Arms

Armiger

Blazon

Source/Notes

Thomas ATTE CROUCHE, of South Denchworth, co. Berks. (now Oxfordshire)(? Serjeant Porter of the Royal Household)

A cross cantoned with four estoiles

(i) p. 440 of vol II of W. Birch's 'Catalogue of Seals in the Department of Manuscripts in the British Museum (1892)' -Seal dated 1367;

(ii)  p. 191 of vol 3 of the 'Dictionary of British Arms: Medieval Ordinary' ed. by T Woodcock and Sarah Flower, Society of Antiquaries of London (2009)

CROUCH

Silver in a pal voided of the field thre crossess fourmee a bordure engrayled sable

i) 'Alphabet of Arms' (apparently in the hand of Thomas Wall, d. 1536 as Garter) L1 163, 5. Coll. Arm. MS c. 1520; & (ii) p. 239 of vol 3 of the Dictionary of British Arms: Medieval Ordinary, ed. by T Woodcock & Sarah Flower, Society of Antiquaries of London (2009) (from a compliation of L1 by Hugh Duncan Butchard, FSA (1883-1975) of Watlington, Ox.)

CROUCH

Argent three crosses formy between two pales border engrailed Sable

(i) 'Alphabet of Arms' (per Garter Wriothesley and Clarenceux Benolt, both d. 1534) L2 118, 11. Coll. Arm. MS c. 1520; & (ii) p. 239 of vol 3 of the Dictionary of British Arms: Medieval Ordinary, ed. by T Woodcock and Sarah Flower, Society of Antiquaries of London (2009) (from a compliation of L2 by Hugh Duncan Butchard, FSA (1883-1975) of Watlington, Ox.)

 John CROWCHE of London, gent., s. of John CROWCHE of Cornibury, nr Buntingford, Herts

Argent on a Pale Sable 3 Crosses formy Or within a Bordure engrailed Sable

Granted 10th March 1608 (by William Camden, Clarenceux King of Arms

Coll. Arm: Camden I/12b, Camden II/13, Miscellaneous Grants 7/292, NG. 83, EDN 55/32b

John CROWCHE of London

Argent 3 Mullets in pale between two Pales engrailed all within a Bordure Sable

Coll. Arm: Vincent 161/6b before 1626 (A Grant book containing memoranda of grants of arms, originally part of Vincent's collection, have been given the status of Records and are now part of the Record class known as Old Grants)(This similar Coat of Arms may have been granted to a cousin of John Crowche or it may be a mistake. The Coll of Arms has no further information about this second version of the Arms)

Giles CROUCH

Argent on a pale Sable a martlet between two crosses patty Or all within a bordure engrailed of the second

Taken from Harl. MS. No. 1476 (and does not appear in the Coll. Arm. Visitation Records, but does appear in the Harleian Society's Visitation of London A.D 1633, 1634 and 1635, at p. 207), temp Charles I (1625 to 1649)

John CROUCH of Kent

Argent, two pales and a bordure engrailed Sable

Heralds' Visitation of Hertfordshire, 1634 [p. 121], temp Charles I (1625 to 1649)

6th Qtr Wilson of Willion

Matthew CROUCH of Redrith (now Rotherhithe), Surrey

Argent, three crosses patée sable between two pallets

Heralds' Visitation of Surrey, 1662-8, temp Charles II (1660 to 1685)

John CROUCH of Hellum House, Iwerne Courtney, Dorset

Ermine within a Bordure engrailed Sable a Coronet between two Crosses Pattée in pale Or

Granted 29th October 1919, temp George V (1910 to 1936)

Coll. Arm: Grant Record 86/332

Raymond CROUCH of Elmbridge House, Little Easton, Essex, Esquire, son of John Robert CROUCH, Esquire.

Per Chevron Or and Azure in chief two Pentagrams Sable and in base a Golden Fleece on a Chief also Azure a Seaxe cutting edge upwards blade to the sinister Argent hilt and pommel Gold

Granted 5th April 1957, temp Elizabeth II

Coll. Arm: Grant Record 199/146

Reginald Charles CROUCH of Corneybury, London Road, Brentwood, Essex

Azure a Cross Crosslet between four Estoiles Or in base two Bars wavy Argent

Granted 24th January 1984, temp Elizabeth II

Coll. Arm: Grant Record 147/225

Sir David Lance CROUCH of The Oast House, Fisher Street, Badlesmere, Kent,

Quarterly Or and Azure a Cross quarterly countercharged in the first quarter a Cornish Chough proper and in the fourth quarter a Cross formy Sable

Granted 1st December 1987, temp Elizabeth II

Coll. Arm: Grant Record 152/5