Truscott baronets

The Truscott baronetcy, of Oakleigh in East Grinstead in the County of Sussex, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created on 16 July 1909 for Sir George Truscott.[2]

He was Chairman of Brown, Knight & Truscott, Ltd, printers and stationers, and served as Lord Mayor of London from 1908 to 1909. Truscott was the son of Sir Francis Wyatt Truscott, Lord Mayor of London from 1879 to 1880.[2][3][4]

As of 2026 the baronetcy is marked dormant on the Official Roll.[5]

Truscott Baronets, of Oakleigh (1909)

There is no heir to the title.[9]

Coat of arms of Truscott baronets
Crest
A fasces erect surmounted by a palm branch slipped and an arrow saltirewise all Proper.
Escutcheon
Argent three chevronels Gules between two mullets in chief of the last pierced of the field and a knight’s helmet in base Proper a chief check of the second and first.
Motto
Gwir Yn Erbyn Y Byd (Truth Against All The World); In Utrumque Paratus[2]

References

  1. ^ "No. 28271". The London Gazette. 16 July 1909. p. 5457.
  2. ^ a b c d e Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage (99th ed.). London: Burke's Peerage Ltd. and Shaw Publishing. 1949. pp. 2014–5.
  3. ^ Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. London: Debrett's Peerage. 2000. p. B1040. ISBN 033354577X.
  4. ^ "LORD MAYOR OF LONDON". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 1 October 1908. p. 7. Retrieved 30 April 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Official Roll of the Baronetage (Baronets)". Standing Council of the Baronetage. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Truscott, Sir George (Wyatt)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  7. ^ "Truscott, Sir Eric Homewood Stanham". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  8. ^ "Truscott, Sir George (James Irving)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  9. ^ a b "Truscott, Sir Ralph (Eric Nicholson)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)