Holcroft baronets of Eaton Mascott (1921)

The Holcroft baronetcy, of Eaton Mascott in the Parish of Berrington in the County of Shropshire, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 12 January 1921 for George Holcroft.[1] He was Chairman of Littleton Collieries and also served as High Sheriff of Staffordshire from 1913 to 1914. He was the nephew of the 1st Baronet of the 1905 creation.[2]

The 3rd Baronet was High Sheriff of Shropshire from 1969 to 1970.[3] He died in 2009 and was succeeded by his son, the 4th baronet.[4]

The Holcroft family sold the Eaton Mascott estate in the late 1990s.[5][6]

Holcroft baronets, of Eaton Mascott (1921)

The heir to the baronetcy is the present holder's son, Toby David Culcheth Holcroft (born 1990).[9]

Notes

  1. ^ "No. 32257". The London Gazette. 15 March 1921. p. 2092.
  2. ^ a b Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage (99th ed.). London: Burke's Peerage Ltd. and Shaw Publishing. 1949. p. 1022.
  3. ^ a b "Holcroft, Sir Peter (George Culcheth)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. ^ "Deaths Announcements - Telegraph Announcements". The Daily Telegraph. 4 November 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  5. ^ "EATON MASCOTT ESTATE LIMITED overview - Companies House". Companies House. 20 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Built Heritage Reappraisal, Berrington" (PDF). Flour not Power. 20 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Holcroft, Sir George Harry". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  8. ^ "Holcroft, Sir Reginald Culcheth". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  9. ^ a b "Holcroft, Sir Charles (Anthony Culcheth)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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