Watson baronets of Sulhamstead (1912)
| Watson baronets | |
|---|---|
 Arms of the Watson baronets of Sulhamstead | |
| Creation date | 1912 |
| Status | extinct |
| Extinction date | 1983 |
| Motto | Esto quod esse videris, Be what thou seemest to be[1] |
| Arms | Argent, a chevron Azure between three martlets Sable all within a bordure of the Second, charged with eight crescents of the First.[2] |
| Crest | A gryphon’s head erased Sable, gorged with a crown palisado Or, holding in its beak a sprig of oak fructed Proper. |
The Watson baronetcy, of Sulhamstead in the parish of Sulhamstead Abbots in the County of Berkshire, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 11 July 1912 for William George Watson, founder of the Maypole Dairy Company.[3][1][4][5]
The title became extinct on the death of the 2nd Baronet in 1983.[6][7]
Watson baronets, of Sulhamstead (1912)
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage (99th ed.). London: Burke's Peerage Ltd. and Shaw Publishing. 1949. p. 2086.
- ↑ Debrett's baronetage (1921).
- ↑ "No. 28637". The London Gazette. 20 August 1912. p. 6188.
- 1 2 Hawkins, Richard A. "Watson, Sir William George, first baronet (1861–1930)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/369161. (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ Somerfield, Ferelith. Mission Accomplished: The Life and Times of Florence Nagle, 1894-1988 : the Woman who Took on Both the Jockey Club and the Kennel Club, and Won. Dog World Publications. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-9500418-9-6.
- ↑ Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Peerage Limited. 1995. p. 913. ISBN 978-0-333-41776-8.
- 1 2 "Watson, Sir Norman James". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)