The Neeld Baronetcy, of Grittleton in the County of Wiltshire, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 20 April 1859 for John Neeld, a Conservative politician and Gentleman of the Privy Chamber to Queen Victoria. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1941.
Neeld baronets | |
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Creation date | 1859 |
Status | extinct |
Extinction date | 1941 |
Motto | Nomen Extendere Factis (To perpetuate one's name by deeds)[1] |
Arms | Per pale Argent and Azure a lion passant between three greyhounds' heads erased and Counterchanged. |
Crest | On a mount Vert a wolf’s head erased Sable between two branches of palm Proper |
Joseph Neeld was the elder brother of the first Baronet.
Neeld baronets, of Grittleton (1859)
edit- Sir John Neeld, 1st Baronet (1805–1891)
- Sir Algernon William, 2nd Baronet (1846–1900)
- Sir Audley Dallas Neeld, 3rd Baronet (1849–1941)
References
edit- ^ Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage. 1896.