
			BARONETAGE

			Last updated 30/10/2018


			Names of baronets shown in blue
			have not yet proved succession and, as a
			result, their name has not yet been placed on
			the Official Roll of the Baronetage.



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


			MALET of Wilbury


24 Feb 1791	GB	1	Charles Warre Malet	30 Dec 1752	24 Jan 1815	62

24 Jan 1815		2	Alexander Malet	23 Jul 1800	28 Nov 1886	86

28 Nov 1886		3	Henry Charles Eden Malet	25 Sep 1835	16 Jan 1904	68

16 Jan 1904		4	Edward Baldwin Malet	10 Oct 1837	29 Jun 1908	70
			PC 1885

29 Jun 1908		5	Edward St.Lo Malet	4 Sep 1872	24 Dec 1909	37

24 Dec 1909		6	Charles St.Lo Malet	1 Nov 1906	21 Nov 1918	12

21 Nov 1918		7	Harry Charles Malet	21 Sep 1873	14 Oct 1931	58

14 Oct 1931		8	Edward William St.Lo Malet	27 Nov 1908	9 Oct 1990	81

9 Oct 1990		9	Harry Douglas St.Lo Malet	26 Oct 1936




			MALLABY-DEELEY
			of Mitcham Court,Surrey


28 Jun 1922	UK	1	Harry Mallaby Mallaby-Deeley	27 Oct 1863	4 Feb 1937	73
			MP for Harrow 1910-1918 and Willesden
			East 1918-1922

4 Feb 1937		2	Guy Meyrick Mallaby Mallaby-Deeley	23 May 1897	21 Jan 1946	48

21 Jan 1946		3	Anthony Meyrick Mallaby-Deeley	30 May 1923	1 Dec 1962	39
to			Extinct on his death
1 Dec 1962



			MALLINSON of Walthamstow,Surrey


6 Jul 1935	UK	1	William Mallinson	6 Jul 1854	5 May 1936	81

5 May 1936		2	William James Mallinson	25 Jul 1879	26 Feb 1944	64

26 Feb 1944		3	William Paul Mallinson	6 Jul 1909	18 Mar 1989	79

18 Mar 1989		4	William John Mallinson	8 Oct 1942	17 Nov 1995	53

17 Nov 1995		5	William James Mallinson	22 Apr 1970




			MANDER of The Mount,Staffs


8 Jul 1911	UK	1	Charles Tertius Mander	16 Jul 1852	8 Apr 1929	76

8 Apr 1929		2	Charles Arthur Mander	25 Jun 1884	25 Jan 1951	66

25 Jan 1951		3	Charles Marcus Mander	22 Sep 1921	9 Aug 2006	84

9 Aug 2006		4	Charles Nicholas Mander	23 Mar 1950




			MANN of Linton Hall,Kent


3 Mar 1755	GB	1	Horace Mann	c 1701	6 Nov 1786

6 Nov 1786		2	Horatio Mann	2 Feb 1744	2 Apr 1814	70
to			MP for Maidstone 1774-1784 and
2 Apr 1814			Sandwich 1790-1807
			Extinct on his death



			MANN of Thelveton Hall,Norfolk


29 Dec 1905	UK	1	Edward Mann	2 Mar 1854	29 Sep 1943	89

29 Sep 1943		2	Edward John Mann	26 Jan 1883	17 Sep 1971	88

17 Sep 1971		3	Rupert Edward Mann	11 Nov 1946




			MANNINGHAM-BULLER of Dilhorne Hall,Staffs


20 Jan 1866	UK	1	Edward Manningham-Buller	19 Jul 1800	22 Sep 1882	82
			MP for Staffordshire North 1833-1841
			and 1865-1874 and Stafford 1841-1847

22 Sep 1882		2	Morton Edward Manningham-Buller	31 May 1825	27 Apr 1910	84

27 Apr 1910		3	Mervyn Edward Manningham-Buller	16 Jan 1876	22 Aug 1956	80
			MP for Kettering 1924-1929 and Northampton
			1931-1940

22 Aug 1956		4	Reginald Edward Manningham-Buller	1 Aug 1905	7 Sep 1980	75
			He was subsequently created Viscount
			Dilhorne (qv) in 1964 with which title the
			baronetcy then merged



			MANNIX of Richmond,Cork


4 Sep 1787	I	1	Henry Mannix	1740	Nov 1822	82
to			Extinct on his death
Nov 1822



			MANNOCK of Giffords Hall,Suffolk


1 Jun 1627	E	1	Francis Mannock		20 Nov 1634

20 Nov 1634		2	Francis Mannock		26 Apr 1687

26 Apr 1687		3	William Mannock		26 Jan 1714

26 Jan 1714		4	Francis Mannock	20 Jan 1675	27 Aug 1758	83

27 Aug 1758		5	William Mannock		16 Mar 1764

16 Mar 1764		6	William Anthony Mannock	28 May 1759	24 Mar 1776	16

24 Mar 1776		7	Francis Mannock	17 Sep 1710	17 Sep 1778	68

17 Sep 1778		8	Thomas Mannock		2 Sep 1781

2 Sep 1781		9	George Mannock		3 Jun 1787
to			Extinct on his death
3 Jun 1787



			MANSEL of Margam,Glamorgan


22 May 1611	E	1	Thomas Mansel		20 Dec 1631

20 Dec 1631		2	Lewis Mansel	c 1594	4 Apr 1638

4 Apr 1638		3	Henry Mansel	c 1629	c 1640

c 1640		4	Edward Mansel	c Oct 1637	17 Nov 1706	69
			MP for Glamorgan 1660,1670-1679,1681
			and 1685

17 Nov 1706		5	Thomas Mansell	9 Nov 1667	10 Dec 1723	56
			He was subsequently created Baron Mansel
			(qv) in 1712 with which title the
			baronetcy then merged until its extinction in 1750



			MANSEL of Muddlescombe,Carmarthen


14 Jan 1622	E	1	Francis Mansel		c 1628

c 1628		2	Walter Mansel	c 1588	12 Apr 1640

Apr 1640		3	Francis Mansel		c 1650

c 1650		4	Edward Mansel		c 1680

c 1680		5	Richard Mansel	6 Jan 1641	28 Aug 1691	50

Aug 1691		6	Richard Mansel		c 1700
			For further information on this baronet, see
			the note at the foot of this page

c 1700		7	William Mansel	15 Mar 1670	c 1732

c 1732		8	Richard Mansel		20 Feb 1749

Feb 1749		9	William Mansel	1 Mar 1739	14 Jan 1804	64
			MP for Carmarthenshire 1784-1790

Jan 1804		10	William Mansel	29 Apr 1766	20 May 1829	63

20 May 1829		11	John Bell William Mansel	5 Oct 1806	14 Apr 1883	76

14 Apr 1883		12a	Richard Mansel	2 Dec 1850	2 Jun 1892	41

2 Jun 1892		13	Courtenay Cecil Mansel	25 Feb 1880	4 Jan 1933	52
			MP for Penrhyn & Falmouth 1923-1924

Feb 1903		12b	Edward Berkeley Mansel	2 Feb 1839	8 Jan 1908	68

8 Jan 1908		13	Courtenay Cecil Mansel	25 Feb 1880	4 Jan 1933	52
			MP for Penrhyn & Falmouth 1923-1924
			For further information regarding the succession
			of this baronetcy,see the note at the
			foot of this page

4 Jan 1933		14	John Philip Ferdinand Mansel	22 Aug 1910	6 Apr 1947	36

6 Apr 1947		15	Philip Mansel	3 Mar 1943




			MANSEL of Trimsaran,Carmarthen


22 Feb 1697	E	1	Edward Mansel		19 Feb 1720

19 Feb 1720		2	Edward Mansel		4 Nov 1754

4 Nov 1754		3	Edward Vaughan Mansel		Jan 1788

Jan 1788		4	Edward Joseph Shewen Mansel		6 Apr 1798
to			Extinct on his death
6 Apr 1798



			MAPLE of Childwick Bury,Herts


30 Aug 1897	UK	1	Sir John Blundell Maple	1 Mar 1845	24 Nov 1903	58
to			MP for Dulwich 1887-1903
24 Nov 1903			Extinct on his death
			For further information on this baronet, see
			the note at the foot of this page



			MAPLES of Stow,Hunts


30 May 1627	E	1	Thomas Maples		13 Feb 1635

13 Feb 1635		2	Thomas Maples		before 1655
to			Extinct on his death
before 1655



			MAPPIN of Thornbury,Yorks


27 Aug 1886	UK	1	Frederick Thorpe Mappin	16 May 1821	19 Mar 1910	88
			MP for East Retford 1880-1885 and
			Hallamshire 1885-1906

19 Mar 1910		2	Frank Mappin	6 Sep 1846	30 May 1920	73

30 May 1920		3	Wilson Mappin	14 Jan 1848	8 Jun 1925	77

8 Jun 1925		4	Charles Thomas Hewitt Mappin	7 Mar 1909	8 Nov 1941	32

8 Nov 1941		5	Samuel Wilson Mappin	20 Oct 1854	12 Dec 1942	88

12 Dec 1942		6	Frank Crossley Mappin	15 Aug 1884	25 Jan 1975	90
to			Extinct on his death
25 Jan 1975



			MARJORIBANKS of Lees,Berwick


6 May 1815	UK	1	John Marjoribanks	13 Jan 1763	5 Feb 1833	70
			MP for Buteshire & Caithness 1812-1818 and
			Berwickshire 1818-1826

5 Feb 1833		2	William Marjoribanks	15 Dec 1792	22 Sep 1834	41

22 Sep 1834		3	John Marjoribanks	4 May 1830	18 Nov 1884	54

18 Nov 1884		4	William Marjoribanks	9 Mar 1832	22 Feb 1888	55
to			Extinct on his death
22 Feb 1888



			MARJORIBANKS
			of Guisachan,Beauly,Inverness


25 Jul 1866	UK	1	Dudley Coutts Marjoribanks	29 Dec 1820	4 Mar 1894	73
			He was subsequently created Baron
			Tweedmouth (qv) in 1881 with which title
			the baronetcy then merged until its
			extinction in 1935



			MARKHAM of Sedgebroke,Lincs


15 Aug 1642	E	1	Robert Markham	1597	2 Feb 1667	69

2 Feb 1667		2	Robert Markham	1644	27 Oct 1690	46
			MP for Grantham 1678-1679 and Newark
			1679-1685

27 Oct 1690		3	George Markham	27 May 1666	9 Jun 1736	70
			MP for Newark 1695-1698 and 1701

9 Jun 1736		4	James John Markham	1693	1779	86
to			Extinct on his death
1779



			MARKHAM of Beachborough Park,Kent


10 Jul 1911	UK	1	Arthur Basil Markham	25 Aug 1866	7 Aug 1916	49
			MP for Mansfield 1900-1916

7 Aug 1916		2	Charles Markham	28 Aug 1899	7 Sep 1952	53

7 Sep 1952		3	Charles John Markham	2 Jul 1924	5 Jun 2006	81

5 Jun 2006		4	Arthur David Markham	6 Dec 1950




			MARLING of Stanley Park and
			Sedbury Park,Gloucs


22 May 1882	UK	1	Samuel Stephens Marling	10 Apr 1810	22 Oct 1883	73
			MP for Gloucestershire West 1868-1874
			and Stroud 1875-1880

22 Oct 1883		2	William Henry Marling	1 Jul 1835	19 Oct 1919	84

19 Oct 1919		3	Percival Scrope Marling VC	6 Mar 1861	29 May 1936	75
			For further information on this baronet and VC
			winner, see the note at the foot of this page

