BARONETAGE | ||||||
Last updated 03/07/2018 (11 Feb 2025) | ||||||
Date | Type | Order | Name | Born | Died | Age |
Names of baronets shown in blue have not yet been placed on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. | ||||||
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. | ||||||
TOLLEMACHE of Helmingham, Suffolk | ||||||
22 May 1611 | E | 1 | Lionel Tollemache | 14 Dec 1562 | c 1620 | |
c 1620 | 2 | Lionel Tollemache MP for Orford 1621‑1622 and 1628‑1629 |
1 Aug 1591 | 6 Sep 1640 | 49 | |
6 Sep 1640 | 3 | Lionel Tollemache | 25 Mar 1669 | |||
Mar 1669 | 4 | Lionel Tollemache He subsequently succeeded to the Earldom of Dysart in 1698 with which title the baronetcy them merged until its extinction in 1821 |
30 Jan 1649 | 23 Feb 1727 | 78 | |
TOLLEMACHE of Hanby Hall, Lincs | ||||||
12 Jan 1793 | GB | 1 | William Manners Talmash For details of the special remainder included in the creation of this baronetcy, see the note at the foot of this page MP for Ilchester 1803‑1804 and 1806‑1807 |
19 May 1766 | 11 Mar 1833 | 66 |
11 Mar 1833 | 2 | Lionel William John Talmash, later [1840] 8th Earl of Dysart | 18 Nov 1794 | 23 Sep 1878 | 83 | |
23 Sep 1878 | 3 | William John Manners Tollemache, 9th Earl of Dysart | 3 Mar 1859 | 22 Nov 1935 | 76 | |
22 Nov 1935 | 4 | Lyonel Felix Carteret Eugene Tollemache For information on the eccentric names given to his siblings, see the note at the foot of this page |
15 Jan 1854 | 4 Mar 1952 | 98 | |
4 Mar 1952 | 5 | Cecil Lyonel Newcomen Tollemache | 14 Mar 1886 | 31 Mar 1969 | 83 | |
31 Mar 1969 | 6 | Humphry Thomas Tollemache | 10 Aug 1897 | 30 Mar 1990 | 92 | |
30 Mar 1990 | 7 | Lyonel Humphry John Tollemache | 10 Jul 1931 | 7 Oct 2020 | 89 | |
7 Oct 2020 | 8 | Richard John Tollemache | 4 May 1966 | |||
TOMLINSON of Richmond Terrace, London | ||||||
11 Aug 1902 to 17 Dec 1912 |
UK | 1 | William Edward Murray Tomlinson MP for Preston 1882‑1906 Extinct on his death |
4 Aug 1838 | 17 Dec 1912 | 74 |
TOOKER of Maddington, Wilts | ||||||
1 Jul 1664 to 17 Mar 1676 |
E | 1 | Giles Tooker Extinct on his death |
c 1625 | 17 Mar 1676 | |
TOOTH of Queens Gate, London | ||||||
26 Jul 1906 | UK | See "Lucas-Tooth" | ||||
TOOTH of Bught, Inverness | ||||||
1 Dec 1920 | UK | See "Lucas-Tooth" | ||||
TOPP of Tormarton, Gloucs | ||||||
25 Jul 1668 | E | 1 | Francis Topp | c 1676 | ||
c 1676 | 2 | John Topp | c 1663 | c 1720 | ||
c 1720 to 1733 |
3 | Jeremy Topp Extinct on his death |
1733 | |||
TOTTENHAM of Loftus Hall, Wexford | ||||||
18 Dec 1780 | I | See "Loftus" | ||||
TOUCHE of Westcott, Surrey | ||||||
5 Jul 1920 | UK | 1 | Sir George Alexander Touche MP for Islington North 1910‑1918 |
24 May 1861 | 7 Jul 1935 | 74 |
7 Jul 1935 | 2 | Norman George Touche | 11 May 1888 | 18 May 1977 | 89 | |
18 May 1977 | 3 | Anthony George Touche | 31 Jan 1927 | 24 Jun 2018 | 91 | |
24 Jun 2018 | 4 | William George Touche | 26 Jun 1962 | |||
TOUCHE of Dorking, Surrey | ||||||
3 Jul 1962 | UK | 1 | Sir Gordon Cosmo Touche MP for Reigate 1931‑1950 and Dorking 1950‑1964; PC 1959 |
8 Jul 1895 | 19 May 1972 | 76 |
19 May 1972 | 2 | Rodney Gordon Touche | 5 Dec 1928 | 13 May 2017 | 88 | |
13 May 2017 | 3 | Eric MacLellan Touche | 22 Feb 1960 | |||
TOWNSEND-FARQUHAR of Mauritius | ||||||
21 Aug 1821 | UK | 1 | Robert Townsend Townsend-Farquhar MP for Newton 1825‑1826 and Hythe 1826‑1830; Governor of Mauritius |
14 Oct 1776 | 16 Mar 1830 | 53 |
16 Mar 1830 | 2 | Walter Minto Townsend-Farquhar MP for Hertford 1857‑1866 |
26 Oct 1809 | 18 Jun 1866 | 56 | |
18 Jun 1866 | 3 | Eric Robert Townsend-Farquhar | 14 Jul 1836 | Jun 1867 | 30 | |
Jun 1867 | 4 | Minto Walter Townsend-Farquhar | 18 Dec 1837 | 8 Jun 1872 | 34 | |
8 Jun 1872 | 5 | John Henry Townsend-Farquhar | 2 Aug 1839 | 14 Aug 1877 | 38 | |
14 Aug 1877 to 30 Jun 1924 |
6 | Robert Townsend-Farquhar Extinct on his death |
26 Sep 1841 | 30 Jun 1924 | 82 | |
TOWNSHEND of Raynham, Norfolk | ||||||
16 Apr 1617 | E | 1 | Roger Townshend MP for Orford 1621‑1622 and Norfolk 1628‑1629 |
c 1596 | 1 Jan 1637 | |
1 Jan 1637 | 2 | Roger Townshend | 21 Dec 1628 | 1648 | 19 | |
1648 | 3 | Horatio Townshend He was subsequently created Baron Townshend in 1661 with which title the baronetcy remains merged |
14 Dec 1630 | 10 Dec 1687 | 56 | |
TRACY of Stanway, Gloucs | ||||||
29 Jun 1611 | E | 1 | Paul Tracy | c 1550 | 4 Mar 1626 | |
4 Mar 1626 | 2 | Richard Tracy | c 1581 | 25 Aug 1637 | ||
Aug 1637 | 3 | Humphrey Tacy | c 1611 | 15 Jan 1658 | ||
Jan 1658 | 4 | Richard Tracy | 6 Jul 1666 | |||
Jul 1666 to 28 Feb 1678 |
5 | John Tracy Extinct on his death |
28 Feb 1678 | |||
TRANT of Portarlington, Queen's Co. | ||||||
29 Jul 1686 to 10 Apr 1691 |
I | 1 | Patrick Trant Baronetcy forfeited 1691 |
by 1702 | ||
TRAVERS of Crosses Green, Cork | ||||||
28 Jun 1804 | UK | See "Clarke-Travers" | ||||
TRELAWNY of Trelawney, Cornwall | ||||||
1 Jul 1628 | E | See "Salusbury-Trelawny" | ||||
TRELOAR of Grange Mount, Surrey | ||||||
17 Jul 1907 to 6 Sep 1923 |
UK | 1 | Sir William Purdie Treloar Extinct on his death |
13 Jan 1843 | 6 Sep 1923 | 80 |
TRENCHARD of Wolfeton, Dorset | ||||||
9 Oct 1919 | UK | 1 | Hugh Montague Trenchard He was subsequently created Baron Trenchard in 1930 with which title the baronetcy remains merged |
3 Feb 1873 | 10 Feb 1956 | 83 |
TRESHAM of Rushton, Northants | ||||||
29 Jun 1611 | E | 1 | Lewis Tresham | c 1575 | 1639 | |
1639 to c 1642 |
2 | William Tresham Extinct on his death |
c 1642 | |||
TRESWELL of the Army | ||||||
6 Jun 1665 to 28 May 1670 |
I | 1 | Daniel Treswell Extinct on his death |
28 May 1670 | ||
TREVELYAN of Nettlecombe, Somerset | ||||||
24 Jan 1662 | E | 1 | George Trevilian | c 1635 | 1671 | |
1671 | 2 | John Trevelyan MP for Somerset 1695‑1698 and 1701, and Minehead 1708‑1717 and 1717‑1722 |
9 Apr 1670 | 25 Sep 1755 | 85 | |
