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Nanaimo, British Columbia
Registration of Arms
November 20, 2014
Vol. VI, p. 472
Arms of Leslie Brian ExcellBlazonQuarterly 1st and 4th quarterly Argent and Or a double-headed eagle Gules legged Or, 2nd and 3rd Sable a chevron Ermine between three Catherine wheels Argent, all within a bordure Gules charged at each angle with a Pacific dogwood flower proper; SymbolismThe arms with the double-headed eagle are those of William Pytt, alias Bennett, of Pythouse, England, a 16th-century patrilineal ancestor of Leslie Brian Excell and his late father Leslie Bennett Excell. The arms with the chevron are those of William Bennett’s wife, the heiress Mary Ashlock. The Pacific dogwood flower represents British Columbia, the Excells’ place of residence. Along with the border, it serves as a mark of difference for the Bennett descendants of Canada. |
CrestBlazonA Cornish chough proper perched on a conch shell Or holding in its beak a Pacific dogwood flower proper; SymbolismThe red-billed chough (or “Cornish” chough) standing on a whelk shell, which is the crest of the Bennetts of Pythouse, carries a Pacific dogwood flower representing Mr. Excell’s place of residence. |
MottoBlazonMIHI CONSULIT DEUS; SymbolismThis Latin phrase means “God cares for me”. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on October 3, 2015 in Volume 149, page 2336 of the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept (1995) of Robert D. Watt, Chief Herald of Canada, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority. PainterRobert Létourneau CalligrapherNancy Ellis Recipient TypeIndividual Other InformationThe recipient's emblems were originally recorded in the name of Leslie Bennett Excell in the Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada, Volume II, page 387, 31 January 1995. |