Baron Gerard

Barony Gerard

Argent, a saltire gules
Creation date18 January 1876[1]
CreationThird
Created byQueen Victoria
PeeragePeerage of the United Kingdom
First holderRobert Tolver Gerard, 1st Baron Gerard
Present holderAnthony Gerard, 5th Baron Gerard
Heir apparentHon. Rupert Gerard
Remainder toHeirs male of the first baron's body lawfully begotten
Former seat(s)Bryn Hall
Garswood Hall
New Hall
MottoEn Dieu est mom esperance ("In God is my hope")[1]

There have been three baronies created for the Gerard family who lived historically at Bryn, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire and Kingsley, Cheshire, in the 13th century. The third and current barony was created in 1876.

  1. ^ a b Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 1535. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.