The Roberts Baronetcy, of
Milner Field in
Bingley
Bingley is a market town and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It is sited on the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. The town had a population of 18,040 at the United Kingdom ...
in the
West Riding
The West Riding of Yorkshire was one of three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the riding was an administrative county named County of York, West Riding. The lieutenancy at that time included the city of York a ...
of the County of York, was created 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 ...
on 30 November 1909 for
James Roberts. He was Chairman of
Sir Titus Salt, Sons & Co, of
Saltaire
Saltaire is a Victorian model village near Shipley, West Yorkshire, England, situated between the River Aire, the railway, and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Salts Mill and the houses were built by Titus Salt between 1851 and 1871 to allo ...
,
Yorkshire
Yorkshire ( ) is an area of Northern England which was History of Yorkshire, historically a county. Despite no longer being used for administration, Yorkshire retains a strong regional identity. The county was named after its county town, the ...
. The baronetcy as of is vacant.
Roberts baronets, of Milner Field (1909)
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Sir James Roberts, 1st Baronet
Sir James Roberts (1848–1935) was a Yorkshire industrialist and businessman. He was born at Lane Ends in the parish of Oakworth, Yorkshire on 30 September 1848. He was one of eleven children of a weaver who became a tenant farmer. His parents wer ...
(1848–1935)
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Sir James Denby Roberts, 2nd Baronet (1904–1973)
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Sir William James Denby Roberts, 3rd Baronet (1936–2012)
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Sir James Elton Denby Roberts-Buchanan, 4th Baronet (born 1966). His name does not appear on the Official Roll of the Baronetage.
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Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom