BARONETAGE | ||||||
Last updated 03/04/2018 (26 Jan 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. | ||||||
BLUNDELL of Edenderry, King's co. | ||||||
13 Oct 1620 | I | 1 | Francis Blundell MP for Oxford 1621 |
c 1579 | 26 Apr 1625 | |
26 Apr 1625 | 2 | George Blundell | c 1675 | |||
c 1675 | 3 | Francis Blundell MP [I] for King's County 1692‑1693, 1695‑1699 and 1703‑1707 |
30 Jan 1643 | by Jul 1707 | ||
by Jul 1707 | 4 | Montague Blundell He was subsequently created Viscount Blundell in 1720 with which title the baronetcy then merged until its extinction in 1756 |
19 Jun 1689 | 19 Aug 1756 | 67 | |
BLUNDEN of Castle Blunden, co. Kilkenny | ||||||
12 Mar 1766 | I | 1 | John Blunden MP [I] for Kilkenny City 1761‑1776 |
c 1718 | Jan 1783 | |
Jan 1783 | 2 | John Blunden | 15 Aug 1767 | 1 Mar 1818 | 50 | |
1 Mar 1818 | 3 | John Blunden | 21 Dec 1814 | 27 Jan 1890 | 75 | |
27 Jan 1890 | 4 | William Blunden | 25 Jul 1840 | 25 Oct 1923 | 83 | |
25 Oct 1923 | 5 | John Blunden | 26 Feb 1880 | 28 Oct 1923 | 43 | |
28 Oct 1923 | 6 | William Blunden | 26 Apr 1919 | 20 Oct 1985 | 66 | |
20 Oct 1985 | 7 | Philip Overington Blunden | 27 Jan 1922 | 9 Apr 2007 | 85 | |
9 Apr 2007 | 8 | Hubert Chisholm Blunden | 9 Aug 1948 | |||
BLUNT of London | ||||||
17 Jun 1720 | GB | 1 | John Blunt | 24 Jul 1665 | 24 Jan 1733 | 67 |
24 Jan 1733 | 2 | Henry Blunt | 6 Dec 1696 | 12 Oct 1759 | 62 | |
12 Oct 1759 | 3 | Charles William Blunt | 4 Sep 1731 | 29 Aug 1802 | 70 | |
29 Aug 1802 | 4 | Charles Richard Blunt MP for Lewes 1831‑1840 |
6 Dec 1775 | 29 Feb 1840 | 64 | |
29 Feb 1840 | 5 | Walter Blunt For information on the death of this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page |
16 Mar 1826 | 13 Jul 1847 | 21 | |
13 Jul 1847 | 6 | Charles William Blunt | 22 Nov 1810 | 5 Nov 1890 | 79 | |
5 Nov 1890 | 7 | William Blunt | 25 Jun 1826 | 27 Dec 1902 | 76 | |
27 Dec 1902 | 8 | John Harvey Blunt | 1 Jan 1839 | 26 Jan 1922 | 83 | |
26 Jan 1922 | 9 | John Harvey Blunt | 30 Jul 1872 | 11 Jul 1938 | 65 | |
11 Jul 1938 | 10 | John Lionel Reginald Blunt | 28 May 1908 | 29 Sep 1969 | 61 | |
29 Sep 1969 | 11 | Richard David Harvey Blunt | 22 Oct 1912 | 13 Feb 1975 | 62 | |
13 Feb 1975 | 12 | David Richard Reginald Harvey Blunt | 8 Nov 1938 | |||
BLYTH of Blythwood, Essex | ||||||
30 Aug 1895 | UK | 1 | James Blyth He was subsequently created Baron Blyth in 1907 with which title the baronetcy remains merged, although at 30/06/2014 it does not appear on the Official Roll of the Baronetage |
10 Sep 1841 | 8 Feb 1925 | 83 |
BOEHM of Wetherby Gardens, London | ||||||
13 Jul 1889 | UK | See "Boteler" | ||||
BOEVEY of Flaxley Abbey, Gloucs | ||||||
22 Jan 1784 | GB | see "Crawley-Boevey" | ||||
BOILEAU of Tacolnestone Hall, Norfolk | ||||||
24 Jul 1838 | UK | 1 | John Peter Boileau | 2 Sep 1794 | 9 Mar 1869 | 74 |
9 Mar 1869 | 2 | Francis George Manningham Boileau | 26 Mar 1830 | 2 Dec 1900 | 70 | |
2 Dec 1900 | 3 | Maurice Colborne Boileau | 3 Dec 1865 | 13 Sep 1937 | 71 | |
13 Sep 1937 | 4 | Raymond Frederic Boileau | 6 Oct 1868 | 23 Jun 1942 | 73 | |
23 Jun 1942 | 5 | Francis James Boileau | 6 Nov 1871 | 20 Feb 1945 | 73 | |
20 Feb 1945 | 6 | Gilbert George Benson Boileau | 13 Feb 1898 | 31 Mar 1978 | 80 | |
31 Mar 1978 | 7 | Edmond Charles Boileau | 28 May 1903 | 6 Feb 1980 | 76 | |
6 Feb 1980 | 8 | Guy Francis D'Arcy Boileau | 23 Feb 1935 | 8 Feb 2013 | 77 | |
8 Feb 2013 | 9 | Nicholas Edmond George Boileau | 17 Nov 1964 | |||
BOLD-HOGHTON of Hoghton Tower, Lancs | ||||||
22 May 1611 | E | See "De Hoghton" | ||||
BOLES of Bishop's Lydeard, Somerset | ||||||
17 Jun 1922 | UK | 1 | Dennis Fortescue Boles MP for Wellington 1911‑1918 and Taunton 1918‑1921 |
6 Sep 1861 | 26 Jul 1935 | 73 |
26 Jul 1935 | 2 | Gerald Fortescue Boles | 19 Jun 1900 | 9 Apr 1945 | 44 | |
9 Apr 1945 | 3 | Jeremy John Fortescue Boles | 9 Jan 1932 | 15 Feb 2014 | 82 | |
15 Feb 2014 | 4 | Richard Fortescue Boles | 12 Dec 1958 | |||
BOLLES of Scampton, Lincs | ||||||
24 Jul 1628 | E | 1 | John Bolles | c 1580 | 8 Mar 1648 | |
8 Mar 1648 | 2 | Robert Bolles MP for Lincoln 1661‑1663 |
11 Apr 1619 | 3 Aug 1663 | 44 | |
3 Aug 1663 | 3 | John Bolles | 21 Jun 1641 | 3 Mar 1686 | 44 | |
3 Mar 1686 to 23 Dec 1714 |
4 | John Bolles MP for Lincoln 1690‑1702 Extinct on his death |
Jul 1669 | 23 Dec 1714 | 45 | |
BOLLES of Osberton, Notts | ||||||
19 Dec 1635 | NS | 1 | Mary Bolles The only female created a baronet and one of only five female baronets - see also Dalyell created 1685, Dunbar created 1706, Maxwell created 1682 and Wishart created 1706 |
30 Jun 1579 | 5 May 1662 | 82 |
5 May 1662 to c 1670 |
2 | William Jopson On his death the baronetcy became dormant |
c 1635 | c 1670 | ||
BOLTON of West Plean, Stirling | ||||||
25 Jan 1927 | UK | 1 | Edwin Bolton | 28 Mar 1858 | 7 Oct 1931 | 73 |
7 Oct 1931 to 12 Jan 1982 |
2 | Ian Frederick Cheney Bolton Lord Lieutenant Stirling 1949‑1964 Extinct on his death |
29 Jan 1889 | 12 Jan 1982 | 92 | |
BOND of Peckham, Surrey | ||||||
9 Oct 1658 | E | 1 | Thomas Bond | 8 Jun 1685 | ||
Jun 1685 | 2 | Henry Bond | 1721 | |||
1721 | 3 | Thomas Bond | 1709 | Aug 1734 | 25 | |
Dec 1734 to 22 Dec 1767 |
4 | Charles Bond Extinct on his death |
Dec 1734 | 22 Jun 1767 | 32 | |
BOND of Coolamber, Longford | ||||||
21 Jan 1794 | I | 1 | James Bond MP [I] for Naas 1791‑1797 |
11 Jun 1744 | 2 Jun 1820 | 75 |
2 Jun 1820 to 3 Mar 1823 |
2 | Thomas Bond |
27 Oct 1776 | 3 Mar 1823 | 46 | |
BONHAM of Malmesbury, Wilts | ||||||
27 Nov 1852 | UK | 1 | Sir Samuel George Bonham Governor of the Straits Settlements 1837‑1843 and Hong Kong 1848‑1854 |
7 Sep 1803 | 8 Oct 1863 | 60 |
8 Oct 1863 | 2 | George Francis Bonham | 28 Aug 1847 | 31 Jul 1927 | 79 | |
31 Jul 1927 | 3 | Eric Henry Bonham | 3 Jul 1875 | 14 Nov 1937 | 62 | |
14 Nov 1937 | 4 | Antony Lionel Thomas Bonham | 21 Oct 1916 | 5 Oct 2009 | 92 | |
5 Oct 2009 | 5 | George Martin Antony Bonham | 18 Feb 1945 | |||
BONSOR of Kingswood, Surrey | ||||||
26 Jan 1925 | UK | 1 | Henry Cosmo Orme Bonsor MP for Wimbledon 1885‑1900 |
2 Sep 1848 | 4 Dec 1929 | 81 |
4 Dec 1929 | 2 | Reginald Bonsor | 9 Aug 1879 | 4 Apr 1959 | 79 | |
4 Apr 1959 | 3 | Bryan Cosmo Bonsor | 26 Aug 1916 | 5 Mar 1977 | 60 | |
5 Mar 1977 | 4 | Nicholas Cosmo Bonsor MP for Nantwich 1979‑1983 and Upminster 1983‑1997; Minister of State for Foreign Affairs 1995‑1997 |
9 Dec 1942 | 21 Mar 2023 | 80 | |
21 Mar 2023 | 5 | Alexander Cosmo Walrond Bonsor | 8 Sep 1976 | |||
BOORD of Wakehurst Place, Sussex | ||||||
18 Feb 1896 | UK | 1 | Thomas William Boord MP for Greenwich 1873‑1895 |
14 Jul 1838 | 2 May 1912 | 73 |
2 May 1912 | 2 | William Arthur Boord | 24 May 1862 | 26 May 1928 | 66 | |
26 May 1928 | 3 | Richard William Boord | 9 Nov 1907 | 12 Dec 1975 | 68 | |
12 Dec 1975 | 4 | Nicholas John Charles Boord | 10 Jun 1936 | 7 Jan 2019 | 82 | |
7 Jan 2019 | 5 | Andrew Richard Boord | 23 Oct 1962 | |||
BOOT of Wilford, Notts | ||||||
11 Jan 1917 | UK | 1 | Sir Jesse Boot He was subsequently created Baron Trent in 1929 with which title the baronetcy then merged until its extinction in 1956 |
