There have been two baronetcies created for members of the Gawdy family, both in the

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. Both creations are extinct. The Gawdy Baronetcy, of Crow's Hall in the County of Suffolk, was created in the Baronetage of England on 20 April 1661 for Charles Gawdy. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in circa 1720. The Gawdy Baronetcy, of West Harling in the County of Norfolk, was created in the Baronetage of England on 13 July 1663 for

William Gawdy Sir William Gawdy, 1st Baronet (24 September 1612 – 18 August 1669) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1669. William Gawdy was the son of Framlingham Gawdy of West Harling, Norfolk (who had himself been MP fo ...

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for

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and the first cousin of the first Baronet of the 1661 creation. His son, the second Baronet, gained distinction as a painter despite being

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. The title became extinct on the death of the latter's son, the third Baronet, in 1724. The Gawdy family is said to have descended from Sir Brews Gawdey, a French knight who was captured during the

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and naturalised. His descendant Sir Bassingbourne Gawdie was

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in 1573, 1593 and 1601. Sir Bassingbourne's elder son

Framlingham Gawdy Framlingham Gawdy (8 August 1589 – 1654) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1614 to 1648. He was a passive Parliamentarian during the English Civil War. Gawdy was the son of Sir Bassingbourne Gawdy of West Har ...

was the father of the first Baronet of the 1663 creation while his younger son Sir Charles Gawdy was the father of the first Baronet of the 1661 creation.

Gawdy baronets, of Crow's Hall (1661)

* Sir Charles Gawdy, 1st Baronet (–1707) *Sir Framlingham Gawdy, 2nd Baronet (died c. 1720)

Gawdy baronets, of West Harling (1663)

*Sir

, 1st Baronet (1612–1669) **Bassingbourne Gawdy (died 1669) *Sir

John Gawdy Sir John Gawdy, 2nd Baronet (4 October 1639 –1699) was a Norfolk, England, Norfolk baronet and Portrait miniature, portrait miniaturist. John Gawdy was son to William Gawdy, Sir William Gawdy (24 September 1612 – 18 August 1669), created 1st ...

, 2nd Baronet (4 October 1639 – 1699) *Sir Bassingbourne Gawdy, 3rd Baronet (died 1723)

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gawdy Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England 1661 establishments in England