Neeld baronets explained

Neeld baronets
Creation Date:1859
Status:extinct
Extinction Date:1941
Arms:Per pale Argent and Azure a lion passant between three greyhounds' heads erased and Counterchanged.
Crest:On a mount Vert a wolf’s head erased Sable between two branches of palm Proper
Motto:Nomen Extendere Factis (To perpetuate one's name by deeds)[1]

The Neeld Baronetcy, of Grittleton in the County of Wiltshire, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 20 April 1859 for John Neeld, a Conservative politician and Gentleman of the Privy Chamber to Queen Victoria. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1941.

Joseph Neeld was the elder brother of the first Baronet.

Neeld baronets, of Grittleton (1859)

Notes and References

  1. Book: Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage . 1896.