BARONETAGE
Last updated 03/04/2018 (26 Jan 2024)
Date	Type	Order	Name	Born	Died	Age
Dates in italics in the "Born" column indicate that the baronet was baptised on that date; dates in italics in the "Died" column indicate that the baronet was buried on that date.
BLUNDELL of Edenderry, King's co.
13 Oct 1620	I	1	Francis Blundell MP for Oxford 1621	c 1579	26 Apr 1625
26 Apr 1625		2	George Blundell		c 1675
c 1675		3	Francis Blundell MP [I] for King's County 1692‑1693, 1695‑1699 and 1703‑1707	30 Jan 1643	by Jul 1707
by Jul 1707		4	Montague Blundell He was subsequently created Viscount Blundell in 1720 with which title the baronetcy then merged until its extinction in 1756	19 Jun 1689	19 Aug 1756	67
BLUNDEN of Castle Blunden, co. Kilkenny
12 Mar 1766	I	1	John Blunden MP [I] for Kilkenny City 1761‑1776	c 1718	Jan 1783
Jan 1783		2	John Blunden	15 Aug 1767	1 Mar 1818	50
1 Mar 1818		3	John Blunden	21 Dec 1814	27 Jan 1890	75
27 Jan 1890		4	William Blunden	25 Jul 1840	25 Oct 1923	83
25 Oct 1923		5	John Blunden	26 Feb 1880	28 Oct 1923	43
28 Oct 1923		6	William Blunden	26 Apr 1919	20 Oct 1985	66
20 Oct 1985		7	Philip Overington Blunden	27 Jan 1922	9 Apr 2007	85
9 Apr 2007		8	Hubert Chisholm Blunden	9 Aug 1948
BLUNT of London
17 Jun 1720	GB	1	John Blunt	24 Jul 1665	24 Jan 1733	67
24 Jan 1733		2	Henry Blunt	6 Dec 1696	12 Oct 1759	62
12 Oct 1759		3	Charles William Blunt	4 Sep 1731	29 Aug 1802	70
29 Aug 1802		4	Charles Richard Blunt MP for Lewes 1831‑1840	6 Dec 1775	29 Feb 1840	64
29 Feb 1840		5	Walter Blunt For information on the death of this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page	16 Mar 1826	13 Jul 1847	21
13 Jul 1847		6	Charles William Blunt	22 Nov 1810	5 Nov 1890	79
5 Nov 1890		7	William Blunt	25 Jun 1826	27 Dec 1902	76
27 Dec 1902		8	John Harvey Blunt	1 Jan 1839	26 Jan 1922	83
26 Jan 1922		9	John Harvey Blunt	30 Jul 1872	11 Jul 1938	65
11 Jul 1938		10	John Lionel Reginald Blunt	28 May 1908	29 Sep 1969	61
29 Sep 1969		11	Richard David Harvey Blunt	22 Oct 1912	13 Feb 1975	62
13 Feb 1975		12	David Richard Reginald Harvey Blunt	8 Nov 1938
BLYTH of Blythwood, Essex
30 Aug 1895	UK	1	James Blyth He was subsequently created Baron Blyth in 1907 with which title the baronetcy remains merged, although at 30/06/2014 it does not appear on the Official Roll of the Baronetage	10 Sep 1841	8 Feb 1925	83
BOEHM of Wetherby Gardens, London
13 Jul 1889	UK		See "Boteler"
BOEVEY of Flaxley Abbey, Gloucs
22 Jan 1784	GB		see "Crawley-Boevey"
BOILEAU of Tacolnestone Hall, Norfolk
24 Jul 1838	UK	1	John Peter Boileau	2 Sep 1794	9 Mar 1869	74
9 Mar 1869		2	Francis George Manningham Boileau	26 Mar 1830	2 Dec 1900	70
2 Dec 1900		3	Maurice Colborne Boileau	3 Dec 1865	13 Sep 1937	71
13 Sep 1937		4	Raymond Frederic Boileau	6 Oct 1868	23 Jun 1942	73
23 Jun 1942		5	Francis James Boileau	6 Nov 1871	20 Feb 1945	73
20 Feb 1945		6	Gilbert George Benson Boileau	13 Feb 1898	31 Mar 1978	80
31 Mar 1978		7	Edmond Charles Boileau	28 May 1903	6 Feb 1980	76
6 Feb 1980		8	Guy Francis D'Arcy Boileau	23 Feb 1935	8 Feb 2013	77
8 Feb 2013		9	Nicholas Edmond George Boileau	17 Nov 1964
BOLD-HOGHTON of Hoghton Tower, Lancs
22 May 1611	E		See "De Hoghton"
BOLES of Bishop's Lydeard, Somerset
17 Jun 1922	UK	1	Dennis Fortescue Boles MP for Wellington 1911‑1918 and Taunton 1918‑1921	6 Sep 1861	26 Jul 1935	73
26 Jul 1935		2	Gerald Fortescue Boles	19 Jun 1900	9 Apr 1945	44
9 Apr 1945		3	Jeremy John Fortescue Boles	9 Jan 1932	15 Feb 2014	82
15 Feb 2014		4	Richard Fortescue Boles	12 Dec 1958
BOLLES of Scampton, Lincs
24 Jul 1628	E	1	John Bolles	c 1580	8 Mar 1648
8 Mar 1648		2	Robert Bolles MP for Lincoln 1661‑1663	11 Apr 1619	3 Aug 1663	44
3 Aug 1663		3	John Bolles	21 Jun 1641	3 Mar 1686	44
3 Mar 1686 to     23 Dec 1714		4	John Bolles MP for Lincoln 1690‑1702 Extinct on his death	Jul 1669	23 Dec 1714	45
BOLLES of Osberton, Notts
19 Dec 1635	NS	1	Mary Bolles The only female created a baronet and one of only five female baronets - see also Dalyell created 1685, Dunbar created 1706, Maxwell created 1682 and Wishart created 1706	30 Jun 1579	5 May 1662	82
5 May 1662 to     c 1670		2	William Jopson On his death the baronetcy became dormant	c 1635	c 1670
BOLTON of West Plean, Stirling
25 Jan 1927	UK	1	Edwin Bolton	28 Mar 1858	7 Oct 1931	73
7 Oct 1931 to     12 Jan 1982		2	Ian Frederick Cheney Bolton Lord Lieutenant Stirling 1949‑1964 Extinct on his death	29 Jan 1889	12 Jan 1982	92
BOND of Peckham, Surrey
9 Oct 1658	E	1	Thomas Bond		8 Jun 1685
Jun 1685		2	Henry Bond		1721
1721		3	Thomas Bond	1709	Aug 1734	25
Dec 1734 to     22 Dec 1767		4	Charles Bond Extinct on his death	Dec 1734	22 Jun 1767	32
BOND of Coolamber, Longford
21 Jan 1794	I	1	James Bond MP [I] for Naas 1791‑1797	11 Jun 1744	2 Jun 1820	75
2 Jun 1820 to     3 Mar 1823		2	Thomas Bond	27 Oct 1776	3 Mar 1823	46
BONHAM of Malmesbury, Wilts
27 Nov 1852	UK	1	Sir Samuel George Bonham Governor of the Straits Settlements 1837‑1843 and Hong Kong 1848‑1854	7 Sep 1803	8 Oct 1863	60
8 Oct 1863		2	George Francis Bonham	28 Aug 1847	31 Jul 1927	79
31 Jul 1927		3	Eric Henry Bonham	3 Jul 1875	14 Nov 1937	62
14 Nov 1937		4	Antony Lionel Thomas Bonham	21 Oct 1916	5 Oct 2009	92
5 Oct 2009		5	George Martin Antony Bonham	18 Feb 1945
BONSOR of Kingswood, Surrey
