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Ewart Baronets
There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Ewart, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2010. The Ewart Baronetcy, of Glenmachan House in the parish of Holywood in the County of Down and of Glenbank in the parish of Belfast in the County of Antrim, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 13 September 1887 for Sir William Ewart, head of William Ewart & Son, linen manufacturers, of Belfast, and Member of Parliament for Belfast and Belfast North. The Ewart Baronetcy, of White House in the parish of Hythe in the County of Southampton, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 14 June 1910 for the soldier and courtier Major-General Sir Henry Ewart. The title became extinct on his death in 1928. Ewart baronets, of Glenmachan House and Glenbank (1887) *Sir William Ewart, 1st Baronet (1817–1889) *Sir William Quartus Ewart, 2nd Baronet (1844–1919) ** William Quintus Ewart (1877–1900) * Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baronetage Of The United Kingdom
Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611–1705) James I of England, King James I created the hereditary Order of Baronets in England on 22 May 1611, for the settlement of Ireland. He offered the dignity to 200 gentlemen of good birth, with a clear estate of Pound sterling, £1,000 a year, on condition that each one should pay a sum equivalent to three years' pay to 30 soldiers at 8d per day per man (total – £1,095) into the King's Exchequer. The Baronetage of England comprises all baronetcies created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union 1707, Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Baronetage of England and the #Baronetage of Nova Scotia (1625–1706), Baronetage of Nova Scotia were replaced by the #Baronetage of Great Britain, Baronetage of Great Britain. The extant baronetcies ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
