HERALDIC INFORMATION
RIETSTAP (Apologies for the French - no pronunciation accents shown)
Caille (Lorr.) (An 13 Juin 1501) Ec.-dentele; aux 1 et 4 d’azure une poire d’or;
aux 2 et 3 de gu. a un eperon d’arg.
Caille (Maine) D’azure a trois cailles d’or en chef, et un nuage d’arg. en p.
Caille(Geneve) D’azure a une caille d’arg., posee sur une terrassede sin., et
acc. en chef d’une etoile (5) du sec.
Cailli, baron Cailli (Angl. – M. et.) D’arg. a quatre cotices de gu.
Caillouey (Norm.) D’azure a trois aigles d’or.
Cailly (Ile de Fr.) D’arg. a trois cherubins de gu.
Calloue (Norm.) D’arg. a trois aigles de sa.
Callouel de Treanden (Bret.) D’or a une fleur-de-lis de gu., acc. de trois fers de mule du
meme.
Callouet (P. de Valois) D’herm au lion d’azure, arm. et lamp de gu.
Caluwe (de) ou de Kaluwe (Bruges) D’azure au chev. d’arg., ch. d’une mouch. d’herm de
sa. et acc. de trois (odd symbol like It ? ) du sec.
Calwe (Heilbronne, Wurt.) D’azur au lion d’or, soutenu d’une terrasse de sin., tennant de sa patte dextre une rose de gu., tigee et feuillee de sin. C.: le lion, iss.
Giffard (Jersey) D’herm a une fasce, acc.en chef de trois los rangees et en p. de trois lions ranges, le tous de sa.
Giffard, lord Giffard de Brimpsfield (Angl. – M. et) De gu. a trois lions leopardes d’arg., l’un sur l’autre.
Giffard, comte de Buckingham (Angl. – M. et) De gu. a trois lions leopardes d’arg., I’un sur l’autre.
Giffart (Norm.) De gu. a la bande d’or, acc. de six bes. du meme ranges et orle.
Giffart (Norm.) D’or de la aigle degu.
Giffart (Norm..,Bret., Angl.) D’arg. a la croix de gu. ch. de cinq coquilles d’or et cant. de quatre lions de gu. arm., lamp. et cour. d’or.
Giffart de la Chauviniere (Bret.) D’or a la croix engr. de gu. cant. de quartre lions d’azure.
Interesting aspects: I have not included all the listings, but could find no Normandy Caille, Cailly etc. Also no Vaux.
A pear appears only in a Caille, in a quartering, only in Lorraine, and in 1501. (No others that I could find.) Our Sir William was knighted that year (?).
Apart from the curious pear, which may mean another family, the Cailles have no acute over the e, so the pronunciation and meaning is different from Cailly.
The only two Normandy listings with matching Caillouet names have eagles (displayed). Eagles were a very old device – back to Charlemagne and beyond. They related to the Holy Roman Empire, (which eventually became German/Austrian) and, as with the very French fleur-de-lis, commonly signified a high position.
The lion in the Pas de Valois arms could have a similar connotation, more so in England. The Giffard/ts have the lions, as would be expected. (Note the Brimpsfield reference).
Note the only K found – in Bruges. And the only chevron. I recall that Bruges was a medieval merchant centre. The spelling also has similarities to the le Calewe family of the early 1300s. Could this indicate the beginging of the shipping/trading connection, including Calais? – rather than any Caillouet link. The Wurtenburg Caluwe listing may take it into Germany. There were trade strong trading links between German States and the Lowlands.
(Note also that, in Heraldic terms, the lion/leopard reference means a full face lion, not a leopard. Where there is only a face on the arms, it is a leopard face.)
I cannot be sure, and there is virtually no indication how old any of the arms are, but the impression I have is that the Caillouet family may have been much more important in France, before one or two crossed the Channel, than we realise. The lack of Cailli is interesting – did le baron cross the Channel, while some Caillouets remained? (We still do not understand the name connection.)
