George Manuel Burden

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Elmsdale, Nova Scotia
Registration of Arms
December 15, 2015
Vol. VI, p. 579

Arms of George Manuel Burden
Arms of George Manuel Burden
 
Arms of George Manuel Burden

Arms of George Manuel Burden

Blazon

Argent three pilgrim’s staves Gules, on a chief Azure a three-masted schooner proper;

Symbolism

Three 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.

Crest

Blazon

A red spruce tree proper;

Symbolism

The red spruce tree is the provincial tree of Nova Scotia, where Dr. Burden resides.

Motto

Blazon

SALUS FAMILIAS;

Symbolism

This Latin phrase, meaning “Health of the family,” alludes to the family medical practice of Dr. Burden.

 

Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the letters patent was made on October 22, 2016 in Volume 150, page 3149 of the Canada Gazette.

Letters patent registering the heraldic emblems of George Manuel Burden

Additional Information

Creator(s)

Original concept of the Court of the Lord Lyon and George Manuel Burden

Painter

Margaret Spalding, Court of the Lord Lyon / Cour du roi d'armes Lord Lyon

Calligrapher

Margaret Spalding, Court of the Lord Lyon / Cour du roi d'armes Lord Lyon

Recipient Type

Individual

Other Information

The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded at the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh, Scotland, 9 July 2015.