26 Jan 1925	UK	1	Henry Cosmo Orme Bonsor MP for Wimbledon 1885‑1900	2 Sep 1848	4 Dec 1929	81
4 Dec 1929		2	Reginald Bonsor	9 Aug 1879	4 Apr 1959	79
4 Apr 1959		3	Bryan Cosmo Bonsor	26 Aug 1916	5 Mar 1977	60
5 Mar 1977		4	Nicholas Cosmo Bonsor MP for Nantwich 1979‑1983 and Upminster 1983‑1997; Minister of State for Foreign Affairs 1995‑1997	9 Dec 1942	21 Mar 2023	80
21 Mar 2023		5	Alexander Cosmo Walrond Bonsor	8 Sep 1976
BOORD of Wakehurst Place, Sussex
18 Feb 1896	UK	1	Thomas William Boord MP for Greenwich 1873‑1895	14 Jul 1838	2 May 1912	73
2 May 1912		2	William Arthur Boord	24 May 1862	26 May 1928	66
26 May 1928		3	Richard William Boord	9 Nov 1907	12 Dec 1975	68
12 Dec 1975		4	Nicholas John Charles Boord	10 Jun 1936	7 Jan 2019	82
7 Jan 2019		5	Andrew Richard Boord	23 Oct 1962
BOOT of Wilford, Notts
11 Jan 1917	UK	1	Sir Jesse Boot He was subsequently created Baron Trent in 1929 with which title the baronetcy then merged until its extinction in 1956	2 Jun 1850	13 Jun 1931	81
BOOTH
22 May 1611	E	1	George Booth	20 Oct 1566	24 Oct 1652	86
24 Oct 1652		2	George Booth, later [1661] 1st Baron Delamer MP for Cheshire 1646‑1648, 1654‑1656, 1656‑1658 and 1660 and Lancashire 1659	18 Dec 1622	8 Aug 1684	61
8 Aug 1684		3	Henry Booth, later [1690] 1st Earl of Warrington	13 Jan 1652	2 Jan 1694	41
2 Jan 1694		4	George Booth, 2nd Earl of Warrington	2 May 1675	2 Aug 1758	83
2 Aug 1758		5	Nathaniel Booth, 4th Baron Delamer	1709	9 Jan 1770	60
9 Jan 1770 to     7 Nov 1797		6	George Booth Extinct on his death	20 Mar 1724	7 Nov 1797	73
BOOTH of Lissadill, Sligo
30 Aug 1760	I		See "Gore-Booth"
BOOTH of Portland Place, London
27 Mar 1835	UK	1	Felix Booth		24 Jan 1850
24 Jan 1850		2	Williamson Booth	Jul 1811	26 Aug 1877	66
26 Aug 1877 to     2 Nov 1896		3	Charles Booth Extinct on his death	1812	2 Nov 1896	84
BOOTH of Allerton Beeches, Lancs
24 Jan 1916	UK	1	Alfred Allen Booth	17 Sep 1872	13 Mar 1948	75
13 Mar 1948		2	Philip Booth	8 Feb 1907	7 Jan 1960	52
7 Jan 1960		3	Douglas Allen Booth	2 Dec 1949
BOOTHBY of Broadlow Ash, Derbyshire
5 Nov 1644	E	1	Henry Boothby He was created a baronet [of Clater Cote, Oxon] 5 Nov 1644 by sign manual of King Charles I but the letters patent did not pass the Great Seal due to the Civil War. Burke's Peerage treats the current baronet as being the 15th baronet of Broadlow Ash, whereas the Official Roll of the Baronetage and Debrett's treat him as the 16th baronet	c 1592	3 Sep 1648
3 Sep 1648 13 Jul 1660		2 1	William Boothby Obtained a new creation 13 Jul 1660	c 1638	24 Mar 1707
24 Mar 1707		3 2	Henry Boothby	c 1682	25 Nov 1710
Nov 1710		4 3	William Boothby	1 Jan 1664	c 1740
c 1740		5 4	William Boothby	4 May 1721	15 Apr 1787	65
15 Apr 1787		6 5	Brooke Boothby	8 Nov 1710	9 Apr 1789	78
9 Apr 1789		7 6	Brooke Boothby	3 Jun 1744	23 Jan 1824	79
23 Jan 1824		8 7	William Boothby	4 Mar 1746	17 Mar 1824	78
17 Mar 1824		9 8	William Boothby	25 Mar 1782	21 Apr 1846	64
21 Apr 1846		10 9	Brooke William Robert Boothby	29 Jan 1809	21 Sep 1865	56
21 Sep 1865		11 10	Brooke Boothby	18 Nov 1856	22 Jan 1913	56
22 Jan 1913		12 11	Charles Francis Boothby	22 Jun 1858	4 Apr 1926	67
4 Apr 1926		13 12	Herbert Cecil Boothby	8 Dec 1863	27 Mar 1935	71
27 Mar 1935		14 13	Seymour William Brooke Boothby	6 Feb 1866	17 Mar 1951	85
17 Mar 1951		15 14	Hugo Robert Brooke Boothby	10 Aug 1907	30 May 1986	78
30 May 1986		16 15	Brooke Charles Boothby	6 Apr 1949
BOOTHBY of Chingford, Essex
9 Nov 1660	E	1	Thomas Boothby	c 1622	20 Aug 1661
Aug 1661 to     1 Dec 1669		2	Thomas Boothby Extinct on his death	c 1645	1 Dec 1669
BOREEL of Amsterdam, Holland
21 Mar 1645	E	1	William de Boreel	24 Mar 1591	29 Sep 1668	77
29 Sep 1668		2	John Boreel	29 Oct 1627	29 Mar 1691	63
29 Mar 1691		3	William Boreel	4 Oct 1672	23 Sep 1710	37
23 Sep 1710		4	Adrian Boreel	9 Dec 1674	15 Jul 1723	48
15 Jul 1723		5	Balthasar Boreel	21 May 1673	28 Jun 1744	71
28 Jun 1744		6	William Boreel	1712	14 Feb 1787	74
14 Feb 1787		7	William Boreel	20 Jun 1744	31 Jul 1796	52
31 Jul 1796		8	James Boreel	25 Oct 1768	12 Apr 1821	52
12 Apr 1821		9	William Boreel	23 Mar 1800	1883	83
1883		10	Jacob William Gustavus Boreel	10 Sep 1852	16 Jul 1937	84
16 Jul 1937		11	Francis William Robert Boreel	19 Mar 1882	1 Jun 1941	59
1 Jun 1941		12	Alfred Boreel	22 Jul 1883	20 Aug 1964	81
20 Aug 1964		13	Francis David Boreel	14 Jun 1926	24 Mar 2001	74
24 Mar 2001		14	Stephan Gerard Boreel	9 Feb 1945
BORLASE of Bockmer, Bucks
4 May 1642	E	1	John Borlase MP for Marlow 1640, Corfe Castle 1641‑1644 and Wycombe 1661‑1672	21 Aug 1619	8 Aug 1672	52
8 Aug 1672 to     1 Feb 1689		2	John Borlase MP for Wycombe 1673‑1685 and Great Marlow 1685‑1689 Extinct on his death	c 1640	1 Feb 1689
BOROUGH of Coolock Lodge, Dublin
12 Nov 1813	UK	1	Richard Borough	18 Apr 1756	22 Jan 1837	80
22 Jan 1837 to     3 Dec 1879		2	Edward Richard Borough Extinct on his death	20 Jun 1800	3 Dec 1879	79
BORROWES of Grangemellon, Kildare
14 Feb 1646	I	1	Erasmus Borrowes		c 1650
c 1650		2	Walter Borrowes	c 1620	1685
1685		3	Kildare Borrowes MP [I] for Kildare County 1703‑1709	c 1660	26 Sep 1709
c Sep 1709		4	Walter Dixon Borrowes MP [I] for Harristown 1721‑1727 and Athy 1727‑1741	1691	9 Jun 1741	49
9 Jun 1741		5	Kildare Dixon Borrowes MP [I] for Kildare County 1745‑1776	20 Jan 1722	22 Jun 1790	68
