Wombwell baronets
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| Crest | A unicorn's head couped Argent. |
| Shield | Gules, a bend between six unicorns' heads couped Argent. |
| Motto | In Well Beware[1] |
The Wombwell baronetcy, of Wombwell in the County of York, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 26 August 1778 for George Wombwell, Chairman of the Honourable East India Company and Member of Parliament for Huntingdon.[2][3][4][5]
The family surname is pronounced "Woomwell". The 3rd Baronet inherited Newburgh Priory in 1825 from his aunt, Lady Charlotte Belasyse.[6] The 4th Baronet fought in the Crimean War, taking part in the Charge of the Light Brigade. In 1861 he served as High Sheriff of Yorkshire.[3]
As of 2026 the title is marked dormant on the Official Roll.[7]
Wombwell baronets, of Wombwell (1778)
- Sir George Wombwell, 1st Baronet (1734–1780)[3][4][5]
- Sir George Wombwell, 2nd Baronet (1769–1846)[3][4]
- Sir George Wombwell, 3rd Baronet (1792–1855)[3][4]
- Sir George Orby Wombwell, 4th Baronet (1832–1913)[3][4][8]
- Sir Henry Herbert Wombwell, 5th Baronet (1840–1926)[4][9]
- Sir (Frederick) Philip Alfred William Wombwell, 6th Baronet (1910–1977)[4][10]
- George Philip Frederick Wombwell, presumed 7th Baronet (born 1949), succeeded his father in 1977, but does not appear on the Official Roll of the Baronetage.[11]
The heir apparent is Stephen Philip Henry Wombwell (born 1977), the presumed Baronet's only son.[11]
Notes
- ↑ Burke's genealogical and heraldic history of the peerage, baronetage, and knightage, Privy Council, and order of preference. 1949.
- ↑ "No. 11894". The London Gazette. 25 July 1778. p. 1.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cokayne, George Edward (1906). Complete Baronetage. Vol. V. Exeter: W. Pollard & Co., Ltd. pp. 198–199.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage (99th ed.). London: Burke's Peerage Ltd. and Shaw Publishing. 1949. pp. 2168–2169.
- 1 2 Namier, Sir Lewis. "Wombwell, George (1734-80), of Crutched Friars, London and Wombwell, Yorks., History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
- ↑ Kingsley, Nick (12 February 2023). "Landed families of Britain and Ireland: (534) Belasyse or Bellasis of Newburgh Priory and Brancepeth Castle, Earls Fauconberg and Barons Belasyse of Worlaby - part 2". Landed families of Britain and Ireland.
- ↑ "Official Roll of the Baronetage (Baronets)". Standing Council of the Baronetage. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- ↑ "Wombwell, Sir George Orby". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ "Wombwell, Captain Sir Henry (Herbert)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ "Wombwell, Sir (Frederick) Philip (Alfred William)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- 1 2 "Wombwell, Sir George (Philip Frederick)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)