Wakeman Baronets
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There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Wakeman, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.
The Wakeman Baronetcy, of Beckford in the County of Gloucester, was created in the Baronetage of England on 15 February 1661 for George Wakeman. However, the patent was never sealed. The title became extinct on Wakeman's death in c. 1690.
The Wakeman Baronetcy, of Perdiswell Hall in the County of Worcester, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 20 February 1828 for Henry Wakeman, a landowner and member of the Honourable East India Company Civil Service and son of Thomas Wakeman, Mayor of Worcester in 1761.. He built Perdiswell Hall in 1788 and married Sarah Offley of Shropshire
. The third Baronet sold Perdiswell and in 1892 built Yeaton Peverey House, near Shrewsbury
, Shropshire. The fourth Baronet was a member of the London County Council
from 1922 to 1925, High Sheriff
of Shropshire in 1934 and Chairman of the Shropshire County Council from 1943 to 1963. The baronetcy became extinct on the death of the sixth Baronet in 2008.
The Wakeman Baronetcy, of Beckford in the County of Gloucester, was created in the Baronetage of England on 15 February 1661 for George Wakeman. However, the patent was never sealed. The title became extinct on Wakeman's death in c. 1690.
The Wakeman Baronetcy, of Perdiswell Hall in the County of Worcester, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 20 February 1828 for Henry Wakeman, a landowner and member of the Honourable East India Company Civil Service and son of Thomas Wakeman, Mayor of Worcester in 1761.. He built Perdiswell Hall in 1788 and married Sarah Offley of Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
. The third Baronet sold Perdiswell and in 1892 built Yeaton Peverey House, near Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Lying on the River Severn, it is a civil parish home to some 70,000 inhabitants, and is the primary settlement and headquarters of Shropshire Council...
, Shropshire. The fourth Baronet was a member of the London County Council
London County Council
London County Council was the principal local government body for the County of London, throughout its 1889–1965 existence, and the first London-wide general municipal authority to be directly elected. It covered the area today known as Inner London and was replaced by the Greater London Council...
from 1922 to 1925, High Sheriff
High Sheriff
A high sheriff is, or was, a law enforcement officer in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.In England and Wales, the office is unpaid and partly ceremonial, appointed by the Crown through a warrant from the Privy Council. In Cornwall, the High Sheriff is appointed by the Duke of...
of Shropshire in 1934 and Chairman of the Shropshire County Council from 1943 to 1963. The baronetcy became extinct on the death of the sixth Baronet in 2008.
Wakeman Baronets, of Perdiswell Hall (1828)
- Sir Henry Wakeman, 1st Baronet (1753-1831)
- Sir Offley Penbury Wakeman, 2nd Baronet (1799-1858)
- Sir Offley Wakeman, 3rd Baronet (1850-1929)
- Sir Offley Wakeman, 4th Baronet (1887-1975)
- Sir (Offley) David Wakeman, 5th Baronet (1922-1991)
- Sir Edward Offley Bertram Wakeman, 6th Baronet (1934-2008)