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Grimsby, Ontario
Grant of Arms, with differences to Konrad Waldemar de Grandville and Aleksander Hubert Grandwilewski
June 20, 2025
Vol. VIII, p. 385
Arms of Waldemar Joseph GrandwilewskiBlazonArgent a horse rampant Gules wearing a coronet erablé between two axes addorsed Or shafted Azure, on a chief Azure three escutcheons Argent; SymbolismThe red and white colours, the horse and the axes are from the ancient arms of the Polish Pociecha family, of which the Grandwilewskis are a branch. The white shields on blue allude to the arms of the Grandville family, from which the Grandwilewskis also descend. The maple leaves of the coronet symbolize that this family is now Canadian. |
CrestBlazonA demi-horse Gules bridled and supporting an axe Or shafted Azure; SymbolismThe horse and axe are taken from the crest of the ancestral arms of the Pociecha family. |
MottoBlazonHONOUR ANCESTRAL MEMORY; SymbolismThis phrase embodies the importance Mr. Grandwilewski places on family heritage. |
Differenced Arms for Konrad Waldemar de Grandville, son of Waldemar Joseph GrandwilewskiBlazonThe Arms of Waldemar Joseph Grandwilewski debruised of a three-point label Or; This individual will ultimately inherit the Arms; SymbolismThe symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record. |
Differenced Arms for Aleksander Hubert Grandwilewski, son of Waldemar Joseph GrandwilewskiBlazonThe Arms of Waldemar Joseph Grandwilewski with the escutcheons Or instead of Argent; SymbolismThe symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationSince 2023, grants, registrations and approvals of heraldic emblems are no longer announced in the Canada Gazette.    |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of Darrel Kennedy, Assiniboine Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority. PainterYana Klimava CalligrapherSachas Bénard Recipient TypeIndividual |