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Reardon Smith Baronets
The Smith, later Reardon-Smith Baronetcy, of Appledore in Devon, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 1 July 1920 for the shipowner and coal exporter William Smith. The second baronet assumed in 1929 by deed poll the additional surname of Reardon. Smith, later Reardon-Smith baronets, of Appledore (1920) * Sir William Reardon Smith, 1st Baronet (1856–1935) * Sir Willie Reardon-Smith, 2nd Baronet (1887–1950) *Sir William Reardon Reardon-Smith, 3rd Baronet (1911–1995) *Sir (William) Antony John Reardon-Smith, 4th Baronet (1937–2022) *Sir William Nicolas Henry Reardon Smith, 5th Baronet (born 1963) The heir presumptive An heir presumptive is the person entitled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of a person with a better claim to the position in question. This is in contrast to an heir app ... is the present baronet's brother Giles Antony James Reardon-Smith (born 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appledore, North Devon
Appledore is a village at the mouth of the River Torridge, about 6 miles (10 km) west of Barnstaple and about 3 miles (5 km) north of Bideford in the county of Devon, England. It is the home of Appledore Shipbuilders, a lifeboat slipway and Hocking's Ice Cream, a brand of ice cream only sold in North Devon. There are numerous shops, cafes and galleries. The local football club is Appledore F.C. The ward population at the 2011 census increased to 2,814. History Appledore is not mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 (though it mentions two other, smaller, Appledores in Devon). Its earliest recorded name, in 1335, is ''le Apildore in the manor of Northam''. There was a Saxon settlement, but the Devon historian WG Hoskins says of the local legend that it was the site of a Viking raid in 878 AD, 'there is no authority for this identification'. The settlement prospered as a port in the Elizabethan period, and some cottages date from this period. The construction of a qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 to prove a claim of succession. When this has been done, the name is entered on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. Persons who have not proven their claims may not be officially styled as baronets. This was ordained by Royal warrant (document), Royal Warrant in February 1910. A baronetcy is considered vacant if the previous holder has died within the previous five years and if no one has proven their succession, and is considered dormant if no one has proven their succession in more than five years after the death of the previous incumbent. All extant baronetcies, including vacant baronetcies, are listed below in order of precedence (i.e. date). All other baronetcies, including those which are extinct, dormant or forfeit, are on a separ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir William Smith, 1st Baronet
Sir William Reardon Smith, 1st Baronet (7 August 1856 – 23 December 1935) was an English shipowner and philanthropist. Early life Descended from Irish seafaring stock, he was born at Appledore, Devon, the youngest son of Thomas Reardon Smith, a merchant navy captain, and his wife Elizabeth (née Green). After her husband and eldest son Philip Green Smith were lost at sea when the schooner ''Hazard'' sank off the coast of South Wales in October 1859, his mother was forced to bring up her surviving eight children by herself on her income as a dressmaker. Reardon Smith was educated at the Wesleyan day school in Appledore. Sea service Reardon Smith went to sea at the age of 12, joining the crew of the 32-ton wooden sloop ''Unity'' as a cabin boy and served from August to December 1870. He then transferred to the 37-ton sloop ''Seraphina'' in Spring 1871, the 38-ton polacca brigantine ''Joe Abraham'', from July to December 1871, the 965-ton ''Ocean Pearl'', from February to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Reardon-Smith
Sir Willie Reardon-Smith, 2nd Baronet (26 May 1887–24 November 1950), was a 20th-century British shipowner. Life The elder son of Sir William Reardon Smith, 1st Baronet, and his wife Ellen Hamlyn (1857–1939), he assumed the additional surname of Reardon by Deed Poll in 1929. Reardon-Smith succeeded his father as owner of the South Wales shipping company ''Reardon Smith Line'', and served as a Justice of the Peace for Glamorgan. A director of Cardiff Docks, the London Assurance Company and many shipping companies, Sir Willie served as High Sheriff of Glamorgan (1946/47), being appointed OStJ and was a Trustee of the National Museum of Wales. Family Sir Willie married Elizabeth Wakely in 1910, having four sons and a daughter, including Major Sir William Reardon-Smith, 3rd Baronet (1911–1995), late 34th LAA Regt (TA), who succeeded him in the baronetcy A baronet ( or ; abbreviated Bart or Bt) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (, , or ; abbreviation Btss), is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deed Poll
A deed poll (plural: deeds poll) is a legal document binding on a single person or several persons acting jointly to express an intention or create an obligation. It is a deed, and not a contract, because it binds only one party. Etymology The term "deed", also known in this context as a "specialty", is common to signed written undertakings not supported by consideration: the seal (even if not a literal wax seal but only a notional one referred to by the execution formula, "signed, sealed and delivered", or even merely "executed as a deed") is deemed to be the consideration necessary to support the obligation. "Poll" is an archaic legal term referring to documents with straight edges; these distinguished a deed binding only one person from one affecting more than a single person (an " indenture", so named during the time when such agreements would be written out repeatedly on a single sheet, then the copies separated by being irregularly torn or cut, i.e. "indented", so that ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reardon
Reardon is a surname of Irish Gaelic origin. It is an anglisation of the modern Irish Gaelic Ó Ríordáin, which itself in turn derived from the original 'Ó Ríoghbhardáin', meaning ''royal bard'' (from the Irish Gaelic words, ''rí'' = king, and the diminutive form of ''bard''). Notable people with the surname include: * Ann Reardon (born 1975), known online as " How to Cook That", Australian YouTube personality * Beans Reardon (1897–1984), American umpire in Major League Baseball * Bill Reardon (born 1941), American politician and educator * Casper Reardon (1907–1941), classical and later jazz harpist * David Reardon, American director of the Elliot Institute * Dom Reardon, British comics artist (''2000AD'') * Eoin Reardon, Irish influencer * Jack Reardon (1914–1991), Australian rugby league footballer and writer * Jeff Reardon (born 1955), American baseball relief pitcher * Jim Reardon (born 1965), director and storyboard consultant (The Simpsons) * Jimmy Reardon (192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heir Presumptive
An heir presumptive is the person entitled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of a person with a better claim to the position in question. This is in contrast to an heir apparent, whose claim on the position cannot be displaced in this manner. Overview Depending on the rules of the monarchy, the heir presumptive might be the daughter of a monarch if males take preference over females and the monarch has no sons, or the senior member of a collateral line if the monarch is childless or the monarch's direct descendants cannot inherit either because #they are daughters and females are completely barred from inheriting #the monarch's children are illegitimate, or #some other legal disqualification, such as ##being descended from the monarch through a morganatic line or ##the descendant's refusal or inability to adopt a religion the monarch is required to profess. The subsequent birth of a legitimate child t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Succession
An order, line or right of succession is the line of individuals necessitated to hold a high office when it becomes vacated, such as head of state or an honour such as a title of nobility.UK Royal Web site "The order of succession is the sequence of members of the Royal Family in the order in which they stand in line to the throne. This sequence is regulated not only through descent, but also by Parliamentary statute." This sequence may be regulated through descent or by statute. Hereditary government form differs from elected government. An established order of succession is the normal way of passing on hereditary positions, and also provides immediate continuity after an unexpected vaca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
