BARONETAGE
Last updated 30/10/2018 (3 Aug 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.
HARNAGE of Belswardyne, Salop
28 Jul 1821	UK	1	George Harnage	5 Jul 1767	19 Nov 1836	69
19 Nov 1836		2	George Harnage	19 Jul 1792	10 Mar 1866	73
10 Mar 1866 to     13 Jan 1888		3	Henry George Harnage Extinct on his death	24 Jun 1827	13 Jan 1888	60
HARPUR-CREWE of Calke Abbey, Derby
8 Sep 1626	E	1	Henry Harpur	c 1585	1638
1638		2	John Harpur	c 1616	1669
1669		3	John Harpur	c 1645	1681
1681		4	John Harpur	23 Mar 1679	24 Jun 1741	62
24 Jun 1741		5	Henry Harpur MP for Worcester 1744‑1747 and Tamworth 1747‑1748	c 1708	7 Jun 1748
7 Jun 1748		6	Henry Harpur MP for Derbyshire 1761‑1768	c 1739	10 Feb 1789
10 Feb 1789		7	Henry Harpur (Harpur-Crewe from 11 Apr 1808)	13 May 1763	7 Feb 1819	55
7 Feb 1819		8	George Harpur-Crewe MP for Derbyshire South 1835‑1841	1 Feb 1795	1 Jan 1844	48
1 Jan 1844		9	John Harpur-Crewe	18 Nov 1824	1 Mar 1886	61
1 Mar 1886 to     13 Dec 1924		10	Vauncey Harpur-Crewe Extinct on his death For further information, see the note at the foot of this page	14 Oct 1846	13 Dec 1924	78
HARRIES of Tong Castle, Salop
12 Apr 1623 to     c 1649	E	1	Thomas Harries Extinct on his death		c 1649
HARRIS of Boreatton, Salop
22 Dec 1622	E	1	Thomas Harris		27 Jan 1628
Jan 1628		2	Paul Harris	30 Dec 1595	Jul 1644	48
Jul 1644		3	Thomas Harris	c 1629	c 1661
c 1661		4	George Harris	31 Oct 1631	c 1664
c 1664		5	Paul Harris	8 Apr 1634	19 Jul 1666	32
Jul 1666		6	Roger Harris	7 Oct 1601	1685	83
1685 to     26 May 1693		7	Robert Harris Extinct on his death	24 May 1612	26 May 1693	81
HARRIS of Stowford, Devon
1 Dec 1673 to     Feb 1686	E	1	Arthur Harris MP for Okehampton 1671‑1685 Extinct on his death	c 1650	20 Feb 1686
HARRIS of Bethnal Green, London
14 Jan 1932	UK	1	Percy Alfred Harris MP for Harborough 1916‑1918 and Bethnal Green South West 1922‑1945; PC 1940	6 Mar 1876	28 Jun 1952	76
28 Jun 1952		2	Jack Wolfred Ashford Harris	23 Jul 1906	26 Aug 2009	103
26 Aug 2009		3	Christopher John Ashford Harris	26 Aug 1934	22 Apr 2022	87
22 Apr 2022		4	Andrew Frederick Ashford Harris	17 Mar 1958
HARRIS of Chipping Wycombe, Bucks
24 Jan 1953	UK	1	Arthur Travers Harris Marshal of the RAF 1945	13 Apr 1892	5 Apr 1984	91
5 Apr 1984 to     6 Sep 1996		2	Anthony Kyrle Travers Harris Extinct on his death	18 Mar 1918	6 Sep 1996	78
HARRISON of Le Court, Greatham, Hants
12 Jul 1917 to     16 May 1934	UK	1	Heath Harrison Extinct on his death	1 Oct 1857	16 May 1934	76
HARRISON of Eaglescliffe, Durham
15 Jun 1922	UK	1	Sir John Harrison	27 Dec 1856	14 Feb 1936	79
14 Feb 1936		2	John Fowler Harrison	8 Feb 1899	24 May 1947	48
24 May 1947		3	John Wyndham Harrison For information on the death of this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page	13 Jan 1933	24 Jun 1955	22
24 Jun 1955		4	Robert Colin Harrison	25 May 1938	23 Mar 2020	81
23 Mar 2020		5	John Wyndham Fowler Harrison	14 Dec 1972
HARRISON of Bugbrooke, Northants
6 Jul 1961	UK	1	James Harwood Harrison MP for Eye 1951‑1979	6 Jun 1907	11 Sep 1980	73
11 Sep 1980		2	Michael James Harwood Harrison	28 Mar 1936	13 Aug 2019	83
13 Aug 2019		3	Edwin Michael Harwood Harrison	29 May 1981
HART of Kilmoriaty, Armagh
17 Jul 1893	UK	1	Sir Robert Hart	20 Feb 1835	20 Sep 1911	76
20 Sep 1911		2	Edgar Bruce Hart	8 Jul 1873	4 Feb 1963	89
4 Feb 1963 to     15 Oct 1970		3	Robert Hart Extinct on his death	4 Aug 1918	15 Oct 1970	52
HART-DYKE of Horsham, Sussex
3 Mar 1677	E	1	See "Dyke"
HARTLAND of Middleton Manor, Sussex
13 Oct 1892	UK		See "Dixon-Hartland"
HARTOPP of Freathby, Leics
3 Dec 1619	E	1	Edward Hartopp MP for Leicestershire 1628‑1629		1652
1652		2	Edward Hartopp	1608	1657	49
1657		3	John Hartopp MP for Leicestershire 1679‑1681	31 Oct 1637	1 Apr 1722	84
1 Apr 1722 to     13 Jan 1762		4	John Hartopp Extinct on his death	1680	13 Jan 1762	81
HARTOPP of Freithby, Leics
12 May 1796	GB		See "Cradock-Hartopp"
HARTSTONGE of Bruff, Limerick
20 Apr 1681	I	1	Standish Hartstonge	c 1630	c 1697
c 1697		2	Standish Hartstonge MP [I] for Kilmallock 1695‑1699, Ratoath 1703‑1713 and St. Canice 1713‑1727	c 1672	20 Jul 1751
20 Jul 1751 to     25 Mar 1797		3	Henry Hartstonge MP [I] for Limerick County 1776‑1790 Extinct on his death	c 1725	25 Mar 1797
HARTWELL of Dale Hall, Essex
26 Oct 1805	UK	1	Francis John Hartwell	15 Feb 1757	28 Jun 1831	74
28 Jun 1831		2	Brodrick Hartwell	17 Jul 1813	11 Dec 1888	75
11 Dec 1888		3	Francis Houlton Hartwell	18 Sep 1835	23 Sep 1900	65
23 Sep 1900		4	Brodrick Cecil Denham Arkwright Hartwell For further information on this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page	10 Jul 1876	24 Nov 1948	72
24 Nov 1948		5	Brodrick William Charles Elwin Hartwell	7 Aug 1909	14 Dec 1993	84
14 Dec 1993		6	Francis Anthony Charles Peter Hartwell	1 Jun 1940
HARTY of Prospect House, Dublin
30 Sep 1831	UK	1	Robert Way Harty MP for Dublin 1831	27 Dec 1779	18 Oct 1832	52
18 Oct 1832		2	Robert Harty	8 Sep 1815	3 Jan 1902	86
3 Jan 1902		3	Henry Lockington Harty	9 May 1826	5 Apr 1913	86
5 Apr 1913 to     May 1939		4	Lionel Lockington Harty Extinct on his death	29 Aug 1864	May 1939	74
HARVEY of Killoquin, Antrim
26 Aug 1789	I		See "Bateson"
HARVEY of Langley Park, Bucks
28 Nov 1868	UK	1	Robert Bateson Harvey MP for Buckinghamshire 1863‑1868 and 1874‑1885	17 Nov 1825	23 Mar 1887	61
23 Mar 1887 to     4 Apr 1931		2	Robert Grenville Harvey Extinct on his death For further information on the death of this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page	1 Jul 1856	4 Apr 1931	74
HARVEY of Crown Point, Norfolk
8 Dec 1868	UK	1	Robert John Harvey Harvey MP for Thetford 1865‑1868 For further information on the death of this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page	16 Apr 1817	19 Jul 1870	53
19 Jul 1870		2	Charles Harvey	25 Feb 1849	30 Jan 1928	78
30 Jan 1928		3	Charles Robert Lambart Edward Harvey	16 Apr 1871	15 Nov 1954	83
15 Nov 1954		4	Oliver Charles Harvey He had previously been created Baron Harvey of Tasburgh in 1954 with which title the baronetcy then merged, although as at 30/06/2014 it does not appear on the Official Roll of the Baronetage	26 Nov 1893	29 Nov 1968	75
HARVEY of Threadneedle Street, London
19 Jan 1933	UK	1	Sir Ernest Musgrave Harvey	27 Jul 1867	17 Dec 1955	88
17 Dec 1955		2	Richard Musgrave Harvey	1 Dec 1898	1 Sep 1978	79
1 Sep 1978		3	Charles Richard Musgrave Harvey	7 Apr 1937
HARVIE-WATT of Bathgate, Linlithgow
5 Sep 1945	UK	1	George Steven Harvie-Watt MP for Keighley 1931‑1935 and Richmond (Surrey) 1937‑1959	23 Aug 1903	18 Dec 1989	86
18 Dec 1989		2	James Harvie-Watt	25 Aug 1940
