Clere baronets
| Clere baronets of Ormesby | |
|---|---|
.svg) Escutcheon of the Clere baronets of Ormesby | |
| Creation date | 1620 |
| Status | extinct |
| Extinction date | 1622[1] |
The Clere Baronetcy, of Ormesby in the County of Norfolk, was a title in the
Diary of Samuel Pepys
as "Madam Williams". Pepys strongly disapproved of the affair, but it endured until Lord Brouncker's death in 1684, and he left Abigail much of his property.
The Cleres were an ancient
Sir John Clere was Treasurer of the King's Army in France in 1549. Sir John's son Edward Clere represented both Thetford and Grampound in Parliament.[3] Edward's son Sir Edward Clere was High Sheriff of Norfolk in 1586 but was forced to sell the family estate of Blickling Hall
. Sir Edward's son was the first Baronet.
Sir Thomas Clere was the third son of Sir Robert Clere.
Clere baronets, of Ormesby (1621)
- Sir Henry Clere, 1st Baronet (c. 1599–1622)
References
- ^ Burke, John (1838). A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies of England, by J. and J.B. Burke. Scott, Webster & Geary. p. 118.
- ^ George Edward Cokayne Complete Baronetage, Volume 1 1900
- ^ History of Parliament: Edward Clere, accessed April 2017