
			BARONETAGE

			Last updated 30/10/2018 (24 Feb 2023)


			Names of baronets shown in blue
			have not yet proved succession and, as a
			result, their name has not yet been placed on
			the Official Roll of the Baronetage.



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


			HARNAGE of Belswardyne,Salop


28 Jul 1821	UK	1	George Harnage	5 Jul 1767	19 Nov 1836	69

19 Nov 1836		2	George Harnage	19 Jul 1792	10 Mar 1866	73

10 Mar 1866		3	Henry George Harnage	24 Jun 1827	13 Jan 1888	60
to			Extinct on his death
13 Jan 1888



			HARPUR-CREWE of Calke Abbey,Derby


8 Sep 1626	E	1	Henry Harpur	c 1585	1638

1638		2	John Harpur	c 1616	1669

1669		3	John Harpur	c 1645	1681

1681		4	John Harpur	23 Mar 1679	24 Jun 1741	62

24 Jun 1741		5	Henry Harpur	c 1708	7 Jun 1748
			MP for Worcester 1744-1747 and Tamworth
			1747-1748

7 Jun 1748		6	Henry Harpur	c 1739	10 Feb 1789
			MP for Derbyshire 1761-1768

10 Feb 1789		7	Henry Harpur (Harpur-Crewe from 11 Apr 1808)	13 May 1763	7 Feb 1819	55

7 Feb 1819		8	George Harpur-Crewe	1 Feb 1795	1 Jan 1844	48
			MP for Derbyshire South 1835-1841

1 Jan 1844		9	John Harpur-Crewe	18 Nov 1824	1 Mar 1886	61

1 Mar 1886		10	Vauncey Harpur-Crewe	14 Oct 1846	13 Dec 1924	78
to			Extinct on his death
13 Dec 1924			For further information, see the note at the
			foot of this page



			HARRIES of Tong Castle,Salop


12 Apr 1623	E	1	Thomas Harries		c 1649
to			Extinct on his death
c 1649



			HARRIS of Boreatton,Salop


22 Dec 1622	E	1	Thomas Harris		27 Jan 1628

Jan 1628		2	Paul Harris	30 Dec 1595	Jul 1644	48

Jul 1644		3	Thomas Harris	c 1629	c 1661

c 1661		4	George Harris	31 Oct 1631	c 1664

c 1664		5	Paul Harris	8 Apr 1634	19 Jul 1666	32

Jul 1666		6	Roger Harris	7 Oct 1601	1685	83

1685		7	Robert Harris	24 May 1612	26 May 1693	81
to			Extinct on his death
26 May 1693



			HARRIS of Stowford,Devon


1 Dec 1673	E	1	Arthur Harris	c 1650	20 Feb 1686
to			MP for Okehampton 1671-1685
Feb 1686			Extinct on his death



			HARRIS of Bethnal Green,London


14 Jan 1932	UK	1	Percy Alfred Harris	6 Mar 1876	28 Jun 1952	76
			MP for Harborough 1916-1918 and Bethnal
			Green SW 1922-1945. PC 1940

28 Jun 1952		2	Jack Wolfred Ashford Harris	23 Jul 1906	26 Aug 2009	103

26 Aug 2009		3	Christopher John Ashford Harris	26 Aug 1934	22 Apr 2022 - HB	87

22 Apr 2022		4	Andrew Frederick Ashford Harris	17 Mar 1958




			HARRIS of Chipping Wycombe,Bucks


24 Jan 1953	UK	1	Arthur Travers Harris	13 Apr 1892	5 Apr 1984	91
			Marshal of the RAF 1945

5 Apr 1984		2	Anthony Kyrle Travers Harris	18 Mar 1918	6 Sep 1996	78
to			Extinct on his death
6 Sep 1996



			HARRISON of Le Court,Greatham,Hants


12 Jul 1917	UK	1	Heath Harrison	1 Oct 1857	16 May 1934	76
to			Extinct on his death
16 May 1934



			HARRISON of Eaglescliffe,Durham


15 Jun 1922	UK	1	Sir John Harrison	27 Dec 1856	14 Feb 1936	79

14 Feb 1936		2	John Fowler Harrison	8 Feb 1899	24 May 1947	48

24 May 1947		3	John Wyndham Harrison	13 Jan 1933	24 Jun 1955	22
			For information on the death of this baronet,
			see the note at the foot of this page

24 Jun 1955		4	Robert Colin Harrison	25 May 1938




			HARRISON of Bugbrooke,Northants


6 Jul 1961	UK	1	James Harwood Harrison	6 Jun 1907	11 Sep 1980	73
			MP for Eye 1951-1979

11 Sep 1980		2	Michael James Harwood Harrison	28 Mar 1936




			HART of Kilmoriaty,Armagh


17 Jul 1893	UK	1	Sir Robert Hart	20 Feb 1835	20 Sep 1911	76

20 Sep 1911		2	Edgar Bruce Hart	8 Jul 1873	4 Feb 1963	89

4 Feb 1963		3	Robert Hart	4 Aug 1918	15 Oct 1970	52
to			Extinct on his death
15 Oct 1970



			HART-DYKE of Horsham,Sussex


3 Mar 1677	E	1	See "Dyke"



			HARTLAND of Middleton Manor,Sussex


13 Oct 1892	UK		See "Dixon-Hartland"



			HARTOPP of Freathby,Leics


3 Dec 1619	E	1	Edward Hartopp		1652
			MP for Leicestershire 1628-1629

1652		2	Edward Hartopp	1608	1657	49

1657		3	John Hartopp	31 Oct 1637	1 Apr 1722	84
			MP for Leicestershire 1679-1681

1 Apr 1722		4	John Hartopp	1680	13 Jan 1762	81
to			Extinct on his death
13 Jan 1762



			HARTOPP of Freithby,Leics


12 May 1796	GB		See "Cradock-Hartopp"



			HARTSTONGE of Bruff,Limerick


20 Apr 1681	I	1	Standish Hartstonge	c 1630	c 1697

c 1697		2	Standish Hartstonge	c 1672	20 Jul 1751

20 Jul 1751		3	Henry Hartstonge	c 1725	25 Mar 1797
to			Extinct on his death
25 Mar 1797



			HARTWELL of Dale Hall,Essex


26 Oct 1805	UK	1	Francis John Hartwell	15 Feb 1757	28 Jun 1831	74

28 Jun 1831		2	Brodrick Hartwell	17 Jul 1813	11 Dec 1888	75

11 Dec 1888		3	Francis Houlton Hartwell	18 Sep 1835	23 Sep 1900	65

23 Sep 1900		4	Brodrick Cecil Denham Arkwright Hartwell	10 Jul 1876	24 Nov 1948	72
			For further information on this baronet,see
			the note at the foot of this page

24 Nov 1948		5	Brodrick William Charles Elwin Hartwell	7 Aug 1909	14 Dec 1993	84

14 Dec 1993		6	Francis Anthony Charles Peter Hartwell	1 Jun 1940




			HARTY of Prospect House,Dublin


30 Sep 1831	UK	1	Robert Way Harty	27 Dec 1779	18 Oct 1832	52
			MP for Dublin 1831

18 Oct 1832		2	Robert Harty	8 Sep 1815	3 Jan 1902	86

3 Jan 1902		3	Henry Lockington Harty	9 May 1826	5 Apr 1913	86

5 Apr 1913		4	Lionel Lockington Harty	29 Aug 1864	May 1939	74
to			Extinct on his death
May 1939



			HARVEY of Killoquin,Antrim


26 Aug 1789	I		See "Bateson"



			HARVEY of Langley Park,Bucks


28 Nov 1868	UK	1	Robert Bateson Harvey	17 Nov 1825	23 Mar 1887	61
			MP for Buckinghamshire 1863-1868 and
			1874-1885

23 Mar 1887		2	Robert Grenville Harvey	1 Jul 1856	4 Apr 1931	74
to			For further information on the death of this
4 Apr 1931			baronet,see the note at the foot of this page
			Extinct on his death




			HARVEY of Crown Point,Norfolk


8 Dec 1868	UK	1	Robert John Harvey Harvey	16 Apr 1817	19 Jul 1870	53
			MP for Thetford 1865-1868
			For further information on the death of this
			baronet,see the note at the foot of this page

19 Jul 1870		2	Charles Harvey	25 Feb 1849	30 Jan 1928	78

30 Jan 1928		3	Charles Robert Lambart Edward Harvey	16 Apr 1871	15 Nov 1954	83

15 Nov 1954		4	Oliver Charles Harvey	26 Nov 1893	29 Nov 1968	75
			He had previously been created Baron
			Harvey of Tasburgh (qv) in 1954 with which
			title the baronetcy then merged,although as at
			30/06/2014 it does not appear on the Official
			Roll of the Baronetage



			HARVEY of Threadneedle Street,London


19 Jan 1933	UK	1	Sir Ernest Musgrave Harvey	27 Jul 1867	17 Dec 1955	88

17 Dec 1955		2	Richard Musgrave Harvey	1 Dec 1898	1 Sep 1978	79

1 Sep 1978		3	Charles Richard Musgrave Harvey	7 Apr 1937




			HARVIE-WATT of Bathgate,Linlithgow


5 Sep 1945	UK	1	George Steven Harvie-Watt	23 Aug 1903	18 Dec 1989	86
			MP for Keighley 1931-1935 and Richmond
			(Surrey) 1937-1959

18 Dec 1989		2	James Harvie-Watt	25 Aug 1940




			HASTINGS of Redlinch,Somerset


7 May 1667	E	1	Richard Hastings		3 Sep 1668
to			Extinct on his death
Sep 1668



			HASTINGS of Willesley Hall,Derby


28 Feb 1806	UK	1	Charles Hastings		30 Sep 1823

30 Sep 1823		2	Charles Abney-Hastings	1 Oct 1792	30 Jul 1858	65
to			MP for Leicester 1826-1831
1858			Extinct on his death