22 Jun 1790		6	Erasmus Dixon Borrowes	20 Dec 1759	19 Sep 1814	54
19 Sep 1814		7	Walter Dixon Borrowes	21 Sep 1789	7 Mar 1834	44
7 Mar 1834		8	Erasmus Dixon Borrowes	21 Sep 1799	27 May 1866	66
27 May 1866		9	Erasmus Dixon Borrowes	19 Dec 1831	8 Oct 1898	66
8 Oct 1898		10	Kildare Borrowes	21 Sep 1852	21 Oct 1924	72
21 Oct 1924 to     15 Feb 1939		11	Eustace Dixon Borrowes Extinct on his death	31 Dec 1866	15 Feb 1939	72
BORTHWICK of Piccadilly, Middlesex
12 Jul 1887	UK	1	Algernon Borthwick He was subsequently created Baron Glenesk in 1895 with which title the baronetcy then merged until its extinction in 1908	27 Dec 1830	24 Nov 1908	77
BORTHWICK of Whitburgh, Midlothian
21 Jul 1908	UK	1	Thomas Borthwick	11 Jan 1835	31 Jul 1912	77
31 Jul 1912		2	Thomas Banks Borthwick, later [1912] 1st Baron Whitburgh	21 Aug 1874	29 Sep 1967	93
29 Sep 1967		3	John Thomas Borthwick	5 Dec 1917	25 Oct 2002	84
25 Oct 2002		4	Anthony Thomas Borthwick	12 Feb 1941
BORWICK of Eden Lacy, Lancs
1 Jul 1916	UK	1	Robert Hudson Borwick He was subsequently created Baron Borwick in 1922 with which title the baronetcy remains merged	21 Jan 1845	27 Jan 1936	91
BOSSOM of Maidstone, Kent
4 Jul 1953	UK	1	Alfred Charles Bossom, later [1960] 1st Baron Bossom MP for Maidstone 1931‑1959	6 Oct 1881	4 Sep 1965	83
4 Sep 1965		2	Clive Bossom MP for Leominster 1959‑1974	4 Feb 1918	8 Mar 2017	99
8 Mar 2017		3	Bruce Charles Bossom	22 Aug 1952
BOSVILE-MACDONALD of Sleat, Inverness
28 May 1625	NS	1	Donald Macdonald		Oct 1643
Oct 1643		2	James Macdonald		8 Dec 1678
8 Dec 1678		3	Donald Macdonald		5 Feb 1695
5 Feb 1695		4	Donald Macdonald		1718
1718		5	Donald Macdonald	c 1697	1720
1720		6	James Macdonald		1723
1723		7	Alexander Macdonald	1711	23 Nov 1746	35
23 Nov 1746		8	James Macdonald	c 1742	26 Jul 1766
26 Jul 1766		9	Alexander Macdonald, later [1776] 1st Baron Macdonald of Sleat	c 1745	12 Sep 1795
12 Sep 1795		10	Alexander Wentworth Macdonald, 2nd Baron Macdonald of Sleat	9 Dec 1773	19 Jun 1824	50
19 Jun 1824		11	Godfrey Bosville Macdonald, 3rd Baron Macdonald of Sleat For further information on the descent of the peerage and baronetcy on his death, see the note at the foot of the page containing details of the barony of Macdonald	14 Oct 1775	13 Oct 1832	56
13 Oct 1832		12	Alexander William Robert Bosville‑Macdonald	12 Dec 1800	22 Sep 1847	46
22 Sep 1847		13	Godfrey Wentworth Bayard Bosville	6 Jan 1826	11 Oct 1865	39
11 Oct 1865		14	Alexander Wentworth Macdonald Bosville‑Macdonald	26 Sep 1865	26 Mar 1933	67
26 Mar 1933		15	Godfrey Middleton Bosville-Macdonald	25 Sep 1887	3 Aug 1951	63
3 Aug 1951		16	Alexander Somerled Angus Bosville‑Macdonald	6 Nov 1917	21 Oct 1958	40
21 Oct 1958		17	Ian Godfrey Bosville-Macdonald	18 Jul 1947
BOSWALL of Blackadder, Berwick
19 Jul 1836	UK		See "Houstoun-Boswall"
BOSWELL of Auchinleck, Ayr
16 Aug 1821	UK	1	Alexander Boswell MP for Plympton Erle 1816‑1821 For further information on the death of this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page	9 Oct 1775	27 Mar 1822	46
27 Mar 1822 to     4 Nov 1857		2	James Boswell Extinct on his death	Dec 1806	4 Nov 1857	50
BOTELER of Hatfield Woodhall, Herts
12 Apr 1620	E	1	John Boteler He was subsequently created Baron Boteler in 1628 with which title the baronetcy then merged until its extinction in 1647		27 May 1637
BOTELER of Teston, Kent
3 Jul 1641	E	1	William Boteler		29 Jun 1644
29 Jun 1644		2	Oliver Boteler	c 1637	17 Nov 1689
17 Nov 1689		3	Philip Boteler MP for Hythe 1690‑1708	c 1667	Jun 1719
Jun 1719 to     22 Jan 1772		4	Philip Boteler Extinct on his death	c 1695	22 Jan 1772
BOTELER of Bramfield, Herts
7 Dec 1643 to     Jun 1657	E	1	George Boteler Extinct on his death	c 1583	25 Jun 1657
BOTELER of Wetherby Gardens, London
13 Jul 1889	UK	1	Joseph Edgar Boehm	4 Jul 1834	12 Dec 1890	56
12 Dec 1890 to     22 May 1928		2	Edgar Collins Boehm (later Boteler) Extinct on his death	1 Oct 1869	22 May 1928	58
BOUGHEY of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffs
24 Aug 1798	GB	1	Thomas Fletcher	25 Nov 1747	14 Jul 1812	64
14 Jul 1812		2	John Fenton Boughey MP for Newcastle under Lyme 1812‑1818 and Staffordshire 1820‑1823	1 May 1784	27 Jun 1823	39
27 Jun 1823		3	Thomas Fletcher Fenton Boughey	22 Jan 1809	6 Oct 1880	71
6 Oct 1880		4	Thomas Fletcher-Boughey	5 Apr 1836	30 Aug 1906	70
30 Aug 1906		5	George Boughey	2 May 1837	4 Aug 1910	73
4 Aug 1910		6	William Fletcher Boughey	3 Sep 1840	17 Apr 1912	71
17 Apr 1912		7	Robert Boughey	21 Mar 1843	22 May 1921	78
22 May 1921		8	Francis Boughey For information on the death of this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page	2 Apr 1848	6 Mar 1927	78
6 Mar 1927		9	George Menteth Boughey	28 Mar 1879	28 Jun 1959	80
28 Jun 1959		10	Richard James Boughey	30 Jul 1925	3 Oct 1978	53
3 Oct 1978		11	John George Fletcher Boughey	12 Aug 1959
BOUGHTON of Lawford, Warwicks
4 Aug 1641	E	1	William Boughton	c 1600	1656
1656		2	Edward Boughton MP for Warwickshire 1679‑1680	22 Sep 1628	2 Feb 1681	52
Feb 1681		3	William Boughton	c 1632	12 Aug 1683
12 Aug 1683		4	William Boughton MP for Warwickshire 1712‑1713	15 May 1663	22 Jul 1716	53
22 Jul 1716		5	Edward Boughton	c 1689	12 Feb 1722
12 Feb 1722		6	Edward Boughton	c 1719	3 Mar 1772
