Roberts Family Crest, Coat of Arms and Name History

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Blazons & Genealogy Notes

1) (Llangedwin, co. Montgomery; descended through Howel-ap-Iolyn, of Llangedwin, from Einion Efell, Lord of Cynllaeth; Catherine, dau. and heiress of Maurice Roberts, Esq., of Llangedwin, m. Owen Vaoghan, Esq., of Llwydiarth. co. Montgomery). Arms, those of Einion Efell, viz., Per fess sa. and ar. a lion ramp. counterchanged, armed and langued gu.
2) (Bow, co. Middlesex). Gu. a lion ramp. guard. or.
3) (Liskeard, co. Cornwall). Gu. three goats’ heads erased or.
4) (Wales). Or, a lion ramp. reguard. gu.
5) Ar. a mullet betw. three pheons sa. on a chief of the second a greyhound courant of the first, collared gu.
6) (Fun. Ent. Ulster’s Office, 1665, Mr. Cadogan, alias Roberts; William Cadogan, of Ardbracan, co. Meath, made his will 1660, leaving a wife, Elizabeth, whose will was proved 1666). Gu. a chev. erm. betw. three wild men’s heads couped at the neck ar.
7) (Comb Martin, co. Devon; Mart, dau. and co-heir of Richard Roberts, Esq., of Comb Martin, temp. Queen Elizabeth, m. Thomas Westcott, Esq., of Raddon, same co. Visit. Devon, 1620). Az. on a chev. ar. three mullets sa.
8) (co. Essex). Ar. a mullet betw. three pheons sa. on a chief of the second a greyhound courant of the first, collared gu.
9) (co. Kent). Ar. on a chev. sa. three mullets or.
10) Or, a chev. gu. betw. three plates.
11) (co. Leicester; Francis Roberts, Esq., of Willesden, co. Middlesex, and Thomas Roberts, of co. Leicester, eldest and second son of Edward Roberts, Esq., of Willesden. Visit. Leicester, 1619). Ar. three pheons sa. on a chief of the last a greyhound courant of the first, collared gu., quartering, 1st, per fess ar. and gu. a pale counterchanged three demi lions ramp. couped sa. crowned or; 2nd, ar. on a fess sa. three fleurs-de-lis or.
12) (Stepney, co. Middlesex). Or, a lion ramp. reguard. sa. on a chief wavy az. three ostrich feathers ar.
13) (Crompton-Roberts, Sunnyside, Regent’s Park, London; borne by Charles Henry Crompton-Roberts, Esq., who to. Mary, only dau. and heir of Roger Crompton, Esq., of Kersley and Breightmet, co. Lancaster). Quarterly, 1st and 4th, per bend dovetailed gu. and or, a lion ramp. betw. in sinister chief and dexter base two pheons all counterchanged, for Roberts; 2nd and 3rd, per pale ar. and az. on a fess wavy betw. three lions ramp. two lozenges all counterchanged, for Crompton. Crests— 1st, Roberts: A demi lion ramp. guard. per bend dovetailed or and gu. holding in the dexter paw a sword erect ppr. and resting the sinister paw on a pheon gold; 2nd, Crompton: A talbot sejant or, pellettée, resting the dexter paw on an escutcheon az. charged with a lozenge ar.
14) (Earl of Radnor, extinct 1764; descended from Sir Richard Roberts, Knt., of Truro, co. Cornwall, created a ban. 1621, and Baron Roberts 1625; the second baron was raised to the earldom 1679). Az. three estoiles or, a chief wavy of the last. Crest—A lion ramp. or, holding a darning aword ppr. Supporters—Two goats ar. ducally gorged az. Motto—Quae supra.
15) (Agar-Robartes, Baron Robartes: Mary Robartes, sister, and in her issue eventual heiress of Henry, third Earl of Radnor, to. Thomas Hunt, Esq., of Mollington, co. Chester, and had an elder son, Thomas Hunt, Esq., of Mollington, whose only dau. and heir m. Hod. Charles Bagenal Agar, youngest son of John, first Viscount Clifden, and had an elder son, Thomas James Agar, who assumed the additional surname of Robartes, and was created a Peer 1869). Quarterly, 1st and 4th, az. three estoiles and a chief wavy or; 2nd and 3rd, az. a lion ramp. or. Crests—1st, a lion ramp. or, holding a flaming sword erect ppr. the pommel and hilt of the first; 2nd, a demi lion ramp. or. Supporters— On either side a goat ar. ducally gorged and charged on the shoulders with an estoile az.
