Anson baronets
Coat of arms of the Anson baronets of Birch Hall
Creation date	1831[1]
Status	extant[2]
Seat(s)	Birch Hall
Motto	Nil desperandum, Never despair[3]
Arms	Argent three Bendlets engrailed Gules in the sinister canton a Crescent of the second
Crest	Out of a Ducal Coronet Or a Spear erect proper

TheAnson baronetcy, of Birch Hall in theCounty Palatine of Lancaster, is a title in theBaronetage of the United Kingdom^[4] held by a branch of theAnson family.

The baronetcy was created on 30 September 1831 for William Anson. He was the third son ofGeorge Anson; his elder brothers wereThomas Anson, 1st Viscount Anson, and GeneralSir George Anson. Sir William was the uncle ofThomas Anson, 1st Earl of Lichfield, and Major-GeneralGeorge Anson and the great-nephew ofGeorge Anson, 1st Baron Anson (seeEarl of Lichfield, 1831 creation, for more information on the Anson family). His grandson, the third Baronet, was a lawyer andLiberal Unionist politician. He never married and was succeeded by his nephew, the fourth Baronet. He was the only son of Frederick Arthur Anson, third son of the second Baronet. The fourth baronet drowned in theThames on an outing ofThe Coterie in July 1914, after he jumped into the river encouraged by Lady Diana Manners. He had not married and on his death the title passed to his first cousin, the fifth Baronet, the eldest son ofRear-Admiral Algernon Horatio Anson (1854–1913), fourth and youngest son of the second Baronet. He was killed in action in theFirst World War. He was unmarried and was succeeded by his younger brother, the sixth Baronet. His elder son, the seventh baronet, was a Rear-Admiral in theRoyal Navy. As of 2021 the title is held by the latter's son, the eighth Baronet, who succeeded in 2018.

• Sir William Anson, 1st Baronet (1772–1847)^[5]
• Sir John William Hamilton Anson, 2nd Baronet (1816–1873)^[5]
• Sir William Reynell Anson, 3rd Baronet (1843–1914)^[5][6]
• Sir Denis George William Anson, 4th Baronet (1888–1914)^[7]
• Sir John Henry Anson, 5th Baronet (1897–1918)^[8]
• Sir Edward Reynell Anson, 6th Baronet (1902–1951)^[9]
• Sir Peter Anson, 7th Baronet (1924–2018)^[10]
• Sir Philip Roland Anson, 8th Baronet (b. 1957)^[11]

Theheir presumptive is the current holder's brother, Hugo William Anson (b. 1962).^[11] Hisheir apparent is his son Jack Jerome Anson (b. 2001).

• Anson family
• Earl of Lichfield (1831 creation)
• Major General Sir Edward Anson

Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Greenhill-Russell baronets	Anson baronets of Birch Hall 30 September 1831	Succeeded by Barrington baronets

• Anson family
• Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom

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• Short description matches Wikidata
• Use dmy dates from September 2022