BARONETAGE
Last updated 02/06/2018 (5 Sep 2024)
Date	Type	Order	Name	Born	Died	Age
Names of baronets shown in blue have not yet been placed on the Official Roll of the Baronetage.
Dates in italics in the "Born" column indicate that the baronet was baptised on that date; dates in italics in the "Died" column indicate that the baronet was buried on that date.
LACON of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
11 Dec 1818	UK	1	Edmund Lacon	22 Oct 1750	30 Oct 1820	70
30 Oct 1820		2	Edmund Knowles Lacon	28 Feb 1780	3 Jul 1839	59
3 Jul 1839		3	Edmund Henry Knowles Lacon MP for Great Yarmouth 1852‑1857 and 1859‑1868, and Norfolk North 1868‑1885	14 Aug 1807	6 Sep 1888	81
6 Sep 1888		4	Edmund Broughton Knowles Lacon	9 May 1842	11 Aug 1899	57
11 Aug 1899		5	Edmund Beecroft Heathcote Lacon For information on the death of this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page	26 Sep 1878	28 Sep 1911	33
28 Sep 1911		6	George Haworth Ussher Lacon	15 Mar 1881	21 Mar 1950	69
21 Mar 1950		7	George Vere Francis Lacon	25 Feb 1909	26 Oct 1980	71
26 Oct 1980		8	Edmund Vere Lacon	3 May 1936	17 Oct 2014	78
17 Oct 2014		9	Edmund Richard Vere Lacon	2 Oct 1967
LACY of Ampton, Suffolk
23 Jun 1921	UK	1	Pierce Thomas Lacy	16 Feb 1872	25 Dec 1956	84
25 Dec 1956		2	Maurice John Pierce Lacy	2 Apr 1900	22 Apr 1965	65
22 Apr 1965		3	Hugh Maurice Pierce Lacy	3 Sep 1943	c Nov 1998	54
c Nov 1998		4	Patrick Brian Finucane Lacy	18 Apr 1948
LADE of Warbleton, Sussex
11 Mar 1731	GB	1	John Lade MP for Southwark 1713‑1722 and 1724‑1727	29 May 1662	30 Jul 1740	78
30 Jul 1740 to     12 Feb 1747		2	John Lade Extinct on his death	1721	12 Feb 1747	25
LADE of Warbleton, Sussex
17 Mar 1758	GB	1	John Lade MP for Camelford 1754‑1761	c 1731	21 Apr 1759
1 Aug 1759 to     10 Feb 1838		2	John Lade Extinct on his death For further information on this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page	1 Aug 1759	10 Feb 1838	78
LAFFAN of Otham, Kent
15 Mar 1828 to     7 Jul 1848	UK	1	Joseph de Courcy Laffan Extinct on his death	8 May 1786	7 Jul 1848	62
LA FONTAINE of the City of Montreal, county of Montreal, Canada
28 Aug 1854	UK	1	Louis Hippolyte La Fontaine	Oct 1807	26 Feb 1864	56
26 Feb 1864 to     1867		2	Louis Hippolyte La Fontaine Extinct on his death	10 Jul 1862	1867	4
LAFOREY of Whitby, Devon
2 Dec 1789	GB	1	John Laforey	c 1729	14 Jun 1796
14 Jun 1796 to     17 Jun 1835		2	Francis Laforey Extinct on his death	31 Dec 1767	17 Jun 1835	67
LAKE of Carnow, Wicklow
10 Jul 1661 to     18 Apr 1674	I	1	Edward Lake Extinct on his death	c 1599	18 Apr 1674
LAKE of the Middle Temple, London
17 Oct 1711	GB	1	Bibye Lake	10 Apr 1684	6 Apr 1744	59
Apr 1744		2	Atwell Lake	9 May 1713	10 Apr 1760	46
10 Apr 1760		3	James Winter Lake	c 1745	24 Apr 1807
24 Apr 1807		4	James Samuel William Lake	c 1772	4 Nov 1832
4 Nov 1832		5	James Samuel Lake	c 1810	10 Dec 1846
10 Dec 1846		6	Atwell King Lake	9 Apr 1834	15 Jul 1897	63
15 Jul 1897		7	St. Vincent Atwell Lake	3 Jan 1862	12 Nov 1916	54
12 Nov 1916		8	Arthur Johnstone Lake	15 Oct 1849	10 Nov 1924	75
10 Nov 1924		9	Atwell Henry Lake	13 Feb 1891	27 Nov 1972	81
27 Nov 1972		10	Atwell Graham Lake	6 Oct 1923	25 May 2013	89
25 May 2013		11	Edward Geoffrey Lake	17 Jul 1928	17 Jul 2023	95
17 Jul 2023		12	Mark Winter Lake	26 Oct 1968
LAKIN of The Cliff, Warwicks
22 Jul 1909	UK	1	Michael Henry Lakin	7 Oct 1846	21 Mar 1931	84
21 Mar 1931		2	Richard Lakin	30 May 1873	14 Feb 1955	81
14 Feb 1955		3	Henry Lakin	8 Oct 1904	24 Jul 1979	74
24 Jul 1979		4	Michael Lakin	28 Oct 1934	13 Jan 2014	79
13 Jan 2014		5	Richard Anthony Lakin	26 Nov 1968
LAKING of Kensington, Middlesex
28 Jul 1902	UK	1	Sir Francis Henry Laking	9 Jan 1847	21 May 1914	67
21 May 1914		2	Guy Francis Laking	21 Oct 1875	22 Nov 1919	44
22 Nov 1919 to     4 Aug 1930		3	Guy Francis William Laking Extinct on his death For information on the death of this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page	3 Jan 1904	4 Aug 1930	26
LAMB of Brocket Hall, Herts
17 Jan 1755	GB	1	Matthew Lamb MP for Stockbridge 1741‑1747 and Peterborough 1747‑1768	c 1705	6 Nov 1768	63
6 Nov 1768		2	Peniston Lamb He was subsequently created Baron Melbourne in 1770 with which title the baronetcy then merged until its extinction in 1853	29 Jan 1745	22 Jul 1828	83
LAMB of Burghfield, Berks
21 Oct 1795	GB	1	James Bland Burges (Lamb from 25 Oct 1821) MP for Helston 1787‑1790	8 Jun 1752	13 Oct 1824	72
13 Oct 1824		2	Charles Montolieu Lamb	8 Jul 1785	21 Mar 1864	78
21 Mar 1864		3	Archibald Lamb	5 Nov 1845	6 Nov 1921	76
6 Nov 1921 to     28 Jul 1948		4	Charles Anthony Lamb Extinct on his death	21 Mar 1857	28 Jul 1948	91
LAMBART of Beau Parc, Meath
13 Jul 1911	UK	1	Gustavus Francis Lambart	25 Mar 1848	16 Jun 1926	78
16 Jun 1926 to     16 Mar 1986		2	Oliver Francis Lambart Extinct on his death	6 Apr 1913	16 Mar 1986	72
LAMBERT of London
16 Feb 1711	GB	1	John Lambert	1666	4 Feb 1723	56
4 Feb 1723		2	John Lambert	22 Mar 1690	4 Sep 1772	82
4 Sep 1772		3	John Lambert	11 Oct 1728	21 May 1799	70
21 May 1799		4	Henry Lambert	c 1756	21 Jan 1803
21 Jan 1803		5	Henry John Lambert	5 Aug 1792	17 Dec 1858	66
17 Dec 1858		6	Henry Edward Francis Lambert	7 Jun 1822	15 Jun 1872	50
15 Jun 1872		7	Henry Foley Grey	21 Jan 1861	17 Dec 1914	53
17 Dec 1914		8	John Foley Grey	8 Jul 1893	17 Mar 1938	44
17 Mar 1938		9	Greville Foley Lambert	17 Aug 1900	26 Dec 1988	88
26 Dec 1988		10	Peter John Biddulph Lambert	5 Apr 1952
LAMONT of Knockdaw, Argyll
16 Jul 1910	UK	1	James Lamont MP for Buteshire 1865‑1868	26 Apr 1828	29 Jul 1913	85
29 Jul 1913 to     3 Sep 1949		2	Norman Lamont MP for Buteshire 1905‑1910 Extinct on his death	7 Dec 1869	3 Sep 1949	79
LAMPSON of Rowfant, Sussex
16 Nov 1866	UK	1	Curtis Miranda Lampson	21 Sep 1806	12 Mar 1885	78
12 Mar 1885		2	George Curtis Lampson	12 Jun 1833	7 Nov 1899	66
7 Nov 1899		3	Curtis George Lampson For further information on this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page	23 Jan 1890	28 Aug 1971	81
