There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Lake, 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 one in the

Baronetage of Great Britain 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 ...

. As of 2014 one creation is extant. The Lake Baronetcy, of Carnow in the County of Wicklow, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 10 July 1661 for Edward Lake, Chancellor of the Diocese of Lincoln and Advocate-General of Ireland. The title became extinct on his death in 1674. The Lake Baronetcy, of Edmonton in the County of Middlesex, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 17 October 1711 for

Bibye Lake Sir Bibye Lake, 1st Baronet (c. 1684 – 1744) was an English lawyer and aristocrat. He was one of the Lake baronets. He was the only son of Thomas Lake (9 February 1656 – 22 May 1711), a Boston, Lincolnshire, Boston-born English-educated lawyer ...

, Sub-Governor of the African Company. He was the great-nephew and heir of Sir Edward Lake of Carnow. For his services to

Charles I Charles I may refer to: Kings and emperors * Charlemagne (742–814), numbered Charles I in the lists of Holy Roman Emperors and French kings * Charles I of Anjou (1226–1285), also king of Albania, Jerusalem, Naples and Sicily * Charles I of ...

, Sir Edward was given a warrant of a baronetcy in 1643 with a remainder to his heirs male, but the warrant was never sealed. Bibye Lake put his claim to the

Earl of Oxford Earl of Oxford is a dormant title in the Peerage of England, first created for Aubrey de Vere by the Empress Matilda in 1141. His family was to hold the title for more than five and a half centuries, until the death of the 20th Earl in 1703. ...

who decided that the grant had been lost. However, in line with what would have happened, if the warrant had been sealed, a baronetcy was conferred on Sir Edward's great-nephew and heir, Bibye Lake, and

Anne, Queen of Great Britain Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714) was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland from 8 March 1702 until 1 May 1707. On 1 May 1707, under the Acts of Union, the kingdoms of England and Scotland united as a single sovereign state known as ...

, had a new patent issued. The baronetcy was passed onto the eldest son for many generations, and this came to an end when Atwell King Lake, the 6th baronet, died on 15 July 1897 without having had children. James Samuel Lake, the 5th baronet, had two younger brothers whose descendants would inherit the baronetcy: Capt. Edward Lake (1807–1864) and Sir

Henry Atwell Lake Sir Henry Atwell Lake (25 December 1808 – 17 August 1881) was a colonel of the Royal Engineers in England. Lake was the third son of Sir James Samuel William Lake, 4th Baronet, by his marriage with Maria, daughter of Samuel Turner. He was bo ...

(1808–1881). The baronetcy was passed from the 6th baronet to St Vincent Atwell Lake, a son of his brother, St Vincent David Lake. The baronetcy was then passed to his uncle, Arthur Johnstone Lake, a son of Capt. Edward Lake. The baronetcy was then passed to his nephew, Atwell Henry Lake, a grandson of Sir Henry Atwell Lake. He was succeeded by his son, Sir (Atwell) Graham Lake, 10th Baronet (1923–2013).

Lake baronets, of Carnow (1661)

Sir Edward Lake, 1st Baronet Sir Edward Lake, 1st Baronet (1600 - 18 July 1674) was an eminent Lawyer who became Advocate general of Ireland. He was a Royalist, badly wounded in the Battle of Edgehill, and was the first of the Lake baronets. Sir Edward also became Chancellor ...

(–1674)

Lake baronets, of Edmonton (1711)

* Sir Bibye Lake, 1st Baronet (1684–1744) *

Sir Atwell Lake, 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 p ...

(1713–1760) * Sir James Winter Lake, 3rd Baronet (–1807) * Sir James Samuel William Lake, 4th Baronet (–1832) * Sir James Samuel Lake, 5th Baronet (1805–1846) * Sir Atwell King Lake, 6th Baronet (1834–1897) * Sir St Vincent Atwell Lake, 7th Baronet (1862–1916) * Sir Arthur Johnstone Lake, 8th Baronet (1849–1924) * Sir Atwell Henry Lake, 9th Baronet (1891–1972) * Sir (Atwell) Graham Lake, 10th Baronet (1923–2013) *

Sir Edward Geoffrey Lake, 11th 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 p ...

(born 1928) The

heir apparent An heir apparent, often shortened to heir, is a person who is first in an order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person; a person who is first in the order of succession but can be displaced by the b ...

is the present holder's only son, Mark Winter Lake (born 1968).

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External links

Sir Edward Lake's Interview with Charles I
Baronetcies in the Baronetage of Great Britain Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of Ireland 1661 establishments in Ireland 1711 establishments in Great Britain