3 Mar 1772		7	Theodosius Edward Allesley Boughton For further information on this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page	3 Aug 1760	29 Aug 1780	20
29 Aug 1780		8	Edward Boughton	c 1742	26 Feb 1794
26 Feb 1794 28 Jul 1791		9 1	Charles William Rouse-Boughton He had previously been created a baronet (Boughton of Rouse Lench, Worcs) on 28 Jul 1791 MP for Evesham 1780‑1790 and Bramber 1796‑1799; Secretary to the Board of Control 1784‑1791	16 Dec 1747	26 Feb 1821	73
26 Feb 1821		10 2	William Edward Rouse-Boughton MP for Evesham 1818‑1819 and 1820‑1826	14 Sep 1788	22 May 1856	67
22 May 1856		11 3	Charles Henry Rouse-Boughton	16 Jan 1825	27 Feb 1906	81
27 Feb 1906		12 4	William St. Andrew Rouse-Boughton	23 Sep 1853	9 Sep 1937	83
9 Sep 1937 to     17 Jun 1963		13 5	Edward Hotham Rouse-Boughton Both baronetcies extinct on his death	23 Aug 1893	17 Jun 1963	69
BOULEN of Holland
14 Feb 1623 to     c 1660	I	1	Peter Boulen Extinct on his death		c 1660
BOULTON of Copped Hall, Herts
24 Jul 1905	UK	1	Samuel Bagster Boulton	12 Jul 1830	27 Apr 1918	87
27 Apr 1918		2	Harold Edwin Boulton	7 Aug 1859	1 Jun 1935	75
1 Jun 1935		3	Denis Duncan Harold Owen Boulton	10 Dec 1892	10 Aug 1968	75
10 Aug 1968 to     1996		4	Harold Hugh Christian Boulton Extinct on his death	29 Oct 1918	1996	77
BOULTON of Braxted Park, Essex
30 Jun 1944	UK	1	William Whytehead Boulton MP for Sheffield Central 1931‑1945	10 Jan 1873	9 Jan 1949	75
9 Jan 1949		2	Edward John Boulton	11 Apr 1907	10 Aug 1982	75
10 Aug 1982		3	William Whytehead Boulton	21 Jun 1912	20 Jul 2010	98
20 Jul 2010		4	John Gibson Boulton	18 Dec 1946
BOURKE of Mayo
c 1638	NS	1	Miles Bourke, 2nd Viscount Mayo The baronetcy continued to be merged with the Viscountcy of Mayo until its extinction in 1767		1649
BOURKE of Brittas
c 1638	NS	1	Theobald Bourke He subsequently succeeded to the Viscountcy of Mayo in 1649 with which title the baronetcy then merged until its extinction in 1767		12 Jan 1653
BOURKE of Kilpeacon, Limerick
c 1645	I	1	David Bourke	1588	1661	73
1661		2	Oliver Bourke		1696
1696 to     after 1707		3	James Bourke Extinct on his death		after 1707
BOURNE of Hackinsall Hall, Lancs
10 May 1880	UK	1	James Bourne MP for Evesham 1865‑1880	8 Oct 1812	14 Mar 1882	69
14 Mar 1882 to     11 Nov 1883		2	James Dyson Bourne Extinct on his death	1842	11 Nov 1883	41
BOUVERIE of London
19 Feb 1714	GB		See "Des Bouverie"
BOVEY of Hillfields, Warwicks
30 Aug 1660 to     Oct 1679	E	1	Ralph Bovey Extinct on his death		11 Oct 1679
BOWATER of Hill Crest, Surrey
16 Jul 1914	UK	1	Sir Thomas Vansittart Bowater MP for London 1924‑1938	20 Oct 1862	28 Mar 1938	75
28 Mar 1938		2	Rainald Vansittart Bowater	27 Jan 1888	2 Mar 1945	57
2 Mar 1945		3	Thomas Dudley Blennerhassett Bowater	29 Sep 1889	3 Mar 1972	82
3 Mar 1972		4	John Vansittart Bowater	6 Apr 1918	24 Apr 2008	90
24 Apr 2008		5	Michael Patrick Bowater	18 Jul 1949
BOWATER of Friston, Suffolk
11 Oct 1939	UK	1	Sir Frank Henry Bowater	3 Apr 1866	10 Nov 1947	81
10 Nov 1947		2	Noel Vansittart Bowater	25 Dec 1892	22 Jan 1984	91
22 Jan 1984		3	Euan David Vansittart Bowater	9 Sep 1935
BOWDEN of Nottingham, Notts
23 Jun 1915	UK	1	Frank Bowden	30 Jan 1848	25 Apr 1921	73
25 Apr 1921		2	Harold Bowden	9 Jul 1880	24 Aug 1960	80
24 Aug 1960		3	Frank Houston Bowden	10 Aug 1909	1 Dec 2001	92
1 Dec 2001		4	Nicholas Richard Bowden	13 Aug 1935
BOWEN of Colworth, Beds
10 Jan 1921	UK	1	Albert Bowen	1 Nov 1858	19 Sep 1924	65
19 Sep 1924		2	Edward Crowther Bowen	11 Mar 1885	31 Oct 1937	52
31 Oct 1937		3	John Edward Mortimer Bowen For information on the death of this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page	2 Jun 1918	12 Aug 1939	21
12 Aug 1939		4	Thomas Frederic Charles Bowen	11 Oct 1921	27 Feb 1989	67
27 Feb 1989		5	Mark Edward Mortimer Bowen	17 Oct 1958	27 Feb 2014	55
27 Feb 2014		6	George Edward Michael Bowen	27 Dec 1987
BOWEN-JONES of St Mary's Court, Salop
4 Jul 1911 to     6 Jun 1925	UK	1	John Bowen Bowen-Jones Extinct on his death	25 Dec 1840	6 Jun 1925	84
BOWER of Chislehurst, Kent
19 Oct 1925 to     16 Nov 1948	UK	1	Sir Alfred Louis Bower Extinct on his death	8 Oct 1858	16 Nov 1948	90
BOWLBY of Manchester Square, London
17 Jul 1923	UK	1	Sir Anthony Alfred Bowlby	10 May 1855	7 Apr 1929	73
7 Apr 1929		2	Anthony Hugh Mostyn Bowlby	13 Jan 1906	17 Aug 1993	87
17 Aug 1993		3	Richard Peregrine Longstaff Bowlby	11 Aug 1941
BOWLES of Enfield, Middlesex
27 Jul 1926 to     14 Oct 1943	UK	1	Henry Ferryman Bowles MP for Enfield 1889‑1906 and 1918‑1922 Extinct on his death	19 Dec 1858	14 Oct 1943	84
BOWMAN of Clifford Street, Westminster and Joldwynds, Surrey
23 Jan 1884	UK	1	William Bowman	20 Jul 1816	29 Mar 1892	75
29 Mar 1892		2	William Paget Bowman	25 Sep 1845	7 Jan 1917	71
7 Jan 1917		3	Paget Mervyn Bowman	1 Sep 1873	2 Dec 1955	82
2 Dec 1955		4	John Paget Bowman	12 Feb 1904	16 Aug 1994	90
16 Aug 1994 to     6 Jan 2003		5	Paul Humphrey Armytage Bowman Extinct on his death	10 Aug 1921	6 Jan 2003	81
BOWMAN of Killingworth, Northumberland
18 Jan 1961	UK	1	Sir James Bowman	8 Mar 1898	25 Sep 1978	80
25 Sep 1978 to     1990		2	George Bowman Extinct on his death	2 Jul 1923	1990	66
BOWRING of Beechwood, Lancs
23 Jul 1907 to     20 Oct 1916	UK	1	William Benjamin Bowring Extinct on his death	13 Feb 1837	20 Oct 1916	79
BOWYER of Leighthorne, Sussex
