A record of documented arms, meaning and origin, researched for the Danzey family of England.
Sir Bernard Burke, The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, London: Harrison & Sons, 1884
Blazon (the actual original written record)“Barry wavy of six ar. and gu”
The Danzey arms were recorded in Hereford, c. 1620.
Herefordshire lay on the Welsh border, where land was held in return for military service. Families there were expected to arm and to fight, and a fighting household needed a shield it could be known by.
This is where the arms were entered in the register. Families often moved to other parts of the country, so the same name can turn up in more than one region.
The body that granted and recorded arms in England in this period.
Reigning in England when the Danzey arms are first recorded.
English heraldry allowed arms to be shared by all legitimate descendants of the original owner. These symbols were treated as personal property that moved through the generations to all children. While the eldest son kept the original design, other family members could use the same shield without needing to change it or register their own unique versions.
The family name Danzey traces its roots to the English county of Hereford, where records confirm members of the family were living as early as 1620. During the seventeenth century, the name was often associated with rural life and the agricultural landscape of the West Midlands. Families in this region typically lived in small parishes, working the land or participating in local trade. As the name spread from its Hereford origins, it likely evolved through various phonetic spellings common to the period, reflecting the way local clerks recorded names based on sound. By settling in this historic area, the early Danzey family became part of the long tradition of English village life, contributing to the local community through their work and their ties to the parish records that have preserved their history for centuries.
A place name referring to a location in Normandy, France.