25 Sep 1755 | 3 | George Trevelyan | 18 Nov 1707 | 11 Sep 1768 | 60 | |
11 Sep 1768 | 4 | John Trevelyan MP for Newcastle upon Tyne 1777‑1780 and Somerset 1780‑1796 |
6 Feb 1735 | 18 Apr 1828 | 93 | |
18 Apr 1828 | 5 | John Trevelyan | 1 Jan 1761 | 23 May 1846 | 85 | |
23 May 1846 | 6 | Walter Calverley Trevelyan | 31 Mar 1797 | 23 Mar 1879 | 81 | |
23 Mar 1879 | 7 | Alfred Wilson Trevelyan | 26 Apr 1831 | 18 Apr 1891 | 59 | |
18 Apr 1891 | 8 | Walter John Trevelyan | 28 Jan 1866 | 23 Dec 1931 | 65 | |
23 Dec 1931 | 9 | Willoughby John Trevelyan | 16 Apr 1902 | 23 Dec 1976 | 74 | |
23 Dec 1976 | 10 | Geoffrey Washington Trevelyan He succeeded to the baronetcy of Trevelyan of Wallington in 1996 (see below). In 1999 he was found to be the rightful heir to the baronetcy of Trevelyan of Nettlecombe, which had been dormant since the death of the 9th baronet in 1976. As a result, the two baronetcies are now combined |
4 Jul 1920 | 28 Jan 2011 | 90 | |
TREVELYAN of Wallington, Northumberland | ||||||
13 Mar 1874 | UK | 1 | Sir Charles Edward Trevelyan Governor of Madras 1859‑1860 |
2 Apr 1807 | 19 Jun 1886 | 79 |
19 Jun 1886 | 2 | George Otto Trevelyan MP for Tynemouth & North Shields 1865‑1868, Hawick Burghs 1868‑1886 and Bridgeton 1887‑1897; Chief Secretary for Ireland 1882‑1884; Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1884‑1885; Secretary of State for Scotland 1886 and 1892‑1895; PC 1882; PC [I] 1882 |
20 Jul 1838 | 17 Aug 1928 | 90 | |
17 Aug 1928 | 3 | Charles Philips Trevelyan MP for Elland 1899‑1918 and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central 1922‑1931; Lord Lieutenant Northumberland 1930‑1949 |
28 Oct 1870 | 24 Jan 1958 | 87 | |
24 Jan 1958 | 4 | George Lowthian Trevelyan | 5 Nov 1906 | 7 Feb 1996 | 89 | |
7 Feb 1996 | 5 | Geoffrey Washington Trevelyan In 1999 he was found to be the rightful heir to the baronetcy of Trevelyan of Nettlecombe (see preceding baronetcy) |
4 Jul 1920 | 28 Jan 2011 | 90 | |
28 Jan 2011 | 6 | Peter John Trevelyan | 11 Sep 1948 | |||
TREVES of Dorchester, Dorset | ||||||
30 Jul 1902 to 7 Dec 1923 |
UK | 1 | Frederick Treves Extinct on his death |
15 Feb 1853 | 7 Dec 1923 | 70 |
TREVOR of Enfield, Middlesex | ||||||
11 Aug 1641 to 5 Feb 1676 |
E | 1 | Thomas Trevor MP for Monmouth 1640‑1644 and Tregony 1647‑1648 Extinct on his death |
c 1612 | 5 Feb 1676 | |
TRITTON of Bloomfield, Surrey | ||||||
1 Aug 1905 | UK | 1 | Charles Ernest Tritton MP for Norwood 1892‑1906 |
4 Sep 1845 | 28 Dec 1918 | 73 |
28 Dec 1918 | 2 | Alfred Ernest Tritton | 8 Jun 1873 | 2 Sep 1939 | 66 | |
2 Sep 1939 | 3 | Geoffrey Ernest Tritton | 3 Nov 1900 | 15 Nov 1976 | 76 | |
15 Nov 1976 | 4 | Anthony John Ernest Tritton | 4 Mar 1927 | 9 Aug 2012 | 85 | |
9 Aug 2012 | 5 | Jeremy Ernest Tritton | 6 Oct 1961 | |||
TROLLOPE of Casewick, Lincs | ||||||
5 Feb 1642 | E | 1 | Thomas Trollop | c 1654 | ||
c 1654 | 2 | William Trollope | 3 Jan 1621 | 16 May 1678 | 57 | |
16 May 1678 | 3 | Thomas Trollope | c 1667 | 22 Nov 1729 | ||
22 Nov 1729 | 4 | Thomas Trollope | 21 Dec 1691 | 7 Oct 1784 | 92 | |
7 Oct 1784 | 5 | Thomas William Trollope | c 1762 | 13 May 1789 | ||
13 May 1789 | 6 | John Trollope | c 1766 | 28 Apr 1820 | ||
28 Apr 1820 | 7 | John Trollope, later [1868] 1st Baron Kesteven | 5 May 1800 | 17 Dec 1874 | 74 | |
17 Dec 1874 | 8 | John Henry Trollope, 2nd Baron Kesteven | 22 Sep 1851 | 23 Jul 1915 | 63 | |
23 Jul 1915 | 9 | Thomas Carew Trollope, 3rd Baron Kesteven | 1 May 1891 | 5 Nov 1915 | 24 | |
5 Nov 1915 | 10 | William Henry Trollope | 14 Sep 1858 | 24 Aug 1921 | 62 | |
24 Aug 1921 | 11 | Thomas Ernest Trollope For information on the death of this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page |
14 Sep 1858 | 23 Sep 1927 | 69 | |
23 Sep 1927 | 12 | Henry Cracroft Trollope | 5 Jun 1860 | 29 May 1935 | 74 | |
29 May 1935 | 13 | Arthur Grant Trollope | 10 Jun 1866 | 14 Feb 1937 | 70 | |
14 Feb 1937 | 14 | Frederic Ferrand Trollope | 20 Sep 1875 | 9 Nov 1957 | 82 | |
9 Nov 1957 | 15 | Gordon Clavering Trollope | 29 Oct 1885 | 18 Oct 1958 | 72 | |
18 Oct 1958 | 16 | Anthony Owen Clavering Trollope | 15 Jan 1917 | 28 Jul 1987 | 70 | |
28 Jul 1987 | 17 | Anthony Simon Trollope | 31 Aug 1945 | |||
TROTT of Leverstoke, Hants | ||||||
12 Oct 1660 to 14 Jul 1672 |
E | 1 | John Trott MP for Andover 1660‑1672 Extinct on his death |
c 1615 | 14 Jul 1672 | |
TROTTER of West Ville, Lincs | ||||||
4 Sep 1821 | UK | See "Lindsay" | ||||
TROUBRIDGE of Plymouth, Devon | ||||||
30 Nov 1799 | GB | 1 | Thomas Troubridge MP for Great Yarmouth 1802‑1806 |
c 1758 | 1 Feb 1807 | |
1 Feb 1807 | 2 | Edward Thomas Troubridge MP for Sandwich 1831‑1847 |
c 1790 | 7 Oct 1852 | ||
7 Oct 1852 | 3 | Thomas St. Vincent Hope Cochrane Troubridge | 25 May 1815 | 2 Oct 1867 | 52 | |
2 Oct 1867 | 4 | Thomas Herbert Cochrane Troubridge | 13 Sep 1860 | 5 Dec 1938 | 78 | |
5 Dec 1938 | 5 | Thomas St. Vincent Wallace Troubridge | 15 Nov 1895 | 16 Dec 1963 | 68 | |
16 Dec 1963 | 6 | Peter Troubridge | 6 Jun 1927 | 27 Sep 1988 | 61 | |
27 Sep 1988 | 7 | Thomas Richard Troubridge | 23 Jan 1955 | |||
TRUSCOTT of Oakleigh, Sussex | ||||||
16 Jul 1909 | UK | 1 | Sir George Wyatt Truscott | 9 Oct 1857 | 16 Apr 1941 | 83 |
16 Apr 1941 | 2 | Eric Homewood Stanham Truscott | 16 Feb 1898 | 11 May 1973 | 75 | |
11 May 1973 | 3 | George James Irving Truscott | 24 Oct 1929 | 26 Mar 2001 | 71 | |
26 Mar 2001 | 4 | Ralph Eric Nicholson Truscott | 21 Feb 1966 | |||
TRYON of Layer Marney, Essex | ||||||
28 Mar 1620 | E | 1 | Samuel Tryon | 8 Mar 1627 | ||
8 Mar 1627 | 2 | Samuel Tryon | 1615 | 1665 | 50 | |
1665 | 3 | Samuel Tryon | 1672 | |||
1672 to 24 Apr 1724 |
4 | Samuel John Tryon Extinct on his death |
24 Apr 1724 | |||
TUBBS of Wooton-under-Edge, Gloucs | ||||||
29 Mar 1929 to 11 Dec 1941 |
UK | 1 | Stanley William Tubbs MP for Stroud 1922‑1923 Extinct on his death |
