Williams Baronets
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Williams-Bulkeley Baronets
The Williams, later Williams-Bulkeley Baronetcy, of Penrhyn in the County of Caernarvon, is a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 17 June 1661 for Griffith Williams. He had already been granted a baronetcy by Oliver Cromwell in 1658. The second Baronet represented both ...
, Williams-Drummond Baronets
Williams-Drummond Baronets
The Drummond, later Williams-Drummond Baronetcy, of Hawthornden in the City of Edinburgh, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 27 February 1828 for John Forbes Drummond. The third Baronet assumed the additional surname of Williams. The fourth Baronet served as Lord...
, Williams-Wynn Baronets
Williams-Wynn Baronets
The Williams-Wynn Baronetcy, of Gray's Inn in the County of Middlesex in the Baronetage of England, and of Bodelwyddan in the County of Flint in the Baronetage of Great Britain, are two titles held jointly since 1880.- Creation :...
and Rhys-Williams Baronets
Rhys-Williams Baronets
The Williams, later Rhys-Williams Baronetcy, of Miskin in the Parish of Llantrisant in the County of Glamorgan, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1918 for Rhys Williams, Member of Parliament for Banbury from 1918 to 1922. He assumed in 1938 by deed poll the...
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The Williams Baronetcy, of Vaynol in the County of Carnarvon
Caernarfonshire
Caernarfonshire , historically spelled as Caernarvonshire or Carnarvonshire in English during its existence, was one of the thirteen historic counties, a vice-county and a former administrative county of Wales....
, was created in the Baronetage of England on 15 June 1622 for William Williams. The sixth Baronet represented Caernarvonshire
Caernarvonshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Caernarvonshire was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885 and from 1918 until 1950. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post...
in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
. On his death in 1696 the title became extinct.
The Williams Baronetcy, of Marnhull in the County of Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
, was created in the Baronetage of England on 19 April 1642 for Edmund Williams. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1680.
The William Baronetcy, of Minster in the County of Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, was created in the Baronetage of England on 22 April 1642 for John Williams. The title became extinct on his death in 1669.
The Williams Baronetcy, of Llangibby
Llangibby
Llangibby can refer to:*Llangybi, Monmouthshire , a town in Wales.Ships named after this town, or its castle:*Llangibby *MV Llangibby Castle...
in the County of Monmouth
Monmouthshire (historic)
Monmouthshire , also known as the County of Monmouth , is one of thirteen ancient counties of Wales and a former administrative county....
, was created in the Baronetage of England on 14 May 1642 for Trevor Williams
Sir Trevor Williams, 1st Baronet
Sir Trevor Williams, 1st Baronet of Llangibby , Monmouthshire, was a Welsh politician, gentry landowner, military commander and rebel...
. He later sat as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Monmouthshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of Parliament of England from 1536 until 1707, of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1801, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885...
and Monmouth
Monmouth Boroughs (UK Parliament constituency)
Monmouth Boroughs was a parliamentary constituency consisting of several towns in Monmouthshire...
. The second Baronet also represented these constituencies in the House of Commons while the third Baronet sat for Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire (historic)
Monmouthshire , also known as the County of Monmouth , is one of thirteen ancient counties of Wales and a former administrative county....
. On the death of the fifth Baronet in 1753 the title became extinct.
The Williams Baronetcy, of Guernevet in the County of Brecon
Brecknockshire
Brecknockshire , also known as the County of Brecknock, Breconshire, or the County of Brecon is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, and a former administrative county.-Geography:...
, was created in the Baronetage of England on 4 May 1644 for Henry Williams. He had earlier represented Breconshire
Breconshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Breconshire or Brecknockshire was a constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the English Parliament, and later to the Parliament of Great Britain and of the United Kingdom, between 1542 and 1918...
in Parliament. The second Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Brecon
Brecon (UK Parliament constituency)
Brecon was a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and its predecessors, from 1542 until it was abolished for the 1885 general election.-Boundaries:...
. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in c. 1695.
The Williams-Bulkeley Baronetcy, of Penrhyn in the County of Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, was created in the Baronetage of England on 17 June 1661 for Griffith Williams. For more information on this creation, see Williams-Bulkeley Baronets
Williams-Bulkeley Baronets
The Williams, later Williams-Bulkeley Baronetcy, of Penrhyn in the County of Caernarvon, is a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 17 June 1661 for Griffith Williams. He had already been granted a baronetcy by Oliver Cromwell in 1658. The second Baronet represented both ...
