BARONETAGE
			Last updated 04/06/2013
			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
			Dates in italics in the "Born" column indicate that the baronet was
			baptised on that date; dates in italics in the "Died" column indicate
			that the baronet was buried on that date
			LACON of Great Yarmouth,Norfolk
11 Dec 1818	UK	1	Edmund Lacon		Nov 1826
Nov 1826		2	Edmund Knowles Lacon	28 Feb 1780	3 Jul 1839	59
3 Jul 1839		3	Edmund Henry Knowles Lacon	14 Aug 1807	6 Sep 1888	81
			MP for Great Yarmouth 1852-1857 and
			1859-1868 and Norfolk North 1868-1885
6 Sep 1888		4	Edmund Broughton Knowles Lacon	9 May 1842	11 Aug 1899	57
11 Aug 1899		5	Edmund Beecroft Heathcote Lacon	26 Sep 1878	28 Sep 1911	33
			For information on the death of this baronet,
			see the note at the foot of this page
28 Sep 1911		6	George Haworth Ussher Lacon	15 Mar 1881	21 Mar 1950	69
21 Mar 1950		7	George Vere Francis Lacon	25 Feb 1909	26 Oct 1980	71
26 Oct 1980		8	Edmund Vere Lacon	3 May 1936
			LACY of Ampton,Suffolk
23 Jun 1921	UK	1	Pierce Thomas Lacy	16 Feb 1872	25 Dec 1956	84
25 Dec 1956		2	Maurice John Pierce Lacy	2 Apr 1900	22 Apr 1965	65
22 Apr 1965		3	Hugh Maurice Pierce Lacy	3 Sep 1943	c Nov 1998	54
c Nov 1998		4	Patrick Brian Finucane Lacy	18 Apr 1948
			LADE of Warbleton,Sussex
11 Mar 1731	GB	1	John Lade	29 May 1662	30 Jul 1740	78
			MP for Southwark 1713-1722 and 1724-1727
30 Jul 1740		2	John Lade	1721	12 Feb 1747	25
to			Extinct on his death
12 Feb 1747
			LADE of Warbleton,Sussex
17 Mar 1758	GB	1	John Lade	c 1731	21 Apr 1759
			MP for Camelford 1754-1761
1 Aug 1759		2	John Lade	1 Aug 1759	10 Feb 1838	78
to			Extinct on his death
10 Feb 1838
			LAFFAN of Otham,Kent
15 Mar 1828	UK	1	Joseph de Courcy Laffan	8 May 1786	7 Jul 1848	62
to			Extinct on his death
7 Jul 1848
			LA FONTAINE of Canada
28 Aug 1854	UK	1	Louis Hippolyte La Fontaine	Oct 1807	26 Feb 1864	56
26 Feb 1864		2	Louis Hippolyte La Fontaine	10 Jul 1862	1867	4
to			Extinct on his death
1867
			LAFOREY of Whitby,Devon
2 Dec 1789	GB	1	John Laforey	c 1729	14 Jun 1796
14 Jun 1796		2	Francis Laforey	31 Dec 1767	17 Jun 1835	67
to			Extinct on his death
17 Jun 1835
			LAKE of Carnow,Wicklow
10 Jul 1661	I	1	Edward Lake	c 1599	18 Apr 1674
to			Extinct on his death
18 Apr 1674
			LAKE of the Middle Temple,London
17 Oct 1711	GB	1	Bibye Lake	10 Apr 1684	6 Apr 1744	59
Apr 1744		2	Atwell Lake	9 May 1713	10 Apr 1760	46
10 Apr 1760		3	James Winter Lake	c 1745	24 Apr 1807
24 Apr 1807		4	James Samuel William Lake	c 1772	4 Nov 1832
4 Nov 1832		5	James Samuel Lake	c 1810	10 Dec 1846
10 Dec 1846		6	Atwell King Lake	9 Apr 1834	15 Jul 1897	63
15 Jul 1897		7	St.Vincent Atwell Lake	3 Jan 1862	12 Nov 1916	54
12 Nov 1916		8	Arthur Johnstone Lake	15 Oct 1849	10 Nov 1924	75
10 Nov 1924		9	Atwell Henry Lake	13 Feb 1891	27 Nov 1972	81
27 Nov 1972		10	Atwell Graham Lake	6 Oct 1923	25 May 2013	89
25 May 2013		11	Edward Geoffrey Lake	17 Jul 1928
			LAKIN of The Cliff,Warwicks
22 Jul 1909	UK	1	Michael Henry Lakin	7 Oct 1846	21 Mar 1931	84
21 Mar 1931		2	Richard Lakin	30 May 1873	14 Feb 1955	81
14 Feb 1955		3	Henry Lakin	8 Oct 1904	24 Jul 1979	74
24 Jul 1979		4	Michael Lakin	28 Oct 1934
			LAKING of Kensington,Middlesex
28 Jul 1902	UK	1	Francis Henry Laking	9 Jan 1847	21 May 1914	67
21 May 1914		2	Guy Francis Laking	21 Oct 1875	22 Nov 1919	44
22 Nov 1919		3	Guy Francis William Laking	3 Jan 1904	4 Aug 1930	26
to			Extinct on his death
4 Aug 1930
			LAMB of Brocket Hall,Herts
17 Jan 1755	GB	1	Matthew Lamb	1705	6 Nov 1768	63
			MP for Stockbridge 1741-1747 and
			Peterborough 1747-1768
6 Nov 1768		2	Penistone Lamb	29 Jan 1745	22 Jul 1828	83
			He was subsequently created Baron
			Melbourne (qv) in 1770 with which title
			the baronetcy then merged until its
			extinction in 1853
			LAMB of Burghfield,Berks
21 Oct 1795	GB	1	James Bland Burges (Lamb from 25 Oct 1821)	8 Jun 1752	13 Oct 1824	72
			MP for Helston 1787-1790
13 Oct 1824		2	Charles Montolieu Lamb	8 Jul 1785	21 Mar 1864	78
21 Mar 1864		3	Archibald Lamb	5 Nov 1845	6 Nov 1921	76
6 Nov 1921		4	Charles Anthony Lamb	21 Mar 1857	28 Jul 1948	91
to			Extinct on his death
28 Jul 1948
			LAMBART of Beau Parc,Meath
13 Jul 1911	UK	1	Gustavus Francis Lambart	25 Mar 1848	16 Jun 1926	78
16 Jun 1926		2	Oliver Francis Lambart	6 Apr 1913	16 Mar 1986	72
to			Extinct on his death
16 Mar 1986
			LAMBERT of London
16 Feb 1711	GB	1	John Lambert	1666	4 Feb 1723	56
4 Feb 1723		2	John Lambert	22 Mar 1690	4 Sep 1772	82
4 Sep 1772		3	John Lambert	11 Oct 1728	21 May 1799	70
21 May 1799		4	Henry Lambert	c 1756	21 Jan 1803
21 Jan 1803		5	Henry John Lambert	5 Aug 1792	17 Dec 1858	66
17 Dec 1858		6	Henry Edward Francis Lambert	7 Jun 1822	15 Jun 1872	50
15 Jun 1872		7	Henry Foley Grey	21 Jan 1861	17 Dec 1914	53
17 Dec 1914		8	John Foley Grey	8 Jul 1893	17 Mar 1938	44
