The Gage, later Rokewode-Gage Baronetcy, of Hengrave in the County of

Suffolk Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowes ...

, was a title in the

Baronetage of England Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611–1705) King James I ...

. It was created on 15 July 1662 for Edward Gage. The eighth Baronet assumed in 1843 by Royal licence the additional surname of Rokewode in compliance with the will of his uncle,

John Gage Rokewode John Gage Rokewode (13 September 1786 – 14 October 1842 at Claughton Hall, Lancashire) was a historian and antiquarian. Life He was the fourth son of Sir Thomas Gage of Hengrave, Suffolk and took the name Rokewode in 1838 when he succeede ...

. The title became extinct on the death of the ninth Baronet in 1872.

Gage, later Rokewode-Gage baronets, of Hengrave (1662)

Sir Edward Gage, 1st Baronet Sir Edward Gage, 1st Baronet (c.1626 – January 1707) was an English baronet. Gage was born at Firle, East Sussex, the third son of Sir John Gage, 1st Baronet and Penelope Darcy. He was the grandson of Thomas Darcy, 1st Earl Rivers. From his moth ...

(–1707) *

Sir William Gage, 2nd Baronet Sir William Gage, 2nd Baronet of Hengrave (c. 1650–1727) was an English baronet. He is credited with providing the " greengages", which he introduced to Hengrave Hall from Paris. He was also involved with negotiating with Henry Ashley Jr as rega ...

(c. 1651–1727) *Sir Thomas Gage, 3rd Baronet (c. 1710–1741) *Sir William Gage, 4th Baronet (c. 1712–1767) *Sir Thomas Rookwood Gage, 5th Baronet (c. 1720–1796) *Sir Thomas Gage, 6th Baronet (c. 1752–1798) * Sir Thomas Gage, 7th Baronet (1781–1820) * Sir Thomas Rokewode-Gage, 8th Baronet (1810–1866) *Sir Edward Rokewode-Gage, 9th Baronet (1812–1872)

References

''The London Gazette''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rokewode-Gage Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England