2 Jun 1850 | 13 Jun 1931 | 81 |
BOOTH | ||||||
22 May 1611 | E | 1 | George Booth | 20 Oct 1566 | 24 Oct 1652 | 86 |
24 Oct 1652 | 2 | George Booth, later [1661] 1st Baron Delamer MP for Cheshire 1646‑1648, 1654‑1656, 1656‑1658 and 1660 and Lancashire 1659 |
18 Dec 1622 | 8 Aug 1684 | 61 | |
8 Aug 1684 | 3 | Henry Booth, later [1690] 1st Earl of Warrington | 13 Jan 1652 | 2 Jan 1694 | 41 | |
2 Jan 1694 | 4 | George Booth, 2nd Earl of Warrington | 2 May 1675 | 2 Aug 1758 | 83 | |
2 Aug 1758 | 5 | Nathaniel Booth, 4th Baron Delamer | 1709 | 9 Jan 1770 | 60 | |
9 Jan 1770 to 7 Nov 1797 |
6 | George Booth Extinct on his death |
20 Mar 1724 | 7 Nov 1797 | 73 | |
BOOTH of Lissadill, Sligo | ||||||
30 Aug 1760 | I | See "Gore-Booth" | ||||
BOOTH of Portland Place, London | ||||||
27 Mar 1835 | UK | 1 | Felix Booth | 24 Jan 1850 | ||
24 Jan 1850 | 2 | Williamson Booth | Jul 1811 | 26 Aug 1877 | 66 | |
26 Aug 1877 to 2 Nov 1896 |
3 | Charles Booth Extinct on his death |
1812 | 2 Nov 1896 | 84 | |
BOOTH of Allerton Beeches, Lancs | ||||||
24 Jan 1916 | UK | 1 | Alfred Allen Booth | 17 Sep 1872 | 13 Mar 1948 | 75 |
13 Mar 1948 | 2 | Philip Booth | 8 Feb 1907 | 7 Jan 1960 | 52 | |
7 Jan 1960 | 3 | Douglas Allen Booth | 2 Dec 1949 | |||
BOOTHBY of Broadlow Ash, Derbyshire | ||||||
5 Nov 1644 | E | 1 | Henry Boothby He was created a baronet [of Clater Cote, Oxon] 5 Nov 1644 by sign manual of King Charles I but the letters patent did not pass the Great Seal due to the Civil War. Burke's Peerage treats the current baronet as being the 15th baronet of Broadlow Ash, whereas the Official Roll of the Baronetage and Debrett's treat him as the 16th baronet |
c 1592 | 3 Sep 1648 | |
3 Sep 1648 13 Jul 1660 |
2 1 |
William Boothby Obtained a new creation 13 Jul 1660 |
c 1638 | 24 Mar 1707 | ||
24 Mar 1707 | 3 2 |
Henry Boothby | c 1682 | 25 Nov 1710 | ||
Nov 1710 | 4 3 |
William Boothby | 1 Jan 1664 | c 1740 | ||
c 1740 | 5 4 |
William Boothby | 4 May 1721 | 15 Apr 1787 | 65 | |
15 Apr 1787 | 6 5 |
Brooke Boothby | 8 Nov 1710 | 9 Apr 1789 | 78 | |
9 Apr 1789 | 7 6 |
Brooke Boothby | 3 Jun 1744 | 23 Jan 1824 | 79 | |
23 Jan 1824 | 8 7 |
William Boothby | 4 Mar 1746 | 17 Mar 1824 | 78 | |
17 Mar 1824 | 9 8 |
William Boothby | 25 Mar 1782 | 21 Apr 1846 | 64 | |
21 Apr 1846 | 10 9 |
Brooke William Robert Boothby | 29 Jan 1809 | 21 Sep 1865 | 56 | |
21 Sep 1865 | 11 10 |
Brooke Boothby | 18 Nov 1856 | 22 Jan 1913 | 56 | |
22 Jan 1913 | 12 11 |
Charles Francis Boothby | 22 Jun 1858 | 4 Apr 1926 | 67 | |
4 Apr 1926 | 13 12 |
Herbert Cecil Boothby | 8 Dec 1863 | 27 Mar 1935 | 71 | |
27 Mar 1935 | 14 13 |
Seymour William Brooke Boothby | 6 Feb 1866 | 17 Mar 1951 | 85 | |
17 Mar 1951 | 15 14 |
Hugo Robert Brooke Boothby | 10 Aug 1907 | 30 May 1986 | 78 | |
30 May 1986 | 16 15 |
Brooke Charles Boothby | 6 Apr 1949 | |||
BOOTHBY of Chingford, Essex | ||||||
9 Nov 1660 | E | 1 | Thomas Boothby | c 1622 | 20 Aug 1661 | |
Aug 1661 to 1 Dec 1669 |
2 | Thomas Boothby Extinct on his death |
c 1645 | 1 Dec 1669 | ||
BOREEL of Amsterdam, Holland | ||||||
21 Mar 1645 | E | 1 | William de Boreel | 24 Mar 1591 | 29 Sep 1668 | 77 |
29 Sep 1668 | 2 | John Boreel | 29 Oct 1627 | 29 Mar 1691 | 63 | |
29 Mar 1691 | 3 | William Boreel | 4 Oct 1672 | 23 Sep 1710 | 37 | |
23 Sep 1710 | 4 | Adrian Boreel | 9 Dec 1674 | 15 Jul 1723 | 48 | |
15 Jul 1723 | 5 | Balthasar Boreel | 21 May 1673 | 28 Jun 1744 | 71 | |
28 Jun 1744 | 6 | William Boreel | 1712 | 14 Feb 1787 | 74 | |
14 Feb 1787 | 7 | William Boreel | 20 Jun 1744 | 31 Jul 1796 | 52 | |
31 Jul 1796 | 8 | James Boreel | 25 Oct 1768 | 12 Apr 1821 | 52 | |
12 Apr 1821 | 9 | William Boreel | 23 Mar 1800 | 1883 | 83 | |
1883 | 10 | Jacob William Gustavus Boreel | 10 Sep 1852 | 16 Jul 1937 | 84 | |
16 Jul 1937 | 11 | Francis William Robert Boreel | 19 Mar 1882 | 1 Jun 1941 | 59 | |
1 Jun 1941 | 12 | Alfred Boreel | 22 Jul 1883 | 20 Aug 1964 | 81 | |
20 Aug 1964 | 13 | Francis David Boreel | 14 Jun 1926 | 24 Mar 2001 | 74 | |
24 Mar 2001 | 14 | Stephan Gerard Boreel | 9 Feb 1945 | |||
BORLASE of Bockmer, Bucks | ||||||
4 May 1642 | E | 1 | John Borlase MP for Marlow 1640, Corfe Castle 1641‑1644 and Wycombe 1661‑1672 |
21 Aug 1619 | 8 Aug 1672 | 52 |
8 Aug 1672 to 1 Feb 1689 |
2 | John Borlase MP for Wycombe 1673‑1685 and Great Marlow 1685‑1689 Extinct on his death |
c 1640 | 1 Feb 1689 | ||
BOROUGH of Coolock Lodge, Dublin | ||||||
12 Nov 1813 | UK | 1 | Richard Borough | 18 Apr 1756 | 22 Jan 1837 | 80 |
22 Jan 1837 to 3 Dec 1879 |
2 | Edward Richard Borough Extinct on his death |
20 Jun 1800 | 3 Dec 1879 | 79 | |
BORROWES of Grangemellon, Kildare | ||||||
14 Feb 1646 | I | 1 | Erasmus Borrowes | c 1650 | ||
c 1650 | 2 | Walter Borrowes | c 1620 | 1685 | ||
1685 | 3 | Kildare Borrowes MP [I] for Kildare County 1703‑1709 |
c 1660 | 26 Sep 1709 | ||
c Sep 1709 | 4 | Walter Dixon Borrowes MP [I] for Harristown 1721‑1727 and Athy 1727‑1741 |
1691 | 9 Jun 1741 | 49 | |
9 Jun 1741 | 5 | Kildare Dixon Borrowes MP [I] for Kildare County 1745‑1776 |
20 Jan 1722 | 22 Jun 1790 | 68 | |
22 Jun 1790 | 6 | Erasmus Dixon Borrowes | 20 Dec 1759 | 19 Sep 1814 | 54 | |
19 Sep 1814 | 7 | Walter Dixon Borrowes | 21 Sep 1789 | 7 Mar 1834 | 44 | |
7 Mar 1834 | 8 | Erasmus Dixon Borrowes | 21 Sep 1799 | 27 May 1866 | 66 | |
27 May 1866 | 9 | Erasmus Dixon Borrowes | 19 Dec 1831 | 8 Oct 1898 | 66 | |
8 Oct 1898 | 10 | Kildare Borrowes | 21 Sep 1852 | 21 Oct 1924 | 72 | |
21 Oct 1924 to 15 Feb 1939 |
11 | Eustace Dixon Borrowes Extinct on his death |
31 Dec 1866 | 15 Feb 1939 | 72 | |
BORTHWICK of Piccadilly, Middlesex | ||||||
12 Jul 1887 | UK | 1 | Algernon Borthwick He was subsequently created Baron Glenesk in 1895 with which title the baronetcy then merged until its extinction in 1908 |
27 Dec 1830 | 24 Nov 1908 | 77 |
BORTHWICK of Whitburgh, Midlothian | ||||||
21 Jul 1908 | UK | 1 | Thomas Borthwick | 11 Jan 1835 | 31 Jul 1912 | 77 |
31 Jul 1912 | 2 | Thomas Banks Borthwick, later [1912] 1st Baron Whitburgh | 21 Aug 1874 | 29 Sep 1967 | 93 | |
29 Sep 1967 | 3 | John Thomas Borthwick | 5 Dec 1917 | 25 Oct 2002 | 84 | |
25 Oct 2002 | 4 | Anthony Thomas Borthwick | 12 Feb 1941 | |||
BORWICK of Eden Lacy, Lancs | ||||||
1 Jul 1916 | UK | 1 | Robert Hudson Borwick He was subsequently created Baron Borwick in 1922 with which title the baronetcy remains merged |
21 Jan 1845 | 27 Jan 1936 | 91 |
BOSSOM of Maidstone, Kent | ||||||
4 Jul 1953 | UK | 1 | Alfred Charles Bossom, later [1960] 1st Baron Bossom MP for Maidstone 1931‑1959 |
6 Oct 1881 | 4 Sep 1965 | 83 |
4 Sep 1965 | 2 | Clive Bossom MP for Leominster 1959‑1974 |
4 Feb 1918 | 8 Mar 2017 | 99 | |
8 Mar 2017 | 3 | Bruce Charles Bossom | 22 Aug 1952 | |||
BOSVILE-MACDONALD of Sleat, Inverness | ||||||
28 May 1625 | NS | 1 | Donald Macdonald | Oct 1643 | ||
Oct 1643 | 2 | James Macdonald | 8 Dec 1678 | |||
8 Dec 1678 | 3 | Donald Macdonald | 5 Feb 1695 | |||
5 Feb 1695 | 4 | Donald Macdonald | 1718 | |||
