Smith-Burges baronets
Appearance
The Smith-Burges Baronetcy, of East Ham in the County of Essex, was a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain.
It was created on 4 May 1793 for John Smith Burges, a Director of the Honourable East India Company. Born John Smith, he had assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Burges in 1790, which was that of his father-in-law, Ynyr Burges, Secretary of the Honourable East India Company. Smith had married Margaret Burges on 14 May 1771. They lived at the Bower House, Havering atte Bower.[1]
Smith-Burges was childless and the title became extinct on his death in 1803.
Smith-Burges baronets, of East Ham (1793)
[edit]- Sir John Smith-Burges, 1st Baronet (c. 1734–1803)
References
[edit]- ^ "Parishes: Havering-atte-Bower Pages 9-17 A History of the County of Essex: Volume 7". British History Online. Victoria County History, 1978. Retrieved 23 January 2024.