			HATCH of Portland Place,London


2 Dec 1908	UK	1	Ernest Frederick George Hatch	12 Apr 1859	17 Aug 1927	68
to			MP for Gorton 1895-1906
17 Aug 1927			Extinct on his death
			For information on the death of his widow,
			see the note at the foot of this page



			HATTON of Long Stanton,Cambs


5 Jul 1641	E	1	Thomas Hatton	c 1583	23 Sep 1658
			MP for Corfe Castle 1621-1622, Malmesbury
			1624-1625 and Stamford 1628-1629 and
			1640

23 Sep 1658		2	Thomas Hatton	Jun 1637	19 Apr 1682	44
			MP for Cambridgeshire 1674-1679

Apr 1682		3	Christopher Hatton		26 Sep 1683

Sep 1683		4	Thomas Hatton		15 Mar 1685

Mar 1685		5	Christopher Hatton		Oct 1720

Oct 1720		6	Thomas Hatton		23 Jun 1733

23 Jun 1733		7	John Hatton		1 Jul 1740

1 Jul 1740		8	Thomas Hatton	14 Sep 1728	7 Nov 1787	59

7 Nov 1787		9	John Hatton		29 Jul 1811

29 Jul 1811		10	Thomas Dingley Hatton	c 1771	19 Sep 1812
to			Extinct on his death
19 Sep 1812			For information on the death of this baronet,
			see the note at the foot of this page



			HAVELOCK-ALLAN of Lucknow,India


22 Jan 1858	UK	1	Henry Marshman Havelock (Havelock-Allan	6 Aug 1830	30 Dec 1897	67
			from 1880) VC
			For details of the special remainder included
			in the creation of this baronetcy,see the note
			at the foot of this page
			MP for Sunderland 1874-1881 and Durham
			Southeast 1885-1892 and 1895-1897
			For further information on this baronet and VC
			winner,see the note at the foot of this page

30 Dec 1897		2	Henry Spencer Moreton Havelock-Allan	30 Jan 1872	28 Oct 1953	81
			MP for Bishop Auckland 1910-1918

28 Oct 1953		3	Henry Ralph Moreton Havelock-Allan	31 Aug 1899	4 Nov 1975	76

4 Nov 1975		4	Anthony James Allan Havelock-Allan	28 Feb 1904	11 Jan 2003	98

11 Jan 2003		5	Anthony Mark David Havelock-Allan	4 Apr 1951




			HAWKESWORTH of Hawkesworth,Yorks


6 Dec 1678	E	1	Walter Hawkesworth	22 Nov 1660	21 Feb 1683	22

21 Feb 1683		2	Walter Hawkesworth		17 Mar 1735
to			Extinct on his death
17 Mar 1735



			HAWKEY of Woodford,Essex


5 Jul 1945	UK	1	Sir (Alfred) James Hawkey	12 Sep 1877	22 May 1952	74

22 May 1952		2	Roger Pryce Hawkey	25 Jun 1905	11 Nov 1975	70
to			Extinct on his death
11 Nov 1975



			HAWKINS of Kelston,Somerset


25 Jul 1778	GB	1	Caesar Hawkins	10 Jan 1711	13 Feb 1786	75

13 Feb 1786		2	Caesar Hawkins	c 1781	10 Jul 1793

10 Jul 1793		3	John Caesar Hawkins	9 Feb 1782	9 Nov 1861	79

9 Nov 1861		4	John Caesar Hawkins	27 Jan 1837	18 Jan 1929	91

18 Jan 1929		5	John Scott Caesar Hawkins	12 Jun 1875	11 Feb 1939	63

11 Feb 1939		6	Villiers Godfrey Caesar Hawkins	18 Aug 1890	14 Feb 1955	64

14 Feb 1955		7	Humphry Villiers Caesar Hawkins	10 Aug 1923	23 Apr 1993	69

23 Apr 1993		8	Howard Caesar Hawkins	17 Nov 1956	2 Apr 1999	42

2 Apr 1999		9	Richard Caesar Hawkins	29 Dec 1958




			HAWKINS of Trewithan,Cornwall


28 Jul 1791	GB	1	Christopher Hawkins	29 May 1758	6 Apr 1829	70
to			MP for Mitchell 1784-1799, Grampound
6 Apr 1829			1800-1807, Penrhyn 1818-1820 and St.Ives
			1821-1828
			Extinct on his death



			HAWKINS-WHITSHED
			of Killincarrick,Wicklow


16 May 1834	UK	1	James Hawkins-Whitshed	1762	28 Oct 1849	87

28 Oct 1849		2	St.Vincent Keene Hawkins-Whitshed	28 Jul 1801	13 Sep 1870	69

13 Sep 1870		3	St.Vincent Bentinck Hawkins-Whitshed	12 Feb 1837	9 Mar 1871	34
to			Extinct on his death
9 Mar 1871



			HAWLEY of Buckland,Somerset


14 Mar 1644	E	1	Francis Hawley	c 1608	22 Dec 1684
			He was subsequently created Baron Hawley
			(qv) in 1646 with which title the
			baronetcy then merged until its extinction
			in 1790



			HAWLEY of Leybourne Grange,Kent


14 May 1795	GB	1	Henry Hawley	12 Nov 1745	20 Jan 1826	80

20 Jan 1826		2	Henry Hawley	20 Oct 1776	29 Mar 1831	54

29 Mar 1831		3	Joseph Henry Hawley	27 Oct 1814	20 Apr 1875	60

20 Apr 1875		4	Henry James Hawley	14 Jul 1815	5 Oct 1898	77

5 Oct 1898		5	Henry Michael Hawley	25 Mar 1848	2 Jul 1909	61

2 Jul 1909		6	Henry Cusack Wingfield Hawley	23 Dec 1876	18 Nov 1923	46

18 Nov 1923		7	David Henry Hawley	13 May 1913	19 Mar 1988	74

19 Mar 1988		8	Henry Nicholas Hawley	26 Nov 1939	10 Jan 2015	75
to			Extinct on his death
10 Jan 2015




			HAWORTH of Dunham Massey,Cheshire


3 Jul 1911	UK	1	Arthur Adlington Haworth	22 Aug 1865	31 Aug 1944	79
			MP for Manchester South 1906-1912

31 Aug 1944		2	Arthur Geoffrey Haworth	5 Apr 1896	7 Apr 1987	91

7 Apr 1987		3	Philip Haworth	17 Jan 1927




			HAY of Smithfield,Peebles


20 Jul 1635	NS	1	James Hay		1654

1654		2	John Hay		c 1659

c 1659		3	James Hay	1652	c 1683
to			On his death the baronetcy became dormant
c 1683

9 Nov 1805		4	James Hay		21 Oct 1810
			Served as heir 1805

21 Oct 1810		5	John Hay	15 Jan 1755	23 May 1830	75

23 May 1830		6	John Hay	3 Aug 1788	1 Nov 1838	50
			MP for Peebles 1831-1837

1 Nov 1838		7	Adam Hay	14 Dec 1795	18 Jan 1867	71
			MP for Lanark 1826-1830

18 Jan 1867		8	Robert Hay	8 May 1825	29 May 1885	60

29 May 1885		9	John Adam Hay	5 May 1854	4 May 1895	40

4 May 1895		10	Duncan Edwyn Hay	25 Sep 1882	7 Dec 1965	83

7 Dec 1965		11	Bache McEvers Athole Hay	24 Sep 1892	2 Apr 1966	73
to			Dormant on his death
2 Apr 1966



			HAY of Park,Wigtown


25 Aug 1663	NS	1	Thomas Hay		c 1680

c 1680		2	Charles Hay	1662	1737	75

1737		3	Thomas Hay	c 1730	1777

1777		4	Thomas Hay		30 Apr 1794

30 Apr 1794		5	James Hay	c 1775	1794

1794		6	William Hay	1793	7 Oct 1801	8

7 Oct 1801		7	John Hay	29 Aug 1799	15 Jun 1862	62

15 Jun 1862		8	Arthur Graham Hay	5 Jun 1839	18 Nov 1889	50

18 Nov 1889		9	Lewis John Erroll Hay	17 Nov 1866	14 May 1923	56

14 May 1923		10	Arthur Thomas Erroll Hay	13 Apr 1909	4 Feb 1993	83

4 Feb 1993		11	John Erroll Audley Hay	3 Dec 1935




			HAY of Linplum,Haddington


26 Mar 1667	NS	1	James Hay		1704

1704		2	Robert Hay	c 1673	20 Dec 1751
to			Extinct on his death
20 Dec 1751



			HAY of Alderston,Peebles


22 Feb 1703	NS	1	John Hay		1706

1706		2	Thomas Hay		26 Nov 1769

26 Nov 1769		3	George Hay-Makdougall		24 Feb 1777

24 Feb 1777		4	Henry Hay-Makdougall	c 1750	13 Apr 1825

13 Apr 1825		5	Thomas Hay		1832

1832		6	James Douglas Hamilton Hay	28 Dec 1800	30 Jul 1873	72

30 Jul 1873		7	Hector Maclean Hay	28 Mar 1821	15 Sep 1916	95

15 Sep 1916		8	William Henry Hay	30 May 1867	3 Jul 1927	60

3 Jul 1927		9	Edward Hamilton Hay	30 May 1870	1936	66

1936		10	Frederick Baden-Powell Hay	24 Jun 1900	20 Jun 1985	84

20 Jun 1985		11	Ronald Nelson Hay	9 Jul 1910	6 Apr 1988	77

6 Apr 1988		12	Ronald Frederick Hamilton Hay	1941




			HAY of Park,Wigtown


27 Apr 1798	GB		See "Dalrymple-Hay"



			HAYES of Drumboe Castle,Donegal


27 Aug 1789	I	1	Samuel Hayes	1737	21 Jul 1807	70

21 Jul 1807		2	Samuel Hayes	Feb 1773	16 Sep 1827	54

16 Sep 1827		3	Edmund Samuel Hayes	2 Jul 1806	30 Jun 1860	53
			MP for Donegal 1831-1860

30 Jun 1860		4	Samuel Hercules Hayes	3 Feb 1840	7 Nov 1901	61

7 Nov 1901		5	Edmund Francis Hayes	1850	27 Jan 1912	61
to			For information on the death of his widow,
27 Jan 1912			see the note at the foot of this page
			Extinct on his death



