Worsley baronets of Appuldurcombe (1611)

Arms of Worsley of Appuldurcombe

The Worsley baronetcy, of Appuldurcombe in the County of Hampshire, was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 June 1611 for the landowner and politician Richard Worsley. ^[2]

On the death of the 4th Baronet, the title passed to a branch of the family living at Pylewell, near Lymington, Hampshire. All except the 6th and 8th Baronets were Members of Parliament for Newport, Isle of Wight, as were other members of the family including Henry Worsley. The 7th Baronet was succeeded in his estates by his niece who married the 1st Earl of Yarborough, with the title passing to a distant kinsman. It became extinct on the death of his son, 9th Baronet, in 1825. ^[3]

In 1833, Elizabeth Holmes, the daughter and heiress of the 9th Baronet, married William à Court, the heir of William à Court, 1st Baron Heytesbury. At the same time he assumed by royal licence the additional surname of Holmes after that of à Court. ^[4] In 1860 he changed the family name, by royal licence, from à Court-Holmes to Holmes-à Court. ^[5]

Before succeeding as 2nd Baron Heytesbury, William à Court-Holmes was member of parliament for the Isle of Wight from 1837 to 1847, and his grandson William Holmes à Court, 3rd Baron Heytesbury, still had an estate at Newport, Isle of Wight, when he died in 1903. ^[6]

Worsley baronets, of Appuldurcombe (1611)

• Sir Richard Worsley, 1st Baronet (1588–1621) ^{[2] [7]}
• Sir Henry Worsley, 2nd Baronet (1613–1666) ^{[2] [8]}
• Sir Robert Worsley, 3rd Baronet (1643–1675) ^{[2] [9]}
• Sir Robert Worsley, 4th Baronet (1669–1747) ^{[2] [10]}
• Sir James Worsley, 5th Baronet (1672–1756) ^{[2] [11]}
• Sir Thomas Worsley, 6th Baronet (1728–1768) ^[2]
• Sir Richard Worsley, 7th Baronet (1751–1805) ^{[2] [12]}
• Sir Henry Worsley-Holmes, 8th Baronet (1756–1811) ^[2]
• Sir Leonard Thomas Worsley-Holmes, 9th Baronet (1787–1825) ^{[2] [13]}

Title succession chart

Title succession chart, Worsley baronets, of Appuldurcombe

Sir Richard Worsley 1st Baronet 1588–1621 Sir Henry Worsley 2nd Baronet 1613–1666 Unknown son Thomas Worsley Sir Robert Worsley 3rd Baronet 1643–1675 Sir James Worsley ?–1695 George Worsley Sir Robert Worsley 4th Baronet 1669–1747 Sir James Worsley 5th Baronet 1672–1756 Rev. John Worsley Sir Thomas Worsley 6th Baronet 1728–1768 Thomas Worsley Sir Richard Worsley 7th Baronet 1751–1805 Sir Henry Worsley-Holmes 8th Baronet ?–1811 Robert Worsley 1776–1795 Sir Leonard Worsley-Holmes 9th Baronet 1787–1825 Richard Worsley-Holmes 1792–1814 Baronetcy extinct

Sir Robert Worsley, 3rd Baronet, painted by Sir Peter Lely

Sir Richard Worsley, 7th Baronet

Notes

1. A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies of England.
2. Cokayne, George Edward (1900). Complete Baronetage. Vol. I. Exeter: W. Pollard & Co., Ltd. pp. 66–68.
3. Burke, John (1838). A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies of England, by J. and J.B. Burke. Scott, Webster & Geary. pp. 580–582.
4. "No. 19094". The London Gazette . 18 October 1833. p. 1869.
5. "No. 22415". The London Gazette . 21 August 1860. p. 3087.
6. "Heytesbury, 3rd Baron cr 1828, (William Frederick Holmes A’Court) (25 June 1862–15 Aug. 1903)", Who Was Who , published online 1 December 2007, accessed 26 October 2025 (subscription required)
7. "Worsley, Sir Richard, 1st Bt. (1588-1621), of Appuldurcombe, I.o.W., History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
8. "Worsley, Sir Henry, 2nd Bt. (1613-66), of Appuldurcombe, Godshill, I.o.W., History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
9. "Worsley, Sir Robert, 3rd Bt. (c.1643-75), of Appuldurcombe, Godshill, I.o.W., History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
10. "Worsley, Sir Robert, 4th Bt. (?1669-1747), of Appuldurcombe, I.o.W. and Chilton Condover, Hants., History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
11. "Worsley, James (1672-1756), of Pylewell Park, Hants., History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
12. "Worsley, Sir Richard, 7th Bt. (1751-1805), of Appuldurcombe, I.o.W., History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
13. "Worsley Holmes, Sir Leonard Thomas, 9th bt. (1787-1825), of Westover, Calbourne, I.o.W., History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.

Baronetage of England
Preceded by Throckmorton baronets	Worsley baronets of Appuldurcombe 29 June 1611	Succeeded by Fleetwood baronets