22 Mar 1871 | 11 Dec 1941 | 70 |
TUCK of Park Crescent, London | ||||||
19 Jul 1910 | UK | 1 | Adolph Tuck | 30 Jan 1854 | 3 Jul 1926 | 72 |
3 Jul 1926 | 2 | William Reginald Tuck | 8 Jul 1883 | 12 May 1954 | 70 | |
12 May 1954 | 3 | Bruce Adolph Reginald Tuck For further information on this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page |
29 Jun 1926 | 29 Jan 2020 | 95 | |
29 Jan 2020 | 4 | Christopher John Tuck | 20 Jul 1954 | |||
TUFTON of Hothfield, Kent | ||||||
29 Jun 1611 | E | 1 | John Tufton | 2 Apr 1624 | ||
2 Apr 1624 | 2 | Nicholas Tufton He was subsequently created Earl of Thanet in 1628 with which title the baronetcy then merged until its extinction in 1849 |
19 Jan 1578 | 1 Jul 1631 | 53 | |
TUFTON of Vintners, Kent | ||||||
18 Jan 1623 | I | 1 | William Tufton Governor of Barbados |
1650 | ||
1650 | 2 | Benedict Tufton | c 1655 | |||
c 1655 to Mar 1664 |
3 | Charles Tufton Extinct on his death |
12 Mar 1664 | |||
TUFTON of The Mote, Kent | ||||||
24 Dec 1641 | E | 1 | Humfrey Tufton MP for Maidstone 1640‑1648 |
1584 | Oct 1659 | 75 |
Oct 1659 to 11 Oct 1685 |
2 | John Tufton Extinct on his death |
1623 | 11 Oct 1685 | 62 | |
TUFTON of Appleby Castle, Westmorland and Hothfield Place, Kent | ||||||
16 Jan 1851 | UK | 1 | Richard Tufton | 1813 | 20 Jun 1871 | 57 |
20 Jun 1871 | 2 | Henry James Tufton He was subsequently created Baron Hothfield in 1881 with which title the baronetcy remains merged |
4 Jun 1844 | 29 Oct 1926 | 82 | |
TUITE of Sonagh, co. Westmeath | ||||||
16 Jun 1622 | I | 1 | Oliver Tuite | c 1588 | 1642 | |
1642 | 2 | Oliver Tuite | c 1633 | Aug 1661 | ||
Aug 1661 | 3 | James Tuite | Feb 1664 | |||
Feb 1664 | 4 | Henry Tuite | May 1679 | |||
May 1679 | 5 | Joseph Tuite | 1677 | 1727 | 50 | |
1727 | 6 | Henry Tuite | c 1708 | 9 Apr 1765 | ||
Apr 1765 | 7 | George Tuite For information on the death of this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page |
20 Feb 1729 | 12 Feb 1783 | 53 | |
12 Feb 1783 | 8 | Henry Tuite | 1743 | Aug 1805 | 62 | |
Aug 1805 | 9 | George Tuite | 8 Jun 1778 | 15 Jun 1841 | 63 | |
15 Jun 1841 | 10 | Mark Anthony Henry Tuite | 24 Mar 1808 | Mar 1898 | 79 | |
Mar 1898 | 11 | Morgan Harry Paulet Tuite | 27 Oct 1861 | 16 Nov 1946 | 85 | |
16 Nov 1946 | 12 | Brian Hugh Morgan Tuite | 1 May 1897 | 26 Aug 1970 | 73 | |
26 Aug 1970 | 13 | Dennis George Harmsworth Tuite | 26 Jan 1904 | 9 Jul 1981 | 77 | |
9 Jul 1981 | 14 | Christopher Hugh Tuite | 3 Nov 1949 | |||
TUKE of Cressing Temple, Essex | ||||||
31 Mar 1664 | E | 1 | Samuel Tuke | c 1615 | 26 Jan 1674 | |
26 Jan 1674 to 10 Aug 1690 |
2 | Charles Tuke Extinct on his death |
19 Aug 1671 | 10 Aug 1690 | 18 | |
TULP of Amsterdam, Holland | ||||||
23 Apr 1675 to c 1690 |
E | 1 | Richard Tulp On his death the baronetcy became either extinct or dormant |
c 1690 | ||
TUPPER of Armdale, Nova Scotia | ||||||
13 Sep 1888 | UK | 1 | Charles Tupper Prime Minister of Canada 1896; PC 1907 |
2 Jul 1821 | 30 Oct 1915 | 94 |
30 Oct 1915 | 2 | Charles Stewart Tupper | 8 Aug 1884 | 16 Jul 1960 | 75 | |
16 Jul 1960 | 3 | Charles Tupper | 10 Dec 1880 | 19 Jun 1962 | 81 | |
19 Jun 1962 | 4 | James Macdonald Tupper | 22 Dec 1887 | 23 Jun 1967 | 79 | |
23 Jun 1967 | 5 | Charles Hibbert Tupper | 4 Jul 1930 | 25 May 2008 | 77 | |
25 May 2008 | 6 | Charles Hibbert Tupper | 10 Jul 1964 | |||
TURING of Foveran, Aberdeen | ||||||
1638 | NS | 1 | John Turing | c 1595 | 1662 | |
1662 | 2 | John Turing | Feb 1682 | |||
Feb 1682 | 3 | John Turing | 1680 | 1733 | 53 | |
1733 | 4 | Alexander Turing | 9 Aug 1702 | 1782 | 79 | |
1782 | 5 | Inglis Turing | 4 Dec 1743 | 1791 | 47 | |
1791 | 6 | Robert Turing | 25 Dec 1745 | 21 Oct 1831 | 85 | |
21 Oct 1831 | 7 | James Henry Turing | 10 Dec 1791 | 13 Feb 1860 | 68 | |
13 Feb 1860 | 8 | Robert Fraser Turing For further information on this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page |
29 Aug 1827 | 4 Jan 1913 | 85 | |
4 Jan 1913 | 9 | James Walter Turing | 3 Jan 1862 | 21 Feb 1928 | 66 | |
21 Feb 1928 | 10 | Robert Andrew Henry Turing | 13 Sep 1895 | 6 Jan 1970 | 74 | |
6 Jan 1970 | 11 | John Leslie Turing | 13 Sep 1895 | 17 Sep 1987 | 92 | |
17 Sep 1987 | 12 | John Dermot Turing | 26 Feb 1961 | |||
TURNER of Warham, Norfolk | ||||||
27 Apr 1727 | GB | 1 | Charles Turner MP for Kings Lynn 1695‑1738 |
11 Jun 1666 | 24 Nov 1738 | 72 |
24 Nov 1738 | 2 | John Turner MP for Kings Lynn 1712‑1713 |
30 Dec 1668 | 6 Jan 1739 | 70 | |
6 Jan 1739 to 25 Jun 1780 |
3 | John Turner MP for Kings Lynn 1739‑1774 |
19 Jun 1712 | 25 Jun 1780 | 68 | |
TURNER of Ambrosden, Oxon | ||||||
24 Aug 1733 | GB | See "Dryden" | ||||
TURNER of Kirkleatham, Yorks | ||||||
8 May 1782 | GB | 1 | Charles Turner MP for York 1768‑1783 |
c 1727 | 26 Oct 1783 | |
26 Oct 1783 to 1 Feb 1810 |
2 | Charles Turner MP for Hull 1796‑1802 Extinct on his death |
28 Jan 1773 | 1 Feb 1810 | 37 | |
TURTON of Starborough Castle, Surrey | ||||||
13 May 1796 | GB | 1 | Thomas Turton MP for Southwark 1806‑1812 |
27 Sep 1764 | 17 Apr 1844 | 79 |
17 Apr 1844 to 13 Apr 1854 |
2 | Thomas Edward Michell Turton Extinct on his death |
8 Nov 1790 | 13 Apr 1854 | 63 | |
TURTON of Upsall, Yorks | ||||||
2 Feb 1926 to 9 May 1929 |
UK | 1 | Edmund Russborough Turton MP for Thirsk & Malton 1915‑1929 Extinct on his death |
1 Nov 1857 | 9 May 1929 | 71 |
TWISDEN of Bradbourn, Kent | ||||||
For further information on this baronetcy, see the note at the foot of this page | ||||||
13 Jun 1666 | E | 1 | Thomas Twisden MP for Maidstone 1647‑1648 |
8 Jan 1602 | 2 Jan 1683 | 80 |
2 Jan 1683 | 2 | Roger Twisden MP for Rochester 1689‑1690 |
12 Oct 1640 | 28 Feb 1703 | 62 | |
28 Feb 1703 | 3 | Thomas Twisden MP for Kent 1722‑1727 |
10 Nov 1668 | 12 Sep 1728 | 59 | |
12 Sep 1728 | 4 | Thomas Twisden | 22 Jan 1704 | 30 Jul 1737 | 33 | |
30 Jul 1737 | 5 | Roger Twisden MP for Kent 1741‑1754 |
