The Wolstenholme Baronetcy, of London, was a title in the
Baronetage of England. It was created on 10 January 1665 for
John Wolstenholme, who had previously represented
West Looe
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Etymology
The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some R ...
,
Newport and
Queenborough
Queenborough is a town on the Isle of Sheppey in the Swale borough of Kent in South East England.
Queenborough is south of Sheerness. It grew as a port near the Thames Estuary at the westward entrance to the Swale where it joins the R ...
in Parliament.
He had been heavily fined by the Parliamentarians for supporting the Royal cause during the
Civil War
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The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...
. The third Baronet sat as
Member of Parliament
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for
Middlesex
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. The title became extinct on the death of the seventh Baronet in 1762.
Wolstenholme baronets, of London (1665)
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Sir John Wolstenholme, 1st Baronet
Sir John Wolstenholme, 1st Baronet (died 1670) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.
Biography
Wolstenholme was the son of Sir John Wolstenholme (died 1639) an ...
(–1670)
**John Wolstenholme
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Sir Thomas Wolstenholme, 2nd Baronet
Sir Thomas Wolstenholme, 2nd Baronet (c. 1622–1691) was an English baronet.
The Wolstenholme family acquired wealth and social position in Middlesex through service in the customs office. The second baronet built Minchington Hall in Southgat ...
(–1691)
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Sir John Wolstenholme, 3rd Baronet (1649–1709)
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Sir Nicholas Wolstenholme, 4th Baronet (1676–1717)
*Sir William Wolstenholme, 5th Baronet (1689–1724)
*Sir Thomas Wolstenholme, 6th Baronet (c. 1660–1738)
*Sir Francis Wolstenholme, 7th Baronet (died 1762)
References
Burke, John. ''A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England'', p. 578.
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Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England