BARONETAGE
			Last updated 19/01/2012
			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
			PAGE of Greenwich,Kent
3 Dec 1714	GB	1	Gregory Page	c 1669	25 May 1720
			MP for New Shoreham 1708-1713 and
			1715-1720
25 May 1720		2	Gregory Page	c 1695	4 Aug 1775
to			Extinct on his death
4 Aug 1775
			PAGE-TURNER of Ambroseden,Oxon
24 Aug 1733	GB	1	Edward Turner	6 Oct 1691	15 Jul 1735	43
15 Jul 1735		2	Edward Turner	18 Apr 1719	31 Oct 1766	47
			MP for Great Bedwyn 1741-1747,
			Oxfordshire 1754-1761 and Penrhyn
			1761-1766
31 Oct 1766		3	Gregory Turner (Page-Turner from 15 Nov 1775)	16 Feb 1748	4 Jan 1805	56
			MP for Thirsk 1784-1805
4 Jan 1805		4	Gregory Osborne Page-Turner	28 Sep 1785	6 Mar 1843	57
6 Mar 1843		5	Edward George Thomas Page-Turner	12 Sep 1789	10 Oct 1846	57
10 Oct 1846		6	Edward Henry Page-Turner	3 Oct 1823	24 Mar 1874	50
24 Mar 1874		7	Henry Edward Leigh Dryden	17 Aug 1818	24 Jul 1899	80
			He had previously succeeded to the
			baronetcy of Dryden (cr 1795 - qv) in
			1837. The two baronetcies then merged
			PAGE-WOOD of Hatherley House,Gloucs
16 Dec 1837	UK	1	Matthew Wood	2 Jun 1768	25 Sep 1843	75
			MP for London 1817-1843
25 Sep 1843		2	John Page Wood	25 Aug 1796	21 Feb 1866	69
21 Feb 1866		3	Francis Wood	20 Feb 1834	21 Apr 1868	34
21 Apr 1868		4	Matthew Wood	21 Sep 1857	13 Jul 1908	50
13 Jul 1908		5	John Page-Wood	14 Apr 1860	20 Oct 1912	52
20 Oct 1912		6	John Stuart Page-Wood	28 Jan 1898	2 Apr 1955	57
2 Apr 1955		7	David John Hatherley Page-Wood	6 Oct 1921	28 Nov 1955	34
28 Nov 1955		8	Anthony John Page-Wood	6 Feb 1951
			PAGET of Plas Newydd,Anglesey
4 Jul 1730	I		See "Bayly"
			PAGET of Harewood Place,Middlesex
19 Aug 1871	UK	1	James Paget	11 Jan 1814	30 Dec 1899	85
30 Dec 1899		2	John Rahere Paget	9 Mar 1848	20 Aug 1938	90
20 Aug 1938		3	James Francis Paget	25 Sep 1890	5 Jun 1972	81
5 Jun 1972		4	Julian Tolver Paget	11 Jul 1921
			PAGET of Cranmore,Somerset
6 Mar 1886	UK	1	Richard Horner Paget	14 Mar 1832	3 Feb 1908	75
			MP for Somerset East 1865-1868, Somerset
			Mid 1868-1885 and Wells 1885-1895. PC 1895
3 Feb 1908		2	Richard Arthur Surtees Paget	13 Jan 1869	23 Oct 1955	86
			For further information on this baronet's wife and
			daughter, see the note at the foot of this page.
23 Oct 1955		3	John Starr Paget	24 Nov 1914	7 Feb 1992	77
7 Feb 1992		4	Richard Herbert Paget	17 Feb 1957
			PAGET of Sutton Bonington,Leics
25 Sep 1897	UK	1	George Ernest Paget	10 Nov 1841	30 Dec 1923	82
30 Dec 1923		2	Cecil Walter Paget	19 Oct 1874	9 Dec 1936	62
to			Extinct on his death
9 Dec 1936
			PAKINGTON of Ailesbury,Bucks
22 Jun 1620	E	1	John Pakington	c 1600	29 Oct 1624
			MP for Aylesbury 1624
29 Oct 1624		2	John Pakington	c 1621	3 Jan 1680
			MP for Worcestershire 1640 and 1661-1679
			and Aylesbury 1640-1642
3 Jan 1680		3	John Pakington	c 1649	28 Mar 1688
			MP for Worcestershire 1685-1689
28 Mar 1688		4	John Pakington	16 Mar 1671	13 Aug 1727	56
			MP for Worcestershire 1690-1695  and
			1698-1727
13 Aug 1727		5	Herbert Perrot Pakington	c 1701	24 Sep 1748
			MP for Worcestershire 1727-1741
24 Sep 1748		6	John Pakington	c 1722	30 Nov 1762
30 Nov 1762		7	Herbert Perrot Pakington		2 May 1795
2 May 1795		8	John Pakington	1760	6 Jan 1830	69
to			Extinct on his death
6 Jan 1830
			PAKINGTON of Westwood,Worcs
13 Jul 1846	UK	1	John Somerset Pakington	20 Feb 1799	9 Apr 1880	81
			He was subsequently created Baron Hampton
			(qv) in 1874 with which title the
			baronetcy remains merged,although,as at
			31/12/2011,the baronetcy does not appear on
			the Official Roll of the Baronetage
			PALGRAVE of Norwood Barningham,Norfolk
24 Jun 1641	E	1	John Palgrave	26 Jun 1605	26 Apr 1672	66
			MP for Norfolk 1647-1648
26 Apr 1672		2	Augustine Palgrave	1 Dec 1629	13 Mar 1711	81
13 Mar 1711		3	Richard Palgrave	6 Oct 1688	3 Nov 1732	44
to			Extinct on his death
3 Nov 1732
			PALK of Haldon House,Devon
19 Jun 1782	GB	1	Robert Palk	Dec 1717	29 Apr 1798	80
			MP for Ashburton 1767-1768 and 1774-1787
			and Wareham 1768-1774. Governor of
			Madras 1763-1767
29 Apr 1798		2	Lawrence Palk	c 1766	20 Jun 1813
			MP for Ashburton 1787-1796 and Devon
			1796-1812
20 Jun 1813		3	Lawrence Vaughan Palk	24 Apr 1793	16 May 1860	67
			MP for Ashburton 1818-1831
