Baron Rayleigh

Baron Rayleigh, of Terling Place in the County of Essex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 18 July 1821 for Lady Charlotte Strutt, wife of Colonel Joseph Strutt, Member of Parliament for Maldon.

Joseph Strutt had earlier declined the offer of a peerage, 'under a cloak of false humility', and instead proposed that the honour be given to his wife. She was the daughter of James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, and his wife Lady Emily Lennox, the second of the famous Lennox sisters. Her elder brother was Charles FitzGerald, 1st Baron Lecale, and her younger brother was Lord Edward FitzGerald.

The title is currently held by the fourth Baron's grandson, the sixth Baron, who succeeded his uncle in 1988. The family seat is Terling Place in Essex.

Barons Rayleigh (1821)

Charlotte Mary Gertrude Strutt, 1st Baroness Rayleigh (1758–1836)
John James Strutt, 2nd Baron Rayleigh (1796–1873)
John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh (1842–1919)
Robert John Strutt, 4th Baron Rayleigh (1875–1947)
John Arthur Strutt, 5th Baron Rayleigh (1908–1988)
John Gerald Strutt, 6th Baron Rayleigh (b. 1960)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. John Frederick Strutt (b. 1993).

Extended family

Notable members of the Strutt family include:

John Strutt, MP for Maldon from 1774 to 1790
Charles Hedley Strutt, MP for Maldon and chairman of the Anglo-Dutch Plantations of Java
Edward Gerald Strutt, son of the second Baron and founder of Strutt & Parker
Sir Nigel Strutt, former chairman of the Strutt & Parker (Farms) Ltd
The Hon. Hedley Vicars Strutt, former chairman of Anglo-Indonesian Plantations Ltd between 1964 and 1972

vteFitzGerald family tree: Earls of Kildare, Dukes of Leinster and Schomberg, Marquesses of Kildare and Barons Rayleigh
Gerald de Windsor Nest ferch Rhys Maurice FitzGerald c.1105–1176 Lord of Lanstephan Baron Offaly, 1175 Gerald FitzMaurice c.1150–1204 1st Lord of OffalyThomas FitzMaurice c.1175–1213 Lord of O'Connelloe Maurice FitzGerald 1194–1257 2nd Lord of OffalyEarl of Desmond Maurice FitzGerald 3rd Lord of Offaly 1238–c.1286Thomas FitzGerald d. 1271 Earl of Kildare, 1316 John FitzGerald 1250–1316 1st Earl of Kildare, 4th Lord of Offaly Thomas FitzGerald d. 1328 2nd Earl of Kildare Richard FitzGerald 1317–1329 3rd Earl of KildareMaurice FitzGerald 1318–1390 4th Earl of Kildare Gerald FitzGerald d. 1432 5th Earl of KildareJohn FitzGerald d. 1434 6th Earl of Kildare Thomas FitzGerald c.1421–1478 7th Earl of Kildare Gerald FitzGerald c.1456–1513 8th Earl of Kildare Gerald FitzGerald 1487–1534 9th Earl of Kildare Earl of Kildare (2nd creation), 1554 Ancient earldom restored, 1569 Thomas FitzGerald 1513–1537 10th Earl of KildareGerald FitzGerald 1525–1585 1st & 11th Earl of KildareEdward FitzGerald 1528–1590 Kildare earldom (1st creation) forfeit, 1537 King James VI & I 1566–1625Henry FitzGerald 1562–1597 2nd & 12th Earl of KildareWilliam FitzGerald c.1563–1599 3rd & 13th Earl of KildareGerald FitzGerald d. 1612 14th Earl of KildareThomas FitzGerald c.1560–1619 Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia 1596–1662King Charles I 1600–1649Gerald FitzGerald 1611–1620 15th Earl of KildareGeorge FitzGerald 1612–1660 16th Earl of Kildare Duke of Schomberg, Marquess of Harwich, Earl of Brentford and Baron Teyes, 1689 Charles Louis 1617–1680 Elector Palatine Frederick Schomberg 1615–1690 1st Duke of Schomberg, Marquess of Harwich, Earl of Brentford and Baron Teyes, Count of Mértola (Portugal)King Charles II 1630–1685Wentworth FitzGerald 1634–1664 17th Earl of KildareRobert FitzGerald 1638–1698 Duke of Leinster (1st creation), 1691 Raugravine Caroline Elisabeth 1659–1696Meinhardt Schomberg 1641–1719 3rd Duke of Schomberg, Marquess of Harwich, Earl of Brentford and Baron Teyes, Duke of Leinster, Earl of Bangor, Baron Tara, Count of Mértola (Portugal)Charles Schomberg 1645–1693 2nd Duke of Schomberg, Marquess of Harwich, Earl of Brentford and Baron Teyes, Count of Mértola (Portugal)Charles Lennox 1672–1723 Duke of Richmond John FitzGerald 1661–1707 18th Earl of KildareRobert FitzGerald 1675–1744 19th Earl of Kildare Dukedom of Leinster (1st creation) and Dukedom of Schomberg extinct, 1719 Charles Lennox 1701–1750 Duke of Richmond Viscount Leinster, of Taplow in the County of Buckingham, 1747 Marquess of Kildare, 1761 Duke of Leinster (2nd creation), 1766 Emily Lennox 1731–1814James FitzGerald 1722–1773 1st Duke of Leinster, 1st Marquess of Kildare, 20th Earl of Kildare, 1st Earl of Offaly, 1st Viscount Leinster, 1st Baron Offaly Baron LecaleBaron Rayleigh George FitzGerald 1748–1765 styled Earl of OffalyWilliam Robert FitzGerald 1749–1804 2nd Duke of Leinster, 2nd Marquess of Kildare, 21st Earl of Kildare, 2nd Earl of Offaly, 2nd Viscount Leinster, 2nd Baron OffalyCharles James FitzGerald 1756–1810 Baron LecaleCharlotte Strutt 1758–1836 1st Baroness Rayleigh Lecale barony extinct, 1810 George FitzGerald 1783–1784 styled Marquess of KildareAugustus Frederick FitzGerald 1791–1874 3rd Duke of Leinster, 3rd Marquess of Kildare, 22nd Earl of Kildare, 3rd Earl of Offaly, 3rd Viscount Leinster, 8th Baron OffalyJohn James Strutt 1796–1873 2nd Baron Rayleigh Baron Kildare, 1870 Charles William FitzGerald 1819–1887 4th Duke of Leinster, 4th Marquess of Kildare, 23rd Earl of Kildare, 4th Earl of Offaly, 4th Viscount Leinster, 9th Baron Offaly, 1st Baron Kildare Gerald FitzGerald 1851–1893 5th Duke of Leinster, 5th Marquess of Kildare, 24th Earl of Kildare, 5th Earl of Offaly, 5th Viscount Leinster, 10th Baron Offaly, 2nd Baron KildareJohn William Strutt 1842–1919 3rd Baron Rayleigh Maurice FitzGerald 1887–1922 6th Duke of Leinster, 6th Marquess of Kildare, 25th Earl of Kildare, 6th Earl of Offaly, 6th Viscount Leinster, 11th Baron Offaly, 3rd Baron KildareLord Desmond FitzGerald 1888–1916Edward FitzGerald 1892–1976 7th Duke of Leinster, 7th Marquess of Kildare, 26th Earl of Kildare, 7th Earl of Offaly, 7th Viscount Leinster, 12th Baron Offaly, 4th Baron KildareRobert John Strutt 1875–1947 4th Baron Rayleigh Gerald FitzGerald 1914–2004 8th Duke of Leinster, 8th Marquess of Kildare, 27th Earl of Kildare, 8th Earl of Offaly, 8th Viscount Leinster, 13th Baron Offaly, 5th Baron KildareJohn Arthur Strutt 1908–1988 5th Baron Rayleigh Maurice FitzGerald b. 1948 9th Duke of Leinster, 9th Marquess of Kildare, 28th Earl of Kildare, 9th Earl of Offaly, 9th Viscount Leinster, 14th Baron Offaly, 6th Baron KildareLord John FitzGerald 1952–2015John Gerald Strutt b. 1960 6th Baron Rayleigh Thomas FitzGerald 1974–1997 styled Earl of OffalyEdward FitzGerald b. 1988John Frederick Strutt b. 1993 Heir presumptive to the Leinster dukedomHeir apparent to the Barony Rayleigh
					Gerald de Windsor	Nest ferch Rhys



