The Errington Baronetcy, of Ness in the County Palatine of Chester, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 26 June 1963 for Sir Eric Errington, 1st Baronet.

Baronetcy of Ness
Arms of Errington, Baronets of Ness: "An open book clasped on a chief Azure a spur rowel upwards between two portcullises chained Or."
Creation date	1963
Creation	England, United Kingdom
Created by	Elizabeth II, Queen of England
Baronetage	Baronetage of England
First holder	Sir Eric Errington, 1st Baronet of Ness.
Present holder	Sir Robin Davenport Errington, 3rd Baronet of Ness
Heir apparent	Oliver Marcus Errington
Motto	"Petit Ardua Virtus" (Courage Seeks Excellence)

Portrait of Sir Eric Errington, Bt

Sir Eric Errington was a British barrister, Royal Air Force Officer and Conservative politician who served as a Member of Parliament from 1935 to 1970. He was Chairman of the Executive Committee of the National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations and was knighted in the 1952 Queen's Birthday Honours List.

Portrait of Colonel Sir Geoffrey Frederick Errington, Bt OBE

His eldest son, Sir Geoffrey, inherited the Baronetcy upon his death in 1973. Colonel Sir Geoffrey Frederick Errington Bt, OBE (15 February 1926 – 3 October 2015) was Colonel of The King's Regiment between 1975 and 1986. He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society of Arts (F.R.S.A.) in 1994.^[1] He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1998. He married Diana Kathleen Forbes Davenport, daughter of Edward Barry Davenport, on 24 September 1955.

Sir Robin Davenport Errington Bt, is a British Baronet and landowner. The eldest child of Sir Geoffrey, he succeeded as the 3rd Baronet of Ness in 2015 and is the present holder of the title today. He was appointed in 2016 to the executive committee of The Standing Council of The Baronetage. He is married to Lady Margerita Errington and has two children, Oliver Marcus Errington (b. 2001) and Louis Sebastian Errington (b. 2005).

Oliver Errington is the heir apparent to the Baronetcy of Ness. He received his education at Bradfield College in Berkshire and later attended King's College London.

The Stanley, later Stanley-Massey-Stanley, later Errington Baronetcy, of Hooton in the County of Chester, was created in the Baronetage of England on 17 June 1661 for William Stanley, the great-grandson of Sir William Stanley, of Hooton and Stourton, a member of the Stanley family headed by the Earl of Derby. The sixth Baronet assumed the surname Stanley-Massey-Stanley. The ninth Baronet married Mary Haggerston, great-niece and heiress of Henry Errington of Sandhoe House, Northumberland. Their eldest son, the tenth Baronet, represented Pontefract in Parliament. Their second son, Rowland Stanley, the eleventh Baronet, inherited the Errington estate in Northumberland and changed his name and arms to Errington. The title became extinct on the death of the twelfth Baronet in 1893.

The Errington Baronetcy, of Lackham Manor in the County of Wiltshire, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 18 July 1885 for George Errington, Member of Parliament for Longford. The title became extinct on his death in 1920.

Errington Baronets, of Ness (1963)

• Sir Eric Errington, 1st Baronet of Ness (1900–1973)
• Sir Geoffrey Frederick Errington, 2nd Baronet of Ness (1926–2015)
• Sir Robin Davenport Errington, 3rd Baronet of Ness (born 1957)

The heir apparent to the baronetcy is Sir Robin's son, Oliver Marcus Errington (born 2001)

Arms of Errington, prior to the creation of The Baronetage of Ness

Crest of Errington, Baronets of Ness

Errington Baronet, of Lackham Manor (1885, Extinct)

• Sir George Errington, 1st Baronet (1839–1920)

Stanley, later Stanley-Massey-Stanley, later Errington Baronets, of Hooton (1661, Extinct)

Sandhoe Hall, Northumberland, built in 1850 by Sir Rowland Errington, 11th Baronet

• Sir William Stanley, 1st Baronet (1628–1673)
• Sir Rowland Stanley, 2nd Baronet (1653–1737)
• Sir William Stanley, 3rd Baronet (1679–1740)
• Sir Rowland Stanley, 4th Baronet (1707–1771)
• Sir William Stanley, 5th Baronet (circa 1753–1792)
• Sir John Stanley-Massey-Stanley, 6th Baronet (1711–1794)
• Sir Thomas Stanley-Massey-Stanley, 7th Baronet (circa 1755–1795)
• Sir William Stanley-Massey-Stanley, 8th Baronet (circa 1780–1800)
• Sir Thomas Stanley-Massey-Stanley, 9th Baronet (1782–1841)
• Sir William Thomas Stanley-Massey-Stanley, 10th Baronet (1806–1863)
• Sir Rowland Errington, 11th Baronet (1809–1875)
• Sir John Errington, 12th Baronet (1810–1893)

References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.