BARONETAGE
Last updated 26/10/2018 (21 Apr 2024)
Date Type Order Name Born Died Age
Dates in italics in the "Born" column indicate that the baronet was baptised on that date; dates in italics in the "Died" column indicate that the baronet was buried on that date.
BARRET of Iniscarry, Cork
c 1631
to    
1648
I 1 Andrew Barret
Extinct on his death
1648
BARRETT of Newburgh, Fife
2 Oct 1628
to    
Dec 1644
NS 1 Edward Barrett, 1st Lord Barrett of Newburgh
Extinct on his death
2 Jan 1645
BARRETT of Castlemore, Cork
4 Jul 1665
to    
16 Feb 1673
I 1 William Barrett
Extinct on his death
c 1640 16 Feb 1673
BARRETT-LENNARD of Belhus, Essex
30 Jun 1801 UK 1 Thomas Barrett-Lennard
MP for Essex South 1832‑1835
6 Jan 1762 25 Jun 1857 95
25 Jun 1857 2 Thomas Barrett-Lennard
For further information on this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page
29 Dec 1826 17 Jan 1919 92
17 Jan 1919 3 Thomas Barrett-Lennard 25 Oct 1853 19 Sep 1923 69
19 Sep 1923 4 Richard Fiennes Barrett‑Lennard 17 May 1861 6 Sep 1934 73
6 Sep 1934 5 Thomas Richard Fiennes Barrett‑Lennard 12 Dec 1898 28 Dec 1977 79
28 Dec 1977 6 Hugh Dacre Barrett-Lennard 27 Jun 1917 21 Jun 2007 89
21 Jun 2007 7 Peter John Barrett‑Lennard 26 Sep 1942
BARRIE of Adelphi Terrace, Westminster
14 Jun 1913
to    
19 Jun 1937
UK 1 James Matthew Barrie
OM 1922
Extinct on his death
9 May 1860 19 Jun 1937 77
BARRINGTON of Barrington Hall, Essex
29 Jun 1611 E 1 Francis Barrington
MP for Essex 1601‑1628
c 1570 3 Jul 1628
3 Jul 1628 2 Thomas Barrington
MP for Newtown 1621‑1629, Essex 1640 and Colchester 1640‑1644
c Sep 1644
c Sep 1644 3 John Barrington
MP for Newtown 1645‑1648 and 1660‑1679
1605 24 Mar 1683 77
24 Mar 1683 4 John Barrington 16 Oct 1670 26 Nov 1691 21
26 Nov 1691 5 Charles Barrington
MP for Essex 1694‑1705 and 1713‑1715
c 1671 29 Jan 1715
29 Jan 1715 6 John Barrington c 1673 Aug 1717
Aug 1717 7 John Barrington
MP for Newtown 1729‑1734 and 1741‑1775
by 1707 4 May 1776
4 May 1776 8 Fitzwilliam Barrington 9 May 1708 24 Sep 1792 84
24 Sep 1792 9 John Barrington
MP for Newtown 1780‑1796
8 Dec 1752 5 Aug 1818 65
5 Aug 1818
to    
26 Sep 1832
10 Fitzwilliam Barrington
Extinct on his death
2 Mar 1755 26 Sep 1832 77
BARRINGTON of Limerick
20 Sep 1831 UK 1 Joseph Barrington 21 Feb 1764 10 Jan 1846 81
10 Jan 1846 2 Matthew Barrington 21 May 1788 1 Apr 1861 72
1 Apr 1861 3 William Hartigan Barrington 4 Oct 1815 14 Jul 1872 56
14 Jul 1872 4 Croker Barrington 12 Jul 1817 4 Jul 1890 72
4 Jul 1890 5 Charles Burton Barrington 1848 12 Aug 1943 95
12 Aug 1943 6 Charles Bacon Barrington 6 Jun 1902 30 Nov 1980 78
30 Nov 1980 7 Alexander Fitzwilliam Croker Barrington 19 Nov 1909 6 Feb 2003 93
6 Feb 2003 8 Benjamin Barrington 23 Jan 1950
BARRON of Glenanna, Waterford
12 Oct 1841 UK 1 Henry Winston Barron
MP for Waterford 1832‑1841, 1842‑1847, 1848‑1852, 1865‑1868 and 1869‑1870
15 Oct 1795 19 Apr 1872 76
19 Apr 1872
to    
13 Sep 1900
2 Henry Page Turner Barron
Extinct on his death
27 Dec 1824 13 Sep 1900 75
BARROW of Highgrove, Gloucs
22 Jan 1784 GB see "Crawley-Boevey"
BARROW of Ulverstone, Lancs
30 Mar 1835 UK 1 John Barrow 19 Jun 1764 23 Nov 1848 84
23 Nov 1848 2 George Barrow 22 Oct 1806 27 Feb 1876 69
27 Feb 1876 3 John Croker Barrow 8 Jul 1833 23 Sep 1900 67
23 Sep 1900 4 Francis Laurence John Barrow
For further information on this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page
11 Aug 1862 9 Jun 1950 87
9 Jun 1950 5 Wilfred John Wilson Croker Barrow 28 Dec 1897 11 Jan 1960 62
11 Jan 1960 6 Richard John Uniacke Barrow 2 Aug 1933 16 Feb 2009 75
16 Feb 2009 7 Anthony John Grenfell Barrow 24 May 1962
BARRY of Dublin
1 Aug 1775 I 1 Edward Barry
MP [I} for Charleville 1744‑1760
1696 25 Mar 1776 79
29 Mar 1776 2 Nathaniel Barry c 1725 Mar 1785
Mar 1785 3 Edward Barry c 1760 c 1820
c 1820 4 Walter Barry c 1827
c 1827 5 Edward Barry 17 Apr 1836
17 Apr 1836 6 Edward Barry c 1845
c 1845 7 John Barry 5 May 1891
5 May 1891
to    
c 1895
8 James Barry
On his death the baronetcy became either extinct or dormant
c 1895
BARRY of St.Leonard's Hill, Berks and Keiss Castle, Caithness
22 Feb 1899 UK 1 Francis Tress Barry
MP for Windsor 1890‑1906
8 Jun 1825 28 Feb 1907 81
28 Feb 1907 2 Edward Arthur Barry 25 Apr 1858 23 Jul 1949 91
23 Jul 1949 3 Claud Francis Barry 16 Dec 1883 25 Oct 1970 86
25 Oct 1970 4 Rupert Rodney Francis Tress Barry 6 Dec 1910 9 Mar 1977 66
9 Mar 1977 5 Lawrence Edward Anthony Tress Barry 1 Nov 1939
