There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Aylmer, both in the

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. Both titles are extant. The Aylmer Baronetcy, of

Donadea Donadea ( ga, Domhnach Dheá) is a civil parish in the barony of Ikeathy and Oughterany in the north of County Kildare, Ireland. There are seven townlands in the parish. There are no large centres of population in the parish. Donadea is noted ...

in the

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, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 25 January 1622 for Gerald Aylmer of Oughterany,

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: he was the son of Richard Aylmer of

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and Elinor Fleming, of the family of Baron Slane. The Aylmers were a wealthy

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landowning family. The 13th Baronet was a recipient of the

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. The Aylmer Baronetcy, of Balrath in the

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, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 6 November 1662. For more information on this creation, see

Baron Aylmer Lord Aylmer, Baron of Balrath, in the County of Meath, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1718 for the naval commander Matthew Aylmer, the second son of Sir Christopher Aylmer, 1st Baronet, of Balrath (see below). Lord Ayl ...

Aylmer baronets, of Donadea (1622)

*Sir Gerald Aylmer, 1st Baronet (1548–1634) *Sir Andrew Aylmer, 2nd Baronet (1613–1671) *Sir Fitzgerald Aylmer, 3rd Baronet (1663–1685) *Sir Justin Aylmer, 4th Baronet (1682–1711) *Sir Gerald Aylmer, 5th Baronet (1703–1737) *

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(1736–1794) *Sir Fenton Aylmer, 7th Baronet (1770–1816) *Sir Gerald George Aylmer, 8th Baronet (1798–1878) *Sir Gerald George Aylmer, 9th Baronet (1830–1883) *Sir Justin Gerald Aylmer, 10th Baronet (1863–1885) *Sir Arthur Percy Aylmer, 11th Baronet (1801–1885) **Captain Fenton John Aylmer (1835–1862) *Sir Arthur Percy Fitzgerald Aylmer, 12th Baronet (1858–1928) * Sir Fenton John Aylmer, VC, 13th Baronet (1862–1935) **John Evans Freke Aylmer (1838–1907) *Sir Gerald Arthur Evans-Freke Aylmer, 14th Baronet (1869–1939) *Sir Fenton Gerald Aylmer, 15th Baronet (1901–1987) *Sir Richard John Aylmer, 16th Baronet (born 1937) The

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is the present holder's son Fenton Paul Aylmer (born 1965).

Aylmer baronets, of Balrath (1662)

*see

In fiction

A fictional Aylmer baronetcy appears in

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's 1866 novel ''

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''. The family seat is at Aylmer Castle, in

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Aylmer Baronets There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Aylmer, both in the Baronetage of Ireland. Both titles are extant. The Aylmer Baronetcy, of Donadea in the County of Kildare, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 25 Ja ...

1622 establishments in Ireland