Goold baronets

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The Goold Baronetcy, of Old Court in the County of Cork, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. [1] It was created on 8 August 1801 for Francis Goold, with remainder to the heirs male of his father Henry Michael Goold, who gave valuable service to the government of King George III. The Goold family descends from William Gould, who served as Mayor of Cork during the reign of King Henry VII. His descendant George Gould changed the spelling of the surname to Goold. He was the father of Henry Michael Goold and the grandfather of the first Baronet.

Goold baronets, of Old Court (1801)

Goold baronets
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Crest A demi-lion rampant Or
Blazon Azure on a fess Or, between five goldfinches three in chief and two in base Proper, three mullets Gules.
Motto Deus Mihi Providebit [2]

The heir apparent to the baronetcy is George Leonard Powell Goold (born 1975), eldest son of the 8th Baronet. [8]

Notes

  1. "No. 15382". The London Gazette . 4 July 1801. p. 754.
  2. Burke's genealogical and heraldic history of the peerage, baronetage, and knightage, Privy Council, and order of preference. 1949.
  3. 1 2 3 Foster, Joseph (1881). The Baronetage and Knightage. Nichols and Sons. p. 261.
  4. "Goold, Sir James Stephe" . Who's Who . A & C Black. Retrieved 5 September 2023.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  5. Kelly's (1943). Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes. Kelly's Directories. p. 777.
  6. "Goold, Sir George Ignatius" . Who's Who . A & C Black. Retrieved 5 September 2023.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  7. "Goold, Sir George (Leonard)" . Who's Who . A & C Black. Retrieved 5 September 2023.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  8. 1 2 "Goold, Sir George William" . Who's Who . A & C Black. Retrieved 5 September 2023.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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Goold baronets
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