The Eden Baronetcy, of West Auckland in the County of Durham, and the Eden Baronetcy, of Maryland in North America, are two titles in the Baronetage of England and

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respectively that have been united under a single holder since 1844. The family traces its ancestry to Robert de Eden (d. 1413) but probably lived in the Durham area since the twelfth century. They managed to keep their lands despite joining the Revolt of the Northern Earls in 1569 and being Royalists in the Civil War of the 1640s. The Eden Baronetcy of West Auckland was created in the Baronetage of England on 13 November 1672 for

Robert Eden Robert Eden may refer to: *Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet, of West Auckland (c. 1644–1721), MP for County Durham * Sir Robert Eden, 3rd Baronet, of West Auckland (died 1794) * Sir Robert Johnson-Eden, 5th Baronet, of West Auckland (1774–1844) * S ...

, subsequently

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for County Durham. He was the son of Colonel John Eden, a supporter of the Royalist cause in the

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. The second and fourth Baronets also represented County Durham in the

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. The fifth Baronet assumed the additional surname of Johnson. On his death in 1844, unmarried, the title was inherited by Sir William Eden, 4th Baronet, of Maryland (see below), who became the sixth Baronet of West Auckland as well. He served as High Sheriff of Durham in 1848. The ninth/seventh Baronet is a

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politician. On 3 October 1983 he was created a life peer as Baron Eden of Winton, of Rushyford in the County of Durham, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

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was the family seat from the 17th to the 20th century. The Eden Baronetcy of Maryland in North America, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 19 October 1776 for

, the last

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under British rule. He was the second son of the third Baronet of West Auckland. The third Baronet was killed at the

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in 1814. His cousin, the aforementioned fourth Baronet, succeeded as sixth Baronet of West Auckland in 1844. See above for further history of the titles.

Eden baronets, of West Auckland (1672)

* Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet (died 1720) * Sir John Eden, 2nd Baronet (died 1728) * Sir Robert Eden, 3rd Baronet (died 1755) *

Sir John Eden, 4th Baronet Sir John Eden, 4th Baronet (1740–1812), was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1774 and 1790. Eden was the eldest son of Sir Robert Eden, 3rd Baronet and his wife Mary Davison of Beamish, county Durham, and was born ...

(1740–1812) * Sir Robert Johnson-Eden, 5th Baronet (1774–1844) *

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(1803–1873) (had previously succeeded as fourth baronet of Maryland) * Sir William Eden, 7th and 5th Baronet (1849–1915) * Sir Timothy Calvert Eden, 8th and 6th Baronet (1893–1963) * Sir John Benedict Eden, 9th and 7th Baronet (1925–2020) (created Baron Eden of Winton in 1983) *The Hon. Sir Robert Frederick Calvert Eden, 10th and 8th Baronet (born 1964) The

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is the present holder's brother Hon. John Edward Morton Eden (born 1966).
The heir presumptive's heir apparent is his son Nicholas Cazenac Eden (b. 1997).

Eden baronets, of Maryland (1776)

* Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet (1741–1784) * Sir Frederick Morton Eden, 2nd Baronet (died 1809) * Sir Frederick Eden, 3rd Baronet (died 1814) *

(1803–1873) (succeeded as 6th Baronet of West Auckland in 1844) See above for further succession

Other notable members of the family

Several other members of the Eden family have also gained distinction:- *

William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland, PC (Ire), FRS (3 April 174528 May 1814) was a British diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1793. Early life A member of the influential Eden family, Auckland was a younger son ...

, was the third son and Morton Eden, 1st Baron Henley, the fifth son of the third Baronet, of West Auckland (see Baron Auckland and Baron Henley for more information on these branches of the family). *

, third son of the second Baronet of Maryland, was

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and Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness. * George Morton Eden, fourth son of the second Baronet of Maryland, was a lieutenant-general in the

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. * Charles Eden (1808–1878), fifth son of the second Baronet of Maryland, was a vice-admiral in the

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. * George Wilfrid Eden (1903–1986), son of

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John Henry Eden, eldest son of Reverend John Patrick Eden, son of Thomas Eden (b. 1787), eldest son of Thomas Eden, fourth son of the third Baronet of West Auckland, was a

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in the British Army. * William Hassell Eden, a General in the British Army and Colonel of the 90th Regiment of Foot. *

Archibald James Fergusson Eden Brigadier-General Archibald James Fergusson Eden (20 January 1872−8 May 1956) was a career officer in the British Army. He received his commission in 1892 and actively served until 23 March 1924, after which he remained a figure in military ci ...

