Yarrow baronets

Insignia of Baronet

The Yarrow baronetcy, of Homestead, Hindhead, in Frensham in the County of Surrey, is a hereditary title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.

It was created by Asquith on 29 January 1916 for the shipbuilder and engineer Alfred Yarrow. He was founding Chairman of Yarrow & Co, shipbuilders, of the Isle of Dogs, London and later of Scotstoun, Glasgow.

Sir Eric Yarrow, the present and third baronet, is a businessman who has been appointed MBE and also served as a Deputy Lieutenant for Renfrewshire.

Yarrow baronets, of Homestead (1916)

• Sir Alfred Fernandez Yarrow, 1st Baronet (1842–1932)
• Sir Harold Edgar Yarrow, 2nd Baronet (1884–1962)
• Sir Eric Grant Yarrow, 3rd Baronet (born 1920)

References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
• Burke's Peerage and Baronetage