Sir Lionel Tollemache, 1st Baronet
Sir Lionel Tollemache, 1st Baronet (1562 – 1612) of Helmingham Hall in Suffolk, was an English baronet.
Lionel Tollemache | |
|---|---|
| 1st Baronet of Helmingham | |
 Arms of Tollemache: Argent, a fret sable | |
| Successor | Sir Lionel Tollemache, 2nd Baronet |
| Born | 1562 England |
| Baptised | 14 December 1562 Helmingham |
| Died | 1612 (aged 49–50) |
| Buried | St. Mary's Church, Helmingham, Suffolk |
| Noble family | Tollemache |
| Spouse(s) | Katherine Cromwell |
| Issue | |
| Father | Lionel Tollemache |
| Mother | Susanna Jermyn |
Origins
He was the son and heir of Lionel Tollemache (1545 – 11 Dec 1575) of Helmingham, by his wife Susanna Jermyn, a daughter of Sir Ambrose Jermyn of Rushbrooke in Suffolk. He was baptised 10 December 1562 at Helmingham.[1]
Career
He served twice as High Sheriff of Suffolk in 1593 and 1609. On 22 May 1611 he was created a baronet "of Helmingham Hall in the County of Suffolk" in the Baronetage of England, and subsequently was knighted at the Palace of Whitehall on 24 May 1612.[1]
Marriage and children
On 10 February 1581 at North Elmham, he married Katharine Cromwell (d.1621), a daughter of Henry Cromwell, 2nd Baron Cromwell,[1] by whom he had issue including:
- Sir Lionel Tollemache, 2nd Baronet (1591-1640), son and heir.[1][2]
Notes
- Cokayne 1900, p. 18.
- Ferris 2010.
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References
- Betham, William (1805). The Baronetage of England: Or The History of the English Baronets, and Such Baronets of Scotland, as are of English Families; with Genealogical Tables, and Engravings of Their Coats of Arms. 5. Burrell and Bransby.
- Cokayne, George E. (1900). Complete Baronetage. 1. Exeter: W. Pollard. OL 14095928M.
- Ferris, John P. (2010). "Tollemache (Talmash), Sir Lionel, 2nd Bt. (1591-1640), of Helmingham Hall, Suff.; Brunt Hall, Great Fakenham, Suff. and Charing Cross, Westminster". In Thrush, Andrew; Ferris, John P. (eds.). The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1604-1629. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
External links
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- St Mary's church Helmingham Suffolk Tollemache memorial
- TOLLEMACHE (TALMASH), Sir Lionel, 2nd Bt. (1591-1640), of Helmingham Hall, Suff.; Brunt Hall, Great Fakenham, Suff. and Charing Cross, Westminster. In Thrush, Andrew; Ferris, John P. (eds.). The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1604-1629.
| Baronetage of England | ||
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| New creation | Baronet (of Helmingham Hall) 1611–1612 |
Succeeded by Lionel Tollemache |
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