The Rashleigh Baronetcy, of Prideaux in the County of Cornwall, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 30 September 1831 for John Rashleigh. The second Baronet sat as member of parliament for Cornwall East. The 6th baronet resides at Menabilly[2] near Fowey, Cornwall, formerly the seat of his cousins the senior line of the Rashleighs of Cornwall since the 16th century.
Rashleigh baronets, of Prideaux (1831)
edit- Sir John Colman Rashleigh, 1st Baronet (1772–1847)[3]
- Sir Colman Rashleigh, 2nd Baronet (1819–1896)[3]
- Sir Colman Battie Rashleigh, 3rd Baronet (1846–1907)[4]
- Sir Colman Battie Walpole Rashleigh, 4th Baronet (1873–1951)[5]
- Sir Harry Evelyn Battie Rashleigh, 5th Baronet (1923–1984)[6]
- Sir Richard Harry Rashleigh, 6th Baronet (born 1958)[7]
References
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- ^ Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain, vol.1
- ^ Obituary of Lady Emma Rashleigh, wife of 6th Baronet, Cornish Guardian, 1 May 2013 [1]
- ^ a b Foster, Joseph (1883). The Baronetage and Knightage of the British Empire. Westminster: Nichols and Sons. p. 522.
- ^ "Rashleigh, Sir Colman Battie". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Rashleigh, Sir Colman Battie Walpole". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Rashleigh, Sir Harry (Evelyn Battie)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Rashleigh, Sir Richard (Harry)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)