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Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Registration of Arms
June 15, 2015
Vol. VI, p. 508
Arms of John Picton Picton (né Beete)BlazonGules three pikes in pale proper, on a canton Argent a grassy mount thereon a section of a castle surmounted by a scaling ladder proper; SymbolismThe red shield with three pikes is a design traditionally used by people named Picton. The canton appeared in the grant to Edward Picton to honour the actions of his older brother Colonel (later Lieutenant-General Sir) Thomas Picton at the Siege of Badajoz, Spain, in 1812, where he was wounded as he climbed a ladder to try to reach the top of the castle wall. John Picton Beete was authorized by a Royal Licence dated 25 October 1883 to assume the surname and arms of Picton in compliance with a proviso of the last will and testament of Edward Picton, his maternal uncle. |
CrestBlazonIssuant from a mural coronet Gules between two branches of laurel proper a mullet Or charged with a pellet; SymbolismThe mural crown and laurel leaves allude to the Siege of Badajoz. The black centre of the star symbolizes the bullet wound received by Thomas Picton at the siege. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on October 3, 2015 in Volume 149, page 2337 of the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Not available. PainterArtist of the College of Arms, London / Artiste du Collège d’armes, Londres CalligrapherNot applicable Recipient TypeIndividual Other InformationThe recipient’s emblems were originally recorded at the College of Arms, London, England, 10 November 1883. |