There have been two baronetcies created for people with the surname Cholmeley, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2008. The family surname is pronounced "Chumley". The Cholmeley Baronetcy, of Whitby in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of England on 16 August for Hugh Cholmeley,

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for

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. During the

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he fought as a

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as well as a Parliamentarian. The title descended from father to son until the early death of his grandson, the third Baronet, in 1665. The late Baronet was succeeded by his uncle, the fourth Baronet. He was Member of Parliament for Northampton and

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. He had no sons and on his death in 1689 the title became extinct. The Cholmeley Baronetcy, of Easton in the County of Lincoln, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 4 March 1806 for Montague Cholmeley, subsequently Member of Parliament for

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. His son, the second Baronet, sat as Member of Parliament for

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. He was succeeded by his son, the third Baronet. He also represented

in the

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. His grandson, the fifth Baronet, was

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in 1961 and a Vice- Lord-Lieutenant and Deputy Lieutenant of the county. As of 2008, the title is held by his grandson, the seventh Baronet, who succeeded his father in 1998. The

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was

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, which was demolished in 1951. The Cholmeley Baronets are the members of a junior branch of the Cholmondeley/Cholmeley family headed by the

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. In 1642 an ancestor of the first Baronet, Montague Cholmeley (born 1615), had a warrant for a baronetcy but the patent was never made out.

Cholmeley baronets, of Whitby (1641)

Sir Hugh Cholmeley, 1st Baronet Sir Hugh Cholmeley, 1st Baronet (22 July 1600 – 20 November 1657) was an English landowner and Member of Parliament who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and 1643. He was initially a Parliamentarian but later a Royalis ...

(1600–1657) *Sir William Cholmeley, 2nd Baronet (1625–1663) *Sir Hugh Cholmeley, 3rd Baronet (–1665) *

Sir Hugh Cholmeley, 4th Baronet Sir Hugh Cholmeley, 4th Baronet (21 July 1632 – 9 January 1689) was an English politician and baronet. Born at Fyling Hall, near Whitby in Yorkshire, he was the second son of Sir Hugh Cholmeley, 1st Baronet and his wife Elizabeth Twysden, ...

(1632–1689)

Cholmeley baronets, of Easton (1806)

Sir Montague Cholmeley, 1st Baronet Sir Montague Cholmeley, 1st Baronet (20 March 1772 – 10 March 1831) was a British politician and baronet. Early life and family Montague Cholmeley was born on 20 March 1772, the eldest son of Montague Cholmeley, of Easton, and Sarah Sibthorp ...

(1772–1831) * Sir Montague John Cholmeley, 2nd Baronet (1802–1874) * Sir Hugh Arthur Henry Cholmeley, 3rd Baronet (1839–1904) *Sir Montagu Aubrey Rowley Cholmeley, 4th Baronet (1876–1914) *Sir Hugh John Francis Sibthorp Cholmeley, 5th Baronet (1906–1964) *Sir Montague John Cholmeley, 6th Baronet (1935–1998) *Sir (Hugh John) Frederick Sebastian Cholmeley, 7th Baronet (born 1968) The

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is the present holder's son Montague Hugh Peter Cholmeley (born 1997). Sir Frederick Sebastian Cholmeley is also a co-heir to the Earldom of Arlington and the Viscountcy of Thetford, along with his aunt and cousin. He is married to Ursula, daughter of High Court judge Sir Hugh Bennett.

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References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cholmeley Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom 1641 establishments in England 1689 disestablishments in England 1806 establishments in the United Kingdom Cholmondeley family