A record of documented arms, meaning and origin, researched for the Hendry family of Scotland.
Sir Bernard Burke, The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, London: Harrison & Sons, 1884
Blazon (the actual original written record)“Bendy of eight erm. and gu”
The Hendry arms were recorded in Scotland, c. 1748.
Arms such as these were typically recorded in Edinburgh.
Edinburgh was the seat of Scotland's government, its courts and its heralds. Families with business there settled nearby, and being close to where arms were recorded is exactly why so many of them appear.
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 Scotland in this period.
Reigning in Scotland when the Hendry arms are first recorded.
Scottish heraldry is unique because it treats a coat of arms as a piece of personal property protected by law. Only one person can own a specific design at any given time. When a family grows, the head keeps the original shield while other relatives must apply for their own distinct version with slight changes to prove their specific identity.
The surname Hendry is a patronymic name, which means it originated as a way to identify a person as the son of Henry. The name Henry itself comes from the Germanic name Heimiric, which translates to ruler of the home. By the mid-eighteenth century, the Hendry family had established a clear presence in Edinburgh, Scotland. Records from 1748 show that members of the family were active participants in the city’s growing urban society during a time of significant cultural and economic change. Because Edinburgh was a major center for trade and law at that time, families like the Hendrys were often involved in the skilled crafts or merchant classes that kept the city running. Over time, the spelling of the name became standardized as families moved through different regions of Scotland and eventually across the globe.
Germanic name composed of elements meaning home and ruler.
