There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Moir, one in the

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and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. The Moir Baronetcy, of Longford in the

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, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 18 June 1636 for Edward Moir. The title became either extinct or dormant on his death in 1644. The Moir Baronetcy, of Whitehanger in the parish of

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in the

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, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 11 July 1916 for

Ernest William Moir Sir Ernest William Moir (9 June 1862 – 14 June 1933) was a British civil engineer and the first Moir baronet. He is credited with inventing the first medical airlock while working on the Hudson River Tunnel in New York in 1889. Early life ...

. He was the founder and head of Ernest William Moir & Co Ltd, engineers, and a Director of S Pearson & Son Ltd.

Moir baronets, of Longford (1636)

*Sir Edward Moir, 1st Baronet (–1644)

Moir baronets, of Whitehanger (1916)

*Sir

, 1st Baronet (1862–1933) *Sir Arrol Moir, 2nd Baronet (1894–1957) *Sir Ernest Ian Royds Moir, 3rd Baronet (1925–1998) *Sir Christopher Ernest Moir, 4th Baronet (born 1955) The heir apparent is the present holder's son Oliver Royds Moir (born 1984).

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References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, *{{Rayment-bt, date=March 2012 Moir Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom