Baron Delamer
Baron Delamer , of Dunham Massey in the County Palatine of Chester , was a hereditary British title of nobility , which was awarded once in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of Great Britain .
The territorial dedication of both titles refers to Dunham Massey Hall in Cheshire , the family seat of the barons.
Awards
The title was first created on April 20, 1661 in the Peerage of England for Sir George Booth, 2nd Baronet . This had already in 1652 from his grandfather Sir George Booth, 1st Baronet (1566-1652), inherited the title of Baronet , of Dunham Massey in the County of Chester, which had been awarded to this on May 22, 1611 in the Baronetage of England . His son, the 2nd Baron, was also elevated to Earl of Warrington on April 17, 1690 in the Peerage of England . The earldom expired on the death of his son, the 2nd Earl, on August 2, 1758. The barony and baronetcy fell to his cousin Nathaniel Booth as 4th baron, on whose death on January 9, 1770 the barony also expired. The Baronetcy fell to his second cousin Rev. George Booth (1724–1797) as the 6th Baronet and went out on his death on November 7, 1797.
On April 22, 1796, the title was created in the second bestowal in the Peerage of Great Britain, together with the parent title Earl of Warrington , in the County Palatine of Lancaster , for George Gray, 5th Earl of Stamford . He was a grandson of the late 2nd Earl of Warrington through his mother and inherited the title Earl of Stamford from his father in 1768 , along with a subordinate title. The Barony of Delamer and the Earldom of Warrington expired on the death of his great-grandson, the 7th Earl of Stamford, on January 2, 1883. The Earl of Stamford and the remaining titles fell to his second cousin Harry Gray, 8th Earl of Stamford (1812-1890).
List of Barons Delamer
Barone Delamer, first award (1661)
- George Booth, 1st Baron Delamer (1622–1684)
- Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington , 2nd Baron Delamer (1652–1694)
- George Booth, 2nd Earl of Warrington , 3rd Baron Delamer (1675–1758)
- Nathaniel Booth, 4th Baron Delamer (1709–1770)
Barone Delamer, second award (1796)
- George Gray, 5th Earl of Stamford , 1st Earl of Warrington, 1st Baron Delamer (1737-1819)
- George Gray, 6th Earl of Stamford , 2nd Earl of Warrington, 2nd Baron Delamer (1765–1845)
- George Gray, 7th Earl of Stamford , 3rd Earl of Warrington, 3rd Baron Delamer (1827-1883)
Individual evidence
- ^ The London Gazette : 2550, p. 2 , April 17, 1690.
- ^ The London Gazette: No. 13884, p. 349, April 16, 1796.
Web links
- Warrington, Earl of (E, 1690-1758) at Cracroft's Peerage
- Delamer, Baron (E, 1661-1770) at Cracroft's Peerage
- Stamford, Earl of (E, 1628-1976) at Cracroft's Peerage
- Warrington entry on Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- Entry of Booth Baronets on Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page