Peek baronets
CrestTwo hazel nuts, slipped proper.
BlazonAzure an estoile Argent, in chief three crescents of the last.
MottoLe Maître Vient (The Master Comes)[1]

The Peek Baronetcy, of Rousdon in the County of Devon, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 13 May 1874 for Henry Peek. He was an importer of spices, tea and other groceries, a philanthropist and Conservative Member of Parliament for Surrey Mid. The second Baronet was an astronomer and meteorologist; the third Baronet was high sheriff of Devon in 1912.

Peek baronets, of Rousdon (1874)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son Timothy Peek (born 1989).

Notes

  1. ^ Debrett's peerage, baronetage, knightage, and companionage. 1903.
  2. ^ "Peek, Sir Henry William". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 24 July 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ "Peek, Sir Cuthbert Edgar". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 24 July 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. ^ "Peek, Sir Wilfrid". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 24 July 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  5. ^ "Peek, Sir Francis (Henry Grenville)". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 24 July 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  6. ^ "Peek, Sir William Grenville". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 24 July 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  7. ^ "Peek, Sir Richard Grenville". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 24 July 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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