Clan Armstrong Crest & Coats of Arms



Clan Armstrong Crest & Coats of Arms

Clan Armstrong Crest

Worn by all of the name and ancestry:

Crest Description: 
An arm from the shoulder, armed, Proper

Clan Armstrong Coats of Arms

A note on Coats of Arms:
Under Scottish heraldic law a coat of arms is awarded to an individual (with the exception of civic or corporate arms) . There is no such thing as a ‘family coat of arms’ The arms represented below are personal arms (with the above exceptions). Only the individual granted these arms has the right to use them.  for more information see our pages on heraldry here:
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ARMS OF ARMSTRONG—Gules, three dexter arms vambraced argent, hands proper.

ARMS OF ARMSTRONG—Gules, three dexter arms vambraced argent, hands proper.

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Arms of the tomb of Hugh Armstrong and his wife at Holy Trinity, Wysall. These show the Arms of Armstrong, with those of Turville, gules, three chevronels vair; Fitzherbert, gules, three lions rampant or, in chief a label of three points; Raynes, Chequy or and gules, on a bend vert a Moor’s head between two annulets or, a canton ermine: these represent the alliances of three of his daughters. Round the parents’ shield is a ribbon inscribed: “Hughe Armestronge Esquire Marye his wyfe, daghter of Henrie Sacheverell of Ratclif-upon-Sore Esquire.”
Arms of the tomb of Hugh Armstrong and his wife at Holy Trinity, Wysall. These show the Arms of Armstrong, with those of Turville, gules, three chevronels vair; Fitzherbert, gules, three lions rampant or, in chief a label of three points; Raynes, Chequy or and gules, on a bend vert a Moor’s head between two annulets or, a canton ermine: these represent the alliances of three of his daughters. Round the parents’ shield is a ribbon inscribed: “Hughe Armestronge Esquire Marye his wyfe, daghter of Henrie Sacheverell of Ratclif-upon-Sore Esquire.” 
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On the end of the tomb are three shields showing the Arms of Armstrong, Sacheverell and Armstrong with the sinister side blank, placed between the figures of a female, a man in armour, and one in grave clothes. The inscription in black letter round the chamfer reads: “Here lyeth the bodyes of Hugh Armestrong Esquier and Marye his wiff, daughter of…..Sacheverell of Ratclif-upon-Sore, Esquier, wch Hugh dyed the xxijth dey of December m° d° Ixxii. and the sayd Marye dyed the xxth dey of Ma……..”
On the end of the tomb are three shields showing the Arms of Armstrong, Sacheverell and Armstrong with the sinister side blank, placed between the figures of a female, a man in armour, and one in grave clothes. The inscription in black letter round the chamfer reads: “Here lyeth the bodyes of Hugh Armestrong Esquier and Marye his wiff, daughter of…..Sacheverell of Ratclif-upon-Sore, Esquier, wch Hugh dyed the xxijth dey of December m° d° Ixxii. and the sayd Marye dyed the xxth dey of Ma……..”

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Shield of the Armstrong of Mangerton

Shield of the Armstrong of Mangerton

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Micheil Joseph Armstrong of Mungbyhurst Arms : Argent, three pallets Azure, on a chief Gules a lion passant Or between two roses of the first. Crest : a salmon fessways Proper alighting thereon a sea eagle also Proper. Motto : ARMATUS CUM OPPORTUNITATE Granted : Lyon Court, 9th December 1997, Volume 78, Folio 111.

Micheil Joseph Armstrong of Mungbyhurst
Arms : Argent, three pallets Azure, on a chief Gules a lion passant Or between two roses of the first.
Crest : a salmon fessways Proper alighting thereon a sea eagle also Proper.
Motto : ARMATUS CUM OPPORTUNITATE
Granted : Lyon Court, 9th December 1997, Volume 78, Folio 111.

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