16 May 1860		4	Lawrence Palk,later [1880] 1st Baron Haldon	5 Jan 1818	22 Mar 1883	65
22 Mar 1883		5	Lawrence Hesketh Palk,2nd Baron Haldon	6 Sep 1846	31 Dec 1903	57
31 Dec 1903		6	Lawrence William Palk,3rd Baron Haldon	13 Jul 1869	12 Jan 1933	63
12 Jan 1933		7	Lawrence Edward Broomfield Palk,4th
			Baron Haldon	13 May 1896	16 Aug 1938	42
16 Aug 1938		8	Edward Arthur Palk,5th Baron Haldon	1854	11 Jan 1939	84
11 Jan 1939		9	Wilmot Lawrence Launcelot Palk	28 Aug 1876	27 Oct 1945	69
to			Extinct on his death
27 Oct 1945
			PALLISER of The Vache,Bucks
6 Aug 1773	GB	1	Hugh Palliser	26 Feb 1723	19 Mar 1796	73
			MP for Scarborough 1774-1779 and
			Huntingdon 1780-1784
19 Mar 1796		2	Hugh Palliser Walters Palliser	27 Oct 1768	17 Nov 1813	45
17 Nov 1813		3	Hugh Palliser	8 Mar 1796	3 Aug 1868	72
to			Extinct on his death
3 Aug 1868
			PALMER of Wingham,Kent
29 Jun 1621	E	1	Thomas Palmer	1540	7 Jan 1625	84
7 Jan 1625		2	Thomas Palmer		20 Apr 1656
20 Apr 1656		3	Henry Palmer		19 Sep 1706
19 Sep 1706		4	Thomas Palmer	5 Jul 1682	8 Nov 1723	41
			MP for Kent 1708-1710 and Rochester
			1715-1723
8 Nov 1723		5	Charles Palmer		8 Nov 1773
8 Nov 1773		6	Charles Harcourt Palmer	1760	19 Feb 1838	77
to			Extinct on his death
19 Feb 1838
			PALMER of Carlton,Northants
7 Jun 1660	E	1	Geoffrey Palmer	1598	5 May 1670	71
			MP for Stamford 1640-1642
5 May 1670		2	Lewis Palmer	21 Sep 1630	10 Apr 1713	82
			MP for Higham Ferrers 1661-1679 and 1685-1689
Apr 1713		3	Geoffrey Palmer	12 Jun 1655	29 Dec 1732	77
			MP for Leicestershire 1708-1713 and
			1714-1722
29 Dec 1732		4	Thomas Palmer		14 Jun 1765
			MP for Leicestershire 1754-1765
14 Jun 1765		5	John Palmer	c 1735	11 Feb 1817
			MP for Leicestershire 1765-1780
11 Feb 1817		6	Thomas Palmer	c 1795	16 Apr 1817
16 Apr 1817		7	John Henry Palmer	11 Apr 1775	26 Aug 1865	90
26 Aug 1865		8	Geoffrey Palmer	9 Jun 1809	10 Feb 1892	82
10 Feb 1892		9	Lewis Henry Palmer	16 Aug 1818	28 Apr 1909	90
28 Apr 1909		10	Edward Geoffrey Broadley Palmer	14 Jun 1864	15 May 1925	60
			For information on the death of this baronet,
			see the note at the foot of this page
15 May 1925		11	Geoffrey Frederick Neill Palmer	20 Sep 1893	22 Nov 1951	58
22 Nov 1951		12	Geoffrey Christopher John Palmer	30 Jun 1936
			PALMER of Castle Lackin,Mayo
29 May 1777	I	1	Roger Palmer	1729	Jan 1790	60
Jan 1790		2	John Roger Palmer		6 Feb 1819
6 Feb 1819		3	William Henry Palmer		29 May 1840
29 May 1840		4	William Henry Roger Palmer	29 Nov 1802	23 Aug 1869	66
23 Aug 1869		5	Roger William Henry Palmer	22 May 1832	30 May 1910	78
to			MP for co.Mayo 1857-1865
30 May 1910			Extinct on his death
			PALMER of Wanlip Hall,Leics
28 Jul 1791	GB	1	Charles Grave Hudson	3 Apr 1730	24 Oct 1813	83
24 Oct 1813		2	Charles Thomas Palmer	20 May 1771	30 Apr 1827	65
30 Apr 1827		3	George Joseph Palmer	20 Dec 1811	22 Feb 1866	54
22 Feb 1866		4	Archdale Robert Palmer	1 Nov 1838	26 Jul 1905	66
26 Jul 1905		5	George Hudson Palmer	9 Aug 1841	22 Oct 1919	78
22 Oct 1919		6	Frederick Archdale Palmer	25 Aug 1857	17 Nov 1933	76
17 Nov 1933		7	John Archdale Palmer	10 Nov 1894	24 Jun 1963	68
24 Jun 1963		8	John Edward Somerset Palmer	27 Oct 1926
			PALMER of Grinkle Park,Yorks
31 Jul 1886	UK	1	Charles Mark Palmer	3 Nov 1822	3 Jun 1907	84
			MP for Durham North 1874-1885  and Jarrow
			1885-1907
3 Jun 1907		2	George Robson Palmer	5 Jan 1849	24 Aug 1910	61
24 Aug 1910		3	Alfred Molyneux Palmer	3 Jun 1853	9 Aug 1935	82
9 Aug 1935		4	Anthony Frederick Mark Palmer	29 Aug 1914	13 May 1941	26
21 Nov 1941		5	Charles Mark Palmer	21 Nov 1941
			PALMER of Reading,Berks
25 Aug 1904	UK	1	Walter Palmer	4 Feb 1858	16 Apr 1910	52
to			MP for Salisbury 1900-1906
16 Apr 1910			Extinct on his death
			PALMER of Reading,Berks
26 Jan 1916	UK	1	Samuel Ernest Palmer	28 Mar 1858	8 Dec 1948	90
			He was subsequently created Baron Palmer
			(qv) in 1933 with which title the
			baronetcy remains merged
			PALMER-ACLAND
9 Dec 1818	UK		See "Acland"
			PARKER of Arwaton,Suffolk
16 Jul 1661	E	1	Philip Parker	c 1625	Mar 1690
			MP for Harwich 1679-1681 and Sandwich
			1685-1689
Mar 1690		2	Philip Parker	c 1650	c 1698
c 1698		3	Philip Parker (Parker-a-Morley-Long from 1729)	23 Mar 1682	20 Jan 1741	58
to			MP for Harwich 1715-1734