1718 | 5 | Donald Macdonald | c 1697 | 1720 | ||
1720 | 6 | James Macdonald | 1723 | |||
1723 | 7 | Alexander Macdonald | 1711 | 23 Nov 1746 | 35 | |
23 Nov 1746 | 8 | James Macdonald | c 1742 | 26 Jul 1766 | ||
26 Jul 1766 | 9 | Alexander Macdonald, later [1776] 1st Baron Macdonald of Sleat | c 1745 | 12 Sep 1795 | ||
12 Sep 1795 | 10 | Alexander Wentworth Macdonald, 2nd Baron Macdonald of Sleat | 9 Dec 1773 | 19 Jun 1824 | 50 | |
19 Jun 1824 | 11 | Godfrey Bosville Macdonald, 3rd Baron Macdonald of Sleat For further information on the descent of the peerage and baronetcy on his death, see the note at the foot of the page containing details of the barony of Macdonald |
14 Oct 1775 | 13 Oct 1832 | 56 | |
13 Oct 1832 | 12 | Alexander William Robert Bosville‑Macdonald | 12 Dec 1800 | 22 Sep 1847 | 46 | |
22 Sep 1847 | 13 | Godfrey Wentworth Bayard Bosville | 6 Jan 1826 | 11 Oct 1865 | 39 | |
11 Oct 1865 | 14 | Alexander Wentworth Macdonald Bosville‑Macdonald | 26 Sep 1865 | 26 Mar 1933 | 67 | |
26 Mar 1933 | 15 | Godfrey Middleton Bosville-Macdonald | 25 Sep 1887 | 3 Aug 1951 | 63 | |
3 Aug 1951 | 16 | Alexander Somerled Angus Bosville‑Macdonald | 6 Nov 1917 | 21 Oct 1958 | 40 | |
21 Oct 1958 | 17 | Ian Godfrey Bosville-Macdonald | 18 Jul 1947 | |||
BOSWALL of Blackadder, Berwick | ||||||
19 Jul 1836 | UK | See "Houstoun-Boswall" | ||||
BOSWELL of Auchinleck, Ayr | ||||||
16 Aug 1821 | UK | 1 | Alexander Boswell MP for Plympton Erle 1816‑1821 For further information on the death of this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page |
9 Oct 1775 | 27 Mar 1822 | 46 |
27 Mar 1822 to 4 Nov 1857 |
2 | James Boswell Extinct on his death |
Dec 1806 | 4 Nov 1857 | 50 | |
BOTELER of Hatfield Woodhall, Herts | ||||||
12 Apr 1620 | E | 1 | John Boteler He was subsequently created Baron Boteler in 1628 with which title the baronetcy then merged until its extinction in 1647 |
27 May 1637 | ||
BOTELER of Teston, Kent | ||||||
3 Jul 1641 | E | 1 | William Boteler | 29 Jun 1644 | ||
29 Jun 1644 | 2 | Oliver Boteler | c 1637 | 17 Nov 1689 | ||
17 Nov 1689 | 3 | Philip Boteler MP for Hythe 1690‑1708 |
c 1667 | Jun 1719 | ||
Jun 1719 to 22 Jan 1772 |
4 | Philip Boteler Extinct on his death |
c 1695 | 22 Jan 1772 | ||
BOTELER of Bramfield, Herts | ||||||
7 Dec 1643 to Jun 1657 |
E | 1 | George Boteler Extinct on his death |
c 1583 | 25 Jun 1657 | |
BOTELER of Wetherby Gardens, London | ||||||
13 Jul 1889 | UK | 1 | Joseph Edgar Boehm | 4 Jul 1834 | 12 Dec 1890 | 56 |
12 Dec 1890 to 22 May 1928 |
2 | Edgar Collins Boehm (later Boteler) Extinct on his death |
1 Oct 1869 | 22 May 1928 | 58 | |
BOUGHEY of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffs | ||||||
24 Aug 1798 | GB | 1 | Thomas Fletcher | 25 Nov 1747 | 14 Jul 1812 | 64 |
14 Jul 1812 | 2 | John Fenton Boughey MP for Newcastle under Lyme 1812‑1818 and Staffordshire 1820‑1823 |
1 May 1784 | 27 Jun 1823 | 39 | |
27 Jun 1823 | 3 | Thomas Fletcher Fenton Boughey | 22 Jan 1809 | 6 Oct 1880 | 71 | |
6 Oct 1880 | 4 | Thomas Fletcher-Boughey | 5 Apr 1836 | 30 Aug 1906 | 70 | |
30 Aug 1906 | 5 | George Boughey | 2 May 1837 | 4 Aug 1910 | 73 | |
4 Aug 1910 | 6 | William Fletcher Boughey | 3 Sep 1840 | 17 Apr 1912 | 71 | |
17 Apr 1912 | 7 | Robert Boughey | 21 Mar 1843 | 22 May 1921 | 78 | |
22 May 1921 | 8 | Francis Boughey For information on the death of this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page |
2 Apr 1848 | 6 Mar 1927 | 78 | |
6 Mar 1927 | 9 | George Menteth Boughey | 28 Mar 1879 | 28 Jun 1959 | 80 | |
28 Jun 1959 | 10 | Richard James Boughey | 30 Jul 1925 | 3 Oct 1978 | 53 | |
3 Oct 1978 | 11 | John George Fletcher Boughey | 12 Aug 1959 | |||
BOUGHTON of Lawford, Warwicks | ||||||
4 Aug 1641 | E | 1 | William Boughton | c 1600 | 1656 | |
1656 | 2 | Edward Boughton MP for Warwickshire 1679‑1680 |
22 Sep 1628 | 2 Feb 1681 | 52 | |
Feb 1681 | 3 | William Boughton | c 1632 | 12 Aug 1683 | ||
12 Aug 1683 | 4 | William Boughton MP for Warwickshire 1712‑1713 |
15 May 1663 | 22 Jul 1716 | 53 | |
22 Jul 1716 | 5 | Edward Boughton | c 1689 | 12 Feb 1722 | ||
12 Feb 1722 | 6 | Edward Boughton | c 1719 | 3 Mar 1772 | ||
3 Mar 1772 | 7 | Theodosius Edward Allesley Boughton For further information on this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page |
3 Aug 1760 | 29 Aug 1780 | 20 | |
29 Aug 1780 | 8 | Edward Boughton | c 1742 | 26 Feb 1794 | ||
26 Feb 1794 28 Jul 1791 |
9 1 |
Charles William Rouse-Boughton He had previously been created a baronet (Boughton of Rouse Lench, Worcs) on 28 Jul 1791 MP for Evesham 1780‑1790 and Bramber 1796‑1799; Secretary to the Board of Control 1784‑1791 |
16 Dec 1747 | 26 Feb 1821 | 73 | |
26 Feb 1821 | 10 2 |
William Edward Rouse-Boughton MP for Evesham 1818‑1819 and 1820‑1826 |
14 Sep 1788 | 22 May 1856 | 67 | |
22 May 1856 | 11 3 |
Charles Henry Rouse-Boughton | 16 Jan 1825 | 27 Feb 1906 | 81 | |
27 Feb 1906 | 12 4 |
William St. Andrew Rouse-Boughton | 23 Sep 1853 | 9 Sep 1937 | 83 | |
9 Sep 1937 to 17 Jun 1963 |
13 5 |
Edward Hotham Rouse-Boughton Both baronetcies extinct on his death |
23 Aug 1893 | 17 Jun 1963 | 69 | |
BOULEN of Holland | ||||||
14 Feb 1623 to c 1660 |
I | 1 | Peter Boulen Extinct on his death |
c 1660 | ||
BOULTON of Copped Hall, Herts | ||||||
24 Jul 1905 | UK | 1 | Samuel Bagster Boulton | 12 Jul 1830 | 27 Apr 1918 | 87 |
27 Apr 1918 | 2 | Harold Edwin Boulton | 7 Aug 1859 | 1 Jun 1935 | 75 | |
1 Jun 1935 | 3 | Denis Duncan Harold Owen Boulton | 10 Dec 1892 | 10 Aug 1968 | 75 | |
10 Aug 1968 to 1996 |
4 | Harold Hugh Christian Boulton Extinct on his death |
29 Oct 1918 | 1996 | 77 | |
BOULTON of Braxted Park, Essex | ||||||
30 Jun 1944 | UK | 1 | William Whytehead Boulton MP for Sheffield Central 1931‑1945 |
10 Jan 1873 | 9 Jan 1949 | 75 |
9 Jan 1949 | 2 | Edward John Boulton | 11 Apr 1907 | 10 Aug 1982 | 75 | |
10 Aug 1982 | 3 | William Whytehead Boulton | 21 Jun 1912 | 20 Jul 2010 | 98 | |
20 Jul 2010 | 4 | John Gibson Boulton | 18 Dec 1946 | |||
BOURKE of Mayo | ||||||
c 1638 | NS | 1 | Miles Bourke, 2nd Viscount Mayo The baronetcy continued to be merged with the Viscountcy of Mayo until its extinction in 1767 |
1649 | ||
BOURKE of Brittas | ||||||
c 1638 | NS | 1 | Theobald Bourke He subsequently succeeded to the Viscountcy of Mayo in 1649 with which title the baronetcy then merged until its extinction in 1767 |
12 Jan 1653 | ||
BOURKE of Kilpeacon, Limerick | ||||||
c 1645 | I | 1 | David Bourke | 1588 | 1661 | 73 |
1661 | 2 | Oliver Bourke | 1696 | |||
1696 to after 1707 |
3 | James Bourke Extinct on his death |
after 1707 | |||
BOURNE of Hackinsall Hall, Lancs | ||||||
10 May 1880 | UK | 1 | James Bourne MP for Evesham 1865‑1880 |
8 Oct 1812 | 14 Mar 1882 | 69 |
14 Mar 1882 to 11 Nov 1883 |
2 | James Dyson Bourne Extinct on his death |
1842 | 11 Nov 1883 | 41 | |
BOUVERIE of London | ||||||
19 Feb 1714 | GB | See "Des Bouverie" | ||||
BOVEY of Hillfields, Warwicks | ||||||
30 Aug 1660 to Oct 1679 |
E | 1 | Ralph Bovey Extinct on his death |
11 Oct 1679 | ||
BOWATER of Hill Crest, Surrey | ||||||
