Sands Coat of Arms / Family Crest

(London, temp. Henry VIII.). Ar. a cross raguly and trunked sa.

(co. Lancaster). Or, a fess dancettée betw. three crosses crosslet gu.

Gu. a fess indented betw. three crosses crosslet fitchée or.

(Blackhall, co. Kildare, bart., extinct 1723; Sir William Sands, of Throwley, co. Kent, settled in Ireland, and was High Sheriff co. Kildare 1676, in which year he was created a bart.; the second bart. d.s.p. and intestate; administration granted 31 May, 1725; arms granted by Carney, Ulster, 4 June, 1683;. Quarterly, 1st and 4th, gu. on a chev. ar. betw. three crosses crosslet fitcliée or, as many blackamoors’ heads couped su.; 2nd and 3rd, az. a fess or, betw. three bezants, on a chief ar. as many escallops gu. Crest—A blackamoor’s head couped sa. Motto—A Deo honor et fortuna.

Irlande – (Baronet, 13 nov. 1676. M. ét. en 1723) – Écartelé aux 1 et 4 de gueules au chevron d’argent ch de trois têtes de More et acc de trois croix recroisettées au pied fiché d’or (Sands) aux 2 et 3 d’azur à la fasce d’or acc de trois besants du même et au chef d’or ch de trois coquilles de gueules (Clark) Cimier une tête de More Devise A DEO HONOR ET FORTUNA