20 Jan 1741			Extinct on his death
			PARKER of Ratton,Sussex
22 May 1674	E	1	Robert Parker	c 1655	30 Nov 1691
			MP for Hastings 1679-1681
30 Nov 1691		2	George Parker	c 1673	14 May 1727
			MP for Sussex 1705-1708 and 1710-1713
14 May 1727		3	Walter Parker	c 1700	19 Apr 1750
to			Extinct on his death
19 Apr 1750
			PARKER of Melford Hall,Suffolk
1 Jul 1681	E	1	Hugh Parker	c 1607	5 Mar 1697
5 Mar 1697		2	Henry Parker	25 Jul 1638	25 Oct 1713	75
			MP for Evesham 1679-1681,1685-1690 and
			1695-1700 and Aylesbury 1704-1705
25 Oct 1713		3	Henry John Parker	c 1704	7 Oct 1771
7 Oct 1771		4	Henry Parker	c 1713	10 Jul 1782
10 Jul 1782		5	Hyde Parker	1 Feb 1714	c Jan 1783
c Jan 1783		6	Harry Parker	c 1735	15 Jan 1812
15 Jan 1812		7	William Parker	c 1770	21 Apr 1830
21 Apr 1830		8	Hyde Parker	1785	21 Mar 1856	70
			MP for Suffolk West 1832-1835
21 Mar 1856		9	William Parker	2 Sep 1826	24 May 1891	64
24 May 1891		10	William Hyde Parker	8 Apr 1863	16 Feb 1931	67
16 Feb 1931		11	William Stephen Hyde Parker	23 Jan 1892	29 Jul 1951	59
29 Jul 1951		12	Richard William Hyde Parker	5 Apr 1937
			PARKER of Bassingbourn,Essex
13 Jan 1783	GB	1	Peter Parker	1721	21 Dec 1811	90
			MP for Seaford 1784-1786 and Maldon
			1787-1790
21 Dec 1811		2	Peter Parker	1785	30 Aug 1814	29
30 Aug 1814		3	Peter Parker	2 Nov 1809	17 Mar 1835	25
17 Mar 1835		4	John Edmund George Parker	18 Dec 1788	18 Nov 1835	46
18 Nov 1835		5	Charles Christopher Parker	16 Jun 1792	13 Mar 1869	76
to			Extinct on his death
13 Mar 1869
			PARKER of Harburn,Warwicks
24 Jul 1797	GB	1	William Parker	1 Jan 1743	31 Oct 1802	59
31 Oct 1802		2	William George Parker	19 Aug 1787	24 Mar 1848	60
24 Mar 1848		3	George Parker	1813	6 Jul 1857	44
6 Jul 1857		4	George Law Marshall Parker	25 Sep 1840	15 Mar 1866	25
15 Mar 1866		5	Henry Parker	16 Jun 1822	11 Oct 1877	55
11 Oct 1877		6	Melville Parker	14 Feb 1824	17 Nov 1903	79
to			Extinct on his death
17 Nov 1903
			PARKER of Shenstone,Staffs
18 Dec 1844	UK	1	William Parker	1781	13 Nov 1866	85
13 Nov 1866		2	William Biddulph Parker	14 Aug 1824	23 Jan 1902	77
23 Jan 1902		3	William Lorenzo Parker	9 Jan 1889	27 Oct 1971	82
			Lord Lieutenant Brecknock 1959-1964
27 Oct 1971		4	William Alan Parker	20 Mar 1916	22 Nov 1990	74
22 Nov 1990		5	William Peter Brian Parker	30 Nov 1950
			PARKER of Carlton House Terrace,London
21 Jun 1915	UK	1	Horatio Gilbert George Parker	23 Nov 1862	6 Sep 1932	69
to			MP for Gravesend 1900-1918.  PC 1916
6 Sep 1932			Extinct on his death
			PARKYNS of Bunney,Notts
18 May 1681	E	1	Thomas Parkyns	7 Jul 1639	25 Jul 1684	45
25 Jul 1684		2	Thomas Parkyns	10 Nov 1662	29 Mar 1741	78
			For further information on this baronet,see
			the note at the foot of this page
29 Mar 1741		3	Thomas Parkyns	8 Dec 1728	17 Mar 1806	77
17 Mar 1806		4	George Augustus Henry Anne Parkyns,
			2nd Baron Rancliffe	10 Jun 1785	6 Nov 1850	65
6 Nov 1850		5	Thomas George Augustus Parkyns	26 Jun 1820	7 Mar 1895	74
7 Mar 1895		6	Thomas Mansfield Forbes Parkyns	30 Apr 1853	2 Feb 1926	72
to			Extinct or dormant on his death
2 Feb 1926
			PARNELL of Rathleague,Queen's Co.
3 Nov 1766	I	1	John Parnell	1717	14 Apr 1782	64
14 Apr 1782		2	John Parnell	25 Dec 1744	6 Dec 1801	56
			MP for Queens County 1801
6 Dec 1801		3	John Augustus Parnell	May 1775	30 Jul 1812	37
30 Jul 1812		4	Henry Brooke Parnell	3 Jul 1776	8 Jun 1842	65
			He was subsequently created Baron
			Congleton (qv) in 1841 with which title
			the baronetcy remains merged
			PARRY of Madryn Castle,Carnarvon
30 Aug 1886	UK		See "Jones-Parry"
			PARRY of Highnam Court,Gloucs
31 Jul 1902	UK	1	Charles Hubert Hastings Parry	27 Feb 1848	7 Oct 1918	70
to			Extinct on his death
7 Oct 1918
			PARSONS of Bellamont,Dublin
10 Nov 1620	I	1	William Parsons		2 Mar 1650
2 Mar 1650		2	William Parsons		31 Dec 1658
31 Dec 1658		3	Richard Parsons	c 1657	30 Jan 1703
			He was subsequently created Viscount
			Rosse (qv) in 1681 with which title the
			baronetcy then merged until its extinction
			in 1764
			PARSONS of Langley,Bucks
9 Apr 1661	E	1	William Parsons	c 1636	c 1662
c 1662		2	John Parsons	c 1656	17 Jan 1704
17 Jan 1704		3	William Parsons	2 May 1686	1760	74
1760		4	Mark Parsons	c 1741	1812
to			Extinct on his death
1812
			PARSONS of Birr Castle,King's Co.
