Houldsworth baronets

Last updated May 19, 2024

There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Houldsworth, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2007.

The Houldsworth Baronetcy, of Reddish, in the Parish of Manchester, in the County Palatine of Lancaster and of Coodham, in the Parish of Symington, in the County of Ayr, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 20 July 1887 for the mill-owner and Conservative politician William Houldsworth.^[1] The family surname is pronounced "Hoaldsworth".

The Houldsworth Baronetcy, of Heckmondwike in the West Riding of the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 25 January 1956 for the coal industry manager and industrialist Hubert Houldsworth.^[2] He died a week later. The title became extinct on the death of his son, the second Baronet, in 1990.

Houldsworth baronets, of Reddish and Coodham (1887)

Sir William Henry Houldsworth, 1st Baronet (1834–1917)
Sir Henry Hamilton Houldsworth, 2nd Baronet (1867–1947)
Sir William Thomas Reginald Houldsworth, 3rd Baronet (1874–1960)
Sir Reginald Douglas Henry Houldsworth, 4th Baronet (1903–1989)
Sir Richard Thomas Reginald Houldsworth, 5th Baronet (1947–2023)^[3]
Sir Simon Richard Henry Houldsworth, 6th Baronet (born 1971)

The heir apparent to the Baronetcy is Nicolas Peter George Houldsworth (born 1975), younger brother of the 5th Baronet.

Succession

Sir William Henry Houldsworth, 1st Baronet (1834–1917)
- Sir Henry Hamilton Houldsworth, 2nd Baronet (1867-1947)
- Walter Crum Houldsworth (1870-1880)
- Sir William Thomas Reginald Houldsworth, 3rd Baronet (1874-1960)
  - Sir Reginald Douglas Henry Houldsworth, 4th Baronet (1903-1989)
    - Sir Richard Thomas Reginald Houldsworth, 5th Baronet (1947-2023)
      - Sir Simon Richard Henry Houldsworth, 6th Baronet (b. 1971)
      - (1) Nicolas Peter George Houldsworth (b. 1975)
        (2) Edward George Houldsworth (b. 2012)
  - Walter William Whitmore Houldsworth (1906-2002)
    - (3) Charles W. S. Houldsworth (b. 1946)

Houldsworth baronets, of Heckmondwike (1956)

Sir Hubert Stanley Houldsworth, 1st Baronet (1889–1956)
Sir (Harold) Basil Houldsworth, 2nd Baronet (1922–1990)

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References

↑ "No. 25724". The London Gazette . 26 July 1887. p. 4071.
↑ "No. 40699". The London Gazette . 31 January 1956. p. 647.
↑ "Sir Richard Thomas Reginald Houldsworth Bt". 23 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

Sources

Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
Leigh Rayment's list of baronets

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[1] "No. 25724". The London Gazette . 26 July 1887. p. 4071.

[2] "No. 40699". The London Gazette . 31 January 1956. p. 647.

[3] "Sir Richard Thomas Reginald Houldsworth Bt". 23 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

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