D'Oyly Baronets
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The D'Oyly Baronets were three baronetcies created for persons with the surname D'Oyly, two in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2008.
The D'Oyly Baronetcy, of Shottisham in the County of Norfolk, was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 July 1663 for William D'Oyly
, a supporter of the Royalist cause in the Civil War
and Member of Parliament
for Great Yarmouth
and Norfolk
. The D'Oyly family was descended from Robert d'Ouilly
, who came over to England
with William the Conqueror
. An ancestor of the first Baronet, Sir Henry D'Oyly (d. 1564), was Sheriff of Suffolk
. The second Baronet was a Teller of the Exchequer
. The sixth Baronet was Member of Parliament for Ipswich
. The seventh Baronet was an administrator in India and amateur artist. The ninth Baronet was a Major-General in the Bengal Army
and served in the Indian Rebellion of 1857
.
The D'Oyly Baronetcy, of Chislehampton in the County of Oxford, was created in the Baronetage of England on 7 June 1666 for John D'Oyly, Member of Parliament for Woodstock
. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1773.
The D'Oyly Baronetcy, of Kandy in Ceylon, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 29 August 1821 for the colonial administrator John D'Oyly
. The title became extinct on his death in 1824.
The D'Oyly Baronetcy, of Shottisham in the County of Norfolk, was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 July 1663 for William D'Oyly
Sir William D'Oyly, 1st Baronet
Sir William D'Oyly, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1654 and 1677....
, a supporter of the Royalist cause in the Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
and 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 Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth (UK Parliament constituency)
Great Yarmouth is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
and Norfolk
Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)
Norfolk was a County constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Members of Parliament...
. The D'Oyly family was descended from Robert d'Ouilly
Ouilly (disambiguation)
Ouilly is an element in several place-names in Calvados, Lower Normandy, France:* Ouilly-le-Vicomte* Ouilly-le-Tesson* Ouilly-du-Houley* Pont-d'Ouillyd'Ouilly is the origin of the English surnames d'Oyly and Doiley:...
, who came over to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
with William the Conqueror
William I of England
William I , also known as William the Conqueror , was the first Norman King of England from Christmas 1066 until his death. He was also Duke of Normandy from 3 July 1035 until his death, under the name William II...
. An ancestor of the first Baronet, Sir Henry D'Oyly (d. 1564), was Sheriff of Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
. The second Baronet was a Teller of the Exchequer
Teller of the Receipt of the Exchequer
The Teller of the Receipt of the Exchequer was an office in the English Exchequer.The Tellers of the Exchequer received any money to be paid into the Exchequer, noted the amount in a book, and sent a copy of the entry, called a Teller's Bill, to the Tally Court so that a tally could be made of it...
. The sixth Baronet was Member of Parliament for Ipswich
Ipswich (UK Parliament constituency)
Ipswich is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
. The seventh Baronet was an administrator in India and amateur artist. The ninth Baronet was a Major-General in the Bengal Army
Bengal Army
The Bengal Army was the army of the Presidency of Bengal, one of the three Presidencies of British India, in South Asia. Although based in Bengal in eastern India, the presidency stretched across northern India and the Himalayas all the way to the North West Frontier Province...
and served in the Indian Rebellion of 1857
Indian Rebellion of 1857
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of the British East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon escalated into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper Gangetic plain and central India, with the major hostilities confined to...
.
The D'Oyly Baronetcy, of Chislehampton in the County of Oxford, was created in the Baronetage of England on 7 June 1666 for John D'Oyly, Member of Parliament for Woodstock
Woodstock (UK Parliament constituency)
Woodstock, sometimes called New Woodstock, was a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom. It comprised the town of Woodstock in the county of Oxfordshire and the surrounding countryside and villages, and elected two Members of Parliament from its re-enfranchisement in 1553 until 1832...
. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1773.
The D'Oyly Baronetcy, of Kandy in Ceylon, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 29 August 1821 for the colonial administrator John D'Oyly
Sir John D'Oyly, 1st Baronet, of Kandy
Sir John D'Oyly, 1st Baronet was a British colonial administrator.D'Oyly had a key role in arranging for the British takeover of the Kandyan kingdom in 1815. Fluent in Sinhala, he was the intermediary between the British Governor and the disaffected Kandyan chiefs who were intriguing to "sell out"...
. The title became extinct on his death in 1824.
D'Oyly Baronets, of Shottisham (1663)
- Sir William D'Oyly, 1st BaronetSir William D'Oyly, 1st BaronetSir William D'Oyly, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1654 and 1677....
(c. 1614-1677) - Sir William D'Oyly, 2nd Baronet (c. 1637-c. 1680)
- Sir Edmund D'Oyly, 3rd Baronet (c. 1666-1700)
- Sir Edmund D'Oyly, 4th Baronet (d. 1763)
- Sir Hadley D'Oyly, 5th Baronet (c. 1709-1764)
- Sir John Hadley D'Oyly, 6th BaronetSir John D'Oyly, 6th BaronetSir John Hadley D'Oyly, 6th Baronet was a politician in Great Britain. He was Member of Parliament for Ipswich from 1790 to 1796.He is buried in the South Park Street Cemetery in Kolkata, India.- References:**...
(1754-1818) - Sir Charles D'Oyly, 7th BaronetSir Charles D'Oyly, 7th BaronetCharles D'Oyly , was a public official and painter from Dhaka who produced numerous images on Indian subject matter.He was born in India on 17 September 1781. His father, Baron Sir John Hedley D'Oyly, was the resident of the Company at the Court of Nawab Babar Ali of Murshidabad. D'Oyly went to...
(1781-1845) - Sir John Hadley D'Oyly, 8th Baronet (1794-1869)
- Sir Charles Walters D'Oyly, 9th Baronet (1822-1900)
- Sir Warren Hastings D'Oyly, 10th Baronet (1838-1921)
- Sir Hastings Hadley D'Oyly, 11th Baronet (1864-1948)
- Sir Charles Hastings D'Oyly, 12th Baronet (1898-1962)
- Sir John Rochfort D'Oyly, 13th Baronet (1900-1986)
- Sir Nigel Hadley Miller D'Oyly, 14th Baronet (1914-2000)
- Sir Hadley Gregory D'Oyly, 15th Baronet (b. 1956)
D'Oyly Baronets, of Chislehampton (1666)
- Sir John D'Oyly, 1st Baronet (1640-1709)
- Sir John D'Oyly, 2nd Baronet (c. 1670-1746)
- Sir Thomas D'Oyly, 3rd Baronet (c. 1701-1759)
- Sir John D'Oyly, 4th Baronet (c. 1702-1773)
D'Oyly Baronets, of Kandy (1821)
- Sir John D'Oyly, 1st BaronetSir John D'Oyly, 1st Baronet, of KandySir John D'Oyly, 1st Baronet was a British colonial administrator.D'Oyly had a key role in arranging for the British takeover of the Kandyan kingdom in 1815. Fluent in Sinhala, he was the intermediary between the British Governor and the disaffected Kandyan chiefs who were intriguing to "sell out"...
(1774-1824)