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 UNIVERSITY
OF LINCOLN
A grant of Arms, Crest, Badge and Supporters was
made to the
University of Lincoln by Letters Patent of
Garter, Clarenceux and Norroy and Ulster Kings of
Arms dated 12 May 2011. The Letters Patent recite
the history of the university leading up to its
establishment in 2001. The Patent was presented to
the university at a ceremony on 18 June 2011 by
Peter O’Donoghue, Bluemantle Pursuivant, in the
presence of the Lord Lieutenant for Lincolnshire, Mr
Antony Worth, at the inaugural meeting of the
university’s Court. College reference: Grants
175/270. The blazon is as follows:
Arms: Argent a Pall reversed between in chief two
closed Books Azure garnished Or and in base a Garb
Azure banded Or.
Crest: Upon a Helm with a Wreath Argent and Azure
Upon the top of a Gothic Tower Azure a Peregrine
Falcon guardant close Or.
Badge: A Fleur de Lys Azure enfiling an Annulet
embattled on the outer edge Or.
Supporters: On either side a Swan Argent holding in
the beak a Fleur de Lys Gules.
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Honours and dignities:
Thomas Woodcock, Garter King of Arms, was appointed a Commander of
the Royal Victorian Order in Her Majesty’s Birthday Honours. Henry
Paston-Bedingfeld, Norroy and Ulster King of Arms, has succeeded his
late father as a Baronet.
National Assembly for Wales:
Her Majesty The Queen opened the fourth session of the Welsh
Assembly at the Senedd, Cardiff, on 7 May 2011. Thomas Lloyd, Wales
Herald Extraordinary, was in attendance. Footage of the ceremony can
be seen
here.
Cumberland Lodge:
an exhibition entitled ‘A Pageant of Heraldry’ at Cumberland Lodge
in Windsor Great Park was opened by The Earl Marshal on 31 May.
Included are a number of manuscripts from the College’s archives, as
well as tabards, armorial porcelain, and banners, including the
banner of the late HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (left),
which has been kindly lent by Her Majesty The Queen from the Royal
Chapel. Cumberland Lodge holds free open days throughout the year:
for details of these see the website
here.
A very small selection of those
recently receiving grants or exemplifications from the English Kings
of Arms:
AMLOT,
Martin Graham Clive of Thurstaston, Merseyside, OBE, DL. Arms, Crest
and Badge. Garter and Norroy and Ulster Kings of Arms. 27/9/2010.
College reference: Grants 175/128.
BANKS,
Jeffrey Tatham, of Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, CBE. Arms and
Crest. Garter and Clarenceux Kings of Arms. 22/9/2010. College
reference: Grants 175/126.
BOSWELL OF AYHNO,
Timothy Eric (Boswell), Baron, of Aynho, Northamptonshire. Arms,
Crest, Badge and Supporters. Garter King of Arms. 29/9/2010. College
reference: Grants 175/177.
HALLETT,
Dame Heather Carol, of the City of Westminster, DBE, PC. Arms.
Garter and Clarenceux Kings of Arms. 6/8/2010. College reference:
Grants 175/175.
LONGLEY,
Bernard, of the City of Birmingham, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic
Diocese of Birmingham. Arms and Crest. Garter and Clarenceux Kings
of Arms. 8/11/2010. College reference: Grants 175/162.
MORKHAM,
John Edward, of Boroondara, State of Victoria, Australia, RFD. Arms
and Crest. Garter, Clarenceux and Norroy and Ulster Kings of Arms.
30/11/2010. College reference: Grants 175/171.
MOTH,
Charles Phillip Richard, of Farnborough, Hampshire, Bishop in the
Roman Catholic Church. Arms and Crest. Garter and Clarenceux Kings
of Arms. 5/10/2010. College reference: Grants 175/134.
PERKINS,
Douglas John David, of the Island of Guernsey. Arms, Crest and
Badge. In the same Patent, Arms were granted to Dame Mary Lesley
Perkins, his wife. Garter and Clarenceux Kings of Arms. 11/11/2010.
College reference: Grants 175/168.
PITTMAN,
Rupert Edward Leader, of Poyntington, Dorset, son of John Martin
Pittman of Poyntington. Arms and Crest. The limitations of the grant
were extended to the other descendants of his father. Garter and
Clarenceux Kings of Arms. 10/9/2010. College reference: Grants
175/115.
POWERS,
Timothy Michael, of Middletown, State of New York, USA, son of John
Thomas Powers and grandson of Walter Powers, who was late of New
York City but born in Lismore, Co. Waterford. Honorary Arms and
Crest. Garter, Clarenceux and Norroy and Ulster Kings of Arms.
21/10/2010. College reference: 175/144.
WORTH,
Richard Westwood of Auckland, New Zealand, OBE, VRD. Arms and Crest.