28 Aug 1971		4	Graham Curtis Lampson He had previously succeeded to the Barony of Killearn in 1964 with which title the baronetcy then merged	28 Oct 1919	27 Jul 1996	76
LANE of Tulske, Roscommon
9 Feb 1661	I	1	Richard Lane		5 Oct 1668
5 Oct 1668		2	George Lane He was subsequently created Viscount Lanesborough in 1676 with which title the baronetcy then merged until its extinction in 1724	c 1620	11 Dec 1683
LANE of Cavendish Square, London
19 Jun 1913	UK	1	William Arbuthnot Lane	4 Jul 1856	16 Jan 1943	86
16 Jan 1943 to     26 Feb 1972		2	William Arbuthnot Lane Extinct on his death	7 Jul 1897	26 Feb 1972	74
LANGFORD of Kilmackedrett, Antrim
19 Aug 1667	I	1	Hercules Langford	c 1625	18 Jun 1683
18 Jun 1683		2	Arthur Langford MP [I] for Duleek 1692‑1693, Coleraine 1695‑1699 and 1703‑1713, and Antrim County 1715‑1716	c 1652	29 Mar 1716
29 Mar 1716 to     1725		3	Henry Langford MP [I] for St. Johnstown (Donegal) 1695‑1699 Extinct on his death	c 1656	1725
LANGHAM of Cottesbrooke, Northants
7 Jun 1660	E	1	John Langham MP for for London 1654 and Southwark 1660‑1661	20 Apr 1584	16 May 1671	87
16 May 1671		2	James Langham MP for Northamptonshire 1656‑1658 and Northampton 1659, 1661 and 1662	c 1621	22 Aug 1699
22 Aug 1699		3	William Langham MP for Northampton 1679‑1685 and 1689‑1695	c 1625	29 Sep 1700
29 Sep 1700		4	John Langham	c 1670	May 1747
May 1747		5	James Langham	c 1696	12 Aug 1749
12 Aug 1749		6	John Langham	c 1698	Sep 1766
Sep 1766		7	James Langham	31 Jan 1736	7 Feb 1795	59
7 Feb 1795		8	William Langham	10 Feb 1771	8 Mar 1812	41
8 Mar 1812		9	William Henry Langham	c 1796	12 May 1812
12 May 1812		10	James Langham MP for St. Germans 1802‑1806	21 Aug 1776	14 Apr 1833	56
14 Apr 1833		11	James Hay Langham	13 Nov 1802	13 Dec 1893	91
13 Dec 1893		12	Herbert Hay Langham	28 Apr 1840	13 Dec 1909	69
13 Dec 1909		13	Herbert Charles Arthur Langham	24 Mar 1870	3 Oct 1951	81
3 Oct 1951		14	John Charles Patrick Langham	30 Jun 1894	6 Jul 1972	78
6 Jul 1972		15	James Michael Langham	24 May 1932	23 Dec 2002	70
23 Dec 2002		16	John Stephen Langham	14 Dec 1960
LANGHORNE of Inner Temple, London
28 Aug 1668 to     26 Feb 1715	E	1	William Langhorne Extinct on his death	c 1634	26 Feb 1715
LANGLEY of Higham Gobion, Beds
29 May 1641	E	1	William Langley		21 Aug 1653
21 Aug 1653		2	Roger Langley	c 1627	4 Jan 1699
Jan 1699		3	Roger Langley		19 Sep 1721
19 Sep 1721		4	Thomas Langley		1 Dec 1762
1 Dec 1762 to     c 1790		5	Haldanby Langley Extinct on his death		c 1790
LANGMAN of Eaton Square, London
21 Jul 1906	UK	1	John Lawrence Langman	24 Jun 1846	3 Oct 1928	82
3 Oct 1928		2	Archibald Lawrence Langman	2 Sep 1872	9 Dec 1949	77
9 Dec 1949 to     5 Oct 1985		3	John Lyell Langman Extinct on his death	9 Sep 1912	5 Oct 1985	72
LANGRISHE of Knocktopher Abbey, co. Kilkenny
19 Feb 1777	I	1	Hercules Langrishe MP [I] for Knocktopher 1761‑1800; PC [I] 1792	1729	1 Feb 1811	81
1 Feb 1811		2	Robert Langrishe MP [I] for Knocktopher 1783‑1796	25 Oct 1756	25 Apr 1835	78
25 Apr 1835		3	Hercules Richard Langrishe	28 Dec 1782	13 Jan 1862	79
13 Jan 1862		4	James Langrishe For further information on this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page	24 May 1823	20 Aug 1910	87
20 Aug 1910		5	Hercules Robert Langrishe	27 Jun 1859	23 Oct 1943	84
23 Oct 1943		6	Terence Hume Langrishe	9 Dec 1895	31 Dec 1973	78
31 Dec 1973		7	Hercules Ralph Hume Langrishe	17 May 1927	25 May 1998	71
25 May 1998		8	James Hercules Langrishe	3 Mar 1957
LARCOM of Brandeston, Suffolk
24 Dec 1868	UK	1	Sir Thomas Aiskew Larcom PC [I] 1868	22 Apr 1801	15 Jun 1879	78
15 Jun 1879		2	Charles Larcom	2 Dec 1843	28 Mar 1892	48
28 Mar 1892		3	Thomas Perceval Larcom	5 Oct 1882	30 Oct 1950	68
30 Oct 1950		4	Philip Larcom	13 Sep 1887	19 Jul 1967	79
19 Jul 1967 to     20 Dec 2004		5	Charles Christopher Royde Larcom Extinct on his death	11 Sep 1926	20 Dec 2004	78
LARPENT of Roehampton, Surrey
13 Oct 1841	UK	1	George Gerard de Hochepied Larpent MP for Nottingham 1841‑1842	16 Feb 1786	8 Mar 1855	69
8 Mar 1855		2	Albert John de Hochepied Larpent	18 Mar 1816	12 Jun 1861	45
12 Jun 1861 to     18 May 1899		3	George Albert Larpent Extinct on his death For further information on the death of this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page	14 Jul 1846	18 May 1899	52
LAROCHE of Over, Gloucs
17 Sep 1776 to     Sep 1804	GB	1	James Laroche MP for Bodmin 1768‑1780 On his death the baronetcy became either extinct or dormant	24 Jun 1734	Sep 1804	70
LATHAM of Crow Clump, Surrey
24 May 1919	UK	1	Thomas Paul Latham	19 Jun 1855	26 Oct 1931	76
26 Oct 1931		2	Herbert Paul Latham MP for Scarborough & Whitby 1931‑1941 For further information on this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page	22 Apr 1905	24 Jul 1955	50
24 Jul 1955 to     26 Jun 2022		3	Richard Thomas Paul Latham Extinct on his death	15 Apr 1934	26 Jun 2022	88
LATTA of Portman Square, London
9 Feb 1920 to     5 Dec 1946	UK	1	John Latta Extinct on his death	9 May 1867	5 Dec 1946	79
LAUDER of Idlington, Berwick
17 Jul 1688 to     19 Feb 1692	NS	1	John Lauder The creation was annulled in 1692 - see the Dick‑Lauder creation of 1690		7 Apr 1692
LAURIE of Maxwelton, Dumfries
27 Mar 1685	NS	1	Robert Laurie		23 Aug 1698
23 Aug 1698		2	Robert Laurie	c 1674	28 Feb 1702
28 Feb 1702		3	Walter Laurie	3 May 1684	23 Nov 1731	47
23 Nov 1731		4	Robert Laurie MP for Dumfries Burghs 1738‑1741	after 1708	28 Apr 1779
28 Apr 1779		5	Robert Laurie MP for Dumfriesshire 1774‑1804	c 1738	10 Sep 1804
10 Sep 1804 to     7 Jan 1848		6	Robert Laurie Extinct on his death	25 May 1764	7 Jan 1848
LAURIE of Bedford Square, London
15 Mar 1834	UK	1	John Bayley	3 Aug 1763	10 Oct 1841	78
10 Oct 1841		2	John Edward George Bayley	23 Dec 1793	23 Dec 1871	78
23 Dec 1871		3	John Robert Laurie Emilius Bayley (Laurie from 26 Feb 1887)	16 May 1823	3 Dec 1917	94
3 Dec 1917		4	Claude Villiers Emilius Laurie	25 Nov 1855	19 Feb 1930	74
19 Feb 1930		5	Wilfrid Emilius Laurie	1 Jun 1859	15 Dec 1936	77
