BARONETAGE
Last updated 26/04/2010
Names of baronets shown in blue
have not yet proved succession and, as a
result, their name has not yet been placed on
the Official Roll of the Baronetage.
Date Type Order Name Born Died  Age
GOLDING of Colston Bassett,Notts
27 Sep 1642 E 1 Edward Golding c 1656
c 1656 2 Charles Golding c 1624 28 Sep 1661
28 Sep 1661 3 Edward Golding 8 Dec 1715
to    Extinct on his death
8 Dec 1715
GOLDNEY of Bradenstoke Abbey,Wilts
11 May 1880 UK 1 Gabriel Goldney 25 Jul 1813 8 May 1900 86
MP for Chippenham 1865-1885
8 May 1900 2 Gabriel Prior Goldney 4 Aug 1843 4 May 1925 81
4 May 1925 3 Frederick Hastings Goldney 26 May 1845 21 Feb 1940 94
21 Feb 1940 4 Henry Hastings Goldney 3 Jul 1886 26 Feb 1974 87
to    Extinct on his death
26 Feb 1974
GOLDSMID of St Johns Lodge,Surrey
15 Oct 1841 UK 1 Isaac Lyon Goldsmid 13 Jan 1778 27 Apr 1859 81
27 Apr 1859 2 Francis Henry Goldsmid 1 May 1808 2 May 1878 70
MP for Reading 1860-1878
2 May 1878 3 Julian Goldsmid 8 Oct 1838 7 Jan 1896 57
to    PC 1895
7 Jan 1896 Extinct on his death
GOLDSMID of Somerhill,Kent
22 Jan 1934 UK See "D'Avigdor-Goldsmid"
GOLDSMID-STERN-SALOMONS
of Broomhill,Kent
26 Oct 1869 UK 1 David Salomons                           22 Nov 1797 18 Jul 1873 75
MP for Greenwich 1851-1852 and 1859-1873
18 Jul 1873 2 David Lionel Salomons (later Goldsmid- 28 Jun 1851 19 Apr 1925 73
to    Stern-Salomons)
19 Apr 1925 Extinct on his death
GOOCH of Benacre Hall,Suffolk
4 Nov 1746 GB 1 William Gooch 21 Oct 1681 17 Dec 1751 70
17 Dec 1751 2 Thomas Gooch 19 Jan 1675 14 Feb 1754 79
14 Feb 1754 3 Thomas Gooch c 1721 10 Sep 1781
10 Sep 1781 4 Thomas Gooch 1745 7 Apr 1826 80
7 Apr 1826 5 Thomas Sherlock Gooch 2 Nov 1767 18 Dec 1851 84
MP for Suffolk 1806-1830
18 Dec 1851 6 Edward Sherlock Gooch 6 Jun 1802 9 Nov 1856 54
MP for Suffolk East 1846-1856
9 Nov 1856 7 Edward Sherlock Gooch 16 May 1843 27 May 1872 29
27 May 1872 8 Francis Robert Sherlock Lambert Gooch 8 Sep 1850 13 Aug 1881 30
For information on this baronet's wife, see the
note at the foot of this page.
13 Aug 1881 9 Alfred Sherlock Gooch 20 Dec 1851 24 Feb 1899 47
24 Feb 1899 10 Thomas Vere Sherlock Gooch 10 Jun 1881 7 Jul 1946 65
7 Jul 1946 11 Robert Eric Sherlock Gooch 6 May 1903 13 Nov 1978 75
13 Nov 1978 12 Richard John Sherlock Gooch 22 Mar 1930 19 Apr 1999 69
19 Apr 1999 13 Timothy Robert Sherlock Gooch 7 Dec 1934 9 Apr 2008 73
9 Apr 2008 14 Arthur Brian Sherlock Gooch 1 Jun 1937
GOOCH of Clewer Park,Berks
15 Nov 1866 UK 1 Daniel Gooch 24 Aug 1816 15 Oct 1889 73
MP for Cricklade 1865-1885
15 Oct 1889 2 Henry Daniel Gooch 30 Dec 1841 24 Jun 1897 55
24 Jun 1897 3 Daniel Fulthorpe Gooch 25 May 1869 22 Dec 1926 57
22 Dec 1926 4 Robert Douglas Gooch 19 Sep 1905 6 May 1989 83
6 May 1989 5 Trevor Sherlock Gooch 15 Jun 1915 26 May 2003 87
26 May 2003 6 Miles Peter Gooch 3 Feb 1963
GOODENOUGH of Broadwell,Oxon
19 Jan 1943 UK 1 William Macnamara Goodenough 10 Mar 1899 23 May 1951 52
23 May 1951 2 Richard Edmund Goodenough 9 Jun 1925 13 Dec 1996 71
13 Dec 1996 3 William McLernon Goodenough 5 Aug 1954
GOODERE of Burhope,Hereford
5 Dec 1707 GB 1 Edward Goodere 1657 29 Mar 1739 81
MP for Evesham 1708-1715 and
Herefordshire 1722-1727
29 Mar 1739 2 John Dinely Goodere c 1680 24 Jan 1741
For further information on this baronet, see the
note at the foot of this page.
24 Jan 1741 3 Samuel Goodere [hanged for murdering 1687 20 Apr 1741 53
his brother,the second baronet]
For further information on this baronet, see the
note at the foot of this page.
20 Apr 1741 4 Edward Dineley-Goodere 1729 Mar 1761 31
Mar 1761 5 John Dineley-Goodere 1729 Nov 1809 80
to    Extinct on his death
Nov 1809 For further information on this baronet, see the
note at the foot of this page.
GOODHART of Holtye,Sussex
1 Jul 1911 UK 1 James Frederic Goodhart 24 Oct 1845 28 Mar 1916 70
28 Mar 1916 2 Ernest Frederic Goodhart 12 Aug 1880 13 Jan 1961 80
13 Jan 1961 3 John Gordon Goodhart 14 Dec 1916 13 Jan 1979 62
13 Jan 1979 4 Robert Anthony Gordon Goodhart 15 Dec 1948
GOODRICKE of Ribstan,Yorks
14 Aug 1641 E 1 John Goodricke 26 Apr 1617 Nov 1670 53
MP for Yorkshire 1661-1670
Nov 1670 2 Henry Goodricke 24 Oct 1642 5 Mar 1705 62
MP for Boroughbridge 1673-1679 and 1685-1705
5 Mar 1705 3 John Goodricke 16 Oct 1654 10 Dec 1705 51
10 Dec 1705 4 Henry Goodricke 8 Sep 1677 21 Jul 1738 60
21 Jul 1738 5 John Goodricke 20 May 1708 3 Aug 1789 81
MP for Pontefract 1774-1780 and
Ripon 1787-1789
3 Aug 1789 6 Henry Goodricke 12 Oct 1765 23 Mar 1802 36
23 Mar 1802 7 Henry James Goodricke 26 Sep 1797 22 Aug 1833 35
22 Aug 1833 8 Thomas Francis Henry Goodricke 24 Sep 1762 9 Mar 1839 76
to    Extinct on his death
9 Mar 1839
GOODRICKE of Studley Castle,Warwicks
31 Mar 1835 UK See "Holyoake-Goodricke"
GOODSON of Waddeton Court,Devon
18 Jan 1922 UK 1 Alfred Lassam Goodson 17 May 1867 29 Nov 1940 73
29 Nov 1940 2 Alfred Lassam Goodson 26 Aug 1893 17 Feb 1986 92
17 Feb 1986 3 Mark Weston Lassam Goodson 12 Dec 1925
GOOLD of Old Court,Cork
8 Aug 1801 UK 1 Francis Goold 20 Aug 1818
20 Aug 1818 2 George Goold 29 Mar 1778 16 Mar 1870 91
16 Mar 1870 3 Henry Valentine Goold 7 Jul 1803 18 Jun 1893 89
18 Jun 1893 4 James Stephen Goold 13 Oct 1848 12 Aug 1926 77
For further information on this baronet and his
younger brother,Vere Goold, see the note at
the foot of this page
12 Aug 1926 5 George Patrick Goold 9 Jul 1878 Jan 1954 75
Jan 1954 6 George Ignatius Goold 29 Apr 1903 26 Apr 1967 63
26 Apr 1967 7 George Leonard Goold 26 Aug 1923 31 Aug 1997 74
31 Aug 1997 8 George William Goold 25 Mar 1950
GORDON of Letterfourie,Sutherland
28 May 1625 NS 1 Robert Gordon 14 May 1580 Mar 1656 75
Mar 1656 2 Ludovick Gordon 15 Oct 1624 c 1685
c 1685 3 Robert Gordon 7 Mar 1647 5 Sep 1704 57
5 Sep 1704 4 Robert Gordon 1696 8 Jan 1772 75
MP for Buteshire and Caithness 1715-1722
8 Jan 1772 5 Robert Gordon c 1738 2 Jun 1776
2 Jun 1776 6 William Gordon 5 Mar 1795
5 Mar 1795 7 Alexander Gordon 1715 16 Jan 1797 81
16 Jan 1797 8 James Gordon 1779 24 Dec 1843 64
24 Dec 1843 9 William Gordon 26 Dec 1803 5 Dec 1861 57
5 Dec 1861 10 Robert Glendonwyn Gordon 1824 24 Mar 1908 83
to    On his death the baronetcy became dormant
24 Mar 1908
GORDON of Cluny,Aberdeen
31 Aug 1625 NS 1 Alexander Gordon c 1648
c 1648 2 John Gordon c 1668
to    On his death the baronetcy became dormant
c 1668
GORDON of Lesmore,Aberdeen
2 Sep 1625 NS 1 James Gordon c 1640
c 1640 2 James Gordon c 1647
c 1647 3 William Gordon c 1671
c 1671 4 William Gordon c 1684
c 1684 5 James Gordon c 1710
c 1710 6 William Gordon 15 Sep 1750
15 Sep 1750 7 Alexander Gordon 25 Mar 1782
25 Mar 1782 8 Francis Gordon c 1764 9 Nov 1839
to    On his death the baronetcy became dormant
9 Nov 1839
GORDON of Lochinvar,Kirdcudbright
1 May 1626 NS 1 Robert Gordon c 1565 Nov 1628
Nov 1628 2 John Gordon c 1600 12 Sep 1634
He was subsequently created Viscount
Kenmure (qv) in 1633 with which title the
baronetcy then merged until it became
dormant in 1847
GORDON of Embo,Sutherland
18 Jun 1631 NS 1 John Gordon 1649
1649 2 Robert Gordon 16 Oct 1697
16 Oct 1697 3 John Gordon 10 May 1701
10 May 1701 4 William Gordon 14 Apr 1760
14 Apr 1760 5 John Gordon 24 Jan 1779
24 Jan 1779 6 James Gordon 1786
1786 7 William Gordon 1736 7 Jan 1804 67
7 Jan 1804 8 John Gordon 12 Nov 1804
12 Nov 1804 9 Orford Gordon 19 Jun 1857
19 Jun 1857 10 William Home Gordon 1818 18 Sep 1876 58
18 Sep 1876 11 Home Seton Gordon 21 Mar 1845 11 Dec 1906 61
11 Dec 1906 12 Home Seton Charles Montagu Gordon 30 Sep 1871 9 Sep 1956 84
to    Extinct or dormant on his death
9 Sep 1956
GORDON of Haddo,Aberdeen
13 Aug 1642 NS 1 John Gordon 1610 19 Jul 1644 34
19 Jul 1644 2 John Gordon c 1632 1665
1665 3 George Gordon  3 Oct 1637 20 Apr 1720 82
He was subsequently created Earl of
Aberdeen (qv) in 1682 with which title
the baronetcy remains merged
GORDON of Park,Banff
21 Aug 1686 NS 1 John Gordon Feb 1713
Feb 1713 2 James Gordon 15 Dec 1727
15 Dec 1727 3 William Gordon 5 Jun 1751
5 Jun 1751 4 John James Gordon 26 Mar 1749 11 Dec 1780 31
11 Dec 1780 5 John Bury Gordon 5 Apr 1779 23 Jul 1835 56
to    On his death the baronetcy became either
