- The Governor General of Canada
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William John Edwards Stewart
Ottawa, Ontario
Grant of Arms, with differences to Brittany Sarah Stewart and Matthew Robert Bryson Stewart
April 15, 2014
Vol. VI, p. 343
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Blazon
Arms
Or a fess chequy Azure and Argent between three horses’ heads erased Sable;
Crest
Issuant from a wreath of hawthorne flowers proper a Celtic cross Or;
Motto
PRO DEO, REGINA ET PATRIA;
Differenced Arms for Brittany Sarah Stewart, daughter of William John Edwards Stewart
The Arms of William John Edwards Stewart debruised of a three-point label Azure during her father’s lifetime. This individual will inherit the Arms of the Recipient following his death;
Differenced Arms for Matthew Robert Bryson Stewart, son of William John Edwards Stewart
The Arms of William John Edwards Stewart, within a bordure compony-counter-compony Or and Azure;
Symbolism
Arms
The gold shield with the blue and white chequerboard central stripe is a traditional feature of Scottish Stewart Arms. The three horses’ heads represent the horses St. James, George, and Elizabeth that Mr. Stewart, in his capacity as Riding Master for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), trained for presentation to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Crest
The Celtic cross symbolizes the Presbyterian adherents among Mr. Stewart’s Scottish and Irish ancestors. The hawthorne flowers allude to his ancestral farm named “Hawthorne Farm”.
Motto
This Latin motto meaning “For God, Queen, and country” also alludes to Regina (Latin for “queen”), the location of the RCMP basic training facility.
Differenced Arms for Brittany Sarah Stewart, daughter of William John Edwards Stewart
The symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record.
Differenced Arms for Matthew Robert Bryson Stewart, son of William John Edwards Stewart
The symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 14, 2015, in Volume 149, page 500 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Darrel Kennedy, Assiniboine Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Robert Grey
Calligrapher
Doris Wionzek
Recipient Information
Individual