Birkin baronets


The Birkin Baronetcy, of Ruddington Grange in the parish of Ruddington in the County of Nottingham, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 25 July 1905 for the businessman Thomas Isaac Birkin. He was a lace manufacturer, a director of the Great Northern Railway and of the Mercantile Steamship Company. His grandson, the 3rd Baronet, was a racing driver. He died without male issue and was succeeded by his uncle, the 4th Baronet who was succeeded by his nephew, the 5th Baronet. As of the title is held by the latter's son, the 6th Baronet.

Birkin baronets, of Ruddington Grange (1905)

The heir apparent to the baronetcy is the 6th Baronet's eldest son, Benjamin Charles Birkin.
Coat of arms: Argent, a cross raguly couped vert, in the first and fourth quarters a bee volant and in the second and third a birchtree eradicated all proper. Crest: On a wreath of the colours, a scorpion erect proper. Motto: Pace et bello paratus.

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