The Ouseley Baronetcy, of Claremont in the County of Hertford, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 3 October 1808 for the entrepreneur, linguist and diplomat, Gore Ouseley.[2] He was succeeded by his son, the second Baronet. He was a composer, organist, and musicologist. The title became extinct on his death in 1889.[3]
| Ouseley baronets | |
|---|---|
.svg) Escutcheon of the Ouseley baronets of Claremont | |
| Creation date | 1808[1] |
| Status | extinct |
| Extinction date | 1889 |
| Motto | Mors lupi agnis vita, Death of the wolf is life to the lamb[1] |
The first Baronet was the brother of Sir William Ouseley and the uncle of Sir William Gore Ouseley.[2]
Ouseley baronets, of Claremont (1808) edit
- Sir Gore Ouseley, 1st Baronet (1770–1844)[2]
- Sir Frederick Arthur Gore Ouseley, 2nd Baronet (1825–1889). He died unmarried.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage. Burke's Peerage Limited. 1850. p. 769.
- ^ a b c Foster, Joseph (1883). The Baronetage and Knightage of the British Empire. Westminster: Nichols and Sons. pp. 476–477.
- ^ a b Shaw, Watkins. "Ouseley, Sir Frederick Arthur Gore, second baronet". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/20953. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