15 Dec 1677	I	1	Laurence Parsons	c 1637	1698
1698		2	William Parsons	8 Jun 1661	17 Mar 1741	79
17 Mar 1741		3	Laurence Parsons	1707	24 Oct 1756	49
24 Oct 1756		4	William Parsons	6 May 1731	1 May 1791	59
1 May 1791		5	Laurence Parsons	21 May 1758	24 Feb 1841	82
			He subsequently succeeded to the Earldom
			of Rosse (qv) in 1807 with which title
			the baronetcy remains merged
			PARSONS of Winton Lodge,Surrey
24 Jun 1918	UK	1	Herbert James Francis Parsons	1870	2 Feb 1940	69
to			Extinct on his death
2 Feb 1940
			PASLEY of Craig,Dumfries
1 Sep 1794	GB	1	Thomas Pasley	2 Mar 1734	29 Nov 1808	74
29 Nov 1808		2	Thomas Sabine (Sabine-Pasley from 1809)	26 Dec 1804	13 Feb 1884	79
13 Feb 1884		3	Thomas Edward Sabine-Pasley	12 Nov 1863	7 Apr 1947	83
7 Apr 1947		4	Rodney Marshall Sabine Pasley	22 Feb 1899	25 Jul 1982	83
25 Jul 1982		5	John Malcolm Sabine Pasley	5 Apr 1926	4 Mar 2004	77
4 Mar 2004		6	Robert Killigrew Sabine Pasley	23 Oct 1965
			PASTON of Oxmead,Norfolk
7 Jun 1641	E	1	William Paston	c 1610	22 Feb 1663
22 Feb 1663		2	Robert Paston	29 May 1631	8 Mar 1683	51
			He was subsequently created Viscount
			Yarmouth (qv) in 1673 with which title the
			baronetcy then merged until its extinction
			in 1732
			PASTON-BEDINGFELD of Oxborough,Norfolk
2 Jan 1661	E	1	Henry Bedingfeld	1614	24 Feb 1685	70
24 Feb 1685		2	Henry Bedingfeld	1636	14 Sep 1704	68
14 Sep 1704		3	Henry Arundell Bedingfeld	c 1686	15 Jul 1760
15 Jul 1760		4	Richard Henry Bedingfeld	14 Sep 1720	27 Mar 1795	74
27 Mar 1795		5	Richard Bedingfeld	29 Aug 1767	22 Nov 1829	62
22 Nov 1829		6	Richard Henry Bedingfeld (Paston-Bedingfeld
			from 11 Apr 1830)	10 May 1800	4 Feb 1862	61
4 Feb 1862		7	Henry George Paston-Bedingfeld	21 Jun 1830	18 Jan 1902	71
18 Jan 1902		8	Henry Edward Paston-Bedingfeld	29 Aug 1860	18 May 1941	80
18 May 1941		9	Edmund George Felix Paston-Bedingfeld	2 Jun 1915	24 May 2011	95
24 May 2011		10	Henry Edgar Paston-Bedingfeld	7 Dec 1943
			PASTON-COOPER of Gadebridge,Herts
31 Aug 1821	UK		See "Astley-Cooper"
			PATE of Sysonby,Leics
28 Oct 1643	E	1	John Pate		5 Sep 1659
to			Extinct on his death
5 Sep 1659
			PATERSON of Bannockburn,Stirling
16 Mar 1686	NS	1	Hugh Paterson		21 Dec 1701
21 Dec 1701		2	Hugh Paterson	c 1685	23 Mar 1777
to			MP for Stirlingshire 1710-1715
1716			He was attainted and the baronetcy
			forfeited
			PATERSON of Eccles,Berwick
9 Jul 1687	NS	1	William Paterson	c 1630	29 Sep 1709
29 Sep 1709		2	John Paterson	11 Apr 1673	14 Dec 1759	86
14 Dec 1759		3	John Paterson	c 1730	14 Jan 1782
to			MP for Berwickshire 1779-1780
14 Jan 1782			On his death the baronetcy became dormant
			PAUL of Rodborough,Gloucs
3 Sep 1762	GB	1	Onesiphorus Paul	c 1705	21 Sep 1774
21 Sep 1774		2	George Onesiphorus Paul	9 Feb 1746	16 Dec 1820	74
to			Extinct on his death
16 Dec 1820
			PAUL of Paulville,Carlow
20 Jan 1794	I	1	Joshua Paul		15 Apr 1799
15 Apr 1799		2	Joshua Christmas Paul	4 Dec 1773	22 Aug 1842	68
22 Aug 1842		3	Robert Joshua Paul	2 Apr 1820	9 May 1898	78
9 May 1898		4	William Joshua Paul	20 Jun 1851	19 Apr 1912	60
19 Apr 1912		5	Robert Joshua Paul	6 Jun 1883	9 Jul 1955	72
9 Jul 1955		6	William Edmund Jeffrey Paul	23 Sep 1885	9 Oct 1961	76
to			Extinct on his death
9 Oct 1961
			PAUL of Rodborough,Gloucs
3 Sep 1821	UK	1	John Dean Paul	Dec 1775	16 Jan 1852	76
16 Jan 1852		2	John Dean Paul	27 Oct 1802	7 Sep 1868	65
			For further information on this baronet, see
			the note at the foot of this page
7 Sep 1868		3	Aubrey John Dean Paul	19 Aug 1829	27 Jun 1890	60
27 Jun 1890		4	Edward John Dean Paul	6 May 1831	15 Nov 1895	64
15 Nov 1895		5	Aubrey Edward Henry Dean Paul	19 Oct 1869	16 Jan 1961	91
16 Jan 1961		6	Brian Kenneth Paul	18 May 1904	5 Aug 1972	68
to			Extinct on his death
5 Aug 1972
			PAULET of West Hill,Hants
18 Mar 1836	UK	1	Henry Charles Paulet	1 Aug 1814	11 Dec 1886	72
to			Extinct on his death
11 Dec 1886
			PAUNCEFORT-DUNCOMBE
			of Great Brickhill,Bucks
25 May 1859	UK	1	Philip Duncombe Pauncefort-Duncombe	8 Jan 1818	13 Jun 1890	72
13 Jun 1890		2	Philip Henry Pauncefort-Duncombe	4 Jun 1849	26 Aug 1895	46
26 Aug 1895		3	Everard Philip Digby Pauncefort-Duncombe	6 Dec 1885	8 Dec 1971	86
8 Dec 1971		4	Philip Digby Pauncefort-Duncombe	18 May 1927	22 Dec 2011	84
22 Dec 2011		5	David Philip Henry Pauncefort-Duncombe	21 May 1956
			PAXTON of Letham,Fife
2 Mar 1923	UK	1	Thomas Paxton	9 May 1860	15 Mar 1930	69
to			Lord Lieutenant Glasgow 1920-1923
15 Mar 1930			Extinct on his death
			PAYLOR of Thoralby,Yorks
28 Jun 1642	E	1	Edward Paylor		c 1642
c 1642		2	Watkinson Paylor	c 1634	30 Sep 1705
to			MP for Malton 1679-1685
30 Sep 1705			Extinct on his death
			PAYNE of St Christophers,West Indies
31 Oct 1737	GB	1	Charles Payne		Dec 1738
Dec 1738		2	Gillies Payne	14 Dec 1720	31 Jan 1801	80
to			Some references say that the baronetcy became
31 Jan 1801			extinct on his death. The title was, however,
			assumed as follows:-
