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References and notes.

  1. ^ Heywood, Valentine (1951). British Titles - The Use and Misuse of the Titles of Peers and Commoners, with Some Historical Notes (1st ed.). A. & C. Black, Ltd.

  2. ^ "A Coronation Problem". Cracroft's Peerage. Retrieved 25 September 2021.

  3. ^ "No. 16894". The London Gazette. 3 May 1814. p. 936.

  4. ^ Elliott, George (1816). The Life of the Most Noble Arthur, Duke of Wellington. London: J. Cundee. p. xiii–xiv.

  5. ^ "No. 57306". The London Gazette. 2 June 2004. p. 6821.

  6. ^ See: Adoption Act 1976, section 44(1) and Adoption and Children Act 2002, chapter 4, section 71(1). "An adoption does not affect the descent of any peerage or dignity or title of honour."

  7. ^ "No. 56937". The London Gazette. 16 May 2003. p. 6081.

  8. ^ Bloomsbury Publishing (2016). "Scottish Clans and Territorial Houses". Titles and Forms of Address: A Guide to Correct Use. Bloomsbury Publishing – April 2016. ISBN 9781472924346. Retrieved 1 August 2016.

  9. ^ Honours (Equality of Titles for Partners) Bill 2012-13

  10. ^ Equality (Titles) Bill [HL] 2013-14

  11. ^ Bloomsbury Publishing (2016). "Scottish Clans and Territorial Houses". Titles and Forms of Address: A Guide to Correct Use. Bloomsbury Publishing – April 2016. ISBN 9781472924346. Retrieved 1 August 2016.

  12. ^ "Divorced Peeresses Titles" (PDF). The New York Times. New York. 31 July 1901. Retrieved 6 July 2013.

  13. ^ Bloomsbury Publishing (2016). "Scottish Clans and Territorial Houses". Titles and Forms of Address: A Guide to Correct Use. Bloomsbury Publishing – April 2016. ISBN 9781472924346. Retrieved 1 August 2016.

  14. ^ Morris, Susan (2019). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2019. Debrett's. ISBN 9781999767006.

  15. ^ Wyse, Elizabeth (2016). Debrett's Handbook. Debrett's. ISBN 978-0992934866. If a marriage between a duke and a duchess has been dissolved, the former wife (although no longer a peeress) may continue to use her title as a duke's wife, preceded by her forename (unless she remarries)

  16. ^ Morris, Susan (2019). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2019. Debrett's. ISBN 9781999767006. The correct style and description of divorced ladies who have not remarried nor have taken steps to resume their maiden name with the prefix of Mrs, is as follows: The former wife of a Peer or courtesy Peer,——Mary, Viscountess——

  17. ^ "Forms of Address Divorce". Debrett's. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

  18. ^ Wyse, Elizabeth (2016). Debrett's Handbook. Debrett's. ISBN 978-0992934866. if she remarries, she would take the style of her subsequent husband...if Tessa, Viscountess Tilney, marries Mr George Robinson she becomes Mrs George Robinson

  19. ^ "No. 54510". The London Gazette. 30 August 1996. p. 11603.

  20. ^ Davis, Graeme (31 July 2009). How to Trace Your Ancestry From Your Own Computer. Hachette UK, 31 Jul. 2009. ISBN 9781848033559. Retrieved 23 May 2014. The Scottish title "Laird" is a courtesy title with no legal status...in reality, certain long-established estates have the title attached to them...

  21. ^ Titles and Forms of Address. Bloomsbury Publishing. 31 January 2007. ISBN 9781408148129. Retrieved 26 January 2016. The widow of a chief or laird continues to use the territorial style and the prefix Dowager may be used in the same circumstances ... In rural Scotland (laird's) wives are often styled Lady, though not legally except in the case of the wives of chiefs.

  22. ^ "Scottish Feudal Baronies". debretts.com. Retrieved 11 February 2016. The use of the prefix "The Much Hon." for barons and chiefs is correct, but used only in the most formal circumstances. "Esq." is not required, and "Mr." is incorrect. Most barons and lairds of old Scottish families prefer the unadorned name and territorial designation – Ian Shand of Pitscot – similar to the "de" or "von" of Continental families...

  23. ^ Rogers, Charles (1872). "Monuments and Monumental Inscriptions in Scotland, Volume 2 – Parish of Urquhart and Glenmoriston". Grampian Club. p. 383. Retrieved 26 January 2015.

  24. ^ "The Convention of The Baronage of Scotland: Male Heir". scotsbarons.org. Retrieved 16 September 2018.

  25. ^ Bloomsbury Publishing (2016). "Scottish Clans and Territorial Houses". Titles and Forms of Address: A Guide to Correct Use. Bloomsbury Publishing – April 2016. ISBN 9781472924346. Retrieved 1 August 2016. The heirs of chiefs, chieftains and lairds are addressed in writing with the distinction "the younger" before or after the territorial designation...all unmarried daughters use the (territorial) title...It is not the custom for younger sons of a chief, chieftain or laird to use either the "Younger" or the territorial titles

  26. ^ "Scottish Feudal Baronies". debretts.com. Retrieved 11 February 2016.

  27. ^ "Scottish Feudal Baronies". debretts.com. Retrieved 11 February 2016.

  28. ^ Bloomsbury Publishing (2016). "Scottish Clans and Territorial Houses". Titles and Forms of Address: A Guide to Correct Use. Bloomsbury Publishing – April 2016. ISBN 9781472924346. Retrieved 1 August 2016.

  29. ^ "Warrants Under the Royal Sign Manual". The London Gazette. No. 59746. 1 April 2011. pp. 6177–6178.

  30. ^ "Press release: Courtesy titles for Justices of the Supreme Court" (PDF). Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. 13 December 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2014.

  31. ^ "Courtesy titles for Justices of the Supreme Court" (PDF). Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. 13 December 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2012.

  32. ^ "Doctor". Oxford Reference. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 15 May 2017.

  33. ^ "UK veterinary surgeons to use courtesy 'Doctor' title" (Press release). Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2017.

  34. ^ "RCVS Code of Professional Conduct". Archived from the original on 30 September 2020.

  35. ^ "The Courtesy Title of "Captain"". International Federation of Shipmasters' Associations. Retrieved 27 June 2017.

  36. ^ "Captain". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 June 2017.

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