Blake baronets of Twizell Castle (1774)
The Blake baronetcy, of Twizell Castle in the County of Durham, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 25 May 1774 for Francis Blake, a collateral descendant of the 1st Baronet of the first creation. He inherited, with other property, the ruined Twizell Castle.[1][2]
The 3rd Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed. The title became extinct on his death in 1860.[2]
Blake baronets, of Twizell Castle (1774)
- Sir Francis Blake, 1st Baronet (c. 1709–1780)[1][3]
- Sir Francis Blake, 2nd Baronet (c. 1737–1818)[1]
- Sir Francis Blake, 3rd Baronet (c. 1774–1860)[1][2]
Notes
- ^ a b c d Cokayne, George Edward (1906). Complete Baronetage. Vol. V. Exeter: W. Pollard & Co., Ltd. p. 174.
- ^ a b c "Blake, Sir Francis, 3rd bt. (1774-1860), of Tilmouth Park, co. Dur.; Knowle Green, Staines, and 15 Sloane Street, Mdx., History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1891). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: James Parker – via Wikisource.