Calverley-Blackett Baronets
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The Calverley, later Calverley-Blackett Baronetcy, of Calverley
in the County of York, was a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 11 November 1711 for Walter Calverley
. He was succeeded by his son Walter, the second Baronet. In 1729 he married Elizabeth, illegitimate daughter of Sir William Blackett, 2nd Baronet
who on his death in 1728 had bequeathed his estate to Calverley, his nephew, on the condition of that marriage and Calverley's assumption of the additional surname of Blackett. He and Elizabeth had no surviving children and the baronetcy became extinct on Calverley-Blackett's death in 1777.
Calverley
Calverley is a village in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England, on the A657 road, midway between Leeds city centre and Bradford...
in the County of York, was a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 11 November 1711 for Walter Calverley
Sir Walter Calverley, 1st Baronet
Sir Walter Calverley, 1st Baronet was the son of Walter Calverley of Calverley, Yorkshire and Frances Thompson, heiress of Esholt, Yorkshire....
. He was succeeded by his son Walter, the second Baronet. In 1729 he married Elizabeth, illegitimate daughter of Sir William Blackett, 2nd Baronet
Sir William Blackett, 2nd Baronet
Sir William Blackett, 2nd Baronet was a baronet and British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1710 to 1728....
who on his death in 1728 had bequeathed his estate to Calverley, his nephew, on the condition of that marriage and Calverley's assumption of the additional surname of Blackett. He and Elizabeth had no surviving children and the baronetcy became extinct on Calverley-Blackett's death in 1777.
Calverley, later Calverley-Blackett Baronets, of Calverley (1711)
- Sir Walter Calverley, 1st BaronetSir Walter Calverley, 1st BaronetSir Walter Calverley, 1st Baronet was the son of Walter Calverley of Calverley, Yorkshire and Frances Thompson, heiress of Esholt, Yorkshire....
(1670–1749) - Sir Walter Calverley-Blackett, 2nd BaronetSir Walter Calverley-Blackett, 2nd BaronetSir Walter Calverley-Blackett, 2nd Baronet was a baronet and a member of the British House of Commons representing Newcastle-upon-Tyne....
(1707–1777)