The Wakeley Baronetcy, of

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in the County of Southampton, is a title in the

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. It was created on 30 June 1952 for Cecil Wakeley, 1st Baronet,

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, CB (5 May 1892 – 5 June 1979), President of the

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. He married Elizabeth Muriel Nicholson-Smith. Their eldest son, John Wakeley (1926–2012), who married June Leney, daughter of Donald Frank Leney, became second baronet in 1979. The title is now held by their eldest son, Sir Nicholas Wakeley, 3rd baronet, married to Sarah Ann Robinson. Sarah Ann Robinson is the daughter of Air Vice Marshal Brian Lewis Robinson. John Wakeley's daughter is the fashion designer

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Wakeley baronets, of Liss (1952)

* Sir Cecil Pembry Grey Wakeley, 1st Baronet (1892–1979) *

Sir John Cecil Nicholson Wakeley, 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 ...

(1926–2012) *

Sir Nicholas Jeremy Wakeley, 3rd 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 ...

(born 1957) The heir apparent is the present holder's son Jonathan Josiah Wakeley.

Citations

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References

Sources

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. *{{Rayment-bt, date=March 2012 Wakeley