
			BARONETAGE

			Last updated 15/12/2017


			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


			WAECHTER of Ramanest,Surrey


13 Feb 1911	UK	1	Harry Waechter	6 Jun 1871	20 May 1929	57

20 May 1929		2	Harry Leonard d'Arcy Waechter	22 May 1912	1985	73
to			Extinct on his death
1985			For further information on this baronet, see
			the note at the foot of this page



			WAKE of Clevedon,Somerset


5 Dec 1621	E	1	Baldwin Wake		c 1627

c 1627		2	John Wake		c 1663

c 1663		3	William Wake		Jan 1698

Jan 1698		4	John Wake	1660	1714	54

1714		5	Baldwin Wake		1748

1748		6	Charles Wake-Jones		Jan 1755

Jan 1755		7	William Wake		Sep 1765

Sep 1765		8	William Wake	1742	29 Oct 1785	43
			MP for Bedford 1774-1784

29 Oct 1785		9	William Wake	5 Apr 1768	28 Jan 1846	77

28 Jan 1846		10	Charles Wake	21 Nov 1791	23 Sep 1864	72

23 Sep 1864		11	William Wake	1823	13 Apr 1865	41

13 Apr 1865		12	Hereward Wake	6 Jul 1852	5 Jan 1916	63

5 Jan 1916		13	Hereward Wake	11 Feb 1876	4 Aug 1963	87

4 Aug 1963		14	Hereward Wake	7 Oct 1916	11 Dec 2017	101

11 Dec 2017		15	Hereward Charles Wake	22 Nov 1952




			WAKEFIELD of Saltwood,Kent


16 Feb 1917	UK	1	Charles Cheers Wakefield	12 Dec 1859	15 Jan 1941	81
			He was subsequently created Baron
			Wakefield (qv) in 1930 with which title the
			baronetcy then merged until its extinction
			in 1941



			WAKEFIELD of Kendal,Westmorland


10 Mar 1962	UK	1	Edward Birkbeck Wakefield	24 Jul 1903	14 Jan 1969	65
			MP for Derbyshire West 1950-1962

14 Jan 1969		2	Edward Humphrey Tyrrell Wakefield	11 Jul 1936




			WAKELEY of Liss,Hants


30 Jun 1952	UK	1	Sir Cecil Pembry Grey Wakeley	5 May 1892	5 Jun 1979	87

5 Jun 1979		2	John Cecil Nicholson Wakeley	27 Aug 1926	10 Mar 2012	85

10 Mar 2012		3	Nicholas Jeremy Wakeley	17 Oct 1957




			WAKEMAN of Beckford,Gloucs


15 Feb 1661	E	1	George Wakeman		c 1690
to			Patent never sealed - Extinct on his death
c 1690



			WAKEMAN of Perdiswell Hall,Worcs


20 Feb 1828	UK	1	Henry Wakeman	27 Feb 1753	23 Apr 1831	78

23 Apr 1831		2	Offley Penbury Wakeman	17 May 1799	21 Sep 1858	59

21 Sep 1858		3	Offley Wakeman	15 Nov 1850	9 Feb 1929	78

9 Feb 1929		4	Offley Wakeman	19 Oct 1887	17 Sep 1975	87

17 Sep 1975		5	Offley David Wakeman	6 Mar 1922	24 Feb 1991	68

24 Feb 1991		6	Edward Offley Bertram Wakeman	31 Jul 1934	25 Nov 2008	74
to			Extinct on his death
25 Nov 2008



			WALDEGRAVE of Hever Castle,Kent


1 Aug 1643	E	1	Edward Waldegrave	c 1568	c 1650

c 1650		2	Henry Waldegrave	1598	10 Oct 1658	60

10 Oct 1658		3	Charles Waldegrave		c 1684

c 1684		4	Henry Waldegrave	1661	24 Jan 1689	37
			He was subsequently created Baron
			Waldegrave (qv) in 1686 with which title
			the baronetcy remains merged



			WALDIE-GRIFFITH
			of Munster Grillach,Londonderry


20 Apr 1858	UK	1	Richard John Griffith	20 Sep 1784	22 Sep 1878	94

22 Sep 1878		2	George Richard Waldie-Griffith	31 Jan 1820	8 May 1889	69

8 May 1889		3	Richard John Waldie-Griffith	24 Apr 1850	24 Jul 1933	83
to			Extinct on his death
24 Jul 1933



			WALEY-COHEN of Honymead,Somerset


11 Dec 1961	UK	1	Bernard Nathaniel Waley-Cohen	29 May 1914	3 Jul 1991	77

3 Jul 1991		2	Stephen Harry Waley-Cohen	22 Jun 1946




			WALKER of Bushey Hall,Herts


28 Jan 1680	E	1	George Walker	c 1643	1690

1690		2	Walter Walker		by 1703
to			Extinct on his death
by 1703



			WALKER of Castleton,Monmouth


28 Mar 1835	UK		See "Forestier-Walker"



			WALKER of Oakley House,Suffolk


19 Jul 1856	UK	1	Baldwin Wake Walker	6 Jan 1802	12 Feb 1876	74

12 Feb 1876		2	Baldwin Wake Walker	24 Sep 1846	28 Jun 1905	58

28 Jun 1905		3	Francis Elliot Walker	9 Mar 1851	27 Jul 1928	77

27 Jul 1928		4	Baldwin Patrick Walker	10 Sep 1924	6 Jun 2005	80

6 Jun 2005		5	Christopher Robert Baldwin Walker	25 Oct 1969




			WALKER of Sand Hutton,Yorks
			and Beachampton,Bucks


9 Dec 1868	UK	1	James Walker	30 May 1803	8 Oct 1883	80

8 Oct 1883		2	James Robert Walker	19 Oct 1829	12 Jun 1899	69
			MP for Beverley 1860-1865

12 Jun 1899		3	James Heron Walker	23 May 1865	25 Nov 1900	35

25 Nov 1900		4	Robert James Milo Walker	19 Mar 1890	11 Feb 1930	39

11 Feb 1930		5	James Heron Walker	7 Apr 1914	9 Jan 2003	88

9 Jan 2003		6	Victor Stewart Heron Walker	8 Oct 1942




			WALKER of Pembroke House,Dublin


12 Jul 1906	UK	1	Samuel Walker	19 Jun 1832	13 Aug 1911	79
			MP for co.Londonderry 1884-1885. Solicitor-
			General [I] 1883-1885. Attorney-General [I]
			1885. Lord Chancellor [I] 1892-1895.
			PC [I] 1885

13 Aug 1911		2	Alexander Arthur Walker	21 Jan 1857	24 Nov 1932	75

24 Nov 1932		3	Cecil Edward Walker	6 Aug 1882	2 Jul 1964	81

2 Jul 1964		4	Hugh Ronald Walker	13 Dec 1925	10 Jan 2004	78

10 Jan 2004		5	Robert Cecil Walker	26 Sep 1974	28 Feb 2006	31

28 Feb 2006		6	Roy Edward Walker	10 Aug 1977




			WALKER-OKEOVER of Gateacre,Lancs
			and Osmaston Manor,Derby


12 Feb 1886	UK	1	Andrew Barclay Walker	15 Dec 1824	27 Feb 1893	68

27 Feb 1893		2	Peter Carlaw Walker	7 May 1854	15 Oct 1915	61

15 Oct 1915		3	Ian Peter Andrew Munro Walker (Walker-Okeover
			from 20 Aug 1956)	30 Nov 1902	20 Feb 1982	79
			Lord Lieutenant Derbyshire 1951-1977

20 Feb 1982		4	Peter Ralph Leopold Walker-Okeover	11 Jul 1947	6 Nov 2003	56

6 Nov 2003		5	Andrew Peter Monro Walker-Okeover	22 May 1978




			WALKER-SMITH of Broxbourne,Herts


18 Jul 1960	UK	1	Derek Colclough Walker-Smith,later [1983]
			Baron Broxbourne [L]	13 Apr 1910	22 Jan 1992	81

22 Jan 1992		2	John Jonah Walker-Smith	6 Sep 1939	9 Mar 2024 - HB	84

9 Mar 2024		3	Daniel Derek Walker-Smith	26 Mar 1980




			WALLACE of Craigie Wallace,Ayr


c 1638	NS	1	Hugh Wallace	c 1600	c 1660
to			He resigned the baronetcy in 1659
1659



			WALLACE of Craigie,Ayr


8 Mar 1670	NS	1	Thomas Wallace		26 Mar 1680

26 Mar 1680		2	William Wallace	by 1665	25 Jan 1700

Jan 1700		3	Thomas Wallace	27 Jan 1665	21 Jan 1728	62

21 Jan 1728		4	Thomas Wallace	Feb 1702	18 Aug 1770	68
to			Extinct on his death
18 Aug 1770



			WALLACE of Hertford House,London


24 Nov 1871	UK	1	Richard Wallace	21 Jun 1818	20 Jul 1890	72
to			MP for Lisburne 1873-1885
20 Jul 1890			Extinct on his death
			For further information on this baronet, see the
			note at the foot of this page.



