The Holderness Baronetcy, of
Tadworth in the
County of Surrey
Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Are ...
, is a title in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain.
Baronetage of England (1611–1705)
King James ...
.
It was created on 16 February 1920 for Sir
Thomas Holderness
Sir Thomas William Holderness, 1st Baronet, (11 June 1849 – 16 September 1924) was the first former member of the Indian Civil Service to be appointed to the post of Permanent Under-Secretary of State for India (although Sir George Russell Cler ...
,
GCB,
KCSI,
Permanent Under-Secretary of State for India from 1912 to 1920.
Holderness baronets, of Tadworth (1920)
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Sir Thomas William Holderness, 1st Baronet (1849–1924)
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Sir Ernest William Elsmie Holderness, 2nd Baronet (1890–1968)
*Sir Richard William Holderness, 3rd Baronet (1927–1998)
*Sir Martin William Holderness, 4th Baronet (born 1957)
**Matthew William Thornton Holderness (born 1990) heir apparent
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
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