4 Apr 1705 | 7 Mar 1772 | 66 | |
7 Mar 1772 | 6 | Roger Twisden | 7 Nov 1737 | 4 Oct 1779 | 41 | |
4 Oct 1779 | 7 | John Twisden | 22 Oct 1767 | 22 Jun 1853 | 85 | |
22 Jun 1853 | 8 | John Ker Twisden | 28 Nov 1819 | 9 Sep 1862 | 42 | |
9 Sep 1862 | 9 | William Twisden | 11 Jan 1818 | 9 Mar 1883 | 65 | |
9 Mar 1883 | 10 | Roger John Twisden | 16 Aug 1852 | 6 May 1907 | 54 | |
6 May 1907 | 11 | John Francis Twisden | 10 Nov 1825 | 6 Dec 1914 | 89 | |
6 Dec 1914 to 7 Nov 1937 |
12 | John Ramskill Twisden Extinct on his death |
23 Nov 1856 | 7 Nov 1937 | 80 | |
TWISTLETON of Barley, Yorks | ||||||
2 Apr 1629 to Oct 1635 |
E | 1 | George Twisleton Extinct on his death |
c 1605 | Oct 1635 | |
TWISTLETON-WYKEHAM-FIENNES of Banbury, Oxon | ||||||
30 Jun 1916 | UK | 1 | Eustace Edward Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes MP for Banbury 1906‑1910 and 1910‑1918; Governor of the Seychelles 1918‑1921 and the Leeeward Islands 1921‑1929 |
29 Feb 1864 | 9 Feb 1943 | 78 |
9 Feb 1943 | 2 | Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes | 12 Nov 1902 | 24 Nov 1943 | 41 | |
7 Mar 1944 | 3 | Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes | 7 Mar 1944 | |||
TWYSDEN of Roydon Hall, Kent | ||||||
29 Jun 1611 | E | 1 | William Twysden MP for Clitheroe 1593, Helston 1601, Thetford 1606‑1611 and 1614, and Winchelsea 1628 |
4 Apr 1566 | 8 Jan 1629 | 62 |
8 Jan 1629 | 2 | Robert Twysden MP for Winchelsea 1626 and Kent 1640 |
21 Aug 1597 | 27 Jun 1672 | 74 | |
27 Jun 1672 | 3 | William Twysden MP for Kent 1685‑1689 and Appleby 1695‑1697 |
11 Dec 1635 | 27 Nov 1697 | 61 | |
27 Nov 1697 | 4 | Thomas Twysden | c 1676 | 10 Oct 1712 | ||
10 Oct 1712 | 5 | William Twysden | 20 Aug 1751 | |||
20 Aug 1751 | 6 | William Twysden | c 1707 | 8 Jul 1767 | ||
8 Jul 1767 | 7 | William Jervis Twysden | 13 May 1760 | 3 Feb 1834 | 73 | |
3 Feb 1834 | 8 | William Twysden | 1 Dec 1788 | 22 Jun 1879 | 90 | |
22 Jun 1879 | 9 | Louis John Francis Twysden | 1831 | 1 May 1911 | 79 | |
1 May 1911 | 10 | Roger Thomas Twysden | 24 Feb 1894 | 23 Jul 1934 | 40 | |
23 Jul 1934 | 11 | Anthony Roger Duncan Twysden | 11 Mar 1918 | 10 Oct 1946 | 28 | |
10 Oct 1946 to 17 Feb 1970 |
12 | William Adam Duncan Twysden Extinct on his death |
6 Apr 1897 | 17 Feb 1970 | 72 | |
TYDD of Lamberton, Queen's Co. | ||||||
24 Jul 1795 to 11 May 1803 |
I | 1 | John Tydd MP [I] for Maryborough 1778‑1783, Ardfert 1783‑1790, Ballynakill 1790‑1798 and Fore 1798‑1800 Extinct on his death |
c 1742 | 11 May 1803 | |
TYLER of Queenhithe, London | ||||||
24 Jul 1894 | UK | 1 | George Robert Tyler | 26 Aug 1835 | 26 Nov 1897 | 62 |
26 Nov 1897 to 12 Apr 1907 |
2 | Frederick Charles Tyler Extinct on his death |
17 May 1865 | 12 Apr 1907 | 41 | |
TYLNEY-LONG of Westminster, London | ||||||
1 Sep 1662 | E | See "Long" | ||||
TYNTE of Halsewell, Somerset | ||||||
26 Jan 1674 | E | 1 | Halswell Tynte MP for Bridgwater 1679‑1689 |
4 Feb 1649 | 7 Apr 1702 | 53 |
Apr 1702 | 2 | John Tynte | 4 Mar 1683 | 16 Mar 1710 | 27 | |
16 Mar 1710 | 3 | Halswell Tynte MP for Bridgwater 1727‑1730 |
15 Nov 1705 | 12 Nov 1730 | 24 | |
12 Nov 1730 | 4 | John Tynte | 27 Mar 1707 | 15 Aug 1740 | 33 | |
15 Aug 1740 to 25 Aug 1785 |
5 | Charles Kemeys Tynte MP for Monmouth 1745‑1747 and Somerset 1747‑1774 Extinct on his death |
19 May 1710 | 25 Aug 1785 | 75 | |
TYNTE of Dunlaven, Wicklow | ||||||
24 Aug 1778 to 10 Nov 1785 |
I | 1 | James Stratford Tynte Extinct on his death |
Aug 1760 | 10 Nov 1785 | 25 |
TYRELL of Boreham, Sussex | ||||||
28 Sep 1809 | UK | 1 | John Tyrell | 20 Jul 1762 | 3 Aug 1832 | 70 |
3 Aug 1832 to 19 Sep 1877 |
2 | John Tyssen Tyrell MP for Essex 1830‑1831 and Essex North 1832‑1857 Extinct on his death |
21 Dec 1795 | 19 Sep 1877 | 81 | |
TYRRELL of Thornton, Bucks | ||||||
31 Oct 1627 | E | 1 | Edward Tyrrell | 2 Jul 1656 | ||
2 Jul 1656 | 2 | Toby Tyrrell | 1 Oct 1671 | |||
1 Oct 1671 | 3 | Thomas Tyrrell | 10 Oct 1705 | |||
10 Oct 1705 | 4 | Harry Tyrrell | c 1670 | 6 Nov 1708 | ||
6 Nov 1708 | 5 | Thomas Tyrrell | c 1693 | 25 Dec 1718 | ||
25 Dec 1718 | 6 | Harry Tyrrell | c 1695 | 9 Nov 1720 | ||
9 Nov 1720 to 20 Jan 1749 |
7 | Charles Tyrrell Extinct on his death |
c Nov 1708 | 20 Jan 1749 | 40 | |
For information regarding a potential claim which arose in 1904, see the note at the foot of this page | ||||||
TYRRELL of Hanslape, Bucks | ||||||
20 Jul 1665 | E | 1 | Peter Tyrrell | 11 Mar 1711 | ||
Mar 1711 to May 1714 |
2 | Thomas Tyrrell Extinct on his death |
c 1670 | May 1714 | ||
TYRRELL of Springfield, Essex | ||||||
22 Oct 1666 | E | 1 | John Tirell | c 1636 | 30 Mar 1673 | |
30 Mar 1673 | 2 | Charles Tyrrell | c 1660 | 3 Feb 1715 | ||
3 Feb 1715 | 3 | John Tyrrell | c 1685 | 21 Jun 1729 | ||
21 Jun 1729 | 4 | Charles Tyrrell | c 1725 | 27 Jul 1735 | ||
27 Jul 1735 to 5 Jan 1766 |
5 | John Tyrrell Extinct on his death |
c 1728 | 5 Jan 1766 | ||
TYRRELL of Lynn, Westmeath | ||||||
20 May 1686 to 7 Feb 1691 |
E | 1 | Edward Tyrrell Extinct on his death |
7 Feb 1691 | ||
TYRWHITT of Stainfield, Lincs | ||||||
29 Jun 1611 | E | 1 | Philip Tyrwhitt | 5 Feb 1624 | ||
5 Feb 1624 | 2 | Edward Tyrwhitt | 23 Mar 1577 | 4 Mar 1628 | 50 | |
4 Mar 1628 | 3 | Philip Tyrwhitt | 23 Sep 1598 | c 1667 | ||
c 1667 | 4 | Philip Tyrwhitt MP for Grimsby 1667 |
3 Dec 1633 | 15 Jul 1688 | 54 | |
15 Jul 1688 | 5 | John Tyrwhitt MP for Lincoln 1715‑1727 and 1728‑1734 |
c 1663 | Nov 1741 | ||
Nov 1741 to 22 Aug 1760 |
6 | John de la Fountain Tyrwhitt MP for Lincoln 1741‑1747 Extinct on his death |
6 Mar 1708 | 22 Aug 1760 | 52 | |
TYRWHITT of Stanley Hall, Salop | ||||||
3 Oct 1808 | UK | 1 | Thomas Tyrwhitt Jones MP for Weymouth & Melcombe Regis 1790‑1791, Denbigh 1797‑1802, Athlone 1803‑1806 and Shrewsbury 1807‑1811 |
1 Sep 1765 | 26 Nov 1811 | 46 |
26 Nov 1811 | 2 | Thomas John Tyrwhitt MP for Bridgnorth 1818‑1820 |
