The Trollope Baronetcy, of Casewick in the County of Lincoln, is a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 5 February 1642 for Thomas Trollope. The seventh Baronet was a Conservative politician. In 1868 he was raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Baron Kesteven, of Casewick in the County of Lincoln. The barony became extinct in 1915 when the third Baron was killed in action in the First World War. The late Baron was succeeded in the baronetcy by his cousin, the tenth Baronet. The author Anthony Trollope was the son of Thomas Anthony Trollope, the son of Reverend Anthony Trollope, younger son of the fourth Baronet. Since the 14th Baronet, all baronets have been descended from Anthony Trollope.
Trollope baronets, of Casewick (1642)
Sir Thomas Trollope, 1st Baronet
Sir William Trollope, 2nd Baronet
Sir Thomas Trollope, 3rd Baronet
Sir Thomas Trollope, 4th Baronet, ancestor of all later baronets and the author Anthony Trollope who was his great-grandson.
The third Lord Kesteven succeeded to the barony on the death of his uncle in 1915. He had joined the Lincolnshire Yeomanry and was gazetted Captain in October 1914. He died at Oran, Algeria after receiving wounds on 3 November 1915 aboard SS Mercian which was shelled by U-Boat SM U-38 after leaving Gibraltar. He is now buried at Crowcombe, Somerset.
Sir Frederic Ferrand Trollope, 14th Baronet, third son of Frederick James Anthony Trollope, himself younger son of the author Anthony Trollope. He died unmarried like his older brothers.
Sir Gordon Clavering Trollope, 15th Baronet, brother of the above, 6th and youngest son of Frederick James Anthony Trollope, himself younger son of the author Anthony Trollope. Trollope was born in Sydney, Australia, and attended Newington College He later worked as a woolbroker in Australia.
Sir Anthony Owen Clavering Trollope, 16th Baronet, elder son of the 15th Baronet. Trollope was born in Sydney, Australia, and attended North Sydney Boys High School.
The heir presumptive to the baronetcy is Hugh Irwin Trollope, who is married with one son and two daughters. Hugh Trollope was born in Sydney, Australia, and attended North Sydney Boys High School. As a result of a family illness he became a boarder at Newington College, which his grandfather had attended. He was a notable Rugby Union player for Newington and Gordon Club. The heir presumptive's heir apparent is Andrew Ian Trollope. Andrew Trollope was born in Sydney, Australia, and attended Newington College.