HASTINGS of Redlinch, Somerset
7 May 1667 to     Sep 1668	E	1	Richard Hastings Extinct on his death		3 Sep 1668
HASTINGS of Willesley Hall, Derby
28 Feb 1806	UK	1	Charles Hastings		30 Sep 1823
30 Sep 1823 to     30 Jul 1858		2	Charles Abney-Hastings MP for Leicester 1826‑1831 Extinct on his death	1 Oct 1792	30 Jul 1858	65
HATCH of Portland Place, London
2 Dec 1908 to     17 Aug 1927	UK	1	Ernest Frederic George Hatch MP for Gorton 1895‑1906 Extinct on his death For information on the death of his widow, see the note at the foot of this page	12 Apr 1859	17 Aug 1927	68
HATTON of Long Stanton, Cambs
5 Jul 1641	E	1	Thomas Hatton MP for Corfe Castle 1621‑1622, Malmesbury 1624‑1625 and Stamford 1628‑1629 and 1640	c 1583	23 Sep 1658
23 Sep 1658		2	Thomas Hatton MP for Cambridgeshire 1674‑1679	Jun 1637	19 Apr 1682	44
Apr 1682		3	Christopher Hatton		26 Sep 1683
Sep 1683		4	Thomas Hatton		15 Mar 1685
Mar 1685		5	Christopher Hatton		Oct 1720
Oct 1720		6	Thomas Hatton		23 Jun 1733
23 Jun 1733		7	John Hatton		1 Jul 1740
1 Jul 1740		8	Thomas Hatton	14 Sep 1728	7 Nov 1787	59
7 Nov 1787		9	John Hatton		29 Jul 1811
29 Jul 1811 to     19 Sep 1812		10	Thomas Dingley Hatton Extinct on his death For information on the death of this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page	c 1771	19 Sep 1812
HAVELOCK-ALLAN of Lucknow, India
22 Jan 1858	UK	1	Henry Marshman Havelock (Havelock‑Allan from 1880) VC For details of the special remainder included in the creation of this baronetcy, see the note at the foot of this page MP for Sunderland 1874‑1881 and Durham South East 1885‑1892 and 1895‑1897 For further information on this baronet and VC winner, see the note at the foot of this page	6 Aug 1830	30 Dec 1897	67
30 Dec 1897		2	Henry Spencer Moreton Havelock‑Allan MP for Bishop Auckland 1910‑1918	30 Jan 1872	28 Oct 1953	81
28 Oct 1953		3	Henry Ralph Moreton Havelock‑Allan	31 Aug 1899	4 Nov 1975	76
4 Nov 1975		4	Anthony James Allan Havelock‑Allan	28 Feb 1904	11 Jan 2003	98
11 Jan 2003		5	Anthony Mark David Havelock‑Allan	4 Apr 1951
HAWKESWORTH of Hawkesworth, Yorks
6 Dec 1678	E	1	Walter Hawkesworth	22 Nov 1660	21 Feb 1683	22
21 Feb 1683 to     17 Mar 1735		2	Walter Hawkesworth Extinct on his death		17 Mar 1735
HAWKEY of Woodford, Essex
5 Jul 1945	UK	1	Sir (Alfred) James Hawkey	12 Sep 1877	22 May 1952	74
22 May 1952 to     11 Nov 1975		2	Roger Pryce Hawkey Extinct on his death	25 Jun 1905	11 Nov 1975	70
HAWKINS of Kelston, Somerset
25 Jul 1778	GB	1	Caesar Hawkins	10 Jan 1711	13 Feb 1786	75
13 Feb 1786		2	Caesar Hawkins	c 1781	10 Jul 1793
10 Jul 1793		3	John Caesar Hawkins	9 Feb 1782	9 Nov 1861	79
9 Nov 1861		4	John Caesar Hawkins	27 Jan 1837	18 Jan 1929	91
18 Jan 1929		5	John Scott Caesar Hawkins	12 Jun 1875	11 Feb 1939	63
11 Feb 1939		6	Villiers Godfrey Caesar Hawkins	18 Aug 1890	14 Feb 1955	64
14 Feb 1955		7	Humphry Villiers Caesar Hawkins	10 Aug 1923	23 Apr 1993	69
23 Apr 1993		8	Howard Caesar Hawkins	17 Nov 1956	2 Apr 1999	42
2 Apr 1999		9	Richard Caesar Hawkins	29 Dec 1958
HAWKINS of Trewithan, Cornwall
28 Jul 1791 to     6 Apr 1829	GB	1	Christopher Hawkins MP for Mitchell 1784‑1799, Grampound 1800‑1807, Penryn 1818‑1820 and St. Ives 1821‑1828 Extinct on his death	29 May 1758	6 Apr 1829	70
HAWKINS-WHITSHED of Killincarrick, Wicklow
16 May 1834	UK	1	James Hawkins-Whitshed	1762	28 Oct 1849	87
28 Oct 1849		2	St. Vincent Keene Hawkins‑Whitshed	28 Jul 1801	13 Sep 1870	69
13 Sep 1870 to     9 Mar 1871		3	St. Vincent Bentinck Hawkins‑Whitshed Extinct on his death	12 Feb 1837	9 Mar 1871	34
HAWLEY of Buckland, Somerset
14 Mar 1644	E	1	Francis Hawley He was subsequently created Baron Hawley in 1646 with which title the baronetcy then merged until its extinction in 1790	c 1608	22 Dec 1684
HAWLEY of Leybourne Grange, Kent
14 May 1795	GB	1	Henry Hawley	12 Nov 1745	20 Jan 1826	80
20 Jan 1826		2	Henry Hawley	20 Oct 1776	29 Mar 1831	54
29 Mar 1831		3	Joseph Henry Hawley	27 Oct 1814	20 Apr 1875	60
20 Apr 1875		4	Henry James Hawley	14 Jul 1815	5 Oct 1898	77
5 Oct 1898		5	Henry Michael Hawley	25 Mar 1848	2 Jul 1909	61
2 Jul 1909		6	Henry Cusack Wingfield Hawley	23 Dec 1876	18 Nov 1923	46
18 Nov 1923		7	David Henry Hawley	13 May 1913	19 Mar 1988	74
19 Mar 1988 to     10 Jan 2015		8	Henry Nicholas Hawley Extinct on his death	26 Nov 1939	10 Jan 2015	75
HAWORTH of Dunham Massey, Cheshire
3 Jul 1911	UK	1	Arthur Adlington Haworth MP for Manchester South 1906‑1912	22 Aug 1865	31 Aug 1944	79
31 Aug 1944		2	Arthur Geoffrey Haworth	5 Apr 1896	7 Apr 1987	91
7 Apr 1987		3	Philip Haworth	17 Jan 1927	3 Sep 2019	92
3 Sep 2019		4	Christopher Haworth	6 Nov 1951
HAY of Smithfield, Peebles
20 Jul 1635	NS	1	James Hay		1654
1654		2	John Hay		c 1659
c 1659 to     c 1683		3	James Hay On his death the baronetcy became dormant	1652	c 1683
9 Nov 1805		4	James Hay Served as heir 1805		21 Oct 1810
21 Oct 1810		5	John Hay	15 Jan 1755	23 May 1830	75
23 May 1830		6	John Hay MP for Peebles 1831‑1837	3 Aug 1788	1 Nov 1838	50
1 Nov 1838		7	Adam Hay MP for Lanark Burghs 1826‑1830	14 Dec 1795	18 Jan 1867	71
18 Jan 1867		8	Robert Hay	8 May 1825	29 May 1885	60
29 May 1885		9	John Adam Hay	5 May 1854	4 May 1895	40
4 May 1895		10	Duncan Edwyn Hay	25 Sep 1882	7 Dec 1965	83
7 Dec 1965 to     2 Apr 1966		11	Bache McEvers Athole Hay Dormant on his death	24 Sep 1892	2 Apr 1966	73
HAY of Park, Wigtown
25 Aug 1663	NS	1	Thomas Hay		c 1680
c 1680		2	Charles Hay	1662	1737	75
1737		3	Thomas Hay	c 1730	1777
1777		4	Thomas Hay		30 Apr 1794
30 Apr 1794		5	James Hay	c 1775	1794
1794		6	William Hay	1793	7 Oct 1801	8
7 Oct 1801		7	John Hay	29 Aug 1799	15 Jun 1862	62
15 Jun 1862		8	Arthur Graham Hay	5 Jun 1839	18 Nov 1889	50
18 Nov 1889		9	Lewis John Erroll Hay	17 Nov 1866	14 May 1923	56
14 May 1923		10	Arthur Thomas Erroll Hay	13 Apr 1909	4 Feb 1993	83
4 Feb 1993 to     9 Jul 2020		11	John Erroll Audley Hay Extinct on his death	3 Dec 1935	9 Jul 2020	84
HAY of Linplum, Haddington
26 Mar 1667	NS	1	James Hay		1704
1704 to     20 Dec 1751		2	Robert Hay Extinct on his death	c 1673	20 Dec 1751
HAY of Alderston, Peebles
22 Feb 1703	NS	1	John Hay		1706
1706		2	Thomas Hay		26 Nov 1769
26 Nov 1769		3	George Hay-Makdougall		24 Feb 1777
24 Feb 1777		4	Henry Hay-Makdougall	c 1750	13 Apr 1825
13 Apr 1825		5	Thomas Hay		1832
1832		6	James Douglas Hamilton Hay	28 Dec 1800	30 Jul 1873	72
30 Jul 1873		7	Hector Maclean Hay	28 Mar 1821	15 Sep 1916	95
15 Sep 1916		8	William Henry Hay	30 May 1867	3 Jul 1927	60
3 Jul 1927		9	Edward Hamilton Hay	30 May 1870	1936	66
1936		10	Frederick Baden-Powell Hay	24 Jun 1900	20 Jun 1985	84
20 Jun 1985		11	Ronald Nelson Hay	9 Jul 1910	6 Apr 1988	77