12 Jul 1793 | 5 Oct 1839 | 46 | |
5 Oct 1839 | 3 | Henry Thomas Tyrwhitt | 16 Apr 1824 | 26 Jan 1894 | 69 | |
26 Jan 1894 | 4 | Raymond Robert Tyrwhitt-Wilson He subsequently succeeded to the Barony of Berners in 1917 with which title the baronetcy then merged until its extinction in 1950 |
22 Jul 1855 | 5 Sep 1918 | 63 | |
TYRWHITT of Terschelling and Oxford, Oxon | ||||||
13 Dec 1919 | UK | 1 | Sir Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt Admiral of the Fleet 1934 |
10 May 1870 | 30 May 1951 | 81 |
30 May 1951 | 2 | St.John Reginald Joseph Tyrwhitt | 18 Apr 1905 | 10 Oct 1961 | 56 | |
10 Oct 1961 | 3 | Reginald Thomas Newman Tyrwhitt | 21 Feb 1947 | |||
The special remainder to the baronetcy of Tollemache created in 1793 | ||
From the London Gazette of 1 January 1793 (issue 13490, page 12):- | ||
The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Baronet of the Kingdom of Great Britain to William Manners, of Hanby Hall in the County of Lincoln, Esq; and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, with Remainder to his Brothers John and Charles Manners, Esquires, and the Heirs Male of their Bodies lawfully begotten. | ||
The siblings of Sir Lyonel Felix Carteret Eugene Tollemache, 4th baronet | ||
The first Tollemache baronet of Hanby Hall had a 4th son, the Rev. Hugh Francis Tollemache. He in turn had a son, the Rev. Ralph William Lyonel Tollemache-Tollemache (19 October 1826 - 5 October 1895). The Rev. Ralph married twice; firstly on 15 February 1853 to his cousin, Caroline Talmash who died 6 June 1867, and, secondly, on 22 February 1869, to Dora Cleopatra Maria Lorenza de Orellana y Revest. The two marriages produced 14 children, many of whom were inflicted with eccentric names, seemingly based on variations of the name "Lyonel", as follows:- | ||
The sons of the two marriages were - | ||
1. Lyonel Felix Carteret Eugene (he later succeeded as the 4th baronet) | ||
2. Granville Gray Marchmont Manners Plantagenet (1858‑1891) | ||
3. Marchmont Murray Grasett Reginald Stanhope Plantagenet (1860‑1898) | ||
4. The names of this son will be discussed later | ||
5. Leo de Orellana (1879‑1914) | ||
6. Leone Sextus (presumably because he was the 6th son) (1884‑1917) | ||
7. Lyonulph Cospatrick Bruce Berkeley Jermyn Tullibardine Petersham de Orellana Dysart Plantaganet (1892‑1960) | ||
and the daughters - | ||
1. Florence Caroline Artemisia Hume (c late 1850s/early 1860s‑1935) | ||
2. Dora Viola (d in infancy 1874) | ||
3. Mabel Helmingham (1872‑1955) | ||
4. Lyonesse Matilda Dora (1874‑1944) | ||
5. Lyona Decima Veronica (1878‑1962) | ||
6. Lyonella Fredegunda (1882‑1952) | ||
7. Lyonetta Edith Valentine 1887‑1951) | ||
The birth of the 4th son in 1876 afforded the opportunity for the Rev. Ralph to fully exercise his imagination. This son was named Lyulph Ydwallo Odin Nestor Egbert Lyonel Toedmag Hugh Erchenwyne Saxon Esa Cromwell Orma Nevill Dysart Plantagenet Tollemache‑Tollemache. | ||
The reader will note that the eldest son shown above was named Lyonel. If you now take the first letter of each of the 4th son's names, and ignoring the last name of Plantagenet, you will spell out "Lyonel the Second". | ||
Sir Thomas Ernest Trollope, 11th baronet | ||
Sir Thomas died in a motor accident in September 1927. The following report of the subsequent inquest into his death appeared in The Manchester Guardian of 27 September 1927:- | ||
A verdict of accidental death was returned yesterday at the inquest on Sir Thomas Ernest Trollope, who died after a motor accident in Oxford Street. Sir Ernest died in Middlesex Hospital last Friday. | ||
A nephew, Thomas Arthur Walter Giffard, a secretary at the Anglo-German Tribunal, said Sir Ernest was 59 [sic - 69] and a barrister by profession, but did not practice. He was a little hard of hearing but not deaf. | ||
A constable said the accident occurred close to a refuge to the west of New Bond street and Vere street. | ||
John Percy Sugden, of Brondesbury Park, Willesden, who stated that he was an old friend of Sir Ernest, and lunched with him last Thursday, said Sir Ernest was healthy and active, so active that he was hunting recently. After lunch they went to Bond Street by tube, and then crossed Oxford Street as Sir Ernest was to see him off by 'bus. Near the refuge a motor came long and knocked them both down. The witness had a narrow escape, and thought he caught hold of the radiator of the motor to save himself. | ||
The Coroner: Where were you lying when the motor stopped? - Under the front of it between the wheels. Sir Ernest was lying on his back. He had been carried to the refuge. He was semi‑conscious. | ||
Did you look well to your right when you stepped off the kerb? - I think so. We were walking arm in arm. | ||
Ernest Henry Knight, a motor-driver, said he was driving a van eastwards towards Regent Street and had nearly reached Vere Street when Sir Ernest and Mr. Sugden stepped off the refuge. | ||
The Coroner: How far were you from them? - I should say about a yard. You had not noticed them standing on the refuge? - No. What did you do when they stepped off? - I jammed on my foot brake and hand brake and pulled up. | ||
Knight said he was in low gear, travelling about six miles an hour. The van hit Mr. Sugden, who was arm in arm with Sir Ernest. They both went down, and Sir Ernest hit his head on the ground. The van did not run over either of them. | ||
The jury returned a verdict of accidental death and exonerated the driver from blame. | ||
Sir Bruce Adolph Reginald Tuck, 3rd baronet [UK 1910] | ||
The 1st baronet, Sir Adolph Tuck, was the second son of Raphael Tuck, who had migrated to England from Prussia and who, in 1866, founded Raphael Tuck & Sons, which sold greeting cards, and, more successfully, picture postcards. Adolph was chairman and managing director of the company until his death in 1926, having been created a baronet in 1910. | ||