			HAYES of Westminster,London


6 Feb 1797	GB	1	John Macnamara Hayes	1750	19 Jul 1809	59

19 Jul 1809		2	Thomas Pelham Hayes	18 Nov 1794	5 Sep 1851	56

5 Sep 1851		3	John Warren Hayes	12 Aug 1799	23 Jan 1896	96
to			Extinct on his death
23 Jan 1896



			HAYTER of South Hill Park,Berks


19 Apr 1858	UK	1	William Goodenough Hayter	28 Jan 1792	26 Dec 1878	86
			MP for Wells 1837-1865. Judge Advocate
			General 1847 PC 1848

26 Dec 1878		2	Arthur Divett Hayter	9 Aug 1835	10 May 1917	81
			He was subsequently created Baron
			Haversham (qv) in 1906 with which title
			the baronetcy then merged until its
			extinction in 1917



			HAZLERIGG of Noseley Hall,Leics


21 Jul 1622	E	1	Thomas Hasilrigg	1564	11 Jan 1629	64
			MP for Leicestershire 1614 and 1624-1625

11 Jan 1629		2	Arthur Hesilrige		7 Jan 1661
			MP for Leicestershire 1640 and 1640-1645
			and Leicester 1654-1659

7 Jan 1661		3	Thomas Hesilrige	c 1625	24 Feb 1680

24 Feb 1680		4	Thomas Hesilrige	1664	11 Jul 1700	36
			MP for Leicestershire 1690-1695

11 Jul 1700		5	Robert Hesilrige	c 1640	22 May 1713

22 May 1713		6	Robert Hesilrige		19 May 1721

19 May 1721		7	Arthur Hesilrige		23 Apr 1763

23 Apr 1763		8	Robert Hesilrige		c 1790

c 1790		9	Arthur Hesilrige		1805

1805		10	Thomas Maynard Hesilrige		24 Apr 1817

24 Apr 1817		11	Arthur Grey Hesilrige (Hazlerigg from 8 Jul 1818)		24 Oct 1819

24 Oct 1819		12	Arthur Grey Hazlerigg	20 Oct 1812	11 May 1890	77

11 May 1890		13	Arthur Grey Hazlerigg	17 Nov 1878	25 May 1949	70
			He was subsequently created Baron
			Hazlerigg (qv) in 1945 with which title
			the baronetcy remains merged,although,as at
			30/06/2014,the baronetcy does not appear on
			the Official Roll of the Baronetage



			HEAD of Hermitage,Kent


19 Jun 1676	E	1	Richard Head	c 1609	18 Sep 1689
			MP for Rochester 1667-1679

18 Sep 1689		2	Francis Head	c 1670	Aug 1716

Aug 1716		3	Richard Head	c 1692	May 1721

May 1721		4	Francis Head	c 1693	27 Nov 1768

27 Nov 1768		5	John Head	c 1702	4 Dec 1769

4 Dec 1769		6	Edmund Head	1733	21 Nov 1796	63

21 Nov 1796		7	John Head	3 Jan 1773	4 Jan 1838	65

4 Jan 1838		8	Edmund Walker Head	16 Feb 1805	28 Jan 1868	62
to			Governor of New Brunswick 1847-1854 and
28 Jan 1868			Governor General of Canada 1854-1861
			PC 1857
			Extinct on his death



			HEAD of Rochester,Kent


14 Jul 1838	UK	1	Francis Bond Head	1 Jan 1793	25 Jul 1875	82

25 Jul 1875		2	Francis Somerville Head	26 May 1817	26 Aug 1887	70

26 Aug 1887		3	Robert Garnett Head	18 Mar 1845	6 Mar 1907	61

6 Mar 1907		4	Robert Pollock Somerville Head	7 Apr 1884	21 Jun 1924	40

21 Jun 1924		5	Francis David Somerville Head	17 Oct 1916	16 Dec 2005	89

16 Dec 2005		6	Richard Douglas Somerville Head	16 Jan 1951




			HEADLAM of Holywell,Durham


5 Jul 1935	UK	1	Cuthbert Morley Headlam	27 Apr 1876	27 Feb 1964	87
to			MP for Barnard Castle 1924-1929 and
27 Feb 1964			1931-1935 and Newcastle North 1940-1951
			PC 1945
			Extinct on his death



			HEALEY of Wyphurst,Surrey


6 May 1919	UK		See "Chadwyck-Healey"



			HEATH of Ashorne Hill,Warwicks


15 Dec 1904	UK	1	James Heath	26 Jan 1852	24 Dec 1942	90
to			MP for Staffordshire North West 1892-1906
24 Dec 1942			Extinct on his death




			HEATHCOAT-AMORY
			of Knightshayes Court,Devon


21 Mar 1874	UK	1	John Heathcoat Heathcoat-Amory	4 May 1829	26 May 1914	85
			MP for Tiverton 1868-1885

26 May 1914		2	Ian Murray Heathcoat-Amory	16 Apr 1865	4 Jan 1931	65

4 Jan 1931		3	John Heathcoat-Amory	2 May 1894	22 Nov 1972	78

22 Nov 1972		4	Derick Heathcoat-Amory,1st Viscount Amory	26 Dec 1899	20 Jan 1981	81

20 Jan 1981		5	William Heathcoat-Amory	19 Aug 1901	27 Aug 1982	81

27 Aug 1982		6	Ian Heathcoat-Amory	3 Feb 1942




			HEATHCOTE of London


17 Jan 1733	GB	1	Sir Gilbert Heathcote [kt 1702]	2 Jan 1652	25 Jan 1733	81
			MP for London 1701-1710, Helston 1715-
			1722, Lymington 1722-1727 and St.Germans
			1727-1733. Governor of the Bank of England
			1709-1711 and 1723-1725

25 Jan 1733		2	John Heathcote	c 1689	5 Sep 1759
			MP for Grantham 1715-1722 and Bodmin
			1733-1741

5 Sep 1759		3	Gilbert Heathcote	c 1723	2 Nov 1785
			MP for Shaftesbury 1761-1768

2 Nov 1785		4	Gilbert Heathcote	6 Oct 1773	26 Mar 1851	77
			MP for Lincolnshire 1796-1807 and
			Rutland 1812-1841

26 Mar 1851		5	Gilbert John Heathcote,later [1856] 1st
			Baron Aveland	16 Jan 1795	6 Sep 1867	72

6 Sep 1867		6	Gilbert Henry Heathcote-Drummond-
			Willoughby,2nd Baron Aveland later [1892] 1st
			Earl of Ancaster	1 Oct 1830	24 Dec 1910	80
			MP for Boston 1852-1856 and Rutland
			1856-1867. PC 1880

24 Dec 1910		7	Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby,2nd	29 Jul 1867	19 Sep 1951	84
			Earl of Ancaster.
			MP For Horncastle 1894-1910. Lord
			Lieutenant Rutland 1921-1951

19 Sep 1951		8	Gilbert James Heathcote-Drummond-
			Willoughby,3rd Earl of Ancaster	8 Dec 1907	29 Mar 1983	75
			MP for Rutland 1933-1950. Lord
			Lieutenant Lincolnshire 1950-1975

29 Mar 1983		9	Gilbert Simon Heathcote	21 Sep 1913	15 Apr 2014	100

15 Apr 2014		10	Simon Robert Mark Heathcote	1 Mar 1941




			HEATHCOTE of Hursley,Hants


16 Aug 1733	GB	1	William Heathcote	15 Mar 1693	10 May 1751	58
			MP for Buckingham 1722-1727 and
			Southampton 1729-1741

10 May 1751		2	Thomas Heathcote	23 Jul 1721	27 Jun 1787	65

27 Jun 1787		3	William Heathcote	21 Jun 1746	26 Jun 1819	73
			MP for Hampshire 1790-1806

26 Jun 1819		4	Thomas Freeman-Heathcote	3 Sep 1769	27 Feb 1825	55
			MP for Bletchingley 1807-1808 and
			Hampshire 1808-1820

27 Feb 1825		5	William Heathcote	17 May 1801	17 Aug 1881	80
			MP for Hampshire 1826-1831, Hampshire
			North 1837-1849 and Oxford University
			1854-1868. PC 1870

17 Aug 1881		6	William Perceval Heathcote	7 Sep 1826	29 Oct 1903	77

29 Oct 1903		7	William Arthur Heathcote	22 Jul 1853	9 Sep 1924	71

9 Sep 1924		8	Gilbert Redvers Heathcote	25 Dec 1854	6 Nov 1937	82

6 Nov 1937		9	Francis Cooke Caulfeild Heathcote	20 Apr 1868	11 Sep 1961	93

11 Sep 1961		10	Leonard Vyvyan Heathcote	7 Sep 1885	24 Jun 1963	77

24 Jun 1963		11	Michael Perryman Heathcote	7 Aug 1927	13 Apr 2007	79

13 Apr 2007		12	Timothy Gilbert Heathcote	25 May 1957




			HEATON of Mundarrah Towers,Australia


31 Jan 1912	UK		See "Henniker-Heaton"



			HELE of Fleet,Devon


28 May 1627	E	1	Thomas Hele	c 1595	7 Nov 1670
			MP for Plympton Erle 1626,1628-1629,1640
			and 1640-1644 and Okehampton 1661-1670