6 Apr 1988		12	Ronald Frederick Hamilton Hay	1941
HAY of Park, Wigtown
27 Apr 1798	GB		See "Dalrymple-Hay"
HAYES of Drumboe Castle, Donegal
27 Aug 1789	I	1	Samuel Hayes MP [I] for Augher 1783‑1790	1737	21 Jul 1807	70
21 Jul 1807		2	Samuel Hayes	Feb 1773	16 Sep 1827	54
16 Sep 1827		3	Edmund Samuel Hayes MP for Donegal 1831‑1860	2 Jul 1806	30 Jun 1860	53
30 Jun 1860		4	Samuel Hercules Hayes	3 Feb 1840	7 Nov 1901	61
7 Nov 1901 to     27 Jan 1912		5	Edmund Francis Hayes Extinct on his death For information on the death of his widow, see the note at the foot of this page	1850	27 Jan 1912	61
HAYES of Westminster, London
6 Feb 1797	GB	1	John Macnamara Hayes	1750	19 Jul 1809	59
19 Jul 1809		2	Thomas Pelham Hayes	18 Nov 1794	5 Sep 1851	56
5 Sep 1851 to     23 Jan 1896		3	John Warren Hayes Extinct on his death	12 Aug 1799	23 Jan 1896	96
HAYTER of South Hill Park, Berks
19 Apr 1858	UK	1	William Goodenough Hayter MP for Wells 1837‑1865; Judge Advocate General 1847; PC 1848	28 Jan 1792	26 Dec 1878	86
26 Dec 1878		2	Arthur Divett Hayter He was subsequently created Baron Haversham in 1906 with which title the baronetcy then merged until its extinction in 1917	9 Aug 1835	10 May 1917	81
HAZLERIGG of Noseley Hall, Leics
21 Jul 1622	E	1	Thomas Hasilrigg MP for Leicestershire 1614 and 1624‑1625	1564	11 Jan 1629	64
11 Jan 1629		2	Arthur Hesilrige MP for Leicestershire 1640 and 1640‑1645, and Leicester 1654‑1659		7 Jan 1661
7 Jan 1661		3	Thomas Hesilrige	c 1625	24 Feb 1680
24 Feb 1680		4	Thomas Hesilrige MP for Leicestershire 1690‑1695	1664	11 Jul 1700	36
11 Jul 1700		5	Robert Hesilrige	c 1640	22 May 1713
22 May 1713		6	Robert Hesilrige		19 May 1721
19 May 1721		7	Arthur Hesilrige		23 Apr 1763
23 Apr 1763		8	Robert Hesilrige		c 1790
c 1790		9	Arthur Hesilrige		1805
1805		10	Thomas Maynard Hesilrige		24 Apr 1817
24 Apr 1817		11	Arthur Grey Hesilrige (Hazlerigg from 8 Jul 1818)		24 Oct 1819
24 Oct 1819		12	Arthur Grey Hazlerigg	20 Oct 1812	11 May 1890	77
11 May 1890		13	Arthur Grey Hazlerigg He was subsequently created Baron Hazlerigg in 1945 with which title the baronetcy remains merged, although, as at 30/06/2014, the baronetcy does not appear on the Official Roll of the Baronetage	17 Nov 1878	25 May 1949	70
HEAD of Hermitage, Kent
19 Jun 1676	E	1	Richard Head MP for Rochester 1667‑1679	c 1609	18 Sep 1689
18 Sep 1689		2	Francis Head	c 1670	Aug 1716
Aug 1716		3	Richard Head	c 1692	May 1721
May 1721		4	Francis Head	c 1693	27 Nov 1768
27 Nov 1768		5	John Head	c 1702	4 Dec 1769
4 Dec 1769		6	Edmund Head	1733	21 Nov 1796	63
21 Nov 1796		7	John Head	3 Jan 1773	4 Jan 1838	65
4 Jan 1838 to     28 Jan 1868		8	Edmund Walker Head Governor of New Brunswick 1847‑1854 and Governor General of Canada 1854‑1861; PC 1857 Extinct on his death	16 Feb 1805	28 Jan 1868	62
HEAD of Rochester, Kent
14 Jul 1838	UK	1	Francis Bond Head	1 Jan 1793	25 Jul 1875	82
25 Jul 1875		2	Francis Somerville Head	26 May 1817	26 Aug 1887	70
26 Aug 1887		3	Robert Garnett Head	18 Mar 1845	6 Mar 1907	61
6 Mar 1907		4	Robert Pollock Somerville Head	7 Apr 1884	21 Jun 1924	40
21 Jun 1924		5	Francis David Somerville Head	17 Oct 1916	16 Dec 2005	89
16 Dec 2005		6	Richard Douglas Somerville Head	16 Jan 1951
HEADLAM of Holywell, Durham
5 Jul 1935 to     27 Feb 1964	UK	1	Cuthbert Morley Headlam MP for Barnard Castle 1924‑1929 and 1931‑1935, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne North 1940‑1951; PC 1945 Extinct on his death	27 Apr 1876	27 Feb 1964	87
HEALEY of Wyphurst, Surrey
6 May 1919	UK		See "Chadwyck-Healey"
HEATH of Ashorne Hill, Warwicks
15 Dec 1904 to     24 Dec 1942	UK	1	James Heath MP for Staffordshire North West 1892‑1906 Extinct on his death	26 Jan 1852	24 Dec 1942	90
HEATHCOAT-AMORY of Knightshayes Court, Devon
21 Mar 1874	UK	1	John Heathcoat Heathcoat-Amory MP for Tiverton 1868‑1885	4 May 1829	26 May 1914	85
26 May 1914		2	Ian Murray Heathcoat-Amory	16 Apr 1865	4 Jan 1931	65
4 Jan 1931		3	John Heathcoat-Amory	2 May 1894	22 Nov 1972	78
22 Nov 1972		4	Derick Heathcoat-Amory, 1st Viscount Amory	26 Dec 1899	20 Jan 1981	81
20 Jan 1981		5	William Heathcoat-Amory	19 Aug 1901	27 Aug 1982	81
27 Aug 1982		6	Ian Heathcoat-Amory	3 Feb 1942
HEATHCOTE of London
17 Jan 1733	GB	1	Sir Gilbert Heathcote MP for London 1701‑1710, Helston 1715‑1722, Lymington 1722‑1727 and St. Germans 1727‑1733; Governor of the Bank of England 1709‑1711 and 1723‑1725	2 Jan 1652	25 Jan 1733	81
25 Jan 1733		2	John Heathcote MP for Grantham 1715‑1722 and Bodmin 1733‑1741	c 1689	5 Sep 1759
5 Sep 1759		3	Gilbert Heathcote MP for Shaftesbury 1761‑1768	c 1723	2 Nov 1785
2 Nov 1785		4	Gilbert Heathcote MP for Lincolnshire 1796‑1807 and Rutland 1812‑1841	6 Oct 1773	26 Mar 1851	77
26 Mar 1851		5	Gilbert John Heathcote, later [1856] 1st Baron Aveland	16 Jan 1795	6 Sep 1867	72
6 Sep 1867		6	Gilbert Henry Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 2nd Baron Aveland, later [1892] 1st Earl of Ancaster MP for Boston 1852‑1856 and Rutland 1856‑1867; PC 1880	1 Oct 1830	24 Dec 1910	80
24 Dec 1910		7	Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 2nd Earl of Ancaster MP for Horncastle 1894‑1910; Lord Lieutenant Rutland 1921‑1951	29 Jul 1867	19 Sep 1951	84
19 Sep 1951		8	Gilbert James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster MP for Rutland & Stamford 1933‑1950; Lord Lieutenant Lincolnshire 1950‑1975	8 Dec 1907	29 Mar 1983	75
29 Mar 1983		9	Gilbert Simon Heathcote	21 Sep 1913	15 Apr 2014	100
15 Apr 2014		10	Simon Robert Mark Heathcote	1 Mar 1941
HEATHCOTE of Hursley, Hants
16 Aug 1733	GB	1	William Heathcote MP for Buckingham 1722‑1727 and Southampton 1729‑1741	15 Mar 1693	10 May 1751	58
10 May 1751		2	Thomas Heathcote	23 Jul 1721	27 Jun 1787	65
27 Jun 1787		3	William Heathcote MP for Hampshire 1790‑1806	21 Jun 1746	26 Jun 1819	73
26 Jun 1819		4	Thomas Freeman-Heathcote MP for Bletchingley 1807‑1808 and Hampshire 1808‑1820	3 Sep 1769	27 Feb 1825	55
27 Feb 1825		5	William Heathcote MP for Hampshire 1826‑1831, Hampshire North 1837‑1849 and Oxford University 1854‑1868; PC 1870	17 May 1801	17 Aug 1881	80
17 Aug 1881		6	William Perceval Heathcote	7 Sep 1826	29 Oct 1903	77
29 Oct 1903		7	William Arthur Heathcote	22 Jul 1853	9 Sep 1924	71
9 Sep 1924		8	Gilbert Redvers Heathcote	25 Dec 1854	6 Nov 1937	82
6 Nov 1937		9	Francis Cooke Caulfeild Heathcote	20 Apr 1868	11 Sep 1961	93
11 Sep 1961		10	Leonard Vyvyan Heathcote	7 Sep 1885	24 Jun 1963	77
24 Jun 1963		11	Michael Perryman Heathcote	7 Aug 1927	13 Apr 2007	79
13 Apr 2007		12	Timothy Gilbert Heathcote	25 May 1957
HEATON of Mundarrah Towers, Australia
