There have been three baronetcies created for descendants of the ancient Lancashire family of Gerard. The Baronetcy of Gerard of Bryn Lancashire was created in the

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in 1611 for Thomas Gerard,

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for

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, and

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who was a direct descendant of the family of Bryn. From him derived a line of baronets that was elevated to the peerage in 1879, when the baronetcy was merged with the title of Barons Gerard of Bryn,Cokayne, ''Complete Baronetage'', 1:23 with which it descends to the present holder, the seventeenth baronet. The Baronetcy of Gerard of Harrow on the Hill was created in the Baronetage of England on 12 April 1620 for Gilbert Gerard of Flambards,

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, ( the nephew of Gilbert Gerard,

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1559–81, of Gerards Bromley,

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) who was

for

1614,

1621–48 and Lancaster 1660. His son Francis, the second Baronet represented Seaford 1641–48,

1659 and

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in 1660. His son Charles, third Baronet, was the member for

1685–95 and

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1695–98. His two brothers followed as fourth and fifth Baronets but the Baronetcy was extinct on the death of the latter in 1716. The Flambards estate passed to the daughter of the third Baronet and was sold off in 1767.Cokayne,
Complete Baronetage
' 1:142-143 The Baronetcy of Gerard of Fiskerton, Lincolnshire was created on 17 November 1666 for Gilbert Gerard a great-grandson of Gilbert Gerard, Attorney General. His second wife was Mary Cosin, daughter of

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the

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. Sir Gilbert acquired an estate at Gateshead Durham and was elected Member of Parliament for

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in 1661. He was appointed by his father in law as

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in 1665. He was buried in

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in 1687. He was succeeded by his son Gilbert Cosin-Gerard on whose death in 1730 the Baronetcy was extinct.George Edward Cokayne, ''Complete Baronetage'' Exeter, William Pollard & Co., vol. 4 (1904), pp. 38–9

Gerard Baronets, of Bryn (1611)

Sir Thomas Gerard, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Gerard, 1st Baronet (1560 – 16 February 1621) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1597 and 1621. Gerard was the son of Sir Thomas Gerard, of Bryn Hall and his wife Elizabeth Port, d ...

(1560–1621) * Sir Thomas Gerard, 2nd Baronet (c. 1584–1630)Cokayne, ''Complete Baronetage'', 1:22 * Sir William Gerard, 3rd Baronet (1612–1681) * Sir William Gerard, 4th Baronet (1638–1702) * Sir William Gerard, 5th Baronet (1662–1721) * Sir William Gerard, 6th Baronet (1697–1732)Cokayne, ''Complete Baronetage'', 1:22-3 * Sir William Gerard, 7th Baronet (1721–1740) * Sir Thomas Gerard, 8th Baronet (c. 1723–1780) * Sir Robert Gerard, 9th Baronet (c. 1725–1784) * Sir Robert Gerard, 10th Baronet (d. 1791) * Sir William Gerard, 11th Baronet (1773–1826) * Sir John Gerard, 12th Baronet (1804–1854) * Sir Robert Gerard, 13th Baronet (1808–1887) (created Baron Gerard in 1876)George Edward Cokayne, ''The Complete Peerage; or, A history of the House of lords and all its members from the earliest times'', Vol. VII, eds. Vicary Gibbs; H.A. Doubleday (London: The St. Catherine Press, Ltd., 1926), pp. 637–638 * Sir William Gerard, 2nd Baron Gerard, 14th Baronet (1851-1902) (2nd Baron Gerard) * Sir Frederick Gerard, 3rd Baron Gerard, 15th Baronet (1883-1953) (3rd Baron Gerard) * Sir Robert Gerard, 4th Baron Gerard, 16th Baronet (1918-1992) (4th Baron Gerard) * Sir Anthony Gerard, 5th Baron Gerard, 17th Baronet (b. 1949) (5th Baron Gerard)

Gerard of Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex (1620)

Sir Gilbert Gerard, 1st Baronet of Harrow on the Hill Sir Gilbert Gerard, 1st Baronet of Harrow on the Hill (23 October 1587 – 6 January 1670), was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1660. He was a supporter of the Parliamentary cause during ...

(1587–1670)Cokayne ''Complete Baronetage'' 1:142 *

Sir Francis Gerard, 2nd Baronet Sir Francis Gerard, 2nd Baronet (12 October 1617 – December 1680) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1641 and 1660. Gerard was the son of Sir Gilbert Gerard, 1st Baronet of Harrow on the Hill and ...

(1617–1680) *

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(1653–1701) * Sir Francis Gerard, 4th Baronet (died 1704)Cokayne ''Complete Baronetage'' 1:143 * Sir Cheeke Gerard, 5th Baronet (1662–1716)

Gerard of Fiskerton, Lincolnshire (1666)

Sir Gilbert Gerard, 1st Baronet of Fiskerton Sir Gilbert Gerard, 1st Baronet of Fiskerton (c. 1632 – 24 September 1687) was an English soldier and politician. During the English Civil War he supported the Royalist cause. After the Restoration he sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to ...

(died 1687) * Sir Gilbert Cosin-Gerard, 2nd Baronet (1662–1730)

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{{s-end Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England 1611 establishments in England

Gerard Baronets, of Bryn (1611)

Gerard of Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex (1620)

Gerard of Fiskerton, Lincolnshire (1666)

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