16) (Glassenbury, co. Kent; descended from the marriage of Stephen Robertes, temp. Richard II., with the dau. and heiress of William Tyllye, of Glassenbury). (Glassenbury, co. Kent, bart., extinct 1745; Sir Thomas Roberts, Knt., of Glassenbury, was created a bart. 1620; the sixth bart. left an only dau. and heir, Jane, m. 1752, George, third Duke of St. Albans, and d. s. p. 1778. The manor of Glassenbury was devised by the last bart. to Sir Thomas Roberts, Bart., of Brightfieldstown, co. Cork, descended of this family). (Borzell, Ticehurst, and Stonehouse, co. Sussex, descended from Roberts, of Glassenbury). Az. on a chev. ar. three mullets sa. Crest—An eagle displ. ar. gorged with a chaplet vert.
17) (co. Kent). Az. on a bend ar. three mullets sa. Crest—An eagle displ. ar beaked and legged or, gorged with a chaplet of laurel vert, on the arms and Crest a crescent for diff.
18) (con. Lincoln and Worcester, and London). Az. on a chev. ar. throe mullets pierced sa. Crest—A demi lion az. holding a mullet ar. pierced sa.
19) (London). Az. on a chev. ar. three mullets ea. a chief indented or. Crest—A demi lion az. holding in the dexter paw a mullet sa.
20) (co. Cornwall, and Twickenham, co. Middlesex; granted 1614). (Barnstaple, co. Devon). Az. three estoiles or, a chief wavy of the second. Crest—A lion ramp. or, holding in the dexter paw a sword, the blade wavy ar. hilt and pommel of the first.
21) (Little Braxsted, co. Essex). Ar. three pheons sa. on a chief of the second a greyhound courant of the first, collared gu. Crest—Out of a ducal coronet or, a demi greyhound sa. Another Crest—A leopard’s head guard. and erased ar. charged with torteaux.
22) (Milford Haven, co. Pembroke; granted to Thomas Roberts, Esq., J.P. and D.L., of Milford Haven, and of Trione, co. Pembroke, and his descendants, and the other descendants of his grandfather, late of Milford Haven). Erminois a lion ramp. guard. gu. in chief two square castles towered and domed ppr. all within a bordure indented of the second. Crest—A lion ramp. guard. gu. gorged with a collar engr. gold, holding in the dexter paw a dagger ppr. and resting the sinister fore-paw upon a shield or, charged with a bull’s head caboshed betw. three mullets of six points gu.
23) (Coeddu, co. Flint). Gu. three lions ramp. ar. Crest—A lion ramp. Motto—Dum spiro spero.
24) (Drybridge, co. Monmouth, and Stourbridge, co. Worcester). Per bend dovetailed gu. and or, a lion ramp. betw. in sinister chief and dexter base two pheons all counterchanged. Crest—A demi lion ramp. guard. per bend dovetailed or and gu. holding in the dexter paw a sword erect ppr. and resting the sinister paw on a pheon gold.
25) (cos. Salop and Somerset; granted 1578). Or, a fess wavy betw. three bucks trippant sa. Crest—On a mount vert a buck trippant sa. attired or, ducally gorged and chained of the last.
26) Ar. a fess wavy betw. three stags pass. sa. Crest—A stag pass. sa. Motto—Successus a Deo est.
27) (Field House, co. Worcester; granted by Young, Garter, to William Roberts, Esq.). Per bend dovetail gu. and or, a lion ramp. betw. two pheons all counterchanged. Crest—A demi lion guard. per bend dovetail or and gu. holding in the dexter paw a sword erect gu. and resting the sinister on a pheon gold. Motto—God and my conscience.
28) (Corfton Manor, co. Salop; exemplified to Thomas Lloyd Roberts, Esq., of that place). Az. on a chev. per pale erm. and erminois three mullets pierced sa. a bordure wavy or. Crest—A demi lion per pale erminois and az. in the dexter paw a mullet pierced sa. and charged with a bendlet wavy sinister or and az. Motto—Deo adjuvante fortuna sequatur.
29) (Ombersley, co. Worcester, Camberwell, co. Surrey, and Secdley, co. Lancaster). Ermines a goat pass. ar. horned and unguled, and betw. three annulets or. Crest: On a mount vert a holly tree ppr. in front thereof a goat, statant ar. armed and unguled or, gorged with a collar gemel sa. in the mouth a sprig of holly also ppr. Motto—Ewch ymlaen (Go forward).
