Wolseley Baronets
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There have been two Baronetcies created for members of the Wolseley family, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of Ireland. Both titles are extant as of 2008.

The Wolseley Baronetcy, of Wolseley in the County of Stafford, was created in the Baronetage of England on 24 November 1628 for Robert Wolseley, the member of an ancient Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked 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. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...

 family and a Colonel in Charles I's
Charles I of England
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 army. The second Baronet represented Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Oxfordshire was a county 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. It was represented by two Members of Parliament. In 1832 this was increased to three...

, Staffordshire
Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Staffordshire was a county 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 1832...

 and Stafford
Stafford (UK Parliament constituency)
Stafford is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. The sitting MP is the Conservative Jeremy Lefroy....

 in the House of Commons
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 and was a member of Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell
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's House of Lords. The sixth Baronet was a Gentleman of the Privy Chamber to King George III
George III of the United Kingdom
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.

The family seat was at Wolseley Park, Rugeley
Rugeley
Rugeley is a historic market town in the county of Staffordshire, England. It lies on the northern edge of Cannock Chase, and is situated roughly midway between the towns of Stafford, Cannock, Lichfield and Uttoxeter...

, Staffordshire. The old house Wolseley Hall was demolished in 1954 and the commercial ventures of the 11th Baronet created financial difficulties which led to the enforced sale of the estate in 1996

The Wolseley Baronetcy, of Mount Wolseley in the County of Carlow, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 19 January 1745 for Richard Wolseley, who sat as a member of the Irish House of Commons
Irish House of Commons
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 for Carlow
Carlow Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
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. He was the younger brother of the fifth Baronet of the 1628 creation. Consequently, the holder of the baronetcy is also in remainder to the Wolseley Baronetcy of Wolseley. As of 13 June 2007 the presumed thirteenth and present Baronet has not successfully proven his succession and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage, with the baronetcy considered dormant since 1991. For more information, follow this link.

Wolseley Baronets, of Wolseley (1628)

  • Sir Robert Wolseley, 1st Baronet (c. 1587-1646)
  • Sir Charles Wolseley, 2nd Baronet
    Sir Charles Wolseley, 2nd Baronet
    Sir Charles Wolseley, 2nd Baronet , of Wolseley in Staffordshire, was an English Member of Parliament who held high office during the Commonwealth.-Life:...

     (c. 1630-1714)
  • Sir William Wolseley, 3rd Baronet (c. 1660-1728)
  • Sir Henry Wolseley, 4th Baronet (d. 1730)
  • Sir William Wolseley, 5th Baronet (d. 1779)
  • Sir William Wolseley, 6th Baronet (1740-1817)
  • Sir Charles Wolseley, 7th Baronet (1769-1846)
  • Sir Charles Wolseley, 8th Baronet (1813-1854)
  • Sir Charles Michael Wolseley, 9th Baronet (1846-1931)
  • Sir Edric Charles Joseph Wolseley, 10th Baronet (1886-1954)
  • Sir Charles Garnet Richard Mark Wolseley, 11th Baronet (b. 1944)

Wolseley, of Mount Wolseley (1745)

  • Sir Richard Wolseley, 1st Baronet (1696-1769)
  • Sir Richard Wolseley, 2nd Baronet (1729-1781)
  • Sir William Wolseley, 3rd Baronet (1775-1819)
  • Sir Richard Wolseley, 4th Baronet (1760-1852)
  • Sir Clement Wolseley, 5th Baronet (1794-1857)
  • Sir John Richard Wolseley, 6th Baronet (1834-1874)
  • Sir Clement James Wolseley, 7th Baronet (1837-1889)
  • Sir John Wolseley, 8th Baronet (1803-1890)
  • Sir Capel Charles Wolseley, 9th Baronet (1870-1923)
  • Sir Reginald Beatty Wolseley, 10th Baronet (1872-1933)
  • Sir William Augustus Wolseley, 11th Baronet (1865-1950)
  • Sir Garnet Wolseley, 12th Baronet (1915-1991)
  • Sir James Douglas Wolseley, 13th Baronet (b. 1937)
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