			WALLACE of Terreglestown,Kircudbright


25 Jan 1922	UK	1	Sir Matthew Gemmill Wallace	24 Oct 1854	5 Feb 1940	85
to			Extinct on his death
5 Feb 1940



			WALLACE of Studham,Beds


8 Jun 1937	UK	1	Sir Cuthbert Sidney Wallace	20 Jun 1867	24 May 1944	76
to			Extinct on his death
24 May 1944



			WALLER of Newport,co.Tipperary


1 Jun 1780	I	1	Robert Waller	c 1736	27 Jul 1780

Jul 1780		2	Robert Waller	c 1768	1826

1826		3	Charles Townshend Waller	c 1770	1 Jun 1830

1 Jun 1830		4	Edmund Waller	Jul 1797	9 Mar 1851	53

9 Mar 1851		5	Edmund Arthur Waller	16 Mar 1846	22 Oct 1888	42

22 Oct 1888		6	Charles Waller	8 Jun 1835	25 May 1912	76

25 May 1912		7	William Edgar Waller	22 Nov 1863	16 Apr 1943	79

16 Apr 1943		8	Roland Edgar Waller	11 Jan 1892	20 May 1958	66

20 May 1958		9	Robert William Waller	16 Jun 1934	12 Dec 2000	66

12 Dec 2000		10	John Michael Waller	14 May 1962




			WALLER of Goffies Park,Cornwall


30 May 1815	UK	1	Jonathan Wathen Waller	6 Oct 1769	1 Jan 1853	83

1 Jan 1853		2	Thomas Wathen Waller	24 Jun 1805	29 Jan 1892	86

29 Jan 1892		3	George Henry Waller	2 Sep 1837	9 Feb 1892	54

9 Feb 1892		4	Francis Ernest Waller	11 Jun 1880	25 Oct 1914	34

25 Oct 1914		5	Wathen Arthur Waller	6 Oct 1881	26 Apr 1947	65

26 Apr 1947		6	Edmund Waller	24 Oct 1871	7 Aug 1954	82

7 Aug 1954		7	John Stanier Waller	27 Jul 1917	22 Jan 1995	77
to			Extinct on his death
22 Jan 1995



			WALROND of Bradfield,Devon


24 Feb 1876	UK	1	John Walrond Walrond	1 Mar 1818	23 Apr 1889	71
			MP for Tiverton 1865-1868

23 Apr 1889		2	William Hood Walrond	26 Feb 1849	17 May 1925	76
			He was subsequently created Baron Waleran
			(qv) in 1905 with which title the
			baronetcy then merged until its extinction in 1966



			WALSH of Little Ireland,Waterford


Jul 1645	I	1	James Walsh	c 1580	c 1650

c 1650		2	Robert Walsh		c 1690
to			Extinct on his death
c 1690



			WALSH of Dublin


24 Feb 1775	I		See "Johnson-Walsh"



			WALSH of Aramthwaite,Cumberland


14 Jun 1804	UK	1	John Benn-Walsh	10 Feb 1759	7 Jun 1825	66

7 Jun 1825		2	John Benn Walsh	9 Dec 1798	3 Apr 1881	82
			He was subsequently created Baron
			Ormathwaite (qv) in 1868 with which title
			the baronetcy then merged until its
			extinction in 1984



			WALSHAM of Knill Court,Herts


30 Sep 1831	UK	1	John James Walsham	6 Jun 1805	10 Aug 1874	69

10 Aug 1874		2	John Walsham	29 Oct 1830	10 Dec 1905	75

10 Dec 1905		3	John Scarlett Walsham	15 Oct 1869	14 Feb 1940	70

14 Feb 1940		4	John Scarlett Warren Walsham	29 Nov 1910	22 Oct 1992	81

22 Oct 1992		5	Timothy John Walsham	26 Apr 1939	14 Jul 2011	72

14 Jul 2011		6	Gerald Percy Robert Walsham	1939




			WALTER of Saresden,Oxon


16 Aug 1641	E	1	William Walter	c 1604	23 Mar 1675
			MP for Weobly 1628-1629

23 Mar 1675		2	William Walter	c 1635	5 Mar 1694

5 Mar 1694		3	John Walter	c 1674	11 Jun 1722
			MP for Appleby 1694-1695 and 1697-1701
			and Oxford 1706-1722

11 Jun 1722		4	Robert Walter	29 Aug 1680	20 Nov 1731	51
to			Extinct on his death
20 Nov 1731



			WALTON of Rushpool,Yorks


11 Jul 1910	UK	1	Joseph Walton	19 Mar 1849	8 Feb 1923	73
to			MP for Barnsley 1897-1922
8 Feb 1923			Extinct on his death



			WANDESFORD of Kirklington,Yorks


5 Aug 1662	E	1	Christopher Wandesford	14 Feb 1628	Feb 1687	59

Feb 1687		2	Christopher Wandesford	19 Aug 1656	15 Sep 1707	51
			He was subsequently created Viscount
			Castlecomer (qv) in 1707 with which title
			the baronetcy then merged until its
			extinction in 1784



			WARBURTON of Arley,Cheshire


27 Jun 1660	E	1	George Warburton	c 1622	18 May 1676

18 May 1676		2	Peter Warburton		c 1698

c 1698		3	George Warburton	1 Jun 1675	23 Jun 1743	68
			MP for Cheshire 1702-1705 and 1710-1722

23 Jun 1743		4	Peter Warburton	c 1708	18 Nov 1774

18 Nov 1774		5	Peter Warburton	27 Oct 1754	14 May 1813	58
to			Extinct on his death
14 May 1813



			WARD of Bexley,Kent


19 Dec 1660	E	1	Edward Ward	c 1618	2 Sep 1684

Sep 1684		2	Edward Ward	c 1641	18 Mar 1686

Mar 1686		3	Thomas Ward		20 Jan 1692

Jan 1692		4	Edward Ward		2 Aug 1719

Aug 1719		5	Edward Ward		2 Mar 1737

2 Mar 1737		6	Edward Ward	1721	7 Apr 1742	20

7 Apr 1742		7	Randall Ward		8 May 1762

8 May 1762		8	Edward Ward		c 1770
to			Extinct on his death
c 1770



			WARD of Killagh,Down


9 Dec 1682	I	1	Robert Ward	c 1610	1691
to			Extinct on his death
1691



			WARD of Wellington,New Zealand


20 Jun 1911	UK	1	Sir Joseph George Ward	26 Apr 1856	8 Jul 1930	74
			Prime Minister of New Zealand 1906-1912
			and 1928-1930. PC 1907

8 Jul 1930		2	Cyril Rupert Joseph Ward	22 Sep 1884	10 Nov 1940	56

10 Nov 1940		3	Joseph George Davidson Ward	17 Sep 1909	4 Aug 1970	60

4 Aug 1970		4	Joseph James Laffey Ward	11 Nov 1946





			WARD of Wilbraham Place,Chelsea


20 Jan 1914	UK	1	Sir Edward Willis Duncan Ward	17 Dec 1853	11 Sep 1928	74

11 Sep 1928		2	Edward Simons Ward	11 Jul 1882	21 Jul 1930	48
			For further information on the death of this
			baronet,see the note at the foot of the page
			containing details of the peerage of Dufferin & Ava