16 Jul 1914 | UK | 1 | Sir Thomas Vansittart Bowater MP for London 1924‑1938 |
20 Oct 1862 | 28 Mar 1938 | 75 |
28 Mar 1938 | 2 | Rainald Vansittart Bowater | 27 Jan 1888 | 2 Mar 1945 | 57 | |
2 Mar 1945 | 3 | Thomas Dudley Blennerhassett Bowater | 29 Sep 1889 | 3 Mar 1972 | 82 | |
3 Mar 1972 | 4 | John Vansittart Bowater | 6 Apr 1918 | 24 Apr 2008 | 90 | |
24 Apr 2008 | 5 | Michael Patrick Bowater | 18 Jul 1949 | |||
BOWATER of Friston, Suffolk | ||||||
11 Oct 1939 | UK | 1 | Sir Frank Henry Bowater | 3 Apr 1866 | 10 Nov 1947 | 81 |
10 Nov 1947 | 2 | Noel Vansittart Bowater | 25 Dec 1892 | 22 Jan 1984 | 91 | |
22 Jan 1984 | 3 | Euan David Vansittart Bowater | 9 Sep 1935 | |||
BOWDEN of Nottingham, Notts | ||||||
23 Jun 1915 | UK | 1 | Frank Bowden | 30 Jan 1848 | 25 Apr 1921 | 73 |
25 Apr 1921 | 2 | Harold Bowden | 9 Jul 1880 | 24 Aug 1960 | 80 | |
24 Aug 1960 | 3 | Frank Houston Bowden | 10 Aug 1909 | 1 Dec 2001 | 92 | |
1 Dec 2001 | 4 | Nicholas Richard Bowden | 13 Aug 1935 | |||
BOWEN of Colworth, Beds | ||||||
10 Jan 1921 | UK | 1 | Albert Bowen | 1 Nov 1858 | 19 Sep 1924 | 65 |
19 Sep 1924 | 2 | Edward Crowther Bowen | 11 Mar 1885 | 31 Oct 1937 | 52 | |
31 Oct 1937 | 3 | John Edward Mortimer Bowen For information on the death of this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page |
2 Jun 1918 | 12 Aug 1939 | 21 | |
12 Aug 1939 | 4 | Thomas Frederic Charles Bowen | 11 Oct 1921 | 27 Feb 1989 | 67 | |
27 Feb 1989 | 5 | Mark Edward Mortimer Bowen | 17 Oct 1958 | 27 Feb 2014 | 55 | |
27 Feb 2014 | 6 | George Edward Michael Bowen | 27 Dec 1987 | |||
BOWEN-JONES of St Mary's Court, Salop | ||||||
4 Jul 1911 to 6 Jun 1925 |
UK | 1 | John Bowen Bowen-Jones Extinct on his death |
25 Dec 1840 | 6 Jun 1925 | 84 |
BOWER of Chislehurst, Kent | ||||||
19 Oct 1925 to 16 Nov 1948 |
UK | 1 | Sir Alfred Louis Bower Extinct on his death |
8 Oct 1858 | 16 Nov 1948 | 90 |
BOWLBY of Manchester Square, London | ||||||
17 Jul 1923 | UK | 1 | Sir Anthony Alfred Bowlby | 10 May 1855 | 7 Apr 1929 | 73 |
7 Apr 1929 | 2 | Anthony Hugh Mostyn Bowlby | 13 Jan 1906 | 17 Aug 1993 | 87 | |
17 Aug 1993 | 3 | Richard Peregrine Longstaff Bowlby | 11 Aug 1941 | |||
BOWLES of Enfield, Middlesex | ||||||
27 Jul 1926 to 14 Oct 1943 |
UK | 1 | Henry Ferryman Bowles MP for Enfield 1889‑1906 and 1918‑1922 Extinct on his death |
19 Dec 1858 | 14 Oct 1943 | 84 |
BOWMAN of Clifford Street, Westminster and Joldwynds, Surrey | ||||||
23 Jan 1884 | UK | 1 | William Bowman | 20 Jul 1816 | 29 Mar 1892 | 75 |
29 Mar 1892 | 2 | William Paget Bowman | 25 Sep 1845 | 7 Jan 1917 | 71 | |
7 Jan 1917 | 3 | Paget Mervyn Bowman | 1 Sep 1873 | 2 Dec 1955 | 82 | |
2 Dec 1955 | 4 | John Paget Bowman | 12 Feb 1904 | 16 Aug 1994 | 90 | |
16 Aug 1994 to 6 Jan 2003 |
5 | Paul Humphrey Armytage Bowman Extinct on his death |
10 Aug 1921 | 6 Jan 2003 | 81 | |
BOWMAN of Killingworth, Northumberland | ||||||
18 Jan 1961 | UK | 1 | Sir James Bowman | 8 Mar 1898 | 25 Sep 1978 | 80 |
25 Sep 1978 to 1990 |
2 | George Bowman Extinct on his death |
2 Jul 1923 | 1990 | 66 | |
BOWRING of Beechwood, Lancs | ||||||
23 Jul 1907 to 20 Oct 1916 |
UK | 1 | William Benjamin Bowring Extinct on his death |
13 Feb 1837 | 20 Oct 1916 | 79 |
BOWYER of Leighthorne, Sussex | ||||||
23 Jul 1627 | E | 1 | Thomas Bowyer MP for Midhurst 1614 and Bramber 1621‑1642 |
28 Nov 1586 | 28 Feb 1650 | 63 |
Feb 1650 | 2 | Thomas Bowyer | c 1609 | 1659 | ||
1659 to Feb 1680 |
3 | James Bowyer Extinct on his death |
c 1644 | 28 Feb 1680 | ||
BOWYER of Denham Court, Bucks | ||||||
25 Jun 1660 | E | 1 | William Bowyer MP for Buckinghamshire 1659‑1660 and 1660-1679 |
29 Jun 1612 | 2 Oct 1679 | 67 |
2 Oct 1679 | 2 | William Bowyer | c 1639 | 13 Feb 1722 | ||
13 Feb 1722 | 3 | William Bowyer | c 1710 | 12 Jul 1767 | ||
12 Jul 1767 | 4 | William Bowyer | c 1736 | Apr 1799 | ||
Apr 1799 8 Sep 1794 |
5 1 |
George Bowyer MP for Queenborough 1784‑1790 He was created a baronet (Denham of Radley, Berks) on 8 Sep 1794 |
1739 | 6 Dec 1799 | 60 | |
6 Dec 1799 | 6 2 |
George Bowyer MP for Malmesbury 1807‑1810 and Abingdon 1811‑1818 |
3 Mar 1783 | 1 Jul 1860 | 77 | |
1 Jul 1860 | 7 3 |
George Bowyer MP for Dundalk 1852‑1868 and co. Wexford 1874‑1880 |
8 Oct 1811 | 7 Jun 1883 | 71 | |
7 Jun 1883 | 8 4 |
William Bowyer | Oct 1812 | 30 May 1893 | 80 | |
30 May 1893 | 9 5 |
George Henry Bowyer On his death the baronetcy of 1794 became extinct whilst the baronetcy of 1660 passed to - |
9 Sep 1870 | 27 Sep 1950 | 80 | |
27 Sep 1950 | 10 | Bertram Stanley Mitford Bowyer He had previously succeeded to the Barony of Denham in 1948 with which title the baronetcy remains merged |
3 Oct 1927 | 1 Dec 2021 | 94 | |
BOWYER of Knipersley, Staffs | ||||||
11 Sep 1660 | E | 1 | John Bowyer MP for Staffordshire 1646-1648 and Newcastle under Lyme 1656‑1658 and 1660 |
21 Sep 1623 | 18 Jul 1666 | 42 |
Jul 1666 | 2 | John Bowyer MP for Warwick 1678‑1679 and Staffordshire 1679‑1681 |
25 Apr 1653 | 18 Jul 1691 | 38 | |
Jul 1691 | 3 | John Bowyer | c 1672 | 10 May 1701 | ||
May 1701 to Feb 1702 |
4 | William Bowyer Extinct on his death |
23 Jul 1654 | 17 Feb 1702 | 47 | |
BOWYER of Leighthorne, Sussex | ||||||
18 May 1678 | E | See "Goring" | ||||
BOWYER of Weston Underwood, Bucks | ||||||
21 Jan 1933 | UK | 1 | Sir George Edward Wentworth Bowyer He was subsequently created Baron Denham in 1937 with which title the baronetcy remains merged |
16 Jan 1886 | 30 Nov 1948 | 62 |
BOWYER-SMYTH of Hill Hall, Essex | ||||||
28 Nov 1661 | E | 1 | Thomas Smith | c 1602 | 5 May 1668 | |
5 May 1668 | 2 | Edward Smyth | 28 Sep 1637 | 24 Jun 1713 | 75 | |
24 Jun 1713 | 3 | Edward Smyth | 1686 | 16 Aug 1744 | 58 | |
16 Aug 1744 | 4 | Edward Smyth | 12 Nov 1710 | 4 Mar 1760 | 49 | |
4 Mar 1760 | 5 | Charles Smyth | 12 Oct 1711 | 24 Mar 1773 | 61 | |
24 Mar 1773 | 6 | William Smyth | c 1719 | 25 Jan 1777 | ||
25 Jan 1777 | 7 | William Smyth (Smijth from c 1796) | 23 Apr 1746 | 1 May 1823 | 77 | |
1 May 1823 | 8 | Thomas Smijth | 6 Feb 1781 | 5 Oct 1833 | 52 | |
5 Oct 1833 | 9 | John Smijth | 8 Jun 1782 | 9 Dec 1838 | 56 | |
9 Dec 1838 | 10 | Edward Smijth (Bowyer-Smijth from 1839) | 1 Mar 1785 | 15 Aug 1850 | 65 | |
15 Aug 1850 | 11 | William Bowyer-Smijth MP for Essex South 1852‑1857 For further information on this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page |
22 Apr 1814 | 20 Nov 1883 | 69 | |
20 Nov 1883 | 12 | William Bowyer-Smijth | 1 Sep 1840 | 22 Jul 1916 | 75 | |
22 Jul 1916 | 13 | Alfred John Bowyer-Smyth | 12 Sep 1850 | 4 Aug 1927 | 76 | |
4 Aug 1927 | 14 | Philip Weyland Bowyer-Smyth | 4 Feb 1894 | 29 Nov 1978 | 84 | |
29 Nov 1978 | 15 | Thomas Weyland Bowyer He relinquished the name of "Smyth" by Deed Poll in 1997 |
25 Jun 1960 | |||
BOXALL of Cambridge Square, London | ||||||
4 Sep 1919 | UK | 1 | Alleyne Alfred Boxall For further information on this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page |
11 Oct 1855 | 5 May 1927 | 71 |
5 May 1927 to 29 Jun 1945 |
2 | Alleyne Percival Boxall Extinct on his death |
14 Sep 1882 | 29 Jun 1945 | 62 | |
BOYCE of Badgeworth, Gloucs | ||||||
24 Nov 1952 | UK | 1 | Harold Leslie Boyce MP for Gloucester 1929‑1945 |
9 Jul 1895 | 30 May 1955 | 59 |
30 May 1955 | 2 | Richard Leslie Boyce | 5 Jul 1929 | 12 Oct 1968 | 39 | |
12 Oct 1968 | 3 | Robert Charles Leslie Boyce | 2 May 1962 | |||
BOYD of Danson Hill, Kent | ||||||
2 Jun 1775 | GB | 1 | John Boyd | 29 Dec 1718 | 24 Jan 1800 | 81 |
24 Jan 1800 | 2 | John Boyd MP for Wareham 1780‑1784 |
27 Oct 1750 | 30 May 1815 | 64 | |
30 May 1815 | 3 | John Boyd | 5 Jun 1786 | 19 Jan 1855 | 68 | |
19 Jan 1855 | 4 | John Augustus Hugh Boyd | 30 Jul 1819 | 7 Aug 1857 | 38 | |
7 Aug 1857 | 5 | Harley Hugh Boyd | 2 Nov 1853 | 2 Jun 1876 | 22 | |
2 Jun 1876 to Feb 1889 |
6 | Frederick Boyd Extinct on his death |
13 Aug 1820 | Feb 1889 | 68 | |
BOYD of Howth House, co. Dublin | ||||||
29 Jun 1916 | UK | 1 | Walter Boyd PC [I] 1916 |
28 Jan 1833 | 25 Jun 1918 | 85 |
25 Jun 1918 | 2 | Walter Herbert Boyd | 31 Mar 1867 | 17 Apr 1948 | 81 | |
17 Apr 1948 | 3 | Alexander Walter Boyd | 16 Jun 1934 | 4 Dec 2018 | 84 | |
4 Dec 2018 | 4 | Kyle Robert Rendell Boyd | 1987 | |||
BOYLE of Ockham, Sussex | ||||||
14 Dec 1904 | UK | 1 | Edward Boyle MP for Taunton 1906‑1909 |
6 Sep 1848 | 19 Mar 1909 | 60 |
19 Mar 1909 | 2 | Edward Boyle | 12 Jun 1878 | 31 Mar 1945 | 66 | |
31 Mar 1945 | 3 | Edward Charles Gurney Boyle, Baron Boyle of Handsworth | 31 Aug 1923 | 28 Sep 1981 | 58 | |
28 Sep 1981 | 4 | Richard Gurney Boyle | 14 May 1930 | 30 Sep 1983 | 53 | |
30 Sep 1983 | 5 | Stephen Gurney Boyle | 15 Jan 1962 | |||
Sir Walter Blunt, 5th baronet | ||||||
According to the London Morning Post of 17 July 1847: | ||||||
this youthful Baronet expired unexpectedly on Tuesday last at his seat, Heathfield, Sussex, aged but twenty-one. The circumstances connected with his death are of a nature somewhat painful. It appears that about twelve months since a fatal complaint manifested itself in his frame, but no immediate danger was apprehended up to Monday last, when, while driving in his park, the horses became rather restive and plunged somewhat hastily. The shock which was occasioned had the effect of breaking an abscess which had formed under the heart. He was immediately conveyed to the mansion, where death ensued next morning. | ||||||
Sir Alexander Boswell, 1st baronet | ||||||
Alexander was the son of James Boswell, the biographer of Dr. Johnson. He found his own fame as an antiquary and song-writer. Alexander died as a result of a duel on 27 March 1822. The following account of the duel, and the events which led up to it, are taken from the Glasgow Herald of 29 March 1822:- | ||||||
It is with the deepest regret we state, that a meeting took place on Tuesday morning, about ten o'clock, at Auchtertoul, near Balmuto, in Fife, betwixt Sir Alexander Boswell, Bart., of Auchinleck, and James Stuart, Esq., younger of Dunearn; which ended in Sir Alexander being dangerously wounded. The ball, we understand, entered a little below the shoulder, and, taking a slanting direction upwards, lodged in the body of the unfortunate gentleman. The seconds were, John Douglas, Esq., brother to the Marquis of Queensberry, to Sir Alexander Boswell, and the Earl of Rosslyn to Mr. Stuart. Sir Alexander, immediately after the encounter, was conveyed to the house of his relative, Lord Balmuto, and received the prompt assistance of Professor John Thomson of this city. Lady Boswell, the anguish of whose feelings our readers may well conceive, is in constant attendance upon her husband. Mr. Stuart and Lord Rosslyn have since passed through Edinburgh for England. Without alluding in particular to the various rumours in circulation, we believe we may state, that this unfortunate occurrence had its origin in the transaction connected with the affairs of the Glasgow Sentinel, to which we lately referred. Our readers are not to be informed, that Mr. Stuart had brought an action against the printers and publishers of that journal, on account of certain strictures which he conceived to be injurious to his character. It appears that, soon after, some change took place in the partnership of the printers of the Sentinel, in consequence of which one individual withdrew or was thrown out from the concern. That person having been incarcerated for debt, wrote to Mr. Stuart, offering, upon certain conditions which he stated, to put him into possession of some important information. Mr. Stuart immediately proceeded to Glasgow; and the person in question obtained his liberation in consequence of the sum for which he was imprisoned being deposited in the hands of the jailor, by some friend, it is presumed, of Mr. Stuart. We are farther informed, that Mr. Stuart, along with several of his friends, waited at an inn in Glasgow the arrival of this person, who brought with him a bundle of papers. These papers Mr. Stuart refused to receive, but required to be put in possession of the original manuscripts of those articles which reflected upon himself, particularly of that one which was made the foundation of the prosecution. These were accordingly selected from the parcel, and delivered up to Mr. Stuart, who gave a receipt for them, and a letter discharging his action. A precognition into the circumstances of the transaction was commenced before the Sheriff of Edinburgh; and on Monday se'nnight, we believe, Mr. Stuart underwent a long examination. The papers given to Mr. Stuart, or one or more of them, having been found to have been in the handwriting of Sir Alexander Boswell, or to have been transmitted by him to the Sentinel, led, we understand, to a correspondence, which terminated in the melancholy result we have stated. The parties had been previously bound over by the Sheriff of Edinburgh to keep the peace; in consequence of which they proceeded to the neighbouring county of Fife. We forbear at present from making any remark on this unpleasant subject; but we may be allowed to express our satisfaction, that no blame whatever attaches to those in the present management of the Glasgow Sentinel. | ||||||
Since writing the above, we find that intelligence has been received of the death of Sir Alexander, yesterday at three o'clock. | ||||||
It is apparent, therefore, that James Stuart had been subjected to a number of anonymous attacks (which took the form of songs) that had been published in the Glasgow Sentinel, and that Stuart had believed that the author of such attacks was Sir Alexander Boswell, under the pseudonym "Ignotus". At his subsequent trial for murder held on 10 June 1822, Stuart was found not guilty. A complete account of the duel, the subsequent trial and copies of the offending songs can be found in Google books by searching on the phrase "Trial of James Stuart". | ||||||
Sir Francis Boughey, 8th baronet [GB 1798] | ||||||
Sir Francis committed suicide in March 1927. The Manchester Guardian of 9 March 1927 reported the result of the subsequent inquest:- | ||||||
