Smith-Dodsworth baronets
The Smith, later Dodsworth, later Smith-Dodsworth Baronetcy, of Newland Park in the County of York, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 22 January 1784 for , of Newland Park, Yorkshire. He married Henrietta, daughter of John Dodsworth, of Thornton Watlass Hall, Yorkshire, and sister and heiress of Frederick Dodsworth. The second Baronet assumed in 1821 by Royal licence the surname of Dodsworth in lieu of his patronymic. The fourth Baronet assumed the surname of Smith-Dodsworth.
The Dodsworth family is descended from Lionel, Duke of Clarence, third son of King Edward III and Philippa of Hainault. The Thornton Watlass estate was acquired in 1415 by Thomas Dodsworth. Sir Edward Dodsworth, Commissary-General to the Parliamentary Army, Matthew Dodsworth and the antiquary Roger Dodsworth were later members of the family.
The family seat is Thornton Watlass Hall, near Thornton Watlass, Yorkshire.
Smith, later Dodsworth, later Smith-Dodsworth baronets, of Newland Park (1784)[]
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- (1734–1789)
- (1768–1845)
- (1775–1857)
- (1819–1858)
- (1853–1891)
- (1856–1931)
- (1888–1940)
- (1935–2012)[1]
- (born 1963)
The heir apparent is the present holder's only son Matthew David Smith-Dodsworth (born 2002).
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References[]
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,[page needed]
- Brief history of the Smith-Dodsworth family
- Baronetcies in the Baronetage of Great Britain
- 1784 establishments in Great Britain