17 Mar 1938		9	Greville Foley Lambert	17 Aug 1900	26 Dec 1988	88
26 Dec 1988		10	Peter John Biddulph Lambert	5 Apr 1952
			LAMONT of Knockdaw,Argyll
16 Jul 1910	UK	1	James Lamont	26 Apr 1828	29 Jul 1913	85
			MP for Buteshire 1865-1868
29 Jul 1913		2	Norman Lamont	7 Dec 1869	3 Sep 1949	79
to			MP for Buteshire 1905-1910
3 Sep 1949			Extinct on his death
			LAMPSON of Rowfant,Sussex
16 Nov 1866	UK	1	Curtis Miranda Lampson	21 Sep 1806	12 Mar 1885	78
12 Mar 1885		2	George Curtis Lampson	12 Jun 1833	7 Nov 1899	66
7 Nov 1899		3	Curtis George Lampson	23 Jan 1890	28 Aug 1971	81
28 Aug 1971		4	Graham Curtis Lampson	28 Oct 1919	27 Jul 1996	76
			He had previously succeeded to the Barony
			of Killearn (qv) in 1964 with which title
			the baronetcy then merged
			LANE of Tulske,Roscommon
9 Feb 1661	I	1	Richard Lane		5 Oct 1668
5 Oct 1668		2	George Lane	c 1620	11 Dec 1683
			He was subsequently created Viscount
			Lanesborough (qv) in 1676 with which title
			the baronetcy then merged until its
			extinction in 1724
			LANE of Cavendish Square,London
19 Jun 1913	UK	1	William Arbuthnot Lane	4 Jul 1856	16 Jan 1943	86
16 Jan 1943		2	William Arbuthnot Lane	7 Jul 1897	26 Feb 1972	74
to			Extinct on his death
26 Feb 1972
			LANGFORD of Kilmackedrett,Antrim
19 Aug 1667	I	1	Hercules Langford	c 1625	18 Jun 1683
18 Jun 1683		2	Arthur Langford	c 1652	29 Mar 1716
29 Mar 1716		3	Henry Langford	c 1656	1725
to			Extinct on his death
1725
			LANGHAM of Cottesbrooke,Northants
7 Jun 1660	E	1	John Langham	20 Apr 1584	16 May 1671	87
			MP for London 1654 and Southwark 1660-1661
16 May 1671		2	James Langham	c 1621	22 Aug 1699
			MP for Northamptonshire 1656-1658 and
			Northampton 1659,1661 and 1662-1663
22 Aug 1699		3	William Langham	c 1625	29 Sep 1700
			MP for Northampton 1679-1685 and
			1689-1695
29 Sep 1700		4	John Langham	c 1670	May 1747
May 1747		5	James Langham	c 1696	12 Aug 1749
12 Aug 1749		6	John Langham	c 1698	Sep 1766
Sep 1766		7	James Langham	31 Jan 1736	7 Feb 1795	59
7 Feb 1795		8	William Langham	10 Feb 1771	8 Mar 1812	41
8 Mar 1812		9	William Henry Langham	c 1796	12 May 1812
12 May 1812		10	James Langham	21 Aug 1776	14 Apr 1833	56
			MP for St.Germans 1802-1806
14 Apr 1833		11	James Hay Langham	13 Nov 1802	13 Dec 1893	91
13 Dec 1893		12	Herbert Hay Langham	28 Apr 1840	13 Dec 1909	69
13 Dec 1909		13	Herbert Charles Arthur Langham	24 Mar 1870	3 Oct 1951	81
3 Oct 1951		14	John Charles Patrick Langham	30 Jun 1894	6 Jul 1972	78
6 Jul 1972		15	James Michael Langham	24 May 1932	23 Dec 2002	70
23 Dec 2002		16	John Stephen Langham	14 Dec 1960
			LANGHORNE of Inner Temple,London
28 Aug 1668	E	1	William Langhorne	c 1634	26 Feb 1715
to			Extinct on his death
26 Feb 1715
			LANGLEY of Higham Gobion,Beds
29 May 1641	E	1	William Langley		21 Aug 1653
21 Aug 1653		2	Roger Langley	c 1627	4 Jan 1699
Jan 1699		3	Roger Langley		19 Sep 1721
19 Sep 1721		4	Thomas Langley		1 Dec 1762
1 Dec 1762		5	Haldanby Langley		c 1790
to			Extinct on his death
c 1790
			LANGMAN of Eaton Square,London
21 Jul 1906	UK	1	John Lawrence Langman	24 Jun 1846	3 Oct 1928	82
3 Oct 1928		2	Archibald Lawrence Langman	2 Sep 1872	9 Dec 1949	77
9 Dec 1949		3	John Lyell Langman	9 Sep 1912	5 Oct 1985	72
to			Extinct on his death
5 Oct 1985
			LANGRISHE of Knocktopher Abbey,co.Kilkenny
19 Feb 1777	I	1	Hercules Langrishe	1729	1 Feb 1811	81
			PC [I] 1792
1 Feb 1811		2	Robert Langrishe	25 Oct 1756	25 Apr 1835	78
25 Apr 1835		3	Hercules Richard Langrishe	28 Dec 1782	13 Jan 1862	79
13 Jan 1862		4	James Langrishe	24 May 1823	20 Aug 1910	87
			For further information on this baronet,see
			the note at the foot of this page
20 Aug 1910		5	Hercules Robert Langrishe	27 Jun 1859	23 Oct 1943	84
23 Oct 1943		6	Terence Hume Langrishe	9 Dec 1895	31 Dec 1973	78
31 Dec 1973		7	Hercules Ralph Hume Langrishe	17 May 1927	25 May 1998	71
25 May 1998		8	James Hercules Langrishe	3 Mar 1957
			LARCOM of Brandeston,Suffolk
24 Dec 1868	UK	1	Thomas Aiskew Larcom	22 Apr 1801	15 Jun 1879	78
			PC [I] 1868
15 Jun 1879		2	Charles Larcom	2 Dec 1843	28 Mar 1892	48
28 Mar 1892		3	Thomas Perceval Larcom	5 Oct 1882	30 Oct 1950	68
30 Oct 1950		4	Philip Larcom	13 Sep 1887	19 Jul 1967	79
19 Jul 1967		5	Charles Christopher Royde Larcom	11 Sep 1926	20 Dec 2004	78
to			Extinct on his death
20 Dec 2004
			LARPENT of Roehampton,Surrey
13 Oct 1841	UK	1	George Gerard de Hochepied Larpent	16 Feb 1786	8 Mar 1855	69
			MP for Nottingham 1841-1842
8 Mar 1855		2	Albert John de Hochepied Larpent	18 Mar 1816	12 Jun 1861	45
12 Jun 1861		3	George Albert Larpent	14 Jul 1846	18 May 1899	52
to			Extinct on his death
18 May 1899			For further information on the death of this
			baronet,see the note at the foot of this page
			LAROCHE of Over,Gloucs
17 Sep 1776	GB	1	James Laroche	24 Jun 1734	Sep 1804	70
to			MP for Bodmin 1768-1780
