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Hodgson Arms

HODGSON (Boston, co.Lincoln). Quarterly, first and fourth, gu. three hangers or falchions barways in pale, the points toward the sinister ar. hilts and pomels or, for HODGSON; second, lozengy ar. and gu. for FITZWILLIAM; third, az. a chev. betw. three cotton-hanks ar. for COTTON. Crest-A dexter cubit arm, holding in the hand a broken and bloody hanger, the pomel and hilt or, point gu.

HODGSON (Chesire; granted 1717). Gu. a garb or, betw. three cutlasses erect ar. hilts and pomels of the second. Crest-On a mount vert a falcon, wings close, ppr. beaked, legged, and belled or, collared dabcettee ar. and pierced through the breast with a sword of the last, hilt gold vulned ppr.

HODGSON (Cumberland). Gu. three escutcheons ar. betw. nine bezants.

HODGSON (Essex; granted by King Charles I. 1631). Per chev. engr. or and az, three martlets counterchanged. Crest-A dove az. winged or, beaked and membered gu. holding in the mouth an olive branch ppr.

HODGSON (Bascodyke, co. Cumberland, and Middlesex). The same.

HODGSON (as borne by JOHN HODGSON-HINDE, of Elswick House, co. Northumberland, esq. M.P. for Newcastle; descended from a family whose name occurs among the records of that town, so early as the reign of Edward I). Per chev. embattled or and az. three martlets counterchanged. Crest-On a rock a dobe az. winged or, in the beak an olive branch, ppr.

HODGSON (Hebborne. co. Durham; derived from Richard Hodgson, Mayor of Newcastle in 1555, 1566, and 1580). Arms, as the preceding Crest-A martlet az. wings or. in the beak a laurel sprig vert.

HODGSON (Manor House, Lanchester, co. Durham). Same Arms.

HODGSON (Lincoln's Inn, London). The same Arms. Crest-A dove with an olive branch in the beak, all ppr.

HODGSON (Ireland). Per chev. or and az. three martlets counterchanged. Crest-A salmon haurient az.

HODGSON. The same Arms. Crest-On a tower ar. a martlet az. winged or.

HODGSON (Tooting and Buckland, co. Surrey). Az. three scimetars in pale ar. hilts and pomels or, points to sinister.

HODGSON (Framfield, co. Sussex; granted by Segar in 1628). Erm. on a chief gu. three cutlasses erect ar. Hilts or. Crest-A griffin's head erased devouring a hand, erased at the wrist gu.

HODGSON (Yorkshire and Norfolk). Gu. three falchions in fesse ar. hilts and pomels or. Crest-A cubit arm erect, in coat of mail, holding in the hand, all ppr. a broken falchion gu.

To understand the language of armory, see Armory.

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