23 Jul 1835 extinct or dormant
GORDON of Dalpholly,Sutherland
3 Feb 1704 NS 1 William Gordon 9 Jun 1742
MP for Sutherlandshire 1708-1713 and
1714-1727 and Cromartyshire 1741-1742
9 Jun 1742 2 John Gordon c 1707 25 May 1783
MP for Cromartyshire 1742-1747 and
1754-1761
25 May 1783 3 Adam Gordon 2 Nov 1817
2 Nov 1817 4 George Gordon 1840
1840 5 Adam Gordon 1850
to    On his death the baronetcy became dormant
1850
GORDON of Earlston,Kirkcudbright
9 Jul 1706 NS 1 William Gordon 1654 Dec 1718 64
Dec 1718 2 Alexander Gordon 1650 10 Nov 1726 76
10 Nov 1726 3 Thomas Gordon 26 Oct 1685 23 Mar 1769 83
23 Mar 1769 4 John Gordon 20 Dec 1720 17 Oct 1795 74
17 Oct 1795 5 John Gordon 4 Oct 1780 8 Jan 1843 62
8 Jan 1843 6 William Gordon 20 Oct 1830 12 May 1906 75
12 May 1906 7 Charles Edward Gordon 14 Apr 1835 3 Dec 1910 75
3 Dec 1910 8 Robert Charles Gordon 17 Apr 1862 30 Aug 1939 77
 
30 Aug 1939 9 John Charles Gordon 4 Jan 1901 1982 81
1982 10 Robert James Gordon 17 Aug 1932
GORDON of Newark-upon-Trent,Notts
21 Aug 1764 GB 1 Samuel Gordon 29 Apr 1780
29 Apr 1780 2 Jenison William Gordon 30 Sep 1747 9 May 1831 83
to    Extinct on his death
9 May 1831
GORDON of Halkin,Ayr
12 Nov 1813 UK See "Duff-Gordon"
GORDON of Northcourt,Isle of Wight
5 Dec 1818 UK 1 James Willoughby Gordon 21 Oct 1772 4 Jan 1851 78
MP for Launceston 1830-1831
4 Jan 1851 2 Henry Percy Gordon 21 Oct 1806 29 Jul 1876 69
to    Extinct on his death
29 Jul 1876
GORDON of Jamaica,West Indies
19 Jul 1838 UK See "Smith-Gordon"
GORDON-CUMMING of Altyre,Elgin
21 May 1804 UK 1 Alexander Penrose Cumming (later Gordon-
Cumming) 19 May 1749 10 Feb 1806 56
MP for Inverness 1802-1803
10 Feb 1806 2 William Gordon Gordon-Cumming 20 Jul 1787 25 Nov 1854 67
MP for Elgin Burghs 1831-1832
25 Nov 1854 3 Alexander Penrose Gordon-Cumming 17 Aug 1816 2 Sep 1866 50
2 Sep 1866 4 William Gordon Gordon-Cumming 20 Jul 1848 20 May 1930 81
20 May 1930 5 Alexander Penrose Gordon-Cumming 12 Sep 1893 23 Feb 1939 45
23 Feb 1939 6 William Gordon Gordon-Cumming 19 Jun 1928 10 Jan 2002 73
10 Jan 2002 7 Alexander Penrose Gordon-Cumming 15 Apr 1954
GORDON-CUMMING-DUNBAR
of Northfield,Scotland
10 Apr 1700 NS See "Dunbar"
GORE of Magharabeg,Donegal
2 Feb 1622 I 1 Paul Gore Sep 1629
Sep 1629 2 Ralph Gore c 1661
c 1661 3 William Gore 1700
1700 4 Ralph Gore 1675 23 Feb 1733 57
Chancellor of the Exchequer [I] 1717.
Speaker of the House of Commons [I] 1729
23 Feb 1733 5 St.George Gore-St.George 25 Jun 1722 25 Sep 1746 24
25 Sep 1746 6 Ralph Gore,later [1772] 1st Earl of Ross 23 Nov 1725 Sep 1802 76
Sep 1802 7 Ralph Gore 3 Dec 1758 25 Mar 1842 83
25 Mar 1842 8 St.George Gore 28 Apr 1811 31 Dec 1878 67
31 Dec 1878 9 St.George Ralph Gore 21 Sep 1841 17 Oct 1887 46
17 Oct 1887 10 Ralph St.George Claude Gore 12 May 1877 27 Mar 1961 83
27 Mar 1961 11 Ralph St.George Brian Gore 31 May 1908 28 Jun 1973 65
28 Jun 1973 12 St.George Ralph Gore 14 Dec 1914 13 Nov 1973 58
13 Nov 1973 13 Richard Ralph St.George Gore 19 Nov 1954 30 Oct 1993 38
30 Oct 1993 14 Nigel Hugh St.George Gore 23 Dec 1922 23 Sep 2008 85
23 Sep 2008 15 Hugh Frederick Corbet Gore 31 Dec 1934
GORE of Newtown,Mayo
10 Apr 1662 I 1 Arthur Gore 20 Dec 1697
20 Dec 1697 2 Arthur Gore by Sep 1682 10 Feb 1741
10 Feb 1741 3 Arthur Gore 1703 17 Apr 1773 69
He was subsequently created Earl of Arran
(qv) in 1762 with which title the
baronetcy remains merged
GORE of Belleek,Mayo
5 Dec 1868 UK See "Knox-Gore"
GORE-BOOTH of Lissadill,Sligo
30 Aug 1760 I 1 Booth Gore 1712 22 Jul 1773 61
22 Jul 1773 2 Booth Gore 17 Jun 1804
17 Jun 1804 3 Robert Newcomen Booth (Gore-Booth
from 30 Aug 1804) 23 Oct 1814
23 Oct 1814 4 Robert Gore-Booth 25 Aug 1805 21 Dec 1876 71
MP for co.Sligo 1850-1876. Lord Lieutenant
Sligo 1868-1876
21 Dec 1876 5 Henry William Gore-Booth 1 Jul 1843 13 Jan 1900 56
13 Jan 1900 6 Josslyn Augustus Richard Gore-Booth 25 Feb 1869 14 Mar 1944 75
14 Mar 1944 7 Michael Savile Gore-Booth 24 Jul 1908 16 Mar 1987 78
16 Mar 1987 8 Angus Josslyn Gore-Booth 25 Jun 1920 26 Jan 1996
26 Jan 1996 9 Josslyn Henry Robert Gore-Booth 5 Oct 1950
GORGES of Langford,Wilts
25 Nov 1611 E 1 Edward Gorges c 1650
He was subsequently created Baron Gorges of
Dundalk (qv) in 1620 with which title the
baronetcy then merged until its extinction
in 1712
GORGES-MEREDYTH
of Catharines Grove,Dublin
5 Sep 1787 I 1 Richard Gorges-Meredyth 7 May 1735 Sep 1821 86
to    Extinct on his death
