Birth20 Aug 1834
Death18 Apr 1917
General1st bt: 1887. MP for Manchester. DL for Ayrshire.
Notes for Sir William Henry Houldsworth Bart
Of Reddish, Lancs and Goodham, Ayrshire.
He and Elizabeth had 3 s. and 2 daus. The baronetcy survives, with heirs to this day (2011).
Arms Generally notes for Sir William Henry Houldsworth Bart
From Burke’s Peerage of 2003:
Arms: Ermine, the trunk of a tree in bend raguly eradicated at the base proper, between three fox’s heads erased gules.
Crest: A stag’s head erased gules, attired and collared or, the attires banded with a hank of cotton argent.
Motto: Flecti non Frangi.