House of White of Tuxford and Wallingwells

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The House of White of Tuxford and Wallingwells is an ancient family, [1] which primarily lived in Nottinghamshire over many centuries. From 1802 the head of the family has been a baronet, the title having been conferred on Sir Thomas Woollaston White, 1st Bt., by King George III.

List of heads of family

People noted in italics are those who would have succeeded as the head of the family had they survived their elder brother. [2]

NameBornDied
Johannes White of Colyngham
(living 1428)
UnknownUnknown
John WhiteUnknown1567
Thomas White [3] Unknown26 October 1580
Sir John White, Knt.15581625
Thomas White159013 April 1638
John White [4] 3 September 163416 April 1713
Thomas White [5] August 166730 September 1732
John White [6] 2 December 16997 September 1769
Taylor White [7] 21 December 170127 March 1772
Taylor White5 November 174320 July 1795
Sir Thomas White, 1st Bt. 20 January 176728 October 1817
Sir Thomas White, 2nd Bt. 3 October 18017 August 1882
Sir Thomas White, 3rd Bt.7 February 182828 May 1907
William Knight Hamilton Ramsay White23 January 183411 June 1900
Sir Archibald White, 4th Bt. 14 October 187720 December 1945
Sir Thomas White, 5th Bt. 13 May 190416 May 1996
Captain Richard White, RN 29 January 19083 March 1995
Sir Nicholas White, 6th Bt.2 March 1939
Christopher White, Esq. (heir apparent to the baronetcy)20 July 1972

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References

  1. White, Mary H. Towry (1886). The Memoirs of the House of White of Wallingwells and of Its Collatoral Branches.
  2. Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage.
  3. "Thomas White of Tuxford and the Dudley Conspiracy". Tudorplace.
  4. "John White 1634-1713". History of Parliament.
  5. "Thomas White 1667-1732". History of Parliament.
  6. "John White 1699-1769". History of Parliament.
  7. "Taylor White Treasurer of The Foundling Hospital 1745-1772". British History.