Avery baronets
Escutcheon of the Avery baronets of Oakley Court, Berkshire
Creation date1905[1]
Statusextinct
Extinction date1918[2]
Seat(s)Oakley Court, Bray, Berkshire[3]

The Avery baronetcy of Oakley Court in the parish of Bray in the County of Berkshire, was created for William Avery in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 6 December 1905.[4] On the death in 1918 of the 2nd Baronet the Baronetcy became extinct.

Avery of Oakley Court, Berkshire (1905)

  1. Sir William Beilby Avery, 1st Baronet (1854–1908)[1]
  2. Sir William Eric Thomas Avery, 2nd Baronet (1890–1918).[2] He is noted for his 1916 design of the "Eye" divisional symbol for the Guards, in line with an idea of Andrew Thorne.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Avery, Sir William Beilby". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 1 January 2023. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. 1 2 "Avery, Sir William Eric Thomas". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 1 January 2023. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ↑ Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1910). Armorial Families: A Directory of Gentlemen of Coat-armour. T.C. & E.C. Jack. p. 55.
  4. ↑ "No. 27858". The London Gazette. 28 November 1905. p. 8535.
  5. ↑ Paget, Julian (11 September 2000). Second to None: The History of the Coldstream Guards, 1650–2000. Pen and Sword. p. 681 note 27. ISBN 978-1-78337-939-2.
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