| Smith-Marriott baronets | |
|---|---|
_baronets_of_Sydling_St_Nicholas_(1774).svg) Escutcheon of the Smith-Marriott baronets of Sydling St Nicholas | |
| Creation date | 1774[1] |
| Status | extant[2] |
| Motto | Semper fidelis, Always faithful[1] |
The Smith, later Smith-Marriott Baronetcy, of Sydling St Nicholas in the County of Dorset,[3] is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 1 June 1774 for John Smith, High Sheriff of Dorset in 1772. The second Baronet married Elizabeth Anne, daughter of Reverend James Marriott. The fourth Baronet assumed by Royal sign-manual the additional surname of Marriott. The fifth Baronet was High Sheriff of Dorset in 1873.
Sir Edmund Charles Wyldbore Smith (1877–1938), son of Reverend Francis Smith, fourth son of the second Baronet, was a civil servant, diplomat, and businessman.
- ^ a b Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. London: Debrett's Peerage. 2000. p. B349. ISBN 033354577X.
- ^ "Official Roll". The Standing Council of the Baronetage. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ London Gazette no. 11453. p.1