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

The Ramsden, later Pennington, later Pennington-Ramsden Baronetcy, of Byram in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of England on 30 November 1689 for John Ramsden in honour of the services he had given during the Glorious Revolution

Glorious Revolution

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. The third Baronet sat as Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Appleby

Appleby (UK Parliament constituency)

Appleby was a parliamentary constituency in the former county of Westmorland in England. It existed for two separate periods: from 1295 to 1832, and from 1885 to 1918....

. The fourth Baronet represented Grampound

Grampound (UK Parliament constituency)

Grampound in Cornwall, was a borough 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 1821. It was represented by two Members of Parliament.-History:Grampound's...

 in the House of Commons

British House of Commons

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. The fifth Baronet sat as Liberal

Liberal Party (UK)

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 Member of Parliament for Taunton

Taunton (UK Parliament constituency)

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, Hythe

Hythe (UK Parliament constituency)

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, the West Riding of Yorkshire

West Riding of Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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 and Monmouth

Monmouth Boroughs (UK Parliament constituency)

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 and served as Under-Secretary of State for War

Under-Secretary of State for War

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 from 1857 to 1858. The sixth Baronet was High Sheriff

High Sheriff

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 of Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire

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 in 1920. The seventh Baronet assumed in 1925 by deed poll

Deed poll

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 the surname of Pennington in lieu of his patronymic according to the will of the late Lord Muncaster

Josslyn Pennington, 5th Baron Muncaster

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 (see Baron Muncaster

Baron Muncaster

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). However, in 1958 he resumed the use of the surname of Ramsden after that of Pennington. The subsequent Baronets have used the surname of Ramsden only. The seventh Baronet notably served as High Sheriff of Cumberland

High Sheriff of Cumberland

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 in 1962.

The Ramsden Baronetcy, of Birkensaw in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 1 July 1938. For more information on this creation, see the Baron Ramsden.

Ramsden, later Pennington, later Pennington-Ramsden Baronets, of Byram (1689)

• Sir John Ramsden, 1st Baronet (1648-1690)
• Sir William Ramsden, 2nd Baronet (1672-1736)
• Sir John Ramsden, 3rd Baronet (1699-1769)
• Sir John Ramsden, 4th Baronet (1755-1839)
• Sir John William Ramsden, 5th Baronet
  Sir John Ramsden, 5th Baronet
  Sir John Ramsden, 5th Baronet was a British Liberal Party politician.The fifth Baronet was elected as a Member of Parliament for Hythe in 1857 and served as Under-Secretary of State for War from 1857 to 1858. He resigned through appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds on 9 February 1859...
  
  (1831-1914)
• Sir John Frecheville Ramsden, 6th Baronet (1877-1958)
• Sir (Geoffrey) William Pennington-Ramsden, 7th Baronet (1904-1986)
• Sir Caryl Oliver Imbert Ramsden, 8th Baronet (1915-1987)
• Sir John Charles Josslyn Ramsden, 9th Baronet (b. 1950)