The Chetwynd Baronetcy, of Brocton Hall in the County of Stafford, is a title in the

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. It was created on 1 May 1795 for Sir George Chetwynd, Kt., of Brocton Hall,

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, for many years Clerk to the

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. The second Baronet was

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for

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and

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in 1828. The fourth Baronet served as High Sheriff of Warwickshire in 1875. As of 13 June 2007 the presumed ninth Baronet has not successfully proven his succession and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage, with the baronetcy dormant since 2004. This family is a junior branch of the Chetwynds of

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, Staffordshire. The first Baronet was a descendant of Thomas Chetwynd (d. 1555), whose brother Anthony Chetwynd was the grandfather of Walter Chetwynd, 1st Viscount Chetwynd (see

Viscount Chetwynd Viscount Chetwynd, of Bearhaven in the County of Kerry, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1717 for Walter Chetwynd, with remainder to the issue male of his father John Chetwynd. He was made Baron Rathdowne, in the County of ...

). The first Baronet inherited an estate at

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, in 1798 and Grendon Hall (demolished 1935) became the family seat.

Chetwynd baronets, of Brocton Hall (1795)

Sir George Chetwynd, 1st Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p ...

(1739–1824) *

Sir George Chetwynd, 2nd Baronet George Chetwynd (1783-1850), of Brocton Hall, near Stafford and Grendon Hall (demolished, 1933), near Atherstone, Warwickshire, was an English politician. He was born the eldest son of Sir George Chetwynd, 1st Baronet of Brocton, Staffordshir ...

(1783–1850) *

Sir George Chetwynd, 3rd Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...

(1808–1869) *

Sir George Chetwynd, 4th Baronet Sir George Chetwynd, 4th Baronet of Brocton Hall (31 May 1849 – 10 March 1917) was the heir to the Chetwynd baronetcy upon the death of his father in 1869. Life Chetwynd was born in Mayfair, London in 1849, the son of the 3rd Baronet and La ...

(1849–1917) * Sir George Guy Chetwynd, 5th Baronet (1874–1935) * Sir Victor James Chetwynd, 6th Baronet (1902–1938) * Sir (Arthur Henry) Talbot Chetwynd, 7th Baronet (1887–1972) * Sir Arthur Ralph Chetwynd, 8th Baronet (1913–2004) *Sir Robin John Talbot Chetwynd, 9th Baronet (1941–2012) (presumed) *Sir Peter James Talbot Chetwynd, 10th Baronet (born 1973) (presumed)

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. *{{Rayment-bt, date=March 2012 Baronetcies in the Baronetage of Great Britain 1795 establishments in Great Britain

Chetwynd baronets, of Brocton Hall (1795)

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