Raymond baronets

The Raymond Baronetcy of Valentine House, in the County of Essex, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 31 May 1774 for Charles Raymond, of Valentines, Ilford in Essex, who was High Sheriff of Essex from 1771 to 1772. It was created with remainder to his son-in-law William Burrell (the husband of his daughter Sophia), who succeeded him as second Baronet. The latter was the nephew of the first Burrell baronet of the 1766 creation and the uncle of the first Baron Gwydyr. The third Burrell baronet succeeded to the title of Baronet Raymond of Valentine House on 20 January 1796.^[1]

Raymond, later Burrell baronets, of Valentine House (1774)[]

Sir Charles Raymond, 1st Baronet (1713–1788), a prominent East India Company Captain, and after his retirement from the sea, manager of their voyages.^[2]
Sir William Burrell, 2nd Baronet (1732–1796)
Sir Charles Merrik Burrell, 3rd Baronet (1774–1862)
Sir Percy Burrell, 4th Baronet (1812–1876)
Sir Walter Wyndham Burrell, 5th Baronet (1814–1886)
Sir Charles Raymond Burrell, 6th Baronet (1848–1899)
Sir Merrik Raymond Burrell, 7th Baronet (1877–1957)
Sir Walter Raymond Burrell, 8th Baronet (1903–1985)
Sir John Raymond Burrell, 9th Baronet (1934–2008)
Sir Charles Raymond Burrell, 10th Baronet (born 1962)

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^ notes
^ Green, Georgina (2018). "Valentines, the Raymonds and Company material culture". In Margot Finn and Kate Smith (ed.). East India Company at Home, 1757-1857. UCL Press. p. 232. ISBN 9781787350274. JSTOR j.ctt21c4tfn.20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2020. Sir Charles Raymond (1713– 88) who became wealthy through the EIC’s lucrative trade in India and China. Thanks to family connections, Raymond rose rapidly through the ranks and served as captain on four of the six voyages he made, all to India. He was able to accumulate a small fortune through his legitimate private trade. When he retired from the sea at the age of 34, he turned to managing voyages for the EIC. Raymond was never involved as a Director of the EIC but was a Manager of the Sun Fire Office 1756– 73, and in 1766 he was elected a Director of the South Sea Company. His charity work included being a Governor of Bridewell and Bethlem Hospitals. He dabbled in politics and became a greatly respected banker before being created a baronet in 1774.

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[Green_2018-2] Green, Georgina (2018). "Valentines, the Raymonds and Company material culture". In Margot Finn and Kate Smith (ed.). East India Company at Home, 1757-1857. UCL Press. p. 232. ISBN 9781787350274. JSTOR j.ctt21c4tfn.20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2020. Sir Charles Raymond (1713– 88) who became wealthy through the EIC’s lucrative trade in India and China. Thanks to family connections, Raymond rose rapidly through the ranks and served as captain on four of the six voyages he made, all to India. He was able to accumulate a small fortune through his legitimate private trade. When he retired from the sea at the age of 34, he turned to managing voyages for the EIC. Raymond was never involved as a Director of the EIC but was a Manager of the Sun Fire Office 1756– 73, and in 1766 he was elected a Director of the South Sea Company. His charity work included being a Governor of Bridewell and Bethlem Hospitals. He dabbled in politics and became a greatly respected banker before being created a baronet in 1774.

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Raymond baronets

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