31 Jan 1801		[3]	Peter Payne	c Mar 1762	23 Jan 1843	80
			MP for Bedfordshire 1831-1832
			For further information on this claimant, see
			the note at the foot of this page
23 Jan 1843		[4]	Charles Gillies Payne	1793	21 Apr 1870	76
21 Apr 1870		[5]	Salusbury Gillies Payne	Apr 1829	10 Dec 1893	64
10 Dec 1893		[6]	Charles Robert Salusbury Payne	15 Jan 1859	16 Oct 1942	83
to			He appears to have discontinued the
c 1900			assumption of the title around 1900
			PAYNE-GALLWEY of Hampton Hill,Middlesex
8 Dec 1812	UK	1	William Payne-Gallwey	1759	16 Apr 1831	71
16 Apr 1831		2	William Payne-Gallwey	1807	19 Dec 1881	74
			MP for Thirsk 1851-1880
19 Dec 1881		3	Ralph William Payne-Gallwey	19 Aug 1848	24 Nov 1916	68
			For further information on this baronet, see
			the note at the foot of this page
24 Nov 1916		4	John Frankland Payne-Gallwey	23 Dec 1889	13 Feb 1955	65
13 Feb 1955		5	Reginald Frankland Payne-Gallwey	15 Apr 1889	12 Jan 1964	74
12 Jan 1964		6	Philip Frankland-Payne-Gallwey	15 Mar 1935	3 Feb 2008	72
to			Extinct on his death
3 Feb 2008
			PEACHEY of Petworth,Sussex
21 Mar 1736	GB	1	Henry Peachey	c 1671	23 Aug 1737
			MP for Sussex 1701-1702 and 1708-1710
			and Midhurst 1736-1737
23 Aug 1737		2	John Peachey	c 1680	9 Apr 1744
			MP for Midhurst 1738-1744
9 Apr 1744		3	John Peachey	c 1720	30 Jun 1765
			MP for Midhurst 1744-1761
30 Jun 1765		4	James Peachey	8 Mar 1723	1 Feb 1808	84
			He was subsequently created Baron Selsey
			(qv) in 1794 with which title the
			baronetcy then merged until its extinction
			in 1838
			PEACOCKE of Barntic,Clare
24 Dec 1802	UK	1	Joseph Peacocke		17 Jun 1812
17 Jun 1812		2	Nathaniel Levitt Peacocke	3 Oct 1769	1 Nov 1847	78
1 Nov 1847		3	Joseph Francis Peacocke	1 Jul 1805	29 Nov 1876	71
to			Extinct on his death
29 Nov 1876
			PEARCE of Cardell,Renfrew
21 Jul 1887	UK	1	William Pearce	8 Jan 1833	18 Dec 1888	55
			MP for Govan 1885-1888
18 Dec 1888		2	William George Pearce	23 Jul 1861	2 Nov 1907	46
to			MP for Plymouth 1892-1895
2 Nov 1907			Extinct on his death
			PEARSON of Cowdray,Sussex
26 Jun 1894	UK	1	Weetman Dickinson Pearson	15 Jul 1856	1 May 1927	70
			He was subsequently created Baron
			Cowdray (qv) in 1910 with which title the
			baronetcy remains merged
			PEARSON of St Dunstans,London
12 Jul 1916	UK	1	Arthur Pearson	24 Feb 1866	9 Dec 1921	55
			For further information on the death of this
			baronet,see the note at the foot of this page
9 Dec 1921		2	Neville Arthur Pearson	13 Feb 1898	6 Nov 1982	84
to			Extinct on his death
6 Nov 1982
			PEARSON of Gressingham,Lancashire
30 Dec 1964	UK	1	Francis Fenwick Pearson	13 Jun 1911	17 Feb 1991	79
			MP for Clitheroe 1959-1970
17 Feb 1991		2	Francis Nicholas Fraser Pearson	28 Aug 1943
			PEASE of Hutton Lowcross,Yorks
18 May 1882	UK	1	Joseph Whitwell Pease	23 Jun 1828	26 Jun 1903	75
			MP for Durham South 1868-1885 and
			Barnard Castle 1885-1903
26 Jun 1903		2	Alfred Edward Pease	29 Jun 1857	27 Apr 1939	81
			MP for York 1885-1892 and Cleveland
			1897-1902
27 Apr 1939		3	Edward Pease	15 Dec 1880	14 Jan 1963	82
14 Jan 1963		4	Alfred Vincent Pease	2 Apr 1926	23 Sep 2008	82
23 Sep 2008		5	Joseph Gurney Pease	16 Nov 1927
			PEASE of Hammersknott,Durham
25 Jun 1920	UK	1	Arthur Francis Pease	11 Mar 1866	23 Nov 1927	61
23 Nov 1927		2	Richard Arthur Pease	13 Nov 1890	13 Nov 1969	79
13 Nov 1969		3	Richard Thorn Pease	20 May 1922
			PECHELL of Paglesham,Essex
1 Mar 1797	GB	1	Paul Pechell	12 Nov 1724	13 Jan 1800	75
13 Jan 1800		2	Thomas Pechell (Brooke-Pechell from 22 Nov 1800)	23 Jan 1753	18 Jun 1826	73
			MP for Downton 1813-1818 and 1819-1826
18 Jun 1826		3	Samuel John Brooke-Pechell	1 Sep 1785	3 Nov 1849	64
			MP for Helston 1830-1831 and Windsor
			1832-1835
3 Nov 1849		4	George Richard Brooke-Pechell	30 Jun 1789	29 Jun 1860	70
			MP for Brighton 1835-1860
29 Jun 1860		5	George Samuel Brooke-Pechell	10 Mar 1819	8 Jul 1897	78
8 Jul 1897		6	Samuel George Brooke-Pechell	16 Aug 1852	9 Feb 1904	51
9 Feb 1904		7	Augustus Alexander Brooke-Pechell	31 Jul 1857	6 Oct 1937	80
6 Oct 1937		8	Paul Pechell	10 Dec 1889	16 Feb 1972	82
16 Feb 1972		9	Ronald Horace Pechell	4 Jun 1918	29 Jan 1984	65
to			Extinct on his death
29 Jan 1984
			PEEK of Rousdon,Devon
13 May 1874	UK	1	Henry William Peek	26 Feb 1825	26 Aug 1898	73
			MP for Surrey Mid 1868-1884
26 Aug 1898		2	Cuthbert Edgar Peek	30 Jan 1855	9 Jul 1901	46
9 Jul 1901		3	Wilfrid Peek	9 Oct 1884	12 Oct 1927	43
12 Oct 1927		4	Francis Henry Grenville Peek	16 Sep 1915	19 Jun 1996	80
19 Jun 1996		5	William Grenville Peek	15 Dec 1919	14 Sep 2004	84
14 Sep 2004		6	Richard Grenville Peek	3 Feb 1955
			PEEL of Clanfield,Hants
29 Nov 1800	GB	1	Robert Peel	25 Apr 1750	3 May 1830	80
3 May 1830		2	Robert Peel	5 Feb 1788	2 Jul 1850	62
			MP for Cashel 1809-1812,Chippenham 1812-1817,
			Oxford University 1817-1829 and Tamworth
			1830-1850. Chief Secretary for Ireland 1812-1818.
