Isham baronets


The Isham Baronetcy, of Lamport in the County of Northampton, is a title in the Baronetage of England.

Isham baronets, of Lamport (1627)

History of the baronetcy

The Isham baronetcy was created on 30 May 1627 for John Isham, High Sheriff of Northamptonshire. He was succeeded by his son Sir [Justinian Isham, 2nd Baronet|Justinian], the second Baronet, who fought as a Royalist in the Civil War and sat as member of parliament for Northamptonshire after the Restoration. Justinian Isham, 4th Baronet|Justinian II], the fourth Baronet represented Northampton and Northamptonshire in the House of Commons of [the United Kingdom|House of Commons] while Justinian III and Sir [Edmund Isham, 6th Baronet|Edmund], the fifth and sixth Baronets, both represented Northamptonshire. Sir Gyles Isham, the twelfth Baronet, in 1958 was High Sheriff of Northamptonshire.
The family surname is pronounced "Eye-shum", and derives from the village of Isham, Northamptonshire. The family coat of arms are described as, "gules, a fesse wavy, and in chief three piles, also wavy, points meeting in fesse, argent". The family seat is Lamport Hall in Northamptonshire.

Succession

The heir apparent to the baronetcy is the 15th Baronet's eldest son, Angus David Vere Isham. His heir presumptive is his younger brother, Charles Vere Ian Isham.