23 Jul 1627	E	1	Thomas Bowyer MP for Midhurst 1614 and Bramber 1621‑1642	28 Nov 1586	28 Feb 1650	63
Feb 1650		2	Thomas Bowyer	c 1609	1659
1659 to     Feb 1680		3	James Bowyer Extinct on his death	c 1644	28 Feb 1680
BOWYER of Denham Court, Bucks
25 Jun 1660	E	1	William Bowyer MP for Buckinghamshire 1659‑1660 and 1660-1679	29 Jun 1612	2 Oct 1679	67
2 Oct 1679		2	William Bowyer	c 1639	13 Feb 1722
13 Feb 1722		3	William Bowyer	c 1710	12 Jul 1767
12 Jul 1767		4	William Bowyer	c 1736	Apr 1799
Apr 1799 8 Sep 1794		5 1	George Bowyer MP for Queenborough 1784‑1790 He was created a baronet (Denham of Radley, Berks) on 8 Sep 1794	1739	6 Dec 1799	60
6 Dec 1799		6 2	George Bowyer MP for Malmesbury 1807‑1810 and Abingdon 1811‑1818	3 Mar 1783	1 Jul 1860	77
1 Jul 1860		7 3	George Bowyer MP for Dundalk 1852‑1868 and co. Wexford 1874‑1880	8 Oct 1811	7 Jun 1883	71
7 Jun 1883		8 4	William Bowyer	Oct 1812	30 May 1893	80
30 May 1893		9 5	George Henry Bowyer On his death the baronetcy of 1794 became extinct whilst the baronetcy of 1660 passed to -	9 Sep 1870	27 Sep 1950	80
27 Sep 1950		10	Bertram Stanley Mitford Bowyer He had previously succeeded to the Barony of Denham in 1948 with which title the baronetcy remains merged	3 Oct 1927	1 Dec 2021	94
BOWYER of Knipersley, Staffs
11 Sep 1660	E	1	John Bowyer MP for Staffordshire 1646-1648 and Newcastle under Lyme 1656‑1658 and 1660	21 Sep 1623	18 Jul 1666	42
Jul 1666		2	John Bowyer MP for Warwick 1678‑1679 and Staffordshire 1679‑1681	25 Apr 1653	18 Jul 1691	38
Jul 1691		3	John Bowyer	c 1672	10 May 1701
May 1701 to     Feb 1702		4	William Bowyer Extinct on his death	23 Jul 1654	17 Feb 1702	47
BOWYER of Leighthorne, Sussex
18 May 1678	E		See "Goring"
BOWYER of Weston Underwood, Bucks
21 Jan 1933	UK	1	Sir George Edward Wentworth Bowyer He was subsequently created Baron Denham in 1937 with which title the baronetcy remains merged	16 Jan 1886	30 Nov 1948	62
BOWYER-SMYTH of Hill Hall, Essex
28 Nov 1661	E	1	Thomas Smith	c 1602	5 May 1668
5 May 1668		2	Edward Smyth	28 Sep 1637	24 Jun 1713	75
24 Jun 1713		3	Edward Smyth	1686	16 Aug 1744	58
16 Aug 1744		4	Edward Smyth	12 Nov 1710	4 Mar 1760	49
4 Mar 1760		5	Charles Smyth	12 Oct 1711	24 Mar 1773	61
24 Mar 1773		6	William Smyth	c 1719	25 Jan 1777
25 Jan 1777		7	William Smyth (Smijth from c 1796)	23 Apr 1746	1 May 1823	77
1 May 1823		8	Thomas Smijth	6 Feb 1781	5 Oct 1833	52
5 Oct 1833		9	John Smijth	8 Jun 1782	9 Dec 1838	56
9 Dec 1838		10	Edward Smijth (Bowyer-Smijth from 1839)	1 Mar 1785	15 Aug 1850	65
15 Aug 1850		11	William Bowyer-Smijth MP for Essex South 1852‑1857 For further information on this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page	22 Apr 1814	20 Nov 1883	69
20 Nov 1883		12	William Bowyer-Smijth	1 Sep 1840	22 Jul 1916	75
22 Jul 1916		13	Alfred John Bowyer-Smyth	12 Sep 1850	4 Aug 1927	76
4 Aug 1927		14	Philip Weyland Bowyer-Smyth	4 Feb 1894	29 Nov 1978	84
29 Nov 1978		15	Thomas Weyland Bowyer He relinquished the name of "Smyth" by Deed Poll in 1997	25 Jun 1960
BOXALL of Cambridge Square, London
4 Sep 1919	UK	1	Alleyne Alfred Boxall For further information on this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page	11 Oct 1855	5 May 1927	71
5 May 1927 to     29 Jun 1945		2	Alleyne Percival Boxall Extinct on his death	14 Sep 1882	29 Jun 1945	62
BOYCE of Badgeworth, Gloucs
24 Nov 1952	UK	1	Harold Leslie Boyce MP for Gloucester 1929‑1945	9 Jul 1895	30 May 1955	59
30 May 1955		2	Richard Leslie Boyce	5 Jul 1929	12 Oct 1968	39
12 Oct 1968		3	Robert Charles Leslie Boyce	2 May 1962
BOYD of Danson Hill, Kent
2 Jun 1775	GB	1	John Boyd	29 Dec 1718	24 Jan 1800	81
24 Jan 1800		2	John Boyd MP for Wareham 1780‑1784	27 Oct 1750	30 May 1815	64
30 May 1815		3	John Boyd	5 Jun 1786	19 Jan 1855	68
19 Jan 1855		4	John Augustus Hugh Boyd	30 Jul 1819	7 Aug 1857	38
7 Aug 1857		5	Harley Hugh Boyd	2 Nov 1853	2 Jun 1876	22
2 Jun 1876 to     Feb 1889		6	Frederick Boyd Extinct on his death	13 Aug 1820	Feb 1889	68
BOYD of Howth House, co. Dublin
29 Jun 1916	UK	1	Walter Boyd PC [I] 1916	28 Jan 1833	25 Jun 1918	85
25 Jun 1918		2	Walter Herbert Boyd	31 Mar 1867	17 Apr 1948	81
17 Apr 1948		3	Alexander Walter Boyd	16 Jun 1934	4 Dec 2018	84
4 Dec 2018		4	Kyle Robert Rendell Boyd	1987
BOYLE of Ockham, Sussex
14 Dec 1904	UK	1	Edward Boyle MP for Taunton 1906‑1909	6 Sep 1848	19 Mar 1909	60
19 Mar 1909		2	Edward Boyle	12 Jun 1878	31 Mar 1945	66
31 Mar 1945		3	Edward Charles Gurney Boyle, Baron Boyle of Handsworth	31 Aug 1923	28 Sep 1981	58
28 Sep 1981		4	Richard Gurney Boyle	14 May 1930	30 Sep 1983	53
30 Sep 1983		5	Stephen Gurney Boyle	15 Jan 1962

	Sir Walter Blunt, 5th baronet
	According to the London Morning Post of 17 July 1847:
	this youthful Baronet expired unexpectedly on Tuesday last at his seat, Heathfield, Sussex, aged but twenty-one. The circumstances connected with his death are of a nature somewhat painful. It appears that about twelve months since a fatal complaint manifested itself in his frame, but no immediate danger was apprehended up to Monday last, when, while driving in his park, the horses became rather restive and plunged somewhat hastily. The shock which was occasioned had the effect of breaking an abscess which had formed under the heart. He was immediately conveyed to the mansion, where death ensued next morning.
