Baronet Meux

There have been two creations of Baronet Meux:

1st. 1641. John Meux 1st Baronet. Extinct. 1706.

2nd. 30th September 1831. Henry Meux 1st Baronet. Extinct. 11th January 1900.

Baronet Meux of Kingston on the Isle of Wight 1st Creation 1641

Summary

1641. 1st. John Meux 1st Baronet created.

February 1657. 2nd. Son William Meux 2nd Baronet succeeded.

11th May 1697. 3rd. Son William Meux 3rd Baronet [aged 14] succeeded.

1706. 3rd. William Meux 3rd Baronet extinct.

In February 1657 John Meux 1st Baronet died. His son William succeeded 2nd Baronet Meux of Kingston on the Isle of Wight.

Before 11th May 1697 William Meux 2nd Baronet died. His son William [aged 14] succeeded 3rd Baronet Meux of Kingston on the Isle of Wight.

Baronet Meux of Theobald's Park in Hertfordshire 2nd Creation 1831

Summary

30th September 1831. 1st. Henry Meux 1st Baronet [aged 61] created.

7th April 1841. 2nd. Son Henry Meux 2nd Baronet [aged 23] succeeded.

1st January 1883. 3rd. Son Henry Bruce Meux 3rd Baronet [aged 26] succeeded.

11th January 1900. 3rd. Henry Bruce Meux 3rd Baronet extinct.

Before 28th December 1817 Henry Meux 1st Baronet [aged 47] and Elizabeth-Mary Smith Lady Meux were married. She by marriage Lady Meux of Theobald's Park in Hertfordshire.

On 30th September 1831 Henry Meux 1st Baronet [aged 61] was created 1st Baronet Meux of Theobald's Park in Hertfordshire.

On 7th April 1841 Henry Meux 1st Baronet [aged 70] died. His son Henry [aged 23] succeeded 2nd Baronet Meux of Theobald's Park in Hertfordshire.

On 27th October 1878 Henry Bruce Meux 3rd Baronet [aged 22] and Valerie Susan Langdon Lady Meux [aged 26] were married, possibly in secret. She by marriage Lady Meux of Theobald's Park in Hertfordshire. She was shunned by her husband's aristocratic family, in particular the Brudenell-Bruce clan on her mother-in-law's side. They had met at the Casino De Venise in Holborn where she was working as a banjo-playing waitress, or barmaid, or similar.

On 1st January 1883 Henry Meux 2nd Baronet [aged 65] died. His son Henry [aged 26] succeeded 3rd Baronet Meux of Theobald's Park in Hertfordshire.

On 11th January 1900 Henry Bruce Meux 3rd Baronet [aged 43] died without issue. Baronet Meux of Theobald's Park in Hertfordshire extinct.