Tollemache Baronets

There have been two Baronetcies created for people with the surname Tollemache (or Talmash), one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain.

The Tollemache Baronetcy, of Helmingham Hall in the County of Suffolk, was created in the Baronetage of England on 22 May 1611 for Lionel Tollemache. The second Baronet represented Orford in the House of Commons. The third Baronet married Elizabeth Murray, 2nd Countess of Dysart (see the Earl of Dysart for earlier history of this title). Their son Lionel succeeded to both the baronetcy and earldom. The baronetcy remained a subsidiary title of the earldom until the death of his younger son, the sixth Earl and seventh Baronet, in 1821, when the baronetcy became extinct. The earldom of Dysart is still extant, however.

The Tollemache Baronetcy, of Hanley Hall in the County of Lincoln, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 12 January 1793 for William Manners. He was the eldest son of Louisa Tollemache, 7th Countess of Dysart, who had succeeded her half-brother the sixth Earl in 1821 (see above). On his mother's succession Manners assumed by Royal license the surname of Talmash (or Tollemache) and gained the courtesy title of "Lord Huntingtower". He predeceased his mother and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son, the second Baronet. He later succeeded his grandmother as eighth Earl of Dysart. The baronetcy and earldom remained united until the death of his grandson, the ninth Earl and third Baronet, in 1935. He was succeeded in the earldom by his niece while the baronetcy passed to a male heir, the fourth Baronet.

The family surname of Tollemache is pronounced ['tɒlmæʃ] , "tOlmash".

Tollemache Baronets, of Helmingham Hall (1611)

*Sir Lionel Tollemache, 1st Baronet (1562-c. 1620)
*Sir Lionel Tollemache, 2nd Baronet (1591-1640)
*Sir Lionel Tollemache, 3rd Baronet (1624 - 1669)
*Lionel Tollemache, 3rd Earl of Dysart, 4th Baronet (1649-1727)
*Lionel Tollemache, 4th Earl of Dysart, 5th Baronet (1708-1770)
*Lionel Tollemache, 5th Earl of Dysart, 6th Baronet (1734-1799)
*Wilbraham Tollemache, 6th Earl of Dysart, 7th Baronet (1739-1821)

Tollemache Baronets, of Hanley Hall (1793)

*Sir William Tollemache, 1st Baronet (d. 1833) (known as Lord Huntingtower from 1821)
*Lionel William John Tollemache, 8th Earl of Dysart, 2nd Baronet (1794-1878)
*William John Manners Tollemache, 9th Earl of Dysart, 3rd Baronet (1859-1935)
*Sir Lyonel Felix Carteret Eugene Tollemache, 4th Baronet (1854-1952)
*Sir Cecil Lyonel Newcomen Tollemache, 5th Baronet (1886-1969)
*Sir Humphry Thomas Tollemache, 6th Baronet (1897-1990)
*Sir Lyonel Humphry John Tollemache, 7th Baronet (b. 1931)

ee also

*Earl of Dysart
*Baron Tollemache
*Helmingham Hall

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). "Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage" (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
* [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page]