Lamb Baronets
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There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Lamb, both in the Baronetage of Great Britain. Both creations are extinct.

The Lamb Baronetcy, of Brocket Hall in the County of Hertford, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 17 January 1755. For more information on this creation, see Viscount Melbourne
Viscount Melbourne
Viscount Melbourne, of Kilmore in the County of Cavan, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland held by the Lamb family. This family descended from Matthew Lamb, who represented Stockbridge and Peterborough in the House of Commons. In 1755 he was created a Baronet, of Brocket Hall in the County of...

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The Burges, later Lamb Baronetcy, of Burghfield in the County of Berkshire, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 21 October 1795 for the poet and politician James Burges. He married as his first wife Elizabeth Noel, daughter of Edward Noel, 1st Viscount Wentworth and Judith Lamb, daughter of William Lamb. In 1821 he assumed by Royal license the surname of Lamb in lieu of his patronymic. He was succeeded by his son by his second wife Anne Montolieu, Charles, the second Baronet. He was Knight Marshal
Knight Marshal
The Knight Marshal is a former office in the British Royal Household established by King Henry III in 1236. The position later became a Deputy to the Earl Marshal from the reign of Henry VIII until the office was abolished in 1846 ....

 of the Royal Household between 1824 and 1864. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1948.

Burges, later Lamb Baronets, of Burghfield (1795)

  • Sir James Bland Lamb, 1st Baronet (1752–1824)
  • Sir Charles Montolieu Lamb, 2nd Baronet (1785–1864)
    • Charles James Savile Montgomerie Lamb (c. 1816–1856)
  • Sir Archibald Lamb, 3rd Baronet (1845–1921)
  • Sir Charles Anthony Lamb, 4th Baronet (1857–1948)
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