How does one, when writing, address the son of a Sir, is it Master or Esq ?

spud

By a "Sir"Am I correct in my assumption that you are referring to a British member of the aristocracy?Presuming that this nobleman is alive then this son is not the head of the family.In which case you should address your correspondence to "Master if he is a minor otherwise you may (in this present classless society)use Esq.in the past this would not have been correct as he should be the head of his branch of the family to be addressed as Esq.

andy_manc_uk

Sir, as in knighted ? depends on his age ... both are dated, ive not seen them used for decades.

hongkongfuei

If his surname is BATES then Master would be appropriate.

maria c

Master is used for boys. Esquire is used by attorneys. Mister is used for men - young and older.

Dry Dreamer

the son of a knight has no title he plain mr.joe bloggs

junebug

Years ago you would address a young male child as Master so&so.

wheresthedoobrey

Neither, it doesn't apply to the son of a Sir, just write to him as you would anyone else.

patsyw2004

I believe it should be Joe Bloggs Esq.,

Dr. Lifemaker

The right honourable

niuchemist

I did a little reading on dictionary.com. The impression I get is that Master is appropriate, if the male is too young to be called mister.

Otherwise, Esquire would seem to be the more appropriate title (if the person is a son of a Knight)

nina_lovemachine

It's Mr. Only the father has been knighted and not the son.
Look up the English grammer for knights.

wild_eep

Guess:

the gentleman of whom we speak is one Jimmy Hill. One addresses the envelope thus:

Jimmy Hill Esq.

One commences the letter this:

Dear Master Jimmy

or possibly

Dear Master Hill

I am unable to offer guidance on the choice between the latter two. Of the former, I am confident.

gcfcjohn

Cannae answer that, I'm common as muck!! Hey pass me a beer!

Nutty Girl

Master is child and esq is owner of property.
To me if the guy is an adult write Mr .

La Fille Muette

Esq. is used only for lawyers. Master is an archaic title used for boys under the age of 13.

The person who you are writing the letter to is not a Sir and therefore needs no special address other than Mr.

barron44

Esq. is only used for attorneys

marcus0356

If your father is merely "Sir", then you (ie. the son) is entitled to no special address. That's only for when you get into the realm of peers - a mere knight ain't special enough for the family to benefit.

Hilts

Just call him plain Mr Bloggs. If you wish to use Esquire then drop the Mr. Otherwise he is the same as you and me. Common!

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