- Ramsden Baronets
There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Ramsden, one in the
Baronetage of England and one in theBaronetage of the United Kingdom . One creation is extant as of 2008.The Ramsden, later Pennington, later Pennington-Ramsden Baronetcy, of Byram in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of England on
30 November 1689 for John Ramsden in honour of the services he had given during theGlorious Revolution . The third Baronet sat asMember of Parliament for Appleby. The fourth Baronet represented Grampound in the House of Commons. The fifth Baronet sat as Liberal Member of Parliament for Taunton, Hythe, the West Riding of Yorkshire and Monmouth and served asUnder-Secretary of State for War from 1857 to 1858. The sixth Baronet wasHigh Sheriff ofBuckinghamshire in 1920. The seventh Baronet assumed in 1925 bydeed poll the surname of Pennington in lieu of his patronymic according to the will of the late Lord Muncaster (seeBaron Muncaster ). However, in 1958 he resumed the use of the surname of Ramsden after that of Pennington. The subsequent Baronets have used the surname of Ramsden only. The seventh Baronet notably served as High Sheriff ofCumberland in 1962.The Ramsden Baronetcy, of Birkensaw in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on
1 July 1938 . For more information on this creation, see theBaron Ramsden .Ramsden, later Pennington, later Pennington-Ramsden Baronets, of Byram (
1689 )*Sir John Ramsden, 1st Baronet (1648-1690)
*Sir William Ramsden, 2nd Baronet (1672-1736)
*Sir John Ramsden, 3rd Baronet (1699-1769)
*Sir John Ramsden, 4th Baronet (1755-1839)
*Sir John William Ramsden, 5th Baronet (1831-1914)
*Sir John Frecheville Ramsden, 6th Baronet (1877-1958)
*Sir (Geoffrey) William Pennington-Ramsden, 7th Baronet (1904-1986)
*Sir Caryl Oliver Imbert Ramsden, 8th Baronet (1915-1987)
*Sir John Charles Josslyn Ramsden, 9th Baronet (b. 1950)Ramsden Baronets, of Birkensaw (
1938 )*see the
Baron Ramsden 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]
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