The Fairfax, later Ramsay-Fairfax, later Cameron-Ramsay-Fairfax-Lucy Baronetcy, of The Holmes in the County of Roxburgh, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 14 March 1836 for Henry Fairfax, in honour of his father, Vice-Admiral Sir William George Fairfax

William George Fairfax

Sir William George Fairfax was a vice-admiral in the Royal Navy and the progenitor of the Fairfax Baronets. His most notable service was as Admiral Adam Duncan's flag captain on board HMS Venerable during the Battle of Camperdown on 11 October 1797.-Life:Born in 1739 the son of Captain John...

. The second Baronet assumed the additional surname of Ramsay in 1876, which was the maiden name of his maternal grandmother. The third Baronet assumed by Royal license the additional surname of Lucy in 1892 after his marriage to Ada Christina Lucy, daughter and heiress of Henry Spencer Lucy. In 1921 he added by Royal license the additional surname of Cameron. The sixth Baronet was the husband of Lucinda Lambton

Lucinda Lambton

Lady Lucinda Lambton, Lady Worsthorne is a British writer, photographer and broadcaster on architectural subjects, born 10 May 1943, in Newcastle upon Tyne.Her father was the Conservative government defence minister Lord Lambton She is married to the journalist Peregrine WorsthorneShe left school...

 between 1986 and 1989.

Charlecote Park

Charlecote Park

Charlecote Park is a grand 16th century country house, surrounded by its own deer park, on the banks of the River Avon in Wellesbourne, about east of Stratford-upon-Avon and south of Warwick, Warwickshire, England. It has been administered by the National Trust since 1946 and is open to the public...

 in the village of Charlecote in Warwickshire

Warwickshire

Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...

 came into the Fairfax family through the marriage of the third Baronet to Ada Christina Lucy. The previous owners of Charlecote Park, the Lucy family

De Lucy

de Lucy or de Luci is the surname of an old Norman noble family originating from Lucé in Normandy, one of the great baronial Anglo-Norman families which became rooted in England after the Norman conquest. The first records are about Adrian de Luci who went into England after William the Conqueror...

, had become extinct in the male line. In the 20th century the family fell on harder times and they gave Charlecote Park to the National Trust

National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty

The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland...

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The Lords Fairfax of Cameron

Lord Fairfax of Cameron

thumb|Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of CameronLord Fairfax of Cameron is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. Despite holding a Scottish peerage, the Lords Fairfax of Cameron are members of an ancient Yorkshire family, of which the Fairfax Baronets of The Holmes are members of another branch...

are members of another branch of the Fairfax family.

Fairfax, later Cameron-Ramsay-Fairfax-Lucy Baronets, of The Holmes (1836)

• Sir Henry Fairfax, 1st Baronet (1790-1860)
• Sir William George Herbert Taylor Ramsay-Fairfax, 2nd Baronet (1831-1902)
• Sir Henry William Cameron-Ramsay-Fairfax-Lucy, 3rd Baronet (1870-1944)
• Sir Henry Montgomerie Cameron-Ramsay-Fairfax-Lucy, 4th Baronet (1896-1965)
• Sir Brian Fulke Cameron-Ramsay-Fairfax-Lucy, 5th Baronet (1898-1974)
• Sir Edmund John William Hugh Cameron-Ramsay-Fairfax-Lucy, 6th Baronet (b. 1945)