					Maurice FitzGerald c.1105–1176 Lord of Lanstephan


					Baron Offaly, 1175
					Gerald FitzMaurice c.1150–1204 1st Lord of Offaly	Thomas FitzMaurice c.1175–1213 Lord of O'Connelloe

					Maurice FitzGerald 1194–1257 2nd Lord of Offaly	Earl of Desmond


		Maurice FitzGerald 3rd Lord of Offaly 1238–c.1286		Thomas FitzGerald d. 1271

					Earl of Kildare, 1316
					John FitzGerald 1250–1316 1st Earl of Kildare, 4th Lord of Offaly

					Thomas FitzGerald d. 1328 2nd Earl of Kildare


					Richard FitzGerald 1317–1329 3rd Earl of Kildare	Maurice FitzGerald 1318–1390 4th Earl of Kildare


							Gerald FitzGerald d. 1432 5th Earl of Kildare		John FitzGerald d. 1434 6th Earl of Kildare

										Thomas FitzGerald c.1421–1478 7th Earl of Kildare

										Gerald FitzGerald c.1456–1513 8th Earl of Kildare

										Gerald FitzGerald 1487–1534 9th Earl of Kildare


								Earl of Kildare (2nd creation), 1554 Ancient earldom restored, 1569
					Thomas FitzGerald 1513–1537 10th Earl of Kildare	Gerald FitzGerald 1525–1585 1st & 11th Earl of Kildare	Edward FitzGerald 1528–1590
					Kildare earldom (1st creation) forfeit, 1537


		King James VI & I 1566–1625		Henry FitzGerald 1562–1597 2nd & 12th Earl of Kildare	William FitzGerald c.1563–1599 3rd & 13th Earl of Kildare	Gerald FitzGerald d. 1612 14th Earl of Kildare	Thomas FitzGerald c.1560–1619


Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia 1596–1662						King Charles I 1600–1649	Gerald FitzGerald 1611–1620 15th Earl of Kildare		George FitzGerald 1612–1660 16th Earl of Kildare
			Duke of Schomberg, Marquess of Harwich, Earl of Brentford and Baron Teyes, 1689

Charles Louis 1617–1680 Elector Palatine	Frederick Schomberg 1615–1690 1st Duke of Schomberg, Marquess of Harwich, Earl of Brentford and Baron Teyes, Count of Mértola (Portugal)				King Charles II 1630–1685	Wentworth FitzGerald 1634–1664 17th Earl of Kildare	Robert FitzGerald 1638–1698


			Duke of Leinster (1st creation), 1691
Raugravine Caroline Elisabeth 1659–1696	Meinhardt Schomberg 1641–1719 3rd Duke of Schomberg, Marquess of Harwich, Earl of Brentford and Baron Teyes, Duke of Leinster, Earl of Bangor, Baron Tara, Count of Mértola (Portugal)	Charles Schomberg 1645–1693 2nd Duke of Schomberg, Marquess of Harwich, Earl of Brentford and Baron Teyes, Count of Mértola (Portugal)		Charles Lennox 1672–1723 Duke of Richmond	John FitzGerald 1661–1707 18th Earl of Kildare	Robert FitzGerald 1675–1744 19th Earl of Kildare

		Dukedom of Leinster (1st creation) and Dukedom of Schomberg extinct, 1719

							Charles Lennox 1701–1750 Duke of Richmond
											Viscount Leinster, of Taplow in the County of Buckingham, 1747 Marquess of Kildare, 1761 Duke of Leinster (2nd creation), 1766
							Emily Lennox 1731–1814		James FitzGerald 1722–1773 1st Duke of Leinster, 1st Marquess of Kildare, 20th Earl of Kildare, 1st Earl of Offaly, 1st Viscount Leinster, 1st Baron Offaly



												Baron Lecale	Baron Rayleigh
					George FitzGerald 1748–1765 styled Earl of Offaly	William Robert FitzGerald 1749–1804 2nd Duke of Leinster, 2nd Marquess of Kildare, 21st Earl of Kildare, 2nd Earl of Offaly, 2nd Viscount Leinster, 2nd Baron Offaly	Charles James FitzGerald 1756–1810 Baron Lecale		Charlotte Strutt 1758–1836 1st Baroness Rayleigh
												Lecale barony extinct, 1810

					George FitzGerald 1783–1784 styled Marquess of Kildare	Augustus Frederick FitzGerald 1791–1874 3rd Duke of Leinster, 3rd Marquess of Kildare, 22nd Earl of Kildare, 3rd Earl of Offaly, 3rd Viscount Leinster, 8th Baron Offaly				John James Strutt 1796–1873 2nd Baron Rayleigh

														Baron Kildare, 1870
							Charles William FitzGerald 1819–1887 4th Duke of Leinster, 4th Marquess of Kildare, 23rd Earl of Kildare, 4th Earl of Offaly, 4th Viscount Leinster, 9th Baron Offaly, 1st Baron Kildare

							Gerald FitzGerald 1851–1893 5th Duke of Leinster, 5th Marquess of Kildare, 24th Earl of Kildare, 5th Earl of Offaly, 5th Viscount Leinster, 10th Baron Offaly, 2nd Baron Kildare					John William Strutt 1842–1919 3rd Baron Rayleigh


		Maurice FitzGerald 1887–1922 6th Duke of Leinster, 6th Marquess of Kildare, 25th Earl of Kildare, 6th Earl of Offaly, 6th Viscount Leinster, 11th Baron Offaly, 3rd Baron Kildare		Lord Desmond FitzGerald 1888–1916	Edward FitzGerald 1892–1976 7th Duke of Leinster, 7th Marquess of Kildare, 26th Earl of Kildare, 7th Earl of Offaly, 7th Viscount Leinster, 12th Baron Offaly, 4th Baron Kildare				Robert John Strutt 1875–1947 4th Baron Rayleigh

							Gerald FitzGerald 1914–2004 8th Duke of Leinster, 8th Marquess of Kildare, 27th Earl of Kildare, 8th Earl of Offaly, 8th Viscount Leinster, 13th Baron Offaly, 5th Baron Kildare					John Arthur Strutt 1908–1988 5th Baron Rayleigh


					Maurice FitzGerald b. 1948 9th Duke of Leinster, 9th Marquess of Kildare, 28th Earl of Kildare, 9th Earl of Offaly, 9th Viscount Leinster, 14th Baron Offaly, 6th Baron Kildare	Lord John FitzGerald 1952–2015				John Gerald Strutt b. 1960 6th Baron Rayleigh

					Thomas FitzGerald 1974–1997 styled Earl of Offaly	Edward FitzGerald b. 1988				John Frederick Strutt b. 1993
							Heir presumptive to the Leinster dukedom					Heir apparent to the Barony Rayleigh

Baron Rayleigh

Barons Rayleigh (1821)

Extended family

See also