There have been two Wray Baronetcies, both created 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 ...

. The first was created on 25 November 1611 for William Wray of

Glentworth, Lincolnshire Glentworth is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the parish (including Caenby Corner) was 323 at the 2011 census. It is situated approximately north from the centre of the city ...

, and became extinct upon the death of the 15th Baronet in 1809.George Edward Cokayne ''Complete Baronetage Volume 1'' 1900
/ref> The second was created on 27 June 1660 for William Wray of

Ashby, Lincolnshire Ashby is a suburb of Scunthorpe in Lincolnshire, England. The population of the suburb is included in the Brumby ward of the North Lincolnshire Unitary Authority. Education Grange Lane Junior School is located under the shadow of the Corus stee ...

.George Edward Cokayne ''Complete Baronetage, Volume 3''
/ref> He was the grandson of the 1st Baronet of Glentworth, and his son, Christopher Wray, inherited the 1660 baronetcy in 1669 and the 1611 baronetcy, as the 6th Baronet, in 1672. The 1660 creation became extinct upon the death of Sir William Wray, 7th Baronet of Glentworth and 2nd Baronet of Ashby, in about 1687.

Wray of Glentworth, Lincolnshire (1611)

* Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet ( – 13 August 1617) *

Sir John Wray, 2nd Baronet Sir John Wray, 2nd Baronet (27 November 1586 – 31 December 1655) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1648. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War. Life Wray was the ...

(27 November 1586 – 31 December 1655) *

Sir John Wray, 3rd Baronet Sir John Wray, 3rd Baronet (21 September 1619 – October 1664) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons in 1654. Wray was the son of Sir John Wray, 2nd Baronet and his wife Grisella Bethell, daughte ...

(21 September 1619 – 29 October 1664) *Sir Christopher Wray, 4th Baronet (29 March 1621 – 25 November 1664) *Sir Bethell Wray, 5th Baronet (30 January 1633 – 19 February 1672) *

Sir Christopher Wray, 6th Baronet Sir Christopher Wray, 2nd and 6th Baronet (1652–1679) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1675 to 1679. Wray was the eldest son of Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet, of Ashby and his wife Olympia Tufton, daughter of Sir ...

(10 February 1652 – 31 August 1679) (succeeded as 2nd Baronet of the 1660 creation in 1669) *Sir William Wray, 7th Baronet (died ) (1660 creation extinct on his death) *Sir Baptist Edward Wray, 8th Baronet (died ) * Sir Drury Wray, 9th Baronet (29 July 1633 – 30 October 1710) *Sir Christopher Wray, 10th Baronet (before 1672 – 21 November 1710) *Sir Cecil Wray, 11th Baronet (c.1678 – 9 May 1736)

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, 1715 *Sir John Wray, 12th Baronet (24 October 1689 – 26 January 1752) *

Sir Cecil Wray, 13th Baronet Sir Cecil Wray, 13th Baronet (3 September 1734 – 10 January 1805) was an English landowner and politician, and one of the Wray baronets. Life Wray was born into an old Lincolnshire family as the eldest and only surviving son of Sir John Wray, ...

(3 September 1734 – 10 January 1805) *Sir William Ullithorne Wray, 14th Baronet (August 1721 – 9 August 1808) *Sir William James Wray, 15th Baronet ( – 27 August 1809)

Wray of Ashby, Lincolnshire (1660)

* Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet (c. 1626 – 17 October 1669) * Sir Christopher Wray, 2nd and 6th Baronet (10 February 1652 – 31 August 1679) *Sir William Wray, 3rd and 7th Baronet (died c.1687)

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{{s-end Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England 1611 establishments in England

Wray of Glentworth, Lincolnshire (1611)

Wray of Ashby, Lincolnshire (1660)

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