Sep 1821
GORING of Burton,Sussex
14 May 1622 E 1 William Goring 25 Feb 1658
MP for Sussex 1628-1629
25 Feb 1658 2 Henry Goring c 1618 8 Jun 1671
8 Jun 1671 3 William Goring c 1659 29 Feb 1724
to    Extinct on his death
29 Feb 1724
GORING of Leighthorne,Sussex
18 May 1678 E 1 James Bowyer 28 Feb 1680
28 Feb 1680 2 Henry Goring 22 May 1622 3 Apr 1702 79
MP for Sussex 1660 and 1685-1687 and
Steyning 1661-1679
3 Apr 1702 3 Charles Goring c 1668 13 Jan 1714
13 Jan 1714 4 Harry Goring 16 Sep 1679 12 Nov 1731 52
MP for Horsham 1707-1708 and 1715, and
Steyning 1709-1715
12 Nov 1731 5 Charles Mathew Goring 15 May 1706 Aug 1769 63
Aug 1769 6 Harry Goring 26 Apr 1739 1 Dec 1824 85
MP for New Shoreham 1790-1796
1 Dec 1824 7 Charles Foster Goring 11 Jul 1768 26 Mar 1844 75
26 Mar 1844 8 Harry Dent Goring 30 Dec 1801 19 Apr 1859 57
MP for New Shoreham 1832-1841
19 Apr 1859 9 Charles Goring 2 Jun 1828 3 Nov 1884 56
3 Nov 1884 10 Craven Charles Goring 24 Oct 1841 14 Mar 1897 55
14 Mar 1897 11 Harry Yelverton Goring 19 Jul 1840 20 Aug 1911 71
For further information on this baronet,see
the note at the foot of this page
20 Aug 1911 12 Forster Gurney Goring 19 Jun 1876 1 May 1956 79
1 May 1956 13 William Burton Nigel Goring 21 Jun 1933
GOSCHEN of Beacon Lodge,Hants
17 Jan 1916 UK 1 William Edward Goschen 18 Jul 1847 20 May 1924 76
PC 1905
20 May 1924 2 Edward Henry Goschen 9 Mar 1876 7 Aug 1933 57
7 Aug 1933 3 Edward Christian Goschen 2 Sep 1913 8 Mar 2001 87
8 Mar 2001 4 Edward Alexander Goschen 13 Mar 1949
GOSCHEN of Durrington House,Essex
27 Jun 1927 UK 1 Harry William Henry Neville Goschen 1865 7 Jul 1945 80
to    Extinct on his death
7 Jul 1945
GOSTWICK of Willington,Beds
25 Nov 1611 E 1 William Gostwick 2 Dec 1565 19 Sep 1615 49
19 Sep 1615 2 Edward Gostwick 1588 20 Sep 1630 42
20 Sep 1630 3 Edward Gostwick 1619 24 Feb 1671 51
24 Feb 1671 4 William Gostwick 21 Aug 1650 24 Jan 1720 69
MP for Bedfordshire 1698-1713
24 Jan 1720 5 William Gostwick 6 May 1766
to    On his death the baronetcy became either
6 May 1766 extinct or dormant
GOUGH of Edgbaston,Warwicks
6 Apr 1728 GB 1 Henry Gough 9 Mar 1708 8 Jun 1774 66
MP for Totnes 1732-1734 and Bramber
1734-1741
8 Jun 1774 2 Henry Gough (Gough-Calthorpe from 7 May 1788) 1 Jan 1748 16 Mar 1798 50
He was subsequently created Baron
Calthorpe (qv) in 1796 with which title
the baronetcy then merged until its
extinction in 1997
GOUGH of Goojerat,India
23 Dec 1842 UK 1 Hugh Gough 3 Nov 1779 2 Mar 1869 89
He was subsequently created Viscount
Gough (qv) in 1849 with which title the
baronetcy remains merged
GOUGH-CALTHORPE of Elveham,Hants
1 Jul 1929 UK See "Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe"
GOULD of London
13 Jun 1660 E 1 Nicholas Gould 23 Jan 1664
to    MP for Fowey 1648-1653 and 1659-1660
23 Jan 1664 Extinct on his death
GOULDING of Millicent,Kildare
22 Aug 1904 UK 1 William Joshua Goulding 7 Mar 1856 12 Jul 1925 69
12 Jul 1925 2 William Lingard Amphlett Goulding 5 Oct 1883 20 Jun 1935 51
20 Jun 1935 3 William Basil Goulding 4 Nov 1909 16 Jan 1982 72
16 Jan 1982 4 William Lingard Walter Goulding 11 Jul 1940
GOULDING of Wargrave Hall,Oxon
25 Jun 1915 UK 1 Edward Alfred Goulding 5 Nov 1862 17 Jul 1936 73
He was subsequently created Baron
Wargrave (qv) in 1922 with which title
the baronetcy then merged until its
extinction in 1936
GOWER of Sittersham,Yorks
2 Jun 1620 E 1 Thomas Gower 1584 c 1655
c 1655 2 Thomas Gower c 1605 3 Sep 1672
MP for Malton 1661-1672
3 Sep 1672 3 Thomas Gower c 1666 8 Oct 1689
8 Oct 1689 4 William Leveson-Gower c 1647 22 Dec 1691
MP for Newcastle under Lyme 1675-1681
and 1689-1691 and Shropshire 1681-1685
22 Dec 1691 5 John Leveson-Gower 7 Jan 1675 31 Aug 1709 34
He was subsequently created Baron Gower
(qv) in 1703 with which title the
baronetcy then merged. The baronetcy is
now merged in the Dukedom of Sutherland
 
GRAAFF of Tygerberg,South Africa
6 Feb 1911 UK 1 David Pieter de Villiers Graaff 30 Mar 1859 13 Apr 1931 72
13 Apr 1931 2 de Villiers Graaff 8 Dec 1913 4 Oct 1999 85
4 Oct 1999 3 David de Villiers Graaff 3 May 1940
GRACE of Grace Castle,Kilkenny
11 May 1795 GB 1 Richard Grace Gamon 14 Aug 1748 8 Apr 1818 69
MP for Winchester 1784-1812
8 Apr 1818 2 William Grace 27 Jan 1841
27 Jan 1841 3 William Grace 6 Nov 1817 23 Mar 1887 69
23 Mar 1887 4 Percy Raymond Grace 11 Aug 1831 16 Aug 1903 72
