The Buckworth, later Buckworth-Herne, later Buckworth-Herne-Soame Baronetcy, of Sheen in the County of Surrey, is a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 1 April 1697 for John Buckworth, High Sheriff

High Sheriff

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 of London

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 in 1704. The second Baronet sat as Member of Parliament

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 for Weobley

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. The third Baronet was Assistant Gentleman Usher

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 to George II

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. The fifth Baronet was Gentleman-Pensioner and Exon of the Guard during the reign of George III

George III of the United Kingdom

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. He married Anne, daughter of Paston Herne, of Haveringland Hall, Norfolk

Norfolk

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, and assumed by Royal license the additional surname of Herne. The sixth Baronet assumed in 1806 by Royal license the additional surname of Soame in compliance with the will of Sir Peter Soame, 4th Baronet, of Thurlow (see Soame Baronets

Soame Baronets

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). The ninth Baronet was a member of the Shropshire County Council.

Buckworth, later Buckworth-Herne, later Buckworth-Herne-Soame Baronets, of Sheen (1697)

• Sir John Buckworth, 1st Baronet (1662–1709)
• Sir John Buckworth, 2nd Baronet (1704–1759)
• Sir Everard Buckworth, 3rd Baronet (1704–1779)
• Sir John Buckworth, 4th Baronet (1726–1801)
• Sir Everard Buckworth-Herne, 5th Baronet (1732–1814)
• Sir Buckworth Buckworth-Herne-Soame, 6th Baronet (1762–1822)
• Sir Peter Buckworth-Herne-Soame, 7th Baronet (1793–1860)
• Sir John Buckworth-Herne-Soame, 8th Baronet (1794–1888)
• Sir Charles Buckworth-Herne-Soame, 9th Baronet (1830–1906)
• Sir Charles Buckworth-Herne-Soame, 10th Baronet (1864–1931)
• Sir Charles Burnett Buckworth-Herne-Soame, 11th Baronet (1894–1977)
• Sir Charles John Buckworth-Herne-Soame, 12th Baronet (b. 1932)