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 Sir
Peter Gwynn-Jones, KCVO, 1940-2010:
The College of Arms reports with great sadness the
death on 21 August 2010 of the late Garter
Kings of Arms, who retired on 31 March this year,
after a short illness.
Illustrated left are the Arms, Crest and Motto of
Sir Peter, which were granted by Letters Patent
dated 28 May 1971. They are blazoned:
Arms: Argent gutty de sang a Fret engrailed and
molined at the mascle points Sable.
Crest: On a Wreath Argent and Gules A Coati
sejant Sable collared and lined Or.
College reference: Grants 134/70.
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 Clarenceux
King of Arms:
by Letters Patent dated 1 September 2010, under the Great Seal, Her
Majesty The Queen has been pleased to appoint Patric Dickinson, LVO
(left), formerly Norroy and Ulster King of Arms, as
Clarenceux King of Arms, with effect from 31 August 2010. The
appointment is gazetted
here. This in the place of Hubert Chesshyre, CVO (right),
who retired from the College of Arms on that day.
Hubert Chesshyre worked at the College from 1967, at first as an
assistant. He was appointed Rouge Croix Pursuivant in 1970, being
promoted to Chester Herald in 1978. He was appointed Norroy and
Ulster King of Arms in 1995, and promoted to Clarenceux in 1997.
Hubert Chesshyre also served as Registrar of the College of Arms
from 1992 to 2000, and as Secretary of the Order of the Garter from
1988 to 2003.
Norroy and Ulster King of Arms:
by Letters Patent dated 20 September 2010, under the Great Seal, Her
Majesty The Queen has been pleased to appoint Henry Edgar
Paston-Bedingfeld (previously York Herald) as Norroy & Ulster King
of Arms, in the place of Patric Dickinson (now Clarenceux).
Wales Herald Extraordinary:
Thomas Owen Saunders Lloyd, OBE, DL, was on 2 August 2010 appointed
to this position by Her Majesty The Queen, in the place of Michael
Powell Siddons. The appointment is gazetted
here. Thomas Lloyd, an expert in Welsh heritage, is a former
Chairman of the Historic Buildings Council for Wales, and likewise
of the Cambrian Archaeological Association and the Pembrokeshire
Historical Society.
As
Wales Herald Extraordinary, Thomas Lloyd replaces
Dr Michael Siddons who has
retired after fifteen years’ distinguished service. Michael Siddons
is a widely acknowledged leader in the fields of Welsh heraldry and
genealogy, whose many writings on both subjects have served to open
them up to a wide scholarly audience. His principal work, The
Development of Welsh Heraldry has become an essential work of
reference for anyone venturing into the field of Welsh armory. His
heraldic expertise spreads far beyond Wales: his most recent works
are Heraldic Badges in England and Wales and The Heraldry
of Foreigners in England 1400-1700. A fluent Welsh speaker (and
able in many other languages), Dr Siddons has played a central role
in the development, on ancient principles, of a modern Welsh
terminology for heraldry and related topics.
A
very small selection of those recently receiving grants or
exemplifications from the English Kings of Arms:
ANGUS,
Deborah Anne, of St Ives, State of New South Wales, Australia. Arms.
Garter, Clarenceux and Norroy and Ulster Kings of Arms. 9/12/2009.
College reference: Grants 174/316.
ATKINSON,
David Mark, of the City of Tokyo, Japan. Arms, Crest and Badge.
Garter, Clarenceux and Norroy and Ulster Kings of Arms. 16/3/2010.
College reference: Grants 174/348.
BAILHACHE,
Sir Philip Martin, of the Island of Jersey, Knight. Arms, Crest and
Badge. Garter and Clarenceux Kings of Arms. 14/12/2009. College
reference: Grants 174/283.
BALLARD,
Paul Jonathan, of Crossmolina, Co. Mayo, Republic of Ireland. Arms,
Crest and Badge. Garter, Clarenceux and Norroy and Ulster Kings of
Arms. 5/3/2010. College reference: Grants 174/328.
CARR,
James Ronald, of Warwick on Eden, Cumbria, DL. Arms and Crest.
Garter and Norroy and Ulster Kings of Arms. 8/12/2009. College
reference: Grants 174/344.
DAVES,
Joel Thomas, of the City of Mobile, State of Alabama, USA. Honorary
Arms, Crest and Badge. Garter, Clarenceux and Norroy and Ulster
Kings of Arms.15/2/2010. College reference: Grants 174/321.
DENNIS,
Ronald, of West Byfleet, Surrey, CBE. Arms, Crest and Badge. Garter
and Clarenceux Kings of Arms. 25/2/2010. College reference: Grants
174/340.
CHESHIRE EAST BOROUGH COUNCIL:
Arms, Crest, Badge and Supporters. Garter, Clarenceux and Norroy and
Ulster Kings of Arms. 16/12/2009. College reference: 174/297. See a
discussion
here.
EMMETT,
Arthur Robert, of Sydney, State of New South Wales, Australia. Arms,
Crest and Badge. Garter, Clarenceux and Norroy and Ulster Kings of
Arms. 8/10/2009. College reference: 174/227.
