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Gillett baronets

Gillett baronets
Creation date1959[1]
Statusextant[2]
MottoVincit omnia veritas (Truth conquers all things)[1]
Armsin front of a ship's helm Proper an early nineteenth century waistcoat Azure semée de lys and puffled Or on a chief of the second between two estoiles a balance of the first[1]
CrestA grey horse's head and neck erased proper gorged with a coronet composed of six fleur-de-lys affixed to a circlet and chained or[1]

The Gillett Baronetcy, of Bassishaw Ward in the City of London, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.[3] It was created on 4 December 1959 for Harold Gillett, Lord Mayor of London from 1958 to 1959. His son, the second Baronet, was Lord Mayor of London from 1976 to 1977.[4]

Gillett baronets, of Bassishaw Ward (1959)

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The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother Christopher John Gillett (born 1958). The heir presumptive's heir apparent is his son Adam Holmes Gillett (born 1989).

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. London: Debrett's Peerage. 2000. p. 420. ISBN 033354577X.
  2. ^ "Official Roll". The Standing Council of the Baronetage. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  3. ^ "No. 41889". The London Gazette. 8 December 1959. p. 7781.
  4. ^ "Sir Robin Gillett, Bt". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Gillett, Sir (Sydney) Harold". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 2 November 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  6. ^ "Gillett, Sir Robin (Danvers Penrose)". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 2 November 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  7. ^ "Gillett, Sir Nicholas (Danvers Penrose)". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 2 November 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)


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