There have been two baronetcies created for members of the Cust family, one in the

Baronetage of England Baronets are hereditary titles awarded by the Crown. The current baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier, existing baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland and Great Britain. To be recognised as a baronet, it is necessary ...

and one in the

Baronetage of the United Kingdom Baronets are hereditary titles awarded by the Crown. The current baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier, existing baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland and Great Britain. To be recognised as a baronet, it is necessary ...

. The Cust Baronetcy, "of Stamford in the

County of Lincoln Lincolnshire (), abbreviated ''Lincs'', is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber regions of England. It is bordered by the East Riding of Yorkshire across the Humber estuary to the north, the North Sea to the ea ...

", was created in the

on 29 September 1677 for Richard Cust. The fourth holder of this creation was elevated to the peerage as

Baron Brownlow Baron Brownlow, of Belton, South Kesteven, Belton in the County of Lincoln, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1776 for Brownlow Cust, 1st Baron Brownlow, Sir Brownlow Cust, 4th Baronet. The Cust family descends from S ...

in 1776 (see that title for more information). The Cust Baronetcy, "of Leasowe Castle in the

County of Chester Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Merseyside to the north-west, Greater Manchester to the north-east, Derbyshire to the east, Staffordshire to the south-east, and Shropshire to the south; to the west ...

", was created in the

on 26 February 1876 for Sir Edward Cust, Kt., KCH. He was the younger son of

Brownlow Cust, 1st Baron Brownlow Brownlow Cust, 1st Baron Brownlow (3 December 1744 – 25 December 1807), of Belton House near Grantham in Lincolnshire (known as Sir Brownlow Cust, 4th Baronet, from 1770 to 1776), was a British Tories (British political party), Tory Member of ...

, and had earlier represented

Grantham Grantham () is a market town and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, situated on the banks of the River Witham and bounded to the west by the A1 road (Great Britain), A1 road. It lies south of Lincoln, England ...

and

Lostwithiel Lostwithiel (; ) is a civil parish and small town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom at the head of the estuary of the River Fowey. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 2,739, increasing to 2,899 at the 2011 census. The Lostwi ...

in the

House of Commons The House of Commons is the name for the elected lower house of the Bicameralism, bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and Canada. In both of these countries, the Commons holds much more legislative power than the nominally upper house of ...

. The title became extinct on the death of the first Baronet's grandson, the third Baronet, in 1931.

Cust baronets, of Stamford (1677)

*see

Cust baronets, of Leasowe Castle (1876)

* Sir Edward Cust, Kt., KCH, 1st Baronet (1794–1878) *Sir Leopold Cust, 2nd Baronet (1831–1878) * Sir Charles Leopold Cust, 3rd Baronet (1864–1931)

Cust baronets, of Stamford (1677)

Cust baronets, of Leasowe Castle (1876)

See also

Notes

References

Further reading