His grandson Bruce, the 3rd baronet, married twice; firstly, in 1949, to Louise Renfro but this ended in divorce in 1964; and secondly, in February 1968, to Pamela (Nicky) Nicholson. It was this second marriage which led to the following article which appeared in the London Daily Telegraph of 5 November 1975:- | ||
A baronet must lose his entitlement to most of the income from the family trust fund, because he married a non-Jewish woman, a High Court Judge ruled yesterday. Under the terms of the trust, set up many years ago by Sir Adolph Tuck, the first baronet, his grandson, Sir Bruce Adolph Reginald Tuck, had to marry an "approved wife". His second wife, Pamela Nicholson - formerly Nicky Allen, a showgirl and beauty queen of Walthamstow - did not qualify, Mr. Justice Whitford decided. Sir Bruce will now receive no more than £400 a year from the trust. In September, 1970, his annuity was reported to be £3,000. | ||
The first wife of Sir Bruce, who lives at Montego Bay, Jamaica, had been "approved". The couple had two sons. The marriage was dissolved in 1964. Sir Bruce married his present wife, now 35, in 1968. | ||
Mr. Justice Whitford said that Sir Adolph Tuck, who founded the greeting card firm, had been proud to be Jewish. He had considered that the baronetcy was conferred not only on himself but on his race. In the trust settlements, he had tried to ensure that the dignity and honour of the baronetcy should remain in the hands of Jewish successors born of Jewish parents, so long as the law allowed this. | ||
An "approved wife" under the settlement meant a wife of Jewish blood by one or both of her parents, who had been brought up in and never departed from the Jewish faith. If there was any doubt or dispute about an approved wife, the matter was to be decided by the Chief Rabbi in London of either the Sephardim or Ashkenazim communities. | ||
There was no doubt that Sir Bruce's second wife, a Roman Catholic, did not qualify, said the judge. He had been asked by trustees to decide whether the conditions of the settlements could be upheld or whether there was such uncertainty that they should be declared null. Sir Adolph had clearly set out what his intentions were, and had provided a means to resolve disputes which did not supplant the court's jurisdiction. The provisions he made were valid and must stand. Under the disqualification most of the income from the trust would go to the trustees, to use under various terms of the settlements. | ||
Sir George Tuite, 7th baronet | ||
Sir George was murdered by two intruders in his house in February 1783. The following newspaper reports are relevant:- | ||
Whitehall Evening Post of 8 March 1783:- | ||
Dublin, 1 March. We hear from Westmeath that, last Saturday night some villains broke into the house of Sir George Tuite, Bart., in that county, and fractured his skull with a hammer, and he instantly expired. [Other contemporary reports state that Sir George was shot through the head.] | ||
Whitehall Evening Post of 15 March 1783, which seems to imply that Sir George was not a model landlord:- | ||
The week before last a murder of a very uncommon kind was perpetrated on the body of Sir George Tuite, Bart. at his seat of Connan, in the county of Westmeath, in Ireland. As Sir George was sitting at his parlour fire with a favourite dog at his feet, some men burst into his room and murdered him; the dog making some noise, they killed him, and decamped without plundering the house; so that it evidently appeared they had no purpose in view but the murder of Sir George. What is singular, there was no noise made in the country, very little lamentation, and less search. Though no man can approve of even justice executed so summarily, yet such events ought to be a warning for rich men not to oppress their poor tenants, nor act with tyranny in the district where they live. | ||
Sir Robert Fraser Turing, 8th baronet | ||
By the early years of the 20th century, there were so many bogus baronets floating around that moves were made to prevent the assumption of the title of 'baronet' by persons who had no right to the title, and to safeguard the status of those who were entitled to the title. After a lengthy enquiry into the matter by a Departmental Committee of the Home Office, whose report was published as a Parliamentary Paper [Cd. 3445] in 1907, new regulations were promulgated by a Royal Warrant dated 8 February 1910. | ||
In essence, this Warrant established an official roll of baronets. Unless a baronet's name was included on this roll, the person claiming the title of baronet was not considered to be a baronet, and would not be treated as such. Where any difficulties arose as to the validity of claims, the matter was to be referred to the Privy Council. | ||
One of the earliest claims to be heard by the Privy Council was that of Sir Robert Fraser Turing, who petitioned for inclusion on the official roll. His case was heard on 1 July 1912. His case was that he was the head of the ancient family of Turing, and heir male of Sir John Turing, who had been created a baronet in 1638. As was the case with many Scottish baronetcies, the original patent was not now known to exist, and it not appear to have been recorded in the public registers of the time. | ||
In 1878, Sir Robert had sought advice on this matter, with the result that the then Lord Advocate (William Watson) gave the opinion that "having examined the papers relative to the Turing Baronetcy submitted to us on behalf of Sir Robert Turing, we are of opinion that the evidence adduced is sufficient to establish the fact of the creation of the baronetcy and that Sir Robert Turing has right to enjoy the title." | ||