31 Jan 1912	UK		See "Henniker-Heaton"
HELE of Fleet, Devon
28 May 1627	E	1	Thomas Hele MP for Plympton Erle 1626, 1628‑1629, 1640 and 1640‑1644, and Okehampton 1661‑1670	c 1595	7 Nov 1670
7 Nov 1670		2	Samuel Hele		18 Jan 1672
Jan 1672 to     Apr 1677		3	Henry Hele Extinct on his death		Apr 1677
HENDERSON of Fordell, Fife
15 Jul 1664	NS	1	John Henderson		1683
1683		2	William Henderson		1709
1709		3	John Henderson	28 Dec 1686	c 1730
c 1730		4	Robert Henderson		19 Oct 1781
19 Oct 1781		5	John Henderson MP for Fifeshire 1780, Dysart Burghs 1780‑1784, Seaford 1785‑1786 and Stirling 1806‑1807	8 Jan 1752	12 Dec 1817	65
12 Dec 1817 to     3 Aug 1833		6	Robert Bruce Henderson Extinct on his death	c 1763	3 Aug 1833
HENDERSON of Buscot Park, Berks
5 Aug 1902	UK	1	Alexander Henderson He was subsequently created Baron Faringdon in 1916 with which title the baronetcy remains merged	28 Sep 1850	17 Mar 1934	83
HENDERSON-STEWART of Callumshill, Perth
28 Mar 1957	UK	1	James Henderson-Stewart MP for Fife East 1933‑1961	6 Dec 1897	3 Sep 1961	63
3 Sep 1961		2	David James Henderson-Stewart	3 Jul 1941
HENDLEY of Cuckfield, Sussex
8 Apr 1661 to     Jul 1675	E	1	Walter Hendley Extinct on his death		17 Jul 1675
HENE of Winkfield, Berks
1 Oct 1642	E	1	Henry Henn	c 1577	c 1668
c 1668		2	Henry Hene	c 1632	c 1675
c 1675		3	Henry Hene	14 Oct 1651	16 Jan 1705	53
16 Jan 1705 to     c 1710		4	Richard Hene Extinct on his death	c 1675	c 1710
HENLEY of Henley, Somerset
30 Jun 1660	E	1	Andrew Henley MP for Portsmouth 1660	7 May 1622	17 May 1675	53
17 May 1675		2	Robert Henley MP for Bridport 1679‑1681	by 1655	7 Aug 1681
7 Aug 1681		3	Andrew Henley		14 Sep 1703
14 Sep 1703 to     1740		4	Robert Henley Extinct on his death		1740
HENNESSY of Winchester
24 Jan 1927	UK	1	George Richard James Hennessy He was subsequently created Baron Windlesham in 1937 with which title the baronetcy remains merged	23 Mar 1877	8 Oct 1953	76
HENNIKER of Newton Hall, Essex
2 Nov 1813	UK	1	Brydges Trecothic Henniker MP [I] for Kildare Borough 1798‑1800	10 Nov 1767	3 Jul 1816	48
3 Jul 1816		2	Frederick Henniker	1 Nov 1793	6 Aug 1825	31
6 Aug 1825		3	Augustus Brydges Henniker	24 Jan 1795	28 Jan 1849	53
28 Jan 1849		4	Brydges Powell Henniker	3 Sep 1835	12 Jul 1906	70
12 Jul 1906		5	Frederick Brydges Major Henniker	12 Aug 1862	19 Aug 1908	46
19 Aug 1908		6	Arthur John Henniker-Hughan MP for Galloway 1924‑1925	24 Jan 1866	4 Oct 1925	59
4 Oct 1925		7	Robert John Aldborough Henniker	26 May 1888	19 Feb 1958	69
19 Feb 1958		8	Mark Chandos Auberon Henniker	23 Jan 1906	18 Oct 1991	85
18 Oct 1991		9	Adrian Chandos Henniker	18 Oct 1946
HENNIKER-HEATON of Mundarrah Towers, Australia
31 Jan 1912	UK	1	Sir John Henniker-Heaton MP for Canterbury 1885‑1910	18 May 1848	8 Sep 1914	66
8 Sep 1914		2	John Henniker-Heaton	19 Apr 1877	21 Feb 1963	85
21 Feb 1963		3	John Victor Peregrine Henniker‑Heaton For further information on the death of this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page	15 Jan 1903	Oct 1971	68
Oct 1971		4	Yvo Robert Henniker-Heaton	24 Apr 1954
HENNIKER-MAJOR of Worlingworth Hall, Suffolk
15 Jul 1765	GB	1	John Major For details of the special remainder included in this creation, see the note at the foot of this page MP for Scarborough 1761‑1768	17 May 1698	22 Feb 1781	82
22 Feb 1781		2	John Henniker He was subsequently created Baron Henniker in 1800 with which title the baronetcy remains merged, although, as at 30/06/2014, the baronetcy does not appear on the Official Roll of the Baronetage	15 Jun 1724	18 Apr 1803	78
HENRY of Parkwood, Surrey
7 Feb 1911 to     27 Dec 1919	UK	1	Charles Solomon Henry MP for Wellington 1906‑1918 and The Wrekin 1918‑1919 Extinct on his death	28 Jan 1860	27 Dec 1919	59
HENRY of Campden House Court, London
6 Nov 1918 to     19 Feb 1931	UK	1	Sir Edward Richard Henry Extinct on his death For further information on this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page	26 Jul 1850	19 Feb 1931	80
HENRY of Cahore, co. Londonderry
26 Feb 1923	UK	1	Denis Stanislaus Henry MP for Londonderry co. South 1916‑1921; Solicitor General [I] 1918; Attorney General [I] 1919‑1921; PC [I] 1919	7 Mar 1864	1 Oct 1925	61
1 Oct 1925		2	James Holmes Henry	22 Sep 1911	19 Feb 1997	85
19 Feb 1997		3	Patrick Denis Henry	20 Dec 1957
HEPBURN of Smeaton, Haddington
6 May 1815	UK		See "Buchan-Hepburn"
HEPBURN-MURRAY of Glendoich, Perth
2 Jul 1676	NS	1	Thomas Murray		1684
1684		2	Thomas Murray		Dec 1701
Dec 1701		3	John Murray (Hepburn-Murray from c 1703)		8 Jan 1714
8 Jan 1714		4	Patrick Hepburn-Murray	2 Nov 1706	5 Apr 1756	49
5 Apr 1756 to     c 1774		5	Alexander Hepburn-Murray Extinct on his death	4 Dec 1754	c 1774
HERBERT of Red Castle, Montgomery
16 Nov 1622	E	1	Percy Herbert He subsequently succeeded to the Barony of Powis in 1656 with which title the baronetcy then merged until its extinction in 1748	c 1600	19 Jan 1667
HERBERT of Derrogh, King's Co.
4 Dec 1630	I	1	George Herbert		c 1650
c 1650		2	Edward Herbert	c 1620	May 1677
May 1677 to     Dec 1712		3	George Herbert Extinct on his death	c 1673	Dec 1712
HERBERT of Tintern, Monmouth
3 Jul 1660	E	1	Thomas Herbert	4 Nov 1606	1 Mar 1682	75
1 Mar 1682		2	Henry Herbert	19 Mar 1639	13 Aug 1687	48
Aug 1687		3	Humphrey Herbert	c 1674	28 Jun 1701
Jun 1701		4	Thomas Herbert	c 1700	13 Mar 1724
Mar 1724		5	Henry Herbert	c 1675	23 Jan 1733
Jan 1733 to     Apr 1740		6	Charles Herbert Extinct on his death	7 Jan 1680	Apr 1740	60
HERBERT of Bromfield, Salop
18 Dec 1660 to     Oct 1668	E	1	Matthew Herbert Extinct on his death		30 Oct 1668
HERBERT of Llanarth and Treowen, Monmouth
19 Jul 1907	UK	1	Ivor John Caradoc Herbert He was subsequently created Baron Treowen in 1917 with which title the baronetcy then merged until its extinction in 1933	15 Jul 1851	18 Oct 1933	82
HERBERT of Boyton, Wilts
18 Jul 1936 to     22 Mar 1939	UK	1	Sidney Herbert MP for Scarborough & Whitby 1922‑1931 and Abbey 1932‑1939 Extinct on his death	29 Jul 1890	22 Mar 1939	48
HERBERT of Wilton, Wilts
1 Mar 1937 to     30 Jan 1942	UK	1	George Sidney Herbert Extinct on his death	8 Oct 1886	30 Jan 1942	55
HERMON-HODGE of Accrington, Lancs
6 Aug 1902	UK	1	Robert Trotter Hermon‑Hodge He was subsequently created Baron Wyfold in 1919 with which title the baronetcy then merged until its extinction in 1999	23 Sep 1851	3 Jun 1937	85

	Sir Vauncey Harpur-Crewe, 10th and final baronet
	The following article appeared in the Daily Mail of 19 December 1925:-
	The most remarkable private collection ever formed of British birds, eggs, animals and moths was offered for sale in London recently.