16 Aug 1903 5 Valentine Raymond Grace 11 Jan 1877 3 May 1945 68
3 May 1945 6 Raymond Eustace Grace 6 Jan 1903 16 Apr 1977 74
to    Extinct on his death
16 Apr 1977
GRAEME of Holly Grove,Berks
18 Dec 1783 GB See "Hamond-Graeme"
GRAHAM of Braco,Perth
28 Sep 1625 NS 1 William Graham c 1635
c 1635 2 John Graham c 1646
c 1646 3 William Graham c 1684
c 1684 4 James Graham c 1661 c 1700
to    On his death the baronetcy became dormant
c 1700 but has since been assumed by the Dukes
Montrose
GRAHAM of Esk,Cumberland
29 Mar 1629 E 1 Richard Graham 28 Jan 1654
MP for Carlisle 1626 and 1628-1629
28 Jan 1654 2 George Graham c 1624 19 Mar 1658
19 Mar 1658 3 Richard Graham,later [1681] 1st
Viscount Preston 24 Sep 1648 22 Nov 1695 47
22 Nov 1695 4 Edward Graham,2nd Viscount Preston 1679 1710 31
1710 5 Charles Graham,3rd Viscount Preston 25 Mar 1706 23 Feb 1739 32
23 Feb 1739 6 William Graham 1730 21 Sep 1774 44
21 Sep 1774 7 Charles Graham 11 Nov 1764 26 Nov 1795 31
26 Nov 1795 8 Robert Graham 1 Nov 1769 27 Jan 1852 82
27 Jan 1852 9 Edward Graham 1 Jan 1820 27 May 1864 44
27 May 1864 10 Robert James Stuart Graham 2 Dec 1845 12 May 1917 71
12 May 1917 11 Montrose Stuart Graham 20 May 1875 16 Jan 1939 63
16 Jan 1939 12 Montrose Stuart Graham 4 Aug 1904 1975 70
1975 13 Ralph Wolfe Graham 14 Jul 1908 1988 79
1988 14 Ralph Stuart Graham 5 Nov 1950
GRAHAM of Norton Conyers,Yorks
17 Nov 1662 E 1 Richard Graham 11 Mar 1636 21 Dec 1711 75
21 Dec 1711 2 Reginald Graham 30 Jul 1670 20 May 1728 57
20 May 1728 3 Bellingham Graham 20 Aug 1702 1 Apr 1730 27
1 Apr 1730 4 Reginald Graham 16 May 1704 29 Oct 1755 51
29 Oct 1755 5 Bellingham Graham 14 Jun 1729 3 Oct 1790 61
3 Oct 1790 6 Bellingham Graham c 1764 13 Apr 1796
13 Apr 1796 7 Bellingham Reginald Graham 4 Nov 1789 15 Jun 1866 76
15 Jun 1866 8 Reginald Henry Graham 22 Apr 1835 27 Dec 1920 85
27 Dec 1920 9 Reginald Guy Graham 28 May 1878 2 Jun 1940 62
2 Jun 1940 10 Richard Bellingham Graham 17 May 1912 29 Jan 1982 69
29 Jan 1982 11 James Bellingham Graham 8 Oct 1940
GRAHAM of Gartmore,Stirling
28 Jun 1665 NS 1 William Graham Dec 1684
Dec 1684 2 John Graham 12 Jul 1708
to    Extinct on his death
12 Jul 1708
GRAHAM of Netherby,Cumberland
15 Jan 1783 GB 1 James Graham 22 Apr 1761 13 Apr 1824 62
MP for Ripon 1798-1807
13 Apr 1824 2 James Robert George Graham 1 Jun 1792 25 Oct 1861 69
MP for Hull 1818-1820, St.Ives 1820-1821,
Carlisle 1826-1829, Cumberland 1829-1832,
Cumberland East 18332-1837, Pembroke
1838-1841, Dorchester 1841-1847, Ripon
1847-1852 and Carlisle 1852-1861. First
Lord of the Admiralty 1830-1834 and 1852-
1855. Home Secretary 1841-1846. PC 1830
25 Oct 1861 3 Frederick Ulric Graham 2 Apr 1820 8 Mar 1888 67
8 Mar 1888 4 Richard James Graham 24 Feb 1859 26 Aug 1932 73
26 Aug 1932 5 Frederick Fergus Graham 10 Mar 1893 1 Aug 1978 85
Lord Lieutenant Cumberland 1958-1968
MP for Cumberland North 1926-1935 and
Darlington 1951-1959
1 Aug 1978 6 Charles Spencer Richard Graham 16 Jul 1919 11 Jul 1997 77
Lord Lieutenant Cumberland 1983-1994
11 Jul 1997 7 James Fergus Surtees Graham 29 Jul 1946
GRAHAM of Kirkstall,Yorks
3 Oct 1808 UK 1 James Graham 18 Nov 1753 21 Mar 1825 71
MP for Carlisle 1812-1825
21 Mar 1825 2 Sandford Graham 10 Mar 1788 14 Sep 1852 64
14 Sep 1852 3 Sandford Graham 21 Feb 1821 2 May 1875 54
2 May 1875 4 Lumley Graham 1828 25 Oct 1890 62
25 Oct 1890 5 Cyril Clerke Graham 6 Mar 1834 9 May 1895 61
to    Lieutenant Governor of Grenada 1875-1877
9 May 1895 Extinct on his death
GRAHAM of Larbert,Scotland
4 Dec 1906 UK 1 John Hatt Noble Graham 14 Aug 1837 25 May 1926 88
25 May 1926 2 John Frederick Noble Graham 25 Jul 1864 25 Nov 1936 72
25 Nov 1936 3 John Reginald Noble Graham 17 Sep 1892 6 Dec 1980 88
6 Dec 1980 4 John Alexander Noble Graham 15 Jul 1926
GRAHAM of Dromore,Down
23 Jan 1964 UK 1 Clarence Johnston Graham 8 May 1900 22 Dec 1966 66
22 Dec 1966 2 John Moodie Graham 3 Apr 1938
GRAHAM-MONTGOMERY of Stanhope,Peebles
16 Jul 1801 UK See "Montgomery"
GRAHAM-MOON of Portman Square,London
4 May 1855 UK   See "Moon"      
Sarah Annie, Lady Gooch, wife of Sir Francis Robert Sherlock Lambert Gooch,
8th baronet
On 16 July 1872, Sarah Annie Sutherland married Sir Francis Robert Sherlock Gooch, 8th
baronet. A fortnight after the marriage, she gave birth to a son who died at the age of four
months. Lady Gooch was the central player in a very sad story of attempted fraud.