21 Jul 1930		3	Melvill Willis Ward	25 May 1885	Sep 1973	88
to			Extinct on his death
Sep 1973



			WARD of Blyth,Northumberland


29 Jun 1929	UK	1	Albert Lambert Ward	7 Nov 1875	21 Oct 1956	80
to			MP for Hull NW 1918-1945
21 Oct 1956			Extinct on his death



			WARDE of Barham Court,Kent


11 Sep 1919	UK	1	Charles Edward Warde	20 Dec 1845	12 Apr 1937	91
to			MP for Medway 1892-1918
12 Apr 1937			Extinct on his death



			WARDLAW of Pitreavie,Fife


5 Mar 1631	NS	1	Henry Wardlaw	1565	5 Apr 1637	71

5 Apr 1637		2	Henry Wardlaw		2 Mar 1653

2 Mar 1653		3	Henry Wardlaw	24 Mar 1618	by May 1654

by May 1654		4	Henry Wardlaw		4 Mar 1680

4 Mar 1680		5	Henry Wardlaw	19 Oct 1648	c May 1683	34

c May 1683		6	Henry Wardlaw	1674	by Oct 1709

by Oct 1709		7	Henry Wardlaw	1705	c 1720

c 1720		8	George Wardlaw	1675	c 1730

c 1730		9	Henry Wardlaw		1739

1739		10	David Wardlaw	1678	c 1750

c 1750		11	Henry Wardlaw		Feb 1782

Feb 1782		12	David Wardlaw		13 Apr 1793

13 Apr 1793		13	John Wardlaw		1 Jan 1823

1 Jan 1823		14	William Wardlaw	1794	c 1830

c 1830		15	Alexander Wardlaw	c 1790	1833

1833		16	William Wardlaw	c 1791	23 Dec 1863

23 Dec 1863		17	Archibald Wardlaw	23 Jan 1793	29 Jan 1874	80

29 Jan 1874		18	Henry Wardlaw	22 Mar 1822	13 Apr 1897	75

13 Apr 1897		19	Henry Wardlaw	8 Feb 1867	4 Feb 1954	86

4 Feb 1954		20	Henry Wardlaw	31 Aug 1894	19 Apr 1983	88

19 Apr 1983		21	Henry John Wardlaw	30 Nov 1930	8 May 2005	74

8 May 2005		22	Henry Justin Wardlaw	10 Aug 1963




			WARING of Foots Cray Place,Kent


31 May 1919	UK	1	Samuel James Waring	19 Apr 1860	9 Jan 1940	79
			He was subsequently created Baron Waring
			(qv) in 1922 with which title the
			baronetcy then merged until its extinction in 1940



			WARING of St Bartholomews,London


29 Jan 1935	UK	1	Sir Holburt Jacob Waring	3 Oct 1866	10 Feb 1953	86

10 Feb 1953		2	Alfred Harold Waring	14 Feb 1902	16 Mar 1981	79

16 Mar 1981		3	Alfred Holburt Waring	2 Aug 1933




			WARMINGTON of Pembridge Gardens


28 Jul 1908	UK	1	Cornelius Marshall Warmington	1 Jun 1842	12 Dec 1908	66
			MP for Monmouthshire West 1885-1895

12 Dec 1908		2	Marshall Denham Warmington	3 Nov 1871	2 Aug 1935	63

2 Aug 1935		3	Marshall George Clitheroe Warmington	26 May 1910	5 Feb 1995	84

5 Feb 1995		4	Marshall Denham Malcolm Warmington	5 Jan 1934	23 Nov 1996	62

23 Nov 1996		5	David Marshall Warmington	14 Feb 1944	13 Sep 2005	61

13 Sep 2005		6	Rupert Marshall Warmington	17 Jun 1969




			WARNER of Parham,Suffolk


16 Jul 1660	E	1	John Warner	c 1640	21 Mar 1705
to			Extinct on his death
21 Mar 1705



			WARNER of Brettenham Park,Suffolk


9 Jul 1910	UK	1	Thomas Courtenay Theydon Warner	19 Jul 1857	15 Dec 1934	77
			MP for Somerset North 1892-1895 and
			Lichfield 1896-1923. Lord Lieutenant
			Suffolk 1910-1934

15 Dec 1934		2	Edward Courtenay Thomas Warner	4 Jan 1886	2 Oct 1955	69

2 Oct 1955		3	Edward Courtenay Henry Warner	3 Aug 1922	8 Apr 2011	88

8 Apr 2011		4	Philip Courtenay Thomas Warner	3 Apr 1951




			WARRE of Hastercombe,Somerset


2 Jun 1673	E	1	Francis Warre	c 1659	1 Dec 1718
to			MP for Bridgwater 1685-1695
1 Dec 1718			and 1699-1700 and Taunton 1701-1715
			Extinct on his death



			WARREN of Little Marlow,Bucks


1 Jun 1775	GB	1	John Borlase Warren	2 Sep 1753	27 Feb 1822	68
to			MP for Great Marlow 1774-1784, Nottingham
27 Feb 1822			1797-1800 and Buckingham 1807
			PC 1802
			Extinct on his death



			WARREN of Warren's Court,co.Cork


7 Jul 1784	I	1	Robert Warren	20 Aug 1723	1811	87

1811		2	Augustus Louis Carre Warren	1754	30 Jan 1821	66

30 Jan 1821		3	Augustus Warren	17 May 1791	28 Apr 1863	71

28 Apr 1863		4	John Borlase Warren	13 Sep 1800	4 Dec 1863	63

4 Dec 1863		5	Augustus Riversdale Warren	24 Aug 1833	1 Apr 1914	80

1 Apr 1914		6	Augustus Riversdale John Blennerhasset
			Warren	11 Mar 1865	28 Aug 1914	49

28 Aug 1914		7	Augustus George Digby Warren	23 Oct 1898	20 Jan 1958	59

20 Jan 1958		8	Thomas Richard Pennefather Warren	12 Sep 1885	8 Dec 1961	76

8 Dec 1961		9	Brian Charles Pennefather Warren	4 Jun 1923	24 Jun 2006	83
to			Dormant on his death
24 Jun 2006




			WARRENDER of Lochend,East Lothian


2 Jun 1715	GB	1	George Warrender	c 1658	4 Mar 1722
			MP for Edinburgh 1715-1722

4 Mar 1722		2	John Warrender	c 1686	13 Jan 1772

13 Jan 1772		3	Patrick Warrender	7 Mar 1731	14 Jun 1799	68
			MP for Haddington Burghs 1768-1774

14 Jun 1799		4	George Warrender	5 Dec 1782	21 Feb 1849	66
			MP for Haddington Burghs 1807-1812,
			Truro 1812-1818, Sandwich 1818-1826,
			Westbury 1826-1830 and Honiton 1830-1832

21 Feb 1849		5	John Warrender	Mar 1786	21 Jan 1867	80

21 Jan 1867		6	George Warrender	7 Oct 1825	13 Jun 1901	75

13 Jun 1901		7	George John Scott Warrender	31 Jul 1860	8 Jan 1917	56

8 Jan 1917		8	Victor Alexander George Anthony
			Warrender	23 Jun 1899	14 Jan 1993	93
			He was subsequently created Baron
			Bruntisfield (qv) in 1942 with which title
			the baronetcy remains merged



			WASTENEYS of Headon,Notts


18 Dec 1622	E	1	Hardolph Wasteneys		May 1649

May 1649		2	Hardolph Wasteneys	c 1612	1673

1673		3	Edmund Wasteneys		12 Mar 1678

12 Mar 1678		4	Hardolph Wasteneys	19 Feb 1674	17 Dec 1742	68
to			MP for East Retford 1706-1708
17 Dec 1742			Extinct on his death
			For information on a claim made to this baronetcy
			in 1887,see the note at the foot of this page



