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The Molesworth, later Molesworth-St Aubyn Baronetcy, of
The Molesworth, later Molesworth-St Aubyn Baronetcy, of Pencarrow
Pencarrow ( kw, Pennkarow) is a Grade II*-listed country house in the civil parish of Egloshayle, in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated three miles (5 km) east-southeast of Wadebridge and three miles (5 km) nort ...
near St Mabyn
St Mabyn ( kw, S. Mabon) is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is situated three miles (5 km) east of Wadebridge. The parish includes a hamlet called Longstone to the east and many small manor house ...
in Cornwall
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, is a title in the Baronetage of England
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Baronetage of England (1611–1705)
King James I ...
. It was created on 19 July 1689 for Hender Molesworth, Governor of Jamaica
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. The second Baronet sat as Member of Parliament
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for Lostwithiel
Lostwithiel (; kw, Lostwydhyel) is a civil parish and small town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom at the head of the estuary of the River Fowey. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 2,739, increasing to 2,899 at the 2011 c ...
and Bossiney. The fourth Baronet represented Newport and Cornwall
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in the House of Commons
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. The fifth and sixth Baronets sat as Members of Parliament for Cornwall. The eighth Baronet was a prominent Radical
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politician and served as Secretary of State for the Colonies
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from July to October in 1855.
The eleventh Baronet, who had no children, represented Bodmin
Bodmin () is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated south-west of Bodmin Moor.
The extent of the civil parish corresponds fairly closely to that of the town so is mostly urban in character. It is bordere ...
in Parliament as a Liberal Unionist
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. When he died, the baronetcy passed to his cousin, who was the son of the Reverend Hender Molesworth-St Aubyn. The twelfth Baronet was great-great-grandson of Sir John St Aubyn, 4th Baronet of the St Aubyn Baronetcy of Clowance, in the County of Cornwall; the Reverend Hender Molesworth had, in 1844, assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of St Aubyn, through his mother Catherine St Aubyn
Catherine St Aubyn (1760–1836) was a Cornish amateur artist.
Life
Catherine St Aubyn was born in 1760, the daughter of Sir John St Aubyn, 4th Baronet of the St Aubyn Baronetcy of Clowance, in the County of Cornwall. Her brother was the long ...
. Thus, Sir St Aubyn Hender Molesworth-St Aubyn, 12th Baronet, brought into being the adjusted name "Molesworth-St Aubyn" for the baronetcy, while also providing a link back to the extinct (since 1839) St Aubyn Baronetcy of Clowance. The fifteenth Baronet was High Sheriff of Cornwall
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from 1975 to 1976 and also served as a Deputy Lieutenant of the county.
Molesworth, later Molesworth-St Aubyn baronets, of Pencarrow (1689)
*Sir Hender Molesworth, 1st Baronet
Sir Hender Molesworth, 1st Baronet (''ca.'' 1638 – 27 July 1689), was made 1st Baronet of Pencarrow
Pencarrow ( kw, Pennkarow) is a Grade II*-listed country house in the civil parish of Egloshayle, in north Cornwall, England, United King ...
(–1689)
* Sir John Molesworth, 2nd Baronet (1635–1716)
* Sir John Molesworth, 3rd Baronet (1668–1723)
* Sir John Molesworth, 4th Baronet
Sir John Molesworth, 4th Baronet (1705–1766) of Pencarrow, Cornwall, was a British landowner and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1734 and 1761.
Molesworth was baptized on 28 February 1705, the eldest of Sir John Moleswo ...
(1705–1766)
* Sir John Molesworth, 5th Baronet
Sir John Molesworth, 5th Baronet (1729–1775) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1765 to 1775.
Molesworth was the son of Sir John Molesworth, 4th Baronet and was born on 12 March 1729. He matriculated at Balliol Col ...
(1729–1775)
* Sir William Molesworth, 6th Baronet
Sir William Molesworth, 6th Baronet (30 June 1758 – 22 February 1798) was one of the Molesworth baronets of Pencarrow, Cornwall and a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1784 and 1790.
Early life
Molesworth was the son of ...
(1758–1798)
* Sir Arscott Ourry Molesworth, 7th Baronet (1789–1823)
* Sir William Molesworth, 8th Baronet
Sir William Molesworth, 8th Baronet, (23 May 181022 October 1855) was a Radical British politician, who served in the coalition cabinet of The Earl of Aberdeen from 1853 until his death in 1855 as First Commissioner of Works and then Secret ...
(1810–1855)
* Sir Hugh Henry Molesworth, 9th Baronet (1818–1862)
* Sir Paul William Molesworth, 10th Baronet (1821–1889)
* Sir Lewis William Molesworth, 11th Baronet (1853–1912)
* Sir St Aubyn Hender Molesworth-St Aubyn, 12th Baronet (1833–1913)
* Sir Hugh Molesworth-St Aubyn, 13th Baronet (1865–1942)
* Sir John Molesworth-St Aubyn, 14th Baronet (1899–1985)
* Sir (John) Arscott Molesworth-St Aubyn, 15th Baronet (1926–1998)
* Sir William Molesworth-St Aubyn, 16th Baronet (born 1958)
The heir apparent
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to the baronetcy is Archie Hender Molesworth-St. Aubyn (born 1997), eldest son of the 16th Baronet.
Notes
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 Molesworth-St-Aubyn 1689 establishments in England Cornish Baronetage