BURKE
Barrett (Dorsetshire and Ealing co. Middlesex) Sa. a chev. betw. three hawks heads or.
Barrett (Lee Priory co. Kent) Or, on a chev. betw. three mullets sa. as many lions pass. guard
ar. (sometimes or.) (Also crest.)
(There are 30 other Barretts – only one with a chevron)
Bingham (Binghams-Melcombe, co. Dorset, a family of Saxon origin, originally of Sutton
Bingham, co. Somerset) Quarterly, 1st a bend cottised betw. six crosses patte or, for Bingham ; 2nd, erm. A lion ramp. gu. for Turberville ; 3rd, az. three arrows erect or, for Chaldecott ; 4th, per bend ar. and sa. four lozenges in bend betw. six fleurs-de-lis, all counterchanged, for Potenger. (Also crest and motto).
(There are 13 other Binghams, most similar – some in Ireland)
Cailli, Lord Cailli. (Sir Thomas de Cailli, of Buckenham Castle, was summoned to
Parliament 1309-11, and d.s.p.) Ar. four benedicts gu.
Calley,Caley, or Caylley (Burderop, Co. Wilts, originally from Norfolk) Quarterly ar. and
sa. on a bend gu. three mullets of the first. (Also crest and motto).
Callow Ar on a chev. betw. three leopards faces sa. as many annulets of the
field. Crest - on a ducal coronet a peacock ppr.
Callow (Justice of Common Pleas 1487). Same arms.
Callow Or, a boars head erased sa. in base a cinquefoil gu.
Cayle or Keyle (Cornwall) Quarterly, ar. embattled ar. and sa.
Cayle Quarterly, ar. and sa. on a bend gu. three mullets of the first.
Cayley (Brompton, co. York, bart. According to Sir W. Dugdale’s sketch, with crest, in his
visitation of the co. York 1666). Quarterly, ar. and sa. a bend gu.
charged with three mullets of the first. (Also crest and motto).
Cayley (Wydale House, co. York) Same as preceeding.
Cayley or Cayly (Norfolk) Chequy or and gu. a bend (or a fesse) erm. (another, or).
Caylowe Ar. on a chev. sa. betw. three leopards heads of the second, as many
annulets of the first.
Caylway (Hampshire) Ar. on two glaziers snippers in saltire sa. four pears or, (another, adds
a bordure engr. gu.)
Cayly Gu. four bends ar.
Cayly or Cayle (Norfolk) Chequy ar. and sa. a fesse erm. Crest – a mascle vert.
Cely (Barking co. Essex) Az. on a chev. betw. three bucks trippant ar. as many fleurs-de-lis
of the field.
Cely (co. Kent) Ar. eleven eyes sa. three, two, three, two, one. Crest – a dexter hand
with the first two fingers erected . . . .
Cely (Essex) Az. a chev. betw. three mullets or. Crest – a bundle of quills ppr.
Cely, Ceely or Ceily (Havering co. Essex) Gu. a lion ramp. betw. two flaunches and a
gussett in base erm.
Giffard, Earl of Buckingham. (William I. created 1066, Walter Giffard, the first earl of the
kingdom. He was son of Osborne de Bolbec, by Aveline, his wife, sister of Gunnora, wife of Richard I, Duke of Normandy, father of Richard II, father of Robert the Devil, father of the Conqueror; extinct 1164). Gu. three lions pass. in pale ar.
Giffard, Lord Giffard of Brimpsfield (Descended from a brother of the first Earl of
Buckingham, summoned to Parliament 8 Oct 1311, attainted 1323.) Gu three lions pass. in pale ar. langued az.
Giffard (co. Leicester) Ar. a chev. betw. three roses az. a bordure gu.
Gifford (co. Worcester; Sir Alexander Gifford, Knt. d. before 1279 ; Roll of Arms
Henry III, and Edward I) Ar. ten torteaux, four, three, two, and one.
