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Baronetcy in the Baronetage of Ireland
The Gethin Baronetcy, of Gethinsgrott in Cork, is a title in the
Baronetage of Ireland. It was created on 1 August 1665 for
Richard Gethin, who represented
Clonmel and
Newtown Limavady in the
Irish House of Commons.
[1] The eighth Baronet was a Colonel in the
British Army. Later generations added the name St. Lawrence, to indicate their connection to the
Earl of Howth.
Grace, Lady Gethin, first wife of the second Baronet and a noted essayist
Grace Norton, Lady Gethin, the first wife of the second Baronet, was an essayist and woman of learning. She died when she was only 21.
Gethin baronets, of Gethinsgrott (1665)
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Sir Richard Gethin, 1st Baronet (
c. 1615 –
c. 1685)
[1]
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Sir Richard Gethin, 2nd Baronet (1674–1709), married firstly
Grace Norton and secondly Sarah Farnham
[1]
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Sir Richard Gethin, 3rd Baronet (1698–c. 1765)
[1]
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Sir Richard Gethin, 4th Baronet (c. 1725–c. 1778), married Mary St. Lawrence, daughter of
William St Lawrence, 12th Baron Howth
[1]
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Sir Percy Gethin, 5th Baronet (died 1837)
[1]
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Sir Richard Gethin, 6th Baronet (1823–1885)
[1]
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Sir Richard Charles Percy Gethin, 7th Baronet (1847–1921)
[1]
[2]
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Sir Richard Walter St Lawrence Gethin, 8th Baronet (1878–1946)
[3]
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Sir Richard Patrick St Lawrence Gethin, 9th Baronet (1911–1988)
[4]
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Sir Richard Joseph St Lawrence Gethin, 10th Baronet (born 1949)
[5]
Notes