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The Grindlay family (Old English: [compound] Grēne/Grynde + Leāh/Leā) is an ancient knightly family of England and Scotland, whose ancestry can be traced back to the 9th century. Originating in Northumbria, the family now has two primary branches, one in the English Midlands and the other in the former Scottish Marches, with a small presence in Ireland, North America, New Zealand and South Africa. The family established themselves as landed lords, knights, and gentry, but more recently were prominent British bankers (see Grindlays Bank), officials, industrialists, soldiers, and freemasons during the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.

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  • The Grindlay family (Old English: [compound] Grēne/Grynde + Leāh/Leā) is an ancient knightly family of England and Scotland, whose ancestry can be traced back to the 9th century. Originating in Northumbria, the family now has two primary branches, one in the English Midlands and the other in the former Scottish Marches, with a small presence in Ireland, North America, New Zealand and South Africa. The family established themselves as landed lords, knights, and gentry, but more recently were prominent British bankers (see Grindlays Bank), officials, industrialists, soldiers, and freemasons during the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. As an armigerous family whose position arose from feudal manorial lordships and knightly service, the Grindlay family rank among the English minor nobility or noblesse d'épée. (en)
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  • *Grindlay of Balsall Heath and Edgbaston *Grindlay of Clarborough and Carlton-in-Lindrick *Grindlay of Corstorphine *Grindlay of Greenlaw and Haltwhistle *Grindlay of Malpas *Grindlay of Ticehurst *Grindlay of Stowe-by-Chartley (en)
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  • Arms of Grindlay : Quarterly, or and az, a cross quarterly erm. and of the first, betw. four pheons counterchanged of the field. (en)
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  • United Kingdom (en)
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  • Gredeley, Grenley, Grenlay, Grynelay, Grenelie, Grenelaw, and others (en)
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  • Various (en)
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  • Englisċ: "green / valley clearing" (en)
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  • Hereweald and Æðel Grēneleāh / Gryndeleā (en)
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  • Non Degener (en)
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  • Grindlay (en)
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  • font-size:85%;line-height:100% (en)
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  • Baronets, Knights , Esquires, Manorial Lords (en)
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  • Minor nobility and landed gentry (en)
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  • The Grindlay family (Old English: [compound] Grēne/Grynde + Leāh/Leā) is an ancient knightly family of England and Scotland, whose ancestry can be traced back to the 9th century. Originating in Northumbria, the family now has two primary branches, one in the English Midlands and the other in the former Scottish Marches, with a small presence in Ireland, North America, New Zealand and South Africa. The family established themselves as landed lords, knights, and gentry, but more recently were prominent British bankers (see Grindlays Bank), officials, industrialists, soldiers, and freemasons during the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. (en)
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  • Grindlay family (en)
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