Bamburgh Baronets
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The Bamburgh Baronetcy, of Howsham in the County of York, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 1 December 1619 for William Bamburgh, High Sheriff of Yorkshire
from 1607 to 1608. The title became extinct on the early death of his younger son, the third Baronet, in 1631.
High Sheriff of Yorkshire
The High Sheriff of Yorkshire was an ancient High Sheriff title originating in the time of the Angles, not long after the invasion of the Kingdom of England, which was in existence for around a thousand years. A list of the sheriffs from the Norman conquest onwards can be found below...
from 1607 to 1608. The title became extinct on the early death of his younger son, the third Baronet, in 1631.
Bamburgh Baronets, of Howsham (1619)
- Sir William Bamburgh, 1st Baronet (d. 1623)
- Sir Thomas Bamburgh, 2nd Baronet (1607–1624)
- Sir John Bamburgh, 3rd Baronet (1613–1631)