The Buckworth, later Buckworth-Herne, later Buckworth-Herne-Soame Baronetcy, of Sheen in the County of Surrey, is a title in the
Baronetage of England
Baronets are hereditary titles awarded by the Crown. The current baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier, existing baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland and Great Britain.
To be recognised as a baronet, it is necessary ...
. It was created on 1 April 1697 for John Buckworth,
High Sheriff of
London
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in 1704.
The second Baronet sat as
Member of Parliament for
Weobley. The third Baronet was Assistant
Gentleman Usher
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Gen ...
to
George II. The fifth Baronet was
Gentleman-Pensioner and Exon of the Guard during the reign of
George III
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. He married Anne, daughter of Paston Herne, of Haveringland Hall,
Norfolk
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, and assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Herne. The sixth Baronet assumed in 1806 by Royal licence the additional surname of Soame in compliance with the will of Sir Peter Soame, 4th Baronet, of Thurlow (see
Soame baronets). The ninth Baronet was a member of the
Shropshire County Council
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.
Buckworth, later Buckworth-Herne, later Buckworth-Herne-Soame baronets, of Sheen (1697)
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Sir John Buckworth, 1st Baronet (1662–1709)
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Sir John Buckworth, 2nd Baronet (1704–1759)
*Sir Everard Buckworth, 3rd Baronet (1704–1779)
*Sir John Buckworth, 4th Baronet (1726–1801)
*Sir Everard Buckworth-Herne, 5th Baronet (1732–1814)
*Sir Buckworth Buckworth-Herne-Soame, 6th Baronet (1762–1822)
*Sir Peter Buckworth-Herne-Soame, 7th Baronet (1793–1860)
*Sir John Buckworth-Herne-Soame, 8th Baronet (1794–1888)
**Charles Buckworth-Herne-Soame (1798–1863)
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Sir Charles Buckworth-Herne-Soame, 9th Baronet (1830–1906)
**Richard Everard Buckworth-Herne-Soame Tamworth (1863–1884)
*Sir Charles Buckworth-Herne-Soame, 10th Baronet (1864–1931)
**Lieutenant Richard Everard Buckworth-Herne-Soame (1891–1916)
*Sir Charles Burnett Buckworth-Herne-Soame, 11th Baronet (1894–1977)
*Sir Charles John Buckworth-Herne-Soame, 12th Baronet (1932–2013)
*Sir Richard John Buckworth-Herne-Soame, 13th Baronet (born 1970). Not on the Official Roll, and without heir, according to ''Who's Who''.
Notes
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
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1697 establishments in England