Winnington baronets

Winnington baronets
Escutcheon of the Winnington baronets of Stanford Court
Creation date1755
Statusextant
SeatStanford Court
Stanford Court, Stanford on Teme, Worcestershire.

The Winnington baronetcy, of Stanford Court in the County of Worcester, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain.

History

Sir Francis Winnington (1634–1700) Solicitor-General to King Charles II, acquired the family seat of Stanford Court, Stanford on Teme, Worcestershire through his marriage to Elizabeth, third and youngest sister and coheir of Edward Salwey.

The baronetage was created on 15 February 1755 for Edward Winnington (great-grandson of Sir Francis), subsequently Member of Parliament for Bewdley.

The 2nd Baronet represented Droitwich in the House of Commons and the 3rd Baronet Droitwich, Worcestershire and Bewdley. The 4th Baronet sat as Liberal Member of Parliament for Bewdley. The 5th Baronet was High Sheriff of Worcestershire in 1894.

The 7th Baronet was High Sheriff of Worcestershire in 2015.

Winnington baronets, of Stanford Court (1755)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son Edward Alan Winnington (born 1987).

Extended family

Charles William Winnington-Ingram (1850–1923), grandson of the Reverend Edward Winnington-Ingram, second son of the 2nd Baronet, was a Rear-Admiral in the Royal Navy. His son Reginald Pepys Winnington-Ingram was Professor of Greek at King's College, London. Herbert Frederick Winnington-Ingram, youngest son of the aforementioned Reverend Edward Winnington-Ingram, second son of the 2nd Baronet, was also a Rear-Admiral in the Royal Navy.

Another grandson of the Reverend Edward Winnington-Ingram was Arthur Winnington-Ingram, Bishop of London from 1901 to 1939. His younger brother Edward and his nephew (Edward's son) Arthur were both priests who became Archdeacons of Hereford.

Notes

  1. ↑ Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. London: Debrett's Peerage. 2000. p. B1125. ISBN 033354577X.
  2. ↑ Courtney 1900, p. 179.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Cokayne, George Edward (1906). Complete Baronetage. Vol. V. Exeter: W. Pollard & Co., Ltd. p. 275.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage (99th ed.). London: Burke's Peerage Ltd. and Shaw Publishing. 1949. pp. 1159–1160.
  5. 1 2 3 "Winnington, Sir Anthony (Edward)". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 27 December 2021. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  6. ↑ "High Sheriff – Worcestershire". High Sheriffs Association of England and Wales 2015-16. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "Winnington, Sir Francis Salwey". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 27 December 2021. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  8. ↑ "Winnington, Sir Francis Salwey William". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 27 December 2021. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  9. ↑ "Winnington-Ingram, Ven. Arthur John". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2008 (December 2007 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 4 June 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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