The Wombwell Baronetcy, of Wombwell in the

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, is a title in the

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. It was created on 26 August 1778 for

George Wombwell George Wombwell, (24 December 1777 at Dudnorend, near Saffron Walden – 16 November 1850 at Northallerton), was a famous menagerie exhibitor in Regency and early Victorian Britain. He founded Wombwell's Travelling Menagerie. Life and wor ...

, Chairman of the

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and

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for

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. The fourth Baronet fought in the

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and took part in the

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and in 1861 served as

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. As of 13 June 2007 the presumed seventh and present Baronet had not successfully proven his succession to the title, and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage, with the baronetcy considered dormant since 1977. The family surname is pronounced "Woomwell". The 3rd Baronet inherited

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in 1825 from his aunt, Lady Charlotte Belasyse.

Wombwell baronets, of Wombwell (1778)

* Sir George Wombwell, 1st Baronet (1734–1780) * Sir George Wombwell, 2nd Baronet (1769–1846) *Sir George Wombwell, 3rd Baronet (1792–1855) *

Sir George Orby Wombwell, 4th Baronet Sir George Orby Wombwell, 4th Baronet (23 November 1832 – 16 October 1913) was a British baronet. Early life Wombwell was born on 23 November 1832. He was the son of Sir George Wombwell, 3rd Baronet and educated at Eton College and Royal M ...

(1832–1913) *Sir Henry Herbert Wombwell, 5th Baronet (1840–1926) *Sir (Frederick) Philip Alfred William Wombwell, 6th Baronet (1910–1977) *George Philip Frederick Wombwell, presumed 7th Baronet (born 1949) :''Currently, the baronetcy is listed as dormant on the Official Roll of the Baronetage as the 7th Baronet has not yet proved his succession.'' :The heir apparent is Stephen Philip Henry Wombwell (born 1977), the presumed Baronet's only son.

Notes

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

External links

Painting of Sir George Wombwell, 4th Baronet
Wombwell 1778 establishments in Great Britain