Gifford, Theobald, son and heir of Sir Bryan de Stanton, Lord of Stanton, co. Notts., 6
Edward the Confessor, m. the dau. of Sir John Gifford. – visit Notts. 1569) Gu. ten beaazants, a canton erm.
Gifford (Itchell, co. Hants ; Sir John Gifford Knt. Of Itchell, Sherriff of the co. 2 Henry VI ;
d. 10 June 1444). Same Arms.
Gifford, Baron Gifford. Az. a chev. betw. three stirrups with leathers or. a bordure
engr. ar. semee of pellets. (Also crest, supporters and motto.)
(There are 30 other Giffard/Giffords – most with similar arms – some in Ireland)
Kaloway Ar. on a chev. betw. three leopards faces sa. as many annulets of the field.
Kele (London) Or, two bars gu. each charged with three martlets ar. betw. as many billets fesseways of the second. (Also crest).
Kellaway or Kelloway (Stowford, co. Devon) Ar. two glaziers snippers in saltire betw. four pears sa. Crest – A tiger passant reguard sa.
Kellawaye (Sherborne, co. Dorset) Same Arms, a border engr. of the last. Crest – A cock ar. combed and wattled az.
Kelle (co. Cornwall) Ar. a chev. betw. three billets gu.
Kelle (London) Per bend crenelle ar. and sa. (Also crest).
Kelley (Torrington, co. Devon) Sa. a lion rampant, or, betw. three fleurs-de-lis erm. (Also crest)
Kelley Ar. on a chev. betw. three leopards faces sa. as many annulets or.
Kelloway (co. Hants. – visit 1634) Ar. five grosing irons in saltire sa. betw. four Kelway pears ppr. within a bordure engr. of the second. Crest – A cock ar. comb wattles, beak, and spurs az.
Kelloway (Roborough, co. Devon) Ar. five grosing irons in saltire sa. betw. four Kelway pears ppr. within a bordure engr. of the second.
Kelloway Ar. a saltire sa. betw. four pears pendant gu. Crest – A barnacle bird ar.
Kelly (Kelly co. Devon; settled in that co. from a remote period; derived from Kelly of Kelly, temp. Richard I). Ar. a chev. betw. three billets gu. (Also crest).
Kelly (Castle Kelly, co. Galway). Az. two lions ramp. combatant ar. chained or, supporting a tower triple, turretted of the second. (Also crest and motto).
Kelly (Newtown, co. Galway). As above.
Kelly (confirmed to Robert Hume Kelly Esq. of Glencarra, co. Westmeath. As above.
Kelly (Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Lord Chief baron of the Exchequer). As above.
Kelly (William Henry Kelly Esq. of Porchester Tce. Paddington, co. Middlesex). Similar to above.
Kelly (Scotland) Or, a saltire sa. betw. four fleur-de-lis az.
Kelly, Kelley,or Keylley Or, on two bars sa. betw. three billets gu. two and one, five martlets, three and two (another mullets) of the first. (Also crest).
Kelway Ar. two thigh bones in saltire sa. betw. four pears or, a bordure engr. of the second.
Keyle Or, on two bars sa. six martlets ar. betw. three billets longways gu. (Also crest).
Killiowe (Lansallos, co. Cornwall; John Killiowe, visit co. Cornwall 1620, son of John Killiowe, d. 1602, and grandson of Thomas Killiowe, all of same place.) Or, a chev. betw. two roses in chief and a mullet in base sa.
Killiowe (quartered by William Bastard, Recorder of Totness. Visit Devon 1620). Same Arms, a crescent for diff.
Killowe (Dale, co. Cornwall) Or, a chev. sa. in chief two cinquefoils, in base a mullet of the second. (Also crest).
Ramsay (Earl of Dalhousie) Ar. an eagle displayed sa. beaked and membered gu.
Ramsay Gu. three rams heads couped ar.
