The Baronetcy of Wilbraham of Woodhey, Cheshire was created by James I

James I of England

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 on 5 May 1621 in the Baronetcy of England for Richard Wilbraham. He was a descendant of the ancient Cheshire family of Radnor who acquired Woodhey by marriage in the 14th century.

His grandson the third Baronet was High Sheriff of Staffordshire

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 in 1654 and Member of Parliament

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 for Stafford

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 1679-81. He married Elizabeth Mytton heiress of Weston under Lizard, Staffordshire and he and Lady Elizabeth built a new house at Weston Park

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 in 1671. The Baronetcy was extinct on his death. The estate passed to his daughter Mary who married Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford

Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford

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 and later also by marriage to Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 4th Baronet

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For other branches of the family see Baker Wilbraham Baronets

Baker Wilbraham Baronets

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 and Baron Skelmersdale

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Wilbraham of Woodhey, Cheshire (1621)

• Sir Richard Wilbraham, 1st Baronet (1579-1643)
• Sir Thomas Wilbraham, 2nd Baronet (1601-1660)
• Sir Thomas Wilbraham, 3rd Baronet (1630-1692)