Fowke baronets
The Fowke Baronetcy, of Lowesby in the County of Leicester, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.[2]
It was created on 7 February 1814 for Frederick Gustavus Fowke of Lowesby Hall, Lowesby, near Leicester. He was the son of Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Fowke, Groom of the Bedchamber to the Duke of Cumberland. His grandfather was Lieutenant-General Thomas Fowke, Governor of Gibraltar.[3]
The Fowke baronets also held the manor of Billesdon, Leicestershire.[4]
The family surname is pronounced "Foke".
Fowke baronets, of Lowesby (1814)
- Sir Frederick Gustavus Fowke, 1st Baronet (1782–1856)[5]
- Sir Frederick Thomas Fowke, 2nd Baronet (1816–1897)[5][6]
- Sir Frederick Ferrers Conant Fowke, 3rd Baronet (1879–1948)[7]
- Sir Frederick Woollaston Rawdon Fowke, 4th Baronet (1910–1987) (son)[8]
- Sir David Frederick Gustavus Fowke, 5th Baronet (born 1950) (nephew, son of Gerrard George Fowke (born 1915), younger son of 3rd Baronet). As of Template:Currentyear is no heir to the baronetcy.[9]
The Fowke family moved to Upcott Farm in the parish of Bishops Tawton, Devon.[1] The 3rd Baronet's sister, Betty Mirabelle Fowke (born 1912) married into the Chichester family of Hall, Bishop's Tawton, Devon.[1]
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