Baronet Johnson of Bath in Somerset is in Baronetcies of England Alphabetically, Baronetcies of England Chronologically, Extant Baronetcies of England.
Summary
3rd October 1818. Henry Johnson 1st Baronet [aged 70] created.
18th March 1835. Son Henry Allen Johnson 2nd Baronet [aged 49] succeeded.
27th June 1860. Son Henry Johnson 3rd Baronet [aged 41] succeeded.
20th June 1883. Son Henry Johnson 4th Baronet [aged 27] succeeded.
10th April 1944. Son Henry Johnson 5th Baronet [aged 57] succeeded.
24th July 1965. Second Cousin Victor Johnson 6th Baronet [aged 60] succeeded.
5th December 1986. Second Cousin Once Removed Robin Eliot Johnson 7th Baronet [aged 57] succeeded.
1989. Son Patrick Johnson 8th Baronet [aged 33] succeeded.
The London Gazette 17404. Whitehall, October 3, 1818.
His Royal Highness the Prince Regent has been pleased, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for granting the dignity of a Baronet of the said United Kingdom to the following Gentlemen respectively, and to the heirs male of their bodies lawfully begotten, viz.
The Honourable Alexander Maitland [aged 90], of Clifton, in the county of Mid-Lothian, and of Rose-Hill, in the county of Hertford, General in the Army, and Colonel of the 49th Regiment.
Henry Johnson [aged 70], of the city of Bath, in the county of Somerset, Esq. General in the Army, and Colonel of tine 81st Regiment.
Anthony Farrington [aged 76], of Blackheath, in the county of Kent, Esq. General in the Army, Colonel Commandant of the 1st Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, and Director-General of Artillery and Field Train.
Sir Harry Calvert, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath, Lieutenant-General in the Army, Colonel of the 14th Regiment of Foot, and Adjutant-General of the Forces.
James Campbell, of Inverneil, in the county of Argyll, Esq. Lieutenant-General in the Army, Kitight Grand Cross of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order, and Knight Commander of the Royal Sicilian Order of Saint Ferdinand and of Merit.
Sir James Willoughby Gordon, of Niton, in the Isle of Wight, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath, Major General in the Army, Colonel of the 85th Regiment, and Quarter-Master-General to the Forces.
Felton Elwill Bathurst Hervey [aged 36], of Lainston, in the county of Southampton, Esq. Colonel in the Army, Extra Aide-de-Camp to His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, Lieutenant-Colonel of the 14th Regiment of Light Dragoons, and a Companion of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath; with remainder, in failure of issue male, to his brother Frederick Anne Hervey [aged 35], of Clarendon Park, in the county of Wilts, Esq. and his heirs male.
John Powell [aged 65], of Hardwick, and of Worthen, in the county of Salop, Esq. and in default of male issue, to Edward Kynaston [aged 60], of Risby and Fornham Saint-Genevieve, in the county of Suffolk, Clerk (brother of the said John Powell), and his heirs male.
John Acland [aged 62], of Fairfield, in the county of Somerset, and of Newhouse, in the county of Devon, Esq.
Antony Lechmere [aged 51], of the Rhyd, in the county of Worcester, Esq.
Sir Edmond Lacon, of Great Yarmouth, in the county of Norfolk, Knight. [Note. Mary Berwick Lady Lechmere by marriage Lady Lechmere of Rhyd in Worcestershire.]
John Shelley Sidney [aged 47], of Penshurst-place, in the county of Kent, Esq.
Thomas Hare, of Stow Hall, in the county of Norfolk, Esq.
Edward Stracey, of Rackheath Hall, in the county of Norfolk, Esq.
George Shiffher, of Combe-place, in the county of Sussex, Esq.
John Croft, of Cowling Hall, in the north riding of the county of York, Esq.
Robert Bateson [aged 36], of Belvoir Park, in the county of Down, Esq.
Matthew John Tierney, of Brighthelmstone, in the county of Sussex, and of Dover-street, in the county of Middlesex, Esq. Doctor of Physic, Physician in Ordinary to His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, and Physician to His Royal High ness's Household at Brighthelmstone.
On 18th March 1835 Henry Johnson 1st Baronet [aged 87] died. His son Henry [aged 49] succeeded 2nd Baronet Johnson of Bath in Somerset.
On 27th June 1860 Henry Allen Johnson 2nd Baronet [aged 74] died. His son Henry [aged 41] succeeded 3rd Baronet Johnson of Bath in Somerset.
On 20th June 1883 Henry Johnson 3rd Baronet [aged 64] died. His son Henry [aged 27] succeeded 4th Baronet Johnson of Bath in Somerset.
On 20th March 1886 Henry Johnson 4th Baronet [aged 30] and Ella Dyson Lady Orde-Powlett were married. She by marriage Lady Johnson of Bath in Somerset.
On 18th August 1897 Henry Johnson 4th Baronet [aged 41] and Georgina Orde-Powlett Lady Orde-Powlett were married. She by marriage Lady Johnson of Bath in Somerset.
On 10th April 1944 Henry Johnson 4th Baronet [aged 88] died. His son Henry [aged 57] succeeded 5th Baronet Johnson of Bath in Somerset.
On 24th July 1965 Henry Johnson 5th Baronet [aged 78] died. His second cousin Victor [aged 60] succeeded 6th Baronet Johnson of Bath in Somerset.
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On 5th December 1986 Victor Johnson 6th Baronet [aged 81] died. His second cousin once removed Robin [aged 57] succeeded 7th Baronet Johnson of Bath in Somerset.
In 1989 Robin Eliot Johnson 7th Baronet [aged 60] died. His son Patrick [aged 33] succeeded 8th Baronet Johnson of Bath in Somerset.