Registered: The International Register of Arms, 19th February 2015. Registration No. 0319 (Vol.2).

Arms:  Ermine, on a chevron cottised Gules, voided Or, between three fleurs-de-lis Gules, a heart Or, between two trefoils slipped Argent.

Crest:  Upon two closed books Argent, the upper bound Sable, the lower bound Gules, a lion passant guardant Ermine holding in its dexter claw a thistle slipped of two leaves Or.

Motto:  Sola Virtus Nobilitat

Registration: The Bureau of Heraldry, Republic of South Africa, June 27, 2014. Government notice 502 number H4/3/1/987. Certificate dated December 2, 2014 identification number 3844.

The ermine of the shield denotes a connection with the Scottish clan Henderson. The fleurs-de-lis symbolize "upward and onward" an attitude of determination despite adversity. The heart of gold is an In Memoriam to the armiger's late mother and symbolizes passion, compassion, and empathy; virtues embodied by the armiger's late mother and subsequently passed to him. The trefoils are a nod to the armiger's Irish ancestry and also represent his interest in DNA and genealogy.

The lion in the crest is borrowed from the Welsh house of Aberffraw and is a nod to his Welsh ancestors and to his direct male-line connection with the Isle of Anglesey. The books symbolize the armiger's love of learning and history. The thistle is a nod to the armiger's Scottish ancestry and represents his love of traditional Scottish music; the armiger is a Bagpiper.
 

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