			WATERLOW of Fairseat,Kent and
			Highgate,Middlesex


4 Aug 1873	UK	1	Sir Sydney Hedley Waterlow	1 Nov 1822	3 Aug 1906	83
			MP for Dumfries 1868-1869, Maidstone
			1874-1880 and Gravesend 1880-1885

3 Aug 1906		2	Philip Hickson Waterlow	30 Oct 1847	20 Sep 1931	83

20 Sep 1931		3	Edgar Lutwyche Waterlow	15 Jun 1870	12 Jan 1954	83

12 Jan 1954		4	Philip Alexander Waterlow	17 Mar 1897	18 Jul 1973	76

18 Jul 1973		5	Christopher Rupert Waterlow	12 Aug 1959




			WATERLOW of Harrow Weald,Middlesex


28 Oct 1930	UK	1	Sir William Alfred Waterlow	23 Apr 1871	6 Jul 1931	60
			For information on his involvement in the "Great
			Portuguese Banknote Scandal" of 1925, see the
			note at the foot of this page

6 Jul 1931		2	William James Waterlow	20 Mar 1905	20 Nov 1969	64

20 Nov 1969		3	Thomas Gordon Waterlow	2 Jan 1911	8 Aug 1982	71

8 Aug 1982		4	James Gerard Waterlow	3 Sep 1939	8 Oct 2013	74

8 Oct 2013		5	Thomas James Waterlow	20 Mar 1970





			WATKIN of Rose Hill,Cheshire


12 May 1880	UK	1	Sir Edward William Watkin	26 Sep 1819	14 Apr 1901	81
			MP for Great Yarmouth 1857-1858,
			Stockport 1864-1868 and Hythe 1874-1895

14 Apr 1901		2	Alfred Mellor Watkin	19 Aug 1846	30 Nov 1914	68
to			MP for Grimsby 1877-1880
30 Nov 1914			Extinct on his death




			WATSON of Rockingham Castle,Northants


23 Jun 1621	E	1	Lewis Watson	14 Jul 1584	5 Jan 1653	68
			He was subsequently created Baron
			Rockingham (qv) in 1645 with which title
			the baronetcy then merged until its
			extinction in 1782



			WATSON of Fulmer,Bucks


21 Mar 1760	GB	1	Charles Watson	9 Jun 1751	26 Aug 1844	93

26 Aug 1844		2	Charles Wager Watson	4 Jan 1800	30 Dec 1852	52

30 Dec 1852		3	Charles Watson (Watson-Copley from 12 Mar 1887)	6 Apr 1828	6 Apr 1888	60

6 Apr 1888		4	Walter Joseph Watson	27 Jun 1836	30 Sep 1904	68
to			Extinct on his death
30 Sep 1904



			WATSON of East Sheen,Surrey


5 Dec 1803	UK		See "Kay"



			WATSON of Henrietta Street


27 Jun 1866	UK	1	Thomas Watson	7 Mar 1792	12 Dec 1882	90

12 Dec 1882		2	Arthur Townley Watson	13 Sep 1830	15 Mar 1907	76

15 Mar 1907		3	Charles Rushworth Watson	21 Sep 1865	27 Mar 1922	56

27 Mar 1922		4	Thomas Aubrey Watson	7 Nov 1911	10 Jan 1941	29

10 Jan 1941		5	James Andrew Watson	30 Dec 1937




			WATSON of Earnock,Lanark


15 Jul 1895	UK	1	John Watson	9 Jul 1819	26 Sep 1898	79

26 Sep 1898		2	John Watson	31 Aug 1860	13 Sep 1903	43

13 Sep 1903		3	John Watson	24 Feb 1898	23 Mar 1918	20

23 Mar 1918		4	Derrick William Inglefield Watson (Inglefield-
			Watson from 1945)	7 Oct 1901	27 Jan 1987	85

27 Jan 1987		5	John Forbes Inglefield-Watson	16 May 1926	7 Feb 2007	80

7 Feb 2007		6	Simon Conran Hamilton Watson	11 Aug 1939	11 Feb 2016	76

11 Feb 2016		7	Julian Frank Somerled Watson	12 Nov 1931	3 May 2016	84
to			Extinct on his death
3 May 2016



			WATSON of Sulhamstead,Berks


11 Jul 1912	UK	1	William George Watson	26 Dec 1861	12 Jul 1930	68

12 Jul 1930		2	Norman James Watson	17 Mar 1897	19 May 1983	86
to			Extinct on his death
19 May 1983



			WATSON of Newport,Monmouth


13 Feb 1918	UK	1	Thomas Edward Watson	1 Jan 1851	1 May 1921	70
			For information on the death of this baronet,
			see the note at the foot of this page

1 May 1921		2	Wilfrid Hood Watson	23 Jul 1875	31 Jan 1922	46

1922		3	Geoffrey Lewin Watson	19 Jul 1879	15 Dec 1959	80
to			Extinct on his death
15 Dec 1959



			WATSON of Ashley,Dorset


11 Jun 1937	UK		See "Milne-Watson"



			WATT of Bathgate,Linlithgow


5 Sep 1945	UK		See "Harvie-Watt"



			WAUCHOPE of Newton,Berwick


7 Jun 1667	NS		See "Don-Wauchope"



			WAY of Montefiore,Australia


2 Aug 1899	UK	1	Samuel James Way	11 Apr 1836	8 Jan 1916	79
to			PC 1897
10 Jan 1916			Extinct on his death



			WEBB of Odstock,Wilts


2 Apr 1644	E	1	John Webb		1680

1680		2	John Webb		29 Oct 1700

29 Oct 1700		3	John Webb		Oct 1745

Oct 1745		4	Thomas Webb		29 Jun 1763

29 Jun 1763		5	John Webb		Apr 1797

Apr 1797		6	Thomas Webb	c 1774	26 Mar 1823

26 Mar 1823		7	Henry Webb	27 Apr 1806	19 Aug 1874	68
to			Extinct on his death
19 Aug 1874



			WEBB of Llwynarthen,Monmouth


28 Jan 1916	UK	1	Henry Webb	28 Jul 1866	29 Oct 1940	74
to			MP for Forest of Dean 1911-1918 and
29 Oct 1940			Cardiff East 1923-1924
			Extinct on his death



			WEBB-JOHNSON of Stoke-on-Trent,Staffs


15 Mar 1945	UK	1	Sir Alfred Edward Webb-Johnson	4 Sep 1880	28 May 1958	77
			He was subsequently created Baron Webb-
			Johnson (qv) in 1948 with which title the
			baronetcy then merged until its extinction
			in 1958



			WEBSTER of Kirby,Norfolk


31 May 1660	E	1	John Webster		14 Apr 1675
to			Extinct on his death
Apr 1675



			WEBSTER of Copthall,Essex


21 May 1703	E	1	Thomas Webster	12 Nov 1676	30 May 1751	74
			MP for Colchester 1705-1711, 1713-1714
			and 1722-1727

30 May 1751		2	Whistler Webster	after 1699	21 Sep 1779
			MP for East Grinstead 1741-1761

21 Sep 1779		3	Godfrey Webster		6 May 1780

6 May 1780		4	Godfrey Webster	25 Dec 1747	3 Jun 1800	52
			MP for Seaford 1786-1790 and Wareham
			1796-1800

3 Jun 1800		5	Godfrey Vassal Webster	6 Oct 1789	17 Jul 1836	46
			MP for Sussex 1812-1820

17 Jul 1836		6	Godfrey Vassal Webster	3 Jul 1815	4 May 1853	37

4 May 1853		7	Augustus Frederick George Douglas
			Webster	19 Apr 1819	27 Mar 1886	66

27 Mar 1886		8	Augustus Frederick Walpole Edward
to			Webster	10 Feb 1864	13 Aug 1923	59
13 Aug 1923			Extinct on his death



