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Peter Douglas Murphy

Kings County, New Brunswick
Grant of Arms and Badge, with differences to Agnès Mary Frances Murphy, Léo Kenneth Douglas Murphy and Gregory Edmund Charles Murphy
November 20, 2025
Vol. VIII, p. 445

Differenced Arms for Agnès Mary Frances Murphy, child of Peter Douglas Murphy

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Blazon

Differenced Arms for Agnès Mary Frances Murphy, child of Peter Douglas Murphy

The Arms of Peter Douglas Murphy debruised in dexter chief of a lamb’s head Argent during her father’s lifetime; This individual will ultimately inherit the Arms;


Symbolism

Differenced Arms for Agnès Mary Frances Murphy, child of Peter Douglas Murphy

The lamb is an attribute of St. Agnes, serving as a pun on her name, agnus being “lamb” in Latin.