Cholmeley Baronets
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There have been two Baronetcies created for people with the surname Cholmeley, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2008.

The Cholmeley Baronetcy, of Whitby in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of England on 16 August for Hugh Cholmeley
Sir Hugh Cholmeley, 1st Baronet
Sir Hugh Cholmeley, 1st Baronet was a Member of Parliament and Royalist leader during the English Civil War. His name is sometimes spelled Cholmley....

, 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 Scarborough
Scarborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Scarborough was the name of a constituency in Yorkshire, electing Members of Parliament to the House of Commons, at two periods. From 1295 until 1918 it was a parliamentary borough consisting only of the town of Scarborough, electing two MPs until 1885 and one from 1885 until 1918...

. During the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...

 he fought as a Royalist
Cavalier
Cavalier was the name used by Parliamentarians for a Royalist supporter of King Charles I and son Charles II during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration...

 as well as a Parliamentarian
Roundhead
"Roundhead" was the nickname given to the supporters of the Parliament during the English Civil War. Also known as Parliamentarians, they fought against King Charles I and his supporters, the Cavaliers , who claimed absolute power and the divine right of kings...

. The title descended from father to son until the early death of his grandson, the third Baronet, in 1665. The late Baronet was succeeded by his uncle, the fourth Baronet. He was Member of Parliament for Northampton
Northampton (UK Parliament constituency)
Northampton was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Northampton which existed until 1974.It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until its representation was reduced to one member for the 1918 general election...

 and Thirsk
Thirsk (UK Parliament constituency)
Thirsk was a parliamentary borough in Yorkshire, represented in the English and later British House of Commons in 1295, and again from 1547. It was represented by two Members of Parliament until 1832, and by one member from 1832 to 1885, when the constituency was abolished and absorbed into the new...

. He had no sons and on his death in 1689 the title became extinct.

The Cholmeley Baronetcy, of Easton in the County of Lincoln, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 4 March 1806 for Montague Cholmeley
Sir Montague Cholmeley, 1st Baronet
Sir Montague Cholmeley, 1st Baronet was a British politician and baronet.He was the oldest son of Montague Cholmeley and Sarah Sibthorp, daughter of Humphrey Sibthorp. Cholmeley was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford and graduated with a Master of Arts in 1808...

, subsequently Member of Parliament for Grantham
Grantham (UK Parliament constituency)
Grantham was a Parliamentary constituency in Lincolnshire, England.The constituency was created in 1468 as a parliamentary borough which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until the union with Scotland, and then to the Parliament of Great Britain...

. His son, the second Baronet, sat as Member of Parliament for North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire (UK Parliament constituency)
North Lincolnshire, formally known as the Northern Division of Lincolnshire or as Parts of Lindsey, was a county constituency in the Lindsey district of Lincolnshire...

. He was succeeded by his son, the third Baronet. He also represented Grantham
Grantham (UK Parliament constituency)
Grantham was a Parliamentary constituency in Lincolnshire, England.The constituency was created in 1468 as a parliamentary borough which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until the union with Scotland, and then to the Parliament of Great Britain...

 in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
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. His grandson, the fifth Baronet, was High Sheriff of Lincolnshire
High Sheriff of Lincolnshire
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 in 1961 and a Vice-Lord-Lieutenant and Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
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 of the county. As of 2008 the title is held by his grandson, the seventh Baronet, who succeeded his father in 1998. The family seat is Easton Hall, Grantham
Grantham
Grantham is a market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It bestrides the East Coast Main Line railway , the historic A1 main north-south road, and the River Witham. Grantham is located approximately south of the city of Lincoln, and approximately east of Nottingham...

, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
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.

The Cholmeley Baronets are the members of a junior branch of the Cholmondeley/Cholmeley family headed by the Marquess of Cholmondeley
Marquess of Cholmondeley
Marquess of Cholmondeley is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1815 for George Cholmondeley, 4th Earl of Cholmondeley. Each Marquess of Cholmondeley is a descendant of Sir Robert Walpole, the first Prime Minister of Great Britain....

. In 1642 an ancestor of the first Baronet, Montague Cholmeley (born 1615), had a warrant for a baronetcy but the patent was never made out. The family surname is pronounced "Chumley".

Cholmeley Baronets, of Whitby (1641)

  • Sir Hugh Cholmeley, 1st Baronet
    Sir Hugh Cholmeley, 1st Baronet
    Sir Hugh Cholmeley, 1st Baronet was a Member of Parliament and Royalist leader during the English Civil War. His name is sometimes spelled Cholmley....

     (1600–1657)
  • Sir William Cholmeley, 2nd Baronet (1625–1663)
  • Sir Hugh Cholmeley, 3rd Baronet (c. 1662–1665)
  • Sir Hugh Cholmeley, 4th Baronet
    Sir Hugh Cholmeley, 4th Baronet
    Sir Hugh Cholmeley, 4th Baronet was an English politician and baronet.Born at Fyling Hall, near Whitby in Yorkshire, he was the second son of Sir Hugh Cholmeley, 1st Baronet and his wife Elizabeth Twysden, daughter of Sir William Twysden, 1st Baronet. Cholmeley succeeded his nephew as baronet in...

     (1632–1689)

Cholmeley Baronets, of Easton (1806)

  • Sir Montague Cholmeley, 1st Baronet
    Sir Montague Cholmeley, 1st Baronet
    Sir Montague Cholmeley, 1st Baronet was a British politician and baronet.He was the oldest son of Montague Cholmeley and Sarah Sibthorp, daughter of Humphrey Sibthorp. Cholmeley was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford and graduated with a Master of Arts in 1808...

     (1772–1831)
  • Sir Montague John Cholmeley, 2nd Baronet
    Sir Montague Cholmeley, 2nd Baronet
    Sir Montague John Cholmeley, 2nd Baronet was a British politician and baronet.He was the son of Sir Montague Cholmeley, 1st Baronet and his wife Elizabeth Harrison, daughter of John Harrison. In 1831, he succeeded his father as baronet. In 1826, Cholmeley replaced his father as Member of...

     (1802–1874)
  • Sir Hugh Arthur Henry Cholmeley, 3rd Baronet
    Sir Hugh Cholmeley, 3rd Baronet
    Sir Hugh Arthur Henry Cholmeley, 3rd Baronet DL, JP was a British soldier and politician.He was the eldest son of Sir Montague John Cholmeley, 2nd Baronet and Lady Georgiana Beauclerk, fifth daughter of the 8th Duke of St Albans. In 1868, he succeeded his father as baronet. Cholmeley was educated...

     (1839–1904)
  • Sir Montagu Aubrey Rowley Cholmeley, 4th Baronet (1876–1914)
  • Sir Hugh John Francis Sibthorp Cholmeley, 5th Baronet (1906–1964)
  • Sir Montague John Cholmeley, 6th Baronet (1935–1998)
  • Sir (Hugh John) Frederick Sebastian Cholmeley, 7th Baronet (born 1968)


The heir apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....

 is the present holder's son Montague Hugh Peter Cholmeley (born 1997). Sir Frederick Sebastian Cholmeley is also a co-heir to the Earldom of Arlington and the Viscountcy of Thetford, along with his aunt
Jennifer Forwood, 11th Baroness Arlington
Jennifer Jane Forwood, 11th Baroness Arlington is the daughter of General Sir Eustace John Blois Nelson and Lady Margaret Jane Fitzroy , the sister of the 9th Duke of Grafton....

and cousin.
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