Peek baronets explained

Shield:	Azure an estoile Argent, in chief three crescents of the last.
Crest:	Two hazel nuts, slipped proper.
Motto:	Le Maître Vient (The Master Comes)^[1]

The Peek Baronetcy, of Rousdon in the County of Devon, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 13 May 1874 for Henry Peek. He was an importer of spices, tea and other groceries, a philanthropist and Conservative Member of Parliament for Surrey Mid. The second Baronet was an astronomer and meteorologist; the third Baronet was high sheriff of Devon in 1912.

Peek baronets, of Rousdon (1874)

• Sir Henry William Peek, 1st Baronet (1825–1898)
• Sir Cuthbert Edgar Peek, 2nd Baronet (1855–1901)
• Sir Wilfrid Peek, 3rd Baronet (1884–1927)
• Sir Francis Henry Grenville Peek, 4th Baronet (1915–1996)
• Sir William Grenville Peek, 5th Baronet (1919–2004)
• Sir Richard Grenville Peek, 6th Baronet (born 1955)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son Timothy Peek (born 1989).

References

• Information on Sir Henry Peek, 1st Baronet

Notes and References

1. Book: Debrett's peerage, baronetage, knightage, and companionage . 1903.