			WEBSTER of Alverstone,Isle of Wight


29 Jan 1900	UK	1	Richard Everard Webster	22 Dec 1842	15 Dec 1915	72
			He was subsequently created Baron
			Alverstone (qv) in 1900 with which title
			the baronetcy then merged until its
			extinction in 1915



			WEDDERBURN of Blackness,Forfar


9 Aug 1704	NS	1	John Wedderburn	12 Feb 1641	1706	65

1706		2	Alexander Wedderburn	7 Apr 1672	Feb 1710	37

Feb 1710		3	John Wedderburn	2 Dec 1700	1723	22

1723		4	Alexander Wedderburn	4 Nov 1675	21 Sep 1744	68

21 Sep 1744		5	John Wedderburn	4 Aug 1704	28 Nov 1746	42
			He was attainted, executed and the baronetcy
			forfeited 1746. The baronetcy was, however,
			assumed as under:-

[28 Nov 1746]		[6]	John Wedderburn	21 Feb 1729	13 Jun 1803	74

[13 Jun 1803]		[7]	David Wedderburn	10 Mar 1775	7 Apr 1858	83
10 Aug 1803	UK	1	He was created a baronet of the United
			Kingdom 10 Aug 1803. For further details of
			this baronetcy see "Ogilvy-Wedderburn"



			WEDGWOOD of Etruria, Staffs


20 Jan 1942	UK	1	Sir Ralph Lewis Wedgwood	2 Mar 1874	5 Sep 1956	82

5 Sep 1956		2	John Hamilton Wedgwood	16 Nov 1907	11 Dec 1989	82

11 Dec 1989		3	Hugo Martin Wedgwood	27 Dec 1933	12 Oct 2010	76

12 Oct 2010		4	Ralph Nicholas Wedgwood	10 Dec 1964




			WEIGALL of Woodhall Spa,Lincs


28 Jun 1938	UK	1	Sir William Ernest George Archibald Weigall	8 Dec 1874	3 Jun 1952	77
to			MP for Horncastle 1911-1920. Governor of
3 Jun 1952			South Australia 1920-1922
			Extinct on his death



			WEIR of Blackwood,Lanark


28 Nov 1694	NS	1	George Weir	12 Jun 1674	7 Jan 1716	41

7 Jan 1716		2	William Weir		1722

1722		3	George Weir		1735
to			Extinct on his death
1735



			WELBY of Denton Manor,Lincs


27 Jun 1801	UK	1	William Earle Welby	c 1734	6 Nov 1815
			MP for Grantham 1802-1806

6 Nov 1815		2	William Earle Welby	14 Nov 1768	3 Nov 1852	83
			MP for Grantham 1807-1820

3 Nov 1852		3	Glynne Earle Welby (Welby-Gregory from 1861)	26 Jun 1806	23 Aug 1875	69
			MP for Grantham 1830-1857

23 Aug 1875		4	William Earle Welby-Gregory	4 Jan 1829	26 Nov 1898	69
			MP for Grantham 1857-1868 and Lincolnshire
			South 1868-1884

26 Nov 1898		5	Charles Glynne Earle Welby	11 Aug 1865	19 Mar 1938	72
			MP for Newark 1900-1906

19 Mar 1938		6	Oliver Charles Earle Welby	26 Jan 1902	6 Oct 1977	75

6 Oct 1977		7	Richard Bruno Gregory Welby	11 Mar 1928




			WELCH of Chard,Somerset


16 Dec 1957	UK	1	Sir George James Cullum Welch	20 Oct 1895	28 Jul 1980	84

28 Jul 1980		2	John Reader Welch	26 Jul 1933	5 Sep 2023 - HB	90

5 Sep 2023		3	James Douglass Cullum Welch	10 Nov 1973




			WELDON of Dunmore,co.Carlow


11 Jul 1723	I	1	Thomas Burdett	14 Sep 1668	14 Apr 1727	58

14 Apr 1727		2	William Vigors Burdett	8 Jun 1715	17 Dec 1798	83

17 Dec 1798		3	William Bagenal Burdett	16 Jul 1770	14 Dec 1840	70

14 Dec 1840		4	Anthony Weldon	16 Jun 1781	21 Dec 1858	77

21 Dec 1858		5	Anthony Crossdill Weldon	16 Mar 1827	14 Jan 1900	72

14 Jan 1900		6	Anthony Arthur Weldon	1 Mar 1863	29 Jun 1917	54
			Lord Lieutenant Kildare 1913-1918

29 Jun 1917		7	Anthony Edward Wolseley Weldon	1 Dec 1902	9 Jan 1971	68

9 Jan 1971		8	Thomas Brian Weldon	19 May 1905	5 Aug 1979	74

5 Aug 1979		9	Anthony William Weldon	11 May 1947




			WELLS of Upper Grosvenor Street,London


11 May 1883	UK	1	Thomas Spencer Wells	3 Feb 1818	31 Jan 1898	79

31 Jan 1898		2	Arthur Spencer Wells	25 Jun 1866	31 Mar 1906	39
to			Extinct on his death
31 Mar 1906



			WELLS of Felmersham,Beds


21 Jan 1944	UK	1	Sir Sydney Richard Wells	3 Aug 1879	26 Nov 1956	77
			MP for Bedford 1922-1945

26 Nov 1956		2	Charles Maltby Wells	24 Jul 1908	23 Jun 1996	87

23 Jun 1996		3	Christopher Charles Wells	12 Aug 1936




			WELLS of Hove,Sussex


30 Nov 1948	UK	1	Sir Frederick Michael Wells	11 Mar 1884	13 Sep 1966	82
to			Extinct on his death
13 Sep 1966



			WELLWOOD-MONCREIFF of Moncreiff,Perth


22 Apr 1626	NS		See "Moncreiff"



			WEMYSS of Wemyss,Fife


29 May 1625	NS	1	John Wemyss	1586	22 Nov 1649	63
			He was subsequently created Baron Wemyss
			(qv) in 1628 with which title the
			baronetcy then merged until it became
			dormant in 1679



			WEMYSS of Bogie,Fife


12 Oct 1704	NS	1	James Wemyss		c 1706

c 1706		2	John Wemyss		c 1750

c 1750		3	James Wemyss		c 1770
to			On his death the baronetcy became dormant
c 1770



			WENMAN of Caswell,Oxon


29 Nov 1662	E	1	Francis Wenman	c 1630	2 Sep 1680
			MP for Oxfordshire 1664-1679

2 Sep 1680		2	Richard Wenman	1657	1 Mar 1690	32
			He subsequently succeeded to the Viscountcy
			of Wenman (qv) in 1686 with which title the
			baronetcy then merged until its extinction
			in 1800



			WENTWORTH of Wentworth Woodhouse,Yorks


20 Jun 1611	E	1	William Wentworth	3 Jul 1562	10 Sep 1614

Sep 1614		2	Thomas Wentworth	13 Apr 1593	12 May 1641	48
			He was subsequently created Earl of
			Strafford (qv) in 1640 with which title
			the baronetcy then merged until he was
			attainted and his honours forfeited
			in 1641

12 May 1662		3	William Wentworth,Earl of Strafford	8 Jun 1626	16 Oct 1695	69
			He obtained a reversal of the attainder
			in 1662

16 Oct 1695		4	Thomas Wentworth,Baron Raby	17 Sep 1672	15 Nov 1739	67
			He was subsequently created Earl of
			Strafford (qv) in 1711 with which title
			the baronetcy then merged until its
			extinction in 1799



			WENTWORTH of Gosfield,Essex


29 Jun 1611	E	1	John Wentworth	c 1583	Oct 1631
to			Extinct on his death
Oct 1631



			WENTWORTH of West Bretton,Yorks


27 Sep 1664	E	1	Thomas Wentworth	c 1615	5 Dec 1675

5 Dec 1675		2	Matthew Wentworth		1 Aug 1678

1 Aug 1678		3	Matthew Wentworth	c 1665	Feb 1706

Feb 1706		4	William Wentworth	29 Oct 1686	1 Mar 1763	76
			MP for Malton 1731-1741

