Wolseley Baronets

There have been two Baronetcies created for members of the Wolseley family, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of Ireland. Both titles are extant as of 2008.

The Wolseley Baronetcy, of Wolseley in the County of Stafford, was created in the Baronetage of England on 24 November 1628 for Robert Wolseley, the member of an ancient Staffordshire family and a Colonel in Charles I's army. The second Baronet represented Oxfordshire, Staffordshire and Stafford in the House of Commons and was a member of Oliver Cromwell's House of Lords. The sixth Baronet was a Gentleman of the Privy Chamber to King George III.

The family seat was at Wolseley Park, Rugeley, Staffordshire. The old house Wolseley Hall was demolished in 1954 and the commercial ventures of the 11th Baronet created financial difficulties which led to the enforced sale of the estate in 1996 ["The Daily Telegraph, Features p27" 2 April 2008]

The Wolseley Baronetcy, of Mount Wolseley in the County of Carlow, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 19 January 1745 for Richard Wolseley, who sat as a member of the Irish House of Commons for Carlow. He was the younger brother of the fifth Baronet of the 1628 creation. Consequently, the holder of the baronetcy is also in remainder to the Wolseley Baronetcy of Wolseley. As of 13 June 2007 the presumed thirteenth and present Baronet has not successfully proven his succession and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage, with the baronetcy considered dormant since 1991. For more information, follow this [http://www.baronetage.org/unproven.htm link.]

Wolseley Baronets, of Wolseley (1628)

*Sir Robert Wolseley, 1st Baronet (c. 1587-1646)
*Sir Charles Wolseley, 2nd Baronet (c. 1630-1714)
*Sir William Wolseley, 3rd Baronet (c. 1660-1728)
*Sir Henry Wolseley, 4th Baronet (d. 1730)
*Sir William Wolseley, 5th Baronet (d. 1779)
*Sir William Wolseley, 6th Baronet (1740-1817)
*Sir Charles Wolseley, 7th Baronet (1769-1846)
*Sir Charles Wolseley, 8th Baronet (1813-1854)
*Sir Charles Michael Wolseley, 9th Baronet (1846-1931)
*Sir Edric Charles Joseph Wolseley, 10th Baronet (1886-1954)
*Sir Charles Garnet Richard Mark Wolseley, 11th Baronet (b. 1944)

Wolseley, of Mount Wolseley (1745)

*Sir Richard Wolseley, 1st Baronet (1696-1769)
*Sir Richard Wolseley, 2nd Baronet (1729-1781)
*Sir William Wolseley, 3rd Baronet (1775-1819)
*Sir Richard Wolseley, 4th Baronet (1760-1852)
*Sir Clement Wolseley, 5th Baronet (1794-1857)
*Sir John Richard Wolseley, 6th Baronet (1834-1874)
*Sir Clement James Wolseley, 7th Baronet (1837-1889)
*Sir John Wolseley, 8th Baronet (1803-1890)
*Sir Capel Charles Wolseley, 9th Baronet (1870-1923)
*Sir Reginald Beatty Wolseley, 10th Baronet (1872-1933)
*Sir William Augustus Wolseley, 11th Baronet (1865-1950)
*Sir Garnet Wolseley, 12th Baronet (1915-1991)
*"Sir James Douglas Wolseley, 13th Baronet" (b. 1937)

Notes

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]