	The collection, which included one of the few great auk's eggs in existence, was formed by a wealthy and eccentric baronet, the late Sir Vauncey Harpur Crewe, of Calke Abbey, Derbyshire, who spent between £20,000 and £30,000 in pursuing his hobby all over the British Isles.
	It included such extreme rarities as the Sacred Glossy Ibis of Egypt, which somehow wandered to Norfolk, a flamingo, which found its way from North Africa to the Calke Abbey estate, a black stork, and a specimen of the extremely rare Andalusian Hemipode, a small quail-like bird, which was captured in Yorkshire in 1865 by two Irish labourers, who sold it to a naturalist for sixpence, thinking it was a young partridge.
	A white bat, a white otter, hedgehog, and badger, and a pure white stoat with no black tip to its tail, were included among dozens of strangely and curiously marked albino birds and animals.
	Sir John Wyndham Harrison, 3rd baronet
	Sir John died following an asthma attack in June 1955. The following report of the subsequent inquest into his death appeared in The Manchester Guardian on 28 June 1955:-
	A verdict of death by natural causes was recorded at the inquest at Loughborough last night on Sir John Wyndham Harrison, Bt., on Nunthorpe, near Middlesbrough. Sir John, an engineering student who was in the middle of his final examinations at the Loughborough College of Technology, collapsed and died in his hostel room on Friday evening. He was 22.
	Mr Hugh Robert William Hughes, a fellow student, said that Sir John suffered from asthma and had been "pretty bad" during the last few weeks. On Friday he saw Sir John leaning out of his window breathing heavily. When he ran out to call the matron, he heard a crash, and, on going back to the room, found Sir John on the floor.
	Dr E. M. Ward, senior group pathologist, Leicester Hospitals, said that death was due to bronchial asthma. Sir John's heart had been beginning to fail and Dr Ward thought that "if he had not died on Friday he would not have had a long life ahead of him."
	Sir Brodrick Cecil Denham Arkwright Hartwell, 4th baronet
	Sir Brodrick first appeared in the newspapers in 1907, when his name was associated with a scandal that appears to have attracted far more attention in Australia and New Zealand than it did in England. The following edited report, which was published under the headline of "The Bold Bad Baronet elopes to Australia", appeared in the New Zealand Truth on 4 May 1907:-
	… during the last week the cables have informed us of a … matrimonial bust-up which is likely to create as great interest in this country as it already has in England. It is scarcely likely, however, that these fugitive lovers will … rush off to the newspapers with information as to their doings and their whereabouts. They are more likely to follow the example of Brer Rabbit and "lay low and say nuffin'". But they are carrying on, nevertheless, in a most brazen fashion, for the baronet's lady friend is travelling under the name of "Lady Hartwell" and the pair are now living as man and wife in Sydney. The story is an interesting one, and, as the juvenile reporter puts it, "interesting developments are expected shortly".
	All the parties move in very high society. Engineer-Lieutenant Edgar Warner Chamberlain, of the torpedo-destroyer Foyle, is suing in the English Divorce Court for a dissolution of his marriage on the ground of his wife's adultery with Sir Brodrick Hartwell, as bold and as bad a baronet as is to be found in England or upon the melodramatic stage. It was stated in court that the guilty couple had eloped to Australia. The divorce judge declared that he was quite satisfied as to the adultery having taken place but he adjourned the pronouncing of the decree nisi pending further proof of the wronged husband's marriage to his faithless spouse.
	The petitioner, Lieutenant Chamberlain, is not unknown in Australia. He was formerly on H.M.S. Goldfinch, a screw surveying vessel which at one time was on the Australian station. He became a lieutenant in January, 1899, and is now attached to the Foyle, a torpedo destroyer belonging to the second cruiser squadron of the Atlantic Fleet.
	It is stated that his wife is an Australian lady to whom he was married three or four years ago, the issue being one child, a boy. Chamberlain is said to be a nephew of General Sir Neville Chamberlain, K.C.B., who was private secretary to Lord Roberts during the South African War [but whose major claim to fame is that he invented the game of snooker while serving in India in 1875], and is a very "big bug" in military circles. The general resides at "Oatlands", Castleknock, county Dublin [where he was Inspector-General of the Royal Irish Constabulary]. Lieutenant Chamberlain's depot was Plymouth, and presumably his wife resided in that neighbourhood while her officer husband was cruising about the Atlantic.
	Sir Brodrick Hartwell appears to be a particular chum of the husband. Sir Brodrick Cecil Denham Arkwright Hartwell, Baronet, is one of the "landed gentry" of England. His family is a very old one, but he is only the fourth baronet of the existing creation … Brodrick the Bart was the only son of Edward Hughes Hartwell a retired captain of the Royal Navy, who was British Consul in South Italy, and who died in 1895. The present correspondent was born in July, 1876, and is consequently not yet 31 years of age. His uncle, the third baronet, Sir Francis Houlton Hartwell, died in 1900, leaving a widow, Lady Emma Jane, who resides at Courtfield Gardens, London, and is a grand dame in West End society circles. He also left three daughters. Failing male issue, the title descended to his nephew, the present fugitive. For two years Sir Brodrick … enjoyed his estates, the latter being very extensive, in single blessedness.
	But In July, 1902, he took to himself a wife, in the charming person of Mdlle. Georgette Madeleine, the daughter of Mons. Georges Pilon-Fleury, a French gentleman residing at Djenan-es-Saka, El Biar, Algiers and as a result there was born to them in June,  1903, a daughter who was named Leila Ruth Madeleine. The heir presumptive to the title is Lieutenant Barry Hartwell, of the 7th Gurkha Rifles of the Indian Army. Sir Brodrick has also seen military service, for he was a lieutenant in the Leicestershire Regiment during the South African campaign.
	But he appears to have preferred the charms of Venus to the attractions of Mars, for soon after his marriage he retired from the Army and "settled down" to country life on his estates in Essex. Dale Hall, Colchester, is the name of his seat, and old country people may remember the residence as one of the most picturesque Elizabethan buildings extant. Sir Brodrick also has a place in Germany [Guernsey?] and possibly it was in that Anglo-French island that he met his (former) Georgette. It is interesting to note that the fugitive baronet's family motto is "Sorte sua contentus" which being translated, means "content with his lot". Sir Brodrick has evidently reason to be content with his lot so far as having the good things of the earth without the necessity of working for them, but whether he is, and how, long he will continue to be, content with his lot in an amorous sense remains to be seen.
	His deserted wife is already following the example set by Lieutenant Chamberlain, and is seeking a divorce. But in order to give her erring and errant husband a run for his money she has agents on his track. Private enquiry agents already have the case in hand, and Sir Brodrick and his companion may anticipate a lively time.
	The Australian history of the fugitive lovers possesses several uncommon features. Exactly when the baronet's desertion of his wife and daughter, and his flight with Mrs. Chamberlain, took place is not generally known. It was, however, probably during the latter part of last year, for in December [1906] he turned up in Sydney, being accompanied by the lady who passes as "Lady Hartwell". Whether it arose from love of adventure or in order to arouse enthusiasm and admiration on the part of his companion or to prevent the course of love becoming stale, flat and uninteresting, Sir Brodrick became bitten by the microbe of South Island treasure hunting. In partnership with one John Henry Broadwood, he purchased the schooner, Stanley, 84 tons, a well known N.S.W. coaster, and the vessel was fitted out, regardless of expense, as a private yacht. It was given out that the baronet, his wife and his partner intended to proceed upon a cruise among the South Sea Islands, and the vessel duly "cleared" at Sydney two days before Christmas Day. But whether "content with his lot or not", Sir Brodrick evidently wanted more, because the actual object of the expedition was to seek for sunken treasure.
	Twenty three years ago the ship Ramsay of the Blackwall line, was wrecked on the Middleton Reef, off the north coast of Queensland, while on a voyage from Brisbane to London. The greater part of her cargo consisted of wool, which was salved. But she also carried a large shipment of copper, and it was with the idea of recovering some of the now valuable mineral that Hartwell and his party set out. When the Stanley, which was under the command of Captain Henderson, a well-known Sydney mariner, arrived at the Middleton Reef, the first experience was not the finding of the treasure, but the discovery of the castaway crew of the barque Annasona, which was wrecked there in January last while on a voyage, in ballast, from the west coast of South America to Sydney. The baronet and his associates took the shipwrecked sailors on board the trim little schooner, and conveyed them to Lord Howe Island, whence they were later on carried to Sydney. Having performed this act of common sea humanity, the owners of the Stanley once more headed for Middleton Reef, and began the search for the copper. They succeeded in finding the wreck of the Ramsay, which was lying in seven fathoms of water, and partly on the reef. But there was no trace of the copper shipment.
	The schooner encountered very severe weather during March. On the 26th a S.E. gale arose, which by the 28th increased to hurricane force. So heavy was the weather that Captain Henderson states that he never experienced anything like it since the memorable Cawarra gale [on 12 July 1866, when the Cawarra was wrecked off Newcastle; only 1 out of the 61 aboard was saved]. However, the Stanley proved staunch. The heavy chain and anchor held on to the reef, and the little ship escaped with the loss of a few fathoms of chain and the lifeboat, which was smashed to atoms.
