- The Governor General of Canada
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George Brown MacGillivray
Toronto, Ontario
Registration of Arms
February 15, 2018
Vol. VII, p. 41
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Blazon
Arms
Quarterly 1st and 4th Or, 2nd Argent, 3rd Azure, in chief a cross crosslet fitché Gules between a stag’s head caboshed Sable attired Gules and a sinister hand appaumé Gules, and in base a lymphad oars in saltire sails furled counterchanged, its pennon Gules;
Crest
A stag’s head proper attired Or;
Motto
FAICHILL ORT;
Symbolism
Arms
The ship and the hand are features of other MacGillivray arms.
Crest
Not available.
Motto
This Scots Gaelic phrase means “Be on your guard.”
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on November 17, 2018, in Volume 152, page 901 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, 4 June 1947.