Sir Charles Umfreville - St Mary - Langham, Essex - Coats of Arms on Waymarking.com

Memorial to Sir Charles Umfreville (d.1697) on the north wall of the chancel of St Mary's church, Langham.

"The stone to the memory of Dorothy Umfreville's half-brother, Sir Charles Umfreville, is in Langham church, the inscription being as follows:-

H S. E.
CAROLUS UMFREVILLE MILES
De Stoke juxta Nayland Corn. Suffolc:
Filius Willelmi Umfreville ex hac villa Armigeri,
ex antiqua et nobili familia de Umfranvile,
Illustre nomen quod ex Normannia
In Angliam cum Willelmo Conquestore appulit,
Et ad Scotiae confinia praediis et honoribus accrevit,
Hinc orti Comites de Angus et Kyme,
Aliique praestantes viri
Qui in Bellis contra Galliam et Scotiam gestis
Sub Regibus de patria optime meruerunt;
Hic Carolus non degener,
Praeclaris animi dotibus emicuit,
Annos natus LVII. die Martij MDCXCVI.
vita functus
et voto silo. "

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"A member of the ancient house of Umfreville, Earls of Angus, in Scotland, resided in this parish. Sir Charles Umfreville, of Stoke by Neyland, was Knighted May 12 1661: he was son of William Umfreville Esq., of Langham, in Essex, by Elizabeth his first wife, daughter and heiress of Thomas Gotts Esq. Sir Charles married Elizabeth, daughter of Humphrey Jaggard Esq. of Parndon in Essex; and dying in 1696, left two daughters, his co heirs: Elizabeth, married first, to Miles Mitchell, secondly to ----- Gibbs; and Sarah, married to Samuel Brewster Esq. of Lincoln's Inn."

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A Supplement to the Suffolk Traveller; or Topographical and Genealogical Collections, Concerning That County Augustine Page, 1844

Bearer of Coat of Arms: Noble (aristocratic) family Full name of the bearer: Sir Charles Umfreville Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?: North wall of chancel Material / Design: Painting on plaster Blazon (heraldic description): quarterly, 1, UMFERVILLE, Gu, 8 crosslets patonce in the centre a cinquefoil or; 2, gu, 2 bendlets or; 3, gu a cheveron between 10 crosslets patonce or; 5 az, sol in splendour; Inescutcheon, vert, a griffin rampant or Address: St Mary Langham Hall Langham, Essex England CO4 5PS Web page about the structure where is Coat of Arms installed (if exists): [Web Link] Web page about the bearer of Coat of Arms (if exists): Not listed

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