Edwards baronets of Pye Nest (1866)
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| Crest | Out of a crown vallery Or a talbot's head Argent seme-de-lis Azure. |
| Shield | Azure on a bend nebuly Argent cottised Or a fleur-de-lis between two martlets of the field |
| Motto | Omne Bonum Dei Donum[1] |
The Edwards baronetcy, of Pye Nest in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 3 August 1866 for Henry Edwards.[2] He represented Halifax and Beverley in the House of Commons as a Conservative. He served as High Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1871.
Edwards baronets, of Pye Nest (1866)
[edit]- Sir Henry Edwards, 1st Baronet (1812–1886)[3]
- Sir Henry Coster Lea Edwards, 2nd Baronet (1840–1896)[4]
- Sir John Henry Priestley Churchill Edwards, 3rd Baronet (1889–1942)[5]
- Sir Henry Charles Serrell Priestley Edwards, 4th Baronet (1893–1963)[6]
- Sir Christopher John Churchill Edwards, 5th Baronet (born 1941)[7]
The heir apparent is the present holder's son David Charles Priestley Edwards (born 1974).[7]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Burke's genealogical and heraldic history of peerage, baronetage and knightage. 1914.
- ^ "No. 23143". The London Gazette. 24 July 1866. p. 4164.
- ^ A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. Henry Colburn. 1880. p. 429.
- ^ "Edwards, Sir Henry Coster Lea". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Edwards, Sir John Henry Priestley Churchill". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Edwards, Sir Henry Charles Serrell Priestley". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ a b "Edwards, Sir Christopher (John Churchill)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)