1 Mar 1763		5	Thomas Wentworth Blackett	12 Apr 1726	10 Jul 1792	66
to			Extinct on his death
10 Jul 1792



			WENTWORTH of North Elmsal,Yorks


28 Jul 1692	E	1	John Wentworth	18 Nov 1673	25 Apr 1720	46

25 Apr 1720		2	Butler Cavendish Wentworth	c 1710	3 Dec 1741
to			Extinct on his death
3 Dec 1741



			WENTWORTH of Parlut,Lincs


16 May 1795	GB	1	John Wentworth	c 1737	8 Apr 1820

8 Apr 1820		2	Charles Mary Wentworth	18 Jan 1775	10 Apr 1844	69
to			Extinct on his death
10 Apr 1844





			Sir Harry Leonard d'Arcy Waechter, 2nd and last baronet


			From the London "Daily Telegraph" of 7 December 1955:-

			'Sir Harry Leonard d'Arcy Waechter, 43, of the White House, Suckley, Worcs., appeared before
			Worcester county magistrates yesterday on charges alleging indecency and serious offences
			against male persons. He was sent for trial at Worcestershire Assizes on Jan. 25 on six of eight
			charges. He pleaded not guilty and was allowed bail.

			'Mr. Peter Barnes, for the Director of Public Prosecutions, said Sir d'Arcy and his wife were
			joint masters of the North Ledbury Hounds and the kennels and stables of the hunt were at
			their home. Various stable boys and apprentice grooms, most of them between 14 and 16, lived
			in the White House.

			'On their first meeting Sir d'Arcy contrived to get the youths alone, and each time followed a
			similar course of indecent behaviour. Where a boy looked disgusted such conduct went to
			further.

			'One of the charges, Mr. Barnes said, related to Sir d'Arcy's alleged conduct in Worcester. He
			used to go to a newsvendor named O'Shea, asking him to find a boy who had been in an
			approved school or Borstal. O'Shea informed the police.

			'Sir d'Arcy had told the police that he was on the Home Office Homosexuality Committee, but
			the secretary of that committee, Mr. W. Roberts, had said this was not so.'

			The result of his trial was reported in the "Daily Telegraph" of 26 January 1956:-

			'Sir Harry Leonard d'Arcy Waechter, 43, the second baronet, the White House, Suckley, Worcs.,
			joint master of the North Ledbury Hunt, was gaoled for 21 months at Worcestershire Assizes
			yesterday for indecently assaulting youths employed by him and attempting to procure an ex-
			Borstal or approved school boy to commit indecency.

			'He pleaded guilty to five counts and not guilty to five others. Mr. Ryder Richardson,
			prosecuting, said the offences took place between November, 1951, and last July, with stable
			boys or apprentice grooms.

			'Mr. J.F. Bourke, defending, said that between 1948 and 1954 a great change came over Sir
			Harry's character, well known as a pathological condition. In a doctor's opinion, that phase
			had passed.

			'Mr. Justice Hallett said to Sir Harry: "The psychiatrist's evidence wholly unconvinced me,
			because it shows that you were for some time habitually corrupting young men who came to
			work for you. At the very end, in the autumn of 1954, you were trying to get fresh supplies
			of boys to misuse them."

			From the London "Daily Telegraph" of 17 October 1967:-

			'Sir Harry D'Arcy Waechter, Bart., 55, of no settled address, admitted at Bow Street yesyerday
			that he took a pork pie, sandwiuches and an egg from a cafeteria at Victoria Station without
			paying for them. He told Mr. Barraclough, the magistrate: "I want to get a job - I'm tired of
			wandering about."

			'P.C. Douglas Borer of the British Railways' Police said that when he was arrested Waechter said:
			"I was hungry." Waechter had served as a captain in the Army and had worked as a gardener-
			handyman, car park attendant and porter at Caxton Hall.

			'Waechter told the court that he had been hoping to go to two interviews about jobs. He was
			remanded until Monday for reports.'

			From the London "Daily Telegraph" of 24 October 1967:-

			'Sir Harry D'Arcy Waechter, Bart., 55, of no settled address, who last week admitted stealing a
			pork pie, sandwiches and an egg from a Victoria Station cafeteria, was granted a conditional
			discharge for a year at Bow Street yesterday, where he appeared on remand.

			'Mr. Barry Swinney, probation officer, said that since the first hearing Waechter had received
			many offers of help. Waechter was said to have been working as a gardener-handyman and a
			car park attendant. He had lost a job as a porter at Caxton Hall because the work was too
			heavy for him.'



			Sir Richard Wallace, 1st and only baronet [UK 1871]


			Richard was the illegitimate son of Richard Seymour-Conway, 4th Marquess of Hertford.
			For further information on this peer, see the note at the foot of the page which contains
			details of the Hertford peerage.

			Richard was born in Paris as a result of the 4th Marquess' liaison with an Agnes Wallace, 'a
			Scottish girl of low birth' much older than the Marquess. After placing the child with a French
			concierge and seeing Agnes married to a Mr Jackson, the Marquess thought that he had done
			enough for his illegitimate son.

			By the 1850s, however, Richard had become his father's secretary and lived in Paris with him.
			The Marquess' only pleasure was in collecting art and, when the Marquess died in 1870,
			Richard was left the Marquess' art collection and personal fortune of some £7,000,000. The
			title and the entailed estates were inherited by a cousin, the 5th Marquess.

			Richard was aged 52 when his father died. He was, if possible, an even more ardent art-
			collector than his father and had now become wealthy beyond his wildest dreams. However,
			before he indulged himself in art collecting, he poured out money for the relief of sufferers in
			the Franco-Prussian War. In addition, he founded the Hertford Hospital in Paris and made a gift
			to the city of 50 drinking fountains, some of which can still be seen today.

			In February 1871, he married his long-term mistress and father of his son, Julie Castelnau. In
			November 1871, he was created a baronet and settled at Hertford House in London. Between
			1873 and 1885 he sat in the House of Commons for Lisburn, but the enrichment of his art
			collection remained his major interest. His placid life was racked by a bitter quarrel with his son,
			who involved himself in a liaison with a French girl and had children by her. When Sir Richard
			remonstrated with him, his son replied that he had merely followed his father's example. The
			son died soon after, but to the time of his death, Sir Richard refused to recognise his grand-
			children or their mother.

			As private secretary Sir Richard hired John Murray Scott, a young barrister whose grandfather
			and father had been friends of the 4th Marquess of Hertford. When Sir Richard died in Paris in
			1890, Scott continued to watch over Lady Wallace's interests until her death in 1897. Lady
			Wallace had inherited the whole of her husband's estate and she, in turn, wanted to leave it
			all to Scott. Instead, he persuaded her to leave the art treasures to the nation and, after her
			death, the contents of Hertford House became state property under the name of the Wallace
			Collection, where it remains to this day.

			Scott was rewarded with a baronetcy in 1899. He died in 1912, leaving a controversial will in
			which he left large amounts of money and art to Baroness Sackville. For details of the 1913
			court case arising from this bequest, see the note at the foot of the page containing details of
			the Sackville peerage.