7 Nov 1670		2	Samuel Hele		18 Jan 1672

Jan 1672		3	Henry Hele		Apr 1677
to			Extinct on his death
Apr 1677



			HENDERSON of Fordell,Fife


15 Jul 1664	NS	1	John Henderson		1683

1683		2	William Henderson		1709

1709		3	John Henderson	28 Dec 1686	c 1730

c 1730		4	Robert Henderson		19 Oct 1781

19 Oct 1781		5	John Henderson	8 Jan 1752	12 Dec 1817	65
			MP for Fifeshire 1780, Dysart Burghs
			1780-1784, Seaford 1785-1786 and Stirling
			Burghs 1806-1807

12 Dec 1817		6	Robert Bruce Henderson	c 1763	3 Aug 1833
to			Extinct on his death
3 Aug 1833



			HENDERSON of Buscot Park,Berks


5 Aug 1902	UK	1	Alexander Henderson	28 Sep 1850	17 Mar 1934	83
			He was subsequently created Baron
			Faringdon (qv) in 1916 with which title
			the baronetcy remains merged



			HENDERSON-STEWART
			of Callumshill,Perth


28 Mar 1957	UK	1	James Henderson-Stewart	6 Dec 1897	3 Sep 1961	63
			MP for Fife East 1933-1961

3 Sep 1961		2	David James Henderson-Stewart	3 Jul 1941




			HENDLEY of Cuckfield,Sussex


8 Apr 1661	E	1	Walter Hendley		17 Jul 1675
to			Extinct on his death
Jul 1675



			HENE of Winkfield,Berks


1 Oct 1642	E	1	Henry Henn	c 1577	c 1668

c 1668		2	Henry Hene	c 1632	c 1675

c 1675		3	Henry Hene	14 Oct 1651	16 Jan 1705	53

16 Jan 1705		4	Richard Hene	c 1675	c 1710
to			Extinct on his death
c 1710



			HENLEY of Henley,Somerset


30 Jun 1660	E	1	Andrew Henley	7 May 1622	17 May 1675	53
			MP for Portsmouth 1660

17 May 1675		2	Robert Henley	by 1655	7 Aug 1681
			MP for Bridport 1679-1681

7 Aug 1681		3	Andrew Henley		14 Sep 1703

14 Sep 1703		4	Robert Henley		1740
to			Extinct on his death
1740



			HENNESSEY of Winchester


24 Jan 1927	UK	1	George Richard James Hennessey	23 Mar 1877	8 Oct 1953	76
			He was subsequently created Baron
			Windlesham (qv) in 1937 with which title
			the baronetcy remains merged



			HENNIKER of Worlingworth Hall,Suffolk


15 Jul 1765	GB	1	John Major	17 May 1698	22 Feb 1781	82
			MP for Scarborough 1761-1768
			For details of the special remainder included
			in this creation, see the note at the foot of
			this page

22 Feb 1781		2	John Henniker	15 Jun 1724	18 Apr 1803	78
			He was subsequently created Baron
			Henniker (qv) in 1800 with which title the
			baronetcy remains merged,although,as at
			30/06/2014,the baronetcy does not appear on
			the Official Roll of the Baronetage



			HENNIKER of Newton Hall,Essex


2 Nov 1813	UK	1	Brydges Trecothic Henniker	10 Nov 1767	3 Jul 1816	48

3 Jul 1816		2	Frederick Henniker	1 Nov 1793	6 Aug 1825	31

6 Aug 1825		3	Augustus Brydges Henniker	24 Jan 1795	28 Jan 1849	53

28 Jan 1849		4	Brydges Powell Henniker	3 Sep 1835	12 Jul 1906	70

12 Jul 1906		5	Frederick Brydges Major Henniker	12 Aug 1862	19 Aug 1908	46

19 Aug 1908		6	Arthur John Henniker-Hughan	24 Jan 1866	4 Oct 1925	59
			MP for Galloway 1924-1925

4 Oct 1925		7	Robert John Aldborough Henniker	26 May 1888	19 Feb 1958	69

19 Feb 1958		8	Mark Chandos Auberon Henniker	23 Jan 1906	18 Oct 1991	85

18 Oct 1991		9	Adrian Chandos Henniker	18 Oct 1946




			HENNIKER-HEATON
			of Mundarrah Towers,Australia


31 Jan 1912	UK	1	Sir John Henniker-Heaton	18 May 1848	8 Sep 1914	66
			MP for Canterbury 1885-1910

8 Sep 1914		2	John Henniker-Heaton	19 Apr 1877	21 Feb 1963	85

21 Feb 1963		3	John Victor Peregrine Henniker-Heaton	15 Jan 1903	Oct 1971	68
			For further information on the death of this
			baronet, see the note at the foot of this page

Oct 1971		4	Yvo Robert Henniker-Heaton	24 Apr 1954




			HENRY of Parkwood,Surrey


7 Feb 1911	UK	1	Charles Solomon Henry	28 Jan 1860	27 Dec 1919	59
to			MP for Wellington 1906-1918 and The Wrekin
27 Dec 1919			1918-1919
			Extinct on his death




			HENRY of Campden House Court,London


6 Nov 1918	UK	1	Sir Edward Richard Henry	26 Jul 1850	19 Feb 1931	80
to			Extinct on his death
19 Feb 1931			For further information on this baronet,see
			the note at the foot of this page



			HENRY of Cahore,co.Londonderry


26 Feb 1923	UK	1	Denis Stanislaus Henry	7 Mar 1864	1 Oct 1925	61
			MP for Londonderry Co. South 1916-1921.
			Solicitor General [I] 1918. Attorney General [I]
			1919-1921. PC [I] 1919

1 Oct 1925		2	James Holmes Henry	22 Sep 1911	19 Feb 1997	85

19 Feb 1997		3	Patrick Denis Henry	20 Dec 1957




			HEPBURN of Smeaton,Haddington


6 May 1815	UK		See "Buchan-Hepburn"



			HEPBURN-MURRAY of Glendoich,Perth


2 Jul 1676	NS	1	Thomas Murray		1684

1684		2	Thomas Murray		Dec 1701

Dec 1701		3	John Murray (Hepburn-Murray from c 1703)		8 Jan 1714

8 Jan 1714		4	Patrick Hepburn-Murray	2 Nov 1706	5 Apr 1756	49

5 Apr 1756		5	Alexander Hepburn-Murray	4 Dec 1754	c 1774
to			Extinct on his death
c 1774



			HERBERT of Red Castle,Montgomery


16 Nov 1622	E	1	Percy Herbert	c 1600	19 Jan 1667
			He subsequently succeeded to the Barony
			of Powis (qv) in 1656 with which title the
			baronetcy then merged until its extinction
			in 1748



			HERBERT of Derrogh,King's Co.


4 Dec 1630	I	1	George Herbert		c 1650

c 1650		2	Edward Herbert	c 1620	May 1677

May 1677		3	George Herbert	c 1673	Dec 1712
to			Extinct on his death
Dec 1712



			HERBERT of Tintern,Monmouth


3 Jul 1660	E	1	Thomas Herbert	4 Nov 1606	1 Mar 1682	75

1 Mar 1682		2	Henry Herbert	19 Mar 1639	13 Aug 1687	48

Aug 1687		3	Humphrey Herbert	c 1674	28 Jun 1701

Jun 1701		4	Thomas Herbert	c 1700	13 Mar 1724

Mar 1724		5	Henry Herbert	c 1675	23 Jan 1733

Jan 1733		6	Charles Herbert	7 Jan 1680	Apr 1740	60
to			Extinct on his death
Apr 1740



			HERBERT of Bromfield,Salop


18 Dec 1660	E	1	Matthew Herbert		30 Oct 1668
to			Extinct on his death
Oct 1668



			HERBERT of Llanarth and Treowen,Monmouth


19 Jul 1907	UK	1	Ivor John Caradoc Herbert	15 Jul 1851	18 Oct 1933	82
			He was subsequently created Baron
			Treowen (qv) in 1917 with which title the
			baronetcy then merged until its extinction
			in 1933



			HERBERT of Boyton,Wilts


18 Jul 1936	UK	1	Sidney Herbert	29 Jul 1890	22 Mar 1939	48
to			MP for Scarborough and Whitby 1922-1931
22 Mar 1939			and Abbey 1932-1939
			Extinct on his death



			HERBERT of Wilton,Wilts


1 Mar 1937	UK	1	George Sidney Herbert	8 Oct 1886	30 Jan 1942	55
to			Extinct on his death
30 Jan 1942



			HERMON-HODGE of Accrington,Lancs


6 Aug 1902	UK	1	Robert Trotter Hermon-Hodge	23 Sep 1851	3 Jun 1937	85
			He was subsequently created Baron Wyfold
			(qv) in 1919 with which title the
			baronetcy then merged until its extinction
			in 1999






			Sir Vauncey Harpur-Crewe, 10th and final baronet


			The following article appeared in the "Daily Mail" of 19 December 1925:-

			'The most remarkable private collection ever formed of British birds, eggs, animals and moths
			was offered for sale in London recently.

			'The collection, which included one of the few great auk's eggs in existence, was formed by a
			wealthy and eccentric baronet, the late Sir Vauncey Harpur Crewe, of Calke Abbey, Derbyshire,
			who spent between £20,000 and £30,000 in pursuing his hobby all over the British Isles.

			'It included such extreme rarities as the Sacred Glossy Ibis of Egypt, which somehow wandered
			to Norfolk, a flamingo, which found its way from North Africa to the Calke Abbey estate, a black
			stork, and a specimen of the extremely rare Andalusian Hemipode, a small quail-like bird, which
			was captured in Yorkshire in 1865 by two Irish labourers, who sold it to a naturalist for sixpence,
			thinking it was a young partridge.

			'A white bat, a white otter, hedgehog, and badger, and a pure white stoat with no black tip to
			its tail, were included among dozens of strangely and curiously marked albino birds and animals."