In November 1878, she and a nurse named Ann Walker were charged with conspiracy to
defraud her husband by passing off a child as being his, when it was not the case. The
following account of the subsequent trial is taken from the 'North Wales Chronicle' of 14
December 1878:-
'……it appears that Lady Gooch was apprehensive that her "lord and master" was not destined
to walk this terrestial sphere for a very long period, and that by his death his income would
fall into a collateral branch of the family, leaving to Lady Gooch an empty title. Her ladyship
was childless, and the only pledge which she had given to the world had been called away in
its infantile years. Sir Francis mourned the loss of his child, and grieved much that he had no
son and heir. Lady Gooch, according to the evidence of her friends, seems to have imagined
that Sir Francis treated her somewhat coldly because she bore him no "bonny bairn" to cheer
his paternal eye, and accordingly a strange fancy took possession of her mind. A child she
would have, if she even adopted one, and she fancied that she could persuade Sir Francis
that the happy day had arrived when he could once more call himself "father." For this
purpose she simulated pregnancy; but Sir Francis was evidently incredulous, and was little
inclined to put faith in the "interesting condition" of his wife. Her ladyship was not daunted by
her husband's incredulity, and she appears to have entered into a conspiracy with herself to
further her ends. She journeyed to an infants' home in Great Coram-street, and made
application for a child.  She was indifferent whether it was a boy or a girl, and stated that she
wanted a child in order to win back the affection of her husband. She wished to adopt a child,
and as her social position appeared to be a guarantee of its being properly cared for, the
proprietress of the infants' home arranged to procure her one. Henceforth the idea of having a
child appears to have haunted and distorted the mind of the poor lady. She mentioned it to her
companion, her servants , her medical advisers, and almost to every one she met, informing
one and all that she was about to be confined. Her companion told her of the foolishness of
the ideas she was labouring under, pointed out to her that she was nursing a delusion, and
that, in fact, she was rendering herself liable for fraud. The medical gentlemen informed her
that they could take no part in a conspiracy, and strongly advised her to disabuse herself of
the belief that she could impose a stranger's child upon her husband as her own. To all these
warnings and counsels Lady Gooch turned a deaf ear, and followed out her foolish intentions.
She hired a nurse, purchased baby linen, and took special apartments in the Grosvenor Hotel.
The long expected prodigy was procured, smuggled into the hotel, and Lady Gooch went
through the farce of professing to have become a mother according to the laws of nature.
A medical gentleman was sent for, and asked to certify that the child was born to Sir Francis
Gooch. He laughed, and informed her ladyship that the child was over a fortnight old. Her
ladyship's maid was requested to telegraph the birth of a son to Sir Francis. She very wisely
declined, and Lady Gooch, her nurse and adopted infant were left to carry on an evident farce.
Meanwhile Sir Francis had put the law in operation , and poor Lady Gooch was awakened from
her maternal imaginings by being summoned to the police court on a charge of conspiring to
palm off a strange child on her husband as his own. The prosecution charged Lady Gooch
with having expressed a determination to have a son in order that, at the death of her
husband, she might not be left destitute, as the son would become a ward in Chancery, and
a large allowance would be made for the child and mother during its infancy. It was also
alleged that her ladyship was anxious to procure a son so as to prevent the estates passing
to another branch. The defence admitted that the statements of Lady Gooch were false, and
very naturally suggested that her conduct and explanation to the doctors, to her companions,
and others, left it quite clear that her tale was sure to be discovered as an imposition. The
prosecution at the closure of the police court proceedings, begged the magistrate not to
proceed any further with the case, as Sir Francis was satisfied that the evidence before the
Court would effectually prevent Lady Gooch from palming off the strange child on her husband,
that the child was sent back to the institution, and that they sought no criminal issues. The
magistrate, however, deemed it his duty to send the case for trial [with the result that the
grand jury threw out the bill]. There can be little doubt that Lady Gooch was fostering a
weird hallucination, that her punishment is already severe , by the fact that she has been
evidently awakened to a true sense of her folly, that the ends of justice have been obtained,
and that the position of Lady Gooch in the future, under the most favourable circumstances,
will be of itself a punishment more than commensurate with her folly.'
In March 1879, Lady Gooch sued her husband for divorce on the ground of his adultery. Sir
Francis denied the adultery and when the case was called, the Court was told that an
arrangement had been reached between the parties, and as a result, the case did not proceed.
Lady Gooch died some seven months later, on 28 October 1879. No age is given for her in any
of the death notices, but I doubt whether she would have reached her 30th birthday. She was
correct in believing that her husband was not destined to live a long life - he died 13 August
1881, aged 30.
Sir John Dinely Goodere, 2nd baronet and Sir Samuel Goodere, 3rd baronet
From the "Newgate Calendar" :-
Sir John Dinely Goodere succeeded his father, Sir Edward, in the possession of an estate of
three thousand pounds a year, situated near Evesham in Worcestershire. His brother Samuel,
was bred to the sea, and at length was advanced to the rank of captain of a man-of-war.
Sir John married the daughter of a merchant and received twenty thousand pounds as a
marriage portion. But mutual unhappiness was the consequence of this connection, for the
husband was brutal in his manners, and the wife perhaps not strictly observant of the sacred
vow she had taken; for she was too frequently visited by Sir Robert Jasen; and after
recriminations between the married pair, Sir John brought an action in the Court of Common
Pleas for criminial conversation [i.e. adultery], and five hundred pounds' damages were
awarded by the jury.
Sir John's next step was to indict his lady for a conspiracy, and, a conviction following, she
was fined and imprisoned for a year in the King's Bench. He likewise petitioned for a divorce;
but the matter being heard in the House of Lords, his petition was thrown out.
Sir John having no children, Captain Samuel Goodere formed very sanguine expectations of
possessing the estate; but finding that the brother had docked the entail in favour of his
sister's children, the Captain sought the most diabolical means of revenge for the supposed
injury.
While the Captain's vessel lay in the port of Bristol, Sir John went to that city on business; and
being engaged to dine with an attorney, named Smith, the Captain prevailed on the latter to
permit him to make one of their company, under pretence of being reconciled to his brother.
Mr Smith consented, and used his good offices to accommodate the difference, and a sincere
reconciliation appeared to have taken place.
This visit was made on the 10th of January, 1741 [Old Style; 23 January New Style], and the
Captain, having previously concerted his measures, brought some sailors on shore with him,
and left them at a public-house, in waiting to seize the baronet in the evening. Accordingly,
when the company broke up, the Captain attended his brother through the streets, and when
they came opposite the public-house the seamen ran out, seized Sir John and conveyed him
to a boat that had been appointed to wait for his reception. As soon as the victim was in the
boat he said to his brother "I know you have intention to murder me, and if you are ready to
do it, let me beg that it be done here without giving youself the trouble to take me on board."
To which the Captain said "No, brother; I am going to prevent you rotting on land; but
however, I would have you make your peace with God this night."
Being put on board, Sir John appealed to the seamen for help; but the Captain put a stop to
any efforts they might have made to assist him, by saying that he was a lunatic, and brought
on board to prevent his committing an act of suicide.
[Matthew] Mahony and [Charles] White now conveyed him to the purser's cabin, which the
Captain guarded with a drawn sword, while the other villians attempted to strangle him with a
handkerchief which they found in his pocket, the wretched victim crying out "Murder!" and
beseeching them not to kill him, and offering all he possessed as a compensation for his life.
As they could not strangle him with the handkerchief the Captain gave them a cord, with
which Mahony dispatched him, while White held his hands and trod on his stomach. The
Captain now retired to his cabin, and on the murder being committed the perpetrators of it
went to him and told him "the job was done"; on which he gave them money, and bade them
seek their safety in flight.
