Longstaff
Family
The
Longstaff family name is thought to originate from the name given to the
bearer of a long staff.
The long staff was approximately 12ft long (shorter than a Pike, 16-20ft
long), Similer to the short staff which was 6-9ft long and more commonly
known as the quarterstaff.
The staff could be ornate or a simple shaft of wood, a symbolic weapon
such as a tipstaff
carried by a sergeant, bailiff or other officer of the law. Often carried
as a badge of office.
ARMS
(SHIELD): a bend Sable fimbriated Argent between Three PHEONS of the second,
on a
chief Gules. A bezant between Two FLEURS-DE-LIS of the field.
CREST: A STAG standing at gaze under a TREE Proper MOTTO:
VIGILATE -"WATCH"
The
earliest records of the surname Longstaff include the marriage of John
Longstaff and Elizabeth Blowe at St. James, Clerkenwell in 1660, and Barbara
Longstaff married to William Pricklowe at St. Georges, Hanover Square,
in 1748.
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