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By Chaoswarp - Wednesday, October 12, 2005
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I was wondering about some notations i found on some family tree information .... ex #1 Andrew LUTTRELL (5º B. Irnham) what does the 5º B. mean? ex #2 Humphrey LEE of Langley (1º Bt.) what does the 1º Bt mean? ex #3 Walter WROTTESLEY (Sir Knight) John TALBOT (Sir) is there a difference between Sir and Sir knight?
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By fbukolyi - Wednesday, October 12, 2005
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Hi, I guess, that 5th Baron, 1st Baronet, etc. (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baronet).
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By Chaoswarp - Thursday, October 13, 2005
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ok .. so what is the difference between say a 1st baron and a 5th?
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By Howard53 - Thursday, October 13, 2005
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It's a generational thing. When one baron dies the barony passes (through the male line usually) to the next surviving heir: ie 1st --> 2nd --> 3rd, etc.
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By Chaoswarp - Thursday, October 13, 2005
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ahhh thanks ... so any clue on if there is a difference between a sir and a sir kight?
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By Howard53 - Friday, October 14, 2005
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It is probably just a mis-transcription of a title - for information on knights and their titles see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knighthood There is a non-heraldic title of 'Sir Knight' used by the Knights Templar organisation http://www.templarhistory.com/index.html but this is probably not what is being referenced.
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By Chaoswarp - Friday, October 14, 2005
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wow thanks for the helpful links
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