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Elmsdale, Nova Scotia
Registration of Arms
December 15, 2015
Vol. VI, p. 579
Arms of George Manuel BurdenBlazonArgent three pilgrim’s staves Gules, on a chief Azure a three-masted schooner proper; SymbolismThree pilgrim’s staves are often seen in arms of other families named Burden or Burdon. The schooner represents the Robert J. Dale, built in 1914 in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, and once captained by Dr. Burden’s grandfather, Captain George Thomas Burden. It also alludes to his great-uncle, Captain Eugene Burden, who surveyed Antarctica in 1947 and for whom the Burden Passage at the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula was named. |
CrestBlazonA red spruce tree proper; SymbolismThe red spruce tree is the provincial tree of Nova Scotia, where Dr. Burden resides. |
MottoBlazonSALUS FAMILIAS; SymbolismThis Latin phrase, meaning “Health of the family,” alludes to the family medical practice of Dr. Burden. |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of the Court of the Lord Lyon and George Manuel Burden PainterMargaret Spalding, Court of the Lord Lyon / Cour du roi d'armes Lord Lyon CalligrapherMargaret Spalding, Court of the Lord Lyon / Cour du roi d'armes Lord Lyon Recipient TypeIndividual Other InformationThe recipient’s emblems were originally recorded at the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh, Scotland, 9 July 2015. |