The attorney with whom the brothers had dined having heard of the commission of a murder,
and knowing of the former animosity of the Captain to his brother, immediately conjectured
who it was that had fallen a sacrifice; on which he went to the Mayor of Bristol, who issued
his warrant to the water-bailiff, who, going on board, found that the lieutenant and cooper
had prudently confined the Captain to his cabin.
The offender, being brought on shore, was committed to Newgate, and Mahony and White,
being taken a few hours afterwards, were lodged in the same prison. At the sessions held at
Bristol on the 26th of March, 1741, these offenders were brought to trial, and, being
convicted on the fullest evidence, received sentence of death. They were hanged near the
Hot Wells, Bristol, on the 20th of April, 1741, within view of the place where the ship lay when
the murder was committed.
Sir John Dineley-Goodere, fifth baronet
The following is extracted from "The Emperor of the United States of America and Other
Magnificent British Eccentrics" by Catherine Caufield (Routledge & Kegan Paul, London 1981)
Sir John's primary object in life was the retrieval of £300,000 which he believed, on no very
good authority, could be his for the relatively small expense of a lawsuit. By 1770 his position
had become desparate. He was forced to sell what was left of the family estate at Burhope
in Herefordshire and decided to get the money he needed to pursue his claim through the
courts by marrying a rich woman.
Friends had managed to procure him a pension as a Poor Knight of Windsor and it was from the
illustrious address of Windsor Castle that he began his campaign. The ancient and honourable
name of Dinely was worth, he reckoned, a dowry of at least £10,000. But should the lucky
woman he chose to marry be young and pretty he might lower his price by £500. He studied
the market closely and made a list of eligible women, with notes on their fortunes, faces and
figures.
He lived very simply while at Windsor, saving what money he had for his thrice-yearly visits to
London. These he announced by means of advertisements placed in the fashionable papers,
replies 'to be left at the Admiralty coffee-house till called for, post-paid or your letter will not
be received.' His reputation spread and it was not long before Sir John was surrounded by
women whenever he appeared at the theatre or at Vauxhall Gardens, his two favourite haunts.
Dressed in faded velvet breeches, a coat and waistcoat of a cut popular years before, and a
powdered wig which was secured to his head by means of a chin strap, he cut a conspicuous,
if not a dashing, figure.
As soon as he spied a likely candidate for matrimony, Sir John would approach her, bow deeply,
and without a word present her with a piece of paper from a stock which he carried with him,
setting forth the terms of his romantic proposition. His search for a wife continued without
success until his death. More than once he discovered that the object of his affections was a
man in disguise, but neither practical jokes nor his years of failure discouraged him from
continuing his search.
A typical advertisement, published in the Ipswich Journal on 21 August 1802, reads as follows:-
To the angelic fair of true English breed: - worthy notice. Sir John Dinely, of Windsor Castle,
recommends himself and his ample fortune to any angelic beauty of good breed, fit to
become, and willing to be, a mother of a noble heir, and keep up the name of ancient family,
ennobled by deeds of arms and ancestral renown. Ladies at a certain period of life need not
apply, as heirship is the object of the mutual contract offerdd by the ladies' sincere admirer,
Sir John Dinely. Fortune favours the bold. Such ladies as this advertisement may induce to
apply, or send their agents (but not servants or matrons) may direct to me at the Castle,
Windsor. Happiness and pleasure are agreeable objects and should be regarded as weel as
honour. The lady who shall thus become my wife will be a Baronetess, and rank accordingly as
Lady Dinely of Windsor. Goodwill and favour to all ladies of Great Britain; pull no caps on his
account, but favour him with your smiles, and paeans of pleasure await your steps.
Sir James Stephen Goold, 4th baronet and his brother, Vere Thomas St.Leger Goold
According to an article which appeared in the 'Adelaide [South Australia] Advertiser' on 9
September 1907, Sir James's younger brother, Vere Thomas St.Leger Goold, claimed the
baronetcy, notwithstanding the fact that his older brother was still alive at the time. In any
event, Sir James Goold also had three sons and two grandsons, each of whom took precedence
in the line of succession. It should also be pointed out that Sir James Goold and his family
lived in South Australia at the time the article was published, and the paper would therefore be
expected to have a better knowledge of the family than most.
The article states that 'How [Vere] Goold claimed his title to his brother's baronetcy, though
Sir James Stephen Goold is still alive, forms a curious narrative. Even if Sir James were dead,
Vere Goold would not be justified in using the title of 'Sir Vere,' as there are three sons and
one [actually two] grandsons of his brother who would take precedence of him. The family of
the baronet are all residing in Australia, but are not in a position to "keep up" the title.
 
'In 1900 a paragraph appeared in Canadian and Australian papers, stating that in consequence
of the death of the holder of the title, Mr. Vere St.Leger Goold, of Montreal, had
succeeded to it. The only foundation for the story was the fact that a brother named
Frederick Edward Michael Goold, who came between James Stephen and Vere St.Leger, died
in a hospital in Australia, leaving no heirs. [While this person does not appear in Burke's
Peerage, he is shown as the heir to the baronetcy in the 1899 edition of Dod's Peerage, even
though each of Sir James's three sons had been born by that time - but this was not known
to the editors of these peerage reference works].
'Vere St.Leger appears to have fastened on this fact, and circulated a statement that it was
the elder brother, holder of the title, who had died without family. In May, 1901, he wrote to
the editors of the leading books of reference, telling them of his brother's death. While
professing anxiety not to use the title "until proofs come to hand," he said he would like to
establish his position as baronet, "for my wife's sake." He also informed the editors that he had
no children, and that he travelled about a good deal. His friends, he explained, wished to call
him 'Sir Vere,' but he told everyone that it would be "somewhat premature" to do so. He wound
up by ingenuously stating that he had not seen or heard anything of his brother, James
Stephen Goold, since the year 1863 [the year James Stephen Goold migrated to Australia].
'This last statement was denounced the following year by the real baronet, Vere St.Leger's
elder brother, as a falsehood. He had also seen the newspaper paragraphs and he wrote to the
editors to inform them that, while he was not in a position to keep up the title, he still wished
to preserve the rights of his three sons and any children they might have. As for his brother's
statement that he had not seen or heard of him since 1863, he settled the question by
showing that he had been in frequent communication with him since 1897 on the question of
the use of the title.
'In subsequent letters Sir James Stephen Goold alleged that Vere St.Leger actually wrote to
him offering him £100 if he would sign a document "waiving his claim," and the claims of his
children, to the title. The money was never sent, and the document, if it had been signed for
this consideration would have been worth nothing. It is not in the power of anyone to abandon
a title in that fashion.'