BARTLETT of Hardington Mandeville, Somerset
7 Feb 1913 UK 1 Herbert Henry Bartlett
For information about the disappearance of his son and heir, see the note at the foot of this page
30 Apr 1842 23 Jun 1921 79
23 Jun 1921 2 Basil Hardington Bartlett 15 Sep 1905 2 Jan 1985 79
2 Jan 1985 3 Henry David Hardington Bartlett 18 Mar 1912 13 Sep 1989 77
13 Sep 1989 4 John Hardington Bartlett 11 Mar 1938 8 Apr 1998 60
8 Apr 1998 5 Andrew Alan Bartlett 26 May 1973
BARTON of Fethard, Tipperary
28 Jan 1918
to    
11 Sep 1937
UK 1 Dunbar Plunket Barton
MP for Armagh Mid 1891‑1900; Solicitor General for Ireland 1898‑1900; PC [I] 1918
Extinct on his death
29 Oct 1853 11 Sep 1937 83
BARTTELOT of Stopham, Sussex
14 Jun 1875 UK 1 Walter Barttelot Barttelot
MP for Sussex West 1860‑1885 and Horsham 1885‑1893; PC 1892
10 Oct 1820 2 Feb 1893 72
2 Feb 1893 2 Walter George Barttelot 11 Apr 1855 23 Jul 1900 45
23 Jul 1900 3 Walter Balfour Barttelot 22 Mar 1880 23 Oct 1918 38
23 Oct 1918 4 Walter de Stopham Barttelot 27 Oct 1904 16 Aug 1944 39
16 Aug 1944 5 Brian Walter de Stopham Barttelot 17 Jul 1941
BARWICK of Ashbrooke Grange, Durham
1 Feb 1912 UK 1 John Storey Barwick 23 Feb 1840 12 Aug 1915 75
12 Aug 1915 2 John Storey Barwick 4 Aug 1876 26 Mar 1953 76
26 Mar 1953
to    
16 Jun 1979
3 Richard Llewellyn Barwick
Extinct on his death
4 Nov 1916 16 Jun 1979 62
BASS of Rangemoor Hall, Staffs
17 May 1882 UK 1 Michael Arthur Bass, later [1886] 1st Baron Burton
For details of the special remainder included in the creation of this baronetcy, see the note at the foot of this page
12 Nov 1837 1 Feb 1909 71
1 Feb 1909
to    
28 Feb 1952
2 William Arthur Hamar Bass
Extinct on his death
24 Dec 1879 28 Feb 1952 72
BASSET of Tehidy, Cornwall
24 Nov 1779
to    
14 Feb 1835
GB 1 Francis Basset, later [1796] 1st Baron de Dunstanville
Extinct on his death
9 Aug 1757 14 Feb 1835 77
BASTARD of Kitley, Devon
Sep 1779 GB 1 William Bastard
Although gazetted in September 1779, the warrant for creation never passed the Great Seal. The further descent of the baronetcy, if such ever existed, is shown in the note at the foot of this page
1 Sep 1727 1782 54
BATE of Kilcoran House, Ireland
17 Apr 1813 UK see "Dudley of Kilcoran House,Ireland"
BATEMAN of How Hall, Norfolk
31 Aug 1664
to    
Oct 1685
E 1 Thomas Bateman
Extinct on his death
29 Sep 1622 13 Oct 1685 63
BATEMAN of Hartington Hall, Derby
15 Dec 1806 UK 1 Hugh Bateman
The letters patent for this creation contain special remainders "severally to the first and every other son and sons successively, of Catherine Juliana Bateman, eldest daughter of the said Hugh Bateman, and of Ann Amelia Bateman, another of his daughters, and their respective heirs male".
21 Mar 1756 28 Jan 1824 67
25 Feb 1824 2 Francis Edward Scott
He subsequently [1851] succeeded to the baronetcy of Scott of Great Barr, Staffs (qv) when the two baronetcies merged
25 Feb 1824 21 Nov 1863 39
21 Nov 1863 3 Edward William Dolman Scott 23 Dec 1854 1 Apr 1871 16
1 Apr 1871 4 Arthur Douglas Bateman Scott 3 Sep 1860 18 Mar 1884 23
18 Mar 1884 5 Edward Dolman Scott 12 Feb 1826 8 Mar 1905 79
8 Mar 1905 6 Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood, later [1911] 1st Baron St. Audries 26 Sep 1853 4 Jun 1917 63
4 Jun 1917 5 Alexander Peregrine Fuller-Acland-Hood, 2nd Baron St. Audries 24 Dec 1893 16 Oct 1971 77
16 Oct 1971
to    
6 Feb 1990
6 Alexander William Fuller-Acland-Hood
Extinct or dormant on his death
5 Mar 1901 6 Feb 1990 88
BATES of Bellefield, Lancs
13 May 1880 UK 1 Edward Bates
MP for Plymouth 1871‑1880 and 1885‑1892
17 Mar 1816 17 Oct 1896 80
17 Oct 1896 2 Edward Percy Bates 17 Aug 1845 31 Dec 1899 54
31 Dec 1899 3 Edward Bertram Bates 7 Mar 1877 6 Mar 1903 25
6 Mar 1903 4 Percy Elly Bates 12 May 1879 16 Oct 1946 67
16 Oct 1946 5 Geoffrey Voltelin Bates 2 Oct 1921 13 Feb 2005 83
13 Feb 2005 6 Edward Robert Bates 4 Jul 1946 25 Mar 2007 60
25 Mar 2007 7 James Geoffrey Bates 14 Mar 1985
BATES of Magherabuoy, co. Londonderry
7 Jun 1937 UK 1 Richard Dawson Bates
PC [I] 1921; PC [NI] 1922
23 Nov 1876 10 Jun 1949 72
10 Jun 1949 2 John Dawson Bates 21 Sep 1921 12 Jul 1998 76
12 Jul 1998 3 Richard Dawson Hoult Bates 12 May 1956
BATESON of Killoquin, Antrim
26 Aug 1789 I 1 Robert Bateson-Harvey
The creation contained the usual remainder to "the Heirs Male of his Body" but continued "in default of such issue, to the Heirs Male of his Father". The second baronet was his nephew.