29 Mar 1936		4	John Stanley Vincent Marling	26 Jul 1910	20 Sep 1977	67

20 Sep 1977		5	Charles William Somerset Marling	2 Jun 1951




			MAROW of Berkswell,Warwicks


16 Jul 1679	E	1	Samuel Marow	c 1652	c 1690
to			Extinct on his death
c 1690



			MARR of Sunderland,Durham


12 May 1919	UK	1	James Marr	9 Sep 1854	24 Nov 1932	78

24 Nov 1932		2	Leslie Lynn Marr	14 Aug 1922




			MARRIOTT of Sydling St Nicholas,Dorset


1 Jun 1774	GB		See "Smith-Marriott"



			MARSDEN of Grimsby,Lincs


4 Mar 1924	UK	1	John Denton Marsden	9 Nov 1873	26 Apr 1944	70

26 Apr 1944		2	John Denton Marsden	25 Aug 1913	22 Jul 1985	71

22 Jul 1985		3	Nigel John Denton Marsden	26 May 1940	16 Nov 1997	57

16 Nov 1997		4	Simon Neville Llewelyn Marsden	1 Dec 1948	22 Jan 2012	63

22 Jan 2012		5	Tadgh Orlando Denton Marsden	25 Dec 1990




			MARSH of Dublin


1839	UK	1	Henry Marsh	1790	1 Dec 1860	70
to			Extinct on his death
1 Dec 1860



			MARSHALL


21 May 1658	NS	1	William Marshall	c 1602	Aug 1658

Aug 1658		2	George Marshall		c 1710

c 1710		3	William Marshall		1772

1772		4	Charles Marshall		1816
to			Extinct on his death
1816



			MARSHAM of Cuckston,Kent


16 Aug 1663	E	1	John Marsham	23 Aug 1602	25 May 1685	82
			MP for Rochester 1660-1661

25 May 1685		2	John Marsham	15 Sep 1637	31 Dec 1692	55

31 Dec 1692		3	John Marsham	12 Oct 1679	13 May 1696	16

13 May 1696		4	Robert Marsham	16 Dec 1650	25 Jul 1703	52
			MP for Maidstone 1698-1704

25 Jul 1703		5	Robert Marsham	17 Sep 1685	28 Nov 1724	39
			He was subsequently created Baron
			Romney (qv) in 1716 with which title the
			baronetcy remains merged



			MARTIN of Long Melford,Suffolk


28 Mar 1667	E	1	Roger Martin	1639	8 Jul 1712	73

8 Jul 1712		2	Roger Martin	1667	3 Mar 1742	74

3 Mar 1742		3	Roger Martin	1689	4 Jun 1762	72

4 Jun 1762		4	Mordaunt Martin	1740	24 Sep 1815	75

24 Sep 1815		5	Roger Martin	22 Feb 1778	16 Dec 1854	76
to			Extinct on his death
16 Dec 1854



			MARTIN of Lockynge,Berks


28 Jul 1791	GB	1	Henry Martin	28 Aug 1733	1 Aug 1794	60
			MP for Southampton 1790-1794

1 Aug 1794		2	Henry William Martin	20 Dec 1768	3 Feb 1842	73

3 Feb 1842		3	Henry Martin	3 Oct 1801	4 Dec 1863	62

4 Dec 1863		4	William Fanshawe Martin	5 Dec 1801	24 Mar 1895	93

24 Mar 1895		5	Richard Byam Martin	28 Apr 1841	21 Feb 1910	68
to			Extinct on his death
21 Feb 1910



			MARTIN of Cappagh,Dublin


2 Jun 1885	UK	1	Richard Martin	17 Mar 1831	18 Oct 1901	70
to			PC [I] 1896
18 Oct 1901			Extinct on his death



			MARTIN of Overbury Court,Gloucs


12 Dec 1905	UK	1	Richard Biddulph Martin	12 May 1838	23 Aug 1916	78
to			MP for Tewkesbury 1880-1885 and
23 Aug 1916			Droitwich 1892-1905
			Extinct on his death



			MARWOOD of Little Bushby,Yorks


31 Dec 1660	E	1	George Marwood	28 Apr 1601	19 Feb 1680	78
			MP for Malton 1659 and Northallerton
			1660-1661

19 Feb 1680		2	Henry Marwood	c 1635	1 Nov 1725
			MP for Northallerton 1685-1689

1 Nov 1725		3	Samuel Marwood	c 1672	31 Oct 1739

Oct 1739		4	William Marwood	c 1681	23 Feb 1740
to			Extinct on his death
23 Feb 1740



			MARWOOD-ELTON of Widworthy Court,Devon


1 Aug 1838	UK	1	Edward Marwood-Elton	1801	18 Apr 1884	82
to			Extinct on his death
18 Apr 1884			For information on a possible claimant to this
			baronetcy, who was convicted of a sensational
			Australian murder, see the note at the foot
			of this paqe



			MARYON-WILSON of Eastbourne,Sussex


4 Mar 1661	E	1	William Wilson	c 1608	9 Dec 1685

9 Dec 1685		2	William Wilson	c 1644	26 Dec 1718

26 Dec 1718		3	William Wilson	c 1704	23 Jan 1724

23 Jan 1724		4	Thomas Wilson	c 1682	6 Oct 1759

6 Oct 1759		5	Edward Wilson	c 1725	24 Jun 1760

24 Jun 1760		6	Thomas Spencer Wilson	25 Jan 1727	29 Aug 1798	71
			MP for Sussex 1774-1780

29 Aug 1798		7	Thomas Maryon Wilson	c 1773	22 Jul 1821

22 Jul 1821		8	Thomas Maryon Wilson	14 Apr 1800	4 May 1869	69

4 May 1869		9	John Maryon Wilson	12 Dec 1802	11 May 1876	73

11 May 1876		10	Spencer Maryon Wilson	4 Dec 1829	31 Dec 1897	68

31 Dec 1897		11	Spencer Pocklington Maryon Wilson
			(Maryon-Wilson from 1899)	19 Jul 1859	12 May 1944	84
			For further information, see the note at the
			foot of this page

12 May 1944		12	George Percy Maryon Maryon-Wilson	22 Feb 1898	10 Jul 1965	67

10 Jul 1965		13	Hubert Guy Maryon Maryon-Wilson	27 Jul 1888	13 Sep 1978	90
to			Extinct on his death
13 Sep 1978



			MASHAM of High Lever,Essex


20 Dec 1621	E	1	William Masham	c 1592	c 1656
			MP for Maldon 1624-1626, Colchester
			1628-1629 and 1640 and Essex 1640-1653
			and 1654-1655

c 1656		2	William Masham		c 1663

c 1663		3	Francis Masham	c 1646	7 Feb 1723
			MP for Essex 1690-1698 and 1701-1710

7 Feb 1723		4	Samuel Masham	c 1679	16 Oct 1758
			He had previously been created Baron
			Masham of Otes (qv) in 1712 with which title the
			baronetcy then merged until its extinction
			in 1776



			MASON of Compton Pauncefoot,Somerset


3 Jul 1918	UK	1	William James Peake Mason	11 Nov 1862	21 Jul 1947	84
			He was subsequently created Baron
			Blackford (qv) in 1935 with which title
			the baronetcy then merged until its
			extinction in 1988.



			MASSEY of Donass,Clare


9 Mar 1782	I	1	Hugh Dillon Massey	c 1740	29 Apr 1807

29 Apr 1807		2	Hugh Dillon Massey	9 Nov 1767	28 Mar 1842	74
			MP for co.Clare 1801-1802

28 Mar 1842		3	Hugh Dillon Massey	6 Jan 1797	29 Oct 1870	73
to			Extinct on his death
29 Oct 1870



			MASSINGBERD of Braytoft Hall,Lincs


22 Aug 1660	E	1	Henry Massingberd	26 Aug 1609	Sep 1680	71

Sep 1680		2	William Massingberd	23 Jan 1650	1719	69
			For further information on this baronet, see
			the note at the foot of this page

1719		3	William Massingberd	25 Sep 1677	1 Dec 1723	46
to			MP for Lincolnshire 1721-1723
1 Dec 1723			Extinct on his death



			MATHER-JACKSON of Birkenhead,Lancs


4 Nov 1869	UK		See "Jackson"



			MATHESON of The Lews,Ross
			and Achany, Sutherland


c Dec 1850	UK	1	James Matheson	17 Oct 1796	31 Dec 1878	82
to			MP for Ashburton 1843-1847. Lord Lieutenant
31 Dec 1878			Ross & Cromarty 1866-1878
			Extinct on his death



			MATHESON of Lochalsh,Ross


15 May 1882	UK	1	Alexander Matheson	16 Jan 1805	27 Jul 1886	81
			MP for Inverness Burghs 1847-1868 and
			Ross & Cromarty 1868-1884

27 Jul 1886		2	Kenneth James Matheson	12 May 1854	25 Jan 1920	65

25 Jan 1920		3	Alexander Perceval Matheson	6 Feb 1861	6 Aug 1929	68

6 Aug 1929		4	Roderick Mackenzie Chisholm Matheson	26 Dec 1861	24 Jul 1944	82

24 Jul 1944		5	Torquhil George Matheson	4 Feb 1871	13 Nov 1963	92

13 Nov 1963		6	Torquhil Alexander Matheson	15 Aug 1925	9 Apr 1993	67

9 Apr 1993		7	Fergus John Matheson	22 Feb 1927	27 Jan 2017	89

27 Jan 2017		8	Alexander Fergus Matheson	26 Aug 1954




			MATHEWS of London


14 Feb 1917	UK	1	Sir Charles William Mathews	16 Oct 1850	6 Jan 1920	69
to			Extinct on his death
6 Jan 1920



			MATHIAS of Vaendre Hall,Monmouth


28 Jun 1917	UK	1	Sir Richard Mathias	1 Jun 1863	26 Oct 1942	79
			MP for Cheltenham 1910-1911

26 Oct 1942		2	Richard Hughes Mathias	6 Apr 1905	4 Jan 1991	85
to			Extinct on his death
4 Jan 1991



			MATTHEWS of Gobions,Essex


15 Jun 1662	E	1	Philip Matthews	c 1642	7 Dec 1685

Dec 1685		2	John Matthews		11 Jul 1708
to			Extinct on his death
11 Jul 1708



			MAUDE of Dundrum,co.Tipperary


9 May 1705	I	1	Robert Maude	1677	4 Aug 1750	73

4 Aug 1750		2	Thomas Maude,later [1776] 1st Baron de Montalt	1726	17 May 1777	50
			PC [I] 1768

17 May 1777		3	Cornwallis Maude	19 Sep 1729	23 Aug 1803	73
			He was subsequently created Viscount
			Hawarden (qv) in 1791 with which title the
			baronetcy remains merged



			MAULEVERER of Allerton,Yorks


4 Aug 1641	E	1	Thomas Mauleverer	9 Apr 1599	c Jun 1655	56
			MP for Boroughbridge 1640-1653

c Jun 1655		2	Richard Mauleverer	c 1623	25 Jul 1675
			MP for Boroughbridge 1661-1675

Jul 1675		3	Thomas Mauleverer	c 1643	13 Aug 1687
			MP for Boroughbridge 1679-1689

Aug 1687		4	Richard Mauleverer		11 May 1689

May 1689		5	Richard Mauleverer	18 Mar 1689	27 Mar 1713	24
to			Extinct on his death
Mar 1713



			MAWBEY of Botleys,Surrey


30 Jul 1765	GB	1	Joseph Mawbey	2 Dec 1730	16 Jun 1798	67
			MP for Southwark 1761-1774 and
			Surrey 1775-1790

16 Jun 1798		2	Joseph Mawbey	c 1770	28 Aug 1817
to			Extinct on his death
28 Aug 1817



			MAXWELL of Calderwood,Lanark


28 Mar 1627	NS	1	James Maxwell		c 1670

c 1670		2	William Maxwell	c 1640	30 Apr 1703

30 Apr 1703		3	William Maxwell		before 1716

before 1716		4	William Maxwell		1750

1750		5	William Maxwell		2 Jan 1789

2 Jan 1789		6	William Maxwell	7 Jan 1748	12 Aug 1829	81

12 Aug 1829		7	William Maxwell	4 Dec 1754	16 Mar 1837	82

16 Mar 1837		8	William Alexander Maxwell	30 Apr 1793	4 Apr 1865	71

4 Apr 1865		9	Hugh Bates Maxwell	14 Feb 1797	9 Feb 1870	72

9 Feb 1870		10	William Maxwell	11 Aug 1828	4 Dec 1885	57

4 Dec 1885		11	James Pierce Maxwell	1813	26 Oct 1896	83
			He had previously succeeded to the Barony
			of Farnham (qv) in 1884 with which title
			the baronetcy remains merged



