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Jill Annette Brindle
St. Catharines, Ontario
Grant of Arms, with differences to Iona Jane Brindle, Mary Elizabeth Brindle and Aaron David Howard Brindle
May 20, 2011
Vol. VI, p. 51
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Blazon
Arms
Quarterly 1st and 4th Gules three dragons’ heads couped Erminois, on a chief invected Argent a cinquefoil Vert between two crosses moline Azure, 2nd and 3rd Ermine between two flaunches lozengy Azure and Or a hunting horn Gules stringed Azure, overall on a chief Argent a brock passant proper;
Crest
On a mount Vert a greyhound sejant Ermine before an anchor in bend sinister Sable and gorged of a collar dancetty Gules;
Crest
On a mount Vert an eagle Erminois collared Azure stooping on an ermine passant proper;
Motto
PERFECI PERSEVERANTIA;
Symbolism
Arms
The quartered arms in the main part of the shield are those granted in 1808 to Charles White Williams (1769-1832), of whom Mrs. Brindle is a direct descendant. Their symbolism is unknown. The additional element, a badger (also referred to as a brock) is one of the supporters of Brock University, where both Mrs. Brindle and her husband, Professor Ian Brindle, work, and where they first met as students.
Crest
This is one of the two crests granted to Charles White Williams in 1808.
Crest
This is one of the two crests granted to Charles White Williams in 1808.
Motto
Meaning “I have achieved through perseverance”, this Latin motto was used by Charles White Williams.