When Sir James Goold died in August 1926, the [Melbourne] 'Argus' reported, in its edition of
10 August 1926, that "Sir James Stephen Goold, an Irish baronet [sic - it is a baronetcy of
the United Kingdom], died yesterday at a mental hospital. [I understand, however, that Sir
James had suffered a stroke, so the reference to a mental hospital may be somewhat
misleading - it is more likely that he died in some form of sanatorium or nursing home.] Sir
James Goold, who was born on October 13, 1848, succeeded his uncle, the third baronet, in
1893. He was for many years and until 13 years ago a railway ganger at Gladstone, South
Australia. He never used his title……….Sir James Goold had maintained for 44 years the secret
of his association with a titled family, but in August 1907, a cable message announced that a
Vere Goold and Mrs. Goold had murdered Madame Emma Levin at Monte Carlo. [Vere] Goold
said that he had a brother, a baronet, in South Australia……"
The murder referred to above was one of most sensational newspaper stories of 1907. On
6 August of that year, a middle-aged couple arrived at Marseilles by train from Monte Carlo.
The man gave a railway porter a luggage ticket and asked him to forward a trunk via goods
train to Charing Cross Station in London, to be left there until called for. The trunk was placed
on a truck and driven towards the goods station, but on the way, it was noticed that blood
was leaking from a corner of the trunk. The porter reported the matter to the police, and
when the trunk was opened, they found the body of a woman, whose head and legs had been
severed. It was an easy matter to trace the middle-aged couple, since the porter had
overheard them hiring a cab to take them to a hotel, whose name he had remembered. The
police immediately proceeded to the hotel and arrested the couple, and seized their other
luggage. In one of their trunks, the police found the missing head and legs.
At their subsequent trial the prisoners, Vere St.Leger Goold and his wife Violet Goold, formerly
Girondin, denied murdering Emma Levin, but admitted to dismembering her body. Evidence was
brought before the court which showed that Emma Levin was a wealthy woman who possessed
a valuable collection of jewellery. In addition, it was shown that she had lent money to the
Goolds, and had been pressing them for repayment. Finally, on 4 December 1907, the Court
found both of the Goolds to be guilty of premeditated murder and sentenced Vere Goold to life
imprisonment, while Mrs. Goold was sentenced to death. Vere Goold died in prison on Devil's
Island, the French penal settlement off the coast of South America in September 1909 (one
report suggests that he committed suicide). His wife's death sentence was later commuted
to life in prison, where she died in January 1914.
The reason for the commutation of Mrs. Goold's death sentence may perhaps be found in the
following report which appeared in 'The Washington Post' on 24 December 1907:-
'Mme. Vere Goold has produced consternation in the principality of Monaco by exercising an
ancient right of a condemned person and demanding that she be beheaded in the plaza, which
is the flower and tree decorated space in front of the Casino at Monte Carlo.
'Ever since the trial of the Goolds for the murder of Emma Levin, the Prince of Monaco has
dreaded some such possibility as this. The persistent policy of this ruler has been to keep
away, to cover up, anything that might frighten the nervous sensibilities of the patrons of the
gambling establishments.
'The idea of an execution in Monte Carlo was horrifying enough, but now this terrible woman
demands to be killed in public and that the guillotine be set up in front of the Palace of Chance.
'She and her husband have appealed against their sentences - his that of hard labor for life
and hers that of the headsman - and in view of the woman's plea for a final public appearance
it is possible the appeal will be granted.
'Meanwhile the Goolds are locked up in the Monaco prison. Goold has sent a farewell message
to his friends in Ireland and England, and will be shipped to Cayenne, French Guinea [sic for
Guiana], if the sentence be carried out. He has also sent loving messages to the cell of his
wife, but she refuses to read them and declares she wants nothing more to do with "that
lazy drunkard."
While researching this note, I made a courtesy phone call to the current baronet, Sir George
William [Bill] Goold, who lives in Sydney. Not only was Bill familiar with most aspects of the
stories of Sir James Stephen Goold and Vere St.Leger Goold, but he was also aware of some
information that was unknown to me. He very kindly sent me a copy of a pamphlet entitled
"St.Leger Goold; A Tale of Two Courts" written by Alan Little and published by the Wimbledon
Lawn Tennis Museum in 1984. The two courts referred to in the title of the pamphlet are the
court which convicted Vere Goold of murder, and also the tennis courts at Wimbledon, where
Goold was a champion player, being the runner-up in the men's singles at Wimbledon in 1879,
the same year that he won the Irish championship.
Sir Harry Yelverton Goring, 11th baronet
The following article appeared in the New Zealand 'Inangahua Times' on 4 May 1897.
Inangahua is a region on the west coast of New Zealand's South Island. The newspaper was
published in the town of Reefton, reputedly the first town in the Southern Hemisphere to be
lit by electricity, although Tamworth in New South Wales also claims this honour.
'Mr. Henry Yelverston [sic] Goring, formerly of [New] Zealand, at present at Tamworth [a nice
coincidence], in Staffordshire, has just succeeded to the family baronetcy. It appears (writes
our London correspondent under date March 29th) that on Thursday he received a telegram
from a friend in Lichfield congratulating him on his title, and referring him to the obituary
notices in that day's Times. "I said to my wife," remarked Sir H. Y. Goring, "I doubt my friend
is hoaxing me, but anyhow I'll go to the public reading room and see the paper. So after I had
my dinner I went, and read the notice of the sudden death of my cousin, Colonel Sir Charles
Goring. I had never anticipated a fatal termination to his illness, particularly as he was of the
same age as myself, and had not gone through the many hardships that I have."
'The new baronet says he went out with his father to New Zealand, where his father became
private secretary to Sir George Grey, the then Governor, and continued to act in that capacity
to the succeeding Governors for 30 years, when he retired on a pension. The present baronet
could find nothing to do, and went to Sydney to look for work. Not getting any, he joined the
First Battalion 12th Suffolk Regiment in 1860. He had no friends in the regiment, and the
promotion he got was simply on his merits. He was made sergeant at Sealcot (India) in 1869.
In 1872 he returned Home and retired in 1886 on a pension of 25/6 per week. As he had a
large family he entered the tobacco business, and has been in it for seven years.
'Asked if he would stay in Tamworth, the baronet said: "I feel quite satisfied with my present
position, so far as it goes. I am quite comfortable, and did not want this thing at all - this
honour which has been put upon me without my wish. I did not expect that I should ever come
into it. But I always thought my son would get it some day. He is in New Zealand, managing a
sheep ranch." Just then an old lady came in for her "pennyworth 'f snuff," which the baronet
duly served to her.'
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