5 Jun 1825
5 Jun 1825
to    
15 Apr 1870
2 Robert Bateson
Extinct on his death
c 1793 15 Apr 1870
BATESON of Belvoir Park, co. Down
18 Dec 1818 UK 1 Robert Bateson
MP for co. Londonderry 1830‑1842
13 Mar 1782 21 Apr 1863 81
21 Apr 1863 2 Thomas Bateson
He was subsequently created Baron Deramore in 1885 with which title the baronetcy remained merged until it became dormant in 2006
4 Jun 1819 1 Dec 1890 71
BATH of Athcarne, Meath
7 May 1666 I 1 Luke Bath 1674
1674
to    
10 May 1686
2 Peter Bath
Extinct on his death
10 May 1686
BATHO of Frinton, Essex
19 Oct 1928 UK 1 Sir Charles Albert Batho 7 Oct 1872 29 Jan 1938 65
29 Jan 1938 2 Maurice Benjamin Batho 14 Jan 1910 12 Jan 1990 79
12 Jan 1990 3 Peter Ghislain Batho 9 Dec 1939 6 Apr 2024 84
6 Apr 2024 4 Rupert Sebastian Ghislain Batho 26 Oct 1967
BATHURST of Lechlade, Gloucs
15 Dec 1643 E 1 Edward Bathurst c 1603 6 Aug 1674
6 Aug 1674 2 Edward Bathurst c 1665 21 Mar 1677
21 Mar 1677 3 Edward Bathurst c 1635 c 1688
c 1688 4 Edward Bathurst c 1672 c 1690
c 1690 5 Francis Bathurst c 1676 c 1738
c 1738
to    
c 1780
6 Laurence Bathurst
On his death the baronetcy became either extinct or dormant
c 1780
BATHURST of Clarendon Park, Wilts
7 Dec 1818 UK See "Hervey-Bathurst"
BAXTER of Kilmaron, Fife
24 Jan 1863
to    
13 Oct 1872
UK 1 David Baxter
Extinct on his death
1793 13 Oct 1872 79
BAXTER of Invereighty, Forfar
21 Jun 1918
to    
26 Nov 1926
UK 1 Sir George Washington Baxter
Extinct on his death
20 Nov 1853 26 Nov 1926 73
BAYLY of Plas Newydd, Anglesey
4 Jul 1730 I 1 Edward Bayly
MP [I] for Newry 1705‑1714
20 Feb 1684 28 Sep 1741 57
28 Sep 1741 2 Nicholas Bayly
MP for Anglesey 1734‑1741, 1747‑1761 and 1770‑1774; Lord Lieutenant Anglesey 1761‑1782
1709 9 Dec 1782 73
9 Dec 1782 3 Henry Bayly (Paget from 29 Jan 1770), 10th Lord Paget de Beaudesert
He was created Earl of Uxbridge in 1784 and his son was created Marquess of Anglesey in 1815 with which title the baronetcy remains merged, although, as at 30/06/2014, the baronetcy does not appear on the Official Roll
18 Jun 1744 13 Mar 1812 67
BAYLEY of London
15 Mar 1834 UK See "Laurie"
BAYNES of Harefield Place, Middlesex
29 Jun 1801 UK 1 Christopher Baynes 6 Aug 1755 16 Mar 1837 81
16 Mar 1837 2 William Baynes 28 Nov 1789 1 Jan 1866 76
1 Jan 1866 3 William John Walter Baynes 5 Jun 1820 26 Oct 1897 77
26 Oct 1897 4 Christopher William Baynes 14 Sep 1847 29 Jul 1936 88
29 Jul 1936 5 William Edward Colston Baynes 23 Feb 1876 17 Sep 1971 95
17 Sep 1971 6 Rory Malcolm Stuart Baynes 16 May 1886 29 Apr 1979 92
29 Apr 1979 7 John Christopher Malcolm Baynes 24 Apr 1928 22 Jan 2005 76
22 Jan 2005 8 Christopher Rory Baynes 11 May 1956
BAYNING of Bentley Parva, Essex
24 Sep 1611 E 1 Paul Bayning
He was subsequently created Baron and Viscount Bayning of Horkesley in 1628 with which titles the baronetcy then merged until its extinction in 1638
28 Apr 1588 29 Jul 1629 41
BAYNTUN-ROLT of Spye Park, Wilts
7 Jul 1762 GB 1 Edward Bayntun-Rolt
MP for Chippenham 1737‑1780
1710 3 Jan 1800 89
3 Jan 1800
to    
12 Aug 1816
2 Andrew Bayntun-Rolt
MP for Weobly 1780‑1786
Extinct on his death
c 1740 12 Aug 1816
BAYNTUN-SANDYS of Miserden Castle, Gloucs and Chadlington Hall, Oxon
26 Sep 1809
to    
1848
UK 1 Edwin Bayntun-Sandys
Extinct on his death
16 Jul 1774 1848 73
BAZLEY of Hatherop, Gloucs
30 Nov 1869 UK 1 Thomas Bazley
MP for Manchester 1858‑1880
27 May 1797 18 Mar 1885 87
18 Mar 1885 2 Thomas Sebastian Bazley 30 Apr 1829 6 Jan 1919 89
6 Jan 1919 3 Thomas Stafford Bazley 5 Oct 1907 14 Apr 1997 89
14 Apr 1997 4 Thomas John Sebastian Bazley 31 Aug 1948
BEACH of Beverston, Gloucs
21 Jul 1619 E See "Hicks-Beach"
BEALE of Maidstone, Kent
16 Oct 1660
to    
3 Oct 1684
E 1 John Beale
Extinct on his death
c 1621 3 Oct 1684
BEALE of Drumlamford, Ayr
3 Jul 1912
to    
13 Apr 1922
UK 1 William Phipson Beale
MP for Ayrshire South 1906‑1918
Extinct on his death
29 Oct 1839 13 Apr 1922 82
BEARDMORE of Flichity, Inverness
22 Jan 1914
to    
9 Apr 1936
UK William Beardmore
He was subsequently created Baron Invernairn in 1921 with which title the baronetcy then merged until its extinction in 1936
16 Oct 1856 9 Apr 1936 79
BEAUCHAMP-PROCTOR of Langley Park, Norfolk
20 Feb 1745 GB see "Proctor-Beauchamp"
BEAUCHAMP of Grosvenor Place, London
27 Jun 1911 UK 1 Edward Beauchamp
MP for Lowestoft 1906‑1910 and 1910‑1922
12 Apr 1849 1 Feb 1925 75
1 Feb 1925
to    
25 Aug 1976
2 Brograve Campbell Beauchamp
MP for Walthamstow East 1931‑1945
Extinct on his death
5 May 1897 25 Aug 1976 79
BEAUCHAMP of Woodborough, Somerset
4 Oct 1918 UK 1 Frank Beauchamp 6 Oct 1866 17 Jun 1950 83
17 Jun 1950
to    
13 Jun 1983
2 Douglas Clifford Beauchamp
Extinct on his death
11 Mar 1903 13 Jun 1983 80
BEAUMONT of Cole Orton, Leics
17 Sep 1619 E 1 Thomas Beaumont
He was subsequently created Viscount Beaumont of Swords in 1622 with which title the baronetcy then merged until its extinction in 1702
