Coat of arms of Birkin baronets

The Birkin Baronetcy, of Ruddington Grange in the parish of Ruddington in the County of Nottingham, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 25 July 1905 for the businessman Thomas Isaac Birkin.[1] He was a lace manufacturer, director of the Great Northern Railway and the Mercantile Steamship Company. His grandson, the 3rd Baronet, was a racing driver. He died without male issue and was succeeded by his uncle, the fourth Baronet who was succeeded by his nephew, the fifth Baronet. As of 2007 the title is held by the latter's son, the sixth Baronet, who succeeded in 1985.

Birkin baronets, of Ruddington Grange (1905)

The heir apparent to the baronetcy is the 6th Baronet's eldest son, Benjamin Charles Birkin (b. 1995).

Coat of arms: Argent, a cross raguly couped vert, in the first and fourth quarters a bee volant and in the second and third a birchtree eradicated all proper. Mantling: vert and argent. Crest: On a wreath of the colours, a scorpion erect proper. Motto: Pace et bello paratus.

Other notable family members

  • Archie Birkin (1905–1927), racing car driver; brother of the 3rd Baronet
  • Freda Dudley Ward born Winifred May Birkin (1894–1983), royal mistress, granddaughter of the first baronet
  • Jane Birkin (1946–2023), actress; great-granddaughter of the first baronet
  • Andrew Birkin (b. 1945), actor, screenwriter, and director; brother of Jane Birkin

Notes

  1. ↑ "No. 27818". The London Gazette. 18 July 1905. p. 4981.

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