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Figures 1 & 2
Crest and Arms of Barlow of Derbyshire
The Arms were
and the Crest was "A demistag salient argent, the body charged
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Figure 3
Arms of Barlow of
The Arms were "Barry wavy of six argent and sable, a chief
the fleur-de-lis indicates that the
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Figure 4
Arms of Barlow of Bramfield, Cheshire The Arms were
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Figure 5
Arms of Barlow of Hertfordshire and Essex The Arms were
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Figure 6
Another Arms of Barlow of
A variation of Barlow Arms of Hertfordshire
"Ermine three bars dancettée gules" |
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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,
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" |
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Figures 9 & 10
Crest and Arms of Sir Roger Barlow
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
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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. |
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Figure 12
Arms of Edward Barlow of
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
and the Crest was "Two eagles' heads erased argent"
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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
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,
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Figure 14
Arms of Barlow of Upton House
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"
A millrind is the iron centerpiece of a millstone, and its use in these
arms combined with the
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Figure 15
A variation of the
Another Barlow Arms variation, given in
"Gules a demi eagle erased with two heads
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Figure 16
Arms of Thomas Barlow of
The Arms that were granted to Thomas Barlow were "Sable two bars ermine on a chief indented
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Figures 17 & 18
Crest and Arms of Barlow of
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" |
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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
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Figure 20
A variation of the Arms of Barlow of Slebetch, Pembrokeshire Still another variation of the
"Argent on a chevron engrailed between three crosses patonce fitchée
sable two lions
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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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