There have been two baronetcies created for members of the Cust family, one in the

Baronetage of England Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611–1705) King James ...

and one in the

Baronetage of the United Kingdom Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611–1705) King James ...

. The Cust Baronetcy, "of Stamford in the

County of Lincoln Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-west, Leicestershire ...

", was created in the

on 29 September 1677 for Richard Cust. The fourth holder of this creation was elevated to the peerage as

Baron Brownlow Baron Brownlow, of Belton in the County of Lincoln, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1776 for Sir Brownlow Cust, 4th Baronet. The Cust family descends from Richard Cust (1622-1700) of The Black Friars, Stamford, w ...

in 1776 (see that title for more information). The Cust Baronetcy, "of Leasowe Castle in the County of Chester", was created in the

on 26 February 1876 for Sir Edward Cust, Kt., KCH. He was the younger son of

Brownlow Cust, 1st Baron Brownlow Brownlow Cust, 1st Baron Brownlow (3 December 1744 – 25 December 1807), of Belton House near Grantham in Lincolnshire (known as Sir Brownlow Cust, 4th Baronet, from 1770 to 1776), was a British Tory Member of Parliament. Origins He was the son ...

, and had earlier represented

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and Lostwithiel in the

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. The title became extinct on the death of the first Baronet's grandson, the third Baronet, in 1931.

Cust baronets, of Stamford (1677)

*see

Cust baronets, of Leasowe Castle (1876)

* Sir Edward Cust, Kt., KCH, 1st Baronet (1794–1878) *Sir Leopold Cust, 2nd Baronet (1831–1878) *Sir Charles Leopold Cust, 3rd Baronet (1864–1931)

Cust baronets, of Stamford (1677)

Cust baronets, of Leasowe Castle (1876)

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