			Sir John Wyndham Harrison, 3rd baronet


			Sir John died following an asthma attack in June 1955. The following report of the subsequent
			inquest into his death appeared in 'The Manchester Guardian' on 28 June 1955:-

			'A verdict of death by natural causes was recorded at the inquest at Loughborough last night
			on Sir John Wyndham Harrison, Bt., on Nunthorpe, near Middlesbrough. Sir John, an engineering
			student who was in the middle of his final examinations at the Loughborough College of
			Technology, collapsed and died in his hostel room on Friday evening. He was 22.

			'Mr Hugh Robert William Hughes, a fellow student, said that Sir John suffered from asthma and
			had been "pretty bad" during the last few weeks. On Friday he saw Sir John leaning out of his
			window breathing heavily. When he ran out to call the matron, he heard a crash, and, on going
			back to the room, found Sir John on the floor.

			'Dr E. M. Ward, senior group pathologist, Leicester Hospitals, said that death was due to
			bronchial asthma. Sir John's heart had been beginning to fail and Dr Ward thought that "if he
			had not died on Friday he would not have had a long life ahead of him."



			Sir Brodrick Cecil Denham Arkwright Hartwell, 4th baronet


			Sir Brodrick first appeared in the newspapers in 1907, when his name was associated with a
			scandal that appears to have attracted far more attention in Australia and New Zealand than
			it did in England. The following edited report, which was published under the headline of "The
			Bold Bad Baronet elopes to Australia," appeared in the 'New Zealand Truth' on 4 May 1907:-

			'……during the last week the cables have informed us of a …. matrimonial bust-up which is
			likely to create as great interest in this country as it already has in England, It is scarcely
			likely, however, that these fugitive lovers will…..rush off to the newspapers with information
			as to their doings and their whereabouts. They are more likely to follow the example of Brer
			Rabbit and "lay low and say nuffin'." But they are carrying on, nevertheless, in a most brazen
			fashion, for the baronet's lady friend is travelling under the name of "Lady Hartwell." and the
			pair are now living as man and wife in Sydney. The story is an interesting one, and, as the
			juvenile reporter puts it, "interesting developments are expected shortly."

			'All the parties move in very high society. Engineer-Lieutenant Edgar Warner Chamberlain, of
			the torpedo-destroyer Foyle, is suing in the English Divorce Court for a dissolution of his
			marriage on the ground of his wife's adultery with Sir Brodrick Hartwell, as bold and as bad a
			baronet as is to be found in England or upon the melodramatic stage. It was stated in court
			that the guilty couple had eloped to Australia. The divorce judge declared that he was quite
			satisfied as to the adultery having taken place but he adjourned the pronouncing of the decree
			nisi pending further proof of the wronged husband's marriage to his faithless spouse.

			'The petitioner, Lieutenant Chamberlain, is not unknown in Australia. He was formerly on H.M.S.
			Goldfinch, a screw surveying vessel which at one time was on the Australian station. He
			became a lieutenant in January, 1899, and is now attached to the Foyle, a torpedo destroyer
			belonging to the second cruiser squadron of the Atlantic Fleet.

			'It is stated that his wife is an Australian lady to whom he was married three or four years ago,
			the issue being one child, a boy. Chamberlain is said to be a nephew of General Sir Neville
			Chamberlain, K.C.B., who was private secretary to Lord Roberts during the South African War
			[but whose major claim to fame is that he invented the game of snooker while serving in India
			in 1875], and is a very "big bug" in military circles. The general resides at "Oatlands,"
			Castleknock, county Dublin [where he was Inspector-General of the Royal Irish Constabulary].
			Lieutenant Chamberlain's depot was Plymouth, and presumably his wife resided in that
			neighbourhood while her officer husband was cruising about the Atlantic.

			'Sir Brodrick Hartwell appears to be a particular chum of the husband. Sir Brodrick Cecil Denham
			Arkwright Hartwell, Baronet, is one of the "landed gentry" of England. His family is a very old
			one, but he is only the fourth baronet of the existing creation…..Brodrick the Bart was the only
			son of Edward Hughes Hartwell a retired captain of the Royal Navy, who was British Consul in
			South Italy, and who died in 1895. The present co-respondent was born in July, 1876, and is
			consequently not yet 31 years of age. His uncle, the third baronet, Sir Francis Houlton Hartwell,
			died in 1900, leaving a widow, Lady Emma Jane, who resides at Courtfield Gardens, London, and
			is a grand dame in West End society circles. He also left three daughters. Failing male issue,
			the title descended to his nephew, the present fugitive. For two years Sir Brodrick….enjoyed his
			and estates, the latter being very extensive, in single blessedness.

			'But In July, 1902, he took to himself a wife, in the charming person of Mdlle. Georgette
			Madeleine, the daughter of Mons. Georges Pilon-Fleury, a French gentleman residing at Djenan-
			es-Saka, El Biar, Algiers and as a result there was born to them in June, 1903, a daughter
			who was named Leila Ruth Madeleine. The heir presumptive to the title is Lieutenant Barry
			Hartwell, of the 7th Gurkha Rifles of the Indian Army. Sir Brodrick has also seen military service,
			for he was a lieutenant in the Leicestershire Regiment during the South African campaign.

			'But he appears to have preferred the charms of Venus to the attractions of Mars, for soon
			after his marriage he retired from the Army and "settled down" to country life on his estates in
			Essex. Dale Hall, Colchester, is the name of his seat, and old country people may remember the
			residence as one of the most picturesque Elizabethan buildings extant. Sir Brodrick also has a
			place in Germany [Guernsey?] and possibly it was in that Anglo-French island that he met his
			(former) Georgette. It is interesting to note that the fugitive baronet's family motto is "Sorte
			sua Contentus" which being translated, means "content with his lot." Sir Brodrick has evidently
			reason to be content with his lot so far as having the good things of the earth without the
			necessity of working for them, but whether he is, and how, long he will continue to be, content
			with his lot in an amorous sense remains to be seen.

			'His deserted wife is already following the example set by Lieutenant Chamberlain, and is
			seeking a divorce. But in order to give her erring and errant husband a run for his money she
			has agents on his track. Private enquiry agents already have the case in hand, and Sir Brodrick
			and his companion may anticipate a lively time.

			'The Australian history of the fugitive lovers possesses several uncommon features. Exactly
			when the baronet's desertion of his wife and daughter, and his flight with Mrs. Chamberlain,
			took place is not generally known. It was, however, probably during the latter part of last year,
			for in December [1906] he turned up in Sydney, being accompanied by the lady who passes as
			"Lady Hartwell." Whether it arose from love of adventure or in order to arouse enthusiasm and
			admiration on the part of his companion or to prevent the course of love becoming stale, flat
			and uninteresting, Sir Brodrick became bitten by the microbe of South Island treasure
			hunting. In partnership with one John Henry Broadwood, he purchased the schooner, Stanley,
			84 tons, a well known N.S.W. coaster, and the vessel was fitted out, regardless of expense, as
			a private yacht. It was given out that the baronet, his wife and his partner intended to
			proceed upon a cruise among the South Sea Islands, and the vessel duly "cleared" at Sydney
			two days before Christmas Day. But whether "content with his lot or not," Sir Brodrick evidently
			wanted more, because the actual object of the expedition was to seek for sunken treasure.

			'Twenty three years ago the ship Ramsay of the Blackwall line, was wrecked on the Middleton
			Reef, off the north coast of Queensland, while on a voyage from Brisbane to London. The
			greater part of her cargo consisted of wool, which was salved. But she also carried a large
			shipment of copper, and it was with the idea of recovering some of the now valuable mineral
			that Hartwell and his party set out. When the Stanley, which was under the command of
			Captain Henderson, a well-known Sydney mariner, arrived at the Middleton Reef, the first
			experience was not the finding of the treasure, but the discovery of the castaway crew of
			the barque Annasona, which was wrecked there in January last while on a voyage, in ballast,
			from the west coast of South America to Sydney. The baronet and his associates took the
			shipwrecked sailors on board the trim little schooner, and conveyed them to Lord Howe Island,
			whence they were later on carried to Sydney. Having performed this act of common sea
			humanity, the owners of the Stanley once more headed for Middleton Reef, and began the
			search for the copper. They succeeded in finding the wreck of the Ramsay, which was lying
			in seven fathoms of water, and partly on the reef. But there was no trace of the copper
			shipment.

			'The schooner encountered very severe weather during March. On the 26th a S.E. gale arose,
			which by the 28th increased to hurricane force. So heavy was the weather that Captain
			Henderson states that he never experienced anything like it since the memorable Cawarra gale
			[on 12 July 1866, when the Cawarra was wrecked off Newcastle; only 1 out of the 61 aboard
			was saved]. However, the Stanley proved staunch. The heavy chain and anchor held on to the
			reef, and the little ship escaped with the loss of a few fathoms of chain and the lifeboat, which
			was smashed to atoms.

			'The Stanley returned to Sydney on Friday, April 5, and the papers of that city duly record her
			arrival in the following words:- "Stanley, schooner, private yacht, Captain Henderson, from a
			South Sea cruise. Passengers - Sir Brodrick Cecil Denham Arkwright Hartwell, Bart., Lady
			Hartwell, and Mr. John Henry Broadhurst, Master agent." Thus the lady who, until the decree
			of divorce is pronounced, will be Mrs. E.W. Chamberlain, is travelling as "Lady Hartwell." What
			will be the end of it? Will the baronet marry, when he can, the lady with whom he became
			infatuated? Or will he, as often happens in such cases, tire of her and desert her?'

			Notwithstanding the newspaper's dire prediction, after his wife had successfully divorced him in
			1907, Sir Brodrick married his lover on 16 May 1908, and remained married to her for over 40
			years.

