B43187-Parr

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Name of the family:

Parr

Blason:

Ar. two bars az. within a bordure engr. sa.; Augmentation granted by King Henry VIII. to the family of his Queen, Katherine Parr, Or, on a pile gu. betw. six roses of Lancaster three roses of York.

Crest(s):

As Parr of Parr, Az. (erm.) a female with a wreath (a crwon).

Supporters:

Dexter, a stag or; sinister, a wlvern az.

Motto:

Amour avecque loiaulte.

Info about the family:

Kendal, co. Westmorland; borne by William Parr, Marquess of Northampton; extinct 1671, derived from the marriage of Sir William Parr, of Parre, co. Lancaster, Knt., with Elizabeth de Roos, granddau. and heiress of Sir Thomas de Roos, Baron of Kendal. The younger branches were the Parrs, Barons Parr, of Horton, co. Northampton, the Parrs of cos. Derby and Leicester, the Parrs of Kempnall, the Parrs of Backford, the Parrs of Eccleston, the Parrs of Lythwood, &c. The crest is As Parr of Parr, except that some authorities vest the crest erm. instead of az. and others place a crown on the female's head, instead of a wreath: some give both, the crown above the wreath.

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777

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