Garter, Clarenceux and Norroy and Ulster Kings of Arms. 22/9/2010.
College reference: Grants 175/152.
UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER.
Arms and Crest. Garter, Clarenceux and Norroy and Ulster Kings of
Arms. 15/6/2010. College reference: Grants 175/76.
Alistair John
CLIFF,
of West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, was granted Arms (right)
by Letters Patent of Garter and Clarenceux Kings of Arms dated
1/3/2011. The blazon is as follows:
Arms: Per fess Sable and Argent a Pale counterchanged the Sable semy
of Mullets Or.
Crest: On a Helm with a Wreath of the Colours A Wolf’s Head erased
Gules gorged with a Collar compony Sable and Argent each Sable piece
charged with a Mullet Or attached thereto a Chain reflexed behind
and held in the mouth the last link broken also Or.
Badge: Two Talbots countercourant in pale that in chief Or that in
base Sable each gorged with a plain Collar attached thereto a Line
terminating in a Ring reflexed over the back and environing the
other counterchanged.
College reference: Grants 175/245.
Blasonics:
on 18 May Clive Cheesman, Richmond Herald, delivered a lecture with
the title ‘Blasonics: a new heraldry for a new age’ at the
Heraldry Society, London.
Society of Antiquaries of London:
Clive Cheesman was elected a Fellow of this society on 19 May 2011.
Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives:
on 21 May 2011 Patric Dickinson, LVO. Clarenceux King of Arms, was
appointed President of this national association of professional
genealogists.
The Order of the Garter:
the annual service of the Order took place on 13 June 2011 at St
George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, in the presence of its Sovereign,
Her Majesty The Queen. The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, KG, PC,
Admiral The Lord Boyce, KG, GCB, OBE, DL, were invested and
installed as Companions. The Officers of Arms were in attendance.
Christopher Collins:
the College notes with sadness the death of Chris Collins on 20 June
2011, following an illness, borne with fortitude. Chris followed
training at art school with five years’ service in the Army. He then
returned to work for the remainder of his life as a gifted
professional artist, concentrating in particular on military and
heraldic subjects. He worked as a heraldic artist at the College of
Arms, preparing paintings and drawings to the very high standard
that the College requires. He also worked as an artist for the
Inspectorate of Regimental Colours, based here, an area in which he
had considerable expertise.
ANGUS:
a pedigree of seven generations is headed by James Angus of
Middlesex, who married in 1788 Ann Hannah Lambert. Connected with
BUDRODEEN.
College reference: Norfolk 51/196.
DAVIES-COOKE:
a pedigree of five generations records the descent to the present
from Philip Tatton David-Cooke of Maes Alyn and of Gwysaney, both in
the parish of Mold, co. Flint, and of Owston, in the West Riding of
Yorkshire (born 1863). He married in 1894 to Doris daughter of
Charles Donaldson-Hudson of Cheswardine Hall, co. Salop.
Cross-referenced to Norfolk 21/66; Knights Pedigrees 3/2. College
reference: Norfolk 51/193.
NORTHAN:
a pedigree has been recorded which shows the ancestry of the Northan
family, in the form of a descent from John (Grey), Lord Grey of
Wilton (died 1499) and Anne his wife, daughter of Edmund (Grey),
Earl of Kent. The descent passes through the
ROTHERHAM,
CRAWLEY,
LORD,
CLINE
and
SMITH
families. Cross-referenced to 2D14/6; 4D14/54; H9/7, 31; C31/27, 56;
Norfolk 42/69; K9/71; G17/24; Norfolk 47/226. College reference:
Norfolk 51/188.
STURGESS:
a nine generation descent from Francis Sturjas otherwise Sturgess of
Aiskew in the North Riding of Yorkshire (married 1736). It descends
to the present day via Thomas Sturgess of Penshurst, co. Kent, who
married in 1895 to Victoria eldest daughter of John Houseman
Hutchinson of Nicosia, Cyprus. Cross-referenced to Surrey 28/254.
College reference: Norfolk 51/197.
 WHITTOME:
a pedigree has been recorded which shows four generations of this
family headed by Kenneth Abinger Whittome and his siblings. It
descends to the present day. Connected with
LINDSAY
and
NEWTON.
Cross-referenced to Surrey 28/254; Norfolk 51/199. College
reference: Surrey 32/63.
WILTON:
a three-generation pedigree shows the descendants of Leonard Wilton
of Makerua, Manawatu, New Zealand (born 1892), who married Winifred
Matilda daughter of James Ross Moody. College reference: Surrey
32/61.
ZUNDEL:
a pedigree of five generations descends to the present day and is
headed by Melchior Zundel of Basle and Lugano, both in Switzerland
(born 1863). College reference: Norfolk 51/195.
Illustrated left is a tabard for a King of Arms, currently on
display at Cumberland Lodge, Windsor Great Park (see
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