The Boileau Baronetcy, of

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in the County of

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, is a title in the

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. It was created on 24 July 1838 for John Boileau, antiquary, archaeologist,

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, and deputy lieutenant and high sheriff for

. His ancestor Charles Boileau, Baron of Castelnau and St Croix de Boriac, had fled to

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after the revocation of the

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in 1685. He was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, the second Baronet. He was a justice of the peace and Deputy Lieutenant for Norfolk and a

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and the Society of Antiquaries. His eldest son, the third Baronet, was a justice of the peace and Deputy Lieutenant for Norfolk. He died unmarried and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fourth Baronet. He was a

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in the Northamptonshire Regiment and the

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and a justice of the peace and Deputy Lieutenant for Norfolk. He died childless and was succeeded by his first cousin, the fifth Baronet. He was the son of Edmund William Pollen Boileau, younger son of the first Baronet. His eldest son, the sixth Baronet, died without male issue and was succeeded by his younger brother, the seventh Baronet. From 1980 to 2013 the title was held by the latter's son, the eighth Baronet, Lieutenant Colonel Sir Guy Francis Boileau, who succeeded in 1980. He was a retired Lieutenant-Colonel in the

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, and was educated at

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, Melbourne. Sir Guy was married to Judith, Lady Boileau, a daughter of former

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. As of 2014 the title is held by the latter's son, the ninth baronet.

Boileau baronets, of Tacolneston Hall (1838)

* Sir John Peter Boileau, 1st Baronet (1794–1869) * Sir Francis George Manningham Boileau, 2nd Baronet (1830–1900) * Sir Maurice Colborne Boileau, 3rd Baronet (1865–1937) * Sir Raymond Frederic Boileau, 4th Baronet (1868–1942) * Sir Francis James Boileau, 5th Baronet (1871–1945) * Sir Gilbert George Benson Boileau, 6th Baronet (1898–1978) * Sir Edmond Charles Boileau, 7th Baronet (1903–1980) *Lieutenant Colonel Sir Guy Francis Boileau, 8th Baronet (1935–2013) * Sir Nicolas Edmond George Boileau, 9th Baronet (born 1964) The

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is the present holder's brother Christopher Guy Boileau (born 1969).

Notes

References

* *Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, {{DEFAULTSORT:baronets, Boileau Boileau People from South Norfolk (district)