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Painted
by Margaret
Spalding Court
of The Lord Lyon
The
three pilgrim's
staves in the
shield 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.
The
estate of Easter
Feddal, Braco,
Scotland was in
the hands of the
Burden family
for over 200
years, the
family seat
being Feddal
Castle, now a
ruin. Around
1720, James
Burden, the
Laird of Feddal
had a famous
duel with his
neighbor
Alexander
MacGregor, Laird
of Balhaldie and
Chief of the
Clan MacGregor
on the banks of
the Allan below
Greenloaning. A
standoff with
the outlaw, Rob
Roy MacGregor
ensued.
The
red spruce tree
of the crest is
the provincial
tree of Nova
Scotia, where
the Dr Burden
resides.
The
Latin phrase of
the motto,
meaning "Making
Families Well",
alludes to the
family medical
practice of Dr
Burden.
Illustrated
Below: The
armorial seal
(badge) of Dr.
George Manuel
Burden, Baron of
Seabegs.
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