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

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

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