Trollope Baronets
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The Trollope Baronetcy, of Casewick in the County of Lincoln, is a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 5 February 1642 for Thomas Trollope. The seventh Baronet was a Conservative
politician. In 1868 he was raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom
as Baron Kesteven, of Casewick in the County of Lincoln. The barony became extinct in 1915 when the third Baron was killed in action in the First World War. The late Baron was succeeded in the baronetcy by his cousin, the tenth Baronet.
The author Anthony Trollope
was another member of this family.
Since the 14th Baronet, all baronets have been descended from the author Anthony Trollope
, son of Thomas Anthony Trollope (1774–1835), himself son of Rev. Anthony Trollope (1737–1806), himself younger son of Sir Thomas Trollope, 4th Bt. (1691–1784)
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politician. In 1868 he was raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom
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as Baron Kesteven, of Casewick in the County of Lincoln. The barony became extinct in 1915 when the third Baron was killed in action in the First World War. The late Baron was succeeded in the baronetcy by his cousin, the tenth Baronet.
The author Anthony Trollope
Anthony Trollope
Anthony Trollope was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. Some of his best-loved works, collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, revolve around the imaginary county of Barsetshire...
was another member of this family.
Trollope Baronets, of Casewick (1642)
- Sir Thomas Trollope, 1st Baronet (d. c. 1654)
- Sir William Trollope, 2nd Baronet (3 January 1621 – 16 May 1678)
- Sir Thomas Trollope, 3rd Baronet (c. 1667 – 22 November 1729)
- Sir Thomas Trollope, 4th Baronet (21 December 1691 – 7 October 1784), ancestor of all later baronets and the author Anthony TrollopeAnthony TrollopeAnthony Trollope was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. Some of his best-loved works, collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, revolve around the imaginary county of Barsetshire...
who was his great-grandson. - Sir Thomas William Trollope, 5th Baronet (c. 1762 – 13 May 1789)
- Sir John Trollope, 6th Baronet (c. 1766 – 28 April 1820)
- Sir John Trollope, 7th BaronetJohn Trollope, 1st Baron KestevenJohn Trollope, 1st Baron Kesteven PC , known as Sir John Trollope, Bt, between 1820 and 1868, was a British Conservative politician...
(5 May 1800 – 17 December 1874) (created Baron Kesteven in 1868)
Barons Kesteven (1868)
- John Trollope, 1st Baron KestevenJohn Trollope, 1st Baron KestevenJohn Trollope, 1st Baron Kesteven PC , known as Sir John Trollope, Bt, between 1820 and 1868, was a British Conservative politician...
(5 May 1800 – 17 December 1874) - John Henry Trollope, 2nd Baron Kesteven (22 September 1851 – 23 July 1915)
- Thomas Carew Trollope, 3rd Baron Kesteven (1 May 1891 – 5 November 1915)
Trollope Baronets, of Casewick (1642; Reverted)
- Sir William Henry Trollope, 10th Baronet (14 September 1858 – 24 August 1921)
- Sir Thomas Ernest Trollope, 11th Baronet (14 September 1858 – 23 September 1927) who had two daughters; his granddaughter maternally was Diana Neave, Baroness Airey of AbingdonDiana Neave, Baroness Airey of AbingdonDiana Josceline Barbara Neave, Baroness Airey of Abingdon , born Diana Josceline Barbara Giffard. was a British life peer....
(d. 1992). - Sir Henry Cracroft Trollope, 12th Baronet (5 June 1860 – 29 May 1935)
- Sir Arthur Grant Trollope, 13th Baronet (10 June 1866 – 14 February 1937)
- Sir Frederic Ferrand Trollope, 14th Baronet (20 September 1875 – 9 November 1957), third son of Frederick James Anthony Trollope (1847–1910), himself younger son of the author Anthony TrollopeAnthony TrollopeAnthony Trollope was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. Some of his best-loved works, collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, revolve around the imaginary county of Barsetshire...
. He died unmarried like his older brothers. - Sir Gordon Clavering Trollope, 15th Baronet (29 October 1885 – 18 October 1958), brother of the above, 6th and youngest son of Frederick James Anthony Trollope (1847–1910), himself younger son of the author Anthony TrollopeAnthony TrollopeAnthony Trollope was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. Some of his best-loved works, collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, revolve around the imaginary county of Barsetshire...
. Trollope was born in SydneySydneySydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, and attended Newington CollegeNewington CollegeNewington College is an independent, Uniting Church, day and boarding school for boys, located in Stanmore, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
(1898–1901) He later worked as a woolbroker in Australia. - Sir Anthony Owen Clavering Trollope, 16th Baronet (15 January 1917 – 1987), elder son of the 15th Baronet. Trollope was born in SydneySydneySydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia, and attended North Sydney Boys High SchoolNorth Sydney Boys High SchoolNorth Sydney Boys High School is an academically selective, public high school for boys, located at Crows Nest in Sydney, Australia.- History :...
. - Sir Anthony Simon Trollope, 17th Baronet (b. 31 August 1945). Anthony Trollope was born in SydneySydneySydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia, and attended North Sydney Boys High. He is married, but has only two daughters. The heir presumptive is therefore his younger brother Hugh.
- Heir presumptive to the baronetcy: Hugh Irwin Trollope (b. 31 March 1947), who is married with one son and two daughters. Hugh Trollope was born in SydneySydneySydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia, and attended North Sydney Boys High SchoolNorth Sydney Boys High SchoolNorth Sydney Boys High School is an academically selective, public high school for boys, located at Crows Nest in Sydney, Australia.- History :...
. As a result of a family illness he became a boarder at Newington CollegeNewington CollegeNewington College is an independent, Uniting Church, day and boarding school for boys, located in Stanmore, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
(1964-1966), which his grandfather had attended. He was a notable Rugby Union player for Newington and Gordon Club.
- Heir apparent to the heir presumptive: Andrew Ian Trollope (b. 5 July 1978). Andrew Trollope was born in SydneySydneySydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia, and attended Newington CollegeNewington CollegeNewington College is an independent, Uniting Church, day and boarding school for boys, located in Stanmore, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
(1988-1996).
Since the 14th Baronet, all baronets have been descended from the author Anthony Trollope
Anthony Trollope
Anthony Trollope was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. Some of his best-loved works, collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, revolve around the imaginary county of Barsetshire...
, son of Thomas Anthony Trollope (1774–1835), himself son of Rev. Anthony Trollope (1737–1806), himself younger son of Sir Thomas Trollope, 4th Bt. (1691–1784)
See also
- Duke of Ancaster and KestevenEarl of LindseyEarl of Lindsey is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1626 for the 14th Baron Willoughby de Eresby . He was First Lord of the Admiralty from 1635 to 1636 and also established his claim in right of his mother to the hereditary office of Lord Great Chamberlain of England...
- The Baroness ThatcherMargaret ThatcherMargaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990...
, of Kesteven in the County of Lincolnshire