Sir Robert also applied to Lyon King of Arms for formal recognition as a baronet, such petition being granted in December 1882. As a result, the Committee agreed that it would advise his Majesty that the name of Sir Robert Fraser Turing should be entered on the official roll of baronets. | ||
The Twisden baronetcy [created 1666] | ||
In June and July 1909, the Probate and Divorce Division heard a claim made under the Legitimacy Declaration Act of 1858, the outcome of which would determine whether the baronetcy of Twisden had become extinct. | ||
The following edited report is taken from the Wellington, New Zealand Evening Post of 4 August 1909:- | ||
An interesting case, involving a claim to the Twisden baronetcy came this week [the report is dated 25 June 1909] before Mr. Justice Bargrave Deane in the Probate and Divorce Division, under the Legitimacy Declaration Act … | ||
… the petitioner, Mary Henrietta Twisden, said she sought a declaration under the Legitimacy Declaration Act that her father and grandfather were legitimate. The facts of the case … would turn upon the question of whether a certain Lieutenant Twisden, R.N., was married to a Miss Mary Kirk in or about the year 1762. The decision of the case would not affect any question of property, real or personal, but the right to the Twisden baronetcy did turn upon his lordship's decision. If that decision were in favour of the petition, it would entitle a certain gentleman to the baronetcy, whereas if it were unfavourable the baronetcy would become extinct, and no one would be benefitted. | ||
Counsel handed in a rough pedigree, and traced the descent of the petitioner. In 1705, he said, there was born Sir Roger Twisden, fifth baronet. He had six children, including four sons, one of whom was named William. Sir Roger died in 1772, his son William becoming a lieutenant in the Navy, and petitioner asserted that he married Mary Kirk between 1762 and 1765. Lieutenant Twisden's son, John T. Twisden, married one Ann Hammond, and the petitioner was the lawful issue of this couple. Counsel directed attention to the fact that Lieutenant Twisden and Mary Kirk lied together as man and wife at Leyton, and he urged that they were married, as contended. Shortly after, Lieutenant Twisden was invalided from the Navy, and was nursed at Mary's mother's house at Portsea. Two sons were born and died in infancy, but in October, 1767, the son John (described by counsel as John No. 2) was born and baptised at Portsea. Lieut. Twisden made a note in a book that had been preserved, referring to Mary as his wife. Mary Kirk, who died when she was 27 years of age, was described in her burial certificate as Mary Twisden, and was buried at the Independent Chapel, White-street, Southwark. Lieut. Twisden's son Thomas was born on 7th July, 1769, and there was a material entry on 11th August, 1769: "Churching 1s." Counsel submitted that this was very strong evidence of the legitimacy of the child. | ||
Later she wrote to Lieut. Twisden, and in this letter she observed "Pray take care of the children, and Tom, whom you must feed in the night before he wakes." (Loud laughter.) In December, 1771, Lieut. William Twisden died. The following February his father, Sir Roger, made a will re-settling the whole of his estates, excluding the issue of the lieutenant. Sir Roger died a month later, and John Papillion succeeded to the title. He provided for the education of the late Lieutenant William's son John, and the petitioner's case was that John Papillion Twisden had no right to assume the title, and that he knew this subsequently when he did what he could for the late lieutenant's son short of giving up the baronetcy. Under "Sir" John Papillion Twisden's will there was a bequest to "John Twisden, natural son of William Twisden", a similar description being applied to him in a subsequent marriage settlement by "Sir" John Papillion's son. Those two documents, said Mr. Rawlinson [petitioner's counsel], contained the only suggestion that "John No. 2" was not the lawful son of Lieutenant William Twisden and Mary Kirk. The family seat, added Mr. Rawlinson, was at Malling, Kent. Counsel mentioned that the claimant of the succession to the baronetcy was the Rev. John Francis Twisden, whose son, John Ramskill Twisden, was undertaking the matter for him. | ||
Mr. John Ramskill Twisden gave evidence. He was a solicitor, he said, acting for the petitioner. His father (the claimant of the title) was her guardian ad litem [i.e. a person appointed by a court to take legal action on behalf of a minor or an adult not able to handle his or her own affairs]. The petitioner was now 95 years of age, and the Rev. J.P. Twisden was living at Bradbourne Park, Malling, Kent. Witness said he remembered a great aunt of his remarking that the reason her father would not use the title was because he considered himself to be too poor. She also told him her father was very much upset at reading Thackeray's novel "Esmond", because there was a likeness between the hero and himself. (Laughter.) | ||
Counsel read a letter from Lieutenant Twisden to one of his brothers. His "wife" had just died, and the lieutenant asked for a more liberal allowance. A passage from the letter read by Mr. Pilcher, cross-examining, was as follows:- | ||
"Two hours before her death she cut out the children's mourning and desired me to wear a decent suit of mourning, and after a decent time to put up a plain piece of stone on her grave. I will starve in a ditch or die in a gaol rather than neglect to comply with her requests … Though she's dead, she's happy, as certain as I am alive and miserable." | ||
Mr. Rawlinson added that it was hardly likely that Captain John would have erected the following tablets in the church, saying:- | ||
"Sacred to the memory of William Twisden second son of Sir Roger Twisden … and of Mary, wife of William Twisden … and of their children, who died in infancy." | ||
