It was created on 2 July 1964 for the aeronautical engineer and Conservative politician Sir Rolf Dudley-Williams.
[1] On receiving the baronetcy, on 29 June 1964 Williams changed his surname to Dudley-Williams by deed poll.
[2] As of 2010 the title is held by his son, the 2nd Baronet, who succeeded in 1987.
Journalist Marina Hyde is the daughter of the 2nd Baronet.
The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother Malcolm Dudley-Williams (born 1947).