The Smith, later Smith-Marriott Baronetcy, of Sydling St Nicholas in the County of Dorset, is a title in the
Baronetage of Great Britain
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 I ...
. It was created on 1 June 1774 for
John Smith,
High Sheriff of
Dorset
Dorset ( ; archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the unitary authority areas of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset. Covering an area of , ...
in 1772. The second Baronet married Elizabeth Anne, daughter of Reverend James Marriott. The fourth Baronet assumed by
Royal sign-manual
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the additional surname of Marriott. The fifth Baronet was High Sheriff of Dorset in 1873.
Sir Edmund Charles Wyldbore Smith (1877–1938), son of Reverend Francis Smith, fourth son of the second Baronet, was a civil servant, diplomat, and businessman.
Smith, later Smith-Marriott baronets, of Sydling St Nicholas (1774)
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Sir John Smith, 1st Baronet
Sir John Smith, 1st Baronet (1744 – 1807) was High Sheriff of Dorset in 1772 and the progenitor of the Smith-Marriott Baronetcy.
Biography
Smith, who resided in Sydling St Nicholas in Dorset, was born in 1744. He was the son of Henry Smith o ...
(1744–1807)
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Sir John Wyldbore Smith, 2nd Baronet (1770–1852)
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Sir John James Smith, 3rd Baronet
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(1800–1862)
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Sir William Marriott Smith-Marriott, 4th Baronet (1801–1864)
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Sir William Henry Smith-Marriott, 5th Baronet (1835–1924)
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Sir William John Smith-Marriott, 6th Baronet (1870–1941)
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Sir John Richard Wyldbore Smith-Marriott, 7th Baronet (1875–1942)
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Sir William Smith-Marriott, 8th Baronet (1865–1943)
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Sir Hugh Randolph Cavendish Smith-Marriott, 9th Baronet (1868–1944)
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Sir Ralph George Cavendish Smith-Marriott, 10th Baronet (1900–1987)
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Sir Hugh Cavendish Smith-Marriott, 11th Baronet (1925–2013)
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Sir Peter Francis Smith-Marriott, 12th Baronet (born 1927)
The
heir apparent
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is the present holder's son Martin Ralph Smith-Marriott (born 1962).
Notes
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Smith-Marriott
1774 establishments in Great Britain