15 Dec 1936		6	John Emilius Laurie	12 Aug 1892	10 Jan 1983	90
10 Jan 1983		7	Robert Bayley Emilius Laurie	8 Mar 1931	27 Dec 2017	86
27 Dec 2017		8	Andrew Robert Emilius Laurie	20 Oct 1944	3 Sep 2021	76
3 Sep 2021		9	John Christopher Emilius Laurie	12 Jun 1971
LAURIE of Sevenoaks, Kent
30 Nov 1942 to     20 Jul 1954	UK	1	John Dawson Laurie Extinct on his death	12 Sep 1872	20 Jul 1954	81
LAWDAY of Exeter, Devon
9 Nov 1642 to     c Oct 1648	E	1	Richard Lawday Extinct on his death		c Oct 1648
LAWES of Rothamsted, Herts
19 May 1882	UK	1	John Bennet Lawes	28 Dec 1814	31 Aug 1899	84
31 Aug 1899		2	Charles Lawes (Lawes-Wittewronge from 18 Apr 1902) For further information on this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page	3 Oct 1843	6 Oct 1911	68
6 Oct 1911		3	John Bennet Lawes-Wittewronge	28 Jul 1872	Sep 1931	59
Sep 1931		4	John Claud Bennet Lawes‑Wittewronge (Lawes from 5 Jun 1951)	9 Sep 1898	9 Dec 1979	81
9 Dec 1979 to     2009		5	John Michael Bennet Lawes Extinct on his death	24 Oct 1932	2009	76
LAWLESS of Abington, Ireland
6 Aug 1776	I	1	Nicholas Lawless He was subsequently created Baron Cloncurry in 1789 with which title the baronetcy then merged until its extinction in 1929 For further information on this baronet and his descendants, see the note at the foot of this page	30 Oct 1735	28 Aug 1799	63
LAWLEY of Spoonhill, Salop
16 Aug 1641	E	1	Thomas Lawley MP for Wenlock 1625, 1626 and 1628‑1629		19 Oct 1646
16 Oct 1646		2	Francis Lawley MP for Wenlock 1659 and 1660, and Shropshire 1661‑1679	c 1626	25 Oct 1696
25 Oct 1696		3	Thomas Lawley MP for Wenlock 1685‑1689	c 1650	30 Sep 1729
30 Sep 1729		4	Robert Lawley		28 Nov 1779
28 Nov 1779		5	Robert Lawley MP for Warwickshire 1780‑1793	22 Mar 1736	11 Mar 1793	56
11 Mar 1793		6	Robert Lawley, Baron Wenlock	1768	10 Apr 1834	65
10 Apr 1834		7	Francis Lawley MP for Warwickshire 1820‑1832	13 Sep 1782	30 Jan 1851	68
30 Jan 1851		8	Paul Beilby Lawley-Thompson He had previously been created 1st Baron Wenlock in 1839 with which title the baronetcy them merged until its extinction in 1932	1 Jul 1784	9 May 1852	67
LAWRENCE of Iver, Bucks
9 Oct 1628	E	1	John Lawrence	c 1589	13 Nov 1638
13 Nov 1638		2	John Lawrence	c 1610	c 1690
c 1690 to     Apr 1714		3	Thomas Lawrence Extinct on his death	c 1645	25 Apr 1714
LAWRENCE of Loseby, Leics
17 Jan 1748	GB		See "Woollaston"
LAWRENCE of Lucknow, India
10 Aug 1858	UK	1	Alexander Hutchinson Lawrence For details of the special remainder included in the creation of this baronetcy, see the note at the foot of this page For information on the death of this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page	1838	27 Aug 1864	26
27 Aug 1864		2	Henry Hayes Lawrence	26 Feb 1864	27 Oct 1898	34
27 Oct 1898		3	Henry Waldemar Lawrence	24 Jan 1845	3 Jun 1908	63
3 Jun 1908		4	Alexander Waldemar Lawrence	18 May 1874	1 Sep 1939	65
1 Sep 1939		5	Henry Eustace Waldemar Lawrence	10 Jul 1905	29 Dec 1967	62
29 Dec 1967		6	John Waldemar Lawrence	27 May 1907	30 Dec 1999	92
30 Dec 1999		7	Henry Peter Lawrence	2 Apr 1952
LAWRENCE
16 Aug 1858	UK	1	John Laird Mair Lawrence He was subsequently created Baron Lawrence in 1869 with which title the baronetcy merged until its extinction in 2023	4 Mar 1811	27 Jun 1879	68
LAWRENCE of Ealing Park, Middlesex
30 Apr 1867	UK	1	William Lawrence	16 Jul 1783	5 Jul 1867	83
5 Jul 1867		2	James John Trevor Lawrence MP for Surrey Mid 1875‑1885 and Reigate 1885‑1892	30 Dec 1831	22 Dec 1913	81
22 Dec 1913		3	William Matthew Trevor Lawrence	17 Sep 1870	4 Jan 1934	63
4 Jan 1934		4	William Lawrence	14 Jul 1913	3 Nov 1986	73
3 Nov 1986		5	William Fettiplace Lawrence	23 Aug 1954	10 Feb 2015	60
10 Feb 2015		6	Aubrey Lyttleton Simon Lawrence	22 Sep 1942
LAWRENCE of Westbourne Terrace, London
16 Dec 1869 to     21 May 1897	UK	1	James Clarke Lawrence MP for Lambeth 1865 and 1868‑1885 Extinct on his death	1820	21 May 1897	76
LAWRENCE of King's Ride, Berks
10 Mar 1898	UK		See "Durning-Lawrence"
LAWRENCE of Sloane Gardens, Chelsea, Middlesex
13 Jul 1906	UK	1	Sir Walter Roper Lawrence	9 Feb 1857	25 May 1940	83
25 May 1940		2	Percy Roland Bradford Lawrence	9 Apr 1886	16 May 1950	64
16 May 1950		3	David Roland Walter Lawrence	8 May 1929	9 Sep 2002	73
9 Sep 2002		4	Clive Wyndham Lawrence	6 Oct 1939
LAWRENCE of Kenley, Surrey
1918 to     24 Oct 1919	UK	1	Sir Joseph Lawrence MP for Monmouth 1901‑1906 Extinct on his death	23 Sep 1848	24 Oct 1919	71
LAWRENCE-JONES of Cranmer Hall, Norfolk
30 Sep 1831	UK	1	John Thomas Jones	1783	26 Feb 1843	59
26 Feb 1843		2	Lawrence Jones For information on the death of this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page	10 Jan 1817	7 Nov 1845	28
7 Nov 1845		3	Willoughby Jones MP for Cheltenham 1847‑1848	24 Nov 1820	21 Aug 1884	63
21 Aug 1884		4	Lawrence John Jones	16 Aug 1857	21 Oct 1954	97
21 Oct 1954		5	Lawrence Evelyn Jones	6 Apr 1885	6 Sep 1969	84
6 Sep 1969		6	Christopher Lawrence-Jones	19 Jan 1940
LAWSON of Brough, Yorks
6 Jul 1665	E	1	John Lawson	c 1627	26 Oct 1698
26 Oct 1698		2	Henry Lawson	c 1663	9 May 1720
9 May 1720		3	John Lawson	c 1689	19 Oct 1739
19 Oct 1739		4	Henry Lawson	c 1712	1 Oct 1781
1 Oct 1781		5	John Lawson	13 Sep 1744	27 Jun 1811	66
27 Jun 1811 to     9 Jan 1834		6	Henry Lawson Extinct on his death	25 Dec 1750	9 Jan 1834	83
			For information on the subsequent assumption of this baronetcy in 1877, see the note at the foot of this page
LAWSON of Isell, Cumberland
31 Mar 1688	E	1	Wilfrid Lawson MP for Cumberland 1659 and 1660	c 1610	13 Dec 1688
13 Dec 1688		2	Wilfrid Lawson MP for Cockermouth 1690‑1695	31 Oct 1664	Nov 1704	40
Nov 1704		3	Wilfrid Lawson MP for Boroughbridge 1718‑1722 and Cockermouth 1722‑1737	1697	13 Jul 1737	40
13 Jul 1737		4	Wilfrid Lawson	c 1732	2 May 1739
2 May 1739		5	Mordaunt Lawson	c 1733	8 Aug 1743
8 Aug 1743		6	Gilfrid Lawson MP for Cumberland 1701, 1702‑1705 and 1708‑1734	1675	23 Aug 1749	74
23 Aug 1749		7	Alfred Lawson		14 Feb 1752
