Lake baronets

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).

As of 28 February 2014 the present Baronet has not successfully proven his succession and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage, with the baronetcy considered dormant since 2013.^[5]

Lake baronets, of Carnow (1661)

• Sir Edward Lake, 1st Baronet (c. 1599–1674)

Lake baronets, of Edmonton (1711)

Gravestone of Sir St Vincent Atwell Lake, 7th Baronet

• Sir Bibye Lake, 1st Baronet (1684–1744)
• Sir Atwell Lake, 2nd Baronet (1713–1760)
• Sir James Winter Lake, 3rd Baronet (c. 1745–1807)^[6]
• 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 (born 1928)

The heir apparent is the present holder's only son Mark Winter Lake (born 1968).

Notes

References

• Cokayne, George Edward (1906). Complete Baronetage. 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. Retrieved 29 July 2015. 
• Leigh Rayment's list of baronets

External links

• Sir Edward Lake's Interview with Charles I