22 May 1625
BEAUMONT of Grace Dieu, Leics
31 Jan 1627 E 1 John Beaumont c 1582 19 Apr 1627
Apr 1627 2 John Beaumont 24 Jun 1607 Sep 1643 36
Sep 1643
to    
7 Jul 1686
3 Thomas Beaumont
Extinct on his death
29 Apr 1620 7 Jul 1686 66
BEAUMONT of Whitley, Yorks
15 Aug 1628
to    
28 Oct 1631
E 1 Richard Beaumont
MP for Pontefract 1625
Extinct on his death
28 Oct 1631
BEAUMONT of Stoughton Grange, Leics
21 Feb 1661 E 1 Thomas Beaumont
MP for Leicestershire 1654‑1655, 1656‑1658 and 1659
He was created a baronet by Cromwell 5 Mar 1658 which was disallowed at the Restoration
11 Aug 1676
11 Aug 1676 2 Henry Beaumont
MP for Leicester 1679‑1689
12 Apr 1638 27 Jan 1689 50
27 Jan 1689 3 Thomas Beaumont c 1664 5 Dec 1690
5 Dec 1690 4 George Beaumont
MP for Leicester 1702‑1737
c 1664 9 Apr 1737
9 Apr 1737 5 Lewis Beaumont c 1673 23 Dec 1738
23 Dec 1738 6 George Beaumont 16 Mar 1726 4 Feb 1762 25
4 Feb 1762 7 George Howland Beaumont
MP for Bere Alston 1790‑1796
6 Nov 1753 7 Feb 1827 73
7 Feb 1827 8 George Howland Willoughby Beaumont 16 Dec 1799 7 Jun 1845 45
7 Jun 1845 9 George Howland Beaumont 12 Sep 1828 8 Jun 1882 53
8 Jun 1882 10 George Howland William Beaumont 10 Mar 1851 22 Jun 1914 63
22 Jun 1914 11 George Arthur Hamilton Beaumont
For further information on this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page
18 Jan 1881 2 Oct 1933 52
2 Oct 1933
to    
23 Mar 2011
12 George Howland Francis Beaumont
Dormant on his death
24 Sep 1924 23 Mar 2011 86
BECHER of Ballygiblin, Cork
30 Sep 1831 UK See "Wrixon-Becher"
BECK of London
1 Nov 1714 GB 1 Justus Beck 15 Dec 1722
15 Dec 1722 2 Chamberlayne Beck Aug 1730
Aug 1730
to    
12 Jan 1764
3 Justus Denis Beck
Extinct on his death
c 1706 12 Jan 1764
BECKETT of Leeds, York
2 Nov 1813 UK 1 John Beckett 30 Apr 1743 18 Sep 1826 83
18 Sep 1826 2 John Beckett
MP for Haslemere 1826‑1832 and Leeds 1835‑1837; PC 1817
17 May 1775 31 May 1847 72
31 May 1847 3 Thomas Beckett 1 Jan 1779 17 Nov 1872 93
17 Nov 1872 4 Edmund Beckett
MP for Yorkshire, West Riding 1841-1847 and 1848-1859
29 Jan 1787 24 May 1874 87
24 May 1874 5 Edmund Beckett
He was subsequently created Baron Grimthorpe in 1886 with which title the baronetcy remains merged
12 May 1816 29 Apr 1905 88
BECKETT of Kirkdale Manor, Yorks
28 Jun 1921 UK 1 William Gervase Beckett
MP for Whitby 1906‑1918, Scarborough & Whitby 1918‑1922 and Leeds North 1923‑1929
14 Jan 1866 24 Aug 1937 71
24 Aug 1937 2 Martyn Gervase Beckett 6 Nov 1918 5 Aug 2001 82
5 Aug 2001 3 Richard Gervase Beckett 27 Mar 1944
BECKWITH of Aldborough, Yorks
For further information on this baronetcy, see the note at the foot of this page
15 Apr 1681 E 1 Roger Beckwith 6 Dec 1700
6 Dec 1700 2 Roger Beckwith 13 Jun 1682 May 1743 60
May 1743 3 Marmaduke Beckwith Jan 1687 c 1780
c 1780
to    
after 1811
4 Jonathan Beckwith
On his death the baronetcy became either extinct or dormant
after 1811
BEDELL of Hamerton, Hunts
3 Jun 1622
to    
by 6 Jan 1643
E 1 Capell Bedell
MP for Hertford 1626, and Huntingdonshire 1628 and Apr 1640
Extinct on his death
27 Sep 1602 by 6 Jan 1643
BEDINGFIELD of Oxborough, Norfolk
2 Jan 1661 E see "Paston-Bedingfield"
BEECHAM of Ewanville,Lancs
17 Jul 1914 UK 1 Joseph Beecham 8 Jun 1848 23 Oct 1916 68
23 Oct 1916 2 Thomas Beecham
CH 1957
29 Apr 1879 8 Mar 1961 81
8 Mar 1961 3 Adrian Welles Beecham 4 Sep 1904 4 Sep 1982 78
4 Sep 1982 4 John Stratford Roland Beecham 21 Apr 1940 5 Jan 2011 70
5 Jan 2011 5 Robert Adrian Beecham 6 Jan 1942
BEEVOR of Hethel, Norfolk
22 Jan 1784 GB 1 Thomas Beevor 25 Oct 1726 Jan 1814 87
Jan 1814 2 Thomas Beevor 15 Nov 1753 10 Dec 1820 67
10 Dec 1820 3 Thomas Branthwaite Beevor 7 Apr 1798 6 Apr 1879 80
6 Apr 1879 4 Thomas Beevor
For information on the death of his eldest son and heir, see the note at the foot of this page
23 Aug 1823 18 Aug 1885 61
18 Aug 1885 5 Hugh Reeve Beevor 31 Oct 1858 24 Feb 1939 80
24 Feb 1939 6 Thomas Lubbock Beevor 1 Jun 1897 29 Apr 1943 45
29 Apr 1943 7 Thomas Agnew Beevor 6 Jan 1929 21 Jan 2017 88
21 Jan 2017 8 Thomas Hugh Cunliffe Beevor 1 Oct 1962
BEIT of Tewin Water, Herts
25 Feb 1924 UK 1 Sir Otto John Beit 7 Dec 1865 7 Dec 1930 65
7 Dec 1930
to    
2 Alfred Lane Beit
MP for St. Pancras South East 1931‑1945
Extinct or dormant on his death
19 Jan 1903 12 May 1994 91
BELASYSE of Newborough, Yorks
29 Jun 1611 E 1 Henry Belasyse 14 Jun 1555 19 Aug 1624 69
Aug 1624 2 Thomas Belasyse
He was subsequently created Baron Fauconberg in 1627 with which title the baronetcy merged until its extinction in 1815
1577 18 Apr 1652 74
BELL of Rounton Grange, Yorks and Washington Hall, co. Durham
21 Jul 1885 UK 1 Isaac Lowthian Bell
MP for Durham North 1874 and Hartlepool 1875‑1880
15 Feb 1816 20 Dec 1904 88
20 Dec 1904 2 Thomas Hugh Bell
Lord Lieutenant North Riding Yorkshire 1906‑1931
10 Feb 1844 29 Jun 1931 87
29 Jun 1931 3 Maurice Hugh Lowthian Bell 29 Mar 1871 17 Nov 1944 73
17 Nov 1944 4 Hugh Francis Bell 7 Dec 1923 6 Aug 1970 46
