Arms of William McGillivray
Blazon
Quarterly, 1st Or a cat sejant guardant proper, 2nd Ermine a glove fesswise proper, 3rd Argent a fish naiant in the sea proper, 4th Azure a lymphad with sails furled and oars in action Or flags Gules on a chief Or a buck’s head caboshed Sable attired between two cross-crosslets fitché Gules, the whole within a bordure per pale Gules and Argent, over all on a chief Argent floating on waves a birch bark canoe therein a European and Canadian voyageurs the latter with their paddles in action all proper in the stern a flag hoisted Gules inscribed NW in letters Or;
Symbolism
Not available;
Crest of William McGillivray
Blazon
A beaver gnawing at the trunk of a tree the branches thereof enfiled by a escrol bearing the motto PERSEVERANCE all proper;
Symbolism
Not available;
Motto de William McGillivray
Blazon
TOUCH NOT THE CAT BUT A GLOVE;
Symbolism
Not applicable;
Motto of William McGillivray
Blazon
PERSEVERANCE;
Symbolism
Not applicable;