There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Backhouse, once in the

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and once in the

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. one creation is extant. The Backhouse Baronetcy, of London, was created in the

on 9 November 1660 for

William Backhouse William Backhouse (17 January 1593 – 30 May 1662) was an English philosopher, alchemist, astrologer, translator, and the esoteric mentor of Elias Ashmole. Born into the wealthy Backhouse family, Backhouse enjoyed an education at Oxford, and w ...

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from 1664 to 1665. He died without an issue thus his baronetcy became extinct in 1669. The Backhouse Baronetcy, of Uplands in Darlington in the County of Durham and The Rookery in Middleton Tyas in the North Riding of the County of York, was created in the

on 6 March 1901 for

Jonathan Backhouse Sir Jonathan Edmund Backhouse, 1st Baronet, (15 November 1849 – 27 July 1918) was a British banker. Backhouse was a director of Backhouse's Bank the family bank in Darlington, County Durham, one of the leading country banks that merged in ...

, a deputy lieutenant and

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for the

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and

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. The Quaker family of Backhouse were prominent linen manufacturers in Darlington. In 1774 Jonathan Backhouse and his younger brother James formed the banking firm of ''Backhouse & Co'' which merged with Barclays Bank in 1896. The first Baronet was a great grandson of Jonathan. The third Baronet was the nephew of the second baronet and son of

Roger Backhouse Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Roland Charles Backhouse, (24 November 1878 – 15 July 1939) was a Royal Navy officer. He served in the First World War as a cruiser commander and after the war became a battle squadron commander and later Com ...

. He died on active service in Normandy during the

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. As of 2014 the title is held by the latter's grandson, the fifth Baronet, who succeeded his father in 2007.

Backhouse baronets, of London (1660)

Escutcheon of Backhouse of Sunderland and London

* Sir William Backhouse, 1st Baronet (c. 1641–1669)

Backhouse baronets, of Uplands and The Rookery (1901)

* Sir Jonathan Edmund Backhouse, 1st Baronet (1849–1918) * Sir Edmund Trelawney Backhouse, 2nd Baronet (1873–1944) * Sir John Edmund Backhouse, 3rd Baronet (1909–1944) * Sir Jonathan Roger Backhouse, 4th Baronet (1939–2007) * Sir Alfred James Stott Backhouse, 5th Baronet (b. 2002)

References

{{Reflist Backhouse Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom