Aird baronets

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.

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 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)^[5]
• Sir James John Aird, 5th Baronet (born 1978)

The heir apparent is the present baronet's elder son Roman Jack Aird (born 2011)^[6]

References

1. Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. London: Debrett's Peerage. 2000. p. B13. ISBN 033354577X.
2. "Official Roll". The Standing Council of the Baronetage. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
3. Burke's Peerage. 1949.
4. "No. 27291". The London Gazette. 5 March 1901. p. 1576.
5. Aird, 9 May 2023 – Births, marriages and deaths
6. 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.

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.