			MAXWELL of Pollock,Renfrew


25 Nov 1630	NS	1	John Maxwell	c 1583	1 Nov 1647
to			On his death the baronetcy became either
1 Nov 1647			extinct or dormant



			MAXWELL of Orchardtoun, Kirkcudbright


30 Jun 1663	NS	1	Robert Maxwell		by Oct 1681

by Oct 1681		2	Robert Maxwell		24 Jan 1693

24 Jan 1693		3	George Maxwell		1719

1719		4	Robert Maxwell		1729

1729		5	George Maxwell		28 Dec 1746

28 Dec 1746		6	Thomas Maxwell		3 Feb 1761

3 Feb 1761		7	Robert Maxwell		21 Sep 1786
to			On his death the baronetcy became dormant
21 Sep 1786



			MAXWELL of Monreith,Wigtown


8 Jan 1681	NS	1	William Maxwell	c 1635	Apr 1709

Apr 1709		2	Alexander Maxwell		23 May 1730
			MP for Wigtown Burghs 1713-1715

23 May 1730		3	William Maxwell	c 1715	22 Aug 1771

22 Aug 1771		4	William Maxwell		Feb 1812

Feb 1812		5	William Maxwell	5 Mar 1779	22 Aug 1838	59
			MP for Wigtonshire 1805-1812 and 1822-
			1830

22 Aug 1838		6	William Maxwell	2 Oct 1804	29 Mar 1877	72

29 Mar 1877		7	Herbert Eustace Maxwell	8 Jan 1845	30 Oct 1937	92
			MP for Wigtonshire 1880-1906. PC 1897
			Lord Lieutenant Wigton 1903-1935

30 Oct 1937		8	Aymer Maxwell	7 Dec 1911	8 Jul 1987	75

8 Jul 1987		9	Michael Eustace George Maxwell	28 Aug 1943




			MAXWELL of Springkell,Dumfries


7 Feb 1683	NS		See "Heron-Maxwell"



			MAXWELL of Cardoness,Kirkcudbright


9 Jun 1804	UK	1	David Maxwell		1825

1825		2	David Maxwell	18 Jun 1773	13 Nov 1860	87

13 Nov 1860		3	William Maxwell	13 Feb 1809	27 Jun 1886	77

27 Jun 1886		4	William Francis Maxwell	19 Jun 1844	26 Jan 1924	79
to			Extinct on his death
26 Jan 1924



			MAXWELL MACDONALD of Pollock,Renfrew


12 Apr 1682	NS	1	John Maxwell	Jan 1648	4 Jul 1732	84

4 Jul 1732		2	John Maxwell	1686	24 Dec 1752	66

24 Dec 1752		3	John Maxwell	27 Mar 1720	14 Sep 1758	38

14 Sep 1758		4	Walter Maxwell	15 Feb 1732	29 Apr 1762	30

29 Apr 1762		5	John Maxwell	27 Nov 1761	25 Jul 1762	-

25 Jul 1762		6	James Maxwell	26 Mar 1735	3 May 1785	50

3 May 1785		7	John Maxwell	31 Oct 1768	30 Jul 1844	75
			MP for Paisley 1832-1834

30 Jul 1844		8	John Maxwell	12 May 1791	7 Jun 1865	74
			MP for Renfrewshire 1818-1830 and
			Lanarkshire 1832-1837

7 Jun 1865		9	William Stirling (Stirling-Maxwell from Mar 1866)	8 Mar 1818	15 Jan 1878	59
			MP for Perthshire 1852-1868 and 1874-1878
			KT 1876

15 Jan 1878		10	John Maxwell Stirling-Maxwell	6 Jun 1866	30 May 1956	89
to			MP for College 1895-1900. KT 1929
30 May 1956			On his death the baronetcy became dormant

30 May 1956		11	Anne Maxwell Macdonald	8 Sep 1906	21 Apr 2011	104
			She was recognised by the Lyon Court in
			2005 as being the 11th holder of the baronetcy.
			She therefore became only the fifth female
			baronet - see also Bolles created 1635,Dalyell
			created 1685,Dunbar created 1706 and Wishart
			created 1706

21 Apr 2011		12	John Ronald Maxwell Macdonald	22 May 1936	24 Dec 2023 - HB	87

24 Dec 2023		13	John Ranald ["Jock"] Macdonald	16 Sep 1965




			MAXWELL-SCOTT
			of Haggerston Castle,Northumberland


15 Aug 1642	E	1	Thomas Haggerston		7 Mar 1674

Mar 1674		2	Thomas Haggerston		c 1710

c 1710		3	Carnaby Haggerston	c 1700	20 Jul 1756

Jul 1756		4	Thomas Haggerston	11 Sep 1722	1 Nov 1777	55

1 Nov 1777		5	Carnaby Haggerston	May 1756	3 Dec 1831	75

3 Dec 1831		6	Thomas Haggerston	13 Jul 1785	11 Dec 1842	57

11 Dec 1842		7	Edward Haggerston	c 1797	6 May 1857

6 May 1857		8	John Haggerston	18 Aug 1798	8 Mar 1858	59

8 Mar 1858		9	John de Marie Haggerston	27 Nov 1852	29 Nov 1918	66

29 Nov 1918		10	Edward Charlton de Marie Haggerston	8 Feb 1857	1 Apr 1925	68

1 Apr 1925		11	Hugh Carnaby de Marie Haggerston	Mar 1906	11 Sep 1971	65

11 Sep 1971		12	Raphael Stanley de Marie Haggerston	6 Aug 1912	3 Jan 1972	59

3 Jan 1972		13	Michael Fergus Maxwell-Scott	23 Jul 1921	29 Nov 1989	68

29 Nov 1989		14	Dominic James Maxwell-Scott	22 Jul 1968




			MAXWELL-SCOTT of Abbotsford,Roxburgh


23 Jun 1932	UK	1	Walter Joseph Constable Maxwell-Scott	10 Apr 1875	3 Apr 1954	78
to			Extinct on his death
3 Apr 1954



			MAY of Mayfield,Waterford


30 Jun 1763	I	1	James May	6 Nov 1723	8 Nov 1811	88

8 Nov 1811		2	James Edward May	5 Oct 1751	23 Jul 1814	62
			MP for Belfast 1801-1814

23 Jul 1814		3	Humphrey May		early 1819

early 1819		4	George Stephen May	c 1763	1834
to			Extinct on his death
1834			For information on a claim made to this baronetcy
			in 1886,see the note at the foot of this page



			MAY of the Eyot,Surrey


27 Jan 1931	UK	1	George Ernest May	20 Jun 1871	10 Apr 1946	74
			He was subsequently created Baron May (qv)
			in 1935 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



			MAYNARD of Eaton Parva,Essex


29 Jun 1611	E	1	William Maynard	by 1589	17 Dec 1640
			He was subsequently created Baron
			Maynard (qv) in 1620 with which title the
			baronetcy then merged until its extinction
			in 1775



			MAYNARD of Walthamstow,Essex


1 Feb 1682	E	1	William Maynard	6 Oct 1641	7 Nov 1685	44
			MP for Essex 1685

7 Nov 1685		2	William Maynard	c 1676	15 Dec 1715

15 Dec 1715		3	Henry Maynard		16 Nov 1738

16 Nov 1738		4	William Maynard	19 Apr 1721	18 Jan 1772	50
			MP for Essex 1759-1772

18 Jan 1772		5	Charles Maynard	9 Aug 1751	10 Mar 1824	72
			He subsequently succeeded to the
			Viscountcy of Maynard (qv) in 1775 with
			which title the baronetcy then merged
			until its extinction in 1865



			MAYNE of Marston Morlain,Beds


22 Apr 1763	GB	1	William Mayne	1722	28 May 1794	71
			He was subsequently created Baron Newhaven
			of Carrick Mayne (qv) in 1776 with which title the
			baronetcy then merged until its extinction
			in 1794
			This baronetcy was gazetted (Issue 10304,page 6)
			as being of Marston Morlain,although the village
			is actually named Marston Mortaine



			MAYNEY of Linton,Kent


29 Jun 1641	E	1	John Mayney	c 1608	c 1676

c 1676		2	Anthony Mayney		1706
to			Extinct on his death
1706



			MEADE of Ballintubber,co.Cork


29 May 1703	I	1	John Meade	1642	12 Jan 1707	64

12 Jan 1707		2	Pierce Meade	1693	18 Jul 1711	18

Jul 1711		3	Richard Meade	1697	26 May 1744	46

26 May 1744		4	John Meade	21 Apr 1744	19 Oct 1800	56
			He was subsequently created Earl of
			Clanwilliam (qv) in 1776 with which title
			the baronetcy remains merged



			MEDLYCOTT of Venn House,Somerset


3 Oct 1808	UK	1	William Coles Medlycott	22 Oct 1767	25 May 1835	67
			MP for Milborne Port 1790-1791

25 May 1835		2	William Coles Medlycott	31 Jul 1806	23 Dec 1882	76

23 Dec 1882		3	William Coles Paget Medlycott	6 Jun 1831	8 Jan 1887	55

8 Jan 1887		4	Edward Bradford Medlycott	29 Sep 1832	17 Feb 1902	69

17 Feb 1902		5	Mervyn Bradford Medlycott	20 Sep 1837	27 Mar 1908	70

27 Mar 1908		6	Hubert James Medlycott	9 Dec 1841	25 May 1920	78

25 May 1920		7	Hubert Mervyn Medlycott	29 Sep 1874	2 Sep 1964	89

2 Sep 1964		8	James Christopher Medlycott	17 Apr 1907	11 Apr 1986	78

11 Apr 1986		9	Mervyn Tregonwell Medlycott	20 Feb 1947




			MELLOR of Culmhead,Somerset


24 Jan 1924	UK	1	Sir John Paget Mellor	13 Mar 1862	4 Feb 1929	66

4 Feb 1929		2	John Serocold Paget Mellor	6 Jul 1893	15 Jul 1986	93
			MP for Tamworth 1935-1945 and Sutton
			Coldfield 1945-1955

15 Jul 1986		3	John Francis Mellor	9 Mar 1925	8 Nov 1990	65
to			Extinct on his death
8 Nov 1990



			MELVIN of Olton,Warwicks


31 Jul 1933	UK	1	Sir Martin John Melvin	8 Jun 1879	11 May 1952	72
to			Extinct on his death
11 May 1952



			MENTETH of New Cumnock,Ayr


11 Aug 1838	UK		See "Stuart-Menteth"



			MENZIES of Castle Menzies,Perth


2 Sep 1665	NS	1	Alexander Menzies		c Apr 1695

c Apr 1695		2	Alexander Menzies		c 1730

c 1730		3	Robert Menzies		4 Sep 1786

4 Sep 1786		4	John Menzies		26 Mar 1800

26 Mar 1800		5	Robert Menzies	before 1760	8 Mar 1813

8 Mar 1813		6	Neil Menzies	16 Aug 1780	20 Aug 1844	64

20 Aug 1844		7	Robert Menzies	26 Sep 1817	22 Apr 1903	85

22 Apr 1903		8	Neil James Menzies	5 Mar 1855	21 Dec 1910	55
to			Extinct on his death
21 Dec 1910			For further information regarding a claim to the
			baronetcy made between 1913 and 1916,see the
			note at the foot of this page



			MERCES of France


2 Apr 1660	E	1	Anthony de Merces
			Nothing further is known of this baronetcy



			MEREDITH of Stainsley,Denbigh


13 Aug 1622	E	1	William Meredith	c 1596	10 Apr 1675

10 Apr 1675		2	Richard Meredith		5 Sep 1679
			MP for Kent 1656-1658 and Sandwich 1659

5 Sep 1679		3	William Meredith	c 1666	28 May 1681

28 May 1681		4	Richard Meredith		29 Aug 1723

29 Aug 1723		5	Roger Meredith	c 1677	3 Jan 1739
to			MP for Kent 1727-1734
3 Jan 1739			Extinct on his death



			MEREDITH of Marston,Devon


2 Jan 1639	NS	1	Amos Meredith		5 Dec 1669

5 Dec 1669		2	William Meredith	6 Dec 1665	19 Jan 1732	66

Jan 1732		3	William Meredith	c 1725	2 Jan 1790
to			MP for Wigan 1754-1761 and Liverpool
2 Jan 1790			1761-1780. PC 1774 .
			On his death the baronetcy became dormant



