The Smiths were resident at Long Ashton, Somerset from 1547. The Baronetcy was created in the Baronetage of England on 16 May 1661 following the English Restoration, in recognition of the family's loyalty to the Crown for Hugh Smith of Ashton Court.
Sir Hugh Smith, 1st Baronet
Sir John Smith, 2nd Baronet
Sir John Smith, 3rd Baronet
Although the baronetcy was extinct on the death of the third Baronet it was recreated in 1763 for the husband of his daughter and heiress Florence – see below for further details..
This was a recreation of the 1661 baronetcy, this time in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 27 January 1763 for Jarrit Smyth MP, husband of Florence Smith, daughter and heiress of the deceased third Baronet. The first Baronet was succeeded by his son and subsequently by two nephews. Lack of male issue resulted in the extinction of the baronetcy in 1849.
The family estates at Ashton Court and in Bristol and Gloucestershire passed in 1849 to Florence Smith, sister of the third and fourth Baronets. She had married John Upton and on her death in 1852 the estates passed to her grandson John Henry Greville Upton for whom the baronetcy was recreated for the second time in 1859 under the title Smyth of Ashton Court – see Smyth baronets for further details.
The Smith, later Eardley Baronetcy, of Hadley in the County of Middlesex, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 22 December 1802. For more information on this creation, see Eardley baronets.
Created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. The succession was for many years thought to have been as follows:
Sir William Smith, 1st Baronet of Eardiston
Sir Christopher Sidney Smith, 2nd Baronet
Sir William Smith, 3rd Baronet
Sir William Sydney Winwood Smith, 4th Baronet
Sir Christopher Sydney Winwood Smith, 5th Baronet
The Baronetcy then became dormant, not having been by:
Robert Christopher Sydney Winwood Smith
Since the publication of Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2011, however, it has been accepted that the 4th Baronet was the product of the bigamous second marriage of his father Christopher Sydney Winwood Smith in 1877 to Caroline Holland, and was not in line to inherit the title; Christopher Sydney Winwood Smith's first marriage, in 1870, was to Anne Mogan, and it was their son, William Sidney Winwood Smith, that was entitled to succeed as 4th Baronet. His son, Sidney Richard Smith would have been the 5th Baronet, succeeded by his second cousin, Antony Winwood Smith as 6th Baronet. This line was unaware of their succession to the baronetcy. Debrett's 2011 states the title to have been extinct in 1993 at the death in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe of Sir Antony Winwood Smith, 6th Baronet, this being confirmed by the Registrar of the Official Roll of the Baronetage in 2008. The succession of the baronetcy, per the above, would thus have been as follows:
The Smith, later Prince-Smith Baronetcy, of Hillbrook in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 11 February 1911. For more information on this creation, see Prince-Smith baronets.
Smith, later Hamilton-Smith baronets, of Colwyn Bay, Denbigh (9 July 1912)
Created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom for Bracewell Smith. The Bracewell-Smith Family are a family dynasty of hoteliers, who also have strong links to Arsenal Football Club. They are cousins of the Carr family.
Sir Bracewell Smith, 1st Baronet
Sir George Bracewell-Smith, 2nd Baronet MBE. Bracewell-Smith was the son of Sir Bracewell Smith, 1st Baronet. He was educated at Wrekin College and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He married Helene Marie Hydock from Philadelphia in 1951. They had two children, Guy Bracewell Smith and Charles Bracewell-Smith. He was Chairman of Park Lane Hotel Ltd and Ritz Hotel Ltd before retiring in 1966. He died the same year and was succeeded by his eldest son, Guy.
Sir Guy Bracewell-Smith, 3rd Baronet. Bracewell-Smith was educated at Harrow School. He died in 1983 and was succeeded by his younger brother, Charles.
Sir Charles Bracewell-Smith, 4th Baronet. Bracewell-Smith was educated at Harrow School. He is the founder of the Homestead Charitable Trust and author of "The Song of the Saints". He succeeded to the baronetcy after the death of his brother Guy Bracewell Smith in 1983 at the age of 30. In 1977 he married Carol Hough, who died in 1994 of Cancer. He subsequently remarried, in 1996, Nina Kakkar. Sir Charles is cousin of Richard Carr and Clive Carr, who with his wife are directors of Arsenal FC. He has no children.