An inquest on Sir Francis Boughey, of Aqualate Park, Newport, Salop, who was found early on Monday morning hanging in an outhouse at the hall, was held by the Stafford Coroner yesterday, when a verdict of suicide during temporary insanity was returned. | ||||||
Sir Francis, after attending church on Sunday, left his home informing the footman he would be back for tea. When he failed to return a search was organised in the woods, which proved fruitless. Early the following morning his nephew found him hanging from a hook attached to a windlass. His legs were strapped together. | ||||||
The nephew stated that his uncle, who was 78 years old, was highly strung, and had had a tremendous strain upon him lately because his agent and many workmen were ill. | ||||||
Sir Theodosius Edward Allesley Boughton, 7th baronet | ||||||
In around 1776, Anna, Lady Boughton, widow of the 6th baronet, and her daughter, Theodosia, visited Bath, but on arriving, they found that every bed in every inn was already occupied and it looked as though they would be reduced to sleeping on chairs. One of the other guests at the inn, a man named John Donellan, made the gallant gesture of giving up his own room for the ladies. In return, the ladies invited Donellan to breakfast with them the next morning and the friendship ripened until, in June 1777, Donellan married Theodosia. | ||||||
Donellan was born around 1737, the son of an army officer. He too joined the army and his regiment was sent to India in 1754. When it came time for his regiment to return home, Donellan stayed in India, where he distinguished himself in the taking of Mazulapatam. Being appointed one of the agents for prize-money, he was accused of accepting corrupt gifts from some Indian merchants and was tried by a court martial and cashiered. | ||||||
On 30 March 1781, Donellan was tried at the Warwick Assizes for the murder by poisoning of his brother in law, Sir Theodosius Boughton, 7th baronet. | ||||||
The following is the report of the case from the Newgate Calendar:- | ||||||
Mr Powell, apothecary of Rugby, deposed that on Wednesday morning, the 27th of February, he was sent for to Lawton Hall, and on his arrival there, at a little before 9 o'clock, Captain Donellan conducted him to the apartment of Sir Theodosius. On entering, he perceived that the baronet was dead; and on examining the body he concluded that it was about an hour since life had fled. He had some conversation with Captain Donellan with regard to the deceased, and he was told by him that he had 'died in convulsions'. | ||||||
Lady Boughton, the mother of the deceased, deposed that Sir Theodosius was twenty years old … On his coming of age he would have been entitled to above £2,000 a year, and in the event of his dying a minor the greater part of his fortune was to descend to his sister, the wife of Mr Donellan. It was known in his family on the evening of Tuesday, the 26th that Sir Theodosius was to take his physic the next morning. He used to put his physic in the dressing-room. He happened once to omit to take it; upon which Mr Donellan said, 'Why don’t you set it in your outer room? - then you would not so soon forget it'. After this he several times put the medicines upon his shelf over the chimney-piece in his outer room. On the evening of Tuesday, the 26th, about 6 o'clock, Sir Theodosius went out fishing attended only by one servant, Samuel Frost. Witness and Mrs Donellan took a walk in the garden, and were there over an hour. To the best of her recollection she had seen nothing of Mr Donellan after dinner till about 7 o'clock, when he came out of the house door in the garden, and told them that he had been to see them fishing, and that he would have persuaded Sir Theodosius to come in, lest he should take cold, but he could not. Sir Theodosius came home a little after nine, apparently very well; he went up into his own room soon after, and then to bed. He requested her to call him the next morning and give him his physic. She accordingly went into his room about 7 in the morning, when he appeared to be very well. She asked him where the bottle was, and he said, 'It stands there upon the shelf'. He desired her to read the label, which she accordingly did, and found there was written upon it: 'Purging draught for Sir Theodosius Boughton'. As he was taking it he observed that it smelled and tasted very nauseous; upon which she said, 'I think it smells very strongly like bitter almonds'. He then remarked that he thought he should not be able to keep the medicine upon his stomach. | ||||||
Here a bottle was delivered to Lady Boughton containing the genuine draught, which she was desired to smell, and inform the Court whether it smelled like the medicine Sir Theodosius took. She answered in the negative. She was then desired to smell another containing the draught, with the addition of laurel-water, which she said had a smell very much like that of the medicine she gave to Sir Theodosius. Lady Boughton then proceeded with her evidence. Two minutes after Sir Theodosius had taken the draught he struggled very much. It appeared to her as if it was to keep the draught down. He made a prodigious rattling in his stomach, and guggling; and these symptoms continued about ten minutes. He then seemed as if he were going to sleep, or inclined to doze; and, perceiving him a little composed, she went out of the room. She returned in about five minutes, and to her great surprise found him with his eyes fixed upwards, his teeth clenched, and foam running out of his mouth. She instantly desired a servant to take the first horse he could get and go for Mr Powell. | ||||||
She saw Mr Donellan less than five minutes after. He came into the room where Sir Theodosius lay, and said to her: 'What do you want?' She answered that she wanted to inform that a terrible thing had happened; that it was an unaccountable thing in the doctor to send such medicine, for if it had been taken by a dog it would have killed it; and she did not think her son would live. He inquired in what way Sir Theodosius then was. When told, he asked her where the physic bottle was; on which she showed him two draughts; when he took up one of the bottles and said, 'Is this it?' she answered, 'Yes'. He then rinsed it, and emptied it into some dirty water that was in a wash hand-basin; and on his doing so she said, 'What are you at? You should not meddle with the bottles.' Upon that he snatched up the other bottle and rinsed it, and then he put his finger to it and tasted it. She repeated that he ought not to meddle with the bottles; upon which he replied that he did it to taste it. Two servants, named Sarah Blundell and Catherine Amos, afterwards came into the room and he desired the former to take away the basin and the bottles, and he put the bottles into her hands. The witness, however, took the bottles from her and set them down, bidding her not to touch them; and the prisoner then desired that the room might be cleaned, and the dirty clothes thrown into the inner room. This being done, the witness turned her back for a moment on which the prisoner again handed the servant the bottles, and bade her take them away, and she accordingly removed them. | ||||||
