D'Oyly baronets

Three baronetcies were created for persons with the surname D'Oyly, two in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2008.

The D'Oyly Baronetcy, of Shottisham in the County of Norfolk, was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 July 1663 for William D'Oyly, a supporter of the Royalist cause in the Civil War and Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth and Norfolk. The D'Oyly family was descended from Robert d'Ouilly, who came over to England with William the Conqueror. An ancestor of the first Baronet, Sir Henry D'Oyly (died 1564), was Sheriff of Suffolk. The second Baronet was a Teller of the Exchequer. The sixth Baronet was Member of Parliament for Ipswich. The seventh Baronet was an administrator in India and amateur artist. The ninth Baronet was a Major-General in the Bengal Army and served in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Warren Hastings D'Oyly, third son of the tenth baronet, was a vice-admiral in the Royal Navy.

The D'Oyly Baronetcy, of Chislehampton in the County of Oxford, was created in the Baronetage of England on 7 June 1666 for John D'Oyly, Member of Parliament for Woodstock. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1773.

The D'Oyly Baronetcy, of Kandy in Ceylon, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 29 August 1821 for the colonial administrator John D'Oyly. The title became extinct on his death in 1824.

D'Oyly baronets, of Shottisham (1663)

D'Oyly baronets, of Chislehampton (1666)

The D'Oyly Baronetcy, of Chislehampton in the County of Oxford, was created in the Baronetage of England on 7 June 1666 for John D'Oyly, Member of Parliament for Woodstock. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1773.[11]

No. Image Name and notes Birth Succession Death Refs.
1 Sir John D'Oyly, 1st Baronet c. 1640 1666 1709 [12]
Married once: in 1666 to Margaret Cholmeley (died 1704), daughter of Sir Richard Cholmeley of Grosmont, Yorkshire; issue with her: seven sons.
He was the eldest son of John D'Oyly of Chiselphampton, Oxfordshire, and Wantage, Berkshire, MP for Oxfordshire, by his wife Mary Shirley, daughter of Sir John Shirley of Isfield, Sussex. Probably educated at Wadham College, Oxford (matriculating in 1657). Served as Sheriff of Oxfordshire 1684-5; commissioned in the Oxfordshire Milita; MP for Woodstock 1689-90.
2 Sir John D'Oyly, 2nd Baronet c. 1670 1709 1746 [13]
Married twice: (1) in 1694-5 to Susanna Putt (died 1722), daughter of Sir Thomas Putt, 1st Baronet.

(2) before 1727 to Rebecca Carter (died c. 1746), daughter Goddard Carter of Alverscot, Oxfordshire.

Succeeded his father, being the second but eldest surviving son.
3 Sir Thomas D'Oyly, 3rd Baronet c. 1701 1746 1759 [13]
Married once: by 1737 to Mary Wotton (died c. 1780), daughter of Samuel Wotton of Englebourne, Devon.
Succeeded his father, being the third but eldest surviving son (by his first wife). He sold the Chiselhampton estate by 1748.
4 The Reverend Sir John D'Oyly, 4th Baronet c. 1702 1759 1773 [13]
Did not marry.
Succeeded his brother. He was educated at Merton College, Oxford (BA 1724) and was Rector of Cuxham, Oxfordshire, and Heston. The baronetcy became extinct upon his death.

Cokayne notes in The Complete Baronetage that a "John D'Oyly" assumed the baronetcy and died in 1781, aged 71; at which point The Annual Register recorded that it "devolves upon Mr. D'Oyly, of Adderbury West", but Cokayne disregards this and states the relationship was not clear.[13] Furthermore, some earlier histories of the Baronetcy suggested that William D'Oyly, the younger brother of the fourth Baronet, succeeded him, but Cokayne states that this was an "error".[13][nb 1] Cokayne states that he married a Miss Monk and had a son with her called James Monk D'Oyly.[13][nb 2]

D'Oyly baronets, of Kandy (1821)

Notes

  1. Burke and Burke (1838), p. 166, state that the fourth baronet was succeeded by his brother, William, who married "Miss Monk" and "with him the baronetcy is said to have become extinct, but that fact is very doubtful", while Bentham (1802), p. 404, states that William "perhaps, was brother or nephew" to the fourth baronet, without identifying him.
  2. William D'Oyly and Rebecca Monk married in 1737[14] and had a son, James Monk D'Oyly the following year.[15]

References

Citations

  1. Cokayne (1903), p. 281
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Cokayne (1903), p. 282
  3. Cokayne (1903), pp. 282-3
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Cokayne (1903), p. 283
  5. Burke (1931), p. 805
  6. Burke (1931), p. 804
  7. Burke (1931), p. 805 (stating his parentage).
  8. Montague-Smith (1963), p. 275
  9. Kidd and Williamson (1990), p. B-274
  10. Kidd and Shaw (2007), p. B-294
  11. Cokayne (1904), pp. 33-34
  12. Cokayne (1904), p. 33
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 Cokayne (1904), p. 34
  14. Family History Library, film no. 1042313
  15. Family History Library, film no. 845240

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