Sir Robert Slingsby, 1st Baronet [SEP] date of death
Sir Robert Slingsby, 1st Baronet
Sir Robert Slingsby, 1st Baronet (1611–1661) was an English baronet, author and Naval commander, and in his last years a much-loved colleague of Samuel Pepys.
He was born at Bifrons near Canterbury, the second son of Sir Guylford Slingsby, Controller of the Navy, and Margaret Walter. He was the grandson of Sir Francis Slingsby of Scriven, and thus a first cousin of Sir Henry Slingsby, 1st Baronet. His eldest brother Guildford Slingsby was a promising young politician
James I and first cousin of Sir Henry above. The Baronetcy was extinct or dormant on the death of his son Sir Charles, the second Baronet. Charles sold his estate and went abroad in 1677, but nothing is known of him after that date. He is chiefly remembered as the husband of the celebrated actress Lady Mary Slingsby (died 1694).
The Baronetcy of Slingsby of Newcells, Hertfordshire was created in the Baronetage of England on 16 March 1660 for Robert Slingsby, (second son of Sir Guildford Slingby above