6 Aug 1970 5 John Lowthian Bell 14 Jun 1960
BELL of Marlborough Terrace, Govan, Glasgow
29 Aug 1895 UK 1 James Bell 16 Jan 1850 13 Dec 1929 79
13 Dec 1929
to    
31 Dec 1943
2 John Bell
Extinct on his death
19 Aug 1876 31 Dec 1943 67
BELL of Otterburn Hall, Northumberland
18 Dec 1905 UK See "Morrison-Bell"
BELL of Framewood, Bucks
18 Jul 1908
to    
2 Feb 1924
UK 1 John Charles Bell
Extinct on his death
4 Sep 1843 2 Feb 1924 80
BELL of Mynthurst, Surrey
25 Nov 1909 UK 1 Henry Bell 25 May 1848 16 Mar 1931 82
16 Mar 1931
to    
19 Dec 1955
2 Eastman Bell
Extinct on his death
27 Jul 1884 19 Dec 1955 71
BELL of Harpford, Devon
18 Jul 1923 UK See "Morrison-Bell"
BELLEW of Barmeath, Louth
11 Dec 1688 I 1 Patrick Bellew Jan 1716
Jan 1716 2 John Bellew c 1660 23 Jul 1734
23 Jul 1734 3 Edward Bellew c 1695 Oct 1741
Oct 1741 4 John Bellew 1728 2 Nov 1750 22
2 Nov 1750 5 Patrick Bellew c 1735 5 Mar 1795
5 Mar 1795 6 Edward Bellew c 1760 15 Mar 1827
15 Mar 1827 7 Patrick Bellew
He was subsequently created Baron Bellew in 1848 with which title the baronetcy remains merged
29 Jan 1798 10 Dec 1866 68
BELLEW of Mount Bellew, Galway
15 Aug 1838 UK 1 See "Grattan-Bellew"
BELLINGHAM of Hilsington, Westmorland
30 May 1620 E 1 Henry Bellingham
MP for Westmorland 1625‑1626, 1640 and 1640‑1645
Oct 1650
Oct 1650
to    
Oct 1650
2 James Bellingham
MP for Westmorland 1646‑1648
Extinct on his death
8 Sep 1623 26 Oct 1650 27
BELLINGHAM of Dublin
18 Mar 1667 I 1 Daniel Bellingham c 1620 1672
1672
to    
Jun 1699
2 Richard Bellingham
Extinct on his death
21 Oct 1648 Jun 1699 50
BELLINGHAM of Castle Bellingham, co. Louth
19 Apr 1796 GB 1 William Bellingham
MP for Reigate 1784‑1789
c 1755 27 Oct 1826
27 Oct 1826 2 Alan Bellingham 2 Feb 1776 26 Aug 1827 51
26 Aug 1827 3 Alan Edward Bellingham 8 Oct 1800 19 Apr 1889 88
19 Apr 1889 4 Alan Henry Bellingham
MP for co. Louth 1880‑1885; Lord Lieutenant Louth 1911‑1921
23 Aug 1846 9 Jun 1921 74
9 Jun 1921 5 Edward Henry Charles Patrick Bellingham
Lord Lieutenant Louth 1921‑1922
26 Jan 1879 19 May 1956 77
19 May 1956 6 Roger Carroll Patrick Stephen Bellingham 23 Apr 1911 6 Feb 1973 61
6 Feb 1973 7 Noel Peter Roger Bellingham 4 Sep 1943 7 Jul 1999 55
7 Jul 1999 8 Anthony Edward Norman Bellingham 24 Mar 1947 Aug 2015 68
Aug 2015 9 William Alexander Noel Henry Bellingham 19 Aug 1991
BELLOT of Moreton, Cheshire
30 Jun 1663 E 1 John Bellot c 1619 14 Jul 1674
14 Jul 1674 2 Thomas Bellot
MP for Newcastle under Lyme 1679‑1681, 1690‑1695 and 1698‑1699
22 Oct 1651 Aug 1699 47
Aug 1699 3 Thomas Bellot
MP for Newcastle under Lyme 1705‑1706 and 1708‑1709
18 Jul 1679 22 Jan 1709 29
22 Jan 1709
to    
3 Feb 1714
3 John Bellot
Extinct on his death
after 1679 3 Feb 1714 37
BELSHES of Clifton Hall, Edinburgh
17 Jun 1706 NS See "Wishart"
BEMPDE-JOHNSTONE of Hackness, Yorks
6 Jul 1795 GB See "Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone"
BENDISH of Steeple Bumpstead, Essex
29 Jun 1611 E 1 Thomas Bendish c 1568 26 Mar 1636
26 Mar 1636 2 Thomas Bendish c 1607 c 1674
c 1674 3 John Bendish c 1630 22 Apr 1707
22 Apr 1707
to    
4 Sep 1717
4 Henry Bendish
Extinct on his death
c 1674 4 Sep 1717
BENN of Old Knoll, Surrey
15 Jul 1914 UK 1 Sir John Williams Benn
MP for St.George's 1892-1895 and Devonport 1904‑1910
13 Nov 1850 10 Apr 1922 71
10 Apr 1922 2 Ernest John Pickstone Benn 25 Jun 1875 17 Jan 1954 78
17 Jan 1954 3 John Andrews Benn 28 Jan 1904 19 Dec 1984 80
19 Dec 1984 4 James Jonathan Benn 27 Jul 1933 3 Oct 2023 90
3 Oct 2023 5 Robert Ernest Benn 17 Oct 1963
BENN of Rollesby, Norfolk
17 Jun 1920 UK 1 Ion Hamilton Benn
MP for Greenwich 1910‑1922
31 Mar 1863 12 Aug 1961 98
12 Aug 1961
to    
10 Apr 1992
2 Patrick Ion Hamilton Benn
Extinct on his death
26 Feb 1922 10 Apr 1992 70
BENN of Plymouth, Devon
26 Jul 1926
to    
13 Jun 1937
B 1 Arthur Shirley Benn
He was subsequently created Baron Glenravel in 1936. Both titles extinct on his death
20 Dec 1858 13 Jun 1937 78
BENNET of Bechampton, Bucks
17 Jul 1627
to    
21 Aug 1631
E 1 Simon Bennet
Extinct on his death
c 1584 21 Aug 1631
BENNET of Babraham, Cambs
22 Nov 1660 E 1 Thomas Bennet c 1597 28 Jun 1667
28 Jun 1667 2 Levinus Bennet
MP for Cambridgeshire 1679‑1693
18 Jan 1631 5 Dec 1693 62
5 Dec 1693
to    
23 May 1701
3 Richard Bennet
Extinct on his death
15 Jul 1673 23 May 1701 27
BENNET of Grubet, Roxburgh
18 Nov 1670 NS 1 William Bennet 1710
1710 2 William Bennet
MP for Scotland 1707‑1708
23 Dec 1729
23 Dec 1729 3 William Bennet 3 Jan 1733
3 Jan 1733 4 David Bennet Apr 1741
Apr 1741
to    
c 1765
5 John Bennet
Extinct on his death
c 1765
BENNET of Fife
28 Jul 1671
to    
c 1700
NS 1 George Bennet
Extinct on his death
c 1700
BENNETT of Kirklington, Notts
31 Jul 1929 UK 1 Albert James Bennett
MP for Mansfield 1922‑1923 and Nottingham Central 1924‑1930
17 Sep 1872 14 Dec 1945 73
14 Dec 1945 2 Charles Wilfrid Bennett 15 Mar 1898 25 Apr 1952 54