	The Stanley returned to Sydney on Friday, April 5, and the papers of that city duly record her arrival in the following words:- "Stanley, schooner, private yacht, Captain Henderson, from a South Sea cruise. Passengers - Sir Brodrick Cecil Denham Arkwright Hartwell, Bart., Lady Hartwell, and Mr. John Henry Broadhurst, Master agent." Thus the lady who, until the decree of divorce is pronounced, will be Mrs. E.W. Chamberlain, is travelling as "Lady Hartwell". What will be the end of it? Will the baronet marry, when he can, the lady with whom he became infatuated? Or will he, as often happens in such cases, tire of her and desert her?'
	Notwithstanding the newspaper's dire prediction, after his wife had successfully divorced him in 1907, Sir Brodrick married his lover on 16 May 1908, and remained married to her for over 40 years.
	During this period, his name continued to appear in the newspapers. Firstly, in July 1913, he was bankrupted; in 1923 and 1924, during the American Prohibition period, Sir Brodrick was engaged in raising money from investors in order to finance the smuggling of alcohol into America, for which the Prime Minister, Ramsay Macdonald, described him as a 'disgraceful blot', but in 1925, after a shipment was seized by American prohibition officers, this venture collapsed and he was again forced into bankruptcy.
	Sir Robert Grenville Harvey, 2nd baronet
	Sir Robert committed suicide in April 1931. This report of the subsequent inquest appeared in the Gloucester Citizen on 7 April 1931:-
	"A verdict of suicide whilst comparatively insane was returned at the inquest today on Sir Robert Grenville Harvey, Bart., of Langley Park, Bucks., who was found shot dead in bed, following a severe attack of influenza, to which the tragedy was attributed by the widow.
	The inquest was held at Langley Park, Buckinghamshire, the pretty moat-encircled house where Sir Robert, who was 74 years of age, had lived so long. Sir Robert had just returned from a fishing visit to Scotland, and on reaching home was found to be suffering from influenza. Accordingly, he remained in bed, and was alone on Saturday afternoon, when Lady Harvey and other members of the household were startled to hear a pistol shot. On entering Sir Robert's room he was found dead with a pistol by his side. Sir Robert had been a magistrate for Buckinghamshire since 1887, and was a noted sportsman and collector of antiques.
	The inquest was held in the drawing room. Lady Harvey was present, but sat behind a screen. It was explained that she was very ill. Lady Harvey's depositions were read by the coroner. On Saturday about 11 a.m., the depositions stated, Sir Robert went to his room. When Lady Harvey saw him later he said he felt "so ill", but he refused to have a doctor. Later in the afternoon she returned to the room, but did not speak to him, as she thought he was asleep. At five o'clock a communication was made to her by the doctor. Lady Harvey's statement concluded, "I am convinced this is all caused [by] the influenza that Sir Robert had."
	Edmund George Mendham, who for 23 years had been butler in Sir Robert's family, was the next witness. He showed great emotion. At 4.30 on Saturday, on Lady Harvey's instructions, he took tea up to Sir Robert. "I went to the bedside, and found he was lying on his left side in a pool of blood. The revolver was lying on the bed." Sir Robert had for many years kept a loaded revolver hanging on the head of the bedstead.
	Dr. A.M. Amsler said that he last saw Sir Robert shortly before Christmas, and then and on previous occasions he had noticed that Sir Robert had been remarkably depressed. Very frequently influenza led to depression and loss of balance.
	Police Inspector Westmore said that a book on big game hunting was lying on the bed in a position which indicated that Sir Robert had been reading it.
	The coroner recorded a verdict of suicide during temporary insanity.
	Sir Robert John Harvey Harvey, 1st baronet
	Sir Robert was the principal of the Norwich Crown Bank which suspended payment in July 1870. It appears that Sir Robert believed that the French would win the then ongoing Franco-Prussian War - when they failed to do so, all of the money he had invested in France was lost. In addition, he had speculated heavily in Spanish and other foreign stocks.
	The immediate catalyst for the suspension of payment was the death by suicide of Sir Robert Harvey. The following account of the inquest into Sir Robert's death appeared in The Times on 21 Jul 1870:-
	The jury having been sworn proceeded to view the body, the coroner having previously remarked that there was no doubt that the deceased died from a pistol shot, the pistol having, in all probability, been fired by his own hand, although this was a point which the jury would have to investigate.
	On the return of the jury, Charles Elvin deposed that about a quarter past 3 on Friday afternoon he saw Sir Robert Harvey going towards a shrubbery in his grounds. Shortly afterwards witness heard the report of a pistol. Then he saw the Hon. Mr. Lambert run across the lawn, and heard him call to Mr. Abel. Mr. Abel called to witness and some other men, and they went to the shrubbery. There they saw the Hon. Mrs. Lambert kneeling by the side of Sir Robert, who was lying on the ground. Mrs. Lambert called out, "Go and get a board". Witness and some other men assisted to put Sir Robert on a board. Witness asked Sir Robert whether they should put him on the board, and Sir Robert shifted himself onto it. Sir Robert was then brought to the house. He was bleeding on his left side. Sir Robert said to witness and the other men, "My good fellows, go steadily, or I shall be dead before you get to the house." Sir Robert also told them to go over the grass, and as they were going along he more than once told them to stop, as he could not bear the jarring. About a quarter of an hour before witness heard the report of firearms he saw Mr. and Mrs. Lambert walking in the grounds. Sir Robert was not walking with them then. Witness looked about the spot where Sir Robert was found to see if he could discover a pistol, but he did not find one.
	Mr. W.P. Nichols, surgeon, deposed, - On Friday last I was summoned to Crown Point [the name of Sir Robert's estate] by one of the servants of the late Sir R. Harvey, to see his master, who, to use the expression of the man, "had met with a dreadful accident". I came down immediately and found Sir R. Harvey lying on a mattress in a room called the Library. He appeared to me to be fast dying from loss of blood, which was flowing from a wound in the chest and also from the back. After a short time he revived, and I assisted to take him to his bedroom, where I believe he now lies dead. Before I removed him I sent for Mr. Cadge, another surgeon, from Norwich, who agreed with me that he might be taken upstairs without danger. Sir Robert continued to lose blood more or less from the time of the occurrence until his death. I was in almost constant attendance upon him from the time of the occurrence until he died. The external wound in front was small, and was situated on the left side, two inches in a direct line below the nipple. The posterior wound, also of small size, was situated about two or three inches from the spinal column, and between the seventh and eighth rib on the left side. I have no doubt that the wound was the result of a pistol shot, and I think it was such a wound as would be produced by a weapon held close to the person. It might have been self-inflicted, and I think it most probable that it was. It is possible that it was an accident. I think, however, that the wound was self-inflicted. I have known Sir Robert Harvey from his childhood, and I have known his family for many years. I know that he inherited a strong tendency towards mental disorder. He himself has always been during my knowledge of him very excitable, and on any sudden trouble the excitement would increase. I knew that lately Sir Robert Harvey had been subject to great excitement from several causes. I had professionally seen him respecting it. I believe there was a great increase in excitement with him on Friday morning, and upset his reason for a time. The increased excitement ensued from certain news which he had received. When I saw him on Friday afternoon, when he had recovered his consciousness, his reason returned in some degree. This partial return to reason was, I think, brought about by loss of blood. Sir Robert was never perfectly rational after Friday afternoon for any length of time. As he was recovering, Sir Robert asked me what he had done. He seemed to recollect something, but not much, when I explained to him what had occurred.
	By Mr. Coaks - There was a sudden accession of further trouble on the Friday morning, but I believe it is quite possible that he was of sound mind on the Thursday. I saw Sir Robert on the Monday, and he was of sound mind then. I believe the sudden accession of further trouble on the Friday morning upset his reason.
	Edward Shield, coachman to the deceased, stated that on Saturday he was asked by Mrs. Gant, the housekeeper at Crown Point, to go and search for the pistol which Sir Robert was supposed to have fired. Witness found a pistol about 20 yards from the rosery or shrubbery. It was a five-chambered revolver. Three chambers were empty. Witness gave the pistol to Captain Lambert.
	No further evidence was offered, and the jury proceeded to consider their verdict, which was as follows - "The jury are of opinion that Sir R. Harvey's death was caused by fire-arms, discharged by himself while in a state of temporary insanity.
	Lady Constance Hatch, widow of Sir Ernest Frederic George Hatch, 1st baronet
	Lady Constance was found dying on the footpath beneath the window of her room in her nursing home. I should point out that, in normal circumstances, she, as a baronet's widow, would be styled Lady Hatch. However, she was the daughter of the ninth Duke of Leeds, and therefore entitled to be addressed as Lady Constance.
	The inquest was reported in the Daily Telegraph of 20 July 1939:-
	A verdict was recorded at a Paddington inquest yesterday that Lady Constance Hatch, aged 64, aunt of the Duke of Leeds and widow of Sir Ernest Hatch, took her life while she was of unsound mind.
	She had been a patient at a nursing home in Wimpole-street, and was found dying on the pavement on Tuesday morning.
	Lady Alice Susan Godolphin Egerton, of St. James's Court, S.W., said that Lady Constance, her sister, had been living at the Ashdown Forest Hotel, Sussex, lately.
	She had never had good health. Some time ago she had an operation on her head and had headaches afterward. She lost her only daughter last January.
	Lady Alice handed the coroner, Mr. W.R.H. Heddy, a letter from her sister's solicitors, which showed that Lady Constance had no need to worry about her financial position.
	Miss Constance Murphy, a nurse, said that Lady Constance slept well except when she had headaches.