	Sir Alexander Boswell, 1st baronet
	Alexander was the son of James Boswell, the biographer of Dr. Johnson. He found his own fame as an antiquary and song-writer. Alexander died as a result of a duel on 27 March 1822. The following account of the duel, and the events which led up to it, are taken from the Glasgow Herald of 29 March 1822:-
	It is with the deepest regret we state, that a meeting took place on Tuesday morning, about ten o'clock, at Auchtertoul, near Balmuto, in Fife, betwixt Sir Alexander Boswell, Bart., of Auchinleck, and James Stuart, Esq., younger of Dunearn; which ended in Sir Alexander being dangerously wounded. The ball, we understand, entered a little below the shoulder, and, taking a slanting direction upwards, lodged in the body of the unfortunate gentleman. The seconds were, John Douglas, Esq., brother to the Marquis of Queensberry, to Sir Alexander Boswell, and the Earl of Rosslyn to Mr. Stuart. Sir Alexander, immediately after the encounter, was conveyed to the house of his relative, Lord Balmuto, and received the prompt assistance of Professor John Thomson of this city. Lady Boswell, the anguish of whose feelings our readers may well conceive, is in constant attendance upon her husband. Mr. Stuart and Lord Rosslyn have since passed through Edinburgh for England. Without alluding in particular to the various rumours in circulation, we believe we may state, that this unfortunate occurrence had its origin in the transaction connected with the affairs of the Glasgow Sentinel, to which we lately referred. Our readers are not to be informed, that Mr. Stuart had brought an action against the printers and publishers of that journal, on account of certain strictures which he conceived to be injurious to his character. It appears that, soon after, some change took place in the partnership of the printers of the Sentinel, in consequence of which one individual withdrew or was thrown out from the concern. That person having been incarcerated for debt, wrote to Mr. Stuart, offering, upon certain conditions which he stated, to put him into possession of some important information. Mr. Stuart immediately proceeded to Glasgow; and the person in question obtained his liberation in consequence of the sum for which he was imprisoned being deposited in the hands of the jailor, by some friend, it is presumed, of Mr. Stuart. We are farther informed, that Mr. Stuart, along with several of his friends, waited at an inn in Glasgow the arrival of this person, who brought with him a bundle of papers. These papers Mr. Stuart refused to receive, but required to be put in possession of the original manuscripts of those articles which reflected upon himself, particularly of that one which was made the foundation of the prosecution. These were accordingly selected from the parcel, and delivered up to Mr. Stuart, who gave a receipt for them, and a letter discharging his action. A precognition into the circumstances of the transaction was commenced before the Sheriff of Edinburgh; and on Monday se'nnight, we believe, Mr. Stuart underwent a long examination. The papers given to Mr. Stuart, or one or more of them, having been found to have been in the handwriting of Sir Alexander Boswell, or to have been transmitted by him to the Sentinel, led, we understand, to a correspondence, which terminated in the melancholy result we have stated. The parties had been previously bound over by the Sheriff of Edinburgh to keep the peace; in consequence of which they proceeded to the neighbouring county of Fife. We forbear at present from making any remark on this unpleasant subject; but we may be allowed to express our satisfaction, that no blame whatever attaches to those in the present management of the Glasgow Sentinel.
	Since writing the above, we find that intelligence has been received of the death of Sir Alexander, yesterday at three o'clock.
	It is apparent, therefore, that James Stuart had been subjected to a number of anonymous attacks (which took the form of songs) that had been published in the Glasgow Sentinel, and that Stuart had believed that the author of such attacks was Sir Alexander Boswell, under the pseudonym "Ignotus". At his subsequent trial for murder held on 10 June 1822, Stuart was found not guilty. A complete account of the duel, the subsequent trial and copies of the offending songs can be found in Google books by searching on the phrase "Trial of James Stuart".
	Sir Francis Boughey, 8th baronet [GB 1798]
	Sir Francis committed suicide in March 1927. The Manchester Guardian of 9 March 1927 reported the result of the subsequent inquest:-
	An inquest on Sir Francis Boughey, of Aqualate Park, Newport, Salop, who was found early on Monday morning hanging in an outhouse at the hall, was held by the Stafford Coroner yesterday, when a verdict of suicide during temporary insanity was returned.
	Sir Francis, after attending church on Sunday, left his home informing the footman he would be back for tea. When he failed to return a search was organised in the woods, which proved fruitless. Early the following morning his nephew found him hanging from a hook attached to a windlass. His legs were strapped together.
	The nephew stated that his uncle, who was 78 years old, was highly strung, and had had a tremendous strain upon him lately because his agent and many workmen were ill.
	Sir Theodosius Edward Allesley Boughton, 7th baronet
	In around 1776, Anna, Lady Boughton, widow of the 6th baronet, and her daughter, Theodosia, visited Bath, but on arriving, they found that every bed in every inn was already occupied and it looked as though they would be reduced to sleeping on chairs. One of the other guests at the inn, a man named John Donellan, made the gallant gesture of giving up his own room for the ladies. In return, the ladies invited Donellan to breakfast with them the next morning and the friendship ripened until, in June 1777, Donellan married Theodosia.
	Donellan was born around 1737, the son of an army officer. He too joined the army and his regiment was sent to India in 1754. When it came time for his regiment to return home, Donellan stayed in India, where he distinguished himself in the taking of Mazulapatam. Being appointed one of the agents for prize-money, he was accused of accepting corrupt gifts from some Indian merchants and was tried by a court martial and cashiered.
	On 30 March 1781, Donellan was tried at the Warwick Assizes for the murder by poisoning of his brother in law, Sir Theodosius Boughton, 7th baronet.
	The following is the report of the case from the Newgate Calendar:-
	Mr Powell, apothecary of Rugby, deposed that on Wednesday morning, the 27th of February, he was sent for to Lawton Hall, and on his arrival there, at a little before 9 o'clock, Captain Donellan conducted him to the apartment of Sir Theodosius. On entering, he perceived that the baronet was dead; and on examining the body he concluded that it was about an hour since life had fled. He had some conversation with Captain Donellan with regard to the deceased, and he was told by him that he had 'died in convulsions'.