14 Feb 1752		8	Wilfrid Lawson MP for Cumberland 1761‑1762	c 1707	1 Dec 1762
1 Dec 1762		9	Gilfrid Lawson	c 1710	26 Jun 1794
26 Jun 1794 to     14 Jun 1806		10	Wilfrid Lawson Extinct on his death	c 1764	14 Jun 1806
LAWSON of Brayton, Cumberland
30 Sep 1831	UK	1	Wilfrid Wybergh Lawson	5 Oct 1795	12 Jun 1867	71
12 Jun 1867		2	Wilfrid Lawson MP for Carlisle 1859‑1865 and 1868‑1885, Cockermouth 1886‑1900 and 1906, and Camborne 1903‑1906	4 Sep 1829	1 Jul 1906	76
1 Jul 1906		3	Wilfrid Lawson MP for Cockermouth 1910‑1916	21 Oct 1862	28 Aug 1937	74
28 Aug 1937 to     6 Nov 1959		4	Hilton Lawson Extinct on his death	18 Apr 1895	6 Nov 1959	64
LAWSON of Brough Hall, Yorks
8 Sep 1841	UK		See "Howard-Lawson"
LAWSON of Hall Barn, Bucks and Peterborough Court, London
13 Oct 1892	UK		See "Levy-Lawson"
LAWSON of Weetwood Grange, Yorks
12 Jul 1900	UK	1	Arthur Tredgold Lawson	8 Feb 1844	1 Jun 1915	71
1 Jun 1915		2	Digby Lawson	3 Sep 1880	9 Feb 1959	78
9 Feb 1959		3	John Charles Arthur Digby Lawson	24 Oct 1912	19 Nov 2001	89
19 Nov 2001		4	Charles John Patrick Lawson	19 May 1959
LAWSON of Knavesmire, Yorks
26 Dec 1905	UK	1	John Grant Lawson MP for Thirsk & Malton 1892‑1906	28 Jul 1856	27 May 1919	62
27 May 1919 to     21 Mar 1973		2	Peter Grant Lawson Extinct on his death	28 Jul 1903	21 Mar 1973	69
LAWSON-TANCRED of Boroughbridge, Yorks
17 Nov 1662	E	1	Thomas Tancred		19 Aug 1663
Aug 1663		2	William Tancred		22 Aug 1703
Aug 1703		3	Thomas Tancred	Aug 1665	27 Aug 1744	79
Aug 1744		4	Thomas Tancred		30 May 1759
30 May 1759		5	Thomas Tancred		3 Aug 1784
3 Aug 1784		6	Thomas Tancred	24 Jul 1780	29 Aug 1844	64
29 Aug 1844		7	Thomas Tancred	16 Aug 1808	Oct 1880	72
Oct 1880		8	Thomas Selby Tancred For further information on the death of this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page	1 Oct 1840	11 Apr 1910	69
11 Apr 1910		9	Thomas Selby Tancred (Lawson‑Tancred from Nov 1914)	14 May 1870	15 Dec 1945	75
15 Dec 1945		10	Henry Lawson-Tancred	12 Feb 1924	28 Mar 2010	86
28 Mar 2010		11	Andrew Peter Lawson-Tancred	18 Feb 1952
LAYLAND-BARRATT of Torquay, Devon
23 Jul 1908	UK	1	Francis Layland-Barratt MP for Torquay 1900‑1910 and St. Austell 1915‑1918	1860	12 Sep 1933	73
12 Sep 1933 to     16 May 1968		2	Francis Henry Godolphin Layland-Barratt Extinct on his death	11 Dec 1896	16 May 1968	71
LEA of The Larches, Worcs and Sea Grove, Devon
6 Oct 1892	UK	1	Thomas Lea MP for Kidderminster 1868‑1874, co. Donegal 1879‑1885 and Londonderry County South 1886‑1900	17 Jan 1841	6 Jan 1902	60
6 Jan 1902		2	Thomas Sydney Lea	28 Jan 1867	18 Nov 1946	79
18 Nov 1946		3	Thomas Claude Harris Lea	13 Apr 1901	26 Sep 1985	84
26 Sep 1985		4	Thomas Julian Lea	18 Nov 1934	17 Oct 1990	55
17 Oct 1990		5	Thomas William Lea	6 Sep 1973
LEAR of London
2 Jul 1660 to     1683	E	1	Peter Lear Extinct on his death		1683
LEAR of Lindridge, Devon
2 Aug 1683	E	1	Thomas Lear MP for Ashburton 1701‑1705	c 1672	Dec 1705
Dec 1705 to     c 1736		2	John Lear Extinct on his death		c 1736
LECHMERE of the Rhydd, Worcs
10 Dec 1818	UK	1	Anthony Lechmere	2 Nov 1766	25 Mar 1849	82
25 Mar 1849		2	Edmund Hungerford Lechmere	25 May 1792	2 Apr 1856	63
2 Apr 1856		3	Edmund Anthony Harley Lechmere MP for Tewkesbury 1866‑1868, Worcestershire West 1876‑1885, Bewdley 1885‑1892 and Evesham 1892‑1894	8 Dec 1826	18 Dec 1894	68
18 Dec 1894		4	Edmund Arthur Lechmere For further information on this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page	21 Sep 1865	21 May 1937	71
21 May 1937		5	Ronald Berwick Hungerford Lechmere	16 May 1886	22 Feb 1965	78
22 Feb 1965		6	Berwick Hungerford Lechmere	21 Sep 1917	24 Jun 2001	83
24 Jun 2001		7	Reginald Anthony Hungerford Lechmere	24 Dec 1920	8 Jan 2010	89
8 Jan 2010		8	Nicholas Anthony Hungerford Lechmere	24 Apr 1960
LEE of Quarendon, Bucks
29 Jun 1611	E	1	Henry Lee		3 Apr 1631
3 Apr 1631		2	Francis Henry Lee	3 Mar 1616	23 Jul 1639	23
23 Jul 1639		3	Henry Lee	18 Dec 1637	31 Mar 1658	20
Mar 1658		4	Francis Henry Lee MP for Malmesbury 1660‑1667	17 Jan 1639	4 Dec 1667	28
4 Dec 1667		5	Edward Henry Lee He was subsequently created Earl of Lichfield in 1674 with which title the baronetcy then merged until its extinction in 1776	c 1656	14 Jul 1716
LEE of Langley, Salop
3 May 1620	E	1	Humphry Lee	c 1569	4 Oct 1631
Oct 1631 to     Apr 1660		2	Richard Lee MP for Shropshire 1640‑1642 Extinct on his death	c 1600	Apr 1660
LEE of Hartwell, Bucks
16 Aug 1660	E	1	Thomas Lee MP for Aylesbury 1660‑1685 and 1690‑1691, and Buckinghamshire 1689‑1690	26 May 1635	19 Feb 1691	55
19 Feb 1691		2	Thomas Lee MP for Aylesbury 1689‑1699 and 1701‑1702	c 1661	13 Aug 1702
Aug 1702		3	Thomas Lee MP for Wycombe 1710‑1722 and Buckinghamshire 1722‑1727 and 1729‑1741	31 Mar 1687	17 Dec 1749	62
17 Dec 1749		4	William Lee	12 Sep 1726	6 Jul 1799	72
6 Jul 1799		5	William Lee	Jun 1764	7 Feb 1801	36
7 Feb 1801 to     27 Sep 1827		6	George Lee Extinct on his death	8 Jul 1767	27 Sep 1827	60
LEE of Lukyns, Surrey
30 Jan 1941 to     18 Oct 1967	UK	1	Sir Kenneth Lee Extinct on his death	20 Jul 1879	18 Oct 1967	88
LEEDS of Croxton Park, Cambs
31 Dec 1812	UK	1	George William Leeds	11 Nov 1773	19 Jul 1838	64
19 Jul 1838		2	Joseph Edward Leeds	31 Oct 1798	13 May 1862	63
13 May 1862		3	Edward Leeds	26 May 1825	6 Feb 1876	50
6 Feb 1876		4	George Augustus Leeds	2 Aug 1849	27 Dec 1894	45
27 Dec 1894		5	Edward Templer Leeds	11 Oct 1859	31 May 1924	64
31 May 1924		6	Reginald Arthur St. John Leeds	13 May 1899	18 Jan 1970	70
18 Jan 1970		7	George Graham Mortimer Leeds	21 Aug 1927	24 Aug 1983	56
24 Aug 1983		8	Christopher Anthony Leeds	31 Aug 1935	18 Nov 2009	74
18 Nov 2009		9	John Charles Hildyard Leeds	25 Dec 1941

	Sir Edmund Beecroft Heathcote Lacon, 5th baronet
	From the Los Angeles Times of 30 September 1911:-
	Sir Edmund Lacon was killed last night by an automobile going over a hill and upsetting about two miles from here [Vernon, British Columbia]. Sir Edmund had been in Vernon all day and was returning to his ranch alone.