Witness soon afterwards went into the parlour, where she found Mr and Mrs Donellan; and the former told his wife that her mother had been pleased to take notice of his washing the bottles, and that he did not know what he should have done if he had not thought of saying that he had put the water into them to put his finger to it to taste. | ||||||
Dr Rattray, of Coventry, described the external appearances of the body, and its appearances in the dissecting. He was asked whether, as he had heard the evidence of Mr Powell and Lady Boughton, he could, from that evidence, totally independent of the appearances he had described, form a judgment as to the cause of the death of Sir Theodosius. He answered that, exclusive of these appearances, he was of [the] opinion, from the symptoms that followed the taking of the draught, that it was poison, and the certain cause of his death. Being desired to smell the bottle, and asked what was the noxious medicine in it, he said it was a distillation of laurel leaves, called laurel-water. Here he entered into a detail of several experiments on animals, tending to show the instantaneous and mortal effects of the laurel-water. He knew nothing in medicine that corresponded in smell with that mixture, which was like that of bitter almonds. He further said that the quantity of laurel-water contained in the bottle shown to him was sufficient to cause the death of any human creature; and that the appearance of the body confirmed him in his opinion that the deceased was poisoned, so far as, upon viewing a body so long after the death of the subject, one could be allowed to form a judgment upon such appearances. | ||||||
Mr Wilmer and Dr Parsons, professor of anatomy at Oxford, confirmed the evidence of Dr Rattray. | ||||||
John Darbyshire deposed that he had been a prisoner in Warwick jail for debt, and that Mr Donellan and he had had a bed in the same room for a month or five weeks. He remembered to have had a conversation with him about Sir Theodosius being poisoned. On his asking him whether the body was poisoned or not, he said there was no doubt of it. The witness said, 'For God's sake, Captain, who could do it?' He answered that it was amongst themselves; he had no hand in it. The witness asked whom he meant by themselves. He said, 'Sir Theodosius himself, Lady Boughton, the footman and the apothecary.' The witness replied, 'Sure, Sir Theodosius could not do it himself!' He said he did not think he did - he could not believe he would. The witness answered: 'The apothecary could hardly do it - he would lose a good patient; the footman could have no interest in it; and it is unnatural to suppose that Lady Boughton would do it.' The Captain said how covetous Lady Boughton was; she had received an anonymous letter the day after Sir Theodosius' death charging her plump with poisoning him; that she called him and read it to him, and trembled. She desired he would not let his wife know of that letter, and asked him if he would give up his right to the personal estate, and to some estates of about £200 a year belonging to the family. The conversation was about a month after the Captain came into the jail. At other times he said it was impossible he could do a thing that never was in his power. | ||||||
This being the chief evidence, the prisoner, in his defence, pleaded a total ignorance of the fact, and several respectable characters bore testimony to his integrity. The jury, however, found him guilty, and he received sentence of death. | ||||||
At 7 o'clock on the next day, the 2nd of April 1781, he was carried to the place of execution at Warwick, in a mourning-coach, followed by a hearse and the sheriff officers in deep mourning. As he went on he frequently put his head out of the coach, desiring the prayers of the people around him. | ||||||
On his arrival at the fatal spot he alighted from the coach and, ascending a few steps of the ladder, prayed for a considerable time, and then joined in the usual service with the greatest appearance of devotion; he next, in an audible tone of voice, addressed the spectators to this effect: that he was then going to appear before God, to Whom all deceit was known; he solemnly declared that he was innocent of the crime for which he was to suffer; that he had drawn up a vindication of himself, which he hoped the world would believe, for it was of more consequence to him to speak truth than falsehood, and he had no doubt but that time would reveal the many mysteries that had arisen in his trial. | ||||||
After praying fervently [for] some time he let his handkerchief fall - a signal agreed upon between him and the executioner - and was launched into eternity. When the body had hung the usual time it was put into a black coffin and conveyed to the town hall to be dissected. | ||||||
Sir John Edward Mortimer Bowen, 3rd baronet | ||||||
Sir John was killed during a motor race in August 1939. The following report on the subsequent inquest appeared in The Scotsman on 22 August:- | ||||||
The Briton's preference for sport with an element of danger attached to it was referred to by the North Leicestershire Coroner (Mr. H.J. Deane) at the inquest yesterday on Sir John Edward Mortimer Bowen, Bart., aged 21, of Langham Street, London, who was killed at Donington Park race track, Leicestershire, on August 12. | ||||||
A verdict of accidental death was returned. | ||||||
Sir John was hurled from his car when travelling down the straight of the inner circuit in a handicap race promoted by the Vintage Car Club. | ||||||
The Coroner said: "The car must have been travelling at a terrific speed, but he was indulging in a race, and you would not wish me to say anything to check anyone's sporting liberties, even if those liberties involve an element of danger. It is often that element of danger which attracts the Briton indulging in sport. This young man took his pleasure in motor racing, set apart and specially made for the indulgence of that sport." | ||||||
Sir William Bowyer-Smijth, 11th baronet | ||||||
In December 1917, the Scottish Courts heard an action brought by seven children of the 11th baronet who sought a declaration that they were the lawful children, according to Scottish law, of that baronet. The following edited article appeared in the Melbourne Argus of 8 February 1918:- | ||||||