			MEREDITH of Montreal,Canada


14 Nov 1916	UK	1	Vincent Meredith	28 Feb 1850	24 Feb 1929	78
to			Extinct on his death
24 Feb 1929



			MEREDYTH of Greenhills,Kildare


20 Nov 1660	I	1	William Meredyth	c 1620	14 Feb 1665

Feb 1665		2	Richard Meredyth	1657	8 Oct 1743	86

Oct 1743		3	Robert Meredyth	c 1704	18 Feb 1747

Feb 1747		4	Richard Meredyth	Jan 1733	1777	44

1777		5	Paul Meredyth	c 1720	1783

1783		6	Moore Meredyth	c 1722	8 Nov 1789

8 Nov 1789		7	Barry Colles Meredyth	c 1749	14 Oct 1813

14 Oct 1813		8	Joshua Colles Meredyth	1 Jun 1771	27 Jul 1850	79

27 Jul 1850		9	Edward Newenham Meredyth	1 May 1776	23 Mar 1865	88

23 Mar 1865		10	Edward Henry John Meredyth	29 May 1828	8 Oct 1904	76
to			Extinct on his death
8 Oct 1904			For further information on this baronetcy,
			see the note at the foot of this page



			MEREDYTH of Catherines Grove,Dublin


5 Sep 1787	I		See "Gorges-Meredyth"



			MEREDYTH of Carlanstown,Meath


26 Jul 1795	I	1	John Meredyth	late 1740	27 Oct 1799	58

27 Oct 1799		2	Thomas Meredyth	Jul 1770	c Feb 1815	44

c Feb 1815		3	Henry Meredyth	Jun 1775	2 May 1859	83

2 May 1859		4	Henry Meredyth	1802	4 Aug 1889	87

4 Aug 1889		5	Henry Bayly Meredyth	14 Jan 1863	30 Sep 1923	60
to			Extinct on his death
30 Sep 1923



			METCALFE of Chilton,Berks


21 Dec 1802	UK	1	Thomas Theophilus Metcalfe	8 Jan 1745	17 Nov 1813	68
			MP for Abingdon 1796-1807

17 Nov 1813		2	Theophilus John Metcalfe	19 Sep 1783	15 Aug 1822	38

15 Aug 1822		3	Charles Theophilus Metcalfe,Baron
			Metcalfe	30 Jan 1785	5 Sep 1846	61

5 Sep 1846		4	Thomas Theophilus Metcalfe	2 Jan 1795	3 Nov 1853	58

3 Nov 1853		5	Theophilus John Metcalfe	28 Nov 1828	8 Nov 1883	54

8 Nov 1883		6	Charles Herbert Theophilus Metcalfe	8 Sep 1853	29 Dec 1928	75

29 Dec 1928		7	Theophilus John Massie Metcalfe	19 Jun 1866	11 Sep 1950	84

11 Sep 1950		8	Theophilus John Metcalfe	14 Oct 1916	11 Feb 1979	62
to			Extinct on his death
11 Feb 1979



			METHUEN of Haslemere,Surrey


10 Jul 1916	UK	1	Algernon Methuen Marshall Methuen	23 Feb 1856	20 Sep 1924	68
to			Extinct on his death
20 Sep 1924



			MEUX of Kingston,Isle of Wight


11 Dec 1641	E	1	John Meux		12 Feb 1657
			MP for Newtown (IOW) 1640 and 1640-1644

Feb 1657		2	William Meux		c 1697

c 1697		3	William Meux	25 Jun 1683	13 Mar 1706	22
to			Extinct on his death
13 Mar 1706



			MEUX of Theobalds Park,Herts


30 Sep 1831	UK	1	Henry Meux	8 May 1770	7 Apr 1841	70

7 Apr 1841		2	Henry Meux	28 Dec 1817	1 Jan 1883	65
			MP for Hertfordshire 1847-1859
			For further information on this baronet,
			see the note at the foot of this page

1 Jan 1883		3	Henry Bruce Meux	21 Nov 1856	12 Jan 1900	43
to			Extinct on his death
12 Jan 1900




			Sir Richard Mansel, 6th baronet


			The following extract is from the records of the Central Criminal Court in London and is dated
			13 July 1693:-

			'Sir Richard Mansell, Baronet, was indicted and tried for the Murther of William Pickering on the
			first day of February last [1 Feb 1693]. The Matter of Fact appeared upon the Evidence thus:
			Mr. Pickering being an Apothecary, there was some Monies due to him from Sir Richard Mansell;
			and in order to be satisfied, and to come to an amicable Account, they agreed to meet at
			Squires's Coffee-house in Fuller's Rents, where being met, they did not long continue, but for
			more privacy went down into Grays-Inn Walks; and being in the High-walk, they could not
			accommodate the matter, although Sir Richard offer'd Mr. Pickering to give him security by
			his Bond to pay him in a reasonable time, as soon as his Returns came out of the Countrey;
			yet Mr. Pickering would not be contented, but would have his Money presently, and began to
			be angry, and to reply upon Sir Richard after a morose manner, giving him very Scurrilous
			Language, which was altogether unfit to give to a Person of Quality, which provoked Sir
			Richard to draw his Sword upon him, upon which Mr. Pickering withdrew himself from Sir
			Richard, and Sir Richard followed him; which Mr. Pickering perceiving, he (to prevent the
			danger that might come upon him) leapt over the Wall down into the Lower Walks, and broke
			his Leg short-off; Sir Richard followed him, but did him no other hurt; upon this Mr. Pickering
			was removed to his place of Abode, and there he languished of the said Wound till the 13th
			of February, and then died. The Surgeons gave their Opinion that the Wound was the
			occasion of his death etc. Sir Richard being asked what he had to say in his defence, he
			answered that it was a Misfortune that happened much against his will, and that he was
			heartily sorry for it; and that he had no design of doing him any hurt, and desired that the
			Judges would be of Counsel to him, and was willing to submit his Case to the Court; Then the
			Judges gave their Opinion, and did agree that the Matter should be found special, because it
			was a new Cause; Matter of Law did arise thereupon, therefore it was resolved that a time
			should be set aside for the Judges to consult the matter. Then Sir Richard Mansell moved,
			that he might continue upon Bail, but the Court told him that could not be granted.'

			The Court's records show that a "Special Verdict" was given. Such verdicts were occasionally
			given because a legal issue had arisen which needed to be debated by the Judges. In such
			cases, the Jury ruled on the facts of the matter, but it was up to the Judges to resolve any
			legal issues. As a result, final judgement was deferred and the eventual verdict and
			punishment were usually reported in a subsequent edition of the proceedings of the Court,
			although I have been unable to find the eventual outcome of Sir Richard's trial.




			Sir Courtenay Cecil Mansel, 13th baronet


			On the death of the 11th baronet in 1883, the next heir was his kinsman Edward Berkeley
			Philipps [later Mansel], who was the son of Courtenay Philipps [later Mansel], son of Richard
			Mansel, younger brother of the 10th baronet. Courtenay Philipps's first marriage was long
			thought to be irregular and, as a result, Edward Berkeley Phillips was thought to be illegitimate
			and hence unable to assume the title. Accordingly, his half-brother Richard Philipps [later
			Mansel] assumed the title on the death of the 11th baronet in 1883. When he, in turn, died
			in 1892, the title was assumed by Courtenay Cecil Mansel, as 13th baronet. In February 1903,
			the 13th baronet discovered evidence that Edward Berkeley Mansel was not illegitimate and
			gave up the use of the title in favour of his uncle.

			A report in "The Times" on Saturday 10 November 1906 states that…….

			"In the Court of Session, Edinburgh, yesterday, Lord Dundas heard evidence in an action for
			declarator of marriage and legitimation at the instance of Sir Edward Berkeley Mansel, of Old
			Cotton-house, near Norwich, the defender called being Courtenay Cecil Mansel of Maes y
			Crugian-manor, Carmarthen. The Dean of Faculty and Mr. Brodie-Innes appeared for the
			pursuer; there was no defence. Dame Julia Vertue Mansel, wife of the pursuer, was the first
			witness. She said she was married to the pursuer at St George's, Hanover-square, on 7 May,
			1870. Her father, the late Rev. Henn Evans-Lombe, of Bylaugh-park, Norfolk, withheld his
			consent at first because doubts had been raised as to whether her husband's father and
			mother were married when her husband was born. But her father was afterwards satisfied that
			a Scottish marriage had taken place in 1838 between her intended husband's mother and father
			when the last mentioned, who has a major in the 15th Hussars, was stationed with his regiment
			at Hamilton, in Scotland. After the marriage no further question was raised about the matter
			until about 1877, when an action came into the English Courts arising out of a dispute about
			her father-in-law's will. Again, in 1883, when the witness's husband inherited the baronetcy
			the matter came up, and the baronetcy was claimed by her husband's younger brother,
			Richard. At that time the pursuer did not take legal steps to clear the matter up owing to
			his serious ill-health. Other witnesses examined were Mrs. Eliza Cole, of Southampton. A
			sister of the pursuer, and Mr Courtenay Cecil Mansel, a nephew of the pursuer and his brother
			Richard's only son. Mr Courtenay Cecil Mansel said he assumed the title of baronet at his
			father's death in 1892, but in February, 1903, he discovered a declaration signed by his
			grandfather stating that the witness's grandfather and grandmother had lived together as
			husband and wife in Scotland. The witness made some inquiries and saw a trust deed dated in
			1858, in which his grandfather recognized the pursuer as his eldest son. Afterwards the
			witness had an interview with the pursuer, and was shown letters written by his grandfather
			and grandmother. As a result of his inquiries the witness felt perfectly satisfied that his uncle
			was the eldest legitimate son of his (the witness's) grandfather and grandmother, and he
			thought it right in consequence to discontinue the use of the title of baronet. Recently he
			had been informed that his uncle had been advised to institute proceedings to obtain a
			declaration of the validity of the grandfather's Scottish marriage, and the witness, having
			given up the title, had no objection to support that application. The pursuer's evidence was
			before the Court, having been taken on commission, and, after hearing the Dean of Faculty,
			Lord Dundas granted the decree as craved."

			When Sir Edward Berkeley Mansel died in 1908, Courtenay Cecil Mansel, as the next heir,
			resumed the use of the title.



			Sir John Blundell Maple, 1st baronet


			One notice of Sir John's death, to be found in the "Chicago Daily Tribune" of 5 January 1904,
			states that 'Sir John was a typical English retail shop-keeper, possessed of all the virtues and
			the prejudices as well as the shortcomings of his class. He dropped his aspirates in the most
			terrific manner, entertained the most holy horror and distrust of everything foreign, and was
			much distressed when his only daughter, who was the apple of his eye, insisted upon marrying
			Baron Eckardstein, who will be remembered at Washington, where he spent some time, as a
			wonderfully good looking, stalwart man. Foreign nobility was of no account whatsoever in the
			eyes of Sir John, who, it is said, after receiving the honour of knighthood in recognition of his
			immense contributions to the campaign fund of his political party, put forward an extraordinary
			pretension to descent from Blondel, the troubadour who sought out King Richard Coeur de Lion
			from his Austrian prison, and helped to rescue him from his captivity.

			'It may be remembered that according to the legend Blondel visited every castle where he
			thought that the king may be incarcerated singing the favorite songs of the monarch, finally
			discovering it through Richard taking up his song and singing the second verse. It is stated
			that when Richard heard the song he exclaimed, "Blondel m'appel" (Blondel calls me), and Sir
			John insisted that the names "Blundel Maple" were merely a corruption of this exclamation of
			the king, which afterward became the motto of the family founded by the troubadour.'


			Sir Percival Scrope Marling VC, 3rd baronet


			Marling was a Lieutenant in the 3rd Battalion of the King's Royal Rifle Corps, stationed in
			Sudan, when he took part in the Battle of Tamai, which was fought on 13 March 1884 between
			a British force under Sir Gerald Graham and a Mahdist army led by Osman Digna. Although they
			suffered heavy losses, the British forces won the day.

