Baronet Lewis

There have been two creations of Baronet Lewis:

1st. 15th October 1660. John Lewis 1st Baronet. Extinct. 14th August 1671.

2nd. 24th July 1902. George Henry Lewis 1st Baronet. Extinct. 2nd January 1945.

Baronet Lewis of Ledstone 1st Creation 1660

Summary

15th October 1660. John Lewis 1st Baronet [aged 45] created.

14th August 1671. John Lewis 1st Baronet extinct.

On 15th October 1660 John Lewis 1st Baronet [aged 45] was created 1st Baronet Lewis of Ledstone. Sarah Foote Lady Lewis [aged 32] by marriage Lady Lewis of Ledstone.

On 14th August 1671 John Lewis 1st Baronet [aged 56] died without male issue. Baronet Lewis of Ledstone extinct. His daughters Elizabeth Lewis Countess Huntingdon [aged 17] and Mary Lewis Countess Scarsdale [aged 13] inherited his estates. He and his wife Sarah Foote Lady Lewis [aged 43] were buried at All Saints Church, Ledsham [Map]. Hand On Skull. Sculpted by Thomas Cartwright [aged 36].

Elizabeth Lewis Countess Huntingdon: In 1654 she was born to John Lewis 1st Baronet and Sarah Foote Lady Lewis. John Evelyn's Diary. 24th June 1670. Came the Earl of Huntington and Countess, with the Lord Sherard, to visit us. On 19th February 1672 Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon and she were married. She by marriage Countess Huntingdon. He the son of Ferdinando Hastings 6th Earl Huntingdon and Lucy Davies Countess Huntingdon. In 1688 she died.

Mary Lewis Countess Scarsdale: In 1658 she was born to John Lewis 1st Baronet and Sarah Foote Lady Lewis. On 11th February 1672 Robert Leke 3rd Earl Scarsdale and she were married. He the son of Nicholas Leke 2nd Earl Scarsdale and Frances Rich Countess Scarsdale. On 27th January 1681 Nicholas Leke 2nd Earl Scarsdale died. His son Robert succeeded 3rd Earl Scarsdale, 3rd Baron Deincourt of Sutton, 3rd Baronet Leke of Sutton in Derbyshire. She by marriage Countess Scarsdale. In 1684 she died.

Unknown Arms impaled Lewis Arms.

Baronet Lewis of Portland Place in Marylebone 2nd Creation 1902

Summary

24th July 1902. George Henry Lewis 1st Baronet [aged 69] created.

7th December 1911. Son George James Graham Lewis 2nd Baronet [aged 43] succeeded.

1927. Son George James Ernest Lewis 3rd Baronet [aged 16] succeeded.

2nd January 1945. George James Ernest Lewis 3rd Baronet extinct.

On 24th July 1902 George Henry Lewis 1st Baronet [aged 69] was created 1st Baronet Lewis of Portland Place in Marylebone. Elizabeth Eberstadt Lady Lewis [aged 57] by marriage Lady Lewis of Portland Place in Marylebone.

On 7th December 1911 George Henry Lewis 1st Baronet [aged 78] died. His son George [aged 43] succeeded 2nd Baronet Lewis of Portland Place in Marylebone.

In 1927 George James Graham Lewis 2nd Baronet [aged 59] died. His son George [aged 16] succeeded 3rd Baronet Lewis of Portland Place in Marylebone.

On 2nd January 1945 George James Ernest Lewis 3rd Baronet [aged 34] died. Baronet Lewis of Portland Place in Marylebone extinct.