Lees Family Crest, Coat of Arms and Name History

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Blazons & Genealogy Notes

1) (Lees, co. Lancaster). Sa. three bars ar.
2) (granted to John Frederick Lees, Esq., of Werneth, Oldham, co. Lancaster). Per fesse or and gu. a fesse dovetail per fesse embattled betw. two falcons belled in chief and a lion ramp. in base all counterchanged. Crest—A lion ramp. gu. supporting a flag of the arms, the staff entwined by a wreath of oak fructed ppr.
3) (Blackrock, co. Dublin, bart.). Az. a fesse chequy ar and sa. betw. six cross crosslets fitchée, three in the chief and three in the nombril points or, and three billets, two in the honor and one in the base points of the second. Crest—A dexter hand couped above the wrist and erect ppr. grasping a crescent or. Motto—Exegi.
4) (Scotland). Gu. a fesse chequy ar. and sa. betw. nine billets, three, two, three, and one, of the second.
5) (Werneth, Oldham, co. Lancaster; Major Lees, Acomb Park, co. York, nephew of John Frederick Lees, Esq., of Werneth). Per fesse or and gu. a fesse dovetail per fesse embattled betw. two falcons belled in chief, and a lion ramp. in base all counterchanged. Crest—A lion ramp. gu. supporting a flag of the arms, the staff entwined by a wreath of oak fructed ppr. Motto—In dubiis rectus.
6 (At-Leese) (Lees Court, co. Kent). Gu. a cross crosslet erm.