			A supplement to the London Gazette of 21 May 1884 contains Marling's citation for the Victoria
			Cross, as follows:-

			'Lieutenant Percival Scrope Marling, 3rd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps, late Mounted
			Infantry - For his conspicuous bravery at the battle of Tamai, on 13th March last, in risking his
			life to save that of Private Morley, Royal Sussex Regiment, who having been shot, was lifted
			and placed in front of Lieutenant Marling on his horse. He fell off almost immediately, when
			Lieutenant Marling dismounted, and gave up his horse for the purpose of carrying off Private
			Morley, the enemy pressing close on to them until they succeeded in carrying him about
			eighty yards to a place of comparative safety.'



			Edward Marwood Elton, who claimed to be the nephew of the baronet of the same
			name, Sir Edward Marwood-Elton [1st and only baronet], and the Sandridge Murder
			of 1870

			One of the most sensational Australian crimes of the 19th century was the Sandridge Murder,
			in which a 2-year-old boy's throat was cut. The murderer's name was Edward Marwood Elton,
			and he claimed to be the nephew of the English baronet. The murder was reported in at least
			one English paper, the Exeter "Western Times," which includes the following extract from a
			report in the "Geelong Advertiser": "We have it on undoubted authority that he [the murderer]
			is the nephew and heir-of-entail of Sir Edward Marwood Elton, of Widworthy Court, in the
			County of Devon, one of the oldest families in that county, having been settled there - as
			Burke's Baronetage states - since the county history began. The present possessor of the title
			and estates is an old man, and in the ordinary course of nature the murderer would have
			become the possessor of a title, and of estates stated to be worth £15,000 a year. Family
			quarrels led to his leaving England some years ago, and since his arrival in the colony he has
			followed the humble profession of waiter, being apparently unfitted by nature and education
			for a higher position."

			The following account of the murder is taken from the Perth "Truth" of 28 January 1905:-

			'In the year 1870 (and since) there were two families of some note in England, named Elton,
			both enjoying baronetcies, the one created in 1838, the other in 1717. The latter at the
			present time shows no signs of extinction, as there is a long list of sons and grandsons to
			keep up the family name and record. The family seat of these Eltons is Clevedon Court,
			Somersetshire.

			'The baronetcy of 1838 was conferred on the son of James Marwood Elton, Esq., of Widworthy
			Court, near Honiton, Devon. This gentleman's name was Edward Marwood Elton, born in 1801;
			a Deputy-Lieutenant for Devonshire, and High Sheriff for the shire in 1858. He was a Master
			of Arts of Brasenose College, Oxford. This baronet was unmarried, his heir-presumptive - under
			a special remainder - being his brother, Henry, formerly a captain in the 13th Light Dragoons,
			who was born in 1804. [This is somewhat puzzling - there is no reference to any special
			remainder in the entry in the London Gazette (issue 19631, page 1488, published on 3 Jul
			1838) - indeed the notice contains a listing of a number of baronetcies to be created, and
			states that each baronetcy is granted to "the respective heirs male of their bodies lawfully
			begotten"]. Sir Edward Marwood Elton died in 1884, when the baronetcy became extinct - at
			least there is no such baronetcy now noted in any of the books which usually contain such
			information. [His obituary, which appeared in "The Western Times" [Exeter] on 23 April 1884,
			states that "He was created a baronet in 1838, with a special remainder to his brothers, all of
			whom, however, pre-deceased him," but there was, as far as I can tell, no such special
			remainder.]

			'About the year 1863 there arrived in Melbourne a young man [he was described elsewhere as
			being aged about 25 or 26] who passed under the name of Edward Marwood Elton, who claimed
			to be a nephew of the English baronet of the same name. There was no proof, however, beyond
			his own assertion that he was related to the Devonshire baronet. Certain persons asserted that
			the father of the young man was a drawing-master of some note. The young man was, at any
			rate, well educated and possessed of considerable abilities, but was subject to fits of despond-
			ency and melancholia. He had stated that he came from Kensington. London.

			'About the year 1868 he consulted Dr. Beaney - "Diamond" Beaney [James George Beaney 1828-
			1891]. At that time Elton was "very queer" in his manner, and while under treatment asked the
			doctor to tell him at once if his case was incurable (it will be seen later on what the illness was),
			in which case he would cut his throat or drown himself, rather than continue to live in a state
			of disease.

			'Shortly after this Elton was managing an hotel in Gippsland, and was paying court to a young
			music teacher, but he did not find favour in the lady's eyes: in fact, she was rather afraid of
			him on account of his extraordinary behaviour at times. She knew then that "he was not right
			in his head," and he was subject to gloomy fits, which would last for weeks, during which he
			would scarcely utter a word, and, when he did speak, was extremely incoherent. When told by
			the young lady that he had no chance of success in his courtship, he at first became very
			violent, but afterwards this music teacher recommended to his attention Felicia Sarah
			Darbyshire, who was very fond of him, and she thought would make him a good wife.

			'Miss Darbyshire had requested the music teacher to speak to Elton on her behalf. He at first
			would not hear of the idea, but subsequently became very friendly with the young woman, who
			was, it was said, employed as nursemaid and needlewoman at Garton's Hotel, Swanston-street,
			at the same time that Elton was engaged there in the humble capacity of waiter. The other
			young woman whom Elton had first courted became Mrs. Carter, wife of the landlord of the
			Happy Home Hotel, Sandridge (Port Melbourne now). Mrs. Carter had lost sight of the two until
			early in 1869, when she heard that Miss Darbyshire had had an illegitimate child, but not by
			Elton. The next she heard of them was that the pair were married in February of 1870. Elton
			had frequently shown her letters from his mother, and had told her that one of his sisters was
			married to a captain in India. He had often threatened to drown himself.

			'About 5 o'clock on Monday evening, September 10, 1870, Sandridge was thrown into a state of
			excitement by the announcement that a brutal and cowardly murder of a boy between two and
			three years had been committed by the child's stepfather, Edward Marwood Elton. When Elton
			married Miss Darbyshire he knew of the existence of this child, then two years old. The child
			was known as Thomas Henry Darbyshire, and had been reared by a Mrs. Jackson, a laundress
			living in Station-street, Sandridge. Some months after his marriage Elton went to Geelong,
			where he got employment as a waiter at the Black Bull Inn, taking his wife and the child with
			him. He remained there until late in August, when he was discharged on account of slackness in
			trade. All three returned to Melbourne, Mrs. Elton and the child going to live at Mrs. Jackson's,
			in Sandridge.

			'Elton was in the habit of coming to the house, and on Monday visited the place about 2 o'clock
			in the afternoon, when he complained of not feeling well, and his wife gave him a cup of tea,
			which he drank. Soon afterwards, saying he felt better, he said he would go for a walk upon the
			pier, and take the boy with him. The mother accordingly washed and dressed the little fellow,
			and the man went away with him at 3.30. At about half-past 4 o'clock Elton came running back,
			and meeting Mrs Jackson and his wife at the door, threw down a razor on the footpath and said
			to his wife: "I have murdered your ----- bastard, and there," pointing to the razor, "is what I
			have done it with." Mrs. Elton inquired where the child was, and Elton volunteered to show her.
			He then proceeded to Sandridge beach - an historic spot in the criminal old hulk days - about
			a mile from any dwelling, followed by the mother, who had alarmed all the neighbours, and a
			crowd of men, women and children. The child was found dead: its throat cut from ear to ear.

			'The police, hearing of the murder, quickly arrived, Elton quietly awaiting the arrival of the
			constables. Sergeant O'Brien arrested him, and cautioned him, but there was no need of
			caution. Elton admitted the deed, and in response to an observation by the sergeant that he
			must have been mad when he committed the murder, said that he had been mad for some time.
			The police had some difficulty in keeping Elton from the clutches of the mob. He was perfectly
			sober, cool and collected, and was lodged in the lock-up at about 5 o'clock. At the Coroner's
			Court the movements were carefully traced. Apart from his confession, the crime was sheeted
			home, and he was committed for trial.

			'Edward Marwood Elton was brought to trial on Tuesday, October 25, in the old Court House in
			La Trobe-street, Justice [Sir] Edward Eyre Williams [1813-1880] presiding, J[oseph] H[enry]
			Dunne [1821-1877] for the Crown, G.P. Smith for the accused, who pleaded not guilty in a low,
			but firm voice. The facts as to the murder were not in dispute. The mother was not examined
			at the trial, but evidence was given that she was then enceinte [i.e. pregnant]. In cross-
			examination by G.P. Smith, Elizabeth Jackson stated that on the night before the marriage of
			the Eltons the man told her he was not fit to marry, and said he would give her £10 if she would
			persuade Sally (Mrs. Elton) not to marry him. Mrs. Jackson asked him if he could keep away
			from the woman, and he admitted that he could not, therefore Mrs. Jackson declined to inter-
			fere. When he came back from Geelong he told Mrs Jackson that if he did not get a billet for a
			fortnight, and if the child his wife expected did not resemble him, he would make away with
			himself.

			'Dr. Plummer, who made the post-mortem examination of the child, also examined Elton, at the
			request of the police. The accused told the doctor that he had been suffering from seminal
			weakness; that he had several times meant to destroy himself by drowning, but every time he
			reached the water his courage failed. He had also gone to the Public Library and studied the
			effects of several poisons, but that after he had obtained them he was afraid to use them. Next
			day he told the doctor that he well knew what he had done, and that he wanted the law to do
			for him what he had not the pluck to do for himself.

			'Dr. McCrea (Chief Medical Officer), Dr. Paley (Inspector of Lunatic Asylums) and John T.
			Harcourt (proprietor of Richmond Lunatic Asylum) were called by the Crown. The three had been
			appointed a commission to inquire into Elton's sanity. Dr. McCrea said that the disease from
			which Elton was suffering very often made people insane, and would tend to create a belief
			in his mind that he was impotent, although he (Dr. McCrea) did not think he was. McCrea
			considered that Elton killed the child in order to procure his own execution. Dr. Paley had five
			interviews with Elton, and considered that he knew that he was violating the law when he killed
			the child, though he admitted that he was suffering from mania at the time. The disease from
			which he was suffering would have a tendency to develop homicidal mania. In answer to the
			judge, Dr. Paley said that spermatorrhoea [excessive, involuntary ejaculation, which in the 19th
			century was regarded as a disorder which had corrupting and devastating effects on the mind
			and body] was, in his opinion, the proximate cause of insanity in Elton. Mr. Harcourt was of
			opinion that the accused committed the crime under a momentary impulse, and was not
			conscious that he was violating the law.

			'For the defence, Mr. Smith called Drs. T. Aubrey Bowen and James George Beaney, both of
			whom had been treating the accused man for spermatorrhoea and other nerve troubles.
			According to Dr. Beaney, Elton was "suffering from impotency." Suicidal mania, and mania of all
			kinds, might follow any disease accompanied by great nervous exhaustion. He was afraid that
			the prisoner would commit homicide, as he was frequently in a very excited state. When Elton
			told Dr. Beaney that he meant to get married, the doctor advised him to wait a while.

			'The jury, after an hour's retirement, found a verdict of guilty, but recommended him to mercy
			on account of the disease from which he suffered. The foreman was a commercial broker well
			known on 'Change. He would face any commercial "spec" undaunted, but as read the recomm-
			endation his voice faltered, and the paper shook in his hand like a leaf in the wind.

