The Edwardes family is an English

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that held the title of

Baron Kensington Baron Kensington is a title that has been created three times, in the Peerages of England, Ireland and the United Kingdom. English title (1623) The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1623 when the Honourable Henry Rich was made B ...

in the

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and holds the title of Baron Kensington in the

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. Historically, the family owned extensive lands in

Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire ( ; ) is a Principal areas of Wales, county in the South West Wales, south-west of Wales. It is bordered by Carmarthenshire to the east, Ceredigion to the northeast, and otherwise by the sea. Haverfordwest is the largest town and ...

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Cardiganshire Ceredigion (), historically Cardiganshire (, ), is a county in the west of Wales. It borders Gwynedd across the Dyfi estuary to the north, Powys to the east, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west. Ab ...

and

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. Notable members of the family include: * Francis Edwardes (d. 15 December 1725), Member of Parliament for

Haverfordwest Haverfordwest ( , ; ) is the county town of Pembrokeshire, Wales, and the most populous urban area in Pembrokeshire with a population of 14,596 in 2011. It is also a Community (Wales), community consisting of 12,042 people, making it the secon ...

, married Lady Elizabeth Rich of the

Rich family The Rich family was a noble family of England that held the peerage titles of Baron Rich, Earl of Warwick, Baron Kensington, Earl of Holland and Baronet Rich during a period spanning the 16th–18th centuries. Family tree References Extern ...

William Edwardes, 1st Baron Kensington William Edwardes, 1st Baron Kensington (c. 1711 – 13 December 1801) of Johnston Hall, Pembrokeshire, was a British landowner and a long-standing Member of Parliament. Biography Edwardes was the second surviving son of Francis Edwardes ...

(c. 1711 – 13 December 1801), Baron Kensington of the Peerage of Ireland *

William Edwardes, 2nd Baron Kensington William Edwardes, 2nd Baron Kensington (24 April 1777 – 10 August 1852), styled The Honourable William Edwardes until 1801, was a British peer and Member of Parliament. He was the instigator of the infamous ''Kensington Canal''. Biography Ken ...

(24 April 1777 – 10 August 1852) *

William Edwardes, 3rd Baron Kensington William Edwardes, 3rd Baron Kensington (3 February 1801 – 1 January 1872), was a British peer and naval commander. Biography Kensington was the son of William Edwardes, 2nd Baron Kensington, and Dorothy Patricia Thomas. He succeeded his fat ...

(3 February 1801 – 1 January 1872) *

William Edwardes, 4th Baron Kensington William Edwardes, 4th Baron Kensington PC (11 May 1835 – 7 October 1896), also 1st Baron Kensington in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, styled The Honourable William Edwardes between 1852 and 1872, was a British landowner and Liberal politi ...

(11 May 1835 – 7 October 1896), Baron Kensington of the Peerage of the United Kingdom * William Edwardes, 5th Baron Kensington (1868–1900) * Hugh Edwardes, 6th Baron Kensington (1873–1938) * William Edwardes, 7th Baron Kensington (1904–1981) * Hugh Ivor Edwardes, 8th Baron Kensington (b. 1933)

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