			During this period, his name continued to appear in the newspapers. Firstly, in July 1913, he
			was bankrupted; in 1923 and 1924, during the American Prohibition period, Sir Brodrick was
			engaged in raising money from investors in order to finance the smuggling of alcohol into
			America, for which the Prime Minister, Ramsay Macdonald, described him as a 'disgraceful
			blot,' but in 1925, after a shipment was seized by American prohibition officers, this venture
			collapsed and he was again forced into bankruptcy.



			Sir Robert Grenville Harvey, 2nd baronet


			Sir Robert committed suicide in April 1931. This report of the subsequent inquest appeared in
			the Gloucester "Citizen" on 7 April 1931:-

			"A verdict of suicide whilst comparatively insane was returned at the inquest today on Sir
			Robert Grenville Harvey, Bart., of Langley Park, Bucks., who was found shot dead in bed,
			following a severe attack of influenza, to which the tragedy was attributed by the widow.

			"The inquest was held at Langley Park, Buckinghamshire, the pretty moat-encircled house where
			Sir Robert, who was 74 years of age, had lived so long. Sir Robert had just returned from a
			fishing visit to Scotland, and on reaching home was found to be suffering from influenza.
			Accordingly, he remained in bed, and was alone on Saturday afternoon, when Lady Harvey and
			other members of the household were startled to hear a pistol shot. On entering Sir Robert's
			room he was found dead with a pistol by his side. Sir Robert had been a magistrate for Bucking-
			hamshire since 1887, and was a noted sportsman and collector of antiques.

			"The inquest was held in the drawing room. Lady Harvey was present, but sat behind a screen.
			It was explained that she was very ill. Lady Harvey's depositions were read by the Coroner. On
			Saturday about 11 a.m., the depositions stated, Sir Robert went to his room. When Lady Harvey
			saw him later he said he felt "so ill," but he refused to have a doctor. Later in the afternoon she
			returned to the room, but did not speak to him, as she thought he was asleep. At five o'clock
			a communication was made to her by the doctor. Lady Harvey's statement concluded, "I am
			convinced this is all caused the influenza that Sir Robert had."

			"Edmund George Mendham, who for 23 years had been butler in Sir Robert's family, was the next
			witness. He showed great emotion. At 4.30 on Saturday, on Lady Harvey's instructions, he took
			tea up to Sir Robert. "I went to the bedside, and found he was lying on his left side in a pool of
			blood. The revolver was lying on the bed." Sir Robert had for many years kept a loaded revolver
			hanging on the head of the bedstead.

			Dr. A.M. Amsler said that he last saw Sir Robert shortly before Christmas, and then and on
			previous occasions he had noticed that Sir Robert had been remarkably depressed. Very
			frequently influenza led to depression and loss of balance.

			"Police Inspector Westmore said that a book on big game hunting was lying on the bed in a
			position which indicated that Sir Robert had been reading it.

			"The Coroner recorded a verdict of suicide during temporary insanity."



			Sir Robert John Harvey Harvey, 1st baronet


			Sir Robert was the principal of the Norwich Crown Bank which suspended payment in July
			1870. It appears that Sir Robert believed that the French would win the then ongoing
			Franco-Prussian War - when they failed to do so, all of the money he had invested in
			France was lost. In addition, he had speculated heavily in Spanish and other foreign stocks.

			The immediate catalyst for the suspension of payment was the death by suicide of Sir
			Robert Harvey. The following account of the inquest into Sir Robert's death appeared in
			The Times' on 21 Jul 1870:-

			'The jury having been sworn proceeded to view the body, the Coroner having previously
			remarked that there was no doubt that the deceased died from a pistol shot, the pistol
			having, in all probability, been fired by his own hand, although this was a point which the
			jury would have to investigate.

			'On the return of the jury, Charles Elvin deposed that about a quarter past 3 on Friday
			afternoon he saw Sir Robert Harvey going towards a shrubbery in his grounds. Shortly
			afterwards witness heard the report of a pistol. Then he saw the Hon. Mr. Lambert run
			across the lawn, and heard him call to Mr. Abel. Mr. Abel called to witness and some other
			men, and they went to the shrubbery. There they saw the Hon. Mrs. Lambert kneeling by
			the side of Sir Robert, who was lying on the ground. Mrs. Lambert called out, "Go and get
			a board." Witness and some other men assisted to put Sir Robert on a board. Witness asked
			Sir Robert whether they should put him on the board, and Sir Robert shifted himself onto
			it. Sir Robert was then brought to the house. He was bleeding on his left side. Sir Robert
			said to witness and the other men, "My good fellows, go steadily, or I shall be dead before
			you get to the house." Sir Robert also told them to go over the grass, and as they were
			going along he more than once told them to stop, as he could not bear the jarring. About
			a quarter of an hour before witness heard the report of firearms he saw Mr. and Mrs.
			Lambert walking in the grounds. Sir Robert was not walking with them then. Witness looked
			about the spot where Sir Robert was found to see if he could discover a pistol, but he did
			not find one.

			'Mr. W.P.Nichols, surgeon, deposed, - On Friday last I was summoned to Crown Point [the
			name of Sir Robert's estate] by one of the servants of the late Sir R. Harvey, to see his
			master, who, to use the expression of the man, "had met with a dreadful accident." I came
			down immediately and found Sir R. Harvey lying on a mattress in a room called the Library.
			He appeared to me to be fast dying from loss of blood, which was flowing from a wound in
			the chest and also from the back. After a short time he revived, and I assisted to take him
			to his bedroom, where I believe he now lies dead. Before I removed him I sent for Mr. Cadge,
			another surgeon, from Norwich, who agreed with me that he might be taken upstairs
			without danger. Sir Robert continued to lose blood more or less from the time of the
			occurrence until his death. I was in almost constant attendance upon him from the time of
			the occurrence until he died. The external wound in front was small, and was situated on the
			left side, two inches in a direct line below the nipple. The posterior wound, also of small size,
			was situated about two or three inches from the spinal column, and between the seventh
			and eighth rib on the left side. I have no doubt that the wound was the result of a pistol
			shot, and I think it was such a wound as would be produced by a weapon held close to the
			person. It might have been self-inflicted, and I think it most probable that it was. It is
			possible that it was an accident. I think, however, that the wound was self-inflicted. I have
			known Sir Robert Harvey from his childhood, and I have known his family for many years. I
			know that he inherited a strong tendency towards mental disorder. He himself has always
			been during my knowledge of him very excitable, and on any sudden trouble the excitement
			would increase. I knew that lately Sir Robert Harvey had been subject to great excitement
			from several causes. I had professionally seen him respecting it. I believe there was a great
			increase in excitement with him on Friday morning, and upset his reason for a time. The
			increased excitement ensued from certain news which he had received. When I saw him on
			Friday afternoon, when he had recovered his consciousness, his reason returned in some
			degree. This partial return to reason was, I think, brought about by loss of blood. Sir Robert
			was never perfectly rational after Friday afternoon for any length of time. As he was
			recovering, Sir Robert asked me what he had done. He seemed to recollect something, but
			not much, when I explained to him what had occurred.

			'By Mr. Coaks - There was a sudden accession of further trouble on the Friday morning, but
			I believe it is quite possible that he was of sound mind on the Thursday. I saw Sir Robert
			on the Monday, and he was of sound mind then. I believe the sudden accession of further
			trouble on the Friday morning upset his reason.

			'Edward Shield, coachman to the deceased, stated that on Saturday he was asked by Mrs.
			Gant, the housekeeper at Crown Point, to go and search for the pistol which Sir Robert was
			supposed to have fired. Witness found a pistol about 20 yards from the rosery or shrubbery.
			It was a five-chambered revolver. Three chambers were empty. Witness gave the pistol to
			Captain Lambert.

			'No further evidence was offered, and the jury proceeded to consider their verdict, which
			was as follows - "The jury are of opinion that Sir R. Harvey's death was caused by fire-arms,
			discharged by himself while in a state of temporary insanity."



			Lady Constance Hatch, widow of Sir Ernest Frederick George Hatch, 1st baronet


			Lady Constance was found dying on the footpath beneath the window of her room in her nursing
			home. I should point out that, in normal circumstances, she, as a baronet's widow, would be
			styled Lady Hatch. However, she was the daughter of the ninth Duke of Leeds, and therefore
			entitled to be addressed as Lady Constance.

			The inquest was reported in the "Daily Telegraph" of 20 July 1939:-

			'A verdict was recorded at a Paddington inquest yesterday that Lady Constance Hatch, aged
			64, aunt of the Duke of Leeds and widow of Sir Ernest Hatch, took her life while she was of
			unsound mind.

			She had been a patient at a nursing home in Wimpole-street, and was found dying on the pave-
			ment on Tuesday morning.

			Lady Alice Susan Godolphin Egerton, of St. James's Court, S.W., said that Lady Constance, her
			sister, had been living at the Ashdown Forest Hotel, Sussex, lately.

			'She had never had good health. Some time ago she had an operation on her head and had head-
			aches afterward. She lost her only daughter last January.

			'Lady Alice handed the coroner, Mr. W.R.H. Heddy , a letter from her sister's solicitors, which
			showed that Lady Constance had no need to worry about her financial position.

			Miss Constance Murphy, a nurse, said that Lady Constance slept well except when she had
			headaches.

			'PC Donnelly, who found Lady Constance in her nightdress on the footpath outside the nursing
			home, said the window of her room on the third floor was wide open, and there were finger-
			prints on the inside of the window-frame.

			'On a soot-covered ledge about 7ft below the window were footmarks, "consistent," he said,
			"with someone having climbed out of the window and let herself down, holding on to the window-
			sill with her hands and with her feet resting on this ledge."

			'Recording a verdict that Lady Constance took her life while not of sound mind, the coroner said:
			"I feel there is no doubt that she threw herself from this window or climbed out and let herself
			fall."



