Aird baronets
| Aird baronets | |
|---|---|
| Creation date | 1901[1] |
| Status | extant[2] |
| Motto | Vigilantiâ, By vigilance[3][1] |
| 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[4] 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)[5][6]
- Sir John Aird, 2nd Baronet (1861–1934)[5][7]
- Sir John Renton Aird, 3rd Baronet (1898–1973)[5][8]
- Sir (George) John Aird, 4th Baronet (1940–2023)[9][10]
- Sir James John Aird, presumed 5th Baronet (born 1978).[11] As of 2025 the Official Roll marks the baronetcy as vacant.[12]
The heir apparent is the present baronet's son Roman Jack Aird (born 2011).[11][13]
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c 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.)
- ^ a b "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.