- The Governor General of Canada
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David Edward George Pickett
Ancaster, Ontario
Grant of Arms and Badge, with differences to Heather Liana Pickett and Adam Jonathan Pickett
July 15, 2015
Vol. VI, p. 531
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Blazon
Arms
Per chevron grady Vert and Argent in chief a lyre Argent between two Tudor roses proper and in base a cross couped pointed Gules;
Motto
CANTATE DOMINO;
Symbolism
Arms
The green field evokes Archdeacon Pickett’s outdoor pursuits, with the jagged line symbolizing landscapes, as well as honouring his wife’s birth surname, Hill. The red cross of St. George alludes to his home village of St. George, Brant County, Ontario. The pointed arms of the cross, representing pickets, evoke his surname. The Tudor roses, representing his two children, symbolize Archdeacon Pickett’s research of the ancestry of his mother Dorothy Anne Bullen in the Tudor era of English history. The lyre connects to the motto and his outreach as a singer in the trio of Anglican priests “The Three Cantors”. The lyre is also an allusion to the name “David”, as it is associated with the biblical king David, who wrote many of the psalms.
Motto
This Latin phrase, meaning “Sing unto the Lord” (Psalm 98), alludes to Archdeacon Pickett’s avocation.