Sep 1804			On his death the baronetcy became either
			extinct or dormant
			LATHAM of Crow Clump,Surrey
24 May 1919	UK	1	Thomas Paul Latham	19 Jun 1855	26 Oct 1931	76
26 Oct 1931		2	Herbert Paul Latham	22 Apr 1905	24 Jul 1955	50
			MP for Scarborough & Whitby 1931-1941
			For further information on this baronet,see
			the note at the foot of this page
24 Jul 1955		3	Richard Thomas Paul Latham	15 Apr 1934
			LATTA of Portman Square,London
9 Feb 1920	UK	1	John Latta	9 May 1867	5 Dec 1946	79
to			Extinct on his death
5 Dec 1946
			LAUDER of Idlington,Berwick
17 Jul 1688	NS	1	John Lauder		7 Apr 1692
to			The creation was annulled in 1692 - see the
19 Feb 1692			Dick-Lauder creation of 1690
			LAURIE of Maxwelton,Dumfries
27 Mar 1685	NS	1	Robert Laurie		23 Aug 1698
23 Aug 1698		2	Robert Laurie	c 1674	28 Feb 1702
28 Feb 1702		3	Walter Laurie	3 May 1684	23 Nov 1731	47
23 Nov 1731		4	Robert Laurie	after 1708	28 Apr 1779
			MP for Dumfries 1738-1741
28 Apr 1779		5	Robert Laurie	c 1738	10 Sep 1804
			MP for Dumfriesshire 1774-1804
10 Sep 1804		6	Robert Laurie	25 May 1764	7 Jan 1848
to			Extinct on his death
7 Jan 1848
			LAURIE of Bedford Square,London
15 Mar 1834	UK	1	John Bayley	3 Aug 1763	10 Oct 1841	78
10 Oct 1841		2	John Edward George Bayley	23 Dec 1793	23 Dec 1871	78
23 Dec 1871		3	John Robert Laurie Emilius Bayley (Laurie
			from 26 Feb 1887)	16 May 1823	3 Dec 1917	94
3 Dec 1917		4	Claude Villiers Emilius Laurie	25 Nov 1855	19 Feb 1930	74
19 Feb 1930		5	Wilfrid Emilius Laurie	1 Jun 1859	15 Dec 1936	77
15 Dec 1936		6	John Emilius Laurie	12 Aug 1892	10 Jan 1983	90
10 Jan 1983		7	Robert Bayley Emilius Laurie	8 Mar 1931
			LAURIE of Sevenoaks,Kent
30 Nov 1942	UK	1	John Dawson Laurie	12 Sep 1872	20 Jul 1954	81
to			Extinct on his death
20 Jul 1954
			LAWDAY of Exeter,Devon
9 Nov 1642	E	1	Richard Lawday		c Oct 1648
to			Extinct on his death
c Oct 1648
			LAWES of Rothamsted,Herts
19 May 1882	UK	1	John Bennet Lawes	28 Dec 1814	31 Aug 1899	84
31 Aug 1899		2	Charles Lawes (Lawes-Wittewronge from
			18 Apr 1902)	3 Oct 1843	6 Oct 1911	68
			For further information on this baronet,see
			the note at the foot of this page
6 Oct 1911		3	John Bennet Lawes-Wittewronge	28 Jul 1872	Sep 1931	59
Sep 1931		4	John Claud Bennet Lawes-Wittewronge
			(Lawes from 5 Jun 1951)	9 Sep 1898	9 Dec 1979	81
9 Dec 1979		5	John Michael Bennet Lawes	24 Oct 1932	2009	76
to			Extinct on his death
2009
			LAWLESS of Abington,Ireland
6 Aug 1776	I	1	Nicholas Lawless	30 Oct 1735	28 Aug 1799	63
			He was subsequently created Baron
			Cloncurry (qv) in 1789 with which title
			the baronetcy then merged until its
			extinction in 1929
			LAWLEY of Spoonhill,Salop
16 Aug 1641	E	1	Thomas Lawley		19 Oct 1646
			MP for Wenlock 1625,1626 and 1628-1629
16 Oct 1646		2	Francis Lawley	c 1626	25 Oct 1696
			MP for Wenlock 1659 and 1660 and
			Shropshire 1661-1679
25 Oct 1696		3	Thomas Lawley	c 1650	30 Sep 1729
			MP for Wenlock 1685-1689
30 Sep 1729		4	Robert Lawley		28 Nov 1779
28 Nov 1779		5	Robert Lawley	22 Mar 1736	11 Mar 1793	56
			MP for Warwickshire 1780-1793
11 Mar 1793		6	Robert Lawley,Baron Wenlock (qv)	1768	10 Apr 1834	65
10 Apr 1834		7	Francis Lawley	13 Sep 1782	30 Jan 1851	68
			MP for Warwickshire 1820-1832
30 Jan 1851		8	Paul Beilby Lawley-Thompson	1 Jul 1784	9 May 1852	67
			He had previously succeeded to the Barony
			of Wenlock (qv) in 1839 with which title
			the baronetcy them merged until its
			extinction in 1932
			LAWRENCE of Iver,Bucks
9 Oct 1628	E	1	John Lawrence	c 1589	13 Nov 1638
13 Nov 1638		2	John Lawrence	c 1610	c 1690
c 1690		3	Thomas Lawrence	c 1645	25 Apr 1714
to			Extinct on his death
Apr 1714
			LAWRENCE of Loseby,Leics
17 Jan 1748	GB		See "Woollaston"
			LAWRENCE of Lucknow,India
10 Aug 1858	UK	1	Alexander Hutchinson Lawrence	1838	27 Aug 1864	26
			For information on the death of this baronet,
			see the note at the foot of this page
27 Aug 1864		2	Henry Hayes Lawrence	26 Feb 1864	27 Oct 1898	34
27 Oct 1898		3	Henry Waldemar Lawrence	24 Jan 1845	3 Jun 1908	63
3 Jun 1908		4	Alexander Waldemar Lawrence	18 May 1874	1 Sep 1939	65
1 Sep 1939		5	Henry Eustace Waldemar Lawrence	10 Jul 1905	29 Dec 1967	62
29 Dec 1967		6	John Waldemar Lawrence	27 May 1907	30 Dec 1999	92
30 Dec 1999		7	Henry Peter Lawrence	2 Apr 1952
			LAWRENCE of the Army
16 Aug 1858	UK	1	John Laird Lawrence	4 Mar 1811	27 Jun 1879	68
			He was subsequently created Baron
			Lawrence (qv) in 1869 with which title the
			baronetcy remains merged
			LAWRENCE of Ealing Park,Middlesex
30 Apr 1867	UK	1	William Lawrence	16 Jul 1783	5 Jul 1867	83
5 Jul 1867		2	James John Trevor Lawrence	30 Dec 1831	22 Dec 1913	81
			MP for Surrey Mid 1875-1885 and Reigate
			1885-1892
22 Dec 1913		3	William Matthew Trevor Lawrence	17 Sep 1870	4 Jan 1934	63
4 Jan 1934		4	William Lawrence	14 Jul 1913	3 Nov 1986	73