	PC Donnelly, who found Lady Constance in her nightdress on the footpath outside the nursing home, said the window of her room on the third floor was wide open, and there were fingerprints on the inside of the window-frame.
	On a soot-covered ledge about 7ft below the window were footmarks, "consistent", he said, "with someone having climbed out of the window and let herself down, holding on to the window-sill with her hands and with her feet resting on this ledge."
	Recording a verdict that Lady Constance took her life while not of sound mind, the coroner said: "I feel there is no doubt that she threw herself from this window or climbed out and let herself fall."
	Sir Thomas Dingley Hatton, 10th baronet
	The Morning Chronicle of 21 September 1812:-
	Saturday se'nnight, Sir Thomas Hatton, Bart., of Long Stanton, was returning home from Cambridge, in his curricle [a light two-wheeled chaise, usually drawn by two horses], one of the reins broke, and the horses running away, overturned the carriage, by which Sir Thomas's skull was fractured, and a servant who was with him dreadfully bruised. We are sorry to add that Sir Thomas lies without hope of recovery.
	The special remainder to the baronetcy of Havelock created in 1858
	From the London Gazette of 19 January 1858 (issue 22085, page 261):-
	The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto Henry Marshman Havelock, Captain in the Army (eldest son of the late Major-General Henry Havelock, of Lucknow, K.C.B.), and to the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, with remainder, in default of issue, to the heirs male lawfully begotten of the body of his father, the said Major-General Henry Havelock.
	Sir Henry Marshman Havelock-Allan VC, 1st baronet
	Havelock (he added the additional name of Allan in 1880) was the son of Major-General Sir Henry Havelock, one of the heroes of the Indian Mutiny. Born in Cawnpore, he was a Lieutenant in the 10th Regiment of Foot during the Mutiny. On 16 July 1857, in Cawnpore, the mutineers were seen to be rallying their last 24 lb gun, when the order was given to advance. Havelock immediately placed himself, on his horse, in the front line and advanced at walking pace towards the gun, into the shot being fired from the gun. Finally the gun was rushed and taken by the soldiers, with Havelock being awarded the Victoria Cross for his courage.
	In 1858, he was created a baronet, the honour being awarded to replace the baronetcy which had been due to be awarded to his late father. He later entered politics and sat in the House of Commons for Sunderland 1874‑1881 and Durham South East 1885‑1892 and 1895‑1897.
	Havelock-Allan later became colonel of the Royal Irish Regiment, at that time stationed in India. On 30 December 1897, he was killed by Afridi tribesmen near the Khyber Pass in Afghanistan. The following report appeared in the Belfast News-Letter of 1 January 1898:-
	Considerable consternation was caused in London yesterday by the announcement that Major-General Sir Henry Havelock-Allan, V.C., M.P. for South East Durham who recently went for a trip to India, had been kidnapped or killed on the North Western frontier by the Lakka Khels. The report was that Sir Henry, who was in the reserve list of British army officers, went up the Khyber Pass on Wednesday with an escort, which he left yesterday afternoon. As he did not return search was made, and Sir Henry's horse was found stripped and shot through the jaws. From this the worst fears were at once entertained that Sir Henry had lost his life, and later on his body was discovered …
	As previously noted, Major-General Sir Henry Havelock's son was created a baronet in honour of his late father. In addition, in the London Gazette (issue 22085, page 261) contains a notice dated 18 January 1858, which states that "The Queen has been pleased to ordain and declare that Hannah Shepherd Havelock, the widow of the late Major-General Henry Havelock, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, shall have, hold, and enjoy the same style, title, place, and precedence to which she would have been entitled had her said husband survived and been created a Baronet."
	Alice, Lady Hayes, widow of Sir Edmund Francis Hayes, 5th baronet [I 1789]
	Lady Hayes, together with her sister, was knocked down by a tram when crossing a Sydney street and suffered fatal injuries. The Gundagai Independent of 2 October 1933 reported that:-
	Alice Lady Hayes, widow of Sir Edmund Hayes, of Ireland, and her sister, Miss Lucy Wilkinson, were seriously injured on Friday afternoon, when they were struck down by a tram while crossing William-street, Sydney.
	Both were thrown heavily to the ground and the tram came to a stop only a few feet past them. The driver applied the brakes so suddenly that many passengers were jolted from their seats.
	Lady Hayes and Miss Wilkinson were taken to the Sydney Hospital by the Central District Ambulance, both semi-conscious. Lady Hayes, who is 70 years of age, is suffering from a probable fractured skull, fractured nose, ruptured eyeball, lacerations to face, and severe shock. Her sister, who is 64, received a probable fracture of the skull, fractured left thigh, lacerations and abrasions.
	The accident was another link in a chain of misfortune which has befallen the family in recent months. Mr. Frederick B[ushby] Wilkinson, a solicitor of the firm Wilkinson and Osborne, died just over two weeks ago [16 September 1933]. Another brother, Mr. E. W. Wilkinson, a solicitor, of Hay, is seriously ill in Lister Private Hospital.
	Lady Hayes, a daughter of the late Judge Wilkinson, formerly of Glebe, returned to Sydney from abroad at the end of February … Sir Edmund Hayes, fifth and last baronet of Drumboe, Ireland, died in 1912.
	Lady Hayes's injuries were too extensive to permit her to recover, and she died on 2 October. Her sister appears to have fully recovered and was soon discharged from hospital.
	The special remainder to the baronetcy of Major (later Henniker) created in 1765
	From the London Gazette of 6 July 1765 (issue 10537, page 1):-
	The King has been pleased to grant unto John Major, or Worlingworth-Hall in the County of Suffolk, Esq.; and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten; and, in Default of such Issue, to his son-in-law John Henniker, of Newton-Hall in the County of Essex, Esq.; and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, the dignity of a Baronet of the Kingdom of Great Britain.
	Sir John Victor Peregrine Henniker-Heaton, 3rd baronet
	Sir Peregrine Henniker-Heaton was a former RAF security officer who became Deputy Provost Marshal in the Levant in 1945, and was in charge of RAF Police in Palestine during the mandate. He remained in Palestine until 1948 and, during that time, his car was blown up several times. He retired in 1958 as a Wing Commander, but continued his involvement with the Middle East, serving as a member of the Anglo-Arab Association.
	He vanished on 5 October 1971, after setting out from his home in Ealing, west London. Subsequent police searches throughout the country proved fruitless and reports were received that the baronet had been seen in various places, including New York and Paris. There was also speculation that he had been murdered because of his connection with security work and the Middle East.
	On Sunday 23 June 1974, his body was found by his son Yvo in a locked lumber room in the family home in Ealing. Yvo opened the room with a key he found in a desk in the hall and entered the room to search a cabinet for some gramophone records. "When I opened the door, it [the room] seemed the same as when I had last seen it. A suit of clothes was on the bed. It was only when I went into the room and turned around to face the bed that I realized it was my father."
	The subsequent inquest was reported in The Times on 5 July 1974:-
	An open verdict was recorded yesterday by Dr. John Burton, the Hammersmith coroner, at the inquest on Sir Peregrine Henniker-Heaton, whose body was found at his home two weeks ago. Dr. Burton said the cause of death was not ascertainable but there was no evidence of violence.
	Sir Peregrine, the third baronet, vanished in October 1971, after setting out from his home in Ealing, west London. A police search proved fruitless. His skeleton was found on June 23 in a tweed suit on a bed in a lumber room, by his son, Mr. Yvo Henniker‑Heaton.
	Mr. Henniker-Heaton told the inquest yesterday that his father had tried to shoot himself in 1967 and had had to be treated in hospital seven times for drug overdoses. Lady Henniker‑Heaton said the family had not regarded any of the suicide attempts as serious. At the time of his disappearance Sir Peregrine was worried about his sister, who was in hospital with a brain tumour.
	Mr. Henniker-Heaton said six rooms in the house were fitted with Yale locks, one of them being the lumber room, the key of which had disappeared. He had found it in a hall drawer while looking for something.
	He had not looked in there as his father had no reason to go there; his friends had told him they had seen his father in various places, including New York and Paris.
	The coroner asked whether it was immediately obvious that something was amiss when he opened the lumber room. "Not at all," Mr. Henniker‑Heaton replied. "When I opened the door, it seemed the same as when I had last seen it. A suit of clothes was on the bed. It was only when I went into the room and turned round to face the bed that I realised it was my father."
	Beside the body he had found a letter written by Sir Peregrine, wrapped in three £5 notes. He was taking university examinations the month his father disappeared, and thought the money had been meant to help him.
	Inspector Ronald Hutchinson said Sir Peregrine's body was found seated on a bed, almost bent double. To someone casually looking into the room it would have looked like a folded-up suit.
	Sir Peregrine had been reported missing by his wife, who told the police the house had been thoroughly searched by herself and her family. There were many reports that Sir Peregrine had been seen.
	The coroner suggested to Det Chief Inspector John Wheler that Sir Peregrine's home would have been taken apart by the police if he had not been a baronet. The reply was: "There is a popular misconception that there is one law for the titled and one for the working class. Whilst one respects titles, one does not get unduly influenced by them."
	Miss Priscilla Henniker-Heaton said she had opened the door of the lumber room one day last summer but had not entered.
	Mr. Leonard Banting, a tenant of Sir Peregrine's home, said he lived in the room next to the lumber room. "It might seem a bit strange but I didn't notice anything," he said.