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The Williams Baronetcy, of Elham
Elham
Elham is a village in East Kent situated approximately south of Canterbury and north east of Folkestone in the Elham Valley.-Toponomy:The origin of the village's name has always been a matter of argument. The village is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Alham. This may have derived from...
in the County of Kent, was created in the Baronetage of England on 12 November 1674 for Thomas Williams, Physician to Charles I
Charles I of England
Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
and James II
James II of England
James II & VII was King of England and King of Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland...
. He was later Member of Parliament for Weobley
Weobley (UK Parliament constituency)
Weobley was a parliamentary borough in Herefordshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in 1295 and from 1628 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.- MPs 1628–1660 :...
1675-8. His son, the second Baronet was High Sheriff of Kent
High Sheriff of Kent
The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions...
in 1668 and represented Herefordshire
Herefordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
The county constituency of Herefordshire, in the West Midlands of England bordering on Wales, was abolished when the county was divided for parliamentary purposes in 1885...
1701-5. His nephew succeeded as the third Baronet but the Elham estate passed to his daughter and her husband Thomas Symonds. The fourth and fifth Baronets were sons of the third Baronet. The third and fifth Baronets represented Breconshire in the House of Commons. On the latter's death in 1804 the title became either extinct or dormant.
The Williams Baronetcy, of Gray's Inn
Gray's Inn
The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, commonly known as Gray's Inn, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns...
in the City of London
City of London
The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of...
, was created in the Baronetage of England on 6 July 1688 for Williams Williams. For more information on this creation, see Williams-Wynn Baronets
Williams-Wynn Baronets
The Williams-Wynn Baronetcy, of Gray's Inn in the County of Middlesex in the Baronetage of England, and of Bodelwyddan in the County of Flint in the Baronetage of Great Britain, are two titles held jointly since 1880.- Creation :...
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The Williams Baronetcy, of Edwinsford in the County of Carmarthen
Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire is a unitary authority in the south west of Wales and one of thirteen historic counties. It is the 3rd largest in Wales. Its three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford...
, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 30 July 1707 for Nicholas Williams. He was later Member of Parliament for Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Carmarthenshire was a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until its representation was increased to two members for the 1832 general election....
. The title became extinct on his death in 1745.
The Williams Baronetcy, of Clapton in the County of Northampton
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 4 April 1747 for Hutchins Williams. The second Baronet represented New Shoreham
New Shoreham (UK Parliament constituency)
New Shoreham, sometimes simply called Shoreham, was a parliamentary borough centred on the town of Shoreham-by-Sea in what is now West Sussex...
in the House of Commons. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1784.
The Williams Baronetcy, of Bodelwyddan
Bodelwyddan
Bodelwyddan is a village and community in Denbighshire, Wales now bypassed by the A55 road. It has a population of 2,106. The village lies east of Abergele, south of Rhyl, and north west of Ruthin....
in the County of Flint
Flintshire (historic)
Flintshire , also known as the County of Flint, is one of thirteen historic counties, a vice-county and a former administrative county, which mostly lies on the north east coast of Wales....
, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 24 July 1798 for John Williams. He had previously served as 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 Flintshire
Flintshire (historic)
Flintshire , also known as the County of Flint, is one of thirteen historic counties, a vice-county and a former administrative county, which mostly lies on the north east coast of Wales....
. Williams was the great-grandson of John Williams, second son of Sir William Williams, 1st Baronet (see Williams-Wynn Baronets
Williams-Wynn Baronets
The Williams-Wynn Baronetcy, of Gray's Inn in the County of Middlesex in the Baronetage of England, and of Bodelwyddan in the County of Flint in the Baronetage of Great Britain, are two titles held jointly since 1880.- Creation :...
). The second Baronet assumed in 1842 the additional surname of Hay but died without male issue. As a descendant of Sir William Williams, 1st Baronet, the present holder of the Williams Baronetcy of Bodelwyddan is also in remainder to the Williams-Wynn Baronetcy of Gray's Inn.
The Williams Baronets, of Kars, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 18 July 1856 for the soldier William Williams, who represented Calne
Calne (UK Parliament constituency)
Calne was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.-History:...
in Parliament. The title became extinct on his death in 1883.
The Williams Baronetcy, of Tregullow in the County of Cornwall, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 4 August 1866 for William Williams. He served as High Sheriff of Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
. The second Baronet was Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
Member of Parliament for Truro.
The Williams Baronetcy, of the City of London, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 30 October 1894 for John Williams. The title became extinct on his death in 1926.
The Williams Baronetcy, of Castell Deudrath, and Borthwen in the County of Merioneth
Merionethshire
Merionethshire is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, a vice county and a former administrative county.The administrative county of Merioneth, created under the Local Government Act 1888, was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 on April 1, 1974...
, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 28 July 1909 for Osmond Williams. He sat as Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
Member of Parliament for Merionethshire
Merionethshire
Merionethshire is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, a vice county and a former administrative county.The administrative county of Merioneth, created under the Local Government Act 1888, was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 on April 1, 1974...
and served as Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire
Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire
This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire. After 1762, all Lord Lieutenants were also Custos Rotulorum of Merionethshire...
. the title is held by his grandson, the second Baronet, who succeeded in 1927.
The Williams Baronetcy, of Bridehead in the County of Dorset, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 9 February 1915 for Robert Williams, who represented Dorset West in the House of Commons as a Conservative. The family seat is Bridehead, Littlebredy, Dorchester, Dorset.
The Williams Baronetcy, of Park in the County of Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire (historic)
Aberdeenshire or the County of Aberdeen is a registration county of Scotland. This area is also a lieutenancy area.Until 1975 Aberdeenshire was one of the counties of Scotland, governed by a county council from 1890...
, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 29 June 1928 for Robert Williams. The title became extinct on his death in 1938.
The Williams Baronetcy, of Glynwr in the County of Carmarthen, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 10 July 1935 for Evan Williams. The title became extinct on his death in 1959.
The Williams Baronetcy, of Cilgeraint in the County of Carnarvon, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 3 July 1953 for the Conservative politician Herbert Williams. the title is held by his son, the second Baronet, who succeeded in 1954.
The Williams Baronetcy, of Llanelly
Llanelli
Llanelli , the largest town in both the county of Carmarthenshire and the preserved county of Dyfed , Wales, sits on the Loughor estuary on the West Wales coast, approximately west-north-west of Swansea and south-east of the county town, Carmarthen. The town is famous for its proud rugby...
in the County of Carmarthen, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1955 for George Clark Williams QC
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
, who had previously served as Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire
Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire. After 1762, all Lord Lieutenants were also Custos Rotulorum of Carmarthenshire...
. The title became extinct on his death in 1958.
Williams Baronets, of Vaynol (1622)
- Sir William Williams, 1st Baronet (d. c. 1630)
- Sir Thomas Williams, 2nd Baronet (d. c. 1650)
- Sir William Williams, 3rd Baronet (d. c. 1659)
- Sir Griffith Williams, 4th Baronet (d. c. 1663)
- Sir Thomas Williams, 5th Baronet (d. c. 1673)
- Sir William Williams, 6th BaronetSir William Williams, 6th BaronetSir William Williams, 6th Baronet was a Welsh politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Caernarvonshire from 1689 until his death. He was one of the Williams Baronets.-References:...
(c. 1668–1696)
Williams Baronets, of Marnhull (1642)
- Sir Edmund Williams, 1st Baronet (d. 1644)
- Sir John Williams, 2nd Baronet (1642–1680)
Williams Baronets, of Llangibby (1642)
- Sir Trevor Williams, 1st BaronetSir Trevor Williams, 1st BaronetSir Trevor Williams, 1st Baronet of Llangibby , Monmouthshire, was a Welsh politician, gentry landowner, military commander and rebel...
(c. 1622–1692) - Sir John Williams, 2nd BaronetSir John Williams, 2nd Baronet, of LlangibbySir John Williams, 2nd Baronet was a Welsh Member of Parliament, representing the constituencies of Monmouth Boroughs and Monmouthshire ....
(c. 1651–1704) - Sir Hopton Williams, 3rd Baronet (c. 1663–1723)
- Sir John Williams, 4th Baronet (d. 1739)
- Sir Leonard Williams, 5th Baronet (d. 1753)
Williams Baronets, of Guernevet (1644)
- Sir Henry Williams, 1st Baronet (c. 1607-c. 1652)
- Sir Henry Williams, 2nd BaronetSir Henry Williams, 2nd BaronetSir Henry Williams, 2nd Baronet was a British politician.He was one of the Williams Baronets. He was a Member of Parliament and represented the constituencies of Brecon and Breconshire .-References:...
(c. 1635–1666) - Sir Walter Williams, 3rd Baronet (c. 1636-c. 1695)
Williams Baronets, of Elham (1674)
- Sir Thomas Williams, 1st Baronet (c. 1621–1712)
- Sir John Williams, 2nd BaronetSir John Williams, 2nd Baronet, of ElthamSir John Williams, 2nd Baronet, of Elham was an English politician. He was a MP for Herefordshire from 1701 to 1705.His father Thomas Williams, 1st Baronet, of Elham is identified with the royal physician of that name. John Williams was baptised in Elham in 1653. He was educated in Canterbury and...
