There have been three baronetcies created for descendants of the ancient

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family of

Molyneux Molyneux (; Old French: ''De Molines'' or ''De Moulins'') is a French surname. The surname has been linked primarily to a large French family that settled in Lancashire, England. By the 14th century the Molyneux family had split into three mai ...

who were granted extensive estates in

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after the

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. The baronetcy of Molyneux of Sefton was created in the

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on 22 May 1611 for Richard Molyneux,

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for

on three occasions 1584 to 1611. Successors were raised to the

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and

Earl of Sefton Earl of Sefton was a title in the Peerage of Ireland created in 1771 for the 8th Viscount Molyneux. The Earls of Sefton held the subsidiary titles Viscount Molyneux, of Maryborough in the Queen's County (created 1628), in the Peerage of Ire ...

. The baronetcy of Molyneux of Teversall was created in the baronetage of England on 29 June 1611 for John Molyneux, of a junior branch of the family. Their seat at

Teversal Teversal is a small village in the Ashfield district of Nottinghamshire, England, west of Mansfield, close to Sutton-in-Ashfield and the boundary with Derbyshire. Former names include ''Tevershalt'', ''Teversholt'', ''Tyversholtee'', ''Teve ...

, near Mansfield, Nottinghamshire came into the family via the 16th-century marriage of Francis Molyneux to the Teversall heiress, Elizabeth Greenhalgh, and later the Wellow estate, also in Nottinghamshire, devolved upon Sir William Molyneux, 6th Baronet, through his marriage to Anne Challand. This baronetcy became extinct on his only son's death in 1812, the unmarried 7th Baronet, when these Molyneux estates passed to his sister and heir Juliana Molyneux (1749–1808) who married Henry Howard, of Glossop (1713–1787),www.glossopheritage.co.uk
/ref> a descendant of the 22nd Earl of Arundel: their eldest son succeeded as 12th Duke of Norfolk and their second son,

Lord Henry Thomas Howard-Molyneux-Howard Lord Henry Thomas Howard-Molyneux-Howard (7 October 1766 – 17 June 1824), known as Henry Howard until 1812, and as Henry Molyneux-Howard until 1817, was a British gentleman who served as Deputy Earl Marshal in the latter part of the reign of Ge ...

(1766–1824), had a daughter, Henrietta Anna, who married

Henry John George Herbert, 3rd Earl of Carnarvon Henry John George Herbert, 3rd Earl of Carnarvon, FRS (8 June 1800 – 10 December 1849), styled Lord Porchester from 1811 to 1833, was a British writer, traveller, nobleman, and politician. Background and education Herbert was born in London ...

, whose eldest son, the 4th Earl, was

Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon, (24 June 1831 – 29 June 1890), known as Lord Porchester from 1833 to 1849, was a British politician and a leading member of the Conservative Party. He was twice Secretary of State for the ...

starting a tradition for the Herberts to pass on Molyneux as a middle name. A third baronetcy namely Molyneux of Castle Dillon, County Armagh was created in the

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on 4 July 1730 for Thomas Molyneux, a distinguished doctor. His family, who are first recorded in

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around 1530, settled in Ireland about 1576. BaronetUK

Molyneux of Sefton, Lancashire (1611)

Sir Richard Molyneux, 1st Baronet Sir Richard Molyneux, 1st Baronet (1560–1622) was a member of parliament for Lancashire, Mayor of Liverpool and Receiver-General of the Duchy of Lancaster. Life Molyneux was the son of William Molyneux and his wife Bridget Caryll. His grandfath ...

(1560–1622) *

Sir Richard Molyneux, 2nd Baronet Richard Molyneux, 1st Viscount Molyneux (1594–1636) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1629. Biography Molyneux was the son of Sir Richard Molyneux, 1st Baronet of Sefton and his wife Fr ...

(created Viscount Molyneux in 1628) * For further succession ''see''

:''Extinct on the death of the 7th and last Earl of Sefton''

Molyneux of Teversall, Nottinghamshire (1611)

Sir John Molyneux, 1st Baronet Sir John Molyneux of Teversal ( fl. 1611-1640), High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire. Molyneux was the son of Thomas Molyneux (d. 1597) and Alice Cranmer of Aslockton, daughter of Thomas Cranmer, a great-nephew of Archbishop Thomas Cranmer. After the ...

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1610 and 1612 *

Sir Francis Molyneux, 2nd 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 ...

(1602–1674) *

Sir John Molyneux, 3rd Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English language, 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 i ...

(1625–1674) *

Sir Francis Molyneux, 4th 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 ...

(1656–1742) Member of Parliament for

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1693–1700 and for

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1701–05 * Sir Charles Molyneux, 5th Baronet (died 1764), High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire 1746 (''succeeded by his brother'') * Sir William Molyneux, 6th Baronet (died 1781), High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire 1737 *

Sir Francis Molyneux, 7th Baronet Sir Francis Molyneux, 7th Baronet (1738–1812) was a courtier who became Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod. Career Born the son of Sir William Molyneux, 6th Baronet and educated at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield, Francis Molyneux was ...

(died 1812),

Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod Black Rod (officially known as the Lady Usher of the Black Rod or, if male, the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod) is an official in the parliaments of several Commonwealth countries. The position originates in the House of Lords of the Parliam ...

1765 * Sir Darcy Molyneux, 8th Baronet (died 1816). The line became extinct after the 8th Baronet.

Molyneux of Castle Dillon, County Armagh (1730)

* Sir Thomas Molyneux, 1st Baronet (1661–1733) * Sir Daniel Molyneux, 2nd Baronet *

Sir Capel Molyneux, 3rd Baronet Sir Capel Molyneux, 3rd Baronet PC (Ire) (1717 – August 1797) was an Irish politician. Early life Capel was the son of Sir Thomas Molyneux, 1st Baronet and his second wife Catherine Howard, daughter of Professor Ralph Howard. In 1738 he succ ...

, PC (1717–1797) *

Sir Capel Molyneux, 4th 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 ...

* Sir Thomas Molyneux, 5th Baronet * Sir George King Adlercron Molyneux, 6th Baronet * Sir Capel Molyneux, 7th Baronet * Sir John William Henry Molyneux, 8th Baronet * Sir John Charles Molyneux, 9th Baronet * Sir Ernest Molyneux, 10th Baronet (died 1940) :''Extinct on the 10th baronet's death''

Citations

Notes

* ''A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England Ireland and Scotland'' 2nd Edition (1844) John and John Bernard Burke. p. 360 Google Books
Journal of the Craigavon Historical Society 1996/97

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