Titles and Usages
A Guide to Correct Form
On assuming the title the present baron became Michael Milne, Baron of Corstorphine.
ADDRESSING THE BARON AND HIS WIFE TOGETHER
The Baron and Baroness of Corstorphine
Corstorphine and Lady Corstorphine
The Baron of Corstorphine and Lady Corstorphine
ADDRESSING THE BARON
Formal:
The Baron of Corstorphine
Michael Milne, Baron of Corstorphine
The use of the prefix "The Much Hon." for barons, chiefs, chieftains and lairds 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 Milne of Corstorphine – similar to the "de" or "von" of Continental families. Clan chiefs and heads of families are often addressed without the Christian name, for example: Milne of Corstorphine.
An example of incorrect form: Baron Corstorphine, which would be a title in the peerage.
Face-to-face conversation:
Baron
Corstorphine
Introducing one person to another:
The Baron of Corstorphine
Michael Milne, Baron of Corstorphine
Start of letter:
Dear Corstorphine
Dear Baron of Corstorphine
(Note: "Dear Baron Corstorphine", although widely used, is incorrect)
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