Counsel asked the court to find that Lieutenant William and Mary Kirk were married on or about 1762‑3, and that their children were legitimate. As to the marriage of the son, Captain John, there was no dispute. | ||
His Lordship intimated that he would consider his judgment. | ||
Mr. Rawlinson mentioned that the petitioner, who was a very old lady, was the only living person in a position by law to bring an action for the declaration of the legitimacy of her father and grandfather. In the circumstances, would his Lordship give his decision at an early date, or, perhaps, having made up his mind, would the learned judge make a note of his decision, and place it in a sealed envelope? | ||
His Lordship (smiling) said he had already formed a very strong opinion on the case, but on consideration he might change his mind. Judgment was, therefore, reserved. | ||
On 19 August 1909, the Evening Post followed up on their earlier report:- | ||
One of the most romantic cases which has occupied the attention of the public for a long time has just been decided in the Probate Court. Miss Emily [Mary?] Henrietta Twisden, an old lady of 95, asked for a declaration that her grandfather, Lieutenant William Twisden, R.N., was lawfully married to Mary Kirk about 1762‑3, and that, therefore, their son, her father, Captain John Twisden, R.N., who died in 1853, was legitimate. The Lieutenant, who had quarrelled with his family, was wounded on active service and invalided home. He was nursed back to health by Mary Kirk, the daughter of a petty officer, whom he married. His family, however, denied the marriage, and the succession went to a younger son, a branch of the family which has since died out. The proceedings were taken under the Legitimacy Act of 1858, the petitioner being the last surviving grandchild and the only one entitled to sue. Judgment was given in favour of the petitioner, and accordingly her nephew, the Rev. John Francis Twisden, with whom she lives at Bradbourne, Kent, becomes the heir to the Twisden baronetcy. | ||
In Cokayne's Complete Baronetage, which was published just a few years prior to the 1909 hearings, the baronetcy is shown, on the death of the 6th baronet, as having been 'inherited' by his younger brother, 'Sir' John Papillon Twisden (c 1745‑10 Feb 1810). On his death, the baronetcy went to his only son and heir, 'Sir' John Twisden (June 1785‑1 Jan 1841) on whose death the baronetcy is shown as becoming extinct. The Twisden baronetcy does not appear in any peerage reference work published between 1841 and 1909 that I can discover, but after the decision in the 1909 case, the baronetcy re-appeared in reference works, re-written so as to take into account the effects of such decision. | ||
The baronetcy of Tyrrell of Thornton created in 1627 | ||
Although the standard baronetage reference works state that the Tyrrell baronetcy became extinct on the death of the 7th baronet in 1749, it appears that a claim for the baronetcy was at least contemplated in 1904. The following article appeared in The Burrowa News of 21 October 1904. Burrowa, now spelled Boorowa, is a small country town in New South Wales, about 250 km west of Sydney. | ||
A Burton-on-Trent cabman named Benjamin Tyrell claims the extinct baronetcy of the Tyrells, formerly of Thornton Hall, Buckinghamshire. He also claims the ownership of the Thornton Hall estates, which are nearly five miles square, and the Crakemarsh Hall estates, near Uttoxeter, Staffs. Tyrrel, who some years ago lost a leg by being run over, has a family of ten. Having obtained assistance, he now proposes to move for an order in chancery compelling the disclosure of certain documents alleged to be in the possession of the Cavendish family. Tyrell's claim to the immense estate rests on his contention that he is a direct descendant from John Tyrell, third son of Sir Thomas Tyrell. According to Tyrell, Sir Thomas, who died in 1705, left six sons and four daughters. The eldest son, Sir Henry, died three years later, leaving three sons and two daughters. His eldest and second sons died bachelors, the third son, Charles, entering into the estates. He in turn left an only daughter, the male line of the first son of Sir Thomas thus failing. The daughter married Dr. Cotton, of Crakemarsh Hall, and conveyed, through such marriage, the settled estates to Dr. Cotton. The estates, by descent from their only daughter, Elizabeth Cotton, now lie vested in the present Cavendish family. It is contended that the entail in the male line has not failed. The second son of Sir Thomas left a son who died a bachelor. The third son, however, left issue, and from him the cabman claims direct descent. He says that his great grandfather was the son of the third son of Sir Thomas, and when Dr. Cotton's daughter, who married a Mr. Sheppard, entered into possession, the great grandfather attempted to take possession. He was forcibly ejected, however, as were his grandfather, and father, the latter in 1860. The family have always been too poor to take action at law, says the cabman, but he now hopes to do what his ancestors failed to do. He recognises that the difficulty is further increased by the fact that the old parish register is very imperfect, some leaves being missing. The Tyrell family is of ancient lineage, dating back four centuries. One member was Master of Horse to Catherine, Queen Consort of Henry VIII, and descendants have at times been very closely connected with the Royal House, one of the latest being General Tyrell, M.P., Groom of the Bedchamber to the Prince of Wales, and the Governor of Gravesend and Tilbury forts. | ||
Regrettably, I have been unable to discover any further information on this potential claim. | ||
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