The Goold Baronetcy, of Old Court in the
County of Cork, is a title in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Baronets are hereditary titles awarded by the Crown. The current baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier, existing baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland and Great Britain.
To be recognised as a baronet, it is necessary ...
. It was created on 8 August 1801 for Francis Goold, with remainder to the heirs male of his father Henry Michael Goold, who gave valuable service to the government of
King George III
George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 173829 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland, Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820. The Acts of Union 1800 unified Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain and ...
. The Goold family descends from William Gould, who served as Mayor of
Cork
"Cork" or "CORK" may refer to:
Materials
* Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product
** Stopper (plug), or "cork", a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container
*** Wine cork an item to seal or reseal wine
Places Ireland
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during the reign of
King Henry VII
Henry VII (28 January 1457 – 21 April 1509), also known as Henry Tudor, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizure of the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death in 1509. He was the first monarch of the House of Tudor.
Henry ...
. His descendant George Gould changed the spelling of the surname to Goold. He was the father of Henry Michael Goold and the grandfather of the first Baronet.
Goold baronets, of Old Court (1801)
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Sir Francis Goold, 1st Baronet (died 1818)
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Sir George Goold, 2nd Baronet (1778–1870)
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Sir Henry Valentine Goold, 3rd Baronet (1803–1893)
– president of the
Society of Science, Letters and Art, London, 1882–1893
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Sir James Stephen Goold, 4th Baronet (1848–1926)
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Sir George Patrick Goold, 5th Baronet (1878–1954)
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Sir George Ignatius Goold, 6th Baronet (1903–1967)
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Sir George Leonard Goold, 7th Baronet (1923–1997)
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Sir George William Goold, 8th Baronet (born 1950)
The
heir apparent
An heir apparent is a person who is first in the order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person. A person who is first in the current order of succession but could be displaced by the birth of a more e ...
to the baronetcy is George Leonard Powell Goold (born 1975), eldest son of the 8th Baronet.
Notes
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Baronetcies created with special remainders