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Montréal, Quebec
Registration of Arms
November 15, 2024
Vol. VIII, p. 327
Arms of Kenneth Andrew Roderick MacraeBlazonArgent on a fess Azure between in chief two mullets and in base a lion rampant Gules, three beavers Argent, all within a bordure invected Or;
SymbolismThe white shield with a blue stripe, two red stars and a red lion are elements often found in Macrae arms. The beavers allude to Mr. Macrae’s Canadian identity. The border is a Scottish form of differencing to indicate that Mr. Macrae is a descendant of a younger son, while the scalloped line indicates that he himself was a second son. |
CrestBlazonA hand vambraced proper holding a Lochaber axe bendwise sinister Gules; SymbolismThis crest is based on that of the chief of the Scottish Clan Macrae, a forearm grasping a sword. |
MottoBlazonFADFULANG GO BRÁ;
SymbolismThis expression in Irish and in Scottish Gaelic, meaning “Patient forever,” likely echoes the Macrae clan chief’s Latin motto Fortitudine, or “With fortitude,” as it was used by Mr. Macrae to mean “Fortitude forever.” |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationSince 2023, grants, registrations and approvals of heraldic emblems are no longer announced in the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh. PainterNot applicable CalligrapherNot applicable Recipient TypeIndividual Other InformationThe recipient’s emblems were originally recorded in the records of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh, Scotland, 24 July 1967. |