			'Being asked the usual question whether he had anything to urge why sentence should not be
			passed, Elton (who laboured under much excitement, which towards the conclusion of his
			remarks increased to a perfect paroxysm of rage) said he had no reason to urge, but would like
			to give a little outline of his line. From his birth he had been a very delicate child, and was sent
			to the colonies for the benefit of his health, and because he could not make a fortune at home.
			He had been singularly unfortunate in all he undertook, and not a man in the colony could have
			experienced a harder life than he had undergone. He had wronged no one except the woman
			he had given his name to: he believed he had wronged her fearfully, but for that he was to
			answer with his life. He had counted the cost, and was willing to pay the sacrifice. He had
			come to the colony without a single penny, and the country upon which he had thrown himself
			for his trial had found him guilty, but the recommendation to mercy which the jury had given he
			scorned to accept. Did they think that, after he had been found guilty of wilfully committing
			the crime with which he was charged, he would live with such an action on his mind? No: he
			was born an honest man. He had no desire for mercy, except to ask that the penalty for the
			crime of which he had been found guilty might be speedily carried out. He denied that he was
			innocent, as alleged, and had not the slightest doubt that the child which would be born was
			his. It was true that he had been married much against his will. He had told his wife on their
			marriage that in seven days he meant to commit suicide, but he had not the courage to do it,
			and he ran away from her and went to Geelong, where he obtained employment at the rate of
			10s per week, and a friend let his wife know where he was, and she rejoined him. He was not
			afraid to meet his death, for he fully believed that, by the mercy of God, he was really prepared
			to meet it. He had not the slightest fear of hanging, for he believed he could meet his death at
			his country's hands honestly and fairly. He had wronged his family most fearfully, but he bore a
			noble name - one of the first in England - and had never disgraced it yet by any action of his,
			nor would he now: but as for that blasted recommendation to mercy, he said, "damn the jury
			that gave it."

			'Justice Williams said that the fearful way in which the prisoner was proceeding only showed
			that he did not deserve the recommendation to mercy, but it would be forwarded to the
			Executive: he would not prolong the scene, but would simply pass the sentence prescribed by
			the law.

			'In those days the prisoners were removed from the dock into the open space behind the Court
			House, admission being had to the gaol by a small door in the southern wall. A crowd had
			assembled outside, and through the lane formed Elton walked, talking excitedly and with much
			gesticulation, followed at some yards distance by a solitary warder. Mrs. Elton was in the
			crowd, weeping. The condemned man spoke kindly and laughingly to her, and bade the crowd
			a loud "Good-bye" as he passed into the gaol.

			'Elton was not executed. The McCulloch Ministry [formed by Sir James McCulloch 1819-1893]
			considered that there were some grounds for considering him insane, and on the Chief
			Secretary's warrant he was transferred to the Yarra Bend Lunatic Asylum, where it was
			thought he would stay for the remainder of his days. But he did not, for about 12 years after his
			conviction he was officially reported to have recovered his sanity, and was transferred to
			Pentridge Prison. This he vehemently protested against, on the ground that, as he was deemed
			insane at the time he committed the murder, and therefore unaccountable, he ought to be
			discharged on recovering his sanity. The authorities, however, did not see it in the same light,
			and to Pentridge Elton went. What his ultimate fate was I know not, but there is not now in
			England an acknowledged representative of the Devonshire baronet.'



			Sir Spencer Pocklington Maryon Maryon-Wilson, 11th baronet


			From the Townsville (Queensland) "Daily Bulletin" of 9 April 1938:-

			'A man who stands for his rights is Sir Spencer Pocklington Maryon Maryon-Wilson, Lord of the
			Manors of Charlton and Hampstead, 11th Baronet of East Borne [sic - Eastbourne], in the county
			of Sussex.

			'Other men may be content to be called 'Sir.' Not so, Sir Spencer. He insists on being addressed
			as 'Sir Baronet.' This week he explained the reason why: "I don't care a damn what the world
			thinks or says about me. I'm looked on as a crank, but I've just got moral courage. That's what
			it is."

			'Sir Spencer is the only baronet in Britain who insists on the full form of address to which he is
			entitled. Every one of the two-score servants on his estate, from gamekeepers to butlers, must
			address him as 'Sir Baronet.' Among themselves and to strangers they refer to him generally as
			'The Baronet.'

			"I'm a diehard and I don't mind," he continued. "I've seen letters addressed to my butler, my
			gamekeeper, yes, even my odd man, addressing them as 'Dear Sir.' Now, why the devil should any
			baronet be addressed in the same way. A baronetcy is fifth in the noble degree. I and all other
			baronets have a right to be addressed as 'Sir Baronet,' just as peers have the right to be called
			My Lord.' My title is 300 years old. It was earned at the risk of the head of my ancestor, who
			helped Charles II in his restoration. But don't forget I don't insist on my right any more than I
			consider all other baronets should similarly insist."



			Sir William Massingberd, 2nd baronet


			According to tradition, Sir William's daughter fell in love with a postillion in her father's service
			and planned to elope with him. Sir William, however, wished his daughter to marry a man of
			higher status and he therefore allegedly shot the daughter's lover and dumped his body in a
			pond. Visitors to Sir William's house at Gunby Hall, near Burgh le Marsh in Lincolnshire, remark
			to this day about a sudden sensation of extreme coldness when walking on the path near the
			pond.


			The May baronetcy created in 1763


			On 23 May 1885 (and repeated on 26 May) the following advertisement appeared in 'The
			Times':-

			'Reward of £100 - Whereas Sir James May, of Mayfield, Representative in Parliament for the
			County of Waterford, was, in the year 1763, created a Baronet of Ireland, with limitation to the
			heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, and the said Sir James May had five sons, the issue of
			his marriage, namely James Edward, Humphrey, Thomas, Charles, and George Stephen, and
			dying in or about the year 1811, was succeeded by his eldest son called Sir Edward May, at
			whose death, three years subsequently, the title devolved on Sir Humphrey May as third
			baronet, and was enjoyed by him until his decease in 1819, when (his next brother, Thomas,
			having predeceased without issue in 1809, and the existence of Charles May, next in
			succession, or any issue male of his body, being ignored) the baronetcy was reputed to, rather
			than assumed by, George Stephen May, the fifth and youngest son of the 1st baronet, who at
			that date (1819) and till his death in 1834 was of unsound mind.

			'And whereas in certain suits in the Court of Chancery in Ireland, dating from or about the year
			1814 to 1844, and known as "May versus May, Carew and Medlicott and others," "May versus
			Pennefather and others," "May versus Medlicott," and "Marjoribanks versus Medlicott" - the
			objects of which were, amongst others, the distribution of and otherwise dealing with the
			estate of the said Sir James May under the terms of his marriage settlement and will - in all of
			which proceedings, as in the decrees made thereon, the aforesaid Charles May is treated as
			having died without issue and intestate, though the evidences, if any, upon which that position
			was supported and maintained do not appear to have been preserved and cannot now be found.

			'And whereas Thomas Paine May, a subject of Her Majesty the Queen, but lately of Maylawn,
			Louisiana, in the United States of America, claims (as the only surviving son of Thomas May, of
			Maylawn aforesaid, deceased, who was the son and heir of Patrick May, of Ballinalack, in the
			county of Westmeath, deceased) to be the great-grandson and heir-at-law of the aforesaid
			Charles May.

			'Now notice is hereby given, that - as it is required by Sir Bernard Burke....Ulster King of Arms,
			that evidence rebutting the assumption of the death without issue male and intestate of the
			said Charles May be produced to his satisfaction - the sum of ONE HUNDRED POUNDS will be
			paid to anyone who shall give such INFORMATION as will lead to the proof that the said
			CHARLES MAY DID NOT DIE WITHOUT ISSUE MALE as alleged.

			'Application to be made to Stephen Tucker, Esquire, Somerset Herald, Herald's College, London;
			Arthur L. Barlee, Esq., Solicitor, No. 30, Westland-row, Dublin, or to us,
			DEANE, CHUBB & CO., Solicitors to the said Thomas Paine May.
			No. 14, South-square, Gray's-inn, London, W.C.'

			Thomas Paine May (17 Jul 1842-Jan 1887) argued that he succeeded to the baronetcy as 6th
			baronet in 1852, but he did nothing to establish his claim until he inserted the above advertise-
			ment in 1886. Nothing appears to have come from his advertisement, and, when he died early
			the following year, the claim lapsed.



			The Menzies baronetcy claim 1913-1916


			Between 1913 and 1916, a claim for the Menzies baronetcy was pursued through various
			Scottish courts. The following extracts from 'The Times' show the history of this claim:-

			15 January 1913:

			'A claim to the baronetcy of Menzies is the subject of an action in which the record has been
			closed by Lord Ormidale in the Court of Session, Edinburgh.

			'The claimant is David Prentice Menzies, Plean Castle, Stirlingshire, and the defenders are the
			Home Secretary, the Lord Advocate, Sir James Balfour Paul (Lyon King of Arms), and Sir William
			P. Byrne (Registrar of the Baronetage). The purpose of the action is to have it declared that
			the claimant is the nearest lawful heir male of line of Captain James Menzies of Comrie,
			Perthshire, who was born at Castle Menzies, in the parish of Weem, Perth, about 1663, and
			died in 1748. Sir Neil James Menzies, eighth baronet, died in 1910, and the title was then
			supposed to have become extinct.

			'Mr. Menzies's claim has been disallowed by the defenders, who are the officials nominated by
			Royal Warrant to prepare an official roll of baronets. The last holder of the title was descended
			from Neil, third son of Captain James Menzies. The claimant avers that he is descended from
			Robert, fourth son of Captain James. This would make him the great-great-great grandson of
			Captain James. The defence to the action is found in a letter in which the Lyon King of Arms
			states that, while Captain James had a son Robert, born in 1699, there was no proof that this
			was the Robert Menzies from whom the claimant is descended. There were probably many
			persons named Robert Menzies existing at the time.'

			17 January 1914:

			'Judgment was given yesterday in the Second Division of the Court of Session in Edinburgh in
			an appeal against the judgment of Lord Ormidale dismissing an action by David Prentice
			Menzies, of Plean Castle, Stirlingshire. The plaintiff sued the Home Secretary, the Lord
			Advocate, the Lyon King of Arms, and the Registrar of the Baronetage, and asked the Court
			to declare that he was the nearest lawful heir male of line of Captain James Menzies, of
			Comrie, Perthshire, who was born in Castle Menzies, Perth, in 1663, and who died in 1748.
			The plaintiff claims succession to the vacant baronetcy of Menzies as the descendant of
			Robert, the fourth son of Captain James Menzies. His application to the defendants to be
			entered on the Roll of Baronets was refused. The defendants maintained that the action was
			incompetent and that the plaintiff's proper course was to apply to the Sheriff of Chancery in
			the Outer House [of the Court of Session]. Lord Ormidale dismissed the action as incompetent,
			and the Second Division adhered to that judgment.

			'Lord Salveson [with Lords Guthrie and Dewar concurring] said the plaintiff's object was to
			establish his claim to a baronetcy which lapsed by the death of Sir Neil Menzies, of Menzies.
			He thought it had been quite settled that the proper Court in which a person who wished to
			serve as heir male of line, or on any other footing, to a deceased person should proceed was
			the Court of Chancery. Counsel, however, contended that a change had been effected by a
			Royal Warrant of February 15, 1910, the object of which was to secure the purity of the Roll
			of Baronets of Nova Scotia, which prima facie excluded the jurisdiction of the Court of
			Session, even if it had not been already excluded by the common law. The appellant admitted
			that even if he obtained a decree in the Court of Session his claim must still be established
			in the manner regulated by the Royal Warrant; but he was anxious to get such a decree in
			order that he might present it as prima facie evidence in support of his claim. The Court of
			Session, however, was not in the habit of granting decrees in order that they might simply be
			evidence in some other Court.'

			30 November 1915:

			'The claim of Mr. D.P. Menzies, of Plean Castle, Stirlingshire, to the chiefship of the Clan
			Menzies and to the Nova Scotia baronetcy, the last holder of which was Sir Neil Menzies, who
			died in 1910, was considered by the Lyon King of Arms at Edinburgh yesterday. The claim was
			opposed by Miss Menzies of Menzies, sister of the late baronet.

			'Mr. Menzies said he was descended from the son of Captain James Menzies of Comrie, and he
			submitted certain documentary evidence, including papers referring to an account and
			discharge given by Rob Menzies, son of Captain James Menzies of Comrie, in 1743 and 1754.
			He got those papers from Mr. John Macgregor, of Edinburgh, who purchased them at a sale.
			They were in exactly the same condition now as when the witness got them.

			'Counsel for the respondent moved that his Lordship should dismiss the petition. He submitted
			that the child of Captain James Menzies of Comrie, from whom the petitioner claimed descent,
			died in infancy. The documentary evidence, he said, fell to be entirely disregarded, and he
			moved his Lordship to lay the documents before the proper authorities in order to ascertain
			who was responsible for them. Judgment was reserved.'

