The Milner Baronetcy, of Nun Appleton Hall in the County of York. It is a title in the

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. It was created on 26 February 1717 for William Milner, later

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for

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and Grand Master of the

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. He was the son of William Milner (b.1662) Mayor of Leeds and his wife Mary, née Ibbetson. The second Baronet was Receiver-General of

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and

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. The third and fifth Baronets both represented York in the

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, while the fourth served as High Sheriff. The seventh Baronet succeeded his brother who died young: he was Member of Parliament for York and Bassetlaw and joined the

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in 1900. The eighth baronet was an architect with Milner and Craze. George Francis Milner, son of Henry Beilby William Milner, second son of the fourth Baronet, was a

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in the

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. His son was the ninth Baronet. He relocated the family to South Africa, where the 10th Baronet now lives.

Milner baronets, of Nun Appleton Hall (1717)

John Ferneley William Murdaunt Sturt Milner

* Sir William Milner, 1st Baronet (–1745) *

Sir William Milner, 2nd Baronet The Milner Baronetcy, of Nun Appleton Hall in the County of York. It is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 26 February 1717 for William Milner, later Member of Parliament for York and Grand Master of the Freemasons. He ...

(–1774) *

Sir William Mordaunt Milner, 3rd Baronet Sir William Mordaunt Milner, 3rd Baronet (6 October 1754 – 9 September 1811) of Nun Appleton Hall, Yorkshire, was a British Member of Parliament and Lord Mayor of York. He was the eldest surviving son of Sir William Milner, 2nd Baronet, of Nun ...

(1754–1811) *

Sir William Mordaunt Sturt Milner, 4th Baronet The Milner Baronetcy, of Nun Appleton Hall in the County of York. It is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 26 February 1717 for Sir William Milner, 1st Baronet, William Milner, later Member of Parliament for York (UK Pa ...

(1779–1855) * Sir William Mordaunt Edward Milner, 5th Baronet (1820–1867) *

Sir William Mordaunt Milner, 6th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...

(1848–1880) * Sir Frederick George Milner, 7th Baronet (1849–1931) *

Sir William Frederick Victor Mordaunt Milner, 8th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...

(1893–1960) *

Sir George Edward Mordaunt Milner, 9th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...

(1911–1995) *

Sir Timothy William Lycett Milner, 10th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...

(born 1936) The heir presumptive is the current holder's nephew, Marcus Charles Mordaunt Miller (born 1968).

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, M, 3 Baronetcies in the Baronetage of Great Britain 1717 establishments in Great Britain