Wombwell Baronets

The Wombwell Baronetcy, of Wombwell in the County of York, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 26 August 1778 for George Wombwell, Chairman of the Honourable East India Company and Member of Parliament for Huntingdon. The fourth Baronet fought in the Crimean War and took part in the Charge of the Light Brigade. As of 13 June 2007 the presumed seventh and present Baronet has not successfully proven his succession to the title, and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage, with the baronetcy considered dormant since 1977. For more information, follow this [http://www.baronetage.org/unproven.htm link.]

The family surname is pronounced "Woomwell".

Wombwell Baronets, of Wombwell (1778)

*Sir George Wombwell, 1st Baronet (1734-1780)
*Sir George Wombwell, 2nd Baronet (1769-1846)
*Sir George Wombwell, 3rd Baronet (1792-1855)
*Sir George Grey Wombwell, 4th Baronet (1832-1913)
*Sir Henry Herbert Wombwell, 5th Baronet (1840-1926)
*Sir (Frederick) Philip Alfred William Wombwell, 6th Baronet (1910-1977)
*"Sir George Philip Frederick Wombwell, 7th Baronet" (b. 1949)

External links

* [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/britishcavalry/17thlancerswombwell.htm Painting of Sir George Wombwell, 4th Baronet]

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]