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There have been five baronetcies created for persons with the surname Barker, three in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. All five creations are extinct.
There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Alston, both in the Baronetage of England. Both creations are extinct.
There have been twenty one baronetcies created for persons with the surname Williams, eight in the Baronetage of England, three in the Baronetage of Great Britain and ten in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Only six of the creations are extant as of 2017.
There have been three baronetcies created for members of the Vernon family.
There have been seven baronetcies created for persons with the surname Lawrence, one in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and five in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.
There have been four baronetcies created for persons with the surname Rich, two in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. As of 2008 three of the creations are extinct while one is dormant.
The Rouse of Rouse Lench Baronetcy was created in the Baronetage of England on 23 July 1641 for Thomas Rouse of Rouse Lench Court, Rous Lench, Worcestershire.
There have been three baronetcies created for persons with the surname Wiseman, all in the Baronetage of England. Only one creation is extant as of 2008.
The Bellot Baronetcy, of Moreton in the County of Chester, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 30 June 1663 for John Bellot of Great Moreton Hall, near Astbury, Cheshire, who was High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1661. He came from an ancient Cheshire family, and was the eldest son of John Moreton and Ursula Bentley. The second Baronet was several times Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme. The baronetcy became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1714. The Moreton estate was sold on his death.
Sir Thomas Trevor, 1st Baronet was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1640 and 1648.
The Fytche Baronetcy, of Eltham in the County of Kent, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 7 September 1688 for Thomas Fytche, of Mount Markfall, Eltham, Kent. He died nine days after his preferment. His son, the second Baronet, was High Sheriff of Kent in 1709. The baronetcy became extinct on the death, without issue, of the third Baronet in 1736. The estate passed to Alice Fytche, daughter of the second Baronet, who in 1740 married Sir John Barker Bt of Grimston Hall and to their son John Fytche Barker.
Sir John Cutler, 1st Baronet (1603–1693) was an English grocer, financier and Member of Parliament.
There have been two baronetcies created, both in the Baronetage of England, for members of the Twysden family of Kent.
Sir Thomas Hanmer, 2nd Baronet (1612–1678) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640 and from 1669 to 1678. He was a Royalist during the English Civil War and raised troops for Charles I. In his personal life, he was a keen horticulturist. He is not to be confused with Sir Thomas Hanmer, 2nd Baronet (1747–1828) of the second creation, nor with his grandson, Sir Thomas Hanmer, 4th Baronet.
The Prestwich Baronetcy, of Hulme in the County of Lancaster, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 25 April 1644 for Thomas Prestwich. His support for the Royalist cause in the English Civil War left him impoverished and he was forced to sell the family seat of Hulme Hall in 1660. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1676.
The Wolstenholme Baronetcy, of London, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 10 January 1665 for John Wolstenholme, who had previously represented West Looe, Newport and Queenborough in Parliament. He had been heavily fined by the Parliamentarians for supporting the Royal cause during the Civil War. The third Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Middlesex. The title became extinct on the death of the seventh Baronet in 1762.
Sir Henry Vernon, 1st Baronet (1605–1676) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1660 and 1676.
There have been two baronetcies created for members of the Barnardiston family, both in the Baronetage of England. Both creations are extinct.
The Cobb Baronetcy, of Adderbury in Oxfordshire, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 9 December 1662 for Thomas Cobb. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet on 29 March 1762.
Sir Edmund Denton, 1st Baronet, of Hillesden, Buckinghamshire, was an English Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons from 1698 to 1713.
References
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
- Burke's Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies (2nd edition, London: John Russell Smith, 1844)