			Sir Thomas Dingley Hatton, 10th baronet


			'The Morning Chronicle' of 21 September 1812:-

			'Saturday se'nnight, Sir Thomas Hatton, Bart., of Long Stanton, was returning home from
			Cambridge, in his curricle [a light two-wheeled chaise, usually drawn by two horses], one of
			the reins broke, and the horses running away, overturned the carriage, by which Sir Thomas's
			skull was fractured, and a servant who was with him dreadfully bruised. We are sorry to add
			that Sir Thomas lies without hope of recovery.'



			The special remainder to the baronetcy of Havelock created in 1858


			From the "London Gazette" of 19 January 1858 (issue 22085, page 261):-

			'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
			Henry Marshman Havelock, Captain in the Army (eldest son of the late Major-General Henry
			Havelock, of Lucknow, K.C.B.), and to the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, with
			remainder, in default of issue, to the heirs male lawfully begotten of the body of his father,
			the said Major-General Henry Havelock.'



			Sir Henry Marshman Havelock-Allan VC, 1st baronet


			Havelock (he added the additional name of Allan in 1880) was the son of Major-General Sir
			Henry Havelock, one of the heroes of the Indian Mutiny. Born in Cawnpore, he was a Lieutenant
			in the 10th Regiment of Foot during the Mutiny. On 16 July 1857, in Cawnpore, the mutineers
			were seen to be rallying their last 24 lb gun, when the order was given to advance. Havelock
			immediately placed himself, on his horse, in the front line and advanced at walking pace towards
			the gun, into the shot being fired from the gun. Finally the gun was rushed and taken by the
			soldiers, with Havelock being awarded the Victoria Cross for his courage.

			In 1858, he was created a baronet, the honour being awarded to replace the baronetcy which
			had been due to be awarded to his late father. He later entered politics and sat in the House of
			Commons for Sunderland 1874-1881 and Durham South East 1885-1892 and 1895-1897.

			Havelock-Allan later became Colonel of the Royal Irish Regiment, at that time stationed in India.
			On 30 December 1897, he was killed by Afridi tribesmen near the Khyber Pass in Afghanistan.
			The following report appeared in the "Belfast News-Letter" of 1 January 1898:-

			'Considerable consternation was caused in London yesterday by the announcement that Major-
			General Sir Henry Havelock-Allan, V.C., M.P. for South East Durham who recently went for a
			trip to India, had been kidnapped or killed on the North Western frontier by the Lakka Khels.
			The report was that Sir Henry, who was in the reserve list of British army officers, went up the
			Khyber Pass on Wednesday with an escort, which he left yesterday afternoon. As he did not
			return search was made, and Sir Henry's horse was found stripped and shot through the jaws.
			From this the worst fears were at once entertained that Sir Henry had lost his life, and later
			on his body was discovered…….'

			As previously noted, Major-General Sir Henry Havelock's son was created a baronet in honour
			of his late father. In addition, in the London Gazette (issue 22085, page 261) contains a notice
			dated 18 January 1858, which states that "The Queen has been pleased to ordain and declare
			that Hannah Shepherd Havelock, the widow of the late Major-General Henry Havelock, Knight
			Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, shall have, hold, and enjoy the same style,
			title, place, and precedence to which she would have been entitled had her said husband survived
			and been created a Baronet."



			Alice, Lady Hayes, widow of Sir Edmund Francis Hayes, 5th baronet [I 1789]


			Lady Hayes, together with her sister, was knocked down by a tram when crossing a Sydney
			street and suffered fatal injuries. The "Gundagai Independent" of 2 October 1933 reported that:-

			'Alice Lady Hayes, widow of Sir Edmund Hayes, of Ireland, and her sister, Miss Lucy Wilkinson,
			were seriously injured on Friday afternoon, when they were struck down by a tram while crossing
			William-street, Sydney.

			'Both were thrown heavily to the ground and the tram came to a stop only a few feet past them.
			The driver applied the brakes so suddenly that many passengers were jolted from their seats.

			'Lady Hayes and Miss Wilkinson were taken to the Sydney Hospital by the Central District
			Ambulance, both semi-conscious. Lady Hayes, who is 70 years of age, is suffering from a probable
			fractured skull, fractured nose, ruptured eyeball, lacerations to face, and severe shock. Her sister,
			who is 64, received a probable fracture of the skull, fractured left thigh, lacerations and
			abrasions.

			'The accident was another link in a chain of misfortune which has befallen the family in recent
			months. Mr. Frederick B[ushby] Wilkinson, a solicitor of the firm Wilkinson and Osborne, died just
			over two weeks ago [16 September 1933]. Another brother, Mr. E. W. Wilkinson, a solicitor, of
			Hay, is seriously ill in Lister Private Hospital.

			'Lady Hayes, a daughter of the late Judge Wilkinson, formerly of Glebe, returned to Sydney from
			abroad at the end of February……..Sir Edmund Hayes, fifth and last baronet of Drumboe, Ireland,
			died in 1912.'

			Lady Hayes's injuries were too extensive to permit her to recover, and she died on 2 October. Her
			sister appears to have fully recovered and was soon discharged from hospital.



			The special remainder to the baronetcy of Major (later Henniker) created in 1765


			From the "London Gazette" of 6 July 1765 (issue 10537, page 1):-

			"The King has been pleased to grant unto John Major, or Worlingworth-Hall in the County of
			Suffolk, Esq.; and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten; and, in Default of such Issue,
			to his son-in-law John Henniker, of Newton-Hall in the County of Essex, Esq.; and the Heirs
			Male of his Body lawfully begotten, the dignity of a Baronet of the Kingdom of Great Britain.'




			Sir John Victor Peregrine Henniker-Heaton, 3rd baronet


			Sir Peregrine Henniker-Heaton was a former RAF security officer who became Deputy Provost
			Marshal in the Levant in 1945, and was in charge of RAF Police in Palestine during the mandate.
			He remained in Palestine until 1948 and, during that time, his car was blown up several times.
			He retired in 1958 as a Wing Commander, but continued his involvement with the Middle East,
			serving as a member of the Anglo-Arab Association.

			He vanished on 5 October 1971, after setting out from his home in Ealing, west London.
			Subsequent police searches throughout the country proved fruitless and reports were received
			that the baronet had been seen in various places, including New York and Paris. There was also
			speculation that he had been murdered because of his connection with security work and the
			Middle East.

			On Sunday 23 June 1974, his body was found by his son Yvo in a locked lumber room in the
			family home in Ealing. Yvo opened the room with a key he found in a desk in the hall and
			entered the room to search a cabinet for some gramophone records. "When I opened the door,
			it [the room] seemed the same as when I had last seen it. A suit of clothes was on the bed. It
			was only when I went into the room and turned around to face the bed that I realized it was
			my father."

			The subsequent inquest was reported in "The Times" on 5 July 1974:-

			'An open verdict was recorded yesterday by Dr. John Burton, the Hammersmith coroner, at the
			inquest on Sir Peregrine Henniker-Heaton, whose body was found at his home two weeks ago.
			Dr. Burton said the cause of death was not ascertainable but there was no evidence of violence.

			'Sir Peregrine, the third baronet, vanished in October 1971, after setting out from his home in
			Ealing, west London. A police search proved fruitless. His skeleton was found on June 23 in a
			tweed suit on a bed in a lumber room, by his son, Mr. Yvo Henniker-Heaton.

			'Mr. Henniker-Heaton told the inquest yesterday that his father had tried to shoot himself in
			1967 and had had to be treated in hospital seven times for drug overdoses. Lady Henniker-
			Heaton said the family had not regarded any of the suicide attempts as serious. At the time
			of his disappearance Sir Peregrine was worried about his sister, who was in hospital with a brain
			tumour.

			'Mr. Henniker-Heaton said six rooms in the house were fitted with Yale locks, one of them being
			the lumber room, the key of which had disappeared. He had found it in a hall drawer while
			looking for something.

			'He had not looked in there as his father had no reason to go there; his friends had told him
			they had seen his father in various places, including New York and Paris.

			'The coroner asked whether it was immediately obvious that something was amiss when he
			opened the lumber room. "Not at all," Mr. Henniker-Heaton replied. "When I opened the door, it
			seemed the same as when I had last seen it. A suit of clothes was on the bed. It was only
			when I went into the room and turned round to face the bed that I realised it was my father."

			'Beside the body he had found a letter written by Sir Peregrine, wrapped in three £5 notes. He
			was taking university examinations the month his father disappeared, and thought the money
			had been meant to help him.

			'Inspector Ronald Hutchinson said Sir Peregrine's body was found seated on a bed, almost bent
			double. To someone casually looking into the room it would have looked like a folded-up suit.

			'Sir Peregrine had been reported missing by his wife, who told the police the house had been
			thoroughly searched by herself and her family. There were many reports that Sir Peregrine had
			been seen.

			'The coroner suggested to Det Chief Inspector John Wheler that Sir Peregrine's home would
			have been taken apart by the police if he had not been a baronet. The reply was: "There is
			a popular misconception that there is one law for the titled and one for the working class.
			Whilst one respects titles, one does not get unduly influenced by them."

			'Miss Priscilla Henniker-Heaton said she had opened the door of the lumber room one day last
			summer but had not entered.

			'Mr. Leonard Banting, a tenant of Sir Peregrine's home, said he lived in the room next to the
			lumber room. "It might seem a bit strange but I didn't notice anything," he said.

			'Dr. Burton said the case had attracted a great deal of publicity, and misunderstandings had
			arisen. It was not true that the police would march into a house and tear the garden apart
			when someone was reported missing. Anyone in such a tragic situation would be treated
			inaccurate

			"I hope that the facts are now sufficiently well established for everyone to be aware of what
			has happened," Dr. Burton added.'




