Grove Baronets

The Grove Baronetcy, of Ferne in the County of Wiltshire, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 18 March 1874 for Thomas Grove, Liberal Member of Parliament for Wiltshire South and Wilton. The Grove family descends from John Grove, who settled in Wiltshire in the 15th century. A later member of the family, William Grove (d. 1582), represented Shaftesbury in the House of Commons and purchased the Ferne estate in 1563. The presumed fourth Baronet never successfully proved his succession and was never on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. As of 2007 the presumed fifth and present Baronet has also not successfully proven his succession and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage, with the baronetcy considered dormant since 1962. For more information, follow this [http://www.baronetage.org/unproven.htm link.]

Grove Baronets, of Ferne (1874)

*Sir Thomas Fraser Grove, 1st Baronet (1823-1897)
*Sir Walter John Grove, 2nd Baronet (1852-1932)
*Sir Gerald Grove, 3rd Baronet (1886-1962)
*"Sir Walter Felipe Grove, 4th Baronet" (1927-1974)
*"Sir Charles Gerald Grove, 5th Baronet" (b. 1929)

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]