A remarkable story was related in the Edinburgh Court of Sessions yesterday [i.e. 5 December 1917] (states the London 'Daily Telegraph' of December 6) when William Baird Bowyer Smijth, of Melbourne, and six others sought a declarator of legitimacy in an action against Lady Eliza Fechnie Malcolm, or Bowyer-Smijth, and two others. Pursuers state that Lady Bowyer-Smijth, when just over 16 became attached to an English gentleman at Blair Athol whom she knew as Mr. William Smijth, but who she subsequently learned was Sir William Bowyer-Smijth, Bart. He represented that he was unmarried, and gaining her aunt's permission to their marriage, he took her for a drive one day, and producing a ring put it on her finger, saying, "With this ring I thee wed", after which he assured her she was his lawful wife. She had no reason to doubt the validity of the marriage for many years, and they lived together in London and abroad until 1873. Twelve children were born. Sir William having some years before this admitted that he had been previously married and had three children, but representing himself [to be] a widower, she believed this until 1873, when she learned that Sir William's wife was still alive. Then on receiving his promise to marry her if he became free she consented to continue living with him as his wife. | ||||||
Lady Marianne Frances Meux, whom Sir William had married in [2 April] 1839, died in March 1875 and about a week later Sir William married Lady Eliza Fechnie Malcolm, or Bowyer-Smijth, who is called as one of the defenders. Two children were born after the marriage, and Sir William died in 1883. Lady Bowyer-Smijth subsequently married William Herbert Stanford, a lieutenant in the army, but had been separated from him for some time. Pursuers only recently became acquainted with the facts on which they base their present action. They were advised that, not having been born in wedlock, they were not entitled to claim real estate dignities in England, and they desire to have their legitimacy declared according to Scottish law. The sole defenders are two children born after the 1875 marriage, Lady Bowyer-Smijth not having put in defences. | ||||||
Defenders claim that their parents were not domiciled in Scotland at the time of the marriage, and had not lived there for 21 days as required. They claim that Sir William was a domiciled Englishman, to whom English law must apply, and they aver that Lady Smijth knew in 1859 that Sir William had a wife still living. They further claim that the Scottish Court has no jurisdiction. The record was closed, and the case sent to the procedure roll. | ||||||
The Edinburgh Court of Sessions on Wednesday [6 February 1918] gave judgment for the plaintiffs … | ||||||
The judgment had the effect of declaring the 12 children born of the 1875 marriage to be legitimate, although such judgment had no effect upon the inability of any of such children to inherit the baronetcy. | ||||||
Sir Alleyne Alfred Boxall, 1st baronet [UK 1919] | ||||||
Boxall was the personal solicitor to Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and, after 1893, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. According to a letter in the National Archives, addressed to [Sir] Sidney West Harris at the Home Office, and written by Lord Stamfordham, Private Secretary to King George V, dated 14 June 1919:- | ||||||
in the year 1900 he [Boxall] was employed by the Duke of Coburg (Duke of Edinburgh) to negotiate the settlement of His Royal Highness' very serious financial embarrassments and for which I believe he received little or no recognition. It was suggested that he should be given a knighthood, but Lord Salisbury, Prime Minister, deemed it inadvisable in the circumstances of the case that this should be done, and in consequence Mr. Boxall was created a Baron of Coburg with special authority from Queen Victoria [in a warrant dated 17 October 1900] to assume that title in England. | ||||||
Baron Boxall never had any connection with Germany or with German affairs, and his services to the Duke of Coburg were performed solely in this country. | ||||||
In 1915 he raised the question of his position of holding a Barony of Coburg which had become an enemy's country, and it was suggested by his friends that perhaps the King might substitute some other honour and allow him to drop his present title for, as he truly said, he felt sure that neither Queen Victoria nor Lord Salisbury could have any conception what the result of this title would be to him and his family. | ||||||
His Majesty now thinks that it might be well to give the holders of licences the opportunity of dropping them voluntarily, but in the case of Baron Boxall will ask the Prime Minister to recommend him for a Knighthood after a certain time has elapsed from the date of his ceasing to be styled Baron Boxall. | ||||||
In the event, Boxall was granted a baronetcy in September 1919 [Edinburgh Gazette dated 12 September 1919, issue 13499, page 3074]. | ||||||
On 5 March 1920, the following notice appeared in the Edinburgh Gazette, issue 13570, pages 573 and 574:- | ||||||
Whereas the persons named in the Schedule hereunto annexed are severally possessed of the foreign titles of nobility set forth in the second column of the said Schedule: | ||||||
And whereas by Warrants under the Royal Sign Manual respectively tearing the date as set forth in the third column of the said Schedule the said persons have received licence and authority to bear and use the said foreign titles of nobility in this Country: | ||||||
And whereas the said persons have expressed to Us their desire to relinquish the rights and privileges granted to them under the respective Warrants above-mentioned, in consideration of the fact that the said foreign titles of nobility appertain to Countries now or recently at war with Us, and were originally granted and conferred by the Sovereigns of such Countries: | ||||||
Now, therefore, We, being desirous of acceding to the request of the said applicants, do by these Presents revoke and determine the Warrants set forth in the said Schedule. | ||||||
Our Will and Pleasure therefore is that you Sir Edmund Bernard Talbot (commonly called Lord Edmund Bernard Talbot) Deputy to Our said Earl Marshal to whom the cognizance of matters of this nature doth properly belong do require and command that this Our Warrant be registered in Our College of Arms to the end that Our Officers of Arms and all others upon occasion may take full notice and have knowledge thereof. | ||||||
Then follows the Schedule referred to above, which includes, inter alia, the name of Alleyne Alfred Boxall, Baron of Saxe Coburg and Gotha. | ||||||
Boxall died in May 1927, his death being the subject of a subsequent inquest, as reported in The Scotsman on 9 May 1927:- | ||||||
The death, during an operation for appendicitis, of Sir Alleyne Alfred Boxall, Bart., (71), a solicitor, of Cambridge Square, Hyde Park, London, was the subject of an inquest at Marylebone on Saturday. It was stated that Sir Alleyne showed signs of collapse a quarter of an hour after the operation began, and he died on the operating table. Dr R.M. Bronte, pathologist, said the operation was absolutely essential to try to save Sir Alleyne's life. Death was due to shock from a surgical operation, and was accelerated by the anaesthetic. A verdict of "Death by misadventure" was recorded by the Coroner. | ||||||
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