D'Aeth Baronets
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The D'Aeth Baronetcy, of Knowlton
in the County of Kent, was a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 16 July 1716 for Thomas D'Aeth, Member of Parliament
for Canterbury
and Sandwich
. He was the husband of Elizabeth Narborough, daughter of Rear-Admiral Sir John Narborough
, who had become heir of her father on the early death of her brother, Sir John Narborough, 1st Baronet, of Knowlton (see Narborough Baronets
). Through this marriage the Narborough family seat of Knowlton Court
came into the D'Aeth family. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1808.
The family seat was Knowlton Court
, Kent
.
Knowlton, Kent
Knowlton was an eccesiastical and civil parish; the former was abolished in 1940 , the latter in 1935 , and the hamlet is now part of Goodnestone civil parish. It is located about 10 miles north of Dover in Kent, England. Knowlton Hall, set in of parkland, is located here.The Church of St Clement...
in the County of Kent, was a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 16 July 1716 for Thomas D'Aeth, 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 Canterbury
Canterbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Canterbury is a county constituency which has been represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 1918. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
and Sandwich
Sandwich (UK Parliament constituency)
Sandwich was a parliamentary constituency in Kent, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1366 until 1885, when it was disfranchised for corruption.-History:...
. He was the husband of Elizabeth Narborough, daughter of Rear-Admiral Sir John Narborough
John Narborough
Rear-Admiral Sir John Narborough or Narbrough was an English naval commander of the 17th century. He served with distinction during the Anglo-Dutch Wars and against the Barbary Coast pirates.-Early life:...
, who had become heir of her father on the early death of her brother, Sir John Narborough, 1st Baronet, of Knowlton (see Narborough Baronets
Narborough Baronets
The Narborough Baronetcy, of Knowlton in the County of Kent, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 15 November 1688 for the four-year-old John Narborough, with remainder to his younger brother, James Narborough. The title was in honour of their father, Admiral Sir John...
). Through this marriage the Narborough family seat of Knowlton Court
Knowlton Court
Knowlton Court is a country estate in Kent, England, with a Grade I listed manor house that dates back to the Elizabethan period.-Early history:...
came into the D'Aeth family. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1808.
The family seat was Knowlton Court
Knowlton Court
Knowlton Court is a country estate in Kent, England, with a Grade I listed manor house that dates back to the Elizabethan period.-Early history:...
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
.
D'Aeth Baronets, of Knowlton (1716)
- Sir Thomas D'Aeth, 1st Baronet (1670–1745)
- Sir Narborough D'Aeth, 2nd Baronet (d. 1773)
- Sir Narborough D'Aeth, 3rd Baronet (c. 1750–1808)