			The Baronetcy of Wasteneys


			Reference works on the baronetage agree that the Wasteneys baronetcy became extinct on
			the death of the 4th baronet in 1742. Notwithstanding this, the following advertisement
			appeared in the London "Morning Post" on 3 August 1887:-

			'ASSUMPTION OF TITLE - Whereas King James the First, by his Patent, dated the 18th day of
			December, 1622, granted the dignity and title of a Baronet of England unto Hardolph
			Wasteneys, in Headon, in the county of Notts, esquire, and the heirs male of his body lawfully
			begotten; and Whereas Sir Hardolph Wasteneys, fourth baronet, great grandson of the first
			mentioned Baronet, died without male issue, and all other collateral male issue being extinct,
			the title vested in the cousin and heir-at-law of the fourth baronet, that is to say, in Simon
			Wasteneys, of Edlington, in the county of York, who was also the direct male issue of the
			grantee of the title. And Whereas the said Simon left one son only, William, who left one son
			only, William (deceased), who had two sons and no more, William Parslove and Hardolph,
			whereof the elder, William Parslove is dead, leaving me, William Wasteneys, his only son and
			heir-at-law surviving; and Whereas I am advised and believe that it is expedient that I should
			assume the title and dignity of baronet to which I am entitled as aforesaid. Now I HEREBY
			DECLARE THAT IT IS MY INTENTION HENCEFORTH TO ASSUME AND BEAR SUCH DIGNITY AND
			TITLE, AND TO BE DESIGNATED in all Legal Documents and Otherwise as SIR WILLIAM
			WASTENEYS, BARONET; and I hereby request all persons whom it may concern so to call and
			designate me. As witness my hand this 28th day of January, 1887. W. WASTENEYS. Witness
			to the signature of the said Sir William Wasteneys, Baronet, ARTHUR D. BENNETT, Notary Public,
			Auckland, New Zealand.'

			Some further information on "Sir" William Wasteney, which fills in some details of his life both
			before and after this advertisement, appeared in an article published in the "Auckland Star" on
			3 June 1903. The article is headed "Sir William Wasteney's Troubles":-

			'The public examination of Sir William Wasteneys, against whom, in March last, a receiving order
			was made on the petition on his wife, her claim being for £2035, alleged to be due under a deed
			of separation, was concluded in the Bankruptcy Court last Tuesday. In examination the debtor
			said he was a baronet, having formally assumed the title some twelve years ago. As far as he
			was aware his father did not make use of it. On coming of age in February, 1872 [he is said to
			have been born 6 February 1851], he succeeded to various estates in South Yorkshire, valued
			at £60,000, and the minerals at £20,000. All were unencumbered with the exception of a
			mortgage for £8000, which he discharged by raising £11,000 on property at Micklebring and
			Lambcote Grange.

			'On his marriage in 1875 [other sources place the date of his marriage as 1878] he settled
			property to the value of £8000 on his wife [Julia Marianne Fardell], the income of which was
			applicable to the maintenance of his home and family. In 1875 he was called to the Bar, and in
			the summer of that year he realised £25,000 on the sale of four of the Yorkshire properties,
			which money had gone mainly in living expenses.

			'In 1885 he arranged to go to New Zealand for the benefit of his wife's health, but at the last
			moment she decided not to go, and he then entered into a deed of separation for two years,
			agreeing to allow her £240 a year. He then realised a further £4400 on the property and went
			to Auckland [New Zealand]. In March, 1887, his wife joined him there, and a further covenant
			was entered into to extend the separation for two more years, the wife living under the same
			roof. In March, 1889, he purchased for £400 the "Waikato News" [Waikato is a region in the
			North Island of New Zealand], carried on at Cambridge. He ran the paper for a year and then
			discontinued it, a fire having practically destroyed the town.

			'Down to 1898 he practised [law] at various towns in New Zealand, and in that year he returned
			to England. Having no income, he had since lived on an allowance from his mother and his
			earnings at the Bar, which had been small. The rest of the Yorkshire property had been sold by
			the trustees under the settlement.

			'In 1891 he endeavoured to obtain a judicial separation from his wife in New Zealand, but
			eventually abandoned the suit, and in April of that year a deed of separation was entered into,
			under which he agreed to allow his wife £240 a year from the income of the £8000 included in
			the marriage settlement. In 1891, as the result of the proceedings which took place between
			the parties, he succeeded in setting aside the separation deed, which decision was upheld in
			the Court of Appeal in New Zealand.

			'In 1898 his wife appealed with success to the Privy Council. A judgment for costs obtained by
			his wife in certain of the proceedings formed the basis of the receiving order which she had
			obtained against him. His present position was due to the constant litigation which had been
			brought against him by his wife, to the expenses of her long illness, and the depreciation on the
			sale of his Yorkshire properties. Replying to questions, the debtor stated that he had no
			interest in any property in New Zealand, neither had he any in England which was not fully
			charged to creditors. His mother had died recently, but, beyond a life interest in household
			furniture of small value, he had not succeeded to any property.'

			Unfortunately, I have been unable to trace any later events in the life of "Sir" William.


			Sir William Alfred Waterlow, 1st baronet [UK 1930]


			The following article appeared in the April 1957 issue of the Australian monthly magazine
			"Parade." The story consistently describes Sir William as "Bart," but he was only a KBE at the
			time - his baronetcy was awarded in 1930, following his term as Lord Mayor of London. As
			mentioned in the article's penultimate paragraph, the driving force behind the whole criminal
			enterprise is now acknowledged to have been (Artur Virgilio) Alves Reis [1896-1955].

			'A small group stood round a pit in the courtyard of the Bank of Portugal, Lisbon, one day in
			in October, 1932. They talked quietly as one of their number knelt and struck a match. He held
			the flame against bundles of paper in the pit. In a few seconds just on £2,900,000 worth of
			banknotes were burning. Thus ended the fantastic story of the Portuguese banknote swindle,
			one of the most audacious frauds in modern history.

			'The swindlers' plan went smoothly into operation on December 4, 1924, when a handsome
			prepossessing young Dutchman, K. Marang van Ysselveere, presented himself at the office of
			the leading London printing firm of Waterlow and Sons, Limited. Waterlow's had been commiss-
			ioned several years earlier to print some 500-escudo notes, worth about £5 sterling each, for
			the Bank of Portugal. Marang, of the firm of Messrs. Marang and Collignon, The Hague, handed
			what appeared to be official Portuguese Government credentials to head of the company, Sir
			William Waterlow, [later] Bart. The papers were faked!

			'Marang, about 35, explained to Sir William that he was a member of a Dutch syndicate of
			businessmen who had come to an arrangement with the Portuguese Government to help
			Portugal's West African colony, Angola, out of dire financial difficulties. The syndicate, he said,
			was to finance a new note issue for Angola in return for valuable trading concessions.

			'Waterlow's still had in their possession the printing plates for the Portuguese 500-escudo notes
			bearing an engraving of the likeness of explorer Vasco da Gama. Marang suggested these plates
			would "serve the purpose" for the "new Angola issue." He assured the polite but cautious Sir
			William Waterlow that there was "no need to worry" about the serial numbers duplicating those
			on the Portuguese notes previously printed by Waterlow's. The new issue would be stamped
			with the word "Angola" when they were delivered in Portugal and would be used for circulation
			only in the colony, he added.

			'Sir William pointed out he would still need direct authority from the Bank of Portugal to use
			their plates in the printing of the notes. Marang replied that his secretary, Jose Bandeira, was a
			brother of Antonio Bandeira, Portuguese Minister at The Hague. It would be easy to arrange for
			the diplomat to see Waterlow's representative in Lisbon, H.G.W. Romer, and finalise the
			necessary authority. In Lisbon Romer became suspicious when Bandeira did not keep their
			rendezvous. Romer made a few discreet inquiries and warned Sir William by letter: "I cannot help
			thinking the Bank of Portugal would never consent to their plates being utilised for the purpose
			of making a new emission of notes for a Portuguese colony whose finances appear to be in a
			state of absolute chaos."

			'The smooth-talking Marang, however, had completely deceived the English baronet [sic].
			Waterlow ignored Romer's warning. On December 17, 1924, Marang returned to London and
			explained he had obtained the necessary authority himself. He produced more documents - all
			expert forgeries - purporting to give his syndicate permission to have the notes printed from
			the Bank of Portugal plates in Waterlow's possession. As a final, formal check, Sir William
			drafted a letter to the Governor of the Bank of Portugal [Inocêncio Camacho Rodrigues (1867-
			1943)] asking if it was all right to start printing the notes. So taken by Marang was Sir William
			that, at the Dutchman's suggestion, he handed him the letter to be "delivered by hand" to the
			bank.

