- The Governor General of Canada
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Andrew Chesley Crosbie
St. John’s, Newfoundland
Registration of Arms
June 20, 2025
Vol. VIII, p. 392
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Blazon
Arms
Gules on a cross between in dexter chief and sinister base an escallop and in sinister chief and dexter base a mascle Or, a lymphad Sable sails Argent flagged Gules, all within a bordure Or;
Crest
A mailed fist proper holding a Latin cross Or;
Motto
TENDO AD ASTRA;
Symbolism
Arms
The yellow cross on red is the basic coat of arms of the Crosbies of Dumfries in the Scottish border region, the cross making a pun on the name Crosbie. The shells are taken from Scottish Graham arms and mark the Graham ancestry of the family. The diamond shapes mark the family’s mercantile endeavours, and the ship indicates the shipping and fish export aspects of the family firm, Crosbie and Company, founded by Mr. Crosbie’s grandfather, Sir John Chalker Crosbie. The bordure is a Scottish form of cadency.
Crest
The cross provides a second pun on Mr. Crosbie’s surname.
Motto
This Latin phrase means “I aim for the stars.”
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on January 1, 1900, in Volume 0, page 0 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh.
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, 19 January 1970.