Gaskell Coat of Arms / Family Crest

(Kiddington Hall, co. Oxford, and Beaumount Hall, co. Lancaster). Barry of six per pale erm. and vert counterchanged a lion ramp. gu. betw. two fleurs-de-lis in chief and an annulet in base or, for Gaskell, quartering, gu. on a chief ar. a lion pass. guard. gu., for Brooks. Crest—An arm in bend sinister entwined by a cable, and surmounted by a rainbow all ppr. Motto—Spes.

(Thornes House and Lupset Hall, co. York). Quarterly, 1 st and 4th, ar. on a pale sa. a conger eel’s head couped and erect or, for Gaskell; 2nd and 3rd, az. on a chev. betw. three windmill sails crossways or, a martlet for diff., for Milnes. Crests— 1st: A stork ppr. collared or, pendent therefrom an escutcheon sa. charged with an annulet or, and the dexter foot resting on an escallop gu.; 2nd: A garb or, banded by a fesse dancettee az. charged with three mullets pierced gold, for Milnes. Motto—Scio cui credidi.

Gu. on a chev. betw. three falcons close ar. as many crosses crosslet fitchee of the first, a crescent for diff. on a chief erm. three spearheads sa. the points embrued ppr. Crest—On a mount vert under an oak tree ppr. a greyhound couchant sa. collared or, resting the dexter paw on an escutcheon or, charged with a fleur-de-lis az.