	He had left Vernon about 7 o'clock after bringing his mother to Vernon for the train to Vancouver. The injured man was found by a passer-by and died a few minutes after telling his name.
	Sir Edmund Beecroft Francis Heathcote Lacon, fifth baron[et] of the name, was born in 1878. He was a captain in the Twelfth Lancers and formerly lieutenant on the Third Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. He served in the South African war of 1900‑1901, and gained two medals. He was the son of Thomas B[eecroft] U[ssher] Lacon, and Florence, daughter of R.G. Banks of Toronto. His heir is George Howard [Haworth] Ussher, who was born in 1881.
	Sir John Lade, 2nd baronet
	The following entry appeared in The Oracle and Public Advertiser on 1 October 1795:-
	A curious circumstance occurred at Brighton on Monday. - Sir John Lade, for a trifling wager, undertook to carry Lord Cholmondeley [George James, 4th Earl of Cholmondeley and later 1st Marquess of Cholmondeley] on his back, from opposite the Pavilion twice round the Steine [sic]. Several Ladies attended to be spectators of this extraordinary feat of the dwarf carrying a giant [Sir John was apparently a small man, and Cholmondeley a large one]. When his lordship declared himself ready, Sir John desired he should strip. "Strip!" exclaimed the other; "why, surely, you promised to carry me in my clothes!" - "By no means," replied the Baronet: "I engaged to carry you, but not an inch of clothes. - So therefore, my Lord, make ready, and let us not disappoint the Ladies." After much laughable altercation, it was decided at length that Sir John had won his wager, the peer declining to exhibit in puris naturalibus.
	Sir Guy Francis William Laking, 3rd baronet
	After Sir Francis's sudden death at the age of only 26, the subsequent inquest was reported in the London Telegraph of 9 August 1930:-
	The inquest on Sir Francis Laking, 26, who died in St. George's Hospital on Monday after being taken ill the previous day, was held by Mr. Ingleby Oddie at the Westminster Coroner's Court yesterday.
	The third baronet, Sir Francis was the grandson of Sir Francis Henry Laking, one of the most famous surgeons of his time, who was surgeon-apothecary to Queen Victoria, King Edward and King George. Sir Francis's father, the second baronet, was for many years Keeper of the King's Armoury.
	Joan Francis Laking, of Fernshaw-road, Chelsea, said that her brother was unmarried and of independent means. She last saw him on July 25, when she lunched with him at a restaurant.
	Phillip Williams Till, retired colonel, of 107, Ebury-street, said that Sir Francis Laking had occupied rooms at that address for about four months. He was living alone there.
	The Coroner: What had been his health lately? - Quite good so far as we knew. Did you know anything about his habits as regards drink? - I only saw him once under the influence of drink. You would call him a temperate man? - Yes. Did he take drugs at all as far as you know? - Not so far as I know.
	He was taken ill about midday on the Sunday previous to his death. He would be in bed then, would he? - He still was in bed as a matter of fact, but he was getting up for the purpose of going away. My wife saw him, and he said he was not feeling too well. She tried to persuade him not to go. I went to see him, and saw that there was something seriously wrong, and I telephoned to his sister and to a local doctor. He was then semi-conscious. His sister arrived at about two or half-past, and he was taken to hospital.
	Dr. William Winch, house physician at St. George's Hospital, said that Sir Francis was never roused except to irritability, and was never conscious. He was in a very collapsed condition, his temperate was 95, his pulse very feeble, and breathing very laboured. The pupils of his eyes were dilated and fixed. He died suddenly early the next morning.
	Dr. John Taylor, pathologist, St. George's Hospital, who made a post mortem examination, said that Sir Francis was rather abnormally fat for his age. The pancreas was, practically speaking, absent, its place being taken by an internal cyst the size of a cocoanut. The cause of death appeared to have been diabetes, with coma, caused by obstruction of the pancreas by a cyst which had been there a long time.
	The Coroner: It is a natural death? - Yes. There was no trace of his having taken poison? - None at all.
	The coroner recorded a verdict of natural death from diabetic coma consequent upon the cyst.
	Sir Curtis George Lampson, 3rd baronet
	In April 1940, Sir Curtis was convicted of attempting to obtain money by false pretences, for which he received a sentence of 18 months' imprisonment. The first report below appeared in The Times of 7 March 1940:-
	Sir Curtis George Lampson, Bt., 50, described as a lecturer, and giving an address at Guildford, and Isaac Harris Abelson, 54, business adviser, of Hocroft Road, N.W., were charged on remand before Sir Robert Dummett at Bow Street Police Court yesterday with conspiring to obtain £600 by false pretences from Mr. Henry Frederick George Andreae, of Elm Place, S.W.
	Mr. H.A.K. Morgan, for the Director of Public Prosecutions, said that Mr. Andreae, who was 24, was anxious to serve his country either in the Navy, Army, or Air Force, but did not want to go through the ranks. He mentioned this to a friend, a Mr. Usher, who knew Abelson. They rang up Abelson and later saw him at his office in Moorgate, E.C. Sir Curtis was there introduced. After explanations, Sir Curtis said, "I know someone who can help, but it may be expensive." At a subsequent interview at the Charing Cross Hotel Sir Curtis said to Mr. Andreae, counsel alleged, "I can get you a commission in the R[oyal] A[rmy] S[ervice] C[orps] through an extremely important staff officer at the War Office. He is a viscount. I will take down your particulars. The staff officer wants £300 immediately and £300 is to be handed to me when you get your commission. Don't get called up; it will be very difficult for me to get you out of the ranks. I have just done it for someone else, and it was a very difficult job."
	Mr. Andreae said, "This proposition requires thinking about, and there will be a frightful row if it is found out." Abelson replied, "This has got nothing to do with me." Sir Curtis then said to Mr. Andreae, "It is not you or me who would get into trouble. It is the staff officer who would have to take the blame."
	Next day Mr. Andreae telephoned to Sir Curtis that there was no urgency and that he would get in touch with him again in two or three months' time. The matter was reported, and the police and Army authorities took a serious view of it, because they did not know whether this was a false pretence or not. A trap was laid and further interviews were arranged. Police officers in an adjoining room were able to overhear conversations by means of an amplifier and earphones.
	Mr. Andreae, who was used for the purpose of the trap, first rang up Abelson. Detective‑Inspector Quinlan was able to listen-in with another receiver to this conversation. On the following day police attended another meeting with the same listening-in apparatus. They overheard Mr. Andreae tell Sir Curtis he was having trouble about the £1 notes. Sir Curtis agreed to accept an open cheque. This was handed to him and he said he would see his man on the Wednesday and that the commission would go through at once. Sir Curtis was thereupon detained by the police on another matter and the cheque was found on him. It would not have been met, as there were no funds in the bank.
