The Bromfield Baronetcy, of Southwark in the County of Surrey, was a title in the
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)
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. It was created on 20 March 1661 for John Bromfield. The second Baronet was
High Sheriff of Surrey
The list of known High Sheriffs of Surrey extends back to 1066. At various times the High Sheriff of Surrey was also High Sheriff of Sussex (1229–1231, 1232–1240, 1242–1567, 1571–1635).
1066–1228
(High Sheriffs of Surrey only)
1229– ...
in 1689. The title became either extinct or dormant on the death of the third Baronet in 1733.
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Sir Edward Bromfield, father of the first Baronet, was Lord Mayor of London
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from 1636 to 1637.
Bromfield baronets, of Southwark (1661)
*Sir John Bromfield, 1st Baronet (–c. 1666)
*Sir Edward Bromfield, 2nd Baronet (c. 1631–1704)
*Sir Charles Bromfield, 3rd Baronet (c. 1672–1733)
References
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Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England