Aird baronets
| Aird baronets | |
|---|---|
| Creation date | 1901 |
| Status | extant |
| Motto | Vigilantiâ, By vigilance |
| Arms | Gules on a chevron between in chief two wolves' heads erased and in base an increscent between the horns a mullet of six point all Argent two falcons' heads erased Sable. |
| Crest | Upon a bull-headed rail fesswise a lion rampant holding between the paws a spike all Proper. |
The Aird baronetcy, of Hyde Park Terrace in Paddington in the County of London, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 5 March 1901 for the civil engineering contractor and Conservative politician John Aird.
The present Baronet is a co-heir to the barony of Willoughby de Eresby
Aird baronets, of Hyde Park Terrace (1901)
- Sir John Aird, 1st Baronet (1833–1911)
- Sir John Aird, 2nd Baronet (1861–1934)
- Sir John Renton Aird, 3rd Baronet (1898–1973)
- Sir (George) John Aird, 4th Baronet (1940–2023)
- Sir James John Aird, presumed 5th Baronet (born 1978). As of 2026 the Official Roll marks the baronetcy as vacant.
The heir apparent is the present baronet's son Roman Jack Aird (born 2011).
References
- 1 2 Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. London: Debrett's Peerage. 2000. p. B13. ISBN 033354577X.
- ↑ "Official Roll". The Standing Council of the Baronetage. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ↑ Burke's Peerage. 1949.
- ↑ "No. 27291". The London Gazette. 5 March 1901. p. 1576.
- 1 2 3 Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage (99th ed.). London: Burke's Peerage Ltd. and Shaw Publishing. 1949. p. 28.
- ↑ "Aird, Sir John". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ "Aird, Sir John". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ "Aird, Colonel Sir John Renton". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ Aird, 9 May 2023 – Births, marriages and deaths
- ↑ "Aird, Sir (George) John". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- 1 2 "Aird, Sir James John". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ "Official Roll of the Baronetage (Baronets)". Standing Council of the Baronetage. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ↑ Morris, Susan; Bosberry-Scott, Wendy; Belfield, Gervase, eds. (2019). "Aird (UK) 1901, of Hyde Park Terrace, Paddington, co London". Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Vol. 2 (150th ed.). London: Debrett's Ltd. pp. 3711–3713. ISBN 978-1-999767-0-5-1.
