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Adam baronets

The Adam Baronetcy, of Hankelow Court in the County of Chester, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 15 February 1917 for the industrialist Frank Adam.

Anderson baronets

The Anderson Baronetcy, of Parkmount in the County of the City of Belfast and of Mullaghmore in the County of Monaghan, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 22 June 1911 for Robert Anderson, Lord Mayor of Belfast from 1908 to 1910.

Archibald Acheson, 1st Viscount Gosford

The son of Sir Arthur Acheson, 5th Baronet, he succeeded to the baronetcy upon the death of his father, and was subsequently created Baron Gosford in 1776 and Viscount Gosford in 1785.

Baron Athlumney

The Baronetcy, of Somerville in the County of Meath, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland in 1748 for James Somerville, who had earlier served as Lord Mayor of Dublin.

Baron Daresbury

The Baronetcy, of Walton Hall in the County of Chester, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1876 for his father Gilbert Greenall, who was head of the family brewing business (later Greenall's and now the De Vere Group) and also represented Warrington in the House of Commons as a Conservative.

Bellingham baronets

The Bellingham Baronetcy, of Dubber in the County of Dublin, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 18 March 1667 for Daniel Bellingham, Deputy Receiver-General and Vice-Treasurer of Ireland and Lord Mayor of Dublin.

Blackett baronets

The Blackett Baronetcy, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the County of Northumberland, was created in the Baronetage of England on 23 January 1685 for William Blackett, third son of the first Baronet of the 1673 creation.

Blakiston baronets

The Blakiston baronetcy, of Gibside in the Bishopric of Durham, was created in the Baronetage of England on 30 July 1642 for Sir Ralph Blakiston, son of Sir William Blakiston Kt.

Booth baronets

The Booth Baronetcy, of Allerton Beeches in the City of Liverpool, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 24 January 1916 for Alfred Allen Booth, a Director of Alfred Booth and Company and Chairman of the Cunard Steamship Company.

Bridgeman baronets

The Bridgeman Baronetcy, of Ridley in the County of Chester, was created on 12 November 1773 for Orlando Bridgeman, Member of Parliament for Horsham and younger son of the 1st Baronet, of the Great Lever creation.

Burton baronets

The Burton Baronetcy, of Pollacton in the County of Carlow, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 2 October 1758 for Sir Charles Burton, Lord Mayor of Dublin.

Champion de Crespigny baronets

The Champion de Crespigny Baronetcy, of Champion Lodge, Camberwell, in the County of Surrey, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.

Cotton-Sheppard baronets

The Sheppard, later Cotton-Sheppard Baronetcy, of Thornton Hall in the County of Buckingham, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.

D'Oyly baronets

The D'Oyly Baronetcy, of Chislehampton in the County of Oxford, was created in the Baronetage of England on 7 June 1666 for John D'Oyly, Member of Parliament for Woodstock.

Darell baronets

The Darell Baronetcy, of Richmond Hill in the County of Surrey, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 12 May 1795 for Lionel Darell, Member of Parliament for Lyme Regis and Hedon.

Denham baronets

The Denham baronetcy was created for Sir William Denham, Master of the Mint for Scotland; he had purchased the estate of Westshield from the Earl of Carnwath.

Devitt baronets

The Devitt Baronetcy, of Chelsea in the County of London, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 4 July 1916 for the shipowner Thomas Devitt.

Dilhorne Hall

The Baronetcy of Dilhorne in the County of Stafford was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 20 January 1866 for Edward Manningham-Buller.

Dwarkanath Tagore

Historiographers have often been flummoxed by his inability, despite a great desire, to be honoured by the Queen with a baronetcy (his grandson, Rabindranath Tagore, received the honour but returned it following British atrocities at the Jallianwala Bagh in the Punjab in 1919).

Elizabeth Savage, Countess Rivers

In 1615, he inherited his father's baronetcy and was created Viscount Savage in 1626.

Fettiplace baronets

The Fettiplace Baronetcy, of Childrey in the County of Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), was a title in the Baronetage of England.

Forestier-Walker baronets

The Forestier-Walker Baronetcy, of Rhiwderin in the County of Monmouth, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 9 July 1929 for the Conservative politician Sir Leolin Forestier-Walker.

George baronets

The George Baronetcy, of Park Place in the County of Middlesex and of St Stephen's Green in the County of Dublin, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.

Henry baronets

The Henry Baronetcy, of Parkwood in the County of Berkshire, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 7 February 1911 for Charles Henry, Liberal Member of Parliament for Wellington and The Wrekin.