			Home Secretary 1822-1827 and 1828-1830. Prime
			Minister 1834 and 1841-1846. PC 1812
2 Jul 1850		3	Robert Peel	4 May 1822	9 May 1895	73
			MP for Tamworth 1850-1880, Huntingdon
			1884-1885 and Blackburn 1885-1886. Chief
			Secretary for Ireland 1861-1865. PC 1861
9 May 1895		4	Robert Peel	12 Apr 1867	12 Feb 1925	57
12 Feb 1925		5	Robert Peel	7 Apr 1898	6 Apr 1934	35
6 Apr 1934		6	Robert Peel	11 Dec 1920	10 Apr 1942	21
10 Apr 1942		7	Arthur William Ashton Peel	29 May 1901	22 Sep 1969	68
			He had previously succeeded to the Earldom
			of Peel (qv) in 1937 with which title the
			baronetcy remains merged
			PEEL of Tyersall Hall,Yorks
2 Sep 1897	UK	1	Theophilus Peel	23 May 1837	20 May 1911	73
to			Extinct on his death
20 May 1911
			PEEL of Eyworth,Beds
14 Jul 1936	UK	1	Sidney Cornwallis Peel	3 Jun 1870	19 Dec 1938	68
to			MP for Uxbridge 1918-1922
19 Dec 1938			Extinct on his death
			PEIRSE of Bagnall,Staffs
21 May 1814	UK		See "Beresford-Peirse"
			PELHAM of Laughton,Sussex
22 May 1611	E	1	Thomas Pelham	c 1540	2 Dec 1624
			MP for Lewes 1584-1685 and Sussex 1586-
			1590
2 Dec 1624		2	Thomas Pelham	22 Sep 1597	28 Aug 1654	56
			MP for East Grinstead 1621-1622, Sussex
			1624-1625,1625,1640,1640-1648 and 1654
28 Aug 1654		3	John Pelham	c 1623	20 Jan 1703
			MP for Hastings 1645-1648,Sussex 1654-
			1655,1656-1658,1660-1681 and 1689-1698
20 Jan 1703		4	Thomas Pelham,later [1706] 1st Baron Pelham	c 1653	23 Feb 1712
			MP for East Grinstead 1678-1679, Lewes
			1679-1702 and Sussex 1702-1705
23 Feb 1712		5	Thomas Pelham-Holles,2nd Baron Pelham later
			[1715] 1st Duke of Newcastle	1 Jul 1693	17 Nov 1768	75
17 Nov 1768		6	Thomas Pelham,2nd Baron Pelham	28 Feb 1728	8 Jan 1805	76
			He was subsequently created Earl of
			Chichester (qv) in 1801 with which title
			the baronetcy remains merged
			PELLEW of the Navy
18 Mar 1796	GB	1	Edward Pellew	19 Apr 1757	23 Jan 1833	75
			He was subsequently created Viscount
			Exmouth (qv) in 1816 with which title the
			baronetcy remains merged
			PELLY of Upton,Essex
12 Aug 1840	UK	1	John Henry Pelly	31 Mar 1777	13 Aug 1852	75
			Governor of the Bank of England 1841-1842
13 Aug 1852		2	John Henry Pelly	30 Mar 1809	20 Dec 1864	55
20 Dec 1864		3	Henry Carstairs Pelly	23 Apr 1844	4 Jun 1877	33
			MP for Huntingdonshire 1874-1877
4 Jun 1877		4	Harold Pelly	28 Feb 1863	3 Nov 1950	87
3 Nov 1950		5	Harold Alwyne Pelly	27 Aug 1893	22 Jun 1981	87
22 Jun 1981		6	John Alwyne Pelly	11 Sep 1918	1 Jun 1993	74
1 Jun 1993		7	Richard John Pelly	10 Apr 1951
			PENDER of Thornby Hall,Northants
3 Sep 1897	UK	1	James Pender	28 Sep 1841	20 May 1921	79
to			MP for Northamptonshire Mid 1895-1900
20 May 1921			Extinct on his death
			Sir Richard Arthur Surtees Paget, 2nd baronet
			of Cranmore, Somerset [created 1886]
			Sir Richard was a well-known amateur scientist, who married Lady Muriel Finch-Hatton, only
			daughter of the 12th Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham.
			He was often embarrassed by the exploits of his wife, who devoted herself to rescuing English
			governesses stranded in Russia. Once he was asked whether they were related. "Only by
			marriage", he replied.
			Sir Richard's daughter, Pamela, was often required to play a part in her father's scientific
			experiments. One occasion, she had to throw herself off the top of a bus travelling at 30 mph
			down Park Lane. Her father's theory was that the force of air behind her would guarantee that
			she landed on her feet, in which he was proved to be correct. In another experiment, he filled
			her ears with treacle when testing the efficiency of a sign language that he had recently
			invented.
			In 1935, Pamela married Christopher Grey Tennant, 2nd Baron Glenconner, at a lavish
			ceremony at Wells Cathedral, created by Glenconner's younger brother Stephen Tennant, who
			attended the marriage service with a tortoise in his pocket (as one does).