(There are 30 other Ramsays, virtually all Scottish, two French, all with the eagle.)
Ramsey (Hitcham, co. Buckingham, temp. Richard II). Sa. a chev. betw. three rams heads couped ar.
(There are 10 other English Ramseys, all with rams heads, except one Irish with the eagle. Some also have the chevron).
Stafford (Earl of Stafford, Duke of Buckingham, Baron Stafford etc) Or, a chev. gu.
(24 listings, most as above, some with additional devices, eg betw. three martlets, three bezants, five plates sa. etc. Several Irish (Wexford) with sa. three ragged staffs ar.)
Stoford (Stoford co. Devon, Philip Stoford of that place, temp Henry VII – visit Devon 1620.
Ar. two grapling irons in saltire sa. betw. four pears gu.
Stoford (Dowland co. Devon, Thomas S. aged 27 - visit Devon 1620 – son of John S
of same, and grandson of Thomas S, second son of Robert Stoford of Stoford. Same arms.
Stowford (Stowford co. Devon ; the heiress married Waldrond) Or, a chev. betw. three bulls
faces sa.
Weston (Weston-under-Lyzard co. Stafford, temp Henry II. Long description back to
Gouffern, Normandy and Domesday, but in Stafford Co.) Ar. an eagle displayed sa. (Nine others, but with or, an eagle displayed).
Weston (Lichfield co. Stafford, temp Henry VIII ; John Weston, fourth son of John Weston of
Rugeley.) Quarterly 1st and 4th, or an eagle displ. reguard sa.; 2nd and 3rd , erm. on a chief az.five bezants.
Weston (Lane House and Wolverton co. Dorset ; Henry Weston d. 1705, direct descendant of
John Weston of Lichfield, temp Henry VIII. This family apparently inherited the Staffordshire estates, but has quartered arms.) 1st and 4th, or an eagle displayed, 2nd and 3rd erm on a chief az.. five bezants. (Also crest and motto).
Weston (Colleton, co. Devon ; John Weston Esq. of Colleton, temp Elizabeth I, great-
grandson of John Weston of same place, whose father, Robert Weston, was in Lemshersoare, Wales – visit Devon 1620) Ar. on a chev. sa. three leopards faces or. Crest – A cock ppr. wattled gu.
Weston (cos. Devon and Wilts) Ar. a fess sa. on a border gu. eight bezants.
Weston (Heath-Ham co. Dorset) Ar. on a chev. sa. three leopards faces.
Weston (Weston co. Dorset) Ar. a chev. per pale engr. az. and gu. in chief two roses of the
second, and in base as many of the third.
Weston (Hanam co. Gloucester) Az. on a plate between betw. three fleurs-de-lis ar.
a mullet sa.
Weston co. Leicester) Az. a wheel betw. three fleus-de-lis or.
Weston (WestHorsely Place, co. Surrey) Sa. a chev. or, betw. three leopards heads erased ar.
rowned or, langued gu. (Also crest and motto).
Weston (Effingham co. Surrey) Sa. a chev. betw. three talbots heads erased or. (Also crest
and motto).
Weston (Ockham co. Surrey 1700) Sa. a chev. betw. three lions heads erased ar. (Also crest and motto).
Weston or Wiston (co. Sussex 23 Henry II -1179) Erm. on a bend az. three lions heads
erased or.
Weston Sa. a chev. betw. three holly leaves or.
Weston Sa. a chev. or, betw. three lions heads erased or.
Weston Per saltire ar. and sa. in chief and in base a cross pattee of the second.
Weston Erm. on a bend gu. three lions heads engr. gu.
Weson (Sutton, co. Surrey; descended from Hayleric de Weston, temp Henry I, the last male
heir d. 1730. Erm. on a chief az. five bezants. (Also crest.)
Weston (West Horsley, co. Surrey ; descended from Adam de Weston temp. King John)
Sa. three leopards faces ar. crowned or, langued gu. Crest – A wolf
pass. ar. ducally gorged or.