	Mr. Andreae gave evidence bearing out counsel's opening statement. He said that he had previously applied for a commission in the Navy, without success so far, and had also volunteered for Finland. Sir Robert Dummett - I suppose you realized after a time that you were dealing with some shifty people? - As soon as I saw them face to face I did not like the smell of the business at all. When you knew they wanted you to bribe high officers at the War Office you must have realized that you were dealing with some rather dirty people? - I did, Sir.
	From The Times of 27 April 1940:-
	Sentence of 18 months' imprisonment was passed by the Common Serjeant (Mr. Cecil Whiteley, K.C.) at the Central Criminal Court yesterday on Sir Curtis George Lampson, Bt., 50, described as a lecturer, who, with Isaac Abelson, 54, business adviser, pleaded "Guilty" to unlawfully inciting Mr. Henry Andreae to offer a gift as an inducement or reward for securing at the War Office a commission in his Majesty's Army. Abelson was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment.
	Passing sentence, the Common Serjeant said the offence of the accused was in these days a very serious one, and the maximum penalty was two years' imprisonment.
	Finally, from the London Gazette of 9 August 1940:-
	Lt. Sir Curtis George Lampson, Bt., (late R.A.S.C.) is deprived of his rank on conviction by the Civil Power. 23rd April 1940.
	Sir James Langrishe, 4th baronet
	From the Penny Illustrated Paper and Illustrated Times of 17 February 1906:-
	A wedding to which particular interest attached took place at the Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady, Grove Road, St. John's Wood, last week.
	The bridegroom was Sir James Langrishe, Bart., of Knocktopher Abbey, co.  Kilkenny, who is in his eighty-third year, and the bride was Miss Algitha Maud Gooch, only daughter of the late Sir Daniel Gooch, who is forty-eight years younger.
	There were neither bridesmaids nor pages at the wedding. The bride wore a dress of pale violet cloth and velvet, with a large hat of the same shade trimmed with ostrich plumes. She carried a prayer-book instead of a bouquet.
	The Langrishe baronetcy dates back to 1777, and is one of the oldest in Ireland. Sir James was first married in 1857 [to Adela de Blois Eccles]. His first wife died in 1901, leaving two sons [actually only one] and five daughters, the eldest of whom is Major Hercules Langrishe, who is forty-seven years of age, and therefore twelve years older than his step-mother.
	Sir George Albert Larpent, 3rd baronet
	Sir George committed suicide in May 1899. The following report appeared in Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper on 21 May 1899:-
	Sir George Larpent, Bart., colonel of the 88th Connaught Rangers, and commanding the Bedfordshire Regimental district, shot himself at Bedford, on Thursday. The deceased, who returned to Bedford from camp at Colchester on Wednesday, was born in 1846, and succeeded to the baronetcy in 1861. He entered the Army in 1865, and served through the Kaffir and Zulu wars. He was married in 1895 to Rose, daughter of Mr. William Armstrong, of The Priory, Toronto, Canada, and widow of Lieut.-Col. T. Camden Lambert, of Waterdale, county Galway, but leaves no heir [the baronetcy consequently becoming extinct].
	At the inquest on Friday Mr. Halliday, solicitor, stated that there was some difficulty with regard to the deceased's Irish property, on which there was a mortgage of £2,000, which had suddenly been called in and was about to be foreclosed. Unfortunately Sir George took the exaggerated view that this meant ruin to him. It so worked on his mind that he had for the last fortnight been unable to rest or sleep night after night. Deceased had duty to take up at Colchester, but this he found too much for him, and returned home. Rising at seven o'clock on Thursday morning he kissed his wife and told her to stay in bed a little longer and he would go and unpack his things. The supposition was that in unpacking he saw the revolver, and under a sudden impulse shot himself through the head. Lady Larpent bore out the above statement, and said Sir George had scarcely eaten or slept for a week, but walked about all night. She believed his trouble about the Irish property was a delusion. The jury returned a verdict of "Suicide while temporarily insane."
	Sir Herbert Paul Latham, 2nd baronet
	After unsuccessfully contesting Rotherham in 1929, Latham was first returned to the House of Commons at a by-election in the seat of Scarborough and Whitby in May 1931. In October of the same year, he succeeded his father to become 2nd baronet. At some point before 1941, he lost a leg, but I am unable to say what caused such a loss.
	Despite being exempted from military service due to the loss of his leg, Latham volunteered to join the army, and was posted to the 70th (Sussex) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery.
	On 31 July 1941, the Secretary of State for War, David Margesson, made the following statement to the House of Commons:-
	I have to inform the House that I have received the command of his Majesty to acquaint the House that Major Sir Herbert Paul Latham, a member of this house, has been placed under arrest in order to be tried by Court-martial in respect of alleged offences against military law.
	Latham's Court-martial sat in September 1941, the first occasion upon which a sitting member of the House had been tried by Court-martial since 1815. He faced 14 charges under the Army Act, of disgraceful conduct, including one charge of attempting to commit suicide. He pleaded not guilty to all charges.
	The prosecutor stated that the charges alleged improper conduct with three gunners attached to the Searchlight Regiment and one civilian. It was disclosed that on the morning of 24 June 1941, Latham had been informed by a fellow officer that he had seen a letter addressed to Latham from a gunner which the officer had opened in Latham's absence. When he heard this, Latham is alleged to have replied, "Well, there's only one answer - a motorbike." The inference is that Latham intended to kill himself. His fellow officer urged Latham to face up to his difficulties, but Latham mounted his motorbike and sped off. He was later found with serious head injuries by the side of a steep hill, having apparently deliberately crashed his motorbike into a tree.
	The Court-martial subsequently found Latham guilty on 11 of the 14 charges, including the charge of attempted suicide. He was sentenced to be cashiered and to be imprisoned without hard labour for two years. During the Court-martial proceedings, Latham had resigned his seat in the Commons.
	After his release, Latham worked in a home for the chronically sick and disabled [presumably one of the homes founded by Leonard Cheshire] until his death in 1955.
	Sir Charles Lawes (later Lawes‑Wittewrong), 2nd baronet
	Prior to succeeding to the baronetcy, Sir Charles was involved in a famous libel case in 1882. The following edited account of the trial is taken from the Melbourne Argus of 30 December 1882:-
	The action was brought by Mr. Richard Belt, sculptor, against Mr. Charles Lawes, also a sculptor, to recover damages for alleged libels which had appeared in Vanity Fair, and also in a letter sent to the Lord Mayor, enclosing the libels in Vanity Fair.The libels alleged that the plaintiff had palmed off the works of other artists as his own; and the defence was that the libels were true in substance and in fact.
	A number of witnesses were examined on behalf of the plaintiff with the object of showing that he had been seen at work modelling statuettes and busts. Evidence was given by Mr. George Augustus Sala, the well-known journalist and art critic. [Sala's evidence is reported at length - the gist of it is that he watched Belt modelling a bust of Lord Beaconsfield, and was very impressed by its 'almost living' quality. Further evidence was given on behalf of the plaintiff by a number of other witnesses, including Mdme. Petritzka (see under Sir William Abdy) and the Lord Mayor of London.] The evidence of all these witnesses went to show that Mr. Belt executed his statues himself, several of them stating that they had seen the entire process of modelling busts performed by him.
	Mr. Russell, Q.C., in addressing the jury for the defence, repudiated the suggestion which had been put forward by the counsel for the plaintiff that the so-called libel was the outcome of jealousy and animosity on the part of the defendant, and maintained that the plaintiff had called scarcely a single sculptor known to fame who had been able to give evidence in support of his case. Rightly or wrongly there did exist in the world of art a widespread impression that the works claimed by Mr. Belt as his own were not his genuine productions, and that he was decorating himself in plumes of feathers stolen from others.
	The trial dragged on over a six-month period, including 43 actual sitting days. During the trial over 140 witnesses gave evidence. Belt's witnesses were largely society figures who had either posed for Belt or had seen him working, while Lawes' witnesses were predominantly sculptors from the Royal Academy, with the result that the art 'establishment' was pitted against its patrons. Eventually the jury found in Belt's favour and awarded him damages of £5,000, plus costs. Lawes appealed against this judgment and his appeal was heard in March 1884, but he again lost and the costs of the appeal were awarded against him. Lawes promptly filed for bankruptcy, with the result that Belt never received the damages awarded to him. In any event, Belt was sentenced to 12 months' hard labour in March 1886 for obtaining money by false pretences from Sir William Abdy, 2nd baronet.