			21 December 1915:

			'In Lyon Court, Edinburgh, yesterday, Lyon King of Arms delivered judgment in the claim by
			Mr. David P. Menzies, of Plean Castle, Stirlingshire, to the Chiefship of the Clan Menzies and
			to the Nova Scotia baronetcy held by Sir Neil Menzies, who died in 1910. The claim was
			opposed by Miss Menzies, of Menzies, sister of Sir Neil Menzies.

			'Lyon King of Arms held that the petitioner had failed to prove his case, and that the petition
			should be refused. He said that the first baronet, Sir Alexander Menzies, had two sons, Robert
			and Captain James, of Comrie, and the petitioner averred descent from Captain James through
			a fourth son, Robert, who was not mentioned in the entail executed in 1779 nor in Nisbet's
			Heraldry in 1742. He discussed in detail documents produced in support of the petitioner's
			claim, and expressed the view that certain words seemed to have been written subsequent
			to the date of the documents themselves. With regard to the letter written by Sir Robert
			Menzies [i.e. the 7th baronet] to the petitioner, which had been put in to show that Sir Robert
			in 1902 acknowledged the petitioner to be descended from Captain James Menzies, his
			Lordship commented on the illegibility of the writing, which leant itself to quite another
			reading.'

			But by now the authorities, especially the Lyon King of Arms, had smelled a rat………….

			10 October 1916:

			'In the High Court of Justiciary in Edinburgh yesterday, before the Lord Justice-General (Lord
			Strathclyde), David P. Menzies, of Plean Castle, Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, pleaded "Not Guilty"
			to an indictment charging him with uttering fabricated documents in connexion with a petition
			presented by him to the Court of the Lyon King of Arms for the matriculation in his favour of
			the arms of Menzies, baronet.

			'The Menzies baronetcy has been in abeyance since the death of Sir Neil Menzies, and if the
			arms claimed by Mr. David Menzies had been granted it would have been a step towards the
			revival of the baronetcy in his favour. The Lyon King of Arms rejected the claim, and being
			dissatisfied with certain documents sent them to the Crown Office.

			'The Solicitor-General [for Scotland] (Mr. T.B. Morison, K.C.) appeared for the Crown; and Mr.
			Macmillan, K.C., for the defence.

			'Mr. Francis James Grant, Lyon Clerk, said that the accused presented his petition in person,
			together with various documents. Some of these were backed with the words "Robert, son of
			Captain James Menzies, of Comrie," and were dated 1754. The accused wanted to establish
			that fact that by descent from Robert, son of Captain James, he was the heir to the title.

			'Sir James Balfour Paul, Lyon King of Arms, said it was by his instructions that the papers were
			sent to the Crown Office.

			'Mr. Bruce, a solicitor, who acted for Mr. Menzies after the petition had been lodged, gave
			evidence, and in cross-examination agreed that Mr. Menzies consulted experts as to the date
			of the handwriting on the documents before he put them in.

			'Mr. William M. Smith, copperplate engraver, said that in his opinion the words on the back of a
			bill dated 1719, "Robert, son of Captain James Menzies of Comrie," were a recent addition to
			the document. They were obviously written with a steel pen, and steel pens did not come into
			existence until after 1810. Further, the ink of the added portion was of a different colour and
			quality from that of the original writing. Shown a number of documents, the witness gave it as
			his opinion that words had been added by another and later hand. Cross-examined, the witness
			said the additions to the writings were all of equal date and by the same hand. He could not
			understand why a genealogy should be added to a business document.

			'After further evidence had been heard, the Court adjourned.'

			I have been unable to discover the outcome of Menzies's trial. However, it is apparent that
			another claimant to the baronetcy later emerged, since the following notice appeared in the
			London Gazette on 30 October 1930:- "Notice is hereby given that the name of Thomas
			Chalmers Menzies, styling himself a baronet, is not entered on the official roll of the
			baronetage, and that no claim on his part to the rank, title and dignity of baronet has been
			established."

			Thomas Chalmers Menzies had married in 1930 Mary Ann Bonar [or Bonnar or Bonner], a widow.
			For the remainder of her life she styled herself Lady Menzies, in the belief that her husband was
			entitled to the baronetcy. She, together with her daughter from her first marriage, met a grisly
			end in February 1954 when both were murdered in a house in Ealing, which they conducted as a
			"Home for Elderly Gentlefolk." "Lady" Menzies had been strangled with a ligature, and her
			daughter, Isobel Chesney, had been drowned in a bath. At the subsequent inquest, the jury
			found that both women had been murdered by Ronald John Chesney, Isobel Chesney's husband.
			However, Ronald Chesney was never brought to justice - his body was found at Cologne in
			Germany five days after the discovery of the bodies of the two women. At his side was a Colt
			pistol with which he shot himself. Ronald John Chesney was no stranger to murder: under his
			real name of John Donald Merrett he had murdered his mother in Edinburgh in 1926. At his trial
			in February 1927, the verdict was the peculiarly Scottish outcome of "Not Proven." For further
			information on Merrett/Chesney, I recommend "Murder Not Proven" by Jack House [Richard Drew
			Publishing, Glasgow 1984] or cut and paste the following page into your browser.....
			http://strangeco.blogspot.com.au/2015/04/the-matricidal-mr-merrett.html



			The Meredyth baronetcy created in 1660


			Grave doubts exist as to whether this baronetcy survived beyond the death of the original
			grantee in 1665. After his death the baronetcy was not assumed until 1789 or after. The
			baronetcy is omitted in the Catalogue of Baronets of Ireland in 1688, nor was it apparently
			recognised by the Ulster King of Arms. It is now generally agreed that the baronetcy, if it was
			still extant, became extinct on the death of the 10th baronet in October 1904.

			The following article appeared in the Hobart 'Mercury' of 18 November 1904:-

			'That fact is sometimes stranger than fiction was exemplified yesterday, when an old identity
			of Hobart, who has been earning his livelihood in our midst for over 50 years as a storeman,
			deck hand, policeman, shoemaker, and cab-driver, suddenly - or rather not suddenly, since he
			had been expecting it for half a lifetime - found himself the holder of a baronetcy, which dates
			from the time of Charles II, the owner of an estate in Ireland, worth several hundreds a year,
			and the bearer of a title which gives him the privilege for the rest of his life of being addressed
			as "Sir." Having gleaned so much a representative of "The Mercury" started off to see the new
			baronet, and to get a glimpse of romance as it was being made. After hunting half over Sandy
			Bay [a suburb of Hobart], where the ex-cab proprietor - Mr. (now Sir) George Augustus Jervis
			Meredyth - lived for many years, "The Mercury" representative found a married daughter of the
			old gentleman, Mrs. Nightingale, living in a cosy little cottage, gay with arum lilies, in a retired
			street at Sandy Bay. The good woman had not heard of the demise of the old baronet at
			Windsor, for whose death they had been on the lookout for many years past, and she could
			hardly realise that it was true. Her father, she said, used to live in a little cottage in King-
			street, close by, which he had left since his wife died a year ago, and it was now let as a
			grocer's shop. "That is his eldest son," said Mrs. Nightingale, pointing to a portrait on the wall.
			"He is the heir to the baronetcy now." Charles George, the son - who, by the way, is no longer
			a young man himself having been born in 1856 - was a guard on the railway for 20 years, she
			said, and is still connected with it in some way or other. He, it seems, is married, and has a
			son and heir. "Perhaps you might like to look at that," said the daughter, pushing forward an
			extract from "Dodd's [sic] Peerage," containing a full account of the just deceased baronet -
			Sir Edward Henry John Meredyth. The account was rather a long one, and wound up as
			follows:- "Heir presumptive, his cousin, George Augustus Jervis, son of Major Charles Burton
			Meredyth, by his second wife, Maria, daughter of Henry Jervis; born 1831, married 1854 Helen
			Lampton." [The entry in the 1899 edition of 'Dod's' actually reads 'nephew' and not 'cousin']

			"Yes, that was my mother's maiden name," said Mrs. Nightingale. "She married my father over
			50 years ago at St. George's Church, Battery Point, made him a good wife, and died last year,
			leaving the son and another married daughter besides myself, a Mrs. Jones, living at Pyrmont,
			Sydney. About four years ago Sir Edward's people tried to disinherit my father, and pretended
			he was illegitimate. Sir Edward pretended he could not find my grandmother's marriage lines,
			whereupon my father sold up his business as cab proprietor and went to England, interviewed
			Sir Edward and his wife at Windsor, where they lived, and proved his legitimacy by producing
			his mother's marriage certificate, which he obtained from the church where she was married.
			When Sir Edward looked at my father, whom he had not seen for very many years, he shook
			hands with him and said. "There is no doubt about it. You are the man. I have been wrong."
			Sir Edward recognised my father as being a relative from his family likeness."

			'Having obtained the above preliminary information, together with the statement from Messrs.
			Dobson, Mitchell and Allport, the solicitors, that they had written many letters during the past
			ten years for "Mr. Meredyth" to enquire after the health of the deceased baronet, "The
			Mercury" representative hied him to a draper's shop opposite Adams's Brewery, where he was
			informed the new baronet might be found. "Yes," said the cabman, "it is quite true. I have been
			waiting for this event for fifty years." Our representative stared. Fifty years is a tremendous
			time to wait for a dead man's shoes! It was a little, waxen-faced hard-of-hearing old man who
			spoke, 74 years of age, tough and wiry, and who looked as if he had had a very hard struggle
			to keep himself going while waiting to step into the deceased baronet's place. Sir George
			pointed to the following letter, received yesterday from the editor of the "Peerage and
			Baronetage," which explains the position of affairs in a nutshell - "Dear Sir, I write, according
			to promise, to inform you of the death of Sir Edward Meredyth, Bt., which took place this
			morning at Windsor Castle. Doubtless before this letter reaches you you will have seen the
			announcement of his death in the newspapers (As a matter of fact, he had not, this being the
			first intimation the new baronet received of his cousin's demise.) By the death of your cousin
			you succeed to the baronetcy, and I will, of course, make the necessary changes in the
			account in the 'Peerage and Baronetage,' placing your name as the eleventh baronet at the
			head of the article."

			'The letter was dated October 8, and was addressed - the first letter he has received of the
			kind -"Sir George Augustus Jervis Meredyth, etc, Baronet."

			'The editor of "Debrett's Peerage" wrote a similar letter dated October 10, informing Sir George
			of the further fact that the death of the baronet, which took place on October 8, at Lower
			Ward, Windsor Castle, was noticed in "The Times" of October 10 [although I couldn't find any
			sign of such a notice on that date].

			'The new baronet proved very chatty and communicative. He was born in Bow-street, London,
			he said, in 1831, and was christened in Old Stepney Church. (He produced his certificate of
			baptism to Sir Edward, when the latter pretended he was illegitimate, as well as his mother's
			marriage certificate from the church at St. Mary's, Old Lambeth, on the occasion already
			referred to by Mrs. Nightingale.) Sir George had interesting recollections of his father, who had
			been in eight general naval engagements, including the battles of Copenhagen and Trafalgar,
			and was in the next vessel to Nelson when he fell. He was wounded three times, and was
			finally pensioned off. The new baronet was very satirical when referring to the old one. "He had
			the devil's own luck," said Sir George, referring to Sir Edward, "He bought a commission in the
			87th Royal Irish Fusiliers for £50 when he was a young man, was absent on a year's leave
			during the Indian Mutiny, when all his brother officers were carved into mincemeat; was
			promoted rapidly without seeing an hour's service, and eventually sold his commission for
			£2,000." The new baronet then gave some interesting details of his past life - how he had
			come to Hobart in 1850, and again in 1852, served here as a storeman for 18 years, as a
			policeman for 14, as a deck hand, stoker at £12 a month, shoemaker, which was his proper
			trade, cab proprietor, and half a dozen other occupations besides, either in Hobart or close
			by. "Three unsuccessful attempts have been made to disinherit me," said Sir George. "First
			they put the case in the four courts of Dublin, and I beat them there, my lawyer succeeding in
			winning the case. Then Lady Mary tried to substitute an heir, so as to do me out of the
			property; but I put a detective on the track, who interviewed the lady's mother, and the
			youngster died to suit the purpose." Exactly what he meant by this the old gentleman did not
			explain, except that the death of trumped-up heir - if he ever lived - suited him to a T. The
			third attempt to disinherit him, and its unsuccessful issue, had already been related.

