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*Sir Thomas Worsley, 6th Baronet (1728–1768)
*Sir Thomas Worsley, 6th Baronet (1728–1768)
*[[Sir Richard Worsley, 7th Baronet]] (1751–1805)
*[[Sir Richard Worsley, 7th Baronet]] (1751–1805)
*Sir Henry Worsley-Holmes, 8th Baronet (1756–1811)
*[[Sir Henry Worsley-Holmes, 8th Baronet]] (1756–1811)
*[[Sir Leonard Worsley-Holmes, 9th Baronet|Sir Leonard Thomas Worsley-Holmes, 9th Baronet]] (1787–1825), father in law of [[William à Court-Holmes, 2nd Baron Heytesbury]].
*[[Sir Leonard Worsley-Holmes, 9th Baronet|Sir Leonard Thomas Worsley-Holmes, 9th Baronet]] (1787–1825), father in law of [[William à Court-Holmes, 2nd Baron Heytesbury]].



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

The Worsley family is an English family that is derived from Sir Elias de Workesley, a Norman knight who was a youth at the time of the Norman conquest. He later accompanied Duke Robert II of Normandy (elder son of William the Conqueror) on the First Crusade and was buried at Rhodes.

There have been two baronetcies created for the Worsley family.

Worsley baronets, of Appuldurcombe (1611)

Sir Richard Worsley, 7th Baronet

The Worsley Baronetcy, of Appuldurcombe in the County of Hampshire, was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 June 1611 for Richard Worsley.[1] On the death of the fourth Baronet, the title passed to a branch of the family living at Pylewell, near Lymington, Hampshire. All except the sixth and eighth Baronets were Members of Parliament for Newport, Isle of Wight, as were several other members of the family, including Henry Worsley, who was also successively British Envoy to Portugal[2] and Governor of Barbados. The title became extinct on the death of the ninth Baronet in 1825.[3] This branch of the Worsley family is now represented by the Earls of Yarborough.[4]

Worsley baronets, of Hovingham Hall (1838)

Coat of Arms of the Worsley baronets, of Hovingham Hall.

The Worsley Baronetcy, of Hovingham Hall in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 10 August 1838 for William Worsley.[5] The fourth Baronet was Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire and father of Katharine, Duchess of Kent. The fifth Baronet was a Conservative politician.

The heir apparent to the baronetcy is Marcus William Bernard Worsley (born 1995), only son of the 6th Baronet.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1900). Complete Baronetage 1611–1625. Vol. 1. Exeter: William Pollard and Co.
  2. ^ D. B. Horn, British Diplomatic Representatives 1689–1789 (Camden 3rd Ser. XLVI, 1932).
  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. ^ "Tragedy, scandal and wealth – the story of one great house". Isle of Wight County Press.
  5. ^ "No. 19631". The London Gazette. 3 July 1838. p. 1488.

References

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