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Mark Wayne Tinlin

Nepean, Ontario
Grant of Arms
December 12, 1997
Vol. III, p. 210

Arms of Mark Wayne Tinlin

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Blazon

Arms

Chequy Argent and Gules on a chief Argent a lion passant triple queued and holding in the dexter paw three maple leaves conjoined on one stem Gules;

Crest

Rising out of a coronet erablé Or a demi lion triple queued and holding in the dexter paw three maple leaves conjoined on one stem Gules;

Motto

FRIEDEN UND GEDEIHEN;


Symbolism

Arms

Red and white are the colours of Canada. The lion refers to Mr. Tinlin’s English and Scottish ancestry, and the three maple leaves indicate his Canadian heritage and his three sons, a theme repeated in the three tails of the lion. The chequy pattern is a pun on the name of the family’s cottage in the Rideau Valley, Chequers.

Crest

The symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record.

Motto

This German phrase means “Peace and prosperity”. It honours the German heritage of Mr. Tinlin’s wife, Beverly Tinlin, born Neuman.