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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.