- The Governor General of Canada
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Gwenneth Lucille Treen
Delta, British Columbia
Grant of Arms, with differences to Christopher Stirling Treen Mackie
September 15, 2008
Vol. V, p. 348
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Blazon
Arms
Per chevron embattled Or and Vert in chief two oak trees and in base a garb counterchanged;
Crest
Issuant from a Loyalist military coronet Or an oak tree Vert charged with a lily Or;
Motto
FROM FAMILY, STRENGTH;
Motto
A-BARTH AN MYGHTERN;
Differenced Arms for Christopher Stirling Treen Mackie, son of Gwenneth Lucille Treen
Quarterly, first and fourth the Arms of Robin Bruce Mackie, second and third the Arms of Gwenneth Lucille Treen;
Symbolism
Arms
The trees and chevron division allude to other Treen/Trewyn arms from Cornwall county containing three trees and a chevron. The trees make an English pun on the name. The embattled line refers to the Cornish word tredyn, meaning a “fortified settlement”, from which the name is derived. The garb of wheat and the colours signify Saskatchewan, the province of Ms. Treen’s birth and upbringing.
Crest
The coronet and the lily (a symbol of St. Joseph) allude to Joseph Treen, Ms. Treen’s ancestor who fought in the Westchester County Chasseurs, a Loyalist regiment during the American Revolutionary War. The tree repeats the symbolism of the arms.
Motto
FROM FAMILY, STRENGTH, echoes the motto of Saskatchewan, Multis e gentibus vires, or “From many peoples strength”.
Motto
A Cornish phrase meaning “For the King”, refers to Joseph Treen’s Loyalist heritage and Cornish ancestry.
Differenced Arms for Christopher Stirling Treen Mackie, son of Gwenneth Lucille Treen
The quarters form an indivisible shield to represent him as the sole child of the union of his armigerous parents.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 21, 2009, in Volume 143, page 692 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Christopher Stirling Treen Mackie, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Gordon Macpherson
Calligrapher
Shirley Mangione
Recipient Information
Individual