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Aird, of Hyde Park Terrace, Paddington, London (UK Baronet, 1901)

Creation: let.pat. 5 Mar 1901

Family name: Aird

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Arms:

Gules on a Chevron between in chief two Wolf's Heads erased and in base a Mullet of six points within an Increscent all Argent two Falcon's Heads erased Sable

Crest:

On a Bull-Headed Rail fesswise a Lion rampant holding erect between the paws a Spike point downwards all proper

Motto:

Vigilantia (By vigilance)

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Sir John Aird, 1st Bt., MP

born

3 Dec 1833

died

6 Jan 1911

Sir John Aird, 2nd Bt.

born

6 Nov 1861

died

20 Oct 1934

Sir John Renton Aird, 3rd Bt., MVO MC

born

7 Aug 1898

died

20 Nov 1973

Sir (George) John Aird, 4th Bt.

born

30 Jan 1940

mar.(1)

31 Aug 1968 Margaret Elizabeth Muir (b. 1 Aug 1946), 2nd dau. of Maj Sir John Harling Muir, 3rd Bt., by his wife Elizabeth Mary Dundas, 1st dau. of Frederick James Dundas (by his wife Sylvia Mary Phillpps, 1st dau. of Hugh March Phillipps, of Chapel Court, Kenn, co. Devon), 2nd son of Hon John Charles Dundas MP, Lord-Lieutenant of Orkney and Shetland, granted 1873 the rank and precedence of an Earl's younger son, younger brother of Lawrence [Dundas], 1st Marquess of Zetland (by his wife Hon Alice Louisa Wood, 2nd dau. of Charles [Wood], 1st Viscount Halifax), 2nd son of Hon John Charles Dundas MP, of Woodhall, Wetherby, co. York, Lord-Lieutenant of Orkney and Shetland (by his wife Margaret Matilda Talbot, dau. of James Talbot, of Maryville, Co. Wexford), 2nd son of Lawrence [Dundas], 1st Earl of Zetland

children by first wife

1. James John Aird, later 5th Bt.

1. Rebecca Aird (b. 22 Jul 1970), mar. 4 Dec 1999 Peter Hugh Thwaites, son of Hugh Thwaites, and has issue

2. Belinda Elizabeth Aird (b. 14 May 1972)

mar. (2)

2011 Ziao Fen Wang, dau. of Prof Jin Fen Wang, of Beijing, China

died

4 May 2023

suc. by

son by first wife

note

Page of Honour to Queen Elizabeth II 1955-57

Sir James John Aird, 5th Bt.

born

12 Jun 1978

 First written 21 Jul 2023

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Address:

Grange Farm, Evenlode, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire GL56 0NT

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