			'Having extracted the above information, the representative of "The Mercury" took his
			departure, congratulating the old gentleman on the attainment of his ambition after such a
			long and weary wait.'

			The publication of the above article provoked an immediate response from a knowledgeable
			reader of the newspaper, since, on the very next day, the following letter appeared:-

			'To the Editor of "The Mercury" - Sir, The transformation of a cabman into a baronet is
			another and remarkable instance of the "vicissitudes of families," of which the history of
			hereditary titles affords numerous examples.

			'There is apparently no doubt whatever that Mr. George Augustus Jervis Meredyth is the
			rightful heir-male of the lately deceased "Sir" Edward Meredyth, "Baronet" : but, before
			formally establishing that heirship, it may be worth his while to ascertain whether the
			baronetcy which he is said to inherit really exists at all - that is, whether there is any
			baronetcy for him to inherit.

			'The genuineness and legality of several "doubtful" baronetcies have been recently the subject
			of searching official investigation, and as it was stated in an article reproduced in your
			columns recently from a London paper that no less than 65 so-called baronets are today using
			a title to which they have no right, the necessity for such investigation is manifest. The
			inquiries into the Meredyth baronetcy have produced evidence that casts grave doubts on its
			genuineness. The history of the title has been published in a recent work of the highest
			authority [presumably Cokayne's "Complete Baronetage"] and can be briefly summarised as
			follows -.

			'On the 20th of November, 1660, William Meredyth, of Greenhills, Co. Kilkenny, was created a
			baronet of Ireland, with remainder to the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten. He died in
			February, 1665. In his will, dated June 2, 1664, and proved April 11, 1665, he makes no
			mention of any children. No successor to the title appeared, and nothing further was heard of
			it for 125 years, when (in 1789) a Mr. Barry Colless Meredyth assumed it, proving his descent
			from a Richard Meredyth, whom he alleged was a son of the Sir William who was created a
			baronet, as above stated. But this alleged man, Richard, never called himself, or was known as
			a baronet; nor his son Robert, nor his son Richard, nor the heirs of the last Richard. And not
			only did these alleged male descendants ignore for 125 years the title to which, if legitimate,
			they would have been entitled, but there is evidence to show that Sir William's brother,
			Charles, was his heir in 1666, when is so described by the commissioners of the Act of
			Settlement. The inference, of course, is that Sir William had no male issue, and that
			consequently the title became extinct at his death in 1665. It certainly does not appear in the
			official list of baronets in 1688 in the office of the Ulster King of Arms. It was thus non-existing
			23 years after the grantee's decease.

			'The Council of the Baronetage in dealing with the doubtful baronetcies, do not desire to
			compel the 65 wearers of them to abandon in their lifetime a title that, in ignorance or
			otherwise, they have been using, but in the case of any new assumption by reason of the
			death of the person so using it, the usual proofs of legitimate male descent and heirship from
			the original grantee will have to be submitted to the proper authorities, and duly substantiated.
			I need hardly say Debrett, or any other editor, is not a constituted authority.-Yours, etc.,-X'

			In the light of the comment in the paragraph above, it seems fairly safe to assume that George
			Meredyth was unable to furnish the necessary proofs to the Council of the Baronetage, and,
			as a result, was not permitted to assume the title and dignity of a baronet.



			Sir Henry Meux, 2nd baronet [UK 1831]


			Sir Henry Meux (pronounced "Mews") was found to be insane following an inquiry into his state of
			mind in 1858, as reported in the London "Daily News" of 9 June 1858:-

			'A commission of lunacy was opened yesterday at the Thatched House Tavern, St.James's-street,
			before Mr. Commissioner Barlow, to inquire into the state of mind of Sir Henry Meux, Bart., M.P.,
			of Theobald's Park, Hertfordshire, and Belgrave-square. The proceedings excited much interest,
			and a number of gentlemen, relatives and friends of Sir Henry were present.

			'A jury of merchants having been empanelled, the Commissioner briefly explained the character of
			the inquiry.

			'Mr. Chambers stated the case for the petitioners [Lord and Lady Malden and Mrs. Arabin]. The
			main and important question which they should have to consider was not the present condition
			of Sir Henry Meux, for of that there could not be the slightest doubt, but the time his mind was
			first affected and he became imbecile and unable to manage his own affairs.

			'Sir Henry was the eldest and only son of the late Sir Henry Meux, the very wealthy brewer. He
			was first placed at Eton, and then went to Christ Church, at Oxford, and on the death of his
			father, in 1841, he came into possession of a very large fortune - he became the owner of an
			extensive estate in Hertfordshire, and had a very large share in the brewery. He did not take any
			particular active part in the duties of the business, but he attended and inspected the quarterly
			accounts.

			'Sir Henry had three sisters, who necessarily were much interested in this inquiry. The oldest
			married Mr. Arabin, the second Lord Malden, and third to Sir Edward Bowyer Smyth. In 1855, Sir
			Henry became much attached to the daughter of Lord Ernest Bruce, and at the close of that year,
			he was married to that lady at Paris, and it would be elicited in evidence by one of the domestics
			that, about the time of his marriage, or just after, he noticed a peculiar change in the manner
			and walk of Sir Henry. He thought it wise to mention this circumstance to the medical gentleman
			who had been in the habit of attending Sir Henry, and on his return in 1856, it would be shown
			that a very serious disease of the brain had set in and had made considerable progress.

			'Matters went on, and at the end of the year he went down to Hertfordshire, and exchanged
			visits with General Hall. He was rather of sporting habits; he went out shooting and it was
			observed by General Hall and another gentleman who was with him, that there was an alteration
			in his manner, he shot in what they thought rather a reckless manner, and there were other
			circumstances which induced them to come to the opinion that a great change had taken place
			in him. Indeed, so much struck were they with his manner, that they communicated with his
			medical adviser, and in December, 1856, a consultation took place with Dr. Williams, Dr. Watson,
			Dr. Ferguson, and Mr. Adams upon the real state of his mind.

			'The result of that consultation would be stated in evidence. It was very desirous that Sir Henry
			should be kept quiet, and properly treated; he, however, sent a letter saying that he was quite
			well, and that he did not wish to see them again. He then came under the notice of Mr. Skey,
			and it was thought a somewhat different treatment might have a beneficial effect upon him. He
			went to Theobald's Park [Sir Henry's country seat] in January; there were a series of entertain-
			ments and shooting parties got up. This, however, instead of checking the progress of the
			disease, seriously added to it.

			'Then came an event in March which had great effect upon the state of his mind. As the jury
			would know there was a dissolution of Parliament in 1857. Sir Henry was one of the members who
			represented the county of Hertford, and upon the approach of the general election it became a
			matter of consideration to avoid a contest, and the reform and conservative party proposed an
			arrangement that one reform member should be returned. A committee was appointed to arrange
			which member should retire, Sir Henry agreeing with the other members to the proposal. The
			committee names Sir Henry as the member who should retire. He refused to acquiesce. He had
			canvassed the electors, and was much excited. There was no contest, however. Sir Henry was
			returned, one of the other members retiring, but it was evident that the excitement he had gone
			through consequent upon the election had seriously added to his malady.

			'Towards the latter end of April, or the beginning of May, he manifested more decided symptoms
			of insanity, and they would find one incident detailed to them which would clearly show that he
			was not conscious of what he was doing, and had no judgment of what was passing. There was a
			butler in his service. Sir Henry rang the bell violently, and pointing to a painting in the dining-room,
			told the domestic to take some crumbs off the picture, which had been left by birds. There were
			no crumbs, nor had there been any birds, and the man endeavoured to explain that there were
			none. Sir Henry, however, got into a violent rage, and insisted on the man wiping off the crumbs,
			or he would discharge him; and the domestic had to go through the form of removing the crumbs,
			in order to pacify his master. A day or so afterwards he again rang the bell, and complained of
			all the doors in the house being open. There were no doors open; but he said he would dismiss
			the man if he did not shut them, and the servant had again to go through the form of closing
			them.

			In August, he was taken to a review of the Yeomanry Cavalry, being a captain of a troop. He
			was taken in his carriage and lifted on his horse. He however was quite unconscious of what was
			passing, he did not give any order of command, and everything that devolved upon him as part
			of his duty was obliged to be performed by somebody else. Sir Henry was lifted off his horse into
			his carriage, and on leaving remarked to Lord Verulam, without any previous conversation, "I am
			obliged to go to town."

			'On the 12th of August he proceeded to the Highlands. He was out shooting, and laboured under
			the delusion that he had shot all the birds and killed one hundred stags during the day. On his
			return from Scotland in December, Sir B[enjamin] Brodie and other medical gentlemen held a
			consultation as to his state of mind, and the result would be given to them [the jury]. Last May
			some medical gentlemen saw him, and while they were with him he was quite childish, and
			endeavoured to cut his corn with a paper-knife, and he did other acts confirming his insanity.
			After they had heard all the facts, he believed they would be satisfied that there was a breaking
			down of the mind of the unfortunate gentleman before the general election, that there was a
			gradual increase of the disease, and that he was incapable of managing his own affairs.

			'General Hall, M.P. for Buckingham, was then examined, and gave evidence of the peculiar conduct
			of Sir Henry Meux on his shooting excursions, as stated in the learned counsel's address. Sir Henry
			shot very wild; and, in fact, had injured several persons. He also remembered seeing Sir Henry
			previous to the last Hertfordshire election. He was then in a very excited state in consequence of
			a committee. Lord Charles Clinton also spoke of the strange demeanour of Sir Henry.'

			When the Commission of Lunacy met again later in the month, its proceedings were described by
			the "Cheshire Observer and General Advertiser" on 26 June 1858:-

			'It appears that, on the death of his father, in 1841, Sir Henry became possessed of great wealth
			and a large capital embarked in the brewery. He had three sisters, Lady Malden, Mrs. Arabin,
			and Lady Bowyer Smijth. In 1855 he married a daughter of Lord Ernest Bruce, a girl of nineteen,
			and soon after this, the petitioners allege, his manner became noticeably altered and it was found
			that disease of the brain attended by slow paralysis, had set in.

			'Sir Henry was fond of sporting, went to the seat of a friend in Cambridgeshire, for the sake of
			shooting. There, as well as subsequently at his own seat at Theobald's Park, Hertfordshire, it was
			observed that he shot in a strange and random way - so much so, indeed, that he wounded five
			or six persons with whom he went out, though he appeared to be quite unconscious of doing so.
			At the general election, last year, Sir Henry, who had represented Hertfordshire for ten years,
			was greatly excited; became subject to delusions; and subsequently sunk into a state of utter
			imbecility.

			[Then follows an analysis of Sir Henry's will and the various legacies and bequests made to his
			sisters and widow. Initially half of his estate would go to his widow, and the remaining half would
			be shared by his three sisters. After the birth of his son, however, he made a codicil to the will,
			which had the effect of leaving all his property to his son or sons, failing which to his daughters,
			if any. If there were no children, all his property was left to his widow. This had the effect of
			cutting out his three sisters from any share of his estate, with the result that they petitioned
			to have Sir Henry declared insane, thus making the codicil inoperative.]

			'Evidence was called on both sides, the witnesses generally agreeing that Sir Henry's intellect
			was much impaired in August [1857], when he went to Scotland , though their testimony as to
			his insanity in July was very conflicting. Many of the witnesses were physicians, who differed
			much as physicians generally differ, as to the nature of Sir Henry's malady; though the general
			inference is, that it was brought on by the pleasures of the table.

			'The commission assembled on Thursday at the Thatched-house Tavern. The jury could not agree
			as to the period when Sir Henry's insanity commenced. Ultimately the commissioners took their
			verdict, to the effect that they were unanimous about the present insanity of Sir Henry Meux,
			but that they were unable to fix the date when such insanity began. The question, therefore,
			remains now exactly where it was before the inquiry began. In other words, while the jury were
			agreed as to the unfortunate gentleman's insanity at the present time, they were not able to
			say whether he was in a sound state of mind when he wrote the codicil to his will, by which the
			whole of his vast fortune, at his death, come into the possession of his wife and child.'




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