3 Nov 1986		5	William Fettiplace Lawrence	23 Aug 1954
			LAWRENCE of Westbourne Terrace,London
16 Dec 1869	UK	1	James Clarke Lawrence	1820	21 May 1897	76
to			MP for Lambeth 1865 and 1868-1885
21 May 1897			Extinct on his death
			LAWRENCE of King's Ride,Berks
10 Mar 1898	UK		See "Durning-Lawrence"
			LAWRENCE of Sloane Gardens,Chelsea,Middlesex
13 Jul 1906	UK	1	Walter Roper Lawrence	9 Feb 1857	25 May 1940	83
25 May 1940		2	Percy Roland Bradford Lawrence	9 Apr 1886	16 May 1950	64
16 May 1950		3	David Roland Walter Lawrence	8 May 1929	9 Sep 2002	73
9 Sep 2002		4	Clive Wyndham Lawrence	6 Oct 1939
			LAWRENCE of Kenley,Surrey
1918	UK	1	Sir Joseph Lawrence	23 Sep 1848	24 Oct 1919	71
to			MP for Monmouth 1901-1906
24 Oct 1919			Extinct on his death
			LAWRENCE-JONES of Cranmer Hall,Norfolk
30 Sep 1831	UK	1	John Thomas Jones	1783	26 Feb 1843	59
26 Feb 1843		2	Lawrence Jones	10 Jan 1817	7 Nov 1845	28
			For information on the death of this baronet,
			see the note at the foot of this page
7 Nov 1845		3	Willoughby Jones	24 Nov 1820	21 Aug 1884	63
			MP for Cheltenham 1847-1848
21 Aug 1884		4	Lawrence John Jones	16 Aug 1857	21 Oct 1954	97
21 Oct 1954		5	Lawrence Evelyn Jones	6 Apr 1885	6 Sep 1969	84
6 Sep 1969		6	Christopher Lawrence-Jones	19 Jan 1940
			LAWSON of Brough,Yorks
6 Jul 1665	E	1	John Lawson	c 1627	26 Oct 1698
26 Oct 1698		2	Henry Lawson	c 1663	9 May 1720
9 May 1720		3	John Lawson	c 1689	19 Oct 1739
19 Oct 1739		4	Henry Lawson	c 1712	1 Oct 1781
1 Oct 1781		5	John Lawson	13 Sep 1744	27 Jun 1811	66
27 Jun 1811		6	Henry Lawson	25 Dec 1750	9 Jan 1834	83
to			Extinct on his death
9 Jan 1834			For information on the subsequent assumption
			of this baronetcy in 1877,see the note at the
			foot of this page
			LAWSON of Isell,Cumberland
31 Mar 1688	E	1	Wilfrid Lawson	c 1610	13 Dec 1688
			MP for Cumberland 1659 and 1660 and
			Cockermouth 1660-1679
13 Dec 1688		2	Wilfrid Lawson	31 Oct 1664	Nov 1704	40
			MP for Cockermouth 1690-1695
Nov 1704		3	Wilfrid Lawson	1697	13 Jul 1737	40
			MP for Boroughbridge 1718-1722 and
			Cockermouth 1722-1737
13 Jul 1737		4	Wilfrid Lawson	c 1732	2 May 1739
2 May 1739		5	Mordaunt Lawson	c 1733	8 Aug 1743
8 Aug 1743		6	Gilfrid Lawson	1675	23 Aug 1749	74
			MP for Cumberland 1701,1702-1705 and 1708-
			1734
23 Aug 1749		7	Alfred Lawson		14 Feb 1752
14 Feb 1752		8	Wilfrid Lawson	c 1707	1 Dec 1762
			MP for Cumberland 1761-1762
1 Dec 1762		9	Gilfrid Lawson	c 1710	26 Jun 1794
26 Jun 1794		10	Wilfrid Lawson	c 1764	14 Jun 1806
to			Extinct on his death
14 Jun 1806
			LAWSON of Brayton,Cumberland
30 Sep 1831	UK	1	Wilfrid Wybergh Lawson	5 Oct 1795	12 Jun 1867	71
12 Jun 1867		2	Wilfrid Lawson	4 Sep 1829	1 Jul 1906	76
			MP for Carlisle 1859-1865 and 1868-1885,
			Cockermouth 1886-1900 and 1906 and Camborne
			1903-1906
1 Jul 1906		3	Wilfrid Lawson	21 Oct 1862	28 Aug 1937	74
			MP for Cockermouth 1910-1916
28 Aug 1937		4	Hilton Lawson	18 Apr 1895	6 Nov 1959	64
to			Extinct on his death
6 Nov 1959
			LAWSON of Brough Hall,Yorks
8 Sep 1841	UK		See "Howard-Lawson"
			LAWSON of Hall Barn,Bucks
			and Peterborough Court,London
13 Oct 1892	UK		See "Levy-Lawson"
			LAWSON of Westwood Grange,Yorks
12 Jul 1900	UK	1	Arthur Tredgold Lawson	8 Feb 1844	1 Jun 1915	71
1 Jun 1915		2	Digby Lawson	3 Sep 1880	9 Feb 1959	78
9 Feb 1959		3	John Charles Arthur Digby Lawson	24 Oct 1912	19 Nov 2001	89
19 Nov 2001		4	Charles John Patrick Lawson	19 May 1959
			LAWSON of Knavesmire,Yorks
26 Dec 1905	UK	1	John Grant Lawson	28 Jul 1856	27 May 1919	62
			MP for Thirsk & Malton 1892-1906
27 May 1919		2	Peter Grant Lawson	28 Jul 1903	21 Mar 1973	69
to			Extinct on his death
21 Mar 1973
			LAWSON-TANCRED of Boroughbridge,Yorks
17 Nov 1662	E	1	Thomas Tancred		19 Aug 1663
Aug 1663		2	William Tancred		22 Aug 1703
Aug 1703		3	Thomas Tancred	Aug 1665	27 Aug 1744	79
Aug 1744		4	Thomas Tancred		30 May 1759
30 May 1759		5	Thomas Tancred		3 Aug 1784
3 Aug 1784		6	Thomas Tancred	24 Jul 1780	29 Aug 1844	64
29 Aug 1844		7	Thomas Tancred	16 Aug 1808	Oct 1880	72
Oct 1880		8	Thomas Selby Tancred	1 Oct 1840	11 Apr 1910	69
			For further information on the death of this
			baronet,see the note at the foot of this page
11 Apr 1910		9	Thomas Selby Tancred (Lawson-Tancred
			from Nov 1914)	14 May 1870	15 Dec 1945	75
15 Dec 1945		10	Henry Lawson-Tancred	12 Feb 1924	28 Mar 2010	86
28 Mar 2010		11	Andrew Peter Lawson-Tancred	18 Feb 1952
			LAYLAND-BARRATT of Torquay,Devon
23 Jul 1908	UK	1	Francis Layland-Barratt	1860	12 Sep 1933	73
			MP for Torquay 1900-1910 and St.Austell
			1915-1918
12 Sep 1933		2	Francis Henry Godolphin Layland-Barratt	11 Dec 1896	16 May 1968	71
to			Extinct on his death
16 May 1968
			LEA of The Larches,Worcs
			and Sea Grove,Devon
6 Oct 1892	UK	1	Thomas Lea	17 Jan 1841	6 Jan 1902	60
			MP for Kidderminster 1868-1874, co.
