Bonham Coat of Arms / Family Crest

(Petersfield, co. Hants). Gu. a chev. betw. three crosses crosslet fitchee ar. Crest—A dragon’s head ar. guttee de sang.

(Wiltshire). Gu. a fesse wavy betw. three crosses formee fitchee ar. (another, of Essex, fitchee in the foot). Crest—The stump of a tree lying fesseways, sprouting branches, ensigned with a fleur-de-lis.

(Orsett House, co. Essex; descended from the Bonhams of Valence; of this family were General Pinson Bonham, of Great Warley Place, and his brother, Henry Bonham, Esq., of Portland Place). Gu. a chev. engr. betw. three crosses formee fitchee ar. Crest—A mermaid ppr. Motto—Esse quam videri.

Oxfordshire – (Baronet, 27 nov, 1852) – De sable au chevron nébulé d’argent acc de trois croix pattées au pied fiché du même au canton du second ch d’un écureuil de gueules Cimier une sirène soutenue d’un roc tenant de sa main dextre un morceau de corail et de sa senestre un miroir ovale le tout au naturel Devise ESSE QUAM VIDERI