Baronet Lechmere of Rhyd in Worcestershire is in Baronetcies of England Alphabetically, Baronetcies of England Chronologically, Extant Baronetcies of England.
Summary
3rd October 1818. 1st. Anthony Lechmere 1st Baronet [aged 51] created.
25th March 1849. 2nd. Son Edmund Hungerford Lechmere 2nd Baronet [aged 56] succeeded.
2nd April 1856. 3rd. Son Edmund Shirley 3rd Baronet [aged 29] succeeded.
18th December 1894. 4th. Son Edmund Arthur Lechmere 4th Baronet [aged 29] succeeded.
21st May 1937. 5th. Son Ronald Lechmere 5th Baronet [aged 51] succeeded.
22nd February 1965. 6th. Son Berwick Hungerford Lechmere 6th Baronet [aged 47] succeeded.
24th June 2001. 7th. First Cousin Once Removed Reginald Lechmere 7th Baronet [aged 80] succeeded.
8th January 2010. 8th. Son Nicholas Lechmere 8th Baronet [aged 49] 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 8th September 1823 Anthony Lechmere 1st Baronet [aged 56] and Eleanor Villiers Lady Lechmere were married. She by marriage Lady Lechmere of Rhyd in Worcestershire.
On 25th March 1849 Anthony Lechmere 1st Baronet [aged 82] died. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Hanley Castle [Map]. His son Edmund [aged 56] succeeded 2nd Baronet Lechmere of Rhyd in Worcestershire. Maria Clara Murray Lady Lechmere by marriage Lady Lechmere of Rhyd in Worcestershire.
On 2nd April 1856 Edmund Hungerford Lechmere 2nd Baronet [aged 63] died. His son Edmund [aged 29] succeeded 3rd Baronet Lechmere of Rhyd in Worcestershire.
On 18th December 1894 Edmund Shirley 3rd Baronet [aged 68] died. His son Edmund [aged 29] succeeded 4th Baronet Lechmere of Rhyd in Worcestershire.
On 21st May 1937 Edmund Arthur Lechmere 4th Baronet [aged 71] died. His son Ronald [aged 51] succeeded 5th Baronet Lechmere of Rhyd in Worcestershire.
On 22nd February 1965 Ronald Lechmere 5th Baronet [aged 78] died. His son Berwick [aged 47] succeeded 6th Baronet Lechmere of Rhyd in Worcestershire.
On 24th June 2001 Berwick Hungerford Lechmere 6th Baronet [aged 83] died. His first cousin once removed Reginald [aged 80] succeeded 7th Baronet Lechmere of Rhyd in Worcestershire.
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On 8th January 2010 Reginald Lechmere 7th Baronet [aged 89] died. His son Nicholas [aged 49] succeeded 8th Baronet Lechmere of Rhyd in Worcestershire.