Berkshire History: Family Heraldry: H

	HOBY of Bisham Abbey. Pronounced 'hobby'. The family came from Wales and were descended in the female line from the Princes of Deheaubarth (South-West Wales), as shown in their armorial quarterings. Their crest was the bird of prey known as the hobby.
	HOBY of Bisham Abbey. The later members of the family descended from an illegitimate line and were granted a black border to differentiate their coat of arms, but they rarely used it.
	HULSE of Sutton Courtenay & Reading. The Hulses originally came from Shropshire. They inherited Brunce's Court in Sutton Courtenay and lived there throughout the 16th century. There was another branch at Whitley in Reading, a hundred years later, but the connection is unclear.
	HUNGERFORD of Hungerford, Readng, etc. Though originally from Hungerford, this family mostly resided at the estates they inherited at Heytesbury in Wiltshire and Farleigh Hungerford in Somerset. Minor branches lived in Reading and Buscot. There is a fine early effigy to one of the family in Hungerford Church.
	HUSSEY of Padworth & Finchampstead. The Husseys lived at Hussey's Manor in Padworth and West Court in Finchampstead in the 13th and 14th centuries. A younger branch was at East Court in Finchampstead. Their heirs were the Colney family.
	HYDE of Denchworth, Kingston Lisle, Purley, Hurst, Sutton Courtenay, etc. A widespread heraldic family whose descendants can be found today across the World, especially in England, Ireland and the US. Lived in Denchworth since the time of King Canute. Not to be confused with the Hydes of South Wiltshire.
	HYDE of Hyde End, Brimpton. The connection between the Hydes (or De La Hydes) of Brimtpon with the well-known family from Denchworth is unclear, but, considering the disparity of arms, there may not have been one.