The first Stradling came to England in the train of Otto de Grandison, a close friend of Edward I. It is probable that Stradling was also a close family member of the Grandisons as is revealed by the similarity between the coats of arms.
The GRANDISON arms are described as a;
Although
this changed in the years that followed with different
family members, only the charges changed.
Thus the
STRADLING arms described as a;
are so similar as to suggest a close kinship.
In the Calendar of Patent Rolls there is an entry that
describes a nephew relationship:-
1288-1292 - p372
- July 3, 1290 - Havering - Inspeximus and
confirmation of a charter of Otto de Grandisono to
Peter de Wypeyns his nephew, whereby the said Otto -
after reciting that Edward I had granted to him in
fee tail by the service of two knight’s feess, the
castle, cantred and land of Okonagh, the town of
Tiperari, the castle and town of Kilfekle, the land
of Muskerye, the manor of Kilsilam, the town of
Clummele and the land of Estremoye, and also Hynaon
(which he formerly had of the gift of the king for
life) - grants to the said Peter the whole land of
Estremoye and Oenny for ever for the service to the
king of half a knight’s fee, with remainder to
Gerard de Crous, nephew of the said Otto.
Witnesses:- R.bishop of Bath and Wells, J.bishop of
Winchester, P.bishop of Exeter, Edmund earl of
Lancaster, brother of the king, Edmund, earl of
Cornwall, Gilbert de Clare, earl of Gloucester and
Hertford, Robert Tibotot, John de Sancto Johanne,
Walter de Bello Campo, Peter de Chaumpaigne,
knights, and others.
Inspeximus and confirmation of a charter of the said
Otto granting in fee simple to Peter de Estanayaco
(or Estanayco), his nephew, out of the above lands,
the castle and land of Okonagh and town of Tiperari,
for the service to the king of half a knight’s fee,
with remainder to John de Estratelinges, called
‘Rouselet’, another nephew of the said Otto;
witnessed as above.
In discussion with Mr Anthony Jones, an armorial expert
in Wales, he says:-
“All of these are typical heraldic ‘differences’
born by close members of the same family, whether
legitimate or illegitimate. In all normal situations
the different mark(s) to be born by a ‘nephew’, if
Stradling was such, would have to be more than another
change of charges on the bend to “three gold
cinquefoils”. One would expect, for example, that the
bend would be changed to a chevron, thus retaining the
original tinctures. Another common method was to add a
border around the original coat of arms.”
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