(1653–1723) - Sir David Williams, 3rd Baronet (1659–1740)
- Sir Henry Williams, 4th Baronet (d. 1741)
- Sir Edward Williams, 5th Baronet (d. 1804)
Williams Baronets, of Edwinsford (1707)
- Sir Nicholas Williams, 1st Baronet (1681–1745)
Williams Baronets, of Clapton (1747)
- Sir Hutchins Williams, 1st Baronet (c. 1700–1758)
- Sir William Peere Williams, 2nd BaronetSir William Williams, 2nd Baronet, of ClaptonSir William Peere Williams, 2nd Baronet MP was a politician in Great Britain. He was Member of Parliament for New Shoreham from 1758 until his death in 1761. He was born in Clapton, Northamptonshire, England to Sir Hutchins Williams, 1st Baronet of Clapton and Anne Hutchins.- References :*Burke,...
(c. 1730–1761) - Sir Booth Williams, 3rd Baronet (c. 1735–1784)
Williams Baronets, of Bodelwyddan (1798)
- Sir John Williams, 1st Baronet (1761–1830)
- Sir John Hay-Williams, 2nd Baronet (1794–1859)
- Sir Hugh Williams, 3rd Baronet (1802–1876)
- Sir William Grenville Williams, 4th Baronet (1844–1904)
- Sir William Willoughby Williams, 5th Baronet (1888–1932)
- Sir Hugh Grenville Williams, 6th Baronet (1889–1961)
- Sir Reginald Lawrence William Williams, 7th Baronet (1900–1971)
- Sir Francis John Watkin Williams, 8th Baronet (1905–1995)
- Sir Lawrence Hugh Williams, 9th Baronet (b. 1929)
There is no heir to the baronetcy.
Williams Baronets, of Kars (1856)
- Sir William Fenwick Williams, 1st Baronet (1800–1883)
Williams Baronets, of Tregullow (1866)
- Sir William Williams, 1st Baronet (1791–1870)
- Sir Frederick Martin Williams, 2nd BaronetSir Frederick Williams, 2nd BaronetSir Frederick Martin Williams, 2nd Baronet was a politician in the United Kingdom.He was the son of William Williams, , of the Williams family of Caerhays and Burncoose, the First Baronet .He was Conservative Member of Parliament for Truro in Cornwall from 1865 until his death in 1878....
(1830–1878) - Sir William Robert Williams, 3rd Baronet (1860–1903)
- Sir William Frederick Williams, 4th Baronet (1886–1905)
- Sir Frederick William Williams, 5th Baronet (1888–1913)
- Sir Burton Robert Williams, 6th Baronet (1889–1917)
- Sir Frederick Law Williams, 7th Baronet (1862–1921)
- Sir William Law Williams, 8th Baronet (1907–1960)
- Sir Robert Ernest Williams, 9th Baronet (1924–1976)
- Sir Donald Mark Williams, 10th Baronet (b. 1954)
Williams Baronets, of the City of London (1894)
- Sir John Williams, 1st Baronet (1840–1926)
Williams Baronets, of Castell Deudraeth and Borthwen (1909)
- Sir (Arthur) Osmond Williams, 1st BaronetSir Osmond Williams, 1st BaronetSir Arthur Osmond Williams was a Welsh Liberal Party politician.- Background :He was born at Llanfihangel-y-Traethau, Merionethshire, Wales. He was the son of David Williams, M.P. for Merioneth 1868-1869, and Anne Louisa Loveday Williams. Arthur was educated at Eton...
(1849–1927) - Sir Osmond Williams, 2nd Baronet (b. 1914)
There is no heir to the baronetcy.
Williams Baronets, of Bridehead (1915)
- Sir Robert Williams, 1st BaronetSir Robert Williams, 1st Baronet, of BrideheadSir Robert Williams, 1st Baronet was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was elected as Member of Parliament for West Dorset at a by-election in May 1895, and held the seat until he stepped down from the House of Commons at the 1922 general election.He was made a Baronet, in...
(1848–1943) - Sir Philip Francis Cunningham Williams, 2nd Baronet (1884–1958)
- Sir David Philip Williams, 3rd Baronet (1909–1970)
- Sir (Robert) Philip Nathaniel Williams, 4th Baronet (b. 1950)
Williams Baronets, of Cilgeraint (1953)
- Sir Herbert Geraint Williams, 1st Baronet (1884–1954)
- Sir Robin Philip Williams, 2nd Baronet (b. 1928)
Williams Baronets, of Llanelly (1955)
- Sir George Clark Williams, 1st Baronet (1878–1958)