	Sir Nicholas Lawless, 1st baronet [I 1776]
	The following history of the origins of the Lawless family, who were later Barons Cloncurry, appeared in the Sydney Catholic Press on 28 November 1929:-
	The death last July of the fifth Baron Cloncurry, at "Maratimo", Blackrock, County Dublin, recalls a page unique in the rise to honourable distinction of families of humble origin.
	The history of the boy, Robert Lawless, and of his son and heir, is perhaps one of the most romantic and extraordinary that can well be imagined outside the realms of fiction. It goes back to the year 1720, when a little boy from the mountains, accompanied by a small ass-load of turf and firs, came daily into the Liberties of Dublin [an area in central Dublin], where his patrons mostly were found. His best customer, however, was a respectable and well-to-do woollen draper in High-street, who not only bought his turf, but an occassional hare or two caught on the hills.
	All accounts agree in stating that Lawless was a most intelligent and comely youth, of strict honesty and rectitude, and, what was looked upon then as somewhat rare for a humble lad, he could read and write and "do" figures. He was entirely on his own resources. Locally he was called "Robin Lawless", the orphan son of "Peter of the Hills".
	The excellent woollen draper had a knowledge of his good points, and, after a time, proposed to him to enter his service as shop-boy, sleep at night under the counter, open the shop in the morning, and run errands during the day. The boy eagerly jumped at the kind offer, disposed of the donkey and cart, and entered gleefully into his new life. His intelligence, activity, and good business habits stood his friend, and in a few years he rose to be foreman, and afterwards partner in the business.
	On the death of his principal in 1731 he married the widow who was many years the junior of her first husband. This lady was the daughter of Dominick Hadsor, one of whose ancestors had been Lord Mayor of Dublin [John Hadsor in 1432‑33]. For many years that family had carried on business in High-street as lace-sellers.
	It was in October, 1733, that a son was born to Robert Lawless and his wife, Mary. He was christened Nicholas, and subsequently became the first Lord Cloncurry. A year later a daughter was born, and she was baptized Mary Elizabeth. She became in due course the mother of Margaret, first Countess of Clonmell. Nicholas was placed under the care of a distinguished divine at the Catholic College of Rouen in Normandy. Sending the boy thus abroad became necessary, for at that time the ruthless penal laws were at the zenith of their strength, and the fact of a Catholic undergoing instruction in Ireland was quite sufficient to bring down on the head of his instructor merciless persecution.
	The business in High-street became a big money-making concern. Nicholas married a wealthy heiress, the daughter of Valentine Browne, the brewer of Mount Browne, and it was in 1773 that Valentine Browne Lawless was born, and he subsequently became the second Lord Cloncurry.
	Meanwhile, however, Robert, whose private residence was in Merrion-square, and long after he had been created a Baronet by Lord Harcourt, attended regularly the fairs at Wicklow, Wexford and Kildare, and the wools and blankets which his firm produced in High-street attained a world-wide fame for sterling quality. In the Journals of the Irish House of Lords, under the date of January 20, 1790, there is an elaborate account of the newly-created Lord Cloncurry being introduced, taking the oaths, and subscribing to "the Oath of Abjuration" [which asserted the right of the present royal family to the Crown of England, and expressly rejected the claims of the Stuart dynasty].
	It is recorded that his lordship, having attended a pantomime of "Don Quixote" at Crow-street Theatre, and having been observed to laugh immoderately at the scene when "Sancho" is tossed in a blanket, a local wit crystallised the incident in verse, and thus it appeared in the press:
	Cloncurry, Cloncurry Why in such a hurry To laugh at the Comical Squire For though he's tossed high Yet you cannot deny That blankets have tossed you still higher
	The life of Valentine Lawless, who next succeeded to the Barony of Cloncurry, was one of extraordinary vicissitudes, and has been panegyrised by W.J. Fitzpatrick and other writers, as that of an Irish peer and an Irish patriot whose life was sacred to the ambition and devotion of his youth - a noble and eventful career.
	Meanwhile, the valuable estates of Abingdon, County Limerick, and Rathcormack, County Cork, had been purchased and the latter re-sold. But the favourite residences of the family were Lyons Castle, Celbridge [in County Kildare, 14 miles west of Dublin], and the beautiful villa of "Maratimo" where on 18 July passed away Frederick, the fifth Baron Cloncurry, and with him the title became extinct.
	The special remainder to the baronetcy of Lawrence created in 1858
	From the London Gazette of 16 July 1858 (issue 22162, page 3285):-
	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 Alexander Hutchinson Lawrence, Esq. of the Bengal Civil Service (eldest son of the late Sir Henry Montgomery Lawremce, K.C.B.), and to the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, with remainder in default of such issue, to Henry Waldemar Lawrence, Esq. (Brother of the said Alexander Hutchinson Lawrence), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
	Sir Alexander Hutchinson Lawrence, 1st baronet
	Sir Alexander died in an accident in India in August 1864, aged 26. The baronetcy had been granted to him in recognition of the work of his father, Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence, who had been a British soldier and administrator in India before he died from injuries received at the siege of Lucknow in 1857, during the Indian Mutiny.
	The following report of Sir Alexander's death appeared in The Observer of 23 October 1864:-
	The Delhi Gazette, in recording the death of Sir Alexander Lawrence, which event was announced by telegram a few days since, says: - "The young gentleman was, it appears, travelling up north by the Hindoostan and Thibet Trunk road, with his uncle Colonel Lawrence, the Deputy-Commissioner of Simla. They made ten or twelve marches in safety and reached Torahon, the summer residence of the Rajah Bussahir, on Friday, the 26th August. On Saturday morning they started on horseback for the next bungalow at Tarunda. About four miles on the road they had to cross a bridge which girdled an almost perpendicular cliff; on nearing this spot, Sir Alexander's horse became somewhat restive, he passed his uncle to the front, and on riding over the bridge rather hurriedly a large cross-beam gave way, when both rider and horse were precipitated violently down about 300 feet of khud [i.e. ravine], and of course killed on the spot. This shocking and terrible accident happened about 120 miles from Simla. The corpse was brought into the station on Monday morning, and buried on the evening of the same day."
	Sir Lawrence Jones, 2nd baronet (listed under 'Lawrence-Jones')
	Sir Lawrence was murdered by brigands as he travelled in western Turkey in November 1845. The following report is taken from The Observer of 12 January 1846:-
	A correspondent of the morning papers, writing from Constantinople, says: - "I send you the following deposition of Captain Twopenny relative to the attack made upon him and Sir Lawrence Jones, and the assassination of Sir Lawrence, by the Zeybecks, who are mountaineers, constantly on the watch to plunder travellers, near Macri … It is as follows:- On the 7th November, towards noon, we were near Dallamany, at about eight leagues distant from Macri; we were crossing a little valley, planted with a low shrubbery, from whence the sea might be seen. Our little caravan consisted of Sir L. Jones and myself, a dragoman [guide and interpreter], a sulyee (a groom), an imaum of Zanthus, and two Greeks of Macri. Suddenly the imaum stopped, loaded his carbine, and it seemed the he had perceived two Zeybecks, who were hiding in the bushes. We continued to move on with caution, till we had arrived at a fountain, shaded by some oak trees. Sir Lawrence then said, "I think it is better to halt and breakfast. If these fellows intend to attack us, we can't escape them, and it is better to fight with a full stomach than with an empty one." I made no objection. Our breakfast occupied us at least for half an hour, after which we continued our journey; but ten minutes had not elapsed when muskets were fired from behind a rock at four or five paces from us. On the very moment that the discharge was heard, Sir Lawrence Jones and the dragoman fell heavily from heir horses, without uttering a single word, at the same time I felt myself severely wounded by several shots. My horse took fright, the horse of Sir Lawrence was at full gallop; but I succeeded in seizing his rein, and got the pistols from the holster. At this moment I saw behind the rock the heads of five or six men, and five or six muskets pointed at me. I saw at once that resistance would be madness. I threw my pistols on the ground, and being enfeebled by the loss of blood, I fell myself. All this passed in a few seconds. The Zeybecks immediately sprung towards me, picking eagerly up my pistols, and crying out "paras, paras!" (money, money). I gave them my watch, and the little money I had on me; but they cried out still, "paras, paras!" I pointed to our baggage, on which they flung themselves, forcing the imaum to assist them in their ransackings. Their rummage lasted an hour, after which they sent the imaum to the top of a hill, to see, I suppose, if the coast was clear. They then filed out in military order, followed by a fine, stately statured man, who seemed to me to be the captain of the band. As he passed by me, the captain cried out, "paras, paras". I pointed again to our baggage, when one of the band pointed his gun at me. I thought my last moment had come, but the captain shoved away the gun-barrel from before me just as it was discharged, and we continued our route. I then passed by poor Jones, who had ceased to exist. At the same time, the imaum and two Greeks were collecting the fragments of our baggage, and putting it on their horses. I made them signs to place on one of the horses the body of my friend, but they refused, and made me understand, by their gestures, that it would be dangerous to insist on my demand. I took then a ring from the hand of the deceased, and cut off a lock of his hair, to take to his relations. In his watch pocket I found a few pieces of gold, which had escaped the robbers. The imaum then set me on a horse, requiring me to keep an exact silence, and we directed our course towards Macri, where we arrived about midnight, after eight hours on horseback, and suffering severely from my wounds. At Macri I was received by Mr. C. Belville, of Rhodes, with all the affectionate kindness of a relative, and Mr. Franl dressed my wounds, which then ceased bleeding. By the obliging care of Mr. Belville, a boat was immediately sent to transport the bodies to Macri, where they have been interred with all the decency that is possible within the precincts of a Greek church."
