Baronet Lopes of Maristow-House in Devon is in Baronetcies of England Alphabetically, Baronetcies of England Chronologically, Extant Baronetcies of England.
Summary
5th October 1805. 1st. Manasseh Masseh Lopes 1st Baronet [aged 50] created.
26th March 1831. 2nd. Nephew Ralph Franco aka Lopes 2nd Baronet [aged 42] succeeded.
23rd January 1854. 3rd. Son Massey Lopes 3rd Baronet [aged 35] succeeded.
20th January 1908. 4th. Son Henry Lopes 1st Baron Roborough [aged 48] succeeded.
14th April 1938. 5th. Son Massey Lopes 2nd Baron Roborough [aged 34] succeeded.
30th June 1992. 6th. Son Henry Massey Lopes 3rd Baron Roborough [aged 52] succeeded.
2015. 7th. Son Massey Lopes 4th Baron Roborough [aged 45] succeeded.
The London Gazette 15848. Whitehall, October 5, 1805.
The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the following Gentlemen, and the respective Heirs Male of their Bodies lawfully begotten, viz
Sir Francis John Hartwell [aged 48], of Dale-Hall, in the County of Essex, Knight:
Lieutenant-General John Doyle, Colonel of His Majesty's Eighty-seventh Regiment of Foot, and Lieutenant-Governor of the Island of Guernsey:
Robert Wigram, of Walthamstow-House, in the County of Essex, Esq; Lieutenant Colonel Commaudant of the Sixth Regiment of Loyal London Volunteers:
Claude Champion de Crespigny [aged 70], of Champion Lodge, Camberwell, in the County of Surrey, Doctor of Laws:
Manasseh Lopes [aged 50], of Maristow-House, in the County of Devon, Esq; with Remainder to his Nephew Ralph Franco [aged 17] Esq.
John Geers Cotterell, of Garnons, in the County of Hereford, Esq.
William Hillary, of Danbury Place, in the County of Essex, and of Rigg-House, in the County of York, Esq.
Alexander Muir Mackenzie, of Delvine, in the County of Perth, Esq.
On 26th March 1831 Manasseh Masseh Lopes 1st Baronet [aged 76] died. His nephew Ralph [aged 42] succeeded 2nd Baronet Lopes of Maristow-House in Devon.
On 23rd January 1854 Ralph Franco aka Lopes 2nd Baronet [aged 65] died. His son Massey [aged 35] succeeded 3rd Baronet Lopes of Maristow-House in Devon.
Before 24th March 1859 Massey Lopes 3rd Baronet [aged 40] and Bertha Yarde-Buller Lady Lopes were married. She by marriage Lady Lopes of Maristow-House in Devon.
After 1872 Massey Lopes 3rd Baronet [aged 53] and Louisa Newman Lady Lopes were married. She by marriage Lady Lopes of Maristow-House in Devon.
On 20th January 1908 Massey Lopes 3rd Baronet [aged 89] died. His son Henry [aged 48] succeeded 4th Baronet Lopes of Maristow-House in Devon.
On 14th April 1938 Henry Lopes 1st Baron Roborough [aged 79] died. His son Massey [aged 34] succeeded 2nd Baron Roborough of Maristow in Devon, 5th Baronet Lopes of Maristow-House in Devon.
On 30th June 1992 Massey Lopes 2nd Baron Roborough [aged 88] died. His son Henry [aged 52] succeeded 3rd Baron Roborough of Maristow in Devon, 6th Baronet Lopes of Maristow-House in Devon.
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In 2015 Henry Massey Lopes 3rd Baron Roborough [aged 75] died. His son Massey [aged 45] succeeded 4th Baron Roborough of Maristow in Devon, 7th Baronet Lopes of Maristow-House in Devon.