There have been three baronetcies created for persons with the surname Style, one in the

Baronetage of Ireland 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) James I of E ...

and two in the

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. Two of the creations were in favour of the same person. As of 2014 one creation is extant. The Style Baronetcy was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 13 September 1624 for Humphry Style. On 20 May 1627 he was created a Baronet, of Beckenham in the County of Kent, in the Baronetage of England. Both titles became extinct on his death in 1659. The Style Baronetcy, of

Wateringbury Wateringbury is a village and civil parish near the town of Maidstone in Kent, England. The Wateringbury Stream flows into the River Medway just above Bow Bridge. It formerly powered three watermills in the village, one of which survives. The ...

in the County of Kent, was created in the baronetage of England on 21 April 1627 for Thomas Style. He served as

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in 1634. The second baronet sat as

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for

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in 1659. The fourth baronet was high sheriff in 1710 and briefly represented

Bramber Bramber is a former manor, village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It has a ruined mediaeval castle which was the ''caput'' of a large feudal barony. Bramber is located on the northern edge of the South Downs ...

in the

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in 1715. The eighth baronet was member of parliament for

Scarborough Scarborough or Scarboro may refer to: People * Scarborough (surname) * Earl of Scarbrough Places Australia * Scarborough, Western Australia, suburb of Perth * Scarborough, New South Wales, suburb of Wollongong * Scarborough, Queensland, su ...

. Two other members of the family may also be mentioned. William Style, second son of Reverend Robert Style, second son of the fourth baronet, was a

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in the

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. Rodney Charles Style (1863–1957), fourth son of the ninth Baronet, was a

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in the

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. The family seat was Glenmore, near

Stranorlar Stranorlar () is a town, townland and civil parish in the Finn Valley of County Donegal, in Ireland. Stranorlar and Ballybofey (located on the other side of the River Finn) form ''the Twin Towns''. Transport The town is located at the junctio ...

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Style baronets (1624)

Blazon of Style Baronets of Langley (1624)

Sir Humphrey Style, 1st Baronet Sir Humphrey Style, 1st Baronet (–1659) of Beckenham, Kent was a courtier to kings James I and Charles I of England. Biography Humphrey was the son of William Style of Langley, Beckenham, Kent (grandson of Sir Humphrey Style, Esquire of the ...

(–1659)

Style baronets, of Wateringbury (1627)

* Sir Thomas Style, 1st Baronet (1587–1637) *

Sir Thomas Style, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Style, 2nd Baronet (1624–1702) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1656 and 1659. Style was the son of Sir Thomas Style, 1st Baronet of Wateringbury, Kent and his wife Elizabeth Foulkes daughter of Robe ...

(1624–1702) * Sir Oliver Style, 3rd Baronet (–1703) *

Sir Thomas Style, 4th Baronet Sir Thomas Style, 4th Baronet (c. 1685–1769), was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons for a short time in 1715. Style was the son of Sir Thomas Style, 2nd Baronet of Wateringbury and his second wife Margaret ...

(died 1769) * Sir Charles Style, 5th Baronet (died 1774) * Sir Charles Style, 6th Baronet (died 1804) * Sir Thomas Style, 7th Baronet (died 1813) * Sir Thomas Charles Style, 8th Baronet (1797–1879) * Sir William Henry Marsham Style, 9th Baronet (1826–1904) * Sir Frederick Montague Style, 10th Baronet (1857–1930) * Sir William Frederick Style, 11th Baronet (1887–1943) *

Sir William Montague Style, 12th 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 ...

(1916–1981) * Sir William Frederick Style, 13th Baronet (born 1945) The

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is the present holder's only son (William) Colin Style (born 1995).

Style baronets, of Beckenham (1627)

*''see the 1624 creation above''

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Style baronets, of Wateringbury (1627)

Style baronets, of Beckenham (1627)

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