The Ashburnham Baronetcy, of Broomham in the County of Sussex, is a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 15 May 1661 for Denny Ashburnham

Sir Denny Ashburnham, 1st Baronet

Sir Denny Ashburnham, 1st Baronet DL, JP was an English politician.-Background:He was the oldest son of Lawrence Ashburnham and his second wife Bridget Fleetwood, daughter of Sir George Fleetwood...

, 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 Hastings

Hastings (UK Parliament constituency)

Hastings was a parliamentary constituency in Sussex. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until the 1885 general election, when its representation was reduced to one member....

. He was the grandson of Adam Ashburnham, Member of Parliament for Winchelsea

Winchelsea (UK Parliament constituency)

Winchelsea was a parliamentary constituency in Sussex, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1366 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-Boundaries:...

 in 1592, who was the son of Laurence Ashburnham, and a descendant of Richard Ashburnham of Broomham (15th century), second son of Thomas Ashburnham, whose eldest son John was the ancestor of the Earls of Ashburnham

Earl of Ashburnham

The title Baron Ashburnham , of Ashburnham in the County of Sussex, was created in the Peerage of England in 1689 for John Ashburnham, grandson of the John Ashburnham who assisted King Charles I to escape from Oxford and Hampton Court Palace...

. He was succeeded by his elder son, William, the second Baronet. He represented Hastings and Seaford

Seaford (UK Parliament constituency)

The UK parliamentary constituency of Seaford was a Cinque Port constituency, similar to a parliamentary borough, in Seaford, East Sussex. A rotten borough, prone by size to undue influence by a patron, it was disenfranchised in the Reform Act of 1832...

 in the House of Commons

British House of Commons

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. He died childless in 1755 and was succeeded by his younger brother, Charles, the third Baronet. His son, William, the fourth Baronet, was Bishop of Chichester

Bishop of Chichester

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. On his death the title passed to his son, the fifth Baronet. He sat as Member of Parliament for Hastings.

His eldest son, William, the sixth Baronet, died childless in 1843 and was succeeded by his younger brother, John, the seventh Baronet. He was Chancellor and Prebendary

Prebendary

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 of Chichester

Diocese of Chichester

The Diocese of Chichester is a Church of England diocese based in Chichester, covering Sussex. It was created in 1075 to replace the old Diocese of Selsey, which was based at Selsey Abbey from 681. The cathedral is Chichester Cathedral and the bishop is the Bishop of Chichester...

. On his death in 1854 the title passed to his eldest surviving son, Anchitel, the eighth Baronet. In 1858 he was found by the House of Lords

House of Lords

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 to be a co-heir to the ancient barony of Grandison

Baron Grandison

Baron Grandison was a title that was created twice in the Peerage of England, both times for men, Sir Otho de Grandison and William de Grandison, who were summoned to Parliament in 1299. The barony created for Sir Otho became extinct on his death in circa 1305...

, which had been in abeyance

Abeyance

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 since 1375. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Anchitel, the ninth baronet. He married Elizabeth Ellen, daughter of George Burry Clement. In 1899 he assumed by Royal license the additional surname of Clement. He was succeeded by his younger brother, Reginald, the tenth Baronet. He was childless and on his death in 1944 the title passed to his younger brother, Fleetwood, the eleventh Baronet. He was succeeded by his second but eldest surviving son, Denny, the twelfth Baronet. As of 2008 the title is held by the latter's grandson, James, the thirteenth Baronet, who succeeded in 1999. He is a co-heir to the abeyant barony of Grandison.

Another member of the family to gain distinction was Sir Cromer Ashburnham

Cromer Ashburnham

Major-General Sir Cromer Ashburnham was a British Army officer.He was born in 1831, the fourth son of Sir John Ashburnham, 7th Baronet, and joined the Army in 1855, commissioned in the 60th Rifles. He served during the Indian Mutiny, and commanded the 2nd Battalion of the regiment during the...

 (1831-1917), youngest son of the seventh Baronet. He was a Major-General in the British Army

British Army

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Asburnham Baronets, of Broomham (1661)

• Sir Denny Ashburnham, 1st Baronet
  Sir Denny Ashburnham, 1st Baronet
  Sir Denny Ashburnham, 1st Baronet DL, JP was an English politician.-Background:He was the oldest son of Lawrence Ashburnham and his second wife Bridget Fleetwood, daughter of Sir George Fleetwood...
  
    (d. 1697)
• Sir William Ashburnham, 2nd Baronet
  Sir William Ashburnham, 2nd Baronet
  Sir William Ashburnham, 2nd Baronet was a British politician.He was the older son of Sir Denny Ashburnham, 1st Baronet and Anne Watkins, daughter of Sir David Watkins. In 1697, he succeeded his father as baronet. Ashburnham was a Member of Parliament for Hastings in the Parliament of Great...
  
   (1678-1755)
• Sir Charles Ashburnham, 3rd Baronet (c. 1680-1762)
• Sir William Ashburnham, 4th Baronet (1710-1797)
• Sir William Ashburnham, 5th Baronet
  Sir William Ashburnham, 5th Baronet
  Sir William Ashburnham, 5th Baronet was a British politician.Baptised at St Anne's Church, Soho on 29 March 1739, he was the eldest surviving son of Reverend Sir William Ashburnham, 4th Baronet and his wife Margaret Pelham, daughter of Thomas Pelham. Ashburnham was educated at Corpus Christi...
  
  (1739-1823)
• Sir William Ashburnham, 6th Baronet (1769-1843)
• Sir John Ashburnham, 7th Baronet (1770-1854)
• Sir Anchitel Ashburnham, 8th Baronet (1828-1899)
• Sir Anchitel Piers Ashburnham-Clement, 9th Baronet (1861-1935)
• Sir Reginald Ashburnham, 10th Baronet (1865-1944)
• Sir Fleetwood Ashburnham, 11th Baronet (1869-1953)
• Sir Denny Reginald Ashburnham, 12th Baronet (1916-1999)
• Sir James Fleetwood Ashburnham, 13th Baronet (b. 1979)