Baring