25 Apr 1952 3 Ronald Wilfrid Murdoch Bennett 25 Mar 1930 c Nov 2012 82
c Nov 2012 4 Algernon James Bennett 13 Jan 1962
BENSLEY of Marylebone, London
25 Jun 1801
to    
17 Dec 1809
UK 1 William Bensley
Extinct on his death
c 1737 17 Dec 1809
BENYON of Englefield, Berks
8 Jul 1958
to    
15 Jun 1959
UK 1 Henry Arthur Benyon
Extinct on his death
9 Dec 1884 15 Jun 1959 74
 

Sir Thomas Barrett-Lennard, 2nd baronet
The following is extracted from The Emperor of the United States of America and Other Magnificent British Eccentrics by Catherine Caufield (Routledge & Kegan Paul, London 1981)
It is not uncommon for a country squire of ancient lineage to have his own family cemetery, but in Sir Thomas Barrett‑Leonard's neatly laid out burial grounds at Belhus in Essex, the plots were reserved exclusively for animals. Funeral services for the dogs, cats and horses who made up a major part of Sir Thomas' entourage were conducted by the vicar of nearby Aveley. A footman bearing aloft a miniature coffin, led Sir Thomas in a long white gown, and the vicar to the graveside for the solemn rites.
Sir Thomas' love of animals was not restricted to pets. Workers on the estate were under orders to keep a fresh bowl of water in the corn rick for the rats, and it was strictly forbidden to harm any members of Belhus' thriving rodent population. If a rat had to be disturbed at all, it was put in a sack, taken to the edge of the woods and there released.
Unlike many an animal lover, Sir Thomas was kind to humans as well. Rather than disturb his butler, he often answered the door himself, with the result that many visitors to Belhus were initially shocked to find themselves admitted to so fine a house by so shabby an attendant. As the years passed Sir Thomas' interest in his appearance declined, and on several occasions he received tips from strangers on the estate who mistook him for a gatekeeper. There were, however, more awkward moments. In 1900 Sir Thomas was the chairman of the Essex Asylum Committee and while returning from a meeting at a local institution one evening, he decided to take a short cut through some woods and fields. He was stopped by a policeman who found his appearance and presence in the area suspicious. 'Where are you going?' the policeman demanded. 'To Belhus.' 'And where have you come from?' 'Brentwood Lunatic Asylum.' 'Knew it!' cried the policeman and the 'escaped patient' was handcuffed and transported back to the Asylum. Finally, after much discussion, the policeman was persuaded of his error and Sir Thomas was allowed to return to his study where he could once again indulge in his hobbies of constructing riddles in Latin and translating nonsense poems into classical Greek.
Sir Francis Laurence John Barrow, 4th baronet
Sir Francis appears to have disappeared from the public's view at some point around 1912, and his whereabouts were apparently unknown to his family.
On 14 January 1931, the British Broadcasting Corporation included an item in its transmission, the wording of which was "Will Sir Francis Barrow, baronet, who was last heard of 18 years ago and whose present whereabouts are unknown, go at once to Cromer House, Hampton Road, Teddington, where his son, Wilfred J. W. C. Barrow is dangerously ill."
On 21 April 1932, up bobbed Sir Francis, when he appeared at the Registry Office in order to marry, as his second wife, Edith Townsend. Sir Francis is quoted as saying that he had renounced the use of his title 20 years earlier and had been living in England during the whole period of his disappearance.
No doubt the timing behind his re-emergence in April 1932 in order to re-marry was dictated by the death of his first wife in February 1932. The following article, which appeared in the Darwin Northern Territory Times on 22 April 1932, is of interest:-
Nineteen years of unfulfilled hope for the return of her vanished husband were ended by the death of Lady Barrow, wife of Sir Francis Barrow, at her home at Ravenscourt Park, Hammersmith, W.
Sir Francis, a baronet, and descendant of the Sir John Barrow who in the 18th century was for many years Secretary to the Admiralty, and founder of the Royal Geographical Society, left his home 19 years ago, and has never been heard of again.
Sir Francis was born in 1862 and married in 1890.
Lady Barrow always hoped that one day he would communicate with his family. "I feel convinced that he is alive and in England," she used to say. "Something tells me that he will come back."
In January 1931, when her son, Mr. William John Wilson Croker Barrow, was seriously ill at his home at Teddington, Middlesex, an S.O.S. was broadcast asking Sir Francis, last heard of 18 years ago, and whose whereabouts are unknown, to go to him. There was no response, but a few days after the broadcast it was said that a man strongly resembling Sir Francis had denied his identity to people who approached him.
