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There have been three Wyndham Baronetcies, all created in the Baronetage of England. All were created for descendants of Sir
John Wyndham John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris (; 10 July 1903 – 11 March 1969) was an English science fiction writer best known for his works published under the pen name John Wyndham, although he also used other combinations of his names ...
(d.1573) of
Orchard Wyndham Orchard Wyndham is a historic manor near Williton in Somerset, centred on the synonymous grade I listed manor house of Orchard Wyndham that was situated historically in the parish of Watchet and about two miles south of the parish church of ...
in the parish of
Watchet Watchet is a harbour town, civil parish and electoral ward in the county of Somerset, England, with a population in 2011 of 3,785. It is situated west of Bridgwater, north-west of Taunton, and east of Minehead. The town lies at the mouth of ...
, Somerset, by his wife Elizabeth Sydenham, daughter and co-heiress of Sir John Sydenham of Orchard Sydenham (later renamed Orchard Wyndham). He was a grandson of Sir John Wyndham (executed Tower Hill 1502/3) of
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, Norfolk, by his first wife Lady Margaret Howard, 4th daughter of
John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk (c. 142522 August 1485), was an English nobleman, soldier, politician, and the first Howard Duke of Norfolk. He was a close friend and loyal supporter of King Richard III, with whom he was slain at the Battl ...
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Wyndham baronets, of Pilsden Court, Dorset (1641)

* Sir Hugh Wyndham, 1st Baronet (died 1663). Second son of Edmund Wyndham (died 1616), of Kentsford in the parish of
Watchet Watchet is a harbour town, civil parish and electoral ward in the county of Somerset, England, with a population in 2011 of 3,785. It is situated west of Bridgwater, north-west of Taunton, and east of Minehead. The town lies at the mouth of ...
, Somerset (whose monumental brass survives in St Decuman's Church, Watchet), 2nd son of Sir
John Wyndham John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris (; 10 July 1903 – 11 March 1969) was an English science fiction writer best known for his works published under the pen name John Wyndham, although he also used other combinations of his names ...
(d.1573) of
Orchard Wyndham Orchard Wyndham is a historic manor near Williton in Somerset, centred on the synonymous grade I listed manor house of Orchard Wyndham that was situated historically in the parish of Watchet and about two miles south of the parish church of ...
in the parish of Watchet, by his wife Elizabeth Sydenham, daughter and co-heiress of Sir John Sydenham of Orchard Sydenham (later renamed Orchard Wyndham).


Wyndham baronets, of Orchard Wyndham (1661)

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Earl of Egremont Earl of Egremont was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1749, along with the subsidiary title Baron of Cockermouth, in Cumberland, for Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset, with remainder to his nephews Sir Charles Wy ...
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Wyndham baronets, of Trent, Somerset (1673)

The manor of
Trent Trent may refer to: Places Italy * Trento in northern Italy, site of the Council of Trent United Kingdom * Trent, Dorset, England, United Kingdom Germany * Trent, Germany, a municipality on the island of Rügen United States * Trent, California, ...
was formerly in Somerset, now in Dorset. *
Sir Francis Wyndham, 1st Baronet Sir Francis Wyndham, 1st Baronet (c. 1612 – 15 July 1676) of Trent, Dorset was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England at various times from 1640 until his death in 1676. During the First English Civil ...
( – 15 July 1676). 5th son of Sir Thomas Wyndham of Kentsford, Watchet, Somerset (elder brother of Sir Hugh Wyndham, 1st Baronet (died 1663) of Pilsden) by his wife Elizabeth Coningsby, daughter of Richard Coningsby, MP for Minehead, Somerset (1640) and twice for
Milborne Port Milborne Port is a village, electoral ward and civil parish in Somerset, England, east of Sherborne, and in the South Somerset district. It has a population of 2,802. The parish includes the hamlets of Milborne Wick and Kingsbury Regis. The vil ...
, Somerset (1660, 1661–76). He married Anne Gerard, a daughter and co-heiress of Thomas Gerard of Trent in Somerset (now Dorset). He sheltered King Charles II at Trent for several weeks following the Royalist defeat at the
Battle of Worcester The Battle of Worcester took place on 3 September 1651 in and around the city of Worcester, England and was the last major battle of the 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms. A Parliamentarian army of around 28,000 under Oliver Cromwell d ...
in 1651."Wyndham Francis"
History of Parliament Online. *Sir Thomas Wyndham, 2nd Baronet ( – 1693), 2nd son, MP for Ilchester. * Sir Francis Wyndham, 3rd Baronet ( – 22 March 1716) *Sir Francis Wyndham, 4th Baronet ({{circa, 1707 – 16 April 1719)


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Wyndham 1641 establishments in England