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Robert McColgan
Barrie, Ontario
Registration of Arms
February 20, 2026
Vol. VIII, p. 471
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Blazon
Arms
Azure a lion rampant Or charged with a crescent Gules between in chief two thistles slipped and in base a pheon Argent;
Crest
A stag’s head proper attired Or, the neck charged with a crescent Gules and transfixed by a spear bendwise proper;
Motto
IN SUBLIME LEVARE;
Symbolism
Arms
White arrowheads and a yellow lion on a blue background are common to the arms of individuals bearing the surname McColgan. The thistles represent Mr. McColgan’s Scottish ancestry. The crescent is a Scottish form of differencing.
Crest
A stag’s head pierced by a spear is common to the crests of individuals bearing the surname McColgan. The crescent is the form of differencing taken from the Arms.
Motto
This Latin phrase means “To soar into the sublime.”