Welcome to the Burley family genealogy / heraldry website!
This site is currently 'under construction' so please be patient, and come back soon!

In the meantime below is some information concerning our coat of arms;

Our Burley line descends back to (amongst others); 

Name Born Died Notes
 
 
Sir John Burley
(Knight)		 ? 1383
  • Sent abroad on the Kings service in December 1376 with Geoffrey Chaucer as his retainer.
  • Invested into the Order of the Garter in 1377 (no 63)
 
 
Sir Simon Burley
(Knight)		 ? 15 May 1388
  • Close friend of the Black Prince (Edward, Prince of Wales) and sometimes called the most influential man in the kingdom of the prince's son, King Richard II.
  • Appointed guardian / tutor of Richard II by his father, the Black Prince, before his death.
  • Close friend and trusted advisor of Richard II.
  • Master of the King's Falcons. (Richard II)
  • Invested into the Order of the Garter in 1381 (no 69)
  • Member of commission of peace for Kent when Geoffrey Chaucer joined it on 12 October 1385.
  • Victim of the fist offical execution on Tower Hill. despite both King Richard II and his wife Anne of Bohemia pleading for his life.
 
 
Sir Richard Burley
(Knight)		 ? 13 May 1387
 
 

Further information concerning the Knights / Order of the Garter can be found at Monarchy Today.


The Burley Coat of Arms;

Blazon;

Barry of six Sable and Or,
on a chief of the last two pallets of the first,
an inescutcheon Gules,
charged with three bars Ermine.

(NO CREST)

Blazon Key;

Barry = Horizontal line(s)
Sable = Black
Or = Gold
Chief = Upper third of COA
Pallet = Vertical line
Inescutcheon = Smaller inner-shield
Gules =  Red
Ermine = White fur with markings.


Our attempt to re-create our Coat of Arms,:
Burley-coatofarms-1.gif (6886 bytes)


More information to follow soon!

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