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Anchetil de Greye (c. 1052 – after 1086) is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as the lord of six Oxfordshire manors. [2] His descendant Sir Henry de Grey was the first of the Anglo-Norman Grey family who became generals and acceded to parliament, and who were consecrated bishops, raised to the peerage, and married into royalty, as well as later distinguishing themselves in other professions.
Gray Crest: An anchor in pale Or. [123] Motto: Anchor fast anchor [124] Chief: none, armigerous clan: In 1950 the Lord Lyon barred those with double-barrelled names from the chiefship of clans. At the time Lord Gray had been chief of Clan Gray. [124] Gregor: Crest: A lion's head erased Proper, crowned with an antique crown Or. [125]
Gray is a surname of English and Scottish origins. In most Scottish instances, the name "Gray" is from the Germanic Scots language, and is cognate with Old English, "græg", meaning "grey", probably as a hair colour.
Image Association Origin Notes House of Stuart/Stewart: Highland clans, Scottish royalty: The Royal Stuart (or Royal Stewart) tartan, first published in 1831, is the best-known tartan of the royal House of Stuart/Stewart, and is one of the most recognizable tartans.
Lord Gray is a title in the Peerage of Scotland.The Barony of Gray was created circa July 1445 for the Scottish diplomat and politician Sir Andrew Gray.The first Lord Gray was a hostage in England for the good conduct of James I of Scotland from 1424 to 1427, and was one of the knights who accompanied Lady Margaret Stewart to France for her marriage to Louis XI of France in 1436.
There is also a possible connection to the eastern French town of Gray. [7] It is likely that Anchetil de Greye was of Norse ancestry in whole or in part since the given name Anchetil (from Ásketíll "God-Cauldron") was a fairly common Norse-origin name in Normandy. The "Greye" in his name then was either simply a reference to his estate, or ...
Clan Gregor, also known as Clan MacGregor, [2] is a Highland Scottish clan that claims an origin in the early 9th century. The clan's most famous member is Rob Roy MacGregor of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. [2] The clan is also known to have been among the first families of Scotland to begin playing the bagpipes in the early 17th ...
Anchetil de Greye (c. 1052 – after 1086) is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as the lord of six Oxfordshire manors. [2] His descendant Sir Henry de Grey was the first of the Anglo-Norman Grey family who became generals and acceded to parliament, and who were consecrated bishops, raised to the peerage, and married into royalty, as well as later distinguishing themselves in other professions.