The Beresford, later Beresford-Peirse Baronetcy, of Bagnall in the County of Waterford, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 21 May 1814 for John Beresford. He was an admiral in the Royal Navy and also represented Coleraine, Berwick-on-Tweed, Northallerton and Chatham in the House of Commons.
| Beresford-Peirse baronets | |
|---|---|
 Escutcheon of the Beresford-Peirse baronets of Bagnall | |
| Creation date | 1814[1] |
| Status | extant[2] |
| Seat(s) | The Hall, Bedale[1] |
| Motto | Nil nisi cruce, Depend only on the cross[1] |
Beresford was the illegitimate son of George Beresford, 1st Marquess of Waterford, and the brother of William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baronet, from his first marriage to Mary Molloy. He died without surviving male issue and was succeeded by his nephew, the third Baronet. He was the eldest son of Henry William de la Poer Beresford-Peirse (1820–1859), eldest son of the first Baronet's second marriage to Harriett Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Peirse. He served as Chairman of the North Riding of Yorkshire County Council. His grandson, the fifth Baronet, was Director-General of the Forestry Commission between 1962 and 1968. As of 2022 the title is held by the latter's grandson, the seventh Baronet, who succeeded his father in 2013.
Beresford, later Beresford-Peirse baronets, of Bagnall (1814)
edit- Sir John Poo Beresford, 1st Baronet (1766–1844)[3]
- Sir George de la Poer Beresford, 2nd Baronet (1811–1873)[4]
- Sir Henry Monson de la Poer Beresford-Peirse, 3rd Baronet (1850–1926)[5]
- Sir Henry Bernard de la Poer Beresford-Peirse, 4th Baronet (1875–1949)[6]
- Sir Henry Campbell de la Poer Beresford-Pierse, 5th Baronet (1905–1972)[7]
- Sir Henry Grant de la Poer Beresford-Peirse, 6th Baronet (1933–2013)[8]
- Sir Henry Njers de la Poer Beresford-Peirse, 7th Baronet (born 1969)[9]
The heir apparent is the present holder's son, Harry Tamlyn de la Poer Beresford-Peirse (born 2007).[9]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage: Comprising Information Concerning All Persons Bearing Hereditary Or Courtesy Titles, Companions of All the Various Orders, and the Collateral Branches of All Peers and Baronets. Dean and son. 1888. p. 417.
- ^ "Official Roll". The Standing Council of the Baronetage. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ Laughton, J. K.; Lambert, Andrew (23 September 2004). "Beresford, Sir John Poo, first baronet (1766–1844), naval officer and politician". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/2197. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1881). The Baronetage and Knightage. Nichols and Sons. p. 43.
- ^ "No. 28804". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 23 February 1914. p. 1497.
- ^ "Beresford-Peirse, Major Sir Henry Bernard de la Poer". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 24 July 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Gleeson, Janet (28 January 2013). "Death of Sir Henry Beresford-Peirse, 6th Baronet, of Bedale Manor". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Sir Henry Grant De La Poer Beresford-Peirse, 6th Baronet 1933–2013". Peerage News. 28 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Beresford-Peirse, Sir Henry (Njerš de La Poer)". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 24 July 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)