Baron Barnby

Baron Barnby, of Blyth in the County of Nottingham, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 26 January 1922 for Francis Willey, head of Francis Willey & Co Ltd, wool merchants. The title became extinct on the death of his son, the second Baron, on 30 April 1982.

Barons Barnby (1922)

• Francis Willey, 1st Baron Barnby (1841–1929)
• Francis Vernon Willey, 2nd Baron Barnby (1884–1982)

Arms

Coat of arms of the Barons Barnby

Crest In front of a reindeer’s head erased Proper two crosses patée Gules. Escutcheon Per pale Or and Gules three chevronels counterchanged over all a pale Ermine charged with three martlets Sable. Supporters On either side a reindeer Proper charged on the shoulder with a rose Gules. Motto Propositi Tenax [1]

References

1. Burke's Peerage. 1959.

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