Pelham Family Crest, Coat of Arms and Name History

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Blazons & Genealogy Notes

1) (Earl of Chichester). – Quarterly, 1st and 4th, az. three pelicans ar. vulning themselves ppr.; 2nd and 3rd, gu. two pieces of belts with buckles erect in pale, the buckles upwards ar. Crest—A peacock in pride ar. Supporters—Dexter, a horse of a mouse colour; sinister, a bear ppr. each collared with a belt ar. buckle and pendant or. Motto—Vincit amor patriae.
2) (Anderson-Pelham, Earl of Yarborough). – Quarterly, 1st and 4th grand quarters, the two coats of Pelham, viz., quarterly, 1st and 4th, az. three pelicans ar. vulning themselves ppr., 2nd and 3rd, gu. two pieces of belts with buckles erect in pale, the buckles upwards ar.; 2nd and 3rd grand quarters, ar. a chev. betw. three crosses flory sa., for Anderson. Crests—1st: A peacock in pride ar., for Pelham; 2nd: A water-spaniel dog or, for Anderson. Supporters— Dexter, a bay horse reguard. charged on the body with three antique buckles in bend sinister or; sinister, a water spaniel dog reguard. or, charged on the body with three crosses flory in bend sa. Motto—Vincit amor patriae.
3) (Compton-Valcnce. co. Dorset; descended from Anthony Pelham, Esq., of Buxted, a younger son of the ancestor of the Earl of Chichester, represented by Thistlethwayte, of Southwick Park, Hants, co. Somerset, and Laughton, co. Sussex). – Az. three pelicans ar. vulning themselves ppr. Crest—A peacock in pride ar.
4) (Sir William Pelham, Knt., circa. 1580, Ulster’s Office). – Az. three pelicans vulning themselves or.
5) (Cound Hall, co. Salop). – Quarterly, 1st and 4th, Pelham, quarterly, 1st and 4th, az. three pelicans ar. vulning themselves ppr.; 2nd and 3rd, gu. two belts in pale, issuing from the base ar. with buckles and studs or; 2nd and 3rd, Thursby, ar. a chev. betw. three lions ramp. sa. Crests—A peacock in his pride ar., for Pelham; A curlew with wings expanded ar. the beak and legs ppr., for Thursby. Mottoes—Vincit amor patriae, for Pelham; in silentio fortitudo, for Thursby.
6) None – Gu. two pieces of belts with buckles erect in fesse ar. the buckles in chief.
7) (Sir Edmond Pelham, Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer in Ireland, the first who had the title of Lord Chief Baron in Ireland; Fun. Ent. Ulster’s Office, 1609, his dau. Philippa, wife of Roger Dountin, Clerk of the Pipe). – Az. three pelicans vulning themselves or.