Pigot baronets
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| Pigot baronets | |
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.svg) Escutcheon of the Pigot baronets of Patshull | |
| Creation date | 1764[1] |
| Status | extant[2] |
| Motto | Tout foys prest, At all times ready[1] |
The Pigot baronetcy, of Patshull Hall in the County of Stafford, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain.[3] It was created on 5 December 1764 for the politician and colonial administrator George Pigot, with special remainder to his brothers General Robert Pigot and Admiral Hugh Pigot.[4][5]
Baron Pigot
[edit]On 19 January 1766 Pigot was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as 'Baron Pigot;[6] with remainder to the heirs male of his body. Lord Pigot was unmarried (although he left several natural children; see below) and on his death in 1777 the barony became extinct.[4]
Pigot baronets, of Patshull (1764)
[edit]- George Pigot, 1st Baron Pigot (1719–1777)[4][5][1]
- Sir Robert Pigot, 2nd Baronet (1720–1796)[4][1]
- Sir George Pigot, 3rd Baronet (1766–1841)[4][1]
- Sir Robert Pigot, 4th Baronet (1801–1891)[4][1]
- Sir George Pigot, 5th Baronet (1850–1934)[4][7]
- Sir Robert Pigot, 6th Baronet (1882–1977). He was a Brigadier General and was awarded the Military Cross.[8]
- Sir Robert Anthony Pigot, 7th Baronet (1915–1986). Nephew of the fifth Baronet. He was a major general in the Royal Marines.[9]
- Sir George Hugh Pigot, 8th Baronet (born 1946)[10]
The heir apparent is the present holder's eldest son George Douglas Hugh Pigot (born 1982).[10]
Extended family
[edit]- Hugh Pigot (c. 1722–1792)[11] brother of the first Baron and second Baronet, was an Admiral in the Royal Navy.
- Richard Pigot (1774–1868), illegitimate son of the first Baron, was a General in the British Army.
- Sir Hugh Pigot (1775–1857), illegitimate son of the first Baron, was an Admiral of the White.
- Hugh Pigot (1769–1797), a Royal Navy Captain was slain during the mutiny on the Hermione. Nephew of the first Baron.
Notes
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Foster, Joseph (1881). The baronetage and knightage. Nichols and Sons. p. 500.
- ↑ "Official Roll". The Standing Council of the Baronetage. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ↑ "No. 10472". The London Gazette. 20 November 1764. p. 1.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Cokayne, George Edward (1906). Complete Baronetage. Vol. V. Exeter: W. Pollard & Co., Ltd. pp. 133–134.
- 1 2 "Pigot, Sir George, 1st Bt. (1719-1777), of Patshull, Staffs., History of Parliament Online". historyofparliamentonline.org.
- ↑ "No. 10586". The London Gazette. 24 December 1765. p. 2.
- ↑ "Pigot, Sir George". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 11 March 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ "Pigot, Brig.-Gen. Sir Robert". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 11 March 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ "Pigot, Maj.-Gen. Sir Robert (Anthony)". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 11 March 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- 1 2 "Pigot, Sir George (Hugh)". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 11 March 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ Laughton, John Knox (1896). . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 45. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
