Smith-Marriott baronets explained

Smith-Marriott baronets
Creation Date:	1774^[1]
Status:	extant^[2]
Motto:	Semper fidelis, Always faithful

The Smith, later Smith-Marriott Baronetcy, of Sydling St Nicholas in the County of Dorset,^[3] is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 1 June 1774 for John Smith, High Sheriff of Dorset in 1772. The second Baronet married Elizabeth Anne, daughter of Reverend James Marriott. The fourth Baronet assumed by Royal sign-manual 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)

• Sir John Smith, 1st Baronet (1744–1807)^[4]
• Sir John Wyldbore Smith, 2nd Baronet (1770–1852)^[4]
• Sir John James Smith, 3rd Baronet (1800–1862)^[4]
• Sir William Marriott Smith-Marriott, 4th Baronet (1801–1864)^[4]
• Sir William Henry Smith-Marriott, 5th Baronet (1835–1924)^[4]
• Sir William John Smith-Marriott, 6th Baronet (1870–1941)
• Sir John Richard Wyldbore Smith-Marriott, 7th Baronet (1875–1942)
• Sir William Smith-Marriott, 8th Baronet (1865–1943)
• Sir Hugh Randolph Cavendish Smith-Marriott, 9th Baronet (1868–1944)
• Sir Ralph George Cavendish Smith-Marriott, 10th Baronet (1900–1987)
• Sir Hugh Cavendish Smith-Marriott, 11th Baronet (1925–2013)^[5]
• Sir Peter Francis Smith-Marriott, 12th Baronet (1927–2023)^[6]
• Sir Martin Ralph Smith-Marriott, 13th Baronet (born 1962)

The heir presumptive is the current holder's brother, Neil Hugh Smith-Marriott (born 1964).

Notes and References

1. Book: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage . 2000 . Debrett's Peerage . London . 033354577X . B349.
2. Web site: Official Roll . The Standing Council of the Baronetage . 3 May 2022 . en.
3. London Gazette no. 11453. p.1
4. Book: Foster . Joseph . The Baronetage and Knightage . 1881 . Nichols and Sons . 572 . en.
5. Web site: Sir Hugh Cavendish Smith-Marriott, 11th Baronet 1925–2013. Peerage News.
6. News: Sir Peter Francis Smith-Marriott . 20 January 2024 . Funeral Notices . 27 November 2023.