			Donegal 1879-1885 and Londonderry
			South 1886-1900
6 Jan 1902		2	Thomas Sydney Lea	28 Jan 1867	18 Nov 1946	79
18 Nov 1946		3	Thomas Claude Harris Lea	13 Apr 1901	26 Sep 1985	84
26 Sep 1985		4	Thomas Julian Lea	18 Nov 1934	17 Oct 1990	55
17 Oct 1990		5	Thomas William Lea	6 Sep 1973
			LEAR of London
2 Jul 1660	E	1	Peter Lear		1683
to			Extinct on his death
1683
			LEAR of Lindridge,Devon
2 Aug 1683	E	1	Thomas Lear	c 1672	Dec 1705
			MP for Ashburton 1701-1705
Dec 1705		2	John Lear		c 1736
to			Extinct on his death
c 1736
			LECHMERE of the Rhydd,Worcs
10 Dec 1818	UK	1	Anthony Lechmere	2 Nov 1766	25 Mar 1849	82
25 Mar 1849		2	Edmund Hungerford Lechmere	25 May 1792	2 Apr 1856	63
2 Apr 1856		3	Edmund Anthony Harley Lechmere	8 Dec 1826	18 Dec 1894	68
			MP for Tewkesbury 1866-1868,
			Worcestershire West 1876-1885, Bewdley
			1885-1892 and Evesham 1892-1894
18 Dec 1894		4	Edmund Arthur Lechmere	21 Sep 1865	21 May 1937	71
			For further information on this baronet,see the
			note at the foot of this page
21 May 1937		5	Ronald Berwick Hungerford Lechmere	16 May 1886	22 Feb 1965	78
22 Feb 1965		6	Berwick Hungerford Lechmere	21 Sep 1917	24 Jun 2001	83
24 Jun 2001		7	Reginald Anthony Hungerford Lechmere	24 Dec 1920	8 Jan 2010	89
8 Jan 2010		8	Nicholas Anthony Hungerford Lechmere	24 Apr 1960
			LEE of Quarendon,Bucks
29 Jun 1611	E	1	Henry Lee		3 Apr 1631
3 Apr 1631		2	Francis Henry Lee	3 Mar 1616	23 Jul 1639	23
23 Jul 1639		3	Henry Lee	18 Dec 1637	31 Mar 1658	20
Mar 1658		4	Francis Henry Lee	17 Jan 1639	4 Dec 1667	28
			MP for Malmesbury 1660-1667
4 Dec 1667		5	Edward Henry Lee	c 1656	14 Jul 1716
			He was subsequently created Earl of
			Lichfield (qv) in 1674 with which title
			the baronetcy then merged until its
			extinction in 1776
			LEE of Langley,Salop
3 May 1620	E	1	Humphry Lee	c 1569	4 Oct 1631
Oct 1631		2	Richard Lee	c 1600	Apr 1660
to			MP for Shropshire 1640-1642
Apr 1660			Extinct on his death
			LEE of Hartwell,Bucks
16 Aug 1660	E	1	Thomas Lee	26 May 1635	19 Feb 1691	55
			MP for Aylesbury 1660-1685 and 1690-1691
			and Buckinghamshire 1689-1690
19 Feb 1691		2	Thomas Lee	c 1661	13 Aug 1702
			MP for Aylesbury 1689-1699 and 1701-1702
Aug 1702		3	Thomas Lee	31 Mar 1687	17 Dec 1749	62
			MP for Wycombe 1710-1722 and
			Buckinghamshire 1722-1727 and 1729-1741
17 Dec 1749		4	William Lee	12 Sep 1726	6 Jul 1799	72
6 Jul 1799		5	William Lee	Jun 1764	7 Feb 1801	36
7 Feb 1801		6	George Lee	8 Jul 1767	27 Sep 1827	60
to			Extinct on his death
27 Sep 1827
			LEE of Lukyns,Surrey
30 Jan 1941	UK	1	Kenneth Lee	20 Jul 1879	18 Oct 1967	88
to			Extinct on his death
18 Oct 1967
			LEEDS of Croxton Park,Cambs
31 Dec 1812	UK	1	George William Leeds	11 Nov 1773	19 Jul 1838	64
19 Jul 1838		2	Joseph Edward Leeds	31 Oct 1798	13 May 1862	63
13 May 1862		3	Edward Leeds	26 May 1825	6 Feb 1876	50
6 Feb 1876		4	George Augustus Leeds	2 Aug 1849	27 Dec 1894	45
27 Dec 1894		5	Edward Templer Leeds	11 Oct 1859	31 May 1924	64
31 May 1924		6	Reginald Arthur St.John Leeds	13 May 1899	18 Jan 1970	70
18 Jan 1970		7	George Graham Mortimer Leeds	21 Aug 1927	24 Aug 1983	56
24 Aug 1983		8	Christopher Anthony Leeds	31 Aug 1935	18 Nov 2009	74
18 Nov 2009		9	John Charles Hildyard Leeds	25 Dec 1941
			Sir Edmund Beecroft Heathcote Lacon, 5th baronet
			From the 'Los Angeles Times' of 30 September 1911:-
			'Sir Edmund Lacon was killed last night by an automobile going over a hill and upsetting
			about two miles from here [Vernon, British Columbia]. Sir Edmund had been in Vernon all day
			and was returning to his ranch alone.
			'He had left Vernon about 7 o'clock after bringing his mother to Vernon for the train to
			Vancouver. The injured man was found by a passer-by and died a few minutes after telling
			his name.
			'Sir Edmund Beecroft Francis Heathcote Lacon, fifth baron[et] of the name, was born in 1878.
