The Tancred, later Lawson-Tancred Baronetcy, of Boroughbridge in the County of York, is a title in the
Baronetage of England
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Baronetage of England (1611–1705)
King James I ...
. It was created on 17 November 1662 for Thomas Tancred. He was a descendant of Richard Tankard, who shortly after the
Norman Conquest
The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, Breton, Flemish, and French troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conque ...
owned lands at
Boroughbridge
Boroughbridge () is a town and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is north-west of the county town of York. Until a bypass was built the town lay on the mai ...
in
Yorkshire
Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a Historic counties of England, historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other Eng ...
, where the family remains.
Tancred, later Lawson-Tancred baronets, of Boroughbridge (1662)
*Sir Thomas Tancred, 1st Baronet (died 1663)
*Sir William Tancred, 2nd Baronet (1625–1703)
*Sir Thomas Tancred, 3rd Baronet (1665–1744)
*Sir Thomas Tancred, 4th Baronet (died 1759)
*Sir Thomas Tancred, 5th Baronet (1755–1784)
*Sir Thomas Tancred, 6th Baronet (1780–1844)
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Sir Thomas Tancred, 7th Baronet (1808–1880)
*Sir Thomas Selby Tancred, 8th Baronet (1840–1910)
*Sir Thomas Selby Lawson-Tancred, 9th Baronet (1870–1945)
*Sir Henry Lawson-Tancred, 10th Baronet (1924–2010)
*Sir Andrew Peter Lawson-Tancred, 11th Baronet (born 1952)
The heir apparent to the baronetcy is Thomas Alexander Claude Lawson-Tancred (born on 17 June 2006)
Sir Thomas Selby Lawson-Tancred, 9th Baronet
Lawson-Tancred married (later Dame) Margery Ellinor, eldest daughter and co-heir of Andrew Sherlock Lawson, younger brother of
Sir John Grant Lawson, 1st Baronet (see
Lawson baronets). In 1914 he assumed by
deed poll
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Et ...
the additional surname of Lawson. He died before her but his free-to-distribute assets were probated at , rounded, in 1946.
[https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk Calendar of Probates and Administrations]
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
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Lawson-Tancred
1662 establishments in England