The Blomefield Baronetcy, of

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in the

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, is a title in the

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. It was created on 14 November 1807 for

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Thomas Blomefield General Sir Thomas Blomefield, 1st Baronet (16 June 1744 – 24 August 1822) of Attleborough, Norfolk, was colonel-commandant royal artillery, to whose untiring labours as Inspector of Artillery and Superintendent of the Royal Foundries that the p ...

. His great-grandson (the title having descended from father to son), the fourth Baronet, was assistant secretary to the

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from 1901 to 1908. He was succeeded by his grandson, the fifth baronet, Sir Thomas Edward Peregrine Blomefield. The title is currently held by the latter's son, Sir Charles Blomefield, the sixth baronet, who succeeded in 1984. Sir Charles was a fine art specialist at Christie's.

Blomefield baronets, of Attleborough (1807)

* Sir Thomas Blomefield, 1st Baronet (1744–1822) *Sir Thomas William Blomefield, 2nd Baronet (1791–1858) *Sir Thomas Eardley Wilmot Blomefield, 3rd Baronet (1820–1878) *Sir Thomas Wilmot Peregrine Blomefield, CB, 4th Baronet (1848–1928) *Sir Thomas Edward Peregrine Blomefield, 5th Baronet (1907–1984) *Sir (Thomas) Charles Peregrine Blomefield, 6th Baronet (born 1948) The

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to the baronetcy is Thomas William Peregrine Blomefield (born 1983), only son of the 6th Baronet.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Baronets, Blomefield Blomefield History of Norfolk