms is no indication of its authenticity. If a coat has been attributed to a family it is included. The sources are the Victoria County History, the Visitations as published by the Chatham Society, Burke's General Armory, and a number of local histories. A critical account of the heraldry of Lancashire is yet to be written. PARTITION LINES 1. Barry of 6, argent and azure . Aske of Chowbent 2. Barry nebuly of 6, argent and gules, a Label of 3 points azure Alien of Rossall 3. Barry nebuly of 6, or and gules Lovel of Upholland 4. Barry of 6, vair and gules . Coucy of Mourholme 5. Lozengy argent and sable . Croft of Claughton 6. Paly of 6, argent and vert . Hopwood of Hopwood 7. Paly of 6, vert and argent . Middleton of Middleton 8. Vairj' or and gules .. Ferrers, Ear] of Derby THE BAR BLACK SHIELD 9. 3 Bars argent . Hoghton of Hoghton 10. 3 Bars argent, a Bordure engrailed gules . , . Hoghton of Parkhall 11. 2 Bars argent, over all a Bend gules .. Legh of Levenshulme 12. 2 Bars argent, on a Chief argent 3 Lozenges gules . Fleming of Croston 13. 2 Bars argent, in chief 3 Ducal coronets or, over all a Bend compony or and gules . Leigh of Bruche An Index of Lancashire Heraldry. 103 ERMINE SHIELD 14. 3 Bars vert . Fazakerley of Fazakerley 15. 3 Bars vert, a Canton gulfs . Fazakerley of Kirkby GOLDEN SHIELD 16. 2 Bars azure, in chief 3 crosses patty gules . Winstanley of Winstanley 17. 3 Bars gules, in the dexter chief point an Inescutcheon ermine Marton of Capernwray 18. 3 Bars gules, in chief a Lion passant gules .. Ormerod of Tyldesley RED SHIELD ig. 2 Bars argent, in chief 3 Wolves' heads couped argent . Knipe of Burblethwaite 20. 2 Bars gemelles argent between 3 Escallops argent . Rawlinson of Cark SILVER SHIELD 21. 2 Bars azure, over all a Bend gobony azure and gules . Leigh of Bradley 22. 2 Bars azure, a Bordure engrailed sable . Parr of Parr 23. 2 Bars gules, en a Canton gules a Cinquefoil or . Preston of Furness 24. 2 Bars gules, on a Canton gules a Cross flory or . Broughton of Broughton 25. 2 Bars gules, on a Canton gules a Cross moline or . Kirkby of Kirkby 26. 2 Bars gules, on a Canton gules a Lion passant guardant or . Lancaster of Wyersdale 27. 2 Bars gules, on a Canton gules a Maunch argent . Bardsey of Bardsey 28. 2 Bars raguly gules between in chief 3 Crosslets fitchy gules, and in base a Falcon belled gules Lees of Lees 29. 2 Bars gules, in chief 3 Mullets gules . Washington of Warton 30. 2 Bars sable charged with 3 Bezants, with a Lion passant gules between, and in chief 3 Bucks' heads gules . .. Parker, Lord Mounteagle 31. 3 Bars sable .. .. .. Lea of Lea IO4 An Index of Lancashire Heraldry. THE BEND BLACK SHIELD 32. A Bend compony argent and.azure Furness Abbey 33. A Bend argent charged with 3 Mullets gules . Clifton of Lytham 34. A Bend or between 2 Lions rani- pant argent . Hamer of Hamer 35. A Bend or between 6 Martlets or Eckersall of Bury 36. 2 Bendlets or with 3 Mullets of 6 points argent between . Lander of New Hall BLUE SHIELD 37. A Bend argent cotised or, between 6 Martlets or . Tonge of Tonge 38. A Bend or between 6 Covered- cups or . Butler of Bewsey 39. A Bend cotised or, in chief a Dolphin naiant argent . Tatlock of Cunscough 40. A Bend or between 2 Stags' heads couped or . Haworth of Haworth 41. A Bend or between 3 Stags' heads couped argent . Haworth of Manchester 42. A Bend or, cotised argent, between 3 Stags' heads couped argent . Haworth of Thurcroft ERMINE SHIELD 43. A Bend vair, cotised sable ; on a Canton argent a rose gules . Plumbe of Aughton GOLDEN SHIELD 44. A Bend sable, charged with a Lion passant argent, in chief 3 Roses gules . Leyland of Morleys GREEN SHIELD 45. 