	The assumption of the Lawson baronetcy (creation of 1665) in 1877
	The following advertisement appeared in The Times in January 1877:-
	Know all whom this may concern, that I, Henry Lawson, hitherto known as Henry Lawson, of Gatherley Castle, in the County of York, Esquire, haven taken and assumed the name of De Burgh, in addition to my former surname of Lawson, and that I shall henceforth be known and sign myself by the name and designation of Henry De Burgh‑Lawson. And whereas His Majesty King Charles II, by his letters patent, bearing the date the sixth day of July, in the year of Our Lord one thousand six hundred and sixty-five, conferred the rank, style, and title of a baronet upon John Lawson, of Burgh Hall, near Catteryck, in the county of York, and the heirs male lawfully begotten of his body, and whereas the said Sir John Lawson, so created a baronet as aforesaid, had issue by Catherine Howard, his lawful wife, three sons, namely John Lawson, the eldest son, Henry Lawson, the second son, and William Lawson, the third son. That the said John Lawson, eldest son of the said Sir John Lawson, died in the lifetime of his said father, without heirs lawfully begotten of his body; that the said Henry Lawson, second son aforesaid, succeeded his father in the said baronetcy aforesaid. And whereas upon the death of the late Sir Henry Lawson, of Burgh Hall, aforesaid, baronet, who died without heirs lawfully begotten of his body, all the heirs male lawfully begotten of the body of the said Henry Lawson, second son of the said Sir John Lawson, who was created a baronet as aforesaid, became entirely extinct and ended. And whereas I, the said Henry De Burgh‑Lawson, being the son and heir of Henry Lawson, son and heir of George Lawson, son and heir of William Lawson, son and heir of William Lawson, third son of the said Sir John Lawson aforesaid, and am accordingly by right of blood and inheritance lawfully entitled to the said baronetcy under the special limitations of the said original letters patent aforesaid, whereby the said baronetcy was so created as aforesaid, as is fully set forth in my pedigree, enrolled in Her Majesty's High Court of Chancery, on the eleventh day of January, in the present year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven. And whereas, in right of my said lineage aforesaid, as the heir male of the said Sir John Lawson, the first baronet as aforesaid lawfully begotten of his body, and by virtue of the said limitations contained and set forth in the said original letters patent, by which the said title was created as aforesaid, I, the said Henry De Burgh‑Lawson have assumed and do hereby assume as my lawful right to myself and the heirs male lawfully begotten of my body, the said baronetcy, and I hereby make known that I shall hereafter from the date of these presents by the name, rank, style, and title of Sir Henry De Burgh‑Lawson, of Gatherley Castle, in the county of York, baronet - Given at my Castle of Gatherley aforesaid, on the sixteenth day of January, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven.
	Henry De Burgh-Lawson
	Witness - John Bolton, gentleman, Waterford Lodge, Scarborough, county of York.
	The claimant died 1 October 1892, when he was "succeeded" by his son "Sir" Henry Alfred Stoddart De Burgh‑Lawson. In Dod's Peerage for 1899, he is shown as being the 9th baronet, but with a note which states that the baronetcy "was believed to have become extinct in 1834, but was assumed in 1877, together with the name of De Burgh, by the father of the present baronet, who claimed descent from the 3rd son of the 1st baronet. The descent, however, has not been proved."
	The entry in Dod's Peerage for this baronetcy subsequently disappears, no doubt a casualty of the introduction of the Official Roll of the Baronetage in 1914.
	Sir Thomas Selby Tancred, 8th baronet [listed under 'Lawson-Tancred']
	From the Manchester Guardian of 14 April 1910:-
	At Westminster yesterday Mr. Wallington held an inquiry into the circumstances attending the tragic death of Sir Thomas Selby Tancred, who was found unconscious on a seat in Hyde Park on Monday night. Sir Thomas Tancred was the eighth baronet. He was a contractor for the Forth Bridge, and he constructed the Delagoa Bay Railway [in present-day Mozambique]. He lived at Westbourne Gardens.
	Mr. F.W. Tancred, stockbroker, said his father was 70 years of age. A year ago he had influenza, and on the Tuesday following Christmas-day he had a bad seizure while on a visit to relations. During the past six months he had suffered badly from mental depression. The witness saw him at dinner on Monday, when he seemed to be in pain. He said he had an appointment at the Russell Hotel, and left home alone at nine o'clock. The witness did not see him again alive.
	The Coroner handed the witness a pencilled note, which he identified as being in his father's handwriting. It ran: - "29, Westbourne Gardens, 11, 4, 10. Please do not disturb my people or let them know anything until to-morrow." Continuing, the witness said he knew nothing of the circumstances of his father's death. He had never threatened suicide to the witness's knowledge.
	Evidence of the finding of Sir Thomas Tancred on a seat in Rotten Row was given by a private in the Grenadier Guards. A policeman who came to help said the ambulance was sent for and arrived in five or six minutes. At St. George's Hospital Sir Thomas was seen by Dr. Cooper, but death took place in the course of a few minutes. It was stated that a package containing Sir Thomas's will was found. It was addressed to his country solicitor, and was to be opened after his death. This was written two years ago, and had no bearing on the present matter.
	Dr. Roebuck, of St. George's Hospital, said Sir Thomas appeared to be suffering from effects of poisoning by prussic acid. The witness, however, could not smell any acid. A post-mortem examination revealed the presence of a strong smell of prussic acid, which was the cause of death.
	The jury returned the following verdict: - "Deceased met his death through taking prussic acid by means unknown."
	Sir Edmund Arthur Lechmere, 4th baronet
	The following charming little story appeared in the Tuapeka Times on 23 February 1895. Tuapeka is in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand.
	The Christchurch "Press" London correspondent writing on December 29th [1894] says: Here is quite a little romance of which a New Zealand girl is a heroine. A few years ago the eldest son of an English Baronet and M.P. was on a tour through New Zealand. While pulling on the Avon in Christchurch he caught sight of a very pretty girl walking on the bank with some children. He fell in love with her, his affection was returned, and he married her. The young man's father and mother were much distressed at this sudden marriage of their son and heir with an unknown young lady of whom they had no means of learning anything, and made anxious enquiries of Christchurch people then in England as to what a female New Zealander was like.
	They received entirely reassuring replies, and shortly after the young couple came home the parents called on their principal informant and spoke with deep feeling of their delight in the young bride, and their entire satisfaction in their son's choice. A few days ago the father, Sir Edmund Lechmere (who was M.P. for the Evesham division of Worcestershire, and in his 69th year), died very suddenly when about to address his constituents. So his son becomes Sir Edwin [sic] Lechmere, and his wife, formerly Miss [Alice] Samuels, of Christchurch, New Zealand, becomes Lady Lechmere.
	The marriage took place in 1885. Lady Lechmere, however, did not enjoy her title for very long, since she died of rheumatic fever on 4 February 1896.

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