	Lady Boughton, the mother of the deceased, deposed that Sir Theodosius was twenty years old … On his coming of age he would have been entitled to above £2,000 a year, and in the event of his dying a minor the greater part of his fortune was to descend to his sister, the wife of Mr Donellan. It was known in his family on the evening of Tuesday, the 26th that Sir Theodosius was to take his physic the next morning. He used to put his physic in the dressing-room. He happened once to omit to take it; upon which Mr Donellan said, 'Why don’t you set it in your outer room? - then you would not so soon forget it'. After this he several times put the medicines upon his shelf over the chimney-piece in his outer room. On the evening of Tuesday, the 26th, about 6 o'clock, Sir Theodosius went out fishing attended only by one servant, Samuel Frost. Witness and Mrs Donellan took a walk in the garden, and were there over an hour. To the best of her recollection she had seen nothing of Mr Donellan after dinner till about 7 o'clock, when he came out of the house door in the garden, and told them that he had been to see them fishing, and that he would have persuaded Sir Theodosius to come in, lest he should take cold, but he could not. Sir Theodosius came home a little after nine, apparently very well; he went up into his own room soon after, and then to bed. He requested her to call him the next morning and give him his physic. She accordingly went into his room about 7 in the morning, when he appeared to be very well. She asked him where the bottle was, and he said, 'It stands there upon the shelf'. He desired her to read the label, which she accordingly did, and found there was written upon it: 'Purging draught for Sir Theodosius Boughton'. As he was taking it he observed that it smelled and tasted very nauseous; upon which she said, 'I think it smells very strongly like bitter almonds'. He then remarked that he thought he should not be able to keep the medicine upon his stomach.
	Here a bottle was delivered to Lady Boughton containing the genuine draught, which she was desired to smell, and inform the Court whether it smelled like the medicine Sir Theodosius took. She answered in the negative. She was then desired to smell another containing the draught, with the addition of laurel-water, which she said had a smell very much like that of the medicine she gave to Sir Theodosius. Lady Boughton then proceeded with her evidence. Two minutes after Sir Theodosius had taken the draught he struggled very much. It appeared to her as if it was to keep the draught down. He made a prodigious rattling in his stomach, and guggling; and these symptoms continued about ten minutes. He then seemed as if he were going to sleep, or inclined to doze; and, perceiving him a little composed, she went out of the room. She returned in about five minutes, and to her great surprise found him with his eyes fixed upwards, his teeth clenched, and foam running out of his mouth. She instantly desired a servant to take the first horse he could get and go for Mr Powell.
	She saw Mr Donellan less than five minutes after. He came into the room where Sir Theodosius lay, and said to her: 'What do you want?' She answered that she wanted to inform that a terrible thing had happened; that it was an unaccountable thing in the doctor to send such medicine, for if it had been taken by a dog it would have killed it; and she did not think her son would live. He inquired in what way Sir Theodosius then was. When told, he asked her where the physic bottle was; on which she showed him two draughts; when he took up one of the bottles and said, 'Is this it?' she answered, 'Yes'. He then rinsed it, and emptied it into some dirty water that was in a wash hand-basin; and on his doing so she said, 'What are you at? You should not meddle with the bottles.' Upon that he snatched up the other bottle and rinsed it, and then he put his finger to it and tasted it. She repeated that he ought not to meddle with the bottles; upon which he replied that he did it to taste it. Two servants, named Sarah Blundell and Catherine Amos, afterwards came into the room and he desired the former to take away the basin and the bottles, and he put the bottles into her hands. The witness, however, took the bottles from her and set them down, bidding her not to touch them; and the prisoner then desired that the room might be cleaned, and the dirty clothes thrown into the inner room. This being done, the witness turned her back for a moment on which the prisoner again handed the servant the bottles, and bade her take them away, and she accordingly removed them.
	Witness soon afterwards went into the parlour, where she found Mr and Mrs Donellan; and the former told his wife that her mother had been pleased to take notice of his washing the bottles, and that he did not know what he should have done if he had not thought of saying that he had put the water into them to put his finger to it to taste.
	Dr Rattray, of Coventry, described the external appearances of the body, and its appearances in the dissecting. He was asked whether, as he had heard the evidence of Mr Powell and Lady Boughton, he could, from that evidence, totally independent of the appearances he had described, form a judgment as to the cause of the death of Sir Theodosius. He answered that, exclusive of these appearances, he was of [the] opinion, from the symptoms that followed the taking of the draught, that it was poison, and the certain cause of his death. Being desired to smell the bottle, and asked what was the noxious medicine in it, he said it was a distillation of laurel leaves, called laurel-water. Here he entered into a detail of several experiments on animals, tending to show the instantaneous and mortal effects of the laurel-water. He knew nothing in medicine that corresponded in smell with that mixture, which was like that of bitter almonds. He further said that the quantity of laurel-water contained in the bottle shown to him was sufficient to cause the death of any human creature; and that the appearance of the body confirmed him in his opinion that the deceased was poisoned, so far as, upon viewing a body so long after the death of the subject, one could be allowed to form a judgment upon such appearances.
	Mr Wilmer and Dr Parsons, professor of anatomy at Oxford, confirmed the evidence of Dr Rattray.
	John Darbyshire deposed that he had been a prisoner in Warwick jail for debt, and that Mr Donellan and he had had a bed in the same room for a month or five weeks. He remembered to have had a conversation with him about Sir Theodosius being poisoned. On his asking him whether the body was poisoned or not, he said there was no doubt of it. The witness said, 'For God's sake, Captain, who could do it?' He answered that it was amongst themselves; he had no hand in it. The witness asked whom he meant by themselves. He said, 'Sir Theodosius himself, Lady Boughton, the footman and the apothecary.' The witness replied, 'Sure, Sir Theodosius could not do it himself!' He said he did not think he did - he could not believe he would. The witness answered: 'The apothecary could hardly do it - he would lose a good patient; the footman could have no interest in it; and it is unnatural to suppose that Lady Boughton would do it.' The Captain said how covetous Lady Boughton was; she had received an anonymous letter the day after Sir Theodosius' death charging her plump with poisoning him; that she called him and read it to him, and trembled. She desired he would not let his wife know of that letter, and asked him if he would give up his right to the personal estate, and to some estates of about £200 a year belonging to the family. The conversation was about a month after the Captain came into the jail. At other times he said it was impossible he could do a thing that never was in his power.
	This being the chief evidence, the prisoner, in his defence, pleaded a total ignorance of the fact, and several respectable characters bore testimony to his integrity. The jury, however, found him guilty, and he received sentence of death.
	At 7 o'clock on the next day, the 2nd of April 1781, he was carried to the place of execution at Warwick, in a mourning-coach, followed by a hearse and the sheriff officers in deep mourning. As he went on he frequently put his head out of the coach, desiring the prayers of the people around him.
	On his arrival at the fatal spot he alighted from the coach and, ascending a few steps of the ladder, prayed for a considerable time, and then joined in the usual service with the greatest appearance of devotion; he next, in an audible tone of voice, addressed the spectators to this effect: that he was then going to appear before God, to Whom all deceit was known; he solemnly declared that he was innocent of the crime for which he was to suffer; that he had drawn up a vindication of himself, which he hoped the world would believe, for it was of more consequence to him to speak truth than falsehood, and he had no doubt but that time would reveal the many mysteries that had arisen in his trial.
	After praying fervently [for] some time he let his handkerchief fall - a signal agreed upon between him and the executioner - and was launched into eternity. When the body had hung the usual time it was put into a black coffin and conveyed to the town hall to be dissected.