	Dr. Burton said the case had attracted a great deal of publicity, and misunderstandings had arisen. It was not true that the police would march into a house and tear the garden apart when someone was reported missing. Anyone in such a tragic situation would be treated inaccurate
	"I hope that the facts are now sufficiently well established for everyone to be aware of what has happened," Dr. Burton added.
	Sir Edward Richard Henry, 1st and only baronet
	The following biography of Sir Edward Henry, one of the pioneers of the science of finger-printing, appeared in the Australian monthly magazine Parade in its issue for January 1956:-
	A meticulously-dressed man of average height with the air of aloof authority that stamps the responsible Indian civil servant walked through the gates of New Scotland Yard, Thames Embankment, London, on May 31, 1901. The policeman on duty watched him with a speculative eye. He was rumoured to be bringing many new-fangled notions to crime detection much to the amusement and contempt of diehards and old timers. The diehards were soon in retreat. When Edward Henry slipped into his chair as Assistant-Commissioner in charge of C.I.D., science struck the Yard with the shattering force of a thunderbolt. Brain superseded brawn on what ranks as the darkest day for crooks the world over.
	Edward Henry, later Sir Edward Henry, Bart., worked out the first effective system of fingerprint classification and founded the fingerprint department which has brought so many criminals to gaol and the gallows. He established Peel House, where young recruits are trained and tested in scientific detection. He guided the Yard through the great period of upheaval when mass crime, poverty, squalor and industrial, political and religious hatred were grudgingly giving way to the more enlightened era of today. His rule was one long struggle against prejudice. Misguided idealists clamoured it was unsportsmanlike and un-British to use a man's fingerprints without his permission to convict him of murder or robbery. He had to fight charges of widespread police corruption. In the end he won through to establish the impeccable London police tradition of today.
	Edward Richard Henry was born on July 26, 1850, son of an Anglo-Irish doctor. He went straight from London University College into the Indian Civil Service, being posted to Bengal as private secretary to the Lieutenant-Governor, Sir Steuart Bayley. He proved his excellence as assistant magistrate, Secretary to the Board of Revenue and, finally, as Inspector-General of police. In all roles, he studied the limited use of fingerprints made by his predecessors in commercial and other transactions.
	Many years earlier, Mr. (later Sir) William Herschel, a Bengal administrator, had been impressed by the clear outline of a palm print accidentally left by a road metalling contractor on a contract he was signing. It solved Hershel's greatest problem. For years natives had been robbing his pensions department by impersonation and other forms of fraud. From then, he required every pensioner who could not write to sign his receipt with one or more fingerprints. He quickly sensed that the scheme was foolproof. The study of fingerprinting was then taken up by Francis (later Sir Francis) Galton, one of the first to assess that the chance of two fingerprints being alike was about one in 64,000,000,000.
	Galton's own plan for "fingerprint directors" was turned down because no one could conceive how one fingerprint could be found among hundreds of thousands with sufficient speed to be effective. It was left to Sir Edward Henry to supply the answer. He had already begun to record fingerprints of Bengal criminals as a means of identification. They were becoming unwieldy and he was seeking some means of simple and rapid classification. The basic idea came to him during a solitary ride through the Bengal jungle. He decided to group fingerprints according to their ridge patterns. Back at his desk, he worked out that ridges followed four main patterns. Some were like arches, others loops. Some resembled whirlpools. Others included variations of the three. He called his four patterns arches, loops, whorls and composites, and proceeded to break them down into sub-patterns till he had a primary classification of 1024 types.
	In August, 1897, his new system had its first test. The manager of a tea plantation at Jalpaiguri, Bengal, was found dead with his throat cut. Henry took over himself. In the murder room he found an almanac with a fingerprint in blood. He checked through his records and found it belonged to a house boy named Charon, who had been previously convicted on a theft charge brought by the dead man. Charon had been amnestied on Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. The court, however, was unwilling to demand a man's life on the strength of an unproved system. Thus the first murderer to be trapped by fingerprints received only a gaol sentence on a minor charge of theft. [Although the article states that Charon was the first murderer to be trapped by fingerprints, it is generally agreed that another follower of the work of Francis Galton, a Croatian-born Argentinean police official named Juan Vucetich had achieved the first successful conviction based on fingerprint evidence in Argentina in 1892.]
	The event, however, caused a furore through the police world. Henry, who had been seconded to reorganise the police in Pretoria and Johannesburg, was summoned to London to report before the Belper Committee [a five-man Home Office committee chaired by Lord Belper which met in 1900 to consider the relative merits of anthropometry - i.e. the Bertillon system as used in France, and fingerprinting in the identification and conviction of criminals]. The committee unanimously recommended the adoption of the fingerprint system in England and Wales and the Home Secretary took the logical step of summoning Edward Henry to Scotland Yard to install it. Within two months the Central Fingerprint Branch was born.
	It was none too soon. London was in the grip of a crime wave. The police, who relied mainly on their "photographic memory", were "hamstrung" by the alibi system. Whenever they dragged in an "old lag", there were always cronies to swear he was miles away at the time. Time and again, juries refused to convict and criminals and murderers went free to continue their reign of terror.
	At first Henry proceeded cautiously. There was much violent criticism of his fingerprints. Some members of the Government regarded them as an infringement of civil liberty. Several judges were openly adverse to accepting them as evidence. The shady set were glamorously hostile. The 1902 Epsom Derby gave him his first flash of publicity. Detectives netted 54 pickpockets and sneak-thieves on the course. They rushed their fingerprints to Scotland Yard with the result that the records of 29 were presented to the magistrate next morning, and they were given longer sentences.
	Still many law officials and the bulk of the public were unconvinced. It needed a murder case to prove the effectiveness of Henry's fingerprint department. This came in 1903, soon after Henry had been promoted commissioner. An elderly couple named Farrow were found battered to death at their small oil and colour-shop. Earlier in the morning a milkman and his boy had seen two men leave the shop hurriedly. The police found a thumb print on the tray of Farrow's cash box, which had been rifled and thrown aside. They believed the crime had been committed by local criminals and accordingly hunted all who had vanished from their customary haunts. Among those pulled in were brothers Alfred and Albert Stratton. The thumbprint from the cash box corresponded with Alfred's. In view of the general prejudice it was still doubtful if the Old Bailey jury would convict on thumb-print evidence alone. Fortunately, Albert Stratton panicked when shown the thumbprint. He admitted he was present but accused his brother, Albert, of committing the murder. Albert in turn blamed Alfred. Both went to the gallows.
	Meanwhile, more storm clouds were gathering round Henry. The great British public had grave misgivings about the new efficiency of the police. They were certainly rounding up crooks, but there was some uneasiness that their zeal might be violating that nebulous British code known as "Fair Play". The use of police to disperse rioting workless miners in Wales produced a roar of protest. Police were accused of assault and wrongful arrest. The crisis came to a head in the Madame d'Angely case.
	Madame d'Angely was picked up on April 24, 1906, while allegedly hawking her affections. She counter-charged with wrongful arrest and perjury by police. Certain newspapers took up the attack and hammered Edward Henry and his administration. There were charges that the police were corruptly in league with bookmakers, publicans and harpies who ran houses of ill-fame. They were charged with brutality. Uproar shook the House of Commons as the Opposition leapt to the attack. The Government had to concede a Royal Commission. It completely vindicated Henry. Out of 210,000 arrests in three years only 19 were proved wrongful, and they were mere drunks. Of houses of ill-fame, none were substantiated.
	Still times were hot for Henry. He had to mediate when Protestants threatened to break up a procession of Catholics at Westminster. He took a firm stand when idealists protested strongly against rough police handling of Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst and her militant suffragettes. In their drive for votes for women, the suffragettes fought with all the fury of fanatical Dervishes. Henry ordered the police to do their duty and treat these well-bred furies as ordinary lawbreakers. The soft-hearted British public were not happy to see them bundled to gaol. It was not playing the game to treat women roughly, though what the police should do no one would say. The clamour reached its peak when a burly inspector took Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst in a mighty grip round the waist and carried her still struggling into captivity.
	Henry was again under fire when police and troops cornered three burglar anarchists in a tenement [in] Sidney Street and let them burn to death after a dramatic siege. Misguided critics said Henry should have allowed the fire brigades to rescue the gunmen, though they had already murdered three policemen and fired at all who showed themselves during the siege.
	Sir Edward Henry was fairly notorious, therefore, when, on November 27, 1912, he said good-night to his sergeant driver and started up the path to his house. As he reached the door, a man pushed through the shrubbery and demanded a word with him. The man drew a revolver [and] fired wildly. The third bullet lodged in Henry's stomach. Only an immediate operation saved him. His assailant, Albert George Bowes, had taken this drastic means of protesting against police refusal to grant him a taxi-cab licence on the grounds of an earlier conviction for drunkenness. He was sentenced to 15 years' penal servitude.
	Still suffering from his wounds, Henry wanted to retire. The world was trembling on the brink of war and the Government begged him to stay on. He did so till 1918, when a sudden strike by 6,000 police left many centres unprotected. The police had had a rough deal during the war. Enlistment thinned their ranks. They had to protect important visitors to London, patrol special installations, hunt spies and deserters in addition to their normal duties.
	On August 19, 1918, when it was apparent the war was won, 6,000 left their posts. There were incidents. Shops were looted, women attacked. Lloyd George himself intervened with union chiefs to persuade the men back to duty. Henry took this as a personal rebuff. He was already a tired man of 68. He sent in his resignation again and was thankful when it was accepted. The King showed appreciation of his services by creating him a baronet. Sir Edward Henry died on February 21, 1931.

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