Sir Herbert Henry Bartlett, 1st baronet and his son, Hardington Arthur Bartlett
Michael De-la-Noy, in his book The Honours System (Allison & Busby, London, 1985), when discussing the future of the baronetage, states that "At least two baronets in recent times have gone missing, Sir Herbert Bartlett, in 1921, in best Agatha Christie style, by vanishing overnight during a crossing from Dover to Ostend …"
However, this was not the case at all, and the purpose of this note, therefore, is to correct this error. It was Sir Herbert's son and heir who disappeared in this manner in 1920, rather than 1921, as is shown in the following report which appeared in The Times on 20 January 1920:-
Mr. Hardington Bartlett, the son and heir of Sir Herbert H. Bartlett, Bt., at one time chairman of the firm of Perry and Co., contractors, was, it is feared, swept overboard from the Belgian steamer, Pieter de Coninck, on Sunday week [11 January 1920] and drowned.
It was known that Mr. Bartlett left Dover in the Pieter de Coninck. He was seen on board by several friends and was talking to one a few moments before the vessel was swept by a gigantic wave. From that time nothing has been heard of him. On Tuesday last a messenger arrived from Belgium to ask whether he had sailed as he was not on board the Pieter de Coninck when it reached Ostend. Mrs. Hardington Bartlett, her son, and Mr. Norman Bartlett, a brother, immediately left for Ostend. They returned on Friday after making every inquiry possible.
A further report in The Times on 16 March 1920 states that:-
Presumption of Death in the Estate of Hardington Arthur Bartlett, presumed deceased (before the Rt. Hon. Sir Henry Duke, President [of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division]) -
This was a motion by Mrs. Irene Bartlett for leave to swear that the death of her husband, Mr. Hardington Arthur Bartlett, occurred on or since January 11, 1920.
Mr. Bartlett, who was the eldest surviving son of Sir Herbert Henry Bartlett, Bt., and was managing director of Messrs. Perry and Co., of Victoria-street, was washed overboard from the Belgian packet boat S.S. Pieter de Coninck on that date.
Mr. Glazebrook said that on January 11 last Mr. Bartlett embarked at Dover in the S.S. Pieter de Coninck, bound for Ostend, with the object of going to Brussels on business in connexion with certain reconstruction schemes which his firm had arranged to carry out. While on the voyage the vessel encountered sever weather, and was swept by a heavy sea. Mr. Bartlett and a number of other passengers were swept overboard.
Mr. Glazebrook read the affidavit of Mr. Abraham Lazarus Freeman, another passenger. He said:
"When about halfway across to Ostend the vessel was struck by a very heavy sea, which appeared to envelop it. It seemed for some seconds that the vessel was submerged under a raging sea, and that I was being swept away with everything movable on deck. I found as the vessel righted herself that I had been caught, as were a few other passengers, by the bulwarks round the vessel's side. A short time before the occurrence I saw Mr. Bartlett going towards the bows of the vessel, and I am convinced that when the vessel was struck and heeled over he had not the least possible chance to escape from being swept overboard into the sea."
The President granted leave to the applicant to swear that Mr. Bartlett died on January 11 last.
The special remainder to the baronetcy of Bass created in 1882
From the London Gazette of 12 May 1882 (issue 25106, page 2221):-
The Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal granting the dignity of a Baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto Michael Arthur Bass, of Rangemore Hall, in the parish of Tatenhill, in the county of Stafford, Esq. and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten; with remainder in default of such issue male to Hamar Alfred Bass, of Needwood House, in the parish of Rolleston, in the said county of Stafford, Esq. brother of the said Michael Arthur Bass, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
The Bastard baronetcy gazetted in September 1779
In The Complete Baronetage this baronetcy is shown as having been gazetted in September 1779, but the warrant for the creation of the baronetcy never passed the Great Seal. In Burke's Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies, the relevant entry reads:-
William Bastard, esq., of Kitley, descended from a very ancient Devonshire family, having during the war with France rendered essential service to government by conducting from Plymouth to Exeter a large number of French prisoners confined in the arsenal of the former place, for the removal of whom no troops could be spared from the garrison, already insufficient for the defence of the place, was created a Baronet by King George III. The title was gazetted in 1779, but has never been adopted. Had it been assumed by the family, Edmund Pollexfen Bastard, esq., of Kitley, in Devon, late M.P. for that county, would be the baronet [in 1838]."
If the baronetcy ever came into existence, which is highly doubtful, its descent would have been as follows:-
2. The 1st baronet's son, John Pollexfen Bastard (18 Sep 1756‑4 April 1816). He was MP for Truro 1783‑1784 and Devon 1784‑1816.
3. The 2nd baronet's brother, Edmund Bastard (7 Feb 1758‑10 Jun 1816). He was MP for Dartmouth 1787‑1812.
4. The 3rd baronet's son, Edmund Pollexfen Bastard (12 Jul 1784‑8 Jun 1838). He was MP for Dartmouth 1812‑1816 and Devon 1816‑1830.
On his death the baronetcy, if ever such existed, would have become extinct.
Sir George Arthur Hamilton Beaumont, 11th baronet
Under the heading of "Baronet who ran a fruit shop", the following article appeared in the London Daily Mail on 3 October 1933:-
Sir George Beaumont, the sporting baronet, of Cole Orton Hall, Leicestershire, died yesterday at Stork House, Lambourn, Berkshire, where he was taken ill while staying with Capt. O. Bell, the racehorse trainer. He was 52 years of age.
Early this year Sir George, a descendant of one of the oldest families in the land, surprised the inhabitants of the villages near his home by calling from door to door selling garden produce at considerably less than the market price.
Most of his customers were his own tenants, and, as he himself described it, "It was good going. I stood in the van and encouraged the people to buy. The gardener took the money."
Everything sold was from Sir George's own garden, and he said: "I don't expect to make a profit, but I do expect to pay for the gardener and the garden."
A few weeks later - in May - girls wearing overalls in Sir George's racing colours, French grey and scarlet, served customers in the shop he had bought at Coalville, Leicestershire, for the sale of fruit, flowers, and vegetables.
In this venture Sir George took into partnership his eight-years-old son and heir, George Howland Francis Beaumont, and he flew his own flag over the shop, which was officially opened by Mr. Frank Hodges, former secretary of the Miners' Federation.
Sir George, who was a major in the King's Royal Rifle Corps, served in the war from 1914 to 1918 and was twice wounded. Once known as "the bachelor baronet", he married, ten years ago, Miss Renee Northey, daughter of General Sir E[dward] Northey, a former Governor of Kenya Colony.