	Sir John Edward Mortimer Bowen, 3rd baronet
	Sir John was killed during a motor race in August 1939. The following report on the subsequent inquest appeared in The Scotsman on 22 August:-
	The Briton's preference for sport with an element of danger attached to it was referred to by the North Leicestershire Coroner (Mr. H.J. Deane) at the inquest yesterday on Sir John Edward Mortimer Bowen, Bart., aged 21, of Langham Street, London, who was killed at Donington Park race track, Leicestershire, on August 12.
	A verdict of accidental death was returned.
	Sir John was hurled from his car when travelling down the straight of the inner circuit in a handicap race promoted by the Vintage Car Club.
	The Coroner said: "The car must have been travelling at a terrific speed, but he was indulging in a race, and you would not wish me to say anything to check anyone's sporting liberties, even if those liberties involve an element of danger. It is often that element of danger which attracts the Briton indulging in sport. This young man took his pleasure in motor racing, set apart and specially made for the indulgence of that sport."
	Sir William Bowyer-Smijth, 11th baronet
	In December 1917, the Scottish Courts heard an action brought by seven children of the 11th baronet who sought a declaration that they were the lawful children, according to Scottish law, of that baronet. The following edited article appeared in the Melbourne Argus of 8 February 1918:-
	A remarkable story was related in the Edinburgh Court of Sessions yesterday [i.e. 5 December 1917] (states the London 'Daily Telegraph' of December 6) when William Baird Bowyer Smijth, of Melbourne, and six others sought a declarator of legitimacy in an action against Lady Eliza Fechnie Malcolm, or Bowyer-Smijth, and two others. Pursuers state that Lady Bowyer-Smijth, when just over 16 became attached to an English gentleman at Blair Athol whom she knew as Mr. William Smijth, but who she subsequently learned was Sir William Bowyer-Smijth, Bart. He represented that he was unmarried, and gaining her aunt's permission to their marriage, he took her for a drive one day, and producing a ring put it on her finger, saying, "With this ring I thee wed", after which he assured her she was his lawful wife. She had no reason to doubt the validity of the marriage for many years, and they lived together in London and abroad until 1873. Twelve children were born. Sir William having some years before this admitted that he had been previously married and had three children, but representing himself [to be] a widower, she believed this until 1873, when she learned that Sir William's wife was still alive. Then on receiving his promise to marry her if he became free she consented to continue living with him as his wife.
	Lady Marianne Frances Meux, whom Sir William had married in [2 April] 1839, died in March 1875 and about a week later Sir William married Lady Eliza Fechnie Malcolm, or Bowyer-Smijth, who is called as one of the defenders. Two children were born after the marriage, and Sir William died in 1883. Lady Bowyer-Smijth subsequently married William Herbert Stanford, a lieutenant in the army, but had been separated from him for some time. Pursuers only recently became acquainted with the facts on which they base their present action. They were advised that, not having been born in wedlock, they were not entitled to claim real estate dignities in England, and they desire to have their legitimacy declared according to Scottish law. The sole defenders are two children born after the 1875 marriage, Lady Bowyer-Smijth not having put in defences.
	Defenders claim that their parents were not domiciled in Scotland at the time of the marriage, and had not lived there for 21 days as required. They claim that Sir William was a domiciled Englishman, to whom English law must apply, and they aver that Lady Smijth knew in 1859 that Sir William had a wife still living. They further claim that the Scottish Court has no jurisdiction. The record was closed, and the case sent to the procedure roll.
	The Edinburgh Court of Sessions on Wednesday [6 February 1918] gave judgment for the plaintiffs …
	The judgment had the effect of declaring the 12 children born of the 1875 marriage to be legitimate, although such judgment had no effect upon the inability of any of such children to inherit the baronetcy.
	Sir Alleyne Alfred Boxall, 1st baronet [UK 1919]
	Boxall was the personal solicitor to Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and, after 1893, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. According to a letter in the National Archives, addressed to [Sir] Sidney West Harris at the Home Office, and written by Lord Stamfordham, Private Secretary to King George V, dated 14 June 1919:-
	in the year 1900 he [Boxall] was employed by the Duke of Coburg (Duke of Edinburgh) to negotiate the settlement of His Royal Highness' very serious financial embarrassments and for which I believe he received little or no recognition. It was suggested that he should be given a knighthood, but Lord Salisbury, Prime Minister, deemed it inadvisable in the circumstances of the case that this should be done, and in consequence Mr. Boxall was created a Baron of Coburg with special authority from Queen Victoria [in a warrant dated 17 October 1900] to assume that title in England.
	Baron Boxall never had any connection with Germany or with German affairs, and his services to the Duke of Coburg were performed solely in this country.
	In 1915 he raised the question of his position of holding a Barony of Coburg which had become an enemy's country, and it was suggested by his friends that perhaps the King might substitute some other honour and allow him to drop his present title for, as he truly said, he felt sure that neither Queen Victoria nor Lord Salisbury could have any conception what the result of this title would be to him and his family.
	His Majesty now thinks that it might be well to give the holders of licences the opportunity of dropping them voluntarily, but in the case of Baron Boxall will ask the Prime Minister to recommend him for a Knighthood after a certain time has elapsed from the date of his ceasing to be styled Baron Boxall.
	In the event, Boxall was granted a baronetcy in September 1919 [Edinburgh Gazette dated 12 September 1919, issue 13499, page 3074].
	On 5 March 1920, the following notice appeared in the Edinburgh Gazette, issue 13570, pages 573 and 574:-
	Whereas the persons named in the Schedule hereunto annexed are severally possessed of the foreign titles of nobility set forth in the second column of the said Schedule:
	And whereas by Warrants under the Royal Sign Manual respectively tearing the date as set forth in the third column of the said Schedule the said persons have received licence and authority to bear and use the said foreign titles of nobility in this Country:
	And whereas the said persons have expressed to Us their desire to relinquish the rights and privileges granted to them under the respective Warrants above-mentioned, in consideration of the fact that the said foreign titles of nobility appertain to Countries now or recently at war with Us, and were originally granted and conferred by the Sovereigns of such Countries:
	Now, therefore, We, being desirous of acceding to the request of the said applicants, do by these Presents revoke and determine the Warrants set forth in the said Schedule.
	Our Will and Pleasure therefore is that you Sir Edmund Bernard Talbot (commonly called Lord Edmund Bernard Talbot) Deputy to Our said Earl Marshal to whom the cognizance of matters of this nature doth properly belong do require and command that this Our Warrant be registered in Our College of Arms to the end that Our Officers of Arms and all others upon occasion may take full notice and have knowledge thereof.
	Then follows the Schedule referred to above, which includes, inter alia, the name of Alleyne Alfred Boxall, Baron of Saxe Coburg and Gotha.
	Boxall died in May 1927, his death being the subject of a subsequent inquest, as reported in The Scotsman on 9 May 1927:-
	The death, during an operation for appendicitis, of Sir Alleyne Alfred Boxall, Bart., (71), a solicitor, of Cambridge Square, Hyde Park, London, was the subject of an inquest at Marylebone on Saturday. It was stated that Sir Alleyne showed signs of collapse a quarter of an hour after the operation began, and he died on the operating table. Dr R.M. Bronte, pathologist, said the operation was absolutely essential to try to save Sir Alleyne's life. Death was due to shock from a surgical operation, and was accelerated by the anaesthetic. A verdict of "Death by misadventure" was recorded by the Coroner.

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