			He was a captain in the Twelfth Lancers and formerly lieutenant on the Third Battalion, Norfolk
			Regiment. He served in the South African war of 1900-1901, and gained two medals. He was
			the son of Thomas B[eecroft] U[ssher] Lacon, and Florence, daughter of R.G. Banks of Toronto,
			His heir is George Howard [Haworth] Ussher, who was born in 1881.'
			Sir James Langrishe, 4th baronet
			From the "Penny Illustrated Paper and Illustrated Times" of 17 February 1906:-
			'A wedding to which particular interest attached took place at the Roman Catholic Church of
			Our Lady, Grove Road, St. John's Wood, last week.
			'The bridegroom was Sir James Langrishe, Bart., of Knocktopher Abbey, Co. Kilkenny, who is
			in his eighty-third year, and the bride was Miss Algitha Maud Gooch, only daughter of the late
			Sir Daniel Gooch, who is forty-eight years younger.
			'There were neither bridesmaids nor pages at the wedding. The bride wore a dress of pale
			violet cloth and velvet, with a large hat of the same shade trimmed with ostrich plumes. She
			carried a prayer-book instead of a bouquet.
			'The Langrishe baronetcy dates back to 1777, and is one of the oldest in Ireland. Sir James
			was first married in 1857 [to Adela de Blois Eccles]. His first wife died in 1901, leaving two
			sons [actually only one] and five daughters, the eldest of whom is Major Hercules Langrishe,
			who is forty-seven years of age, and therefore twelve years older than his step-mother.'
			Sir George Albert Larpent, 3rd baronet
			Sir George committed suicide in May 1899. The following report appeared in 'Lloyd's Weekly
			Newspaper' on 21 May 1899:-
			'Sir George Larpent, Bart., colonel of the 88th Connaught Rangers, and commanding the
			Bedfordshire Regimental district, shot himself at Bedford, on Thursday. The deceased, who
			returned to Bedford from camp at Colchester on Wednesday, was born in 1846, and succeeded
			to the baronetcy in 1861. He entered the Army in 1865, and served through the Kaffir and
			Zulu wars. He was married in 1895 to Rose, daughter of Mr. William Armstrong, of The Priory,
			Toronto, Canada, and widow of Lieut.-Col. T. Camden Lambert, of Waterdale, county Galway,
			but leaves no heir [the baronetcy consequently becoming extinct].
			'At the inquest on Friday Mr. Halliday, solicitor, stated that there was some difficulty with
			regard to the deceased's Irish property, on which there was a mortgage of £2,000, which
			had suddenly been called in and was about to be foreclosed. Unfortunately Sir George took
			the exaggerated view that this meant ruin to him. It so worked on his mind that he had for
			the last fortnight been unable to rest or sleep night after night. Deceased had duty to take
			up at Colchester, but this he found too much for him, and returned home. Rising at seven
			o'clock on Thursday morning her kissed his wife and told her to stay in bed a little longer and
			he would go and unpack his things. The supposition was that in unpacking he saw the revolver,
			and under a sudden impulse shot himself through the head. Lady Larpent bore out the above
			statement, and said Sir George had scarcely eaten or slept for a week, but walked about all
			night. She believed his trouble about the Irish property was a delusion. The jury returned a
			verdict of "Suicide while temporarily insane." '
			Sir Herbert Paul Latham, 2nd baronet
			After unsuccessful contesting Rotherham in 1929, Latham was first returned to the House of
			Commons at a by-election in the seat of Scarborough and Whitby in May 1931. In October of
			the same year, he succeeded his father to become 2nd baronet. At some point before 1941,
			he lost a leg, but I am unable to say what caused such a loss.
			Despite being exempted from military service due to the loss of his leg, Latham volunteered to
			join the army, and was posted to the 70th (Sussex) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery.
			On 31 July 1941, the Secretary of State for War, David Margesson, made the following
			statement to the House of Commons:-
			'I have to inform the House that I have received the command of his Majesty to acquaint the
			House that Major Sir Herbert Paul Latham, a member of this house, has been placed under
			arrest in order to be tried by Court-martial in respect of alleged offences against military law.'
			Latham's Court-martial sat in September 1941, the first occasion upon which a sitting member
			of the House had been tried by Court-martial since 1815. He faced 14 charges under the Army
			Act, of disgraceful conduct, including one charge of attempting to commit suicide. He pleaded
			not guilty to all charges.
			The prosecutor stated that the charges alleged improper conduct with three gunners attached
			to the Searchlight Regiment and one civilian. It was disclosed that on the morning of 24 June
			1941, Latham had been informed by a fellow officer that he had seen a letter addressed to
			Latham from a gunner which the officer had opened in Latham's absence. When he heard this,
			Latham is alleged to have replied, "Well, there's only one answer - a motorbike." The inference
			is that Latham intended to kill himself. His fellow officer urged Latham to face up to his
			difficulties, but Latham mounted his motorbike and sped off. He was later found with serious
			head injuries by the side of a steep hill, having apparently deliberately crashed his motorbike
			into a tree.
			The Court-martial subsequently found Latham guilty on 11 of the 14 charges, including the
			charge of attempted suicide. He was sentenced to be cashiered and to be imprisoned without
			hard labour for two years. During the Court-martial proceedings, Latham had resigned his seat
			in the Commons.
			After his release, Latham worked in a home for the chronically sick and disabled [presumably
			one of the homes founded by Leonard Cheshire] until his death in 1955.
			Sir Charles Lawes (later Lawes-Wittewrong), 2nd baronet
			Prior to succeeding to the baronetcy, Sir Charles was involved in a famous libel case in 1882.
			The following edited account of the trial is taken from the Melbourne 'Argus' of 30 December
			1882:-
			'The action was brought by Mr. Richard Belt, sculptor, against Mr. Charles Lawes, also a
			sculptor, to recover damages for alleged libels which had appeared in Vanity Fair, and also
			in a letter sent to the Lord Mayor, enclosing the libels in Vanity Fair. The libels alleged that
			the plaintiff had palmed off the works of other artists as his own; and the defence was that
			the libels were true in substance and in fact.
			'A number of witnesses were examined on behalf of the plaintiff with the object of showing
			that he had been seen at work modelling statuettes and busts. Evidence was given by Mr.
			George Augustus Sala, the well-known journalist and art critic. [Sala's evidence is reported
			at length - the gist of it is that he watched Belt modelling a bust of Lord Beaconsfield, and
			was very impressed by its 'almost living' quality. Further evidence was given on behalf of
			the plaintiff by a number of other witnesses, including Mdme. Petritzka (see under Sir William
			Abdy) and the Lord Mayor of London.] The evidence of all these witnesses went to show
			that Mr. Belt executed his statues himself, several of them stating that they had seen the
			entire process of modelling busts performed by him.
