Roll Baronets
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The Roll Baronetcy, of The Chestnuts in Wanstead
in the County of Essex
, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 4 November 1921 for James Roll, Chairman of Pearl Assurance Co Ltd and Lord Mayor of London
from 1920 to 1921. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1998.
Wanstead
Wanstead is a suburban area in the London Borough of Redbridge, North-East London. The main road going through Wanstead is the A12. The name is from the Anglo-Saxon words wænn and stede, meaning "settlement on a small hill"....
in the County of Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 4 November 1921 for James Roll, Chairman of Pearl Assurance Co Ltd and Lord Mayor of London
Lord Mayor of London
The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the legal title for the Mayor of the City of London Corporation. The Lord Mayor of London is to be distinguished from the Mayor of London; the former is an officer only of the City of London, while the Mayor of London is the Mayor of Greater London and...
from 1920 to 1921. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1998.
Roll Baronets, of The Chestnuts (1921)
- Sir James Roll, 1st Baronet (1846–1927)
- Sir Frederick James Roll, 2nd Baronet (1873–1933)
- Sir Cecil Ernest Roll, 3rd Baronet (1878–1938)
- Sir James William Cecil Roll, 4th Baronet (1912–1998)