The Lords of Cemais were the ruling families, from the early 12th century of the Marcher Lordship (aka Palatine Barony)[1] of Kemes, and in later centuries of the barony of Cemais in Wales.
- Martin de Turribus, fl. 1090's.
- Robert fitz Martin, c.1095? - died c.1159
- William I FitzMartin, c.1155-1209, husband of Angharad, daughter of Rhys ap Gruffydd, prince of the briefly re-established Deheubarth.
- William II FitzMartin, 1177?-1216
- Sir Nicholas FitzMartin, 1210–1282, who granted land in the Preseli Hills[2] to a son of Cuhelyn the Bard, a famous poet.[2][3]
- William Martin, 1st Baron Martin, 1257–1324
- William, Lord Martin, 1296–1326; his sole heir was the nephew of his deceased aunt, Joan, the wife of the first Baron Audley:
- James Audley, 2nd Baron Audley, 1312–1386
- Nicholas Audley, 3rd Baron Audley, c.1330-1391; title went into abeyance until being inherited by his sister's son:
- John Tuchet, 4th Baron Audley, d. 1409
- James Tuchet, 5th Baron Audley, d. 1459
- John Tuchet, 6th Baron Audley, d. 1491
- James Tuchet, 7th Baron Audley, c.1465-1497, who was executed for treason and the Marcher Lorship forfeit. It was eventually re-established as a Barony, in the year of the Laws in Wales Acts (which abolished all Marcher Lordships), for his son:
- John Tuchet, 8th Baron Audley, d. 1558, who sold it in 1539 to
- William Owen, c. 1488–1574, a local lawyer
- George Owen, 1552–1613
- Alban Owen, 1580–1656
- David Owen, fl. 1651
- William Owen, c.1654-1721
- Elizabeth Owen, d. 1746
- Anne Owen, d. c.1720?
- William Lloyd, d. 1734
- Anne Lloyd, c. 1715-1775
- Colonel Thomas Lloyd, 1740–1807
- Thomas Lloyd, 1788–1845
- Sir Thomas Davies Lloyd, bart., 1820–1877
- Sir Marteine Lloyd, bart., 1851–1933
- Nesta Lloyd Withington, d.1943
- Morfa Withington Winser, 1920–1958
- Joan Gregson Ellis, d. 1973
- Hyacinthe Hawkesworth, married John Hawkesworth in 1943, d. 2011[4]
Heir presumptative: John Phillip Cemaes Hawkesworth, 1947–2006
[5]
- Alexander Hawkesworth, b 1984
Sources
edit- The Lords of Cemais, Dilwynn Miles, Haverfordwest, 1997. ISBN 0-9531961-0-0
References
edit- ^ Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, John Burke, London, 1847, Volume 1, entry for Lloyd of Bronwydd
- ^ a b Baronia de Kemeys. From the original documents at Bronwydd., Sir Thomas Davies Lloyd (Bt.), London, 1862, p.48
- ^ An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Wales and Monmouthshire, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, 1914, Volume 4, p 276
- ^ "Hyacinthe HAWKESWORTH Obituary (2011) - Legacy Remembers". Legacy.com. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Death of barony heir".
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