TheCave Baronetcy, of Cleve Hill, in the parish ofMangotsfield, in theCounty of Gloucester, of Sidbury Manor, in the parish ofSidbury, in theCounty of Devon, and of Stoneleigh House, in the parish ofClifton, in the City and County ofBristol,[1] was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 21 July 1896 for the bankerCharles Cave. He was a descendant of General SirRichard Cave, who was killed at theBattle of Naseby during theCivil War. The first Baronet's great-grandfather, John Cave (1736–1800), was the founder of the Cave bank of Bristol. As of 2018 the title is held by the first Baronet's great-great-great-grandson (the baronetcy having succeeded from father to son), the sixth Baronet, who succeeded in 2018.
Stephen Cave, elder brother of the first Baronet, was a politician who builtSidbury Manor which became the seat of the baronets.
Cave, later Cave-Browne-Cave baronets, of Stanford (1641)
Sir Charles Henry Cave, 2nd BaronetJP (17 March 1861 – 26 July 1932). Cave was the son of Sir Charles Cave, 1st Baronet, and Edith Harriet Symonds, and was educated atNew College, Oxford, where he graduated with aBachelor of Arts. He wasJustice of Peace forDevon and forGloucestershire. In 1922, he succeeded in his father'sbaronetcy and in 1926, he wasHigh Sheriff of Devon. Cave married Beatrice Julia Williams, daughter of Sir Frederick Williams, on 12 January 1892. They had three sons including his heir. He died in July 1932, aged 71, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Edward.
Sir Edward Charles Cave, 3rd Baronet (1893–1946)
Sir Charles Edward Coleridge Cave, 4th Baronet JP DL FRICS (28 February 1927 – 1 November 1997). Cave was the son of Sir Edward Cave, 3rd Baronet, and Betty Christabel Gertrude Coleridge, and was educated atEton College,Berkshire. In 1946, he succeeded in his father'sbaronetcy. Cave served in theDevonshire Regiment from 1946 to 1948, reaching the rank ofLieutenant. In 1969, he becameHigh Sheriff of Devon, in 1972Justice of Peace forDevon and in 1977Deputy Lieutenant of Devon. He was further a Fellow of theRoyal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Cave married Mary Elizabeth Gore on 15 June 1957. They had four sons, including his successor, John.
Kidd, Charles & Williamson, David (editors).Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,[page needed],[page needed]
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