2 Bendlets argent with 3 Hour glasses proper between . Anderton of Haighton House RED SHIELD 46. A Bend argent charged with 3 Covered-cups sable . Butler An Index of Lancashire Heraldry. 105 47. A Bend argent charged with 3 Leopards' heads gules . Werden of Worden 48. A Bend or between 3 Covered- cups or . Boteler 49. 2 Bendlets engrailed argent with 3 Mullets argent between . Scarisbrick of Scarisbrick 50. A Bend or between 2 Escallops argent . Petre of Dunkenhalgh 51. 3 Bendlets enhanced or . Grelley of Manchester SILVER SHIELD 52. A Bend azure charged with 3 Annulets or, in sinister chief a Crosslet fitchy azure . Clayton of Clayton 53. A Bend azure charged with 3 Diana's heads argent crined and horned or Whewell of Lancaster 54. A Bend engrailed azure charged with 3 Crescents or, between 2 Mullets pierced sable . Wareing of Walmesley 55. A Bend azure charged with 3 Garbs or Fitton of Rufford 56. A Bend azure charged with 3 Stags' heads cabossed or Stanley, Earl of Derby 57. A Bend azure, cotised gules, charged with 3 Stags' heads cabossed or Stanley of Moor Hall 58. A Bend sinister azure charged with 3 Stags' heads cabossed or Stanley of Great Eccleston 59. 2 Bendlets gules with an ermine- spot between . Woolfall of Woolfall 60. A Bend gules charged with 3 Antelopes passant argent attired or Halliwell of Pike House 61. A Bend gules between 3 Boars' heads couped sable Wall of Preston 62. A Bend engrailed gules, cotised sable, charged with 3 Buckles or Case of Redhazels 63. A Bend engrailed gules, in sinister chief a Crescent gules . Radcliffe of Manchester 64. A Bend gules charged with 3 Lozenges argent Mort of Dam House io6 An Index of Lancashire Heraldry. 65. A Bend engrailed gules charged with a Rose argent between 2 arrows proper, between 6 Lions j] rampant gules . Sawrey of Broughton Tower i! 66. A Bend gules charged with 3 Roses argent barbed and seeded proper . Crook of Crook 67. A Bend gules charged with 3 towers or . Towers of Lowick I 68. 2 Bendlcts gules with 3 Lions : passant sable between . Kekewich of West Derby i; 69. 2 Bendlets gules with 3 Torteaux between.. .. .. .. Hey wood of Heywood 70. 3 Bendlets enhanced1 gules . Byron of Clayton :| 71. 3 Bendlcts enhanced gules, a Bordure azure . Byron of Clayton 72. A Bend sable . Ditton of Ditton 73. A Bend engrailed sable . Radcliffe of Radcliffe 74. A Bend sable charged with 3 [j Acorns or husked vert . Ackers of Manchester 1 75. A Bend sable charged with 3 Bugle-horns argent stringed or Greenhalgh of ij Brandlesholme 1 1'1 76. A Bend (engrailed) sable charged with 3 Bulls' heads erased argent . Heaton of Heaton jjj: 77. A Bend sable charged with 3 Calves passant or . Veale of Whinnyheys 78. A Bend sable between 6 Cinque- lil foils gules .. .. .. Valentine of Bentcliffe ;j 79. A Bend sable charged with 3 j Covered-cups argent . Rixton of Rixton i j 80. A Bend engrailed sable, with a ! Crescent for difference . Radcliffe of Royton 81 A Bend sable charged with 3 Crosslets argent . Charnock of Charnock ji1 82. A Bend sable charged with 3 1 Crosslets argent, in sinister chief a mullet sable . Charnock of Leyland 83.