The Key baronetcy, of Thornbury in the County of Gloucester and of Denmark Hill in the County of Surrey, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 17 August 1831 for John Key, Lord Mayor of London between 1830 and 1831.[1] The title became extinct on the death of the 4th Baronet in 1932.[2]

Escutcheon of the Key baronets

Key baronets, of Thornbury and Denmark Hill (1831)

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Foster, Joseph (1883). The Baronetage and Knightage of the British Empire. Westminster: Nichols and Sons. pp. 357–358.
  2. ^ a b "Key, Sir Kingsmill James". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ "Key, Sir Kingsmill Grove". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. ^ "Key, Rev. Sir John Kingsmill Causton". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by  
Key baronets
of Thornbury and Denmark Hill

17 August 1831
Succeeded by