Bowyer Baronets

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There have been five separate creations of the Bowyer Baronets, three of these are now extinct, and the remaining two have been united in one holder.

1 Bowyer Baronets of Leighthorne, Sussex (1627)
2 Bowyer Baronets of Denham Court, Buckinghamshire (1660)
3 Bowyer Baronets of Knipersley, Staffordshire (1660)
4 Bowyer Baronets of Weston Underwood, Buckinghamshire (1933)
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[edit] Bowyer Baronets of Leighthorne, Sussex (1627)

The Bowyer Baronet of Leigthorne, Sussex is a title in the Baronetage of England created in 1627.

Sir Thomas Bowyer, 1st Baronet (1586-1650)
Sir Thomas Bowyer, 2nd Baronet (1609-1659)
Sir James Bowyer, 3rd Baronet (1644-1680)
Extinct on his death

[edit] Bowyer Baronets of Denham Court, Buckinghamshire (1660)

The Bowyer Baronet of Denham Court, Buckinghamshire is a title in the Baronetage of England created in 1660. The fifth Baronet was further created a "Baronet of Radley" in the Baronetage of Great Britain in 1794. This baronetcy remained united with the 1660 baronetcy until the death of the 9th Baronet in 1950 when it became extinct.

Sir William Bowyer, 1st Baronet (1612-1679)
Sir William Bowyer, 2nd Baronet (1639-1722)
Sir William Bowyer, 3rd Baronet (1710-1767)
Sir William Bowyer, 4th Baronet (1736-1799)
Sir George Bowyer, 5th Baronet (and 1st Baronet) (1739-1799)
Sir George Bowyer, 6th Baronet (and 2nd Baronet) (1783-1860)
Sir George Bowyer, 7th Baronet (and 3rd Baronet) (1811-1883) - Catholic Encyclopedia article
Sir William Bowyer, 8th Baronet (and 4th Baronet) (1812-1893)
Sir George Henry Bowyer, 9th Baronet (and 5th Baronet) (1870-1950)
Sir Bertram Stanley Mitford Bowyer, 10th Baronet (previously inherited the Barony of Denham in 1948) (born 1927)
See Baron Denham for further succession.

[edit] Bowyer Baronets of Knipersley, Staffordshire (1660)

The Bowyer Baronet of Knipersley, Staffordshire is a title in the Baronetage of England created in 1660.

Sir John Bowyer, 1st Baronet (1623-1666)
Sir John Bowyer, 2nd Baronet (1653-1691)
Sir John Bowyer, 3rd Baronet (1672-1701)
Sir William Bowyer, 4th Baronet (1654-1702)
Extinct on his death

[edit] Bowyer Baronets of Weston Underwood, Buckinghamshire (1933)

The Bowyer Baronet of Weston Underwood, Buckinghamshire is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom created in 1933.

Sir George Edward Wentworth Bowyer, 1st Baronet (1886-1948)
The 1st Baronet was later created Baron Denham, with which title the Baronetcy remains united.