			Pamela carried on her mother's work and in 1961 she was elected to the Russia Company,
			which provided financial aid to many of those repatriated from Russia in the 1930s. She also
			inherited her mother's interest in the Invalid Kitchens of London (later Meals on Wheels).
			Sir Edward Geoffrey Broadley Palmer, 10th baronet
			From ''The Scotsman' of 18 May 1925:-
			'At the inquest held on Saturday at Withcote Hall, Oakham, on the body of Sir Edward
			Geoffrey Broadley Palmer, Bart., who was found on Friday morning dead in his study, with a
			double-barrelled sporting gun lying across him, the principal witness was Captain G.F.N. Palmer,
			deceased's son, who succeeds to the baronetcy. He said his father returned last Monday
			from a nursing home. He had been ill some time, but on his return his health had apparently
			greatly improved. Almost eight months ago he heard his father threatened to take his life.
			Witness was in Oakham when the tragedy occurred.
			'The medical evidence was that the roof of deceased's mouth was blown completely away,
			and there was a compound fracture of the upper jaw. Death must have been instantaneous.
			'A verdict of "Suicide while temporarily insane" was returned.'
			Sir Thomas Parkyns, 2nd baronet
			From the Darwin, Australia "Northern Territory Times and Gazette" of 9 April 1914":-
			'The present is certainly the age of the "collector," and there is hardly any article, ranging from
			old furniture to the proverbial button, which has not nowadays its devotees, whose general
			ambition appears to be to possess something different to their fellow enthusiasts.
			'In spite of the wide field, however, covered by these collectors, it would, perhaps, be difficult
			to find one with such a curious bent as that displayed by Sir Thomas Parkyns, of Bunny Park,
			Notts, who died March 29, 1741.
			'A noted wrestler in his day, this baronet conceived the strange idea of forming a collection of
			stone coffins, many examples of which he kept in Bunny Churchyard, his object being that
			those around him should read a moral in these sepuchral emblems.
			'To carry this impression of humility still further, Sir Thomas caused his own monument to be
			erected opposite his pew in the parish church, in order that he might look upon it when
			worshipping there.
			'The memorial itself was carved by the baronet's own domestic chaplain, and depicts Sir
			Thomas standing in his wrestling dress, postured, ready for a bout in this pastime, whilst
			underneath is the following inscription:-
			"At length by conquered Time subdued,
			Lo! Here Britannia's wrester lies;
			Till now he still unshaken stood
			Where he strove to win the prize."
			'Upon his death, this eccentric squire bequeathed his collection of stone coffins to such
			parishioners of Bunny as might choose to be interred therein, so that probably all trace of them
			has long since vanished.'
			Sir John Dean Paul, 2nd baronet
			In June 1855, warrants were issued for the arrest of the three partners of the banking house
			of Strahan, Paul & Co., to answer a charge of unlawfully converting to their own use securities
			entrusted to their safe keeping.
			One of these partners was Sir John Dean Paul, the 2nd baronet. The officers of the court who
			had been given the task of executing the warrant against Sir John arrived at his country house
			at Nutfield, near Reigate in Surrey. There they found Sir John at home and were able to serve
			him with the warrant. By this time, it was too late to transport their prisoner to London, and
			so they allowed their prisoner to go to bed, taking the precaution of sitting all night outside his
			door. In the morning, they accompanied Sir John to the nearest railway station, arriving just
			in time to purchase their tickets. After installing Sir John in a compartment on the train, the
			train began to move and the two officers were trying to board when they were pulled back by
			a railway porter, who explained that he had orders to prevent passengers attempting to board
			moving trains. In vain did the officers explain who they were and that their prisoner was
			escaping - the porter was adamant that he had to follow his orders. By this time, the train had
			gone without them and they immediately made themselves known to the railway superinten-
			dent who refused to signal the train to stop, although he agreed to send a telegram to the
			London station.  The two officers travelled to London by the next train, which arrived a mere
			ten minutes after Sir John's train, but when they asked the London station-master if Sir John
			had been detained, the station-master quite reasonably said no, since he had no idea what he
			looked like. Sir John surrendered himself to the authorities about a week later.
			At their subsequent trial, Sir John and his partners were charged with having received from
			John Griffiths, Canon of Rochester, bonds to the value of £5,000 and then, without the
			approval of the owner, making away with the bonds. All three were found guilty and each
			received the maximum sentence, being transportation for 14 years. Sir John did not serve all
			of his sentence, having obtained a ticket of leave, after which he lived in retirement until his
			death.
			Sir Peter Payne, de jure 3rd baronet [GB 1737]
			Sir Peter was the son of the second baronet, Sir Gillies Payne. In his younger days, Sir Gillies
			had entered into a relationship with a farmer's daughter named Maria Keeling. It appears that a
			number of children had been born by 1761, when Sir Gillies and Maria Keeling finally married.
			Peter was the first son born after the marriage took place, and therefore would normally be
			considered to be the eldest legitimate son and thus heir to the title.
			However, on the death of his father in 1801, Peter allowed his eldest brother, John Payne, to
			assume the title, even though John was undoubtedly illegitimate. John died in May 1803, when
			he was "succeeded" by his eldest son, Charles,
			It was not until 1828 that Peter allowed the question of who was the rightful baronet to be
			raised. In that year, in a legal case before the Court of Chancery (Glascott v Bridges), Peter
			permitted the matter to be raised. According to his obituary in the "The Gentleman's Magazine"
			for July 1843, "Sir Charles Payne, of St. Christopher's [i.e. St. Kitts in the West Indies], was
			created a baronet in 1737; and his son, Sir Gillies, the second Baronet died 1801, when, says
			Courthope in his Extinct Baronetage, 1835, 'the title became extinct. After a lapse of 27 years
			the title was assumed by Peter Payne, esq., claiming to be a legitimate son of the last
			baronet.' Burke, in Peerage and Baronetage, states that Sir Peter 'succeeded to the title in
			1828, in consequence of a decree of the Court of Chancery, confirming a report finding him
			the eldest son born in wedlock of his late father, Sir Gillies Payne, of Tempsford, in
			Bedfordshire.' "
			Evidence was given during the hearing that his sister-in-law, widow of his brother John had,
			together with her sister, burned the marriage certificate of Sir Gillies Payne. However, other
			evidence brought forward convinced the Court of its existence, and, as a result, Peter was
			declared to be the eldest son born in wedlock. In January 1829, however, this decision was
			reversed by the Lord Chancellor for reasons I have been unable to discover. As part of this
			reversal, it was directed that the issue of the legitimacy of John and Peter Payne be tried,
			but the question never came before the courts. There is no doubt, however, that during his
			lifetime, Peter Payne's claim to be a baronet was universally acknowledged; he is described
			as a baronet in all contemporary newspapers, even up to the time of his widow's death in
			1883. Dod's Peerage and Baronetage includes an entry for the baronetcy until at least 1899,
			although it describes the right to the title as being in dispute between rival branches of the
			family (John's descendants claimed the baronetcy as well).  It is also significant that the
			baronetcy does not appear in Burke's "Extinct and Dormant Baronetage" published in 1841.
