There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Lake, one in the Baronetage of Ireland and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain. As of 2014 one creation is extant.
The Lake Baronetcy, of Carnow in the County of Wicklow, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 10 July 1661 for Edward Lake, Chancellor of the Diocese of Lincoln and Advocate-General of Ireland. The title became extinct on his death in 1674.
The Lake Baronetcy, of Edmonton in the County of Middlesex, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 17 October 1711 for Bibye Lake, Sub-Governor of the African Company. He was the great-nephew and heir of Sir Edward Lake of Carnow. For his services to Charles I, Sir Edward was given a warrant of a baronetcy in 1643 with a remainder to his heirs male, but the warrant was never sealed.[1] Bibye Lake put his claim to the Earl of Oxford who decided that the grant had been lost. However, in line with what would have happened, if the warrant had been sealed, a baronetcy was conferred on Sir Edward's great-nephew and heir, Bibye Lake, and Anne, Queen of Great Britain, had a new patent issued.[1][2]
The baronetcy was passed onto the eldest son for many generations, and this came to an end when Atwell King Lake, the 6th baronet, died on 15 July 1897 without having had children.[3] James Samuel Lake, the 5th baronet, had two younger brothers whose descendants would inherit the baronetcy: Capt. Edward Lake (1807–1864) and Sir Henry Atwell Lake (1808–1881).[4] The baronetcy was passed from the 6th baronet to St Vincent Atwell Lake, a son of his brother, St Vincent David Lake.[3] The baronetcy was then passed to his uncle, Arthur Johnstone Lake, a son of Capt. Edward Lake. The baronetcy was then passed to his nephew, Atwell Henry Lake, a grandson of Sir Henry Atwell Lake. He was succeeded by his son, Sir (Atwell) Graham Lake, 10th Baronet (1923–2013).
Lake baronets, of Carnow (1661)
- Sir Edward Lake, 1st Baronet (c. 1599–1674)
Lake baronets, of Edmonton (1711)
- Sir Bibye Lake, 1st Baronet (1684–1744)
- Sir Atwell Lake, 2nd Baronet (1713–1760)
- Sir James Winter Lake, 3rd Baronet (c. 1745–1807)[5]
- Sir James Samuel William Lake, 4th Baronet (c. 1772–1832)
- Sir James Samuel Lake, 5th Baronet (1805–1846)
- Sir Atwell King Lake, 6th Baronet (1834–1897)
- Sir St Vincent Atwell Lake, 7th Baronet (1862–1916)
- Sir Arthur Johnstone Lake, 8th Baronet (1849–1924)
- Sir Atwell Henry Lake, 9th Baronet (1891–1972)
- Sir (Atwell) Graham Lake, 10th Baronet (1923–2013)
- Sir Edward Geoffrey Lake, 11th Baronet (1928–2023)[6]
- Sir Mark Winter Lake, 12th Baronet (born 1968)
The heir apparent is Andrew Winter Lake (born 1962).
Notes
- 1 2 Cokayne 1906, p. 11.
- ↑ Marshall 1823, p. 705.
- 1 2 Cokayne 1906, p. 12.
- ↑ Vetch, Robert Hamilton (1892). . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 31. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 415f.
- ↑ Cruden, D.M. (2004). "Sir James Lake, Baronet: The Firs, Edmonton.(Edmonton, England)". Historical Society of Alberta.
- ↑ "Sir Edward Geoffrey Lake". The Westmorland Gazette. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
References
- Cokayne, George Edward (1906). Complete Baronetage. Vol. V. Exeter: W. Pollard & Co. LCCN 06023564.
- Kidd, Charles; Williamson, David, eds. (1990). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 ed.). New York: St Martin's Press.
- Marshall, John, ed. (1823). Royal Naval Biography : Or, Memoirs of the Services of All the Flag-officers, Superannuated Rear-admirals, Retired-captains, Post-captains, and Commanders, Whose Names Appeared on the Admiralty List of Sea Officers at the Commencement of the Present Year, Or who Have Since Been Promoted, Illustrated by a Series of Historical and Explanatory Notes ... with Copious Addenda: Memoirs of all the flag-officers of His Majesty's fleet now living. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown.
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets