Message Boards

You are here: Message Boards > Surnames > Barnum > Grave of William Barnham, Ranworth - coat of arms
Names or Keywords
All Boards   Barnum - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Grave of William Barnham, Ranworth - coat of arms

  Replies: 2

Grave of William Barnham, Ranworth - coat of arms

ElizabethHart72  (View posts) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 3:51PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Barnham, Flowerdew
I wonder whether anyone can help me identify a coat of arms. William Barnham is buried in St. Helen's church, Ranworth. His tombstone reads "Here resteth ye body of William Barnham late of ye city of Norwich gen who died June ye 19th 1718 aged 66 years. Also ye body of Mary ye beloved wife of ye said William Barnham who died ye 17th of August 1720 aged 46 years."
The Barnham coat of arms is impaled with another blazon - a chevron ermine between three fleur de lis. The engraver has not followed the normal convention of shading so it is impossible to know the tincture of this blazon.
His wife was Mary Flowerdew but this does not appear to be the Flowerdew coat of arms. Can anyone help identify this?

Find a Board

Page Tools