Beresford-Peirse baronets

The Beresford, later Beresford-Peirse Baronetcy, of Bagnall in the County of Waterford, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 21 May 1814 for John Beresford. He was an admiral in the Royal Navy and also represented Coleraine, Berwick-on-Tweed, Northallerton and Chatham in the House of Commons.

Creation date1814^[1]

Created byGeorge III

PeeragePeerage of the United Kingdom

Statusextant^[2]

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Beresford-Peirse baronets
Escutcheon of the Beresford-Peirse baronets of Bagnall
Creation date	1814[1]
Created by	George III
Peerage	Peerage of the United Kingdom
Status	extant[2]
Seats	The Hall, Bedale[1]
Motto	Nil nisi cruce, Depend only on the cross[1]

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Beresford was the illegitimate son of George Beresford, 1st Marquess of Waterford, and the brother of William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baronet, from his first marriage to Mary Molloy. He died without surviving male issue and was succeeded by his nephew, the third Baronet. He was the eldest son of Henry William de la Poer Beresford-Peirse (1820–1859), eldest son of the first Baronet's second marriage to Harriett Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Peirse. He served as Chairman of the North Riding County Council. His grandson, the fifth Baronet, was Director-General of the Forestry Commission between 1962 and 1968. As of 2022 the title is held by the latter's grandson, the seventh Baronet, who succeeded his father in 2013.