Broughton baronets

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Escutcheon of the Broughton baronets of Broughton

The Broughton, later Broughton-Delves, later Broughton Baronetcy, of Broughton in the County of Stafford, is a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 10 March 1661 for Sir Brian Broughton, of Broughton Hall, near Eccleshall, Staffordshire, High Sheriff of Staffordshire from 1660 to 1661 and the member of an ancient Staffordshire family.

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History

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Doddington Hall

The Broughtons are descended from the ancient Vernon family and in particular from Richard Vernon, fourth son of the 3rd medieval Baron Vernon of Shipbrook, Cheshire. Adam, his son, was of Napton, Warwickshire. Adams's grandson Roger acquired the estate at Broughton, Staffordshire, from which the surname derives, in the 13th century. The first Baronet was the son of Thomas Broughton (died 1648) who was an ardent Royalist and supporter of Charles I and who was obliged to compound at a cost of £3200, for the return of his estates following sequestration by the Parliament at the conclusion of the Civil War. His son was honoured with the baronetcy at the Restoration of Charles II. [1]

The baronetcy was dormant between 1993 and 2022. [2] In 2022, Geoffrey Delves Broughton proved his right of succession. [3] He is the great-great-grandson of Reverend Sir Thomas Delves Broughton, second son of the eighth Baronet. [4]

The family seat is Doddington Hall, near Nantwich, Cheshire. It remains in the family of Sir Evelyn Delves Broughton, 12th Baronet. In the past, the family had also Broughton Hall, an estate in Staffordshire, but this property was sold to John Hall in 1914.[ citation needed ]

Broughton baronets, of Broughton (1660)

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Portrait of Elizabeth, wife of Sir John Delves Broughton, by Henry Raeburn

The heir apparent is the present baronet's elder son Peter Thomas Delves Broughton (born 1991). [17] [18]

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Notes

  1. 1 2 The Baronetage of England, Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of all Baronets now existing Vol II E Kimber and R Johnson (1771). Pedigree of Broughton. Google Books.
  2. "Baronetcies to which no succession has been proved » the Standing Council of the Baronetage -". www.baronetage.org. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  3. "Official Roll of The Baronetage (as at 29th October 2022)" . Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  4. "No Sir! You are not a Baronet yet, William Cash", The Sunday Telegraph, 6 July 2003.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage (99th ed.). London: Burke's Peerage Ltd. and Shaw Publishing. 1949. pp. 272–3.
  6. Baker, John (1931). The Diary of John Baker, Barrister of the Middle Temple, Solicitor-general of the Leeward Islands. Hutchinson & Co., Limited. p. 302.
  7. Deed Poll Office: Private Act of Parliament 1766 (7 Geo. 3). c. 16
  8. Burke, J. (1836). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank: But Uninvested with Heritable Honours. Vol. 3. Colburn. p. 626. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  9. "Broughton, Sir Henry Delves" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  10. "Broughton, Sir Delves Louis" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  11. "Broughton, Major Sir (Henry John) Delves" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  12. 1 2 3 "Broughton, Major Sir Evelyn Delves" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  13. £3,962,702 net (Latest wills, The Times, 5 April 1997) but wrongly reported as £6m in Isabella Blow articles such as Blow by Blow, Tamsin Blanchard, The Observer, 23 Jun 2002, and her 2007 obituaries
  14. Heir To Baronetcy Found Drowned, The Times, 14 September 1964
  15. Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage (3 volumes). Vol. 1 (107th ed.). Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd. p. 533.
  16. "Broughton, Sir David (Delves)" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  17. 1 2 "Broughton, Sir Geoffrey Delves" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  18. Morris, Susan; Bosberry-Scott, Wendy; Belfield, Gervase, eds. (2019). "Broughton (E) 1661, of Broughton, Staffordshire". Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Vol. 2 (150th ed.). London: Debrett's Ltd. pp. 3990–3992. ISBN   978-1-999767-0-5-1.

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