30) Hodder, ancestor of Roberts, of Kilmoney Abbey, co. Cork). (Kilmoney Abbey, co. Cork; represented by Michael Roberts, Esq., Fell. Trin. Coll. Dublin; descended from Hodder Roberts, second son of Randall Roberts, Esq., of Brightfieldstown). (Ulster King of Arms; William Roberts, Esq., LL.S., appointed 1643, s. by Sir Richard Carney, 1655). Sa. on a chev. ar. betw. two couplecloses or, three mullets of six points pierced of the field. Crest—On a mount vert an eagle displ. az. wreathed round the neck with ivy ppr. Motto— Post funera virtus.
31) (granted to Gen. Sir Abraham Roberts, K.C.B., Col. 101st Regt., and to the descendants of his grandfather, John Roberts, Esq., of Waterford). Az. three estoiles or, on a chief wavy of the second an Eastern crown gu. Crest—A lion ramp. or, armed and langued gu. charged on the shoulder with an Eastern crown of the last, and holding in the dexter paw a sword, the blade wavy ar. hilt and pommel gold. Motto—Virtute et valore.
32) (Dormstown Castle, co. Meath; confirmed to Thomas Lewis Roberts, Esq., of that place, eldest son of Rev. John Roberts, Rector of Rathcore, co. Meath, and to their descendants). Vert on a chev. betw. three eagles displ. with two heads or, an estoile sa. Crest—An eagle’s head couped or, charged with an estoile sa. Motto—Eu ner a folant.
33) (Lieut.-Gen. Sir Frederick Sleigh Roberts,G.C.B., V.C., C.I.E., Bart., created 15 June, 1881). Az. three estoiles or, on a chief wavy of the second an eastern crown gu. Crest— A lion ramp. or, armed and langued gu. charged on the shoulder with an eastern crown, as in the arms, and bolding in the dexter paw a sword blade wavy ar. pommel and hilt gold. Supporters (to descend with the baronetcy)—Dexter, a Highlander of the 92nd regt.; sinister, a Goorka, both habited, and holding in their exterior hands a rifle all ppr. Motto—Virtute et valore.
34) (Charlotte Street, Bedford Square, London). Per pale ar. and gu. a lion ramp. betw. four escallops counterchanged. Crest—A stag’s head erased per fesse erminois and gu. attired or, gorged with a collar invected per fesse az. and ar. thereon a cross pattée betw. two annulets gold.
35) (Hill Street, Berkeley Square, London). Ar. three crossbows, two and one. Crest—A stag lodged ppr. attired or.
36) or Roberts – Az. on a chev. ar. three mullets sa. Crest—Out of a maunch per pale ar. and gu. cuffed of the second, a hand clenched ppr.
37) (Lillingstone, co. Bucks). Quarterly, 1st and 4th. sa. three crossbows ar.; 2nd and 3rd, sa. a chev. erm. betw. three martlets ar. Crest—A stag lodged reguard. ppr. Motto—Nec temere nec timide.
38) (Lanhydcrock, co. Cornwall). Az. three estoiles and a chief wavy or. Crest—A lion ramp. or, holding a flaming sword erect ppr. the pommel and hilt of the first.
39) (Sutton Chevell, co. Leicester; William Roberts, Esq., of Sutton Chevell, High Sheriff of the co. 1619, grandson of William Roberts, of the same place, who was great-grandson of Henry Roberts, sixth son of John Robertes, Esq., of Aston, Stanton Lacy, and Burway, co. Salop. Visit. Leicester, 1619). Per pale ar. and gu. a lion ramp. sa. Crest—An antelope’s head erased per fess ar. and gu.
40) (Willesden, co. Middlesex, bart., extinct 1700; William Roberts, one of the Commissioners appointed for the trial of Charles I., was created a bart. 8 Nov. 1661). Ar. six pheons sa. on a chief of the last a greyhound of the first, gorged or. Crest—A greyhound ar. gorged gu.
41) (Bristol, Westerley, co. Gloucester). Per pale ar. and gu. a lion ramp. sa. Crest—An antelope’s head erased per fess or and gu. (another, a stag’s head).
42) (Beechfield, Bromley, co. Kent; descended from Edward Roberts, Esq., of St. Thomas Hill, near Canterbury, co. Kent). Az. on a chev. or, three mullets sa. Crest—An eagle displ. Motto—Dum spiro spero.