Brady BalvairdThe Baron of Balvaird
Lord of Balvaird, (does not use this title)
The Much Honoured Baron of Balvaird OStJ (Brady Daine Brim-DeForest of Balvaird Castle, Baron of Balvaird)
goes by Brady Balvaird
seat Blairlogie Castle
spouse Jessica The Lady Balvaird
heir Younger of Balvaird (Huxley)
Credentials
- • Verified by seeing original Letters Patent "recorded in the Scottish Barony Register of date 10th November 2016 the Petitioner prima facie holds the lordship of Balvaird being of the genus of barony" officially recognised by Lord Lyon King of Arms 14th January 2020
- • Title is a lordship and barony, however the title is recorded in Burke's Peerage as Baron of Balvaird as per the preference of the holder, hence the primary chosen title above.
- • Burke's Peerage Revised Families. Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd. Updated 2025 burkespeerage.com/search.php
- • PLEDGED HEREDITARY TITLE, this label indicates that the holder has formally signed the Roll’s Baronial Pledge — a non-legal declaration of intent that the barony be preserved within the family line and treated as a hereditary dignity. The Pledge operates as a family compact, intended to be retained with the holder’s will and estate papers. In accordance with Roll policy, the title becomes unrecognised by the Roll if the barony is later conveyed outside the family.
Authentication
A note on terminology: “Scottish feudal barony” or “feudal title” is an incorrect, defunct historical term for extant barons. Baronies were feudal until 28 November 2004, when feudal baronies were abolished and the dignity of baron was retained — an extant barony is no longer “feudal”. The correct term is Scottish barony or Scottish baron (or baron, lord or earl in the Baronage of Scotland, collectively the minor barons of Scotland); never “feudal baron”. Why the term is defunct →
A barony pledged on the Roll of Scottish Barons is treated by the Roll as hereditary and not in commercio. A pledged barony later conveyed outside the family forfeits its recognition on the Roll in perpetuity. What “Hereditary on the Roll” means →