Brownrigg baronets

The Brownrigg Baronetcy is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 9 March 1816 for General Robert Brownrigg.^[1] He was Governor of Ceylon from 1813 to 1820. He was succeeded by his grandson, the second Baronet. On his death the title passed to his younger brother, the third Baronet. His eldest surviving son, the fourth Baronet, was a Rear-Admiral in the Royal Navy. As of 2007 the title is held by the latter's grandson, the fifth Baronet, who succeeded in 1939. He is the son of Gawen Egremont Brownrigg (1911–1938), son of the fourth Baronet.

Brownrigg baronets (1816)

• Sir Robert Brownrigg, 1st Baronet (1758–1833)
  • Colonel R. J. Brownrigg
• Sir Robert William Colebrooke Brownrigg, 2nd Baronet (1817–1882)
• Sir Henry Moore Brownrigg, 3rd Baronet (1819–1900)
• Rear Admiral Sir Douglas Egremont Robert Brownrigg, CB, 4th Baronet (1867–1939)
  • Gawen Egremont Brownrigg (1911–1938)
• Sir Nicholas Gawen Brownrigg, 5th Baronet (born 1932)

The heir apparent to the baronetcy is Michael Gawen Brownrigg (born 1961), only son of the 5th Baronet.

His heir apparent is his eldest son, Nicholas James Brownrigg (born 1993).

Notes

1. Burke, John (1833). A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire Volume I.

References

• Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
• Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage. External link in |publisher= (help)