Jardine baronets

The Jardine Baronetcy, of Godalming in the County of Surrey, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 20 January 1916 for John Jardine, Liberal Member of Parliament for Roxburghshire from 1906 to 1919.

The Jardine Baronetcy, of Nottingham in the County of Nottingham, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 22 May 1919 for Ernest Jardine, Member of Parliament for East Somerset from 1910 to 1918.

John Dyke Acland

His only son was the 8th Baronet but as he died young (1778–1785), the baronetcy passed to Major John's brother, Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 9th Baronet.

John Wrottesley, 1st Baron Wrottesley

Lord Wrottesley died in March 1841, aged 69, and was succeeded in the baronetcy and barony by his son John Wrottesley.

Lloyd baronets

The Lloyd Baronetcy, of Garth in the County of Montgomery, was created in the Baronetage of England on 10 May 1661 for the merchant and politician Charles Lloyd.

MacLeod baronets

The MacLeod Baronetcy, of Fuinary, Morven, in the County of Argyll, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 3 March 1924 for John MacLeod, who had earlier represented Glasgow Central and Kelvingrove in the House of Commons as a Conservative.

Meux baronets

The Meux Baronetcy, of Theobald's Park in the County of Hertford, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 30 September 1831 for Henry Meux, head of Meux's Brewery.

Official Roll of the Baronetage

Only those persons listed on the Official Roll are members of the baronetage, and any person who wishes to claim succession to a baronetcy must produce the necessary proof of succession to the Secretary of State for Justice.

Preston baronets

The Preston Baronetcy, of Furness in the County of Lancaster, was created in the Baronetage of England on 1 April 1644 for George Preston.

Richard Pole

Sir Richard Carew Pole, 13th Baronet (born 1938), present holder of the baronetcy granted to his ancestor by King Charles I in 1628

Sir Charles Wolseley, 2nd Baronet

Wolseley was the eldest son of Sir Robert Wolseley, who had been created a baronet by Charles I in 1628, and succeeded to the baronetcy on 21 September 1646.

Sir Guy Campbell, 5th Baronet

When Campbell died at the age of 83, he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his elder son Lachlan.

Sir Henry Ingoldsby, 1st Baronet

After the restoration of the monarchy he was rewarded by being allowed to keep his Irish lands and have his Cromwellian baronetcy confirmed as Baronet of Beggstown, County Meath.

Sir Richard Everard, 4th Baronet

Two sons, Richard and Hugh, succeeded serially to the Baronetcy following his death, but both died without male heirs, and the baronetcy then became extinct.

Sir Thomas George Fermor-Hesketh, 7th Baronet

Fermor-Hesketh died on 19 April 1924 aged 74, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Thomas, who in 1935 was elevated to the peerage as Baron Hesketh.

Sir Thomas Hatton, 2nd Baronet

He succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father on 23 September 1658.

Sir Thomas Skipwith, 1st Baronet

Their son Thomas succeeded to the baronetcy, and his daughter Susan married Sir John Williams, 1st Baronet of Minster.

Sir William Robinson, 1st Baronet

His uncle Metcalfe Robinson had been created a baronet in 1660, but died without issue in 1689, so that the baronetcy became extinct; on 13 February 1690, William was made a baronet to revive the title.

Steele baronets

The Steele, later Steele-Graves, later Steele Baronetcy, of Hampstead in the County of Surrey, was a title in the Baronetage of Ireland.

Stephen baronets

The Stephen Baronetcy, of De Vere Gardens in the parish of Saint Mary Abbott, Kensington, in the County of London, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 29 June 1891 for Sir James Stephen, a judge of the High Court of Justice.

Stewart baronets

The Stewart Baronetcy, of Stewartby in the County of Bedford, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 4 March 1937 for the businessman Malcolm Stewart.

Temple baronets

The Temple Baronetcy was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 7 July 1662 for the colonial administrator Thomas Temple.

Thomas Chamberlayne

Sir Thomas Chamberlayne, 2nd Baronet (c. 1635–1682), one of few men to received a renewal of the baronetcy from the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell

Viscount Combermere

He had previously inherited the baronetcy, of Combermere in the County Palatine of Chester, that was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 March 1677 for his great-great-grandfather Robert Cotton.

Wheate baronets

The Wheate Baronetcy, of Glympton in the County of Oxford, was a title in the Baronetage of England.

Williams baronets

The Williams Baronetcy, of Elham in the County of Kent, was created in the Baronetage of England on 12 November 1674 for Thomas Williams, Physician to Charles I and James II.


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