The Beckwith baronetcy created in 1681
Sir Roger Beckwith, the first baronet, shot himself in December 1700, and was succeeded by his oldest surviving son, another Sir Roger Beckwith. The 1st baronet's eldest son, Arthur, is said to have died shortly before his father, "beyond the seas".
In an attempt to discover news of Arthur Beckwith, the following notice appeared in The London Gazette of 16 January 1701:-
Whereas Sir Roger Beckwith, of Aldborough in Yorkshire, Baronet, lately deceased, hath left a considerable Estate to his eldest Son, Arthur Beckwith, Esq., who has not been heard of for several years last past, but as is supposed went to Sea; These are to desire any Person that can give Information of the said Arthur Beckwith, Esq., whether living or dead, That they would be pleased to give notice thereof to Sir Wm. Caley, of Brompton in Yorkshire, Bar. or to Francis Wyvill, in York, Esq., who are appointed Trustees of the said Arthur Beckwith's Estate, that (if living) he may be acquainted with his Father's Death, and come and take Possession of the Estate fallen to him.
No results appear to have been achieved by this notice, since the next son, Sir Roger, succeeded to the baronetcy. Like his father before him, the second baronet shot himself in May 1743.
Thomas Edward Beevor (9 May 1854‑6 August 1879), eldest son of Sir Thomas Beevor, 4th baronet [GB 1784]
Thomas Beevor, eldest son and heir of his father, the 4th baronet, committed suicide in Denver, Colorado in August 1879. The following report appeared in the Denver Republican of 7 August 1879:-
Shortly before noon yesterday, Coroner M'Hatton was notified that a young English gentleman had been found dead in his bed at Charpiot's Hotel. Having secured a jury, the coroner at once proceeded to the designated place, and found the story to be but too true. There, lying upon the bed in room 18, was found the body of Thomas Edward Beevor, of Norfolk, England, the limbs drawn up, and foam issuing from the mouth.
The deceased gentleman had two friends here - John T. Carter and Ferdinand De la Kethulle. He had been suffering considerably from Bright's disease of late years, but was thought, under the care of Dr. Lathrop, to be improving. On Wednesday afternoon, for the first time in the experience of his friends, he was observed to be somewhat gloomy and downcast. He was naturally of a cheerful disposition, and did not usually give way to attacks of melancholy. But on this occasion his friends could not but observe that through his assumed cheerfulness he was very downhearted. Wednesday evening was passed by the three friends in company in the rooms occupied by Carter and De la Kethulle, and at about ten o'clock, those gentlemen having gone to bed, Beevor turned down the gas and retired to his own room. All these gentlemen are late risers, and when Carter and Kethulle came down to breakfast yesterday morning, between ten and eleven o'clock, they noticed that their friend Beevor was not yet come; and after waiting some time, resolved to go up and awaken him. Upon knocking at the door of his room there was no answer, when a shade of suspicion may have, perhaps, crossed their minds. There is a window to the room which Beevor occupied, and, pulling up the curtain, they saw their friend lying on one side, his body almost nude, his limbs drawn up, and foam in considerable quantities about his mouth. Thinking that perhaps he was ill, Dr. Lathrop, his attending physician, was sent for. When the doctor arrived, and entrance was forced through the window, and poor Beevor was found a corpse. The shock was terrible. So far had they considered their comrade from the grim embrace of death, that this sudden disclosure was almost paralysing.
In making an examination of the corpse and its surroundings, a letter, neatly folded and addressed to Mr. Carter, was found. It reads as follows:-
"My Dear Jack - Thirty-six hours ago I signed my own death warrant: for twenty-four hours I kept up my spirits, but the last twelve, as you have more than once noticed, I turned a little blue. Philosopher I believed myself to be, but still I am fond of life and living, and it is hard, I find, to make one's mind up to cut oneself off from a world which, though far from perfect, is, after all, a very lovable world. Hardest of all, to leave old friends like yourself, staunch, true, and tried, from the first to the bitter end. I don't want, at this late hour, when the curtain is about to fall on the last act of the drama of a mis-spent life, to eulogise, but I speak truth when I say I feel leaving you - yes! I feel it deeply. As for that good hearted soul Kethulle, who would let me live on his ranch, ride his horses, eat his food and never show that I had outlived my welcome, may he have the happiness and good fortune he deserves. Tell Boodle and Huntingdon that in my last hours I thought of them as of my best friends. Telegraph the event to Roche, at the Clarendon, and arrange with Roche about my bills. I owe him about 160 dols. He can draw on Sir Thomas, if Sir Thomas knows, and I imagine he will duly receive. The rest I leave to you. Goodbye, dear old fellow, and in the aftertime think as kindly as you can of your old friend,
TOM E. BEEVOR"
The writing was in a bold, legible hand, and gave in itself no index to the fearful deed its author was at the time contemplating. Overwhelmed with sorrow and grief, the sad truth slowly dawned upon the minds of these faithful friends, and in a few minutes the whole house was startled by the terrible announcement.
The coroner was notified, and, arriving a short time later, began a casual survey of the room. A small bottle of morphine, with a quantity of the deadly poison still remaining, was found. This told the terrible story. Satisfied beyond doubt, the officer took the remains in charge and conveyed them to Mr. Walley's undertaking rooms. Here an inquest was held which, though brief, was sufficient to show the true state of affairs.
Dr. Lathrop testified to having seen the deceased at about eight o'clock on the evening previous; knew his name to be Thomas Beevor, and had been treating him for three months past for Bright's disease of the kidneys. The doctor having made an examination of the body, gave as his opinion that death was caused by a dose of morphine, administered by the hand of deceased himself; he had known Beevor very well, but never heard him express disgust with life, or anything that would lead to the suspicion of his intention to take his own life.
Mr. John Carter, one of the friends of the deceased, was examined by the coroner, in the presence of the jury, but could throw little or no light upon the case. He had known the deceased for about twelve years. At the time of his death he was 26 years old. He had recently returned from a trip to Leadville, whither he had gone on a sight-seeing tour. When he went out of Carter's room on the evening previous he had noticed nothing peculiar in his actions or manner and did not suspect that he had any other difficulty than the troublesome Bright's disease. The witness knew of no reason whatever for the act. He had thought his friend [was] improving in health. His father was Sir Thomas Beevor of Norfolk, England, who had been supplying him with funds since his coming to America. The witness said that the deceased had intended going to Leadville again in a few days.
So ended the case. It was clearly a case of suicide, and the coroner's jury after a slight deliberation rendered a verdict that the deceased had come to his death from a dose of morphine administered by his own hand.