Heygate baronets

Escutcheon of the Heygate baronets of Southend

The Heygate Baronetcy, of Southend in the County of Essex, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. ^[1] It was created on 30 September 1831 for William Heygate, Lord Mayor of London from 1822 to 1823 and member of parliament for Sudbury from 1818 to 1826. ^[2]

The second Baronet, Sir Frederick William Heygate married Marianne Gage, daughter and heiress of Conolly Gage, in 1851 and so acquired Bellarena House at Bellarena, County Londonderry. ^{[3] [4]} He represented the constituency of County Londonderry in the House of Commons as a Conservative from 1859 to 1874. The third Baronet, Sir Frederick Gage Heygate was Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, the Marquess of Londonderry, from 1887 to 1888.

The second son of the first baronet, William Unwin Heygate (1825–1902), was a Member of Parliament from 1861 to 1865 and from 1870 to 1880. ^[5]

The family seat was Bellarena House, near Magilligan, County Londonderry.

Heygate baronets, of Southend (1831)

• Sir William Heygate, 1st Baronet (1782–1844) ^{[2] [6]}
• Sir Frederick William Heygate, 2nd Baronet (1822–1894) ^[6]
• Sir Frederick Gage Heygate, 3rd Baronet (1854–1940) ^{[6] [7]}
• Sir John Edward Nourse Heygate, 4th Baronet (1903–1976) ^[8]
• Sir George Lloyd Heygate, 5th Baronet (1936–1991) ^[9]
• Sir Richard John Gage Heygate, 6th Baronet (born 1940) ^[10]

The heir apparent is the present holder's son Frederick Carysfort Gage Heygate (born 1988). ^[10]

Notes

1. "No. 18851". The London Gazette . 16 September 1831. p. 1898.
2. "Heygate, William (1782-1844), of Chatham Place, Blackfriars, London; Holwood, Kent and Southend, Essex, History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
3. Howard, J.J.; Crisp, F.A. (1973). Visitation of Ireland. Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 207. ISBN   978-0-8063-0543-1.
4. Portrait of Marianne Gage, Stephen Catterson Smith the Elder
5. "Heygate, William Unwin" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
6. Foster, Joseph (1883). The Baronetage and Knightage of the British Empire. Westminster: Nichols and Sons. pp. 309–310.
7. "Heygate, Sir Frederick Gage" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
8. "Heygate, Sir John (Edward Nourse)" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
9. "Heygate, Sir George Lloyd" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
10. "Heygate, Sir Richard John Gage" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Harty baronets	Heygate baronets of Southend 30 September 1831	Succeeded by Jones baronets