Monoux Baronets
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The Monoux Baronetcy, of Wootton in the County of Bedford, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 4 December 1660 for Humphrey Monoux. The second Baronet sat as Member of Parliament
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 for Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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. The third Baronet was Member of Parliament for Bedford
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. The fourth Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Tavistock
Tavistock (UK Parliament constituency)
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 and Stockbridge
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. The title became extinct on the death of the seventh Baronet in 1814.

The family seat was Wootton House
Wootton House
Wootton House is a large property in Wootton, Bedfordshire built in the late 17th century.It kept its estate until the 1950s when all of its land was sold off in lots and it ended up losing its 5 or so farms and cottages....

, Wootton, Bedfordshire
Wootton, Bedfordshire
Wootton is a large village and civil parish located to the south-west of Bedford, in the north of Bedfordshire, England. The parish also includes the hamlets of Hall End, Keeley Green and Wootton Green....

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Monoux Baronets, of Wootton (1660)

  • Sir Humphrey Monoux, 1st Baronet (d. 1676)
  • Sir Humphrey Monoux, 2nd Baronet (1640-1685)
  • Sir Philip Monoux, 3rd Baronet (1679-1707)
  • Sir Humphrey Monoux, 4th Baronet (c. 1702-1757)
  • Sir Philip Monoux, 5th Baronet (c. 1739-1805)
  • Sir Philip Monoux, 6th Baronet (d. 1809)
  • Sir Philip Monoux, 7th Baronet (d. 1814)
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