Weston (Richard Weston, Lord Chancellor of Ireland 1567-73; Reg. Ulster’s Office)
Erm. a martlet gu. on a chief az. four bezants. (Also crest).
Weston (Reg. Ulster’s Office) Per pale gu. and or, a chev. counterchanged.
(There are 39 Westons listed altogether – a number held important
positions in Ireland.)
Interesting aspects: Burke has more listings in his work, compared with Rietstap, but they are concentrated on England, rather than the wider Europe.
There are some from Ireland and Scotland, and it is noticeable that the Giffards, Kellys and
Westons were all present in Ireland. (John C/K had also been there about 1320)
The Arms in Ireland evidence the lions, and eagles.
We apparently do not yet know the origin of the Kellys, but some do share our arms. My
feeling is that the name is Norman, not Irish, and even start to suspect places such as Galway.
The Normans were all over Europe in the 11th century, even sacking Rome in 1084.
They were in Scotland, and Ireland, and it is quite possible that one of them was named Cailly
or Kailly.
Burke, I think, made comment that the Scottish Galloway had been confused with Calloway,
but that they were not the same. (However the Normans were in Galloway)
In addition to the obvious C/K name options, and the Giffards, I have included the Weston
(Dorset), and Stafford Barton (Devon) families, as well as other family names (Barrett,
Bingham and Ramsey), that have had family association through marriage.
The chevron is an interesting commonality – to gain some idea how common the device was
otherwise, look at the famous 719 quartering shield. There are only about 30 of various
chevron types on the shield, which is not a high proportion, suggesting that a chevron may
have been shared, with different colours, and perhaps differing roses, mullets, leopards faces
etc. (They are virtually all also in the upper 6 rows – these were therefore the oldest family
relationships?)
The chevron is an old device, and seems to have been supplanted later by more ‘pictorial’
Arms.
The 719 shield has the pears and grosing irons (row 6 no.2), and also seems to have the
chevron and leopards faces (row 3 no.23).
Note the names that share the ‘ar. on a chevron sa. three leopards faces sa.’ arms – Callow,
Caylowe, Kaloway, Kelley and Weston. They cover virtually the whole range of our
‘options’.
The Stowfords have a chevron with three bulls faces, while the Killiowes of Cornwall also
have a chevron, but with roses.
(Roses, cinquefoils, billets, mullets, martlets, bulls faces, holly leaves, talbot heads, lions and
leopards faces? – all with the chevron)
The Stowfords probably had a version of the old arms, while the Stofords had the later pears
and "grapling irons".
(I am still confused over the Dolton family – the manor was/is called Stafford Barton, and
there does not seem to be a Stoford nearby. There is however at least one other elsewhere in
Devon, another in Dorset – where the family lived later – and another in Wiltshire).
While some, with five bezants, are totally different, the Weston arms go back into the reign of
Henry II, close to the time of Philip de Caillouet, and then King John with, initially
apparently, an eagle displayed, later three lions heads/leopards faces. The oldest with any
relevance to the family. (Sometimes the eagle moved to the crest.)
The cock ppr. wattled gu. crest, with the chevron and leopards heads from Colleton, matches
the later Kellawaye crest, even though with the pears arms.
While there are arms from Surrey and Sussex involved before Dorset, this suggests perhaps
that Calewe Weston has considerable importance, both because of location, and because of
the linked names of the families.
The reference to Colleton raises the point that John K of Cullompton/Colyton also had
property there.
The Barretts, whose estates were inherited by William of Sherborne, had chevrons with
mullets or hawks heads.
The Ramseys, part of the earlier Bingham inheritance, had a chevron with rams heads.
The Calleys and Cayleys had mullets, and a bend, not a chevron.
Unfortunately the only Arms I could find with pears were the known examples, except for
the ‘odd’ one in France.
JWK
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