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. The Ley Baronetcy, of Epperstone Manor in the parish of Epperstone in the

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in 1905. The family surname is pronounced "Lee".

Ley baronets, of Westbury (1619)

*see the

Ley baronets, of Epperstone Manor (1905)

* Sir Francis Ley, 1st Baronet (1846–1916) *Sir Henry Gordon Ley, 2nd Baronet (1874–1944) *Sir Gerald Gordon Ley, 3rd Baronet (1902–1980) *Sir Francis Douglas Ley, 4th Baronet (1907–1995) *Sir Ian Francis Ley, 5th Baronet (1934–2017) *Sir Christopher Ian Ley, 6th Baronet (born 1962)

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References

*Kidd, Charles & Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, *{{Rayment-bt, date=March 2012, L, 2 Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England