BOTTRILL COAT OF ARMS

BOTTRILL COAT OF ARMS.

The original one was argent, three toads erect sable - as shown in an earlier blog. Some say these are also the arms of Satan, though why Satan should need arms, and who granted them to him, is not explained.

Later Boterels bore different arms- each generation could choose his own.

But with the rise of interest in genealogy, many companies now offer to provide you with 'the genuine Bottrill arms' plus a pseudo history for a fee. The design varies depending on the company, and I haven't traced any of them to any of the actual family branches.