The charts to which this page provides links give context to the current family by assessing their place in the history of the Baronetcy and by detailing the descendants of Arthur Charles Isham and his wife Evelyn Rose Selby-Lowndes, grandparents of the 14th Baronet, Sir Norman.
B01 The Ishams of Lamport: A Thumbnail History of the Baronetical Succession and Today’s Extended Family (cover page)
For information about other Isham descendants, click on the following links:
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The History of the Baronetcy
In his inaugural speech at the 2013 AAIAA launch, Sir Norman commented on the “accidental” nature of his Baronetcy. Actually, the fact that he succeeded his older brother, who in turn had succeeded a distant cousin, turns out to be at least as typical a path to the Isham Baronetcy as the expected father-to-son route. This analysis of the title’s history reveals that, like many British titles, the Baronetcy of Lamport has traveled an often unexpected genealogical course over the past four centuries. Some Baronets have held the title for over half a century; one for only a year.
In fact, today’s Ishams of Lamport represent the fourth extended family in the history of the title. The first six Baronetcies–from Sir John to Sir Edmund–involved father-to-son or brother-to-brother successions, passing the title from one member of an immediate family to another. The next four Baronetcies–from Sir Justinian IV to Sir Charles–commenced with a succession to a nephew and ended with a succession to a distant cousin. The next two Baronetcies, Sir Vere and Sir Gyles, began and concluded with cousin-to-cousin successions, leading to the two latest Baronetcies, brothers Sir Ian and Sir Norman. Intriguingly, the two cousin-to-cousin successions sent the title into the lines of Rev. Vere and Rev. Henry, both younger clergyman sons of Sir Justinian IV, 7th Baronet.
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Today’s Baronetical Family
As also applies to most Peerage titles, a baronetcy can only be inherited by the senior male in the male line. From time to time, a family of daughters only has been responsible for the Baronetcy being inherited by a distant male relative. This is unlikely to happen again anytime soon, as Sir Norman and Lady Isham have–in addition to a first-born daughter–two sons, each of whom has two sons. Thus, it is unlikely that there will be another Baronet in the lifetime of most of us who is not one of their descendants.
B03 The Ishams of Lamport: the Baronetical Family
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The Schofields & The Ogilvies: Distaff Branches of the Ishams of Lamport
Sir Norman’s father Vere had two sisters, Dorothy, who married Harry Norton Schofield, VC, and Elizabeth, who married Neville Hollings Ogilvie. Both sisters have many descendants, who are identified in the following charts:
B04 The Schofields: a Distaff Branch of the Ishams of Lamport
B05 The Ogilvies: a Distaff Branch of the Ishams of Lamport