			Sir Ralph William Payne-Gallwey, 3rd baronet
			When the motor-car first began to appear on British roads around 1900, it was certainly not
			universally welcomed. The following report is taken from the Christchurch, New Zealand 'Star'
			of 23 July 1903:-
			'Anti-motor fanaticism has found a new apostle in Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey, a Yorkshire
			baronet, who was written an extraordinary letter to the "Times."
			"As a sure means of identifying the reckless, 'don't care a hang for anybody' motor-car
			drivers," he writes, "the class of men who daily imperil our lives and who are responsible for
			the 'motor murders' that too frequently occur, I suggest a legalised use of the shot-gun.
			"In the case of a motorist - by wilful neglect of ordinary precautions - inflicting injury on a
			pedestrian, or causing damage to the property of a person driving or riding on the highway,
			followed by an attempt to escape detection by continuing his rapid progress, I consider the
			injured party should be legally permitted to fire at the offender, the gun not to be used at a
			range exceeding forty yards, and the shot with which it is loaded not to be of a larger size
			than No. 8 or 9.
			"Though in the circumstances I allude to the bombardment would merely take effect on the
			back of the culprit, and would result in no appreciable injury to him, it would surely tend to
			his exercising more civility and caution on future occasions."
			'In a manner which the writer apparently mistakes for humour, Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey adds
			that cylinder-bored guns should be employed because of their scattering propensities, so
			that there would be no difficulty in marking and identifying the motorist at the next town he
			entered, the police having been advised by telegraph. Cases charged with snipe shot, to be
			known as "motor cartridges," should be supplied by the police at a moderate sum per thousand.
			'Although it is just possible that the baronet intends his letter to be regarded as a comic
			effusion, many motorists are of opinion that it shows at the least a deplorable lack of sense,
			inasmuch as it is calculated to encourage lawlessness on the part of ignorant and prejudiced
			persons and to create a real danger for the users of motor cars.
			'In some quarters the question has been raised as to whether the latest exponent of anti-
			motor fanaticism has not rendered himself liable to proceedings for inciting to violence.'
			Sir Arthur Pearson, 1st baronet
			Following the death of Sir Arthur on 9 December 1921, an inquest was held into his death. The
			findings of this inquest were reported in 'The Times' on 12 December:-
			'An inquiry was held at Paddington on Saturday into the death of Sir Arthur Pearson, at his
			residence, in Devonshire-street, on Friday morning.
			'The Coroner, Mr. H.R. Oswald, said that Sir Arthur Pearson was found dead in his bath. He had
			lived a strenuous life, but seemed to be strong physically and constitutionally. It was possible
			that his loss of sight had something to do in accelerating his death. Sir Arthur Pearson, the
			Coroner added, was known as one of the finest of philanthropists. He had a sunny, buoyant,
			and courageous nature, which, when he was afflicted himself with loss of sight, did not lead
			him to despair and to moping but only braced him for further energy and to do good to his
			fellow beings.
			'The first witness called was Sir Nevulle Pearson [who had inherited the baronetcy on the death
			of his father], who said his father was 55 years of age. He lost his sight in 1914. Blindness
			came on gradually. For the past few years he had been unable to distinhuish light from
			darkness.
			'The Coroner - Was he subject to fits? - No, Sir.
			'The witness said he last saw his father alive on Thursday night about 11 o'clock, and he was
			then in good health and spirits. He had followed his usual occupation during the day and had
			been to the theatre in the evening. He used to go to St.Dunstan's every day. Physically he
			was a strong and well-built man.
			'It was his father's custom to take a bath every morning in his dressing-room. About 8.45 on
			Friday morning Miss Campbell (Sir Arthur Pearson's secretary) came and told him she had seen
			Sir Arthur Pearson lying face downwards in the bath. He went to the room and saw his father in
			the bath. His head was thrust down between his shoulders. The water was bloodstained and
			quite still. There was no movement of any sort. He must have been dead some time. His head
			was completely submerged. The water was not running, and there was blood on the nozzle of
			the tap, which was of a fan-shaped type. It was an enamelled bath, rather slippery. In fact,
			only the day before he had mentioned that he had previously slipped in the bath.
			'The Coroner - If he fell forward in getting into the bath his head would strike the nozzle of
			the tap and, being blibd, he would not know where to support himself? - That is probable.
			'How long would he have been in the bathroom? - Presumably half an hour, judging from the
			time usually taken by him in getting up. A doctor was at once telephoned for.
			'Naomi Agnes Glennie, head parlourmaid, said she called Sir Arthur Pearson at 7.15, and took
			him an early cup of tea, when he seemed as usual. He inquired about the waether, and said
			which suit he would wear. He always prepared his own bath.
			'Amy Waraker Campbell, Sir Arthur Pearson's secretary, said he was a man who always liked to
			do things for himself. He was very independent and did not like people to help him. She last
			saw him alive on Thursday evening. It was his custom to have breakfast at 8.30, but on Friday
			morning he did not come down, and after waiting for 10 minutes, she went upstairs to see
			where he was. He was not in his dressing-room. She saw his body in the bath, which was full
			of water.
			'Sir Milsom Rees said he was called to the house at 8.50, and saw Sir Arthur Pearson lying
			with his head under the water and face downwards. The water was discoloured with blood
			and there was also blood on the nozzle of the tap. His head was lying in the direction of the
			tap and it was obvious that he was dead. The witness could not definitely state the time of
			death. There was a wound about an inch long on the right side of the forehead, which could
			have been caused by his falling against the tap. He had obviously been stunned, as the body
			was in a restful position and apparently had not moved after falling. Death had not occurred
			as the direct result of the blow, but from asphyxia due to drowning.
			'The Coroner said that a friend of his own in the medical profession had met his death in the
			very same manner. He would record a verdict of "Death from suffocation due to drowning
			consequent on falling against the nozzle of the tap - from accidental causes." '
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