Sherburne Baronets
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The Sherburne Baronetcy, of Stonyhurst in the County of Lancaster, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 4 February 1686 for Nicholas Sherburne. His only son predeceased him and the title became extinct on Sherburne's death in 1717. The substantial family estates devolved on his only surviving daughter, Maria Winifred Francisca Sherburne, wife of Thomas Howard, 8th Duke of Norfolk
Thomas Howard, 8th Duke of Norfolk
Thomas Howard, 8th Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal was the son of Lord Thomas Howard and Mary Elizabeth Savile. Upon his uncle's death, he gained the title of 17th Baron Furnivall and 8th Duke of Norfolk...

. The Duchess of Norfolk died childless in 1754 when the Sherburne estates passed to the children of her aunt Elizabeth Sherburne, wife of Thomas Weld, of Lulworth
Lulworth
Lulworth is the popular name for an area on the coast of Dorset, South West England notable for its castle and cove. However there is no actual place or feature called simply "Lulworth", the villages are East and West Lulworth and the coastal feature is Lulworth Cove.See:*East Lulworth *Lulworth...

. In 1794 Stonyhurst Hall became the seat of a Catholic college, now Stonyhurst College
Stonyhurst College
Stonyhurst College is a Roman Catholic independent school, adhering to the Jesuit tradition. It is located on the Stonyhurst Estate near the village of Hurst Green in the Ribble Valley area of Lancashire, England, and occupies a Grade I listed building...

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Sherburne Baronets, of Stonyhurst (1686)

  • Sir Nicholas Sherburne, 1st Baronet (d. 1717)
    • Richard Francis Sherburne (1693–1702)
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