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Howard Rokeby Rokeby-Thomas

Kitchener, Ontario
Registration of Arms
January 17, 1991
Vol. II, p. 56

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Blazon

Arms

Or on a chevron Vert between three Cornish choughs Sable a maple leaf Or;

Crest

A sun Or between two sprays of White trillium proper;

Motto

ILLUMINO. This Latin word means "I illuminate".


Symbolism

In general, the symbolism of emblems prior to 2000 does not exist in an appropriate format for the online Register.


Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on May 4, 1991, in Volume 125, page 1485 of the Canada Gazette.


Artist Information

Creator(s)
Not available

Painter
* Not applicable / Sans objet

Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet


Recipient Information

Individual

The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded in the records of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh, Scotland, 26 June 1970.