Ellerman baronets
The Ellerman baronetcy, of Connaught Square in the Metropolitan Borough of Paddington, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created on 11 December 1905 for the shipowner and investor John Ellerman.[2] His only son, the 2nd Baronet, was a natural historian and philanthropist. The title became extinct on the latter's death in 1973, leaving no heir.[3]
Ellerman baronets, of Connaught Square (1905)
- Sir John Reeves Ellerman, 1st Baronet (1862–1933)[2][4]
- Sir John Reeves Ellerman, 2nd Baronet (1909–1973)[2][3]
Extended family
Annie Winifred Ellerman, better known under the pen name Bryher, only daughter of the 1st Baronet, was a novelist, poet, memoirist, and magazine editor.[5]
References
- ^ "No. 27858". The London Gazette. 28 November 1905. p. 8535.
- ^ a b c Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage (99th ed.). London: Burke's Peerage Ltd. and Shaw Publishing. 1949. p. 700.
- ^ a b "Ellerman, Sir John Reeves". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Ellerman, Sir John Reeves". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Taylor, Clare L. "Ellerman, (Annie) Winifred [pseud. Bryher] (1894–1983)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/31067. (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)