, an officer of the Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and Brigadier General in the British Army during WWI. *

William Rushbrooke Eden Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom), Lieutenant Colonel and Temp. Brigadier general (United Kingdom), Brigadier-general William Rushbrooke Eden (1873 – 1920) was a career officer in the British Army. He received his commission in 1893 and activ ...

, a Royal Artillery officer and Brigadier General in the British Army during WWI. * Robert Eden (1836–1907), a grandson of Morton Eden, 1st Baron Henley, fought in the American Civil War with the 37th Wisconsin Volunteers, was editor of the Northwestern newspaper, and became senior engineer with the Edison Light Co. * Rodney Eden (1853–1940), third son of the aforementioned John Patrick, was

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from 1897 to 1928. * Henry Charles Hamilton Eden (1883–1963), son of Charles Hamilton Eden, fourth son of the aforementioned John Patrick, was a

in the

. *

Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, (12 June 1897 – 14 January 1977) was a British Conservative Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1955 until his resignation in 1957. Achieving rapid promo ...

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, was the third son of the seventh Baronet of West Auckland and the fifth Baronet of Maryland (see the Earl of Avon for more information on this branch of the family).

Eden family tree

* Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet, of West Auckland (d. 1720) m. Margaret Lambton ** Sir John Eden, 2nd Baronet (1677–1728) m. Catherine Shafto *** Sir Robert Eden, 3rd Baronet (ca.1715–1755)Cokayne, George E. Complete baronetage 1900
/ref> m. Mary Davison ****

(1740–1812) m. (1) Catherine Thompson; m. (2) Dorothea Johnson ***** Sir Robert Johnson-Eden, 5th Baronet (1774–1844) ****

Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet, of Maryland Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet, of Maryland, 23rd Proprietary Governor of Maryland (14 September 1741 – 2 September 1784) was a British official and the last colonial Governor of Maryland. Although a popular governor and an able administrator, E ...

(1741–1784) m. Caroline Calvert (b. ) (daughter of

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) ***** Sir Frederick Eden, 2nd Baronet (1766–1809) m. Anne Smith ****** Sir Frederick Eden, 3rd Baronet (–1814) ****** Caroline Eden (–1854) m. Vice-Admiral Hyde Parker (1784–1854) ******

(1803–1873) m. Elfrida Susanna Harriet Iremonger (1825–1885) ******* Sir William Eden, 7th and 5th Baronet (1849–1915) m. Sybil Frances

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(1867–1945) ******** Elfrida Marjorie Eden (1887–1943) m.

Leopold Greville, 6th Earl of Warwick Leopold Guy Francis Maynard Greville, 6th Earl of Warwick, CMG MVO (10 September 1882 – 31 January 1928), styled Lord Brooke between 1893 and 1924, was a British officer. Early life Greville was the son of Francis Greville, 5th Earl of Warwi ...

*********

Charles Greville, 7th Earl of Warwick Charles Guy Fulke Greville, 7th Earl of Warwick, 7th Earl Brooke (4 March 1911 – 20 January 1984), was a British peer and the last Earl of Warwick to live at the family seat Warwick Castle before its sale in 1978. He became the first British ...

m. (1) Rose Bingham; m. (2) Mary Kathleen Hopkinson; m. (3) Janine Josephine Detry de Mares ******** John "Jack" Eden (1888–1914) ******** Sir Timothy Eden, 8th and 6th Baronet (1893–1963) ********* John Eden, Baron Eden of Winton (1925–2020) m. (1) Belinda Jane Pascoe; m. (2) Margaret Ann Gordon (former wife of the 9th Earl of Perth) ********** Sir Robert Eden, 10th and 8th Baronet (b. 1964) ********** Hon. John "Jack" Eden (b. 1966) ******** Anthony Eden, Earl of Avon (1897–1977) m. (1) Beatrice Beckett; m. (2) Clarissa Spencer-Churchill ********* Simon Gascoigne Eden (1924–1945) ********* Robert Eden (b. and d. 1928) ********* Nicholas Eden, 2nd Earl of Avon (1930–1985) ******** Nicholas William Eden (1900–1916) ******

(1804–1886) m. Emma Park ****** George Morton Eden (1806–1862) ****** Sir Charles Eden (1808–1878) m. (1) Emma Williams; m. (2) Fanny Cecilia Grenville ****

(1745–1814) m. Eleanor Elliot (daughter of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd Baronet) ***** Hon. Eleanor Eden (1777–1851) m.

