Peek baronets

Peek baronets
Crest	Two hazel nuts, slipped proper.
Shield	Azure an estoile Argent, in chief three crescents of the last.
Motto	Le Maître Vient (The Master Comes)[1]

The Peek Baronetcy, of Rousdon in the County of Devon, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 13 May 1874 for Henry Peek. He was an importer of spices, tea and other groceries, a philanthropist and Conservative Member of Parliament for Surrey Mid. The second Baronet was an astronomer and meteorologist; the third Baronet was high sheriff of Devon in 1912.

Peek baronets, of Rousdon (1874)

• Sir Henry William Peek, 1st Baronet (1825–1898)[2]
• Sir Cuthbert Edgar Peek, 2nd Baronet (1855–1901)[3]
• Sir Wilfrid Peek, 3rd Baronet (1884–1927)[4]
• Sir Francis Henry Grenville Peek, 4th Baronet (1915–1996)[5]
• Sir William Grenville Peek, 5th Baronet (1919–2004)[6]
• Sir Richard Grenville Peek, 6th Baronet (born 1955)[7]

The heir apparent is the present holder's son Timothy Peek (born 1989).

Notes

1. Debrett's peerage, baronetage, knightage, and companionage. 1903.
2. "Peek, Sir Henry William". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 24 July 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
3. "Peek, Sir Cuthbert Edgar". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 24 July 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
4. "Peek, Sir Wilfrid". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 24 July 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
5. "Peek, Sir Francis (Henry Grenville)". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 24 July 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
6. "Peek, Sir William Grenville". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 24 July 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
7. "Peek, Sir Richard Grenville". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 24 July 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

References

• Information on Sir Henry Peek, 1st Baronet