KULUKUNDIS,
John Christopher Alexander, of the City of Westminster, eldest son
of Minos Christopher Kulukundis, and grandson of John Elias George
Kulukundis, both deceased. Arms, Crest and Badge. The limitations of
the grant were extended to include the other descendants of his late
grandfather. Garter and Clarenceux Kings of Arms. 29/12/2009.
College reference: Grants 174/293.
 Illustrated
left are the Armorial Bearings granted to Sir Terence David John
PRATCHETT of Broad Chalke,
Wiltshire, Knight, OBE by Letters Patent of Garter and Clarenceux
Kings of Arms dated 28 April 2010.
The
Arms are blazoned: Sable an ankh between four Roundels in saltire
each issuing Argent.
The
Crest is Upon a Helm with a Wreath Argent and Sable On Water Barry
wavy Sable Argent and Sable an Owl affronty wings displayed and
inverted Or supporting thereby two closed Books erect Gules.
College reference: Grants 175/35.
RUIA,
Anil Kumar, of Didsbury, Greater Manchester, OBE, JP, DL. Arms,
Crest and Badge. Garter and Norroy and Ulster Kings of Arms.
29/12/2009. College reference: Grants 174/291.
STEVENSON,
Catherine Dyer, of the City of Houston, State of Texas, USA.
Honorary Arms and Badge. Garter, Clarenceux and Norroy and Ulster
Kings of Arms. 25/1/2010. College reference: Grants 174/302.
SUGAR,
Alan Michael (Sugar), Baron, of Clapton in the London Borough of
Hackney. Supporters. Garter King of Arms. 15/3/2010. College
reference: Grants 174/336.
SULLIVAN,
Linda Elizabeth, of Guildford, Surrey, QC. Arms. Garter and
Clarenceux Kings of Arms. 5/3/2010. College reference: Grants
174/330.
WHEELER,
Sir Roger Neil, of Monkton Deverill, Wiltshire, GCB, CBE. Arms,
Crest and Supporters. Garter and Clarenceux Kings of Arms.
7/12/2009. College reference: Grants 174/307.
WOOLF,
Catherine Fiona, of the City of Westminster, CBE. Arms. Garter and
Clarenceux Kings of Arms. 18/1/2010. College reference: Grants
174/295.
Television appearances:
Peter
O’Donoghue, Bluemantle Pursuivant, appeared briefly in ‘The Making
of King Arthur’, a BBC4 documentary presented by Simon Armitage,
CBE, tracing the evolution of the Arthurian legend. He also appeared
in a recent episode of the BBC1 programme ‘Who Do You Think You
Are?’, which traced the ancestry of comedian Alexander Armstrong. A
summary of the episode can be seen
here.
GAUVAIN:
a pedigree of five generations descends to the present day from
William Gauvain of the parish of St Anne’s, Island of Alderney (died
1910); he married Catherine Marguerite daughter of Pierre Barbenson
le Ber. College reference: Surrey 32/23.
HOUGHAM:
a
pedigree of five generations has been placed on record, which is
headed by Michael Hougham alias Huffam, of Wedington in Ash and of
Beaksborne both Kent, whose will was proved in 1644. The entry
descends to the children of Jarvis Hougham (baptized 1707), and of
his wife Eleanor (formerly Burges). Cross-referenced to C16/106.
College reference: Surrey 32.29.
IMAGE:
a
pedigree of six generations is headed by Thomas Image, Rector and
Patron of Whepstead, Suffolk (died 1856), who married Frances
daughter of John Freeman. College reference: Surrey 32/25.
MELLOR:
a descent of four generations to the present day from Wilfrid Paget
Mellor of St George’s Square, Westminster, Middlesex (born 1865).
Cross-referenced to Surrey 7/160. College reference: Surrey 32/26.
MORGAN:
a pedigree has been recorded which sets out a three-generation
descent from John MacGregor Morgan of Salisbury, Wiltshire (born
1905) and Marjorie Hariette Emma his wife, daughter of John William
Brooks of Ramsgate, Kent. College reference: Surrey 32/31.
Thornaby Town Council:
a petition states that Arms and Crest were granted by the Kings of
Arms to the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Incorporated
Borough of Thornaby-on-Tees by Letters Patent dated 23/1/1893. The
borough ceased to exist in 1968; but a new parish and parish council
were then created in 1995, which then resolved to have the status of
a Town. Her Majesty The Queen was pleased to grant her Royal Licence
dated 23 March 2010 to the new Thornaby Town Council, permitting
them to bear the Arms and Crest previously granted. College
reference: I.85/246.
This transfer was exemplified by certificate of the Kings of Arms
dated 2 June 2010. College reference: Grants 175/71.
 Salisbury
City Council:
Arms and Supporters were recorded for the Corporation of the City of
New Sarum, in the heralds’ visitations of Wiltshire undertaken in
1565 and 1623. The 1565 visitation entry is illustrated left
(Coll Arm Ms G8/2). A new parish and Council being created by Order
of Wiltshire County Council dated 27 February 2009, Her Majesty The
Queen was pleased to grant the status of a City by her Letters
Patent dated 1 April 2009. A Royal Licence dated 23 March 2010 was
then issued by Her Majesty transferring the Arms and Crest to the
new Salisbury City Council [College reference:
I.85/245.
An exemplification of the Arms by certificate of the Kings of Arms
was issued, dated 2 June 2010. College reference: Grants 175/70. |