			'When Marang returned on January 6 [1925] he had a reply signed - a perfect forgery - by the
			Governor of the Bank. This letter told Sir William to go ahead with the work. Thus was the stage
			set for the grand coup. The contract was signed. The printing of the Portuguese Vasco ad
			Gama notes began. Sir William Waterlow nearly ruined the swindle when he sent a personal
			letter to the Governor of the Bank of Portugal acknowledging permission to print. That letter
			was never delivered.

			'Between February 10 and March 12, 1925, Marang took delivery from Waterlow's of Portuguese
			notes worth a cool 100,000,000 escudos - the equivalent of £stg. 1,000,000. The notes, packed
			in special suitcases, were delivered to Marang at the Ritz Hotel, London. He calmly deposited
			them at the baggage-room at Liverpool St. Station while preparing for his journey to Lisbon. He
			even quibbled about the 1/6 luggage fee he had to pay when he reclaimed the ordinary-looking
			cases that contained enough illicit money to wreck Portugal's banking system.

			'Marang and his gang at once began to distribute the illicit money through Portugal. They were
			rapidly disposing of it when, in autumn, 1925, rumours ran in many parts of Portugal that forged
			500-escudo notes were being circulated. The rumours stopped on May 6, 1925, when, after
			investigation by its officers, the Bank of Portugal published an official denial that forgeries were
			circulating.

			'This gave new encouragement to the syndicate of crooks. As a group of businessmen with
			Government authority, they established their own bank - Banco Angola e Metropole in Oporto -
			with a stated capital of £stg. 200,000, and started flooding out the illicit currency. They lent
			money to almost anyone who applied. They granted mortgages and credit indiscriminately. They
			bought property all over the country. They even bought bundles of Bank of Portugal shares -
			probably hoping that if they got enough they would be able to stop the bank taking any action
			against them if ever they were discovered.

			'So successful were the gang's operations that Marang returned to London with more forged
			papers purporting to be from the Governor of the Bank of Portugal. These papers gave him
			authority to order from Waterlow's the printing of another 380,000 Portuguese 500-escudo
			notes for "the Angola issue." When Sir William Waterlow wrote to the Bank for confirmation,
			Marang made sure he received a favourable reply. Between August and November, 1925, the
			printers delivered to Marang in London another £stg. 900,000 worth of Portuguese Vasco da
			Gama notes.

			'Meanwhile, a Portuguese newspaper became suspicious of the amazing activities of the new
			Banco Angola e Metropole. Suggestions were made that some foreign Power might be supplying
			the bank's capital in an attempt to juggle Portugal's economy. The Government ordered a secret
			inquiry. Officials of the Bank of Portugal learnt of suspicious activities by a jewellery shop in
			Oporto, where the new bank had its headquarters. The jewellery shop was buying large
			quantities of foreign currency and paying for it with new 500-escudo notes, the officials were
			told. Another private banker queried the large number of new 500-escudo notes in circulation.

			'Portugal's Criminal Investigation Department was called in. On Saturday, December 5, 1925, the
			police swooped on the premises of the Banco Angola e Metropole and the jewellery shop in
			Oporto. The manager of the Bank, Adriano Silva, and two other members of the gang, Alves
			Reis and Jose Bandeira, were caught in the raid. In a search of the bank premises the police
			found about 4000 new 500-escudo notes. Working on a hunch, one of the raiders, Campos e
			Sa, an inspector from the Bank of Portugal, took the seized money to the local branch of the
			Bank of Portugal. There, to his horror, he discovered notes bearing the same serial numbers.

			'Next day, Sunday, December 6, 1925. the Directors of the Bank of Portugal were told of the
			strange happenings at Oporto. After a five-hour meeting the directors decided on the drastic
			step of withdrawing from circulation all Vasco da Gama 500-escudo notes and exchanging them,
			good or bad, for notes of other denominations. The withdrawn notes represented one-sixth of
			the nation's currency. Next morning the banks were rushed. By the time the banks stopped
			accepting the notes for exchange they had received 795,556 Vasco da Gama 500-escudo
			notes - nearly 200,000 more than had been legitimately put into circulation.

			'Sir William Waterlow and some of his note experts rushed to Lisbon. After lengthy, microscopic
			examination they found various minute printing differences by which the illicit notes could be
			told from the genuine. Antonio Bandeira, Portuguese Minister at The Hague, who gave Marang
			Hague, who gave Marang his credentials, was recalled and arrested. Financial circles panicked.
			Everyone was under suspicion. The Governor and Deputy Governor of the Bank of Portugal were
			arrested but were released the same day. The police interviewed Sir William Waterlow, who
			after being cleared left Lisbon under an assumed name. There was a new scare when 75 trip-
			licates were discovered. It appeared some modest forger had also been at work. A special
			commission was appointed to conduct the liquidation of Banco Angola e Metropole.

			'Meanwhile the wily Marang fled the country. He was arrested in Holland and ordered to stand
			trial on a charge of obtaining the bank notes from Waterlow's by means of forged documents.
			When the case came into court in November, 1926, the shrewd Dutchman pleaded he had been
			the innocent, unsuspecting tool of the gang. The court acquitted him of the main charge and
			sentenced him to 11 months' gaol on a lesser charge of "receiving" the illicit notes. As he had
			been in gaol 11 months awaiting trial he was immediately released. The Crown appealed against
			the lightness of the penalty, which was later increased to two years' gaol. Meanwhile, Marang
			had left Holland and never served the sentence.

			'Alves Reis, Antonio Bandeira, the former diplomat, and his brother, Jose Bandeira, Adriano Silva
			and other members of the gang were not tried in Lisbon till July, 1930. They received sentences
			of up to 25 years' deportation. In 1932, however, an article appeared in a European magazine
			under the name of Alves Reis claiming he was the sole mastermind of the swindle. All other
			members of the gang had been duped by him. The article said Marang believed the transactions
			with Waterlow's to be a legitimate business deal.

			'Meanwhile, the Bank of Portugal sued Waterlow and Sons, Limited, for damages, claiming
			breach of contract and/or negligence and/or conversion. Though there was no suggestion of
			dishonesty on the part of the printers, the bank claimed Waterlow's should never have used
			their plates to print the money. The case dragged on for more than two years till the House of
			Lords delivered the final judgment in favour of the bank on April 28, 1932. By a majority of three
			to two the Lords awarded the Bank of Portugal damages totalling £616,392.'

			Sir William died of peritonitis before the House of Lords had reached its final judgment. The firm
			of Waterlow and Sons never fully recovered from its involvement, and was eventually acquired
			by De La Rue in 1961.


			Sir Thomas Edward Watson, 1st baronet


			Sir Thomas killed in a traffic accident in May 1921. The following report appeared in 'The
			Manchester Guardian' on 4 May 1921:-

			'The tragic story of the death of Sir Thomas Edward Watson, the well-known colliery proprietor,
			was told at an inquest conducted by Mr. Ingleby Oddie, the Westminster Coroner, yesterday.

			'Sir Thomas had come to London from his home at Newport (Monmouthshire) last Friday, and
			was staying at a West End hotel. He was crossing the road near St.George's Hospital, Hyde
			Park, about midday, in the company of his daughter, when he was knocked down by a passing
			motor-car. He was picked up in an unconscious condition and removed to the hospital, where
			he succumbed little more than an hour later to his injuries.

			'Evidence was given that Sir Thomas, who had been standing on an island refuge, tried to cross
			in front of a taxi which was being overtaken by the car. The chauffeur of the car applied his
			brakes immediately he saw him, but was unable to avoid knocking him down.

			'Summing up, the Coroner said that it was a common cause of accident for people to cross in
			front of one vehicle before assuring themselves that there was not another vehicle overtaking it
			on the other side. There was a danger in vehicles overtaking other vehicles near refuges, and
			he was of opinion that they should be compelled to pass in single file. In this case the driver of
			the car was entitled to overtake the slowly moving taxi, and he seemed to have pulled up the
			car with great promptitude.

			'The Coroner said he had no hesitation in recording a verdict of accidental death, exonerating
			the driver from all blame. Sir Thomas Watson unfortunately did not realise a very common
			danger, and was doing something expressly prohibited by the rules of "Safety First."



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