			'Mr. Russell, Q.C., in addressing the jury for the defence, repudiated the suggestion which
			had been put forward by the counsel for the plaintiff that the so-called libel was the outcome
			of jealousy and animosity on the part of the defendant, and maintained that the plaintiff had
			called scarcely a single sculptor known to fame who had been able to give evidence in support
			of his case. Rightly or wrongly there did exist in the world of art a widespread impression that
			the works claimed by Mr. Belt as his own were not his genuine productions, and that he was
			decorating himself in plumes of feathers stolen from others.'
			The trial dragged on over a six-month period, including 43 actual sitting days. During the
			trial over 140 witnesses gave evidence. Belt's witnesses were largely society figures who had
			either posed for Belt or had seen him working, while Lawes' witnesses were predominantly
			sculptors from the Royal Academy, with the result that the art 'establishment' was pitted
			against its patrons. Eventually the jury found in Belt's favour and awarded him damages of
			£5,000, plus costs.  Lawes appealed against this judgment and his appeal was heard in March
			1884, but he again lost and the costs of the appeal were awarded against him. Lawes promptly
			filed for bankruptcy, with the result that Belt never received the damages awarded to him. In
			any event, Belt was sentenced to 12 months' hard labour in March 1886 for obtaining money
			by false pretences from Sir William Abdy, 2nd baronet (qv).
			Sir Alexander Hutchinson Lawrence, 1st baronet
			Sir Alexander died in an accident in India in August 1864, aged 26. The baronetcy had been
			granted to him in recognition of the work of his father, Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence, who
			had been a British soldier and administrator in India before he died from injuries received at
			the siege of Lucknow in 1857, during the Indian Mutiny.
			The following report of Sir Alexander's death appeared in 'The Observer' of 23 October 1864:-
			'The Delhi Gazette, in recording the death of Sir Alexander Lawrence, which event was
			announced by telegram a few days since, says: - "The young gentleman was, it appears,
			travelling up north by the Hindoostan and Thibet Trunk road, with his uncle Colonel Lawrence,
			the Deputy-Commissioner of Simla. They made ten or twelve marches in safety and reached
			Torahon, the summer residence of the Rajah Bussahir, on Friday, the 26th August. On Saturday
			morning they started on horseback for the next bungalow at Tarunda. About four miles on the
			road they had to cross a bridge which girdled an almost perpendicular cliff; on nearing this
			spot, Sir Alexander's horse became somewhat restive, he passed his uncle to the front, and on
			riding over the bridge rather hurriedly a large cross-beam gave way, when both rider and horse
			were precipitated violently down about 300 feet of khud [i.e. ravine], and of course killed on
			the spot. This shocking and terrible accident happened about 120 miles from Simla. The corpse
			was brought into the station on Monday morning, and buried on the evening of the same day."
			Sir Lawrence Jones, 2nd baronet (listed under 'Lawrence-Jones')
			Sir Lawrence was murdered by brigands as he travelled in western Turkey in November 1845.
			The following report is taken from 'The Observer' of 12 January 1846:-
			'A correspondent of the morning papers, writing from Constantinople, says: - "I send you the
			following deposition of Captain Twopenny relative to the attack made upon him and Sir
			Lawrence Jones, and the assassination of Sir Lawrence, by the Zeybecks, who are
			mountaineers, constantly on the watch to plunder travellers, near Macri........It is as follows:-
			On the 7th November, towards noon, we were near Dallamany, at about eight leagues distant
			from Macri; we were crossing a little valley, planted with a low shrubbery, from whence the
			sea might be seen. Our little caravan consisted of Sir L. Jones and myself, a dragoman [guide
			and interpreter], a sulyee (a groom), an imaum of Zanthus, and two Greeks of Macri. Suddenly
			the imaum stopped, loaded his carbine, and it seemed the he had perceived two Zeybecks, who
			were hiding in the bushes. We continued to move on with caution, till we had arrived at a
			fountain, shaded by some oak trees. Sir Lawrence then said, "I think it is better to halt and
			breakfast. If these fellows intend to attack us, we can't escape them, and it is better to fight
			with a full stomach than with an empty one." I made no objection. Our breakfast occupied us
			at least for half an hour, after which we continued our journey; but ten minutes had not
			elapsed when muskets were fired from behind a rock at four or five paces from us. On the very
			moment that the discharge was heard, Sir Lawrence Jones and the dragoman fell heavily from
			their horses, without uttering a single word, at the same time I felt myself severely wounded by
			several shots. My horse took fright, the horse of Sir Lawrence was at full gallop; but I
			succeeded in seizing his rein, and got the pistols from the holster. At this moment I saw behind
			the rock the heads of five or six men, and five or six muskets pointed at me. I saw at once that
			resistance would be madness. I threw my pistols on the ground, and being enfeebled by the
			loss of blood, I fell myself. All this passed in a few seconds. The Zeybecks immediately sprung
			towards me, picking eagerly up my pistols, and crying out "paras, paras!" (money, money). I
			gave them my watch, and the little money I had on me; but they cried out still, "paras, paras!"
			I pointed to our baggage, on which they flung themselves, forcing the imaum to assist them
			in their ransackings. Their rummage lasted an hour, after which they sent the imaum to the
			top of a hill, to see, I suppose, if the coast was clear. They then filed out in military order,
			followed by a fine, stately statured man, who seemed to me to be the captain of the band.
			As he passed by me, the captain cried out, "paras, paras." I pointed again to our baggage,
			when one of the band pointed his gun at me. I thought my last moment had come, but the
			captain shoved away the gun-barrel from before me just as it was discharged, and we
			continued our route. I then passed by poor Jones, who had ceased to exist. At the same time,
			the imaum and two Greeks were collecting the fragments of our baggage, and putting it on their
			horses. I made them signs to place on one of the horses the body of my friend, but they
			refused, and made me understand, by their gestures, that it would be dangerous to insist on
			my demand. I took then a ring from the hand of the deceased, and cut off a lock of his hair,
			to take to his relations. In his watch pocket I found a few pieces of gold, which had escaped
			the robbers. The imaum then set me on a horse, requiring me to keep an exact silence, and we
			directed our course towards Macri, where we arrived about midnight, after eight hours on
			horseback, and suffering severely from my wounds. At Macri I was received by Mr. C. Belville,
			of Rhodes, with all the affectionate kindness of a relative, and Mr. Franl dressed my wounds,
			which then ceased bleeding. By the obliging care of Mr. Belville, a boat was immediately sent to
			transport the bodies to Macri, where they have been interred with all the decency that is
			possible within the precincts of a Greek church."
