Happy August folks!

I have just been looking at a parish record on this site where the grooms occupation is given as Armiga. Does anyone know what that might be?

Thanks

Happy August to you too sir, and a VERY warm one it is too !

Apparently it's "Yorkshire Day" today too..

I think that word reflects my immediate reaction in modern parlance ;-)
A tricky one to be sure, it probably begins with a H but then ?

Have you any clues, please, eg approx date and location, father's trade if known, etc ?.

atb J

Happy August folks!

I have just been looking at a parish record on this site where the grooms occupation is given as Armiga. Does anyone know what that might be?

Thanks

please post the record or at least a name and date !

Ore Miner ?

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Ἀριστοτέλης A Gloster Boy in the Forest of Dean ><((((*>

"Armiger: Squire who carried a Knight's armour. Entitled to bear heraldic arms"

Is your record this old ??

http://rmhh.co.uk/occup/a.html

Perhaps more recently ??:
"In heraldry, an armiger is a person entitled to use a coat of arms (e.g., bear Arms, an 'Armour-Bearer') either by hereditary right, grant, matriculation, or assumption of arms"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armiger

"A Scottish Armiger is a person who has a coat of arms recorded in the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland in the Court of the Lord Lyon in Edinburgh. The Society of Scottish Armigers is a United States of America IRS 501(c)(3) educational entity organized to provide the public with information about the Scottish system of heraldry and its fascinating traditions, customs and laws."
http://www.scotarmigers.net/

Hi Jeff & Slowhands,

sorry to have been vague, I thought Armiga may have been something with a simple definition that you may have encountered before. The record I relate to states the following:

Record ID 31753
Entry Number
Year 1573
Month May
Day 27
Grooms Surname BRAYNE
Grooms Forenames Thomas
Grooms Age
Groom Condition
Grooms Occupation Armiga
Grooms Residence of Deane
Grooms Fathers Surname
Grooms Fathers Forenames
Grooms Fathers Occupation
Brides Surname BAYNHAM
Brides Forenames Alice
Brides Age
Brides Condition
Brides Occupation
Brides Residence Clearwall
Brides Fathers Surname
Brides Fathers Forenames
Brides Fathers Occupation
Licence or Banns
Date of Banns
Signature or Mark
Witness 1
Witness 2
Other Witnesses
Officiating Minister
Event Marriage
Memoranda
Notes
Register Reference P227 IN 1/1
Page Number
Parish Chapel Newland

Many thanks for you help so far

No probs there, thanks for showing the whole MR.
Judging by the date and locality (Clearwell Castle etc) to me the "Armiger" definition looks very likely indeed.

Are any of his descendants listed in the "Men & Armour for Gloucestershire in 1608" website ?.
eg "Littledean [Forest of Dean] Thomas Braine gentleman. A20. lower stature"
http://coaley.net/glos1608/index.php

Thanks for letting me learn something new today !
atb J

Cheers Jeff, so far I have only 'unearthed' coal miners in my family so this sounds really quite exciting. Will have to 'dig' around further. Sincere thanks for your help.