Robert Hobart, 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire Robert Hobart, 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire, (6 May 17604 February 1816), styled Lord Hobart from 1793 to 1804, was a British Tory politician. Life Buckinghamshire was born at Hampden House, the son of George Hobart, 3rd Earl of Buckinghamshir ...

***** Hon. Catharine Eden (1778–1810) m.

Nicholas Vansittart, 1st Baron Bexley Nicholas Vansittart, 1st Baron Bexley, (29 April 1766 – 8 February 1851) was an English politician, and one of the longest-serving Chancellors of the Exchequer in British history. Background and education The fifth son of Henry Vansittart ...

***** Hon. Elizabeth Eden (1780–1847) m.

Francis Osborne, 1st Baron Godolphin Francis Godolphin Osborne, 1st Baron Godolphin (18 October 1777 – 15 February 1850), styled Lord Francis Osborne from 1789 to 1832, was a British politician. Background Osborne was the second son of Francis Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds and his w ...

***** Hon. William Eden (1782–1810) *****

George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland, (25 August 1784 – 1 January 1849) was an English Whig politician and colonial administrator. He was thrice First Lord of the Admiralty and also served as Governor-General of India between 1836 and 1842 ...

(1784–1849) ***** Robert Eden, 3rd Baron Auckland (1799–1870) m. Mary Hurt (–1872) ****** William Eden, 4th Baron Auckland (1829–1890) m. (1) Lucy Walbanke Childers (–1870); m (2) Lady Mabel Finch-Hatton (1849–1872) (daughter of George Finch-Hatton, 11th Earl of Winchilsea); m. (3) Edith Eden (daughter of

) ******* William Eden, 5th Baron Auckland (1859–1917) m. Sybil Constance Hutton (d. 1955) ******** Frederick Eden, 6th Baron Auckland (1895–1941) m. (1) Susan Livingstone Hartridge; m. (2) Constance Caroline Hart-Faure ******* Hon. George Eden (1861–1924) ******** Geoffrey Eden, 7th Baron Auckland (1891–1955) m. Dorothy Ida Harvey (d. 1964) ******** Terence Eden, 8th Baron Auckland (1892–1957) m. Evelyn Vane Drummond (d. 1971) ********* Ian Eden, 9th Baron Auckland (1926–1997) m. Dorothy Margaret Manser JP (–2006) ********** Robert Eden, 10th Baron Auckland (b. 1962) ********* Hon. Ronald Eden (1931–2006) m. Alicia Claire Needham ********** Henry Eden (b. 1958) **** Morton Eden, 1st Baron Henley (1752–1830) m. Elizabeth Henley (d. 1821) (daughter of

Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington, PC (c. 1708 – 14 January 1772), was the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. He was a member of the Whig Party in the parliament and was known for his wit and writing. Family Born the second son of ...

) ***** Frederick Eden (1784–1823) ***** Robert Henley, 2nd Baron Henley (1789–1841) m. Harriet Eleanora Peel (daughter of Sir Robert Peel, 1st Baronet) ****** Anthony Henley, 3rd Baron Henley (1825–1898) m. (1) Julia Emily Augusta Peel; m. (2) Clara Campbell Lucy Jekyll ******* Frederick Henley, 4th Baron Henley (1849–1923) m. Augusta Frederica Langham (1847–1905) (sister of Sir Herbert Langham, 12th Bt.) ******* Anthony Henley, 5th Baron Henley (1858–1925) m. (1) Georgiana Caroline Mary Williams; m. (2) Emmeline Stuart Maitland ******* Brig. Gen. Hon. Anthony Henley (1873–1925) m. Hon Sylvia Stanley OBE (d. 1980) (daughter of

Edward Stanley, 4th Baron Stanley of Alderley Edward Lyulph Stanley, 4th Baron Sheffield, 4th Baron Stanley of Alderley and 3rd Baron Eddisbury PC (16 May 1839 – 18 March 1925) was an English peer. Life He was the son of Edward Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley, and the former Hen ...

) *******

Francis Eden, 6th Baron Henley Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome * Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Francis (surname) Places * Rural ...

(1877–1962) m. Lady Dorothy Howard (d. 1968) (daughter of George Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle) ******** Michael Eden, 7th Baron Henley (1914–1977) m. (1) Elizabeth Hobhouse; m. (2) Nancy Mary Walton ********* Oliver Eden, 8th Baron Henley (b. 1953) m. Caroline Patricia Sharp ********** Hon. John Eden (born 1988)

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