Fleetwood Baronets
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There have been two Baronetcies created for members of the Fleetwood family, an old Lancashire family, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Both creations are extinct.
The Fleetwood Baronetcy, of Caldwich in the County of Stafford, was created in the Baronetage of England by James I on 19 June 1611 for Richard Fleetwood, a direct descendant of William Fleetwood of Hesketh, Lancashire. He was High Sheriff of Staffordshire
in 1614 and built the Grade I listed Wootton Lodge
at Ellastone The title became extinct on the death of the sixth Baronet in 1780.
The Fleetwood Baronetcy, of Rossall Hall in the County of Lancaster, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1838 for Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood, of Rossall Hall, a politician and landowner who created the town of Fleetwood
. He was a descendant of the youngest son of William Fleetwood of Hesketh through the female line, a grandson of Margaret Fleetwood, heiress of Rossall who married Roger Hesketh in 1733. Following his inheritance of the Rossall estate he assumed the additional surname of Fleetwood in 1831. The title became extinct on the death of his son, the second Baronet, in 1881.
The Fleetwood Baronetcy, of Caldwich in the County of Stafford, was created in the Baronetage of England by James I on 19 June 1611 for Richard Fleetwood, a direct descendant of William Fleetwood of Hesketh, Lancashire. He was High Sheriff of Staffordshire
High Sheriff of Staffordshire
This is a list of the High Sheriffs of Staffordshire.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred...
in 1614 and built the Grade I listed Wootton Lodge
Wootton Lodge
Wootton Lodge is a privately owned 17th century country house situated at Wootton near Ellastone, Staffordshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building....
at Ellastone The title became extinct on the death of the sixth Baronet in 1780.
The Fleetwood Baronetcy, of Rossall Hall in the County of Lancaster, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1838 for Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood, of Rossall Hall, a politician and landowner who created the town of Fleetwood
Fleetwood
Fleetwood is a town within the Wyre district of Lancashire, England, lying at the northwest corner of the Fylde. It had a population of 26,840 people at the 2001 Census. It forms part of the Greater Blackpool conurbation. The town was the first planned community of the Victorian era...
. He was a descendant of the youngest son of William Fleetwood of Hesketh through the female line, a grandson of Margaret Fleetwood, heiress of Rossall who married Roger Hesketh in 1733. Following his inheritance of the Rossall estate he assumed the additional surname of Fleetwood in 1831. The title became extinct on the death of his son, the second Baronet, in 1881.
Fleetwood Baronets, of Caldwich (1611)
- Sir Richard Fleetwood, 1st Baronet (d. 1649)
- Sir Thomas Fleetwood, 2nd Baronet (1609-1670)
- Sir Richard Fleetwood, 3rd Baronet (1628-1700)
- Sir Thomas Fleetwood, 4th Baronet (d. 1739)
- Sir John Fleetwood, 5th Baronet (d. 1741)
- Sir Thomas Fleetwood, 6th Baronet (1741-1780)
Hesketh-Fleetwood Baronets, of Rossall Hall (1838)
- Sir Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood, 1st Baronet (1801-1866)
- Sir Peter Louis Hesketh-Fleetwood, 2nd Baronet (1838-1881)
Other notable members of the Fleetwood family
- Thomas Fleetwood (1518-1570), Master of the MintMaster of the MintMaster of the Mint was an important office in the governments of Scotland and England, and later Great Britain, between the 16th and 19th centuries. The Master was the highest officer in the Royal Mint. Until 1699, appointment was usually for life. Its holder occasionally sat in the cabinet...
. - Sir William Fleetwood of Cranford, Receiver of the Court of Wards.
- James FleetwoodJames FleetwoodJames Fleetwood was an English clergyman and Bishop of Worcester.-Life:...
(d. 1683), Bishop of WorcesterBishop of WorcesterThe Bishop of Worcester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Worcester in the Province of Canterbury, England. He is the head of the Diocese of Worcester in the Province of Canterbury...
. - Sir William Fleetwood of Missenden (d. 1593), Sergeant at Law and Recorder of London.
- Miles Fleetwood, Receiver of the Court of Wards.
- Sir William Fleetwood, Cup bearer to James IJames I of EnglandJames VI and I was King of Scots as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the English and Scottish crowns on 24 March 1603...
and Charles ICharles I of EnglandCharles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
. - Sir Thomas Fleetwood, Attorney GeneralAttorney GeneralIn most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general, or attorney-general, is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions he or she may also have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions.The term is used to refer to any person...
to Prince Henry, son of James I. - George FleetwoodGeorge Fleetwood (regicide)George Fleetwood was an English Major-General and one of the Regicides of King Charles I of England.Fleetwood was one of the commissioners for trial of Charles I, 1648–9; member of last Commonwealth Council of State and M.P...
(b 1623 - died circa 1672), Regicide. - Charles FleetwoodCharles FleetwoodCharles Fleetwood was an English Parliamentary soldier and politician, Lord Deputy of Ireland from 1652–55, where he enforced the Cromwellian Settlement. At the Restoration he was included in the Act of Indemnity as among the twenty liable to penalties other than capital, and was finally...
(1618-1692), Commander in Chief to Richard CromwellRichard CromwellAt the same time, the officers of the New Model Army became increasingly wary about the government's commitment to the military cause. The fact that Richard Cromwell lacked military credentials grated with men who had fought on the battlefields of the English Civil War to secure their nation's...
and husband of Bridget, daughter of Oliver CromwellOliver CromwellOliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader who overthrew the English monarchy and temporarily turned England into a republican Commonwealth, and served as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland....
. - George FleetwoodGeorge Fleetwood (Swedish general)-Life:He was second son of Sir Miles Fleetwood of Cranford and Aldwinkle, Northamptonshire, receiver of the court of wards, and brother of Charles Fleetwood, the parliamentary general. George was baptised at Cople, Bedfordshire, 30 June 1605...
(1605-1667), was a brother of General Charles Fleetwood, became a Swedish general and baron.