			The assumption of the Lawson baronetcy (creation of 1665) in 1877
			The following advertisement appeared in 'The Times' in January 1877:-
			'Know all whom this may concern, that I, Henry Lawson, hitherto known as Henry Lawson, of
			Gatherley Castle, in the County of York, Esquire, haven taken and assumed the name of De
			Burgh, in addition to my former surname of Lawson, and that I shall henceforth be known and
			sign myself by the name and designation of Henry De Burgh-Lawson. And whereas His Majesty
			King Charles II, by his letters patent, bearing the date the sixth day of July, in the year of Our
			Lord one thousand six hundred and sixty-five, conferred the rank, style, and title of a baronet
			upon John Lawson, of Burgh Hall, near Catteryck, in the county of York, and the heirs male
			lawfully begotten of his body, and whereas the said Sir John Lawson, so created a baronet as
			aforesaid, had issue by Catherine Howard, his lawful wife, three sons, namely John Lawson,
			the eldest son, Henry Lawson, the second son, and William Lawson, the third son. That the
			said John Lawson, eldest son of the said Sir John Lawson, died in the lifetime of his said
			father, without heirs lawfully begotten of his body; that the said Henry Lawson, second son
			aforesaid, succeeded his father in the said baronetcy aforesaid. And whereas upon the death
			of the late Sir Henry Lawson, of Burgh Hall, aforesaid, baronet, who died without heirs lawfully
			begotten of his body, all the heirs male lawfully begotten of the body of the said Henry Lawson,
			second son of the said Sir John Lawson, who was created a baronet as aforesaid, became
			entirely extinct and ended. And whereas I, the said Henry De Burgh-Lawson, being the son and
			heir of Henry Lawson, son and heir of George Lawson, son and heir of William Lawson, son and
			heir of William Lawson, third son of the said Sir John Lawson aforesaid, and am accordingly by
			right of blood and inheritance lawfully entitled to the said baronetcy under the special limit-
			ations of the said original letters patent aforesaid, whereby the said baronetcy was so created
			as aforesaid, as is fully set forth in my pedigree, enrolled in Her Majesty's High Court of
			Chancery, on the eleventh day of January, in the present year of Our Lord one thousand eight
			hundred and seventy-seven. And whereas, in right of my said lineage aforesaid, as the heir
			male of the said Sir John Lawson, the first baronet as aforesaid lawfully begotten of his body,
			and by virtue of the said limitations contained and set forth in the said original letters patent,
			by which the said title was created as aforesaid, I, the said Henry De Burgh-Lawson have
			assumed and do hereby assume as my lawful right to myself and the heirs male lawfully
			begotten of my body, the said baronetcy, and I hereby make known that I shall hereafter from
			the date of these presents by the name, rank, style, and title of Sir Henry De Burgh-Lawson,
			of Gatherley Castle, in the county of York, baronet - Given at my Castle of Gatherley aforesaid,
			on the sixteenth day of January, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
			seventy-seven.
			Henry De Burgh-Lawson
			Witness - John Bolton, gentleman, Waterford Lodge, Scarborough, county of York.'
			The claimant died 1 October 1892, when he was "succeeded" by his son "Sir" Henry Alfred
			Stoddart De Burgh-Lawson. In Dod's Peerage for 1899, he is shown as being the 9th baronet,
			but with a note which states that the baronetcy "was believed to have become extinct in 1834,
			but was assumed in 1877, together with the name of De Burgh, by the father of the present
			baronet, who claimed descent from the 3rd son of the 1st baronet. The descent, however, has
			not been proved."
			The entry in Dod's Peerage for this baronetcy subsequently disappears, no doubt a casualty of
			the introduction of the Official Roll of the Baronetage in 1914.
			Sir Thomas Selby Tancred, 8th baronet [listed under 'Lawson-Tancred']
			The 'Manchester Guardian' 14 April 1910:-
			'At Westminster yesterday Mr. Wallington held an inquiry into the circumstances attending the
			tragic death of Sir Thomas Selby Tancred, who was found unconscious on a seat in Hyde Park
			on Monday night. Sir Thomas Tancred was the eighth baronet. He was a contractor for the
			Forth Bridge, and he constructed the Delagoa Bay Railway [in present-day Mozambique]. He
			lived at Westbourne Gardens.
			'Mr. F.W. Tancred, stockbroker, said his father was 70 years of age. A year ago he had
			influenza, and on the Tuesday following Christmas-day he had a bad seizure wile on a visit to
			relations. During the past six months he had suffered badly from mental depression. The witness
			saw him at dinner on Monday, when he seemed to be in pain. He said he had an appointment at
			the Russell Hotel, and left home alone at nine o'clock. The witness did not see him again alive.
			'The Coroner handed the witness a pencilled note, which he identified as being in his father's
			handwriting. It ran: - "29, Westbourne Gardens, 11, 4, 10. Please do not disturb my people or
			let them know anything until to-morrow." Continuing, the witness said he knew nothing of the
			circumstances of his father's death. He had never threatened suicide to the witness's
			knowledge.
			'Evidence of the finding of Sir Thomas Tancred on a seat in Rotten Row was given by a private
			in the Grenadier Guards. A policeman who came to help said the ambulance was sent for and
			arrived in five or six minutes. At St.George's Hospital Sir Thomas was seen by Dr. Cooper, but
			death took place in the course of a few minutes. It was stated that a package containing Sir
			Thomas's will was found. It was addressed to his country solicitor, and was to be opened after
			his death. This was written two years ago, and had no bearing on the present matter.
			'Dr. Roebuck, of St.George's Hospital, said Sir Thomas appeared to be suffering from effects of
			poisoning by prussic acid. The witness, however, could not smell any acid. A post-mortem
			examination revealed the presence of a strong smell of prussic acid, which was the cause of
			death.
			'The jury returned the following verdict: - "Deceased met his death through taking prussic
			acid by means unknown."
			Sir Edmund Arthur Lechmere, 4th baronet
			The following charming little story appeared in the "Tuapeka Times" on 23 February 1895.
			Tuapeka is in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand.
			'The Christchurch "Press" London correspondent writing on December 29th [1894] says:
			Here is quite a little romance of which a New Zealand girl is a heroine. A few years ago the
			eldest son of an English Baronet and M.P. was on a tour through New Zealand. While
			pulling on the Avon in Christchurch he caught sight of a very pretty girl walking on the bank
			with some children. He fell in love with her, his affection was returned, and he married her.
			The young man's father and mother were much distressed at this sudden marriage of their
			son and heir with an unknown young lady of whom they had no means of learning anything,
			and made anxious enquiries of Christchurch people then in England as to what a female
			New Zealander was like.
			'They received entirely reassuring replies, and shortly after the young couple came home
			the parents called on their principal informant and spoke with deep feeling of their delight
			in the young bride, and their entire satisfaction in their son's choice. A few days ago the
			father, Sir Edmund Lechmere (who was M.P. for the Evesham division of Worcestershire,
			and in his 69th year), died very suddenly when about to address his constituents. So his
			son becomes Sir Edwin [sic] Lechmere, and his wife, formerly Miss [Alice] Samuels, of
			Christchurch, New Zealand, becomes Lady Lechmere.'
			The marriage took place in 1885. Lady Lechmere, however, did not enjoy her title for very
			long, since she died of rheumatic fever on 4 February 1896.
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