There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Frere, one in the

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and one in the

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. Both creations are extinct. The Frere Baronetcy, of Water Eaton in the

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, was created in the Baronetage of England on 22 July 1620 for Edward Frere. The title became extinct on his death in 1629.George Edward Cokayne ''Complete Baronetage, Volume 1'' 1900
/ref> The Frere Baronetcy, of

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in the

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, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 24 May 1876 for the colonial administrator Sir

Henry Bartle Frere Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere, 1st Baronet, (29 March 1815 – 29 May 1884) was a Welsh British colonial administrator. He had a successful career in India, rising to become Governor of Bombay (1862–1867). However, as High Commissioner for ...

. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1933. The first Baronet was the grandson of John Frere, the great-nephew of

Ellenor Fenn Ellenor Fenn ( Frere; 1743–1813; pseudonyms, Mrs. Teachwell, Mrs. Lovechild) was a prolific 18th-century British writer of children's books. Early life Ellenor Frere was born on 12 March 1743/44 in Westhorpe, Suffolk to Sheppard and Susanna F ...

and the nephew of

John Hookham Frere John Hookham Frere (21 May 1769 – 7 January 1846) was an English diplomat and author. Early life Frere was born in London. His father, John Frere, a member of a Suffolk family, had been educated at Caius College, Cambridge, and became Sec ...

Frere baronets, of Water Eaton (1620)

*Sir Edward Frere, 1st Baronet (–1629)

Frere baronets, of Wimbledon (1876)

Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere, 1st Baronet Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere, 1st Baronet, (29 March 1815 – 29 May 1884) was a Welsh British colonial administrator. He had a successful career in India, rising to become Governor of Bombay (1862–1867). However, as High Commissioner for ...

(1815–1884) *Sir Bartle Compton Arthur Frere, 2nd Baronet (1854–1933)

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