			Sir Edward Richard Henry, 1st and only baronet


			The following biography of Sir Edward Henry, one of the pioneers of the science of finger-
			printing, appeared in the Australian monthly magazine "Parade" in its issue for January 1956:-

			'A meticulously-dressed man of average height with the air of aloof authority that stamps the
			responsible Indian civil servant walked through the gates of New Scotland Yard, Thames
			Embankment, London, on May 31, 1901. The policeman on duty watched him with a speculative
			eye. He was rumoured to be bringing many new-fangled notions to crime detection much to the
			amusement and contempt of diehards and old timers. The diehards were soon in retreat. When
			Edward Henry slipped into his chair as Assistant-Commissioner in charge of C.I.D., science
			struck the Yard with the shattering force of a thunderbolt. Brain superseded brawn on what
			ranks as the darkest day for crooks the world over.

			'Edward Henry, later Sir Edward Henry, Bart., worked out the first effective system of fingerprint
			classification and founded the fingerprint department which has brought so many criminals to
			gaol and the gallows. He established Peel House, where young recruits are trained and tested
			in scientific detection. He guided the Yard through the great period of upheaval when mass
			mass crime, poverty, squalor and industrial, political and religious hatred were grudgingly giving
			way to the more enlightened era of today. His rule was one long struggle against prejudice.
			Misguided idealists clamoured it was unsportsmanlike and un-British to use a man's fingerprints
			without his permission to convict him of murder or robbery. He had to fight charges of wide-
			spread police corruption. In the end he won through to establish the impeccable London police
			tradition of today.

			'Edward Richard Henry was born on July 26, 1850, son of an Anglo-Irish doctor. He went
			straight from London University College into the Indian Civil Service, being posted to Bengal as
			private secretary to the Lieutenant-Governor, Sir Steuart Bayley. He proved his excellence
			as assistant magistrate, Secretary to the Board of Revenue and, finally, as Inspector-General
			of police. In all roles, he studied the limited use of fingerprints made by his predecessors in
			commercial and other transactions.

			'Many years earlier, Mr. (later Sir) William Herschel, a Bengal administrator, had been impressed
			by the clear outline of a palm print accidentally left by a road metalling contractor on a contract
			he was signing. It solved Hershel's greatest problem. For years natives had been robbing his
			pensions department by impersonation and other forms of fraud. From then, he required every
			pensioner who could not write to sign his receipt with one or more fingerprints. He quickly
			sensed that the scheme was foolproof. The study of fingerprinting was then taken up by
			Francis (later Sir Francis) Galton, one of the first to assess that the chance of two fingerprints
			being alike was about one in 64,000,000,000.

			'Galton's own plan for "fingerprint directors" was turned down because no one could conceive
			how one fingerprint could be found among hundreds of thousands with sufficient speed to be
			effective. It was left to Sir Edward Henry to supply the answer. He had already begun to record
			fingerprints of Bengal criminals as a means of identification. They were becoming unwieldy and
			he was seeking some means of simple and rapid classification. The basic idea came to him
			during a solitary ride through the Bengal jungle. He decided to group fingerprints according to
			their ridge patterns. Back at his desk, he worked out that ridges followed four main patterns.
			Some were like arches, others loops. Some resembled whirlpools. Others included variations
			of the three. He called his four patterns arches, loops, whorls and composites, and proceeded
			to break them down into sub-patterns till he had a primary classification of 1024 types.

			'In August, 1897, his new system had its first test. The manager of a tea plantation at
			Jalpaiguri, Bengal, was found dead with his throat cut. Henry took over himself. In the murder
			room he found an almanac with a fingerprint in blood. He checked through his records and found
			and found it belonged to a house boy named Charon, who had been previously convicted on a
			theft charge brought by the dead man. Charon had been amnestied on Queen Victoria's
			Diamond Jubilee. The court, however, was unwilling to demand a man's life on the strength of
			of an unproved system. Thus the first murderer to be trapped by fingerprints received only a
			gaol sentence on a minor charge of theft. [Although the article states that Charon was the
			first murderer to be trapped by fingerprints, it is generally agreed that another follower of the
			work of Francis Galton, a Croatian-born Argentinean police official named Juan Vucetich had
			achieved the first successful conviction based on fingerprint evidence in Argentina in 1892.]

			'The event, however, caused a furore through the police world. Henry, who had been seconded
			to reorganise the police in Pretoria and Johannesburg, was summoned to London to report
			before the Belper Committee [a five-man Home Office committee chaired by Lord Belper which
			met in 1900 to consider the relative merits of anthropometry - i.e. the Bertillon system as used
			in France, and fingerprinting in the identification and conviction of criminals]. The committee
			unanimously recommended the adoption of the fingerprint system in England and Wales and the
			Home Secretary took the logical step of summoning Edward Henry to Scotland Yard to install it.
			Within two months the Central Fingerprint Branch was born.

			'It was none too soon. London was in the grip of a crime wave. The police, who relied mainly on
			their "photographic memory," were "hamstrung" by the alibi system. Whenever they dragged in
			an "old lag," there were always cronies to swear he was miles away at the time. Time and again,
			juries refused to convict and criminals and murderers went free to continue their reign of terror.

			'At first Henry proceeded cautiously. There was much violent criticism of his fingerprints. Some
			members of the Government regarded them as an infringement of civil liberty. Several judges
			were openly adverse to accepting them as evidence. The shady set were glamorously hostile.
			The 1902 Epsom Derby gave him his first flash of publicity. Detectives netted 54 pickpockets
			and sneak-thieves on the course. They rushed their fingerprints to Scotland Yard with the
			result that the records of 29 were presented to the magistrate next morning, and they were
			given longer sentences.

			'Still many law officials and the bulk of the public were unconvinced. It needed a murder case
			to prove the effectiveness of Henry's fingerprint department. This came in 1903, soon after
			Henry had been promoted Commissioner. An elderly couple named Farrow were found battered
			to death at their small oil and colour-shop. Earlier in the morning a milkman and his boy had
			seen two men leave the shop hurriedly. The police found a thumb print on the tray of Farrow's
			cash box, which had been rifled and thrown aside. They believed the crime had been committed
			by local criminals and accordingly hunted all who had vanished from their customary haunts.
			Among those pulled in were brothers Alfred and Albert Stratton. The thumbprint from the cash
			box corresponded with Alfred's. In view of the general prejudice it was still doubtful if the Old
			Bailey jury would convict on thumb-print evidence alone. Fortunately, Albert Stratton panicked
			when shown the thumbprint. He admitted he was present but accused his brother, Albert, of
			committing the murder. Albert in turn blamed Alfred. Both went to the gallows.

			'Meanwhile, more storm clouds were gathering round Henry. The great British public had grave
			misgivings about the new efficiency of the police. They were certainly rounding up crooks, but
			there was some uneasiness that their zeal might be violating that nebulous British code known
			as "Fair Play." The use of police to disperse rioting workless miners in Wales produced a roar of
			protest. Police were accused of assault and wrongful arrest. The crisis came to a head in the
			Madame d'Angely case.

			'Madame d'Angely was picked up on April 24, 1906, while allegedly hawking her affections. She
			counter-charged with wrongful arrest and perjury by police. Certain newspapers took up the
			attack and hammered Edward Henry and his administration. There were charges that the police
			were corruptly in league with bookmakers, publicans and harpies who ran houses of ill-fame.
			They were charged with brutality. Uproar shook the House of Commons as the Opposition leapt
			leapt to the attack. The Government had to concede a Royal Commission. It completely
			vindicated Henry. Out of 210,000 arrests in three years only 19 were proved wrongful, and they
			were mere drunks. Of houses of ill-fame, none were substantiated.

			'Still times were hot for Henry. He had to mediate when Protestants threatened to break up a
			procession of Catholics at Westminster. He took a firm stand when idealists protested strongly
			against rough police handling of Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst and her militant suffragettes. In their
			drive for votes for women, the suffragettes fought with all the fury of fanatical Dervishes. Henry
			ordered the police to do their duty and treat these well-bred furies as ordinary lawbreakers. The
			soft-hearted British public were not happy to see them bundled to gaol. It was not playing the
			game to treat women roughly, though what the police should do no one would say. The clamour
			reached its peak when a burly inspector took Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst in a mighty grip round
			the waist and carried her still struggling into captivity.

			'Henry was again under fire when police and troops cornered three burglar anarchists in a
			tenement Sidney Street and let them burn to death after a dramatic siege. Misguided critics
			said Henry should have allowed the fire brigades to rescue the gunmen, though they had
			already murdered three policemen and fired at all who showed themselves during the siege.

			'Sir Edward Henry was fairly notorious, therefore, when, on November 27, 1912, he said good-
			night to his sergeant driver and started up the path to his house. As he reached the door, a
			man pushed through the shrubbery and demanded a word with him. The man drew a revolver
			fired wildly. The third bullet lodged in Henry's stomach. Only an immediate operation saved him.
			His assailant, Albert George Bowes, had taken this drastic means of protesting against police
			refusal to grant him a taxi-cab licence on the grounds of an earlier conviction for drunkenness.
			He was sentenced to 15 years' penal servitude.

			'Still suffering from his wounds, Henry wanted to retire. The world was trembling on the brink
			of war and the Government begged him to stay on. He did so till 1918, when a sudden strike
			by 6,000 police left many centres unprotected. The police had had a rough deal during the
			war. Enlistment thinned their ranks. They had to protect important visitors to London, patrol
			special installations, hunt spies and deserters in addition to their normal duties.

			'On August 19, 1918, when it was apparent the war was won, 6,000 left their posts. There
			were incidents. Shops were looted, women attacked. Lloyd George himself intervened with
			union chiefs to persuade the men back to duty. Henry took this as a personal rebuff. He was
			already a tired man of 68. He sent in his resignation again and was thankful when it was
			accepted. The King showed appreciation of his services by creating him a baronet. Sir Edward
			Henry died on February 21, 1931.'




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