Charles Cunliffe Smith, 3rd Baronet (1827–1905)

Sir Charles CUNLIFFE SMITH, of Suttons, Romford, died there on Monday, at the age of 78, after a long illness. Although born in London (the only son of the 2nd baronet of the title, by his wife, a daughter of William Gosling, of Roehampton), Sir Charles was intimately connected with Essex during the whole of his life. Educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, he succeeded his father in 1831, when he was only four years old, and as a large landowner and landlord, has always been popular in the county. He was a good sportsman, and in his younger days a frequent follower of the hounds: a typical country squire, whose tenants and servants were content to remain with him and to seek no other homes. He was the oldest of the county magistrates, having been placed on the Commission of the Peace for Essex in April 1851. He was High Sheriff in 1852, a D.L. for the county, and until quite recently chairman of the Ongar bench of magistrates, from whom, on his retirement, he received a handsome presentation. Sir Charles married in 1855 Agnes Frederica, youngest daughter of Capel Cure, of Blake Hall ; their golden wedding was celebrated a few months ago. He is succeeded by his elder son, Drummond Cunliffe Smith, born in Grosvenor Street, W., in 1861, and leaves another son and two daughters. Suttons is situated in the parish of Stapleford Tawney, and there Sir Charles was buried on Friday.

The Smith, later Hamilton-Spencer-Smith, later Spencer-Smith Baronetcy, of Tring Park, in Hertfordshire.

The baronetcy was created on 11 June 1804 for Drummond Smith, with remainder to the male heirs of his niece Augusta (daughter of his eldest brother Joshua Smith, of Stoke Park, Wiltshire), the wife of Charles Smith, MP, of Suttons, Essex. Drummond was born in 1740 and died 22 November, 1816. He married Elizabeth Moncton.

Sir Charles Joshua Smith, the 2nd Baronet was the grand-nephew of Drummond. He was on the born 31st May 1800. He married twice, firstly Belinda Colebrooke who died in 1825) and secondly Mary Gosling (died 3rd July 1842), with whom he had three children, Charles Cunliffe, Mary Charlotte and Augusta Elizabeth.

Sir Charles died on the 14th January, 1831.

Sir Charles Cunliffe Smith, the 3rd Baronet was born on the 15th September, 1827. He married in 1855 Agnes Fredrica, the youngest daughter of Capel Cure of Blake Hall, Bobbingworth, near Ongar.

Sir Charles died on the 31st July 1905.

Sir Charles Cunliffe Smith

They had two sons, Drummond and Reginald.

Sir Drummond Cunliffe Smith, the 4th Baronet who was born on the 23rd February 1861. He remained a bachelor all his life and died on the 8th May 1947.

He was succeeded by his kinsman, Drummond Cospatric Hamilton-Spencer-Smith, OBE.
The fifth Baronet (whose father Reverend Spencer Compton Hamilton-Spencer-Smith had assumed the additional surnames of Hamilton and Spencer in 1872, having married Mary, daughter of Admiral Cospatric Baillie-Hamilton. Drummond was born on the 4th November 1876 and died 18th December 1955.

He was succeeded by his son, Thomas Cospatric Hamilton-Spencer-Smith, who was born 8 December 1917, who became the 6th Baronet. During World War II he served as a Captain in the Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry. He died 14th October 1959.
On the death of Sir Thomas, Suttons manor was sold.
He was succeeded by Sir John Hamilton Spencer-Smith, who is the current Baronet, and who was born on the 18th March 1947.