Thomas Baronets
There have been six baronetcies created for persons with the surname Thomas, three in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Two of the creations are extant as of 2016. The Thomas Baronetcy, of Michaelstown in the County of Glamorgan, was created in the Baronetage of England on 3 March 1642 for Edward Thomas. The second Baronet, Sir Robert Thomas, 2nd Baronet, Robert Thomas, sat as Member of Parliament for Cardiff (UK Parliament constituency), Cardiff. The title became extinct on his death in 1685. The Thomas Baronetcy, of Folkington in the County of Sussex, was created in the Baronetage of England on 23 July 1660 for Sir William Thomas, 1st Baronet, William Thomas, for many years Member of Parliament for Seaford (UK Parliament constituency), Seaford and Sussex (UK Parliament constituency), Sussex. The title became extinct on his death in 1706. The Thomas Baronetcy, of Wenvoe in the County of Glamorgan, ...
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Baronetage Of England
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) 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 £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 in 1707. In that year, the Baronetage of England and the Baronetage of Nova Scotia were replaced by the Baronetage of Great Britain. The extant baronetcies are listed below in order of precedence (i.e. date). All other baronetcies, including extinct, dormant (D), unproven (U), under ...
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