Barlow

Coats of Arms
 

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Figures 1 & 2 
 
 

Crest and Arms of Barlow of Derbyshire
 
 

The  Arms were 
"Argent three bars wavy sable, achief  per pale ermine and gules" 

and the Crest was

"A demistag salient argent, the body charged 
with three bars sable"


 
 
Figure 3 
 
 

Arms of Barlow of 
Dronfield Woodhouse, Derbyshire

The Arms were 

"Barry wavy of six argent and sable, a chief 
per pale ermine and gules, charged with a fleur-de-lis or;" 

the fleur-de-lis indicates that the 
Dronfield Woodhouse family was a junior branch.


 
 
Figure 4 
 
 

Arms of Barlow of Bramfield, Cheshire

The Arms were 
"Barry wavy of six argent and sable on a chief gules flory or, a canton ermine"


 
 
Figure 5 
 
 

Arms of Barlow of Hertfordshire and Essex

The Arms were
"Ermine three bars wavy sable"


 
 
Figure 6 
 
 

Another Arms of Barlow of 
Hertfordshire and Essex

A variation of Barlow Arms of Hertfordshire 
and Essex was 

"Ermine three bars dancettée gules"


 
 
Figures 7 & 8 
 
 

Crest and Arms of Barlow of Lancashire

The distinguishing characteristic of the Lancashire Barlow Arms was a double-headed eagle that was "displayed," that is, 
it was shown with its wings outspread. 

The primary Arms of this branch of Barlows were

"Sable, a double-headed eagle displayed argent, beaked and membered or," 

and the Crest was

"A double-headed eagle's head erased argent beaked or"


 
 
Figures 9 & 10 
 
 

Crest and Arms of Sir Roger Barlow 
of Barlow, Lancashire

A significant variation of the Lancashire Barlow Arms were the Armsderived from Sir Roger Barlow, of Barlow, in the reign of Edward I: 

"Sable an eagle displayed with two heads argent membered or, standing on the limb of a tree raguled and trunked fesseways of the second."

Two Crests were recorded:  the first 

"An eagle displayed with two heads as in the Arms", 

Figure 9, and the second 
"Two eagles' heads conjoined erased argent," 
Figure 7


 
 
- Figure 11 
 
 

Arms of Barley of Yorkshire

Margaret de Barley, a daughter of Thomas de Barley, married Drax of Woodhall, and the Barley arms are given in this connection as 

"Gules on a chevron between three eagles displayed argent as many crosses crosslet sable

This coat unites features of  both the Lancashire Arms and the Slebetch Arms and suggests a close family relationship.


 
 
Figure 12
 
 

Arms of Edward Barlow of 
Bath, Somersetshire

The Arms were 

"Sable an eagle displayed with two heads argent standing on the limb of a tree raguly and trunked fesseways or, charged on the breast 
with a cross fitchée pattée gules

and the Crest was 

"Two eagles' heads erased argent"
Figure 7


 
 
Figure 13 
 
 

Arms of a Barlow of Dublin, Ireland

The Arms of a Barlow "formerly of Dublin" [Burke's General Armory] were

"Sable two chevronels or, over all an eagle displayed with two heads argent grasping in 
his talons a billet raguly of the second

and the Crest was

"Issuant from a billet raguly vert a demi eagle without wings per pale argent and or, and charged on the breast with two chevronels sable." 

The Arms of William Barlow, 
Bishop of Rochester, were the same with a fleur-de-lis for difference.


 
 
Figure 14 
 
 

Arms of Barlow of Upton House
near Manchester, Lancashire

The Barlow Arms of Upton House were 

"Bendy of eight argent and vert an eagle displayed with two heads sable the claws resting on a millrind in base fesseways or, in each beak an ear of barley slipped proper," 

and the Crest was 

"A gauntletted hand bendwise proper grasping two eagles' heads conjoined and erased at the neck sable." 

The Motto was "En foi prest
["ready in faith"]

A millrind is the iron centerpiece of a millstone, and its use in these arms combined with the
use of an ear, or stalk, of barley probably indicated that the grantee was a miller or perhaps a millwright.


 
 
Figure 15 
 
 

A variation of the 
Arms of Barlow of Lancashire

Another Barlow Arms variation, given in 
Burke's General Armory, was 

"Gules a demi eagle erased with two heads 
sans wings argent"


 
 
Figure 16 
 
 

Arms of Thomas Barlow of 
Sheffield, Yorkshire

The Arms that were granted to Thomas Barlow were 

"Sable two bars ermine on a chief indented 
party per pale or et argent, an eagle displayed
of the first"


 
 
Figures 17 & 18
 
 

Crest and Arms of Barlow of 
Slebetch, Pembrokeshire

The Arms were 

"Argent on a chevron engrailed between three crosses crosslet fitchée sable two lions passant counterpassant of the first"

and the Crest was

"A demi lion argent holding a cross crosslet fitchée sable"


 
 
Figure 19 

Arms of Barlow of Calcutta, India

An interesting variation of the Barlow of Slebetch Arms was awarded to a Barlow of Calcutta, India: 

"Argent on a chevron engrailed gules between three crosses crosslet fitchée azure two lions passant counterpassant supporting an eastern crown or

The Crest was

"Out of an Eastern crown or, a demi lion argent supporting in the paws a cross crosslet as in 
the Arms"


 
 
 
Figure 20
 
 

A variation of the Arms of Barlow of Slebetch, Pembrokeshire

Still another variation of the 
Slebetch Barlow Arms was 

"Argent on a chevron engrailed between three crosses patonce fitchée sable two lions 
combatant of the first"

References:

Sir Montague Barlow, Barlow Family Records, 1932, Stationers' Hall, England

Sir Bernard Burke, The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, 1884, reprinted 1967, Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, Maryland


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