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The Blois Baronetcy, of Grundisburgh and Cockfield Hall in the County of Suffolk, is a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 15 April 1686 for Charles Blois. He represented Ipswich and Dunwich in the House of Commons. The seventh Baronet was a Major in the 1st Dragoons and fought at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.[1]

Blois baronets, of Grundisburgh and Cockfield Hall (1686)

Memorial to John Ralph Blois, 8th Baronet, in Holy Trinity Church, Blythburgh
  • Sir Charles Blois, 1st Baronet (1657–1738)
    • William Blois (1691–1734)
  • Sir Charles Blois, 2nd Baronet (1733–1760)
  • Sir Charles Blois, 3rd Baronet (1692–1761)
  • Sir Ralph Blois, 4th Baronet (1706–1762)
  • Sir John Blois, 5th Baronet (1740–1810)
  • Sir Charles Blois, 6th Baronet (1766–1850)
  • Sir Charles Blois, 7th Baronet (1794–1855)
    • Commander John Ralph Blois (1795–1853)
  • Sir John Ralph Blois, 8th Baronet (1830–1888)
  • Sir Ralph Barrett Macnaghten Blois, 9th Baronet (1866–1950)
  • Sir Gervase Ralph Edmund Blois, 10th Baronet (1901–1968)
  • Sir Charles Nicholas Gervase Blois, 11th Baronet (born 1939)

The heir apparent to the baronetcy is Andrew Charles David Blois (born 1971), only son of the 11th Baronet.

Notes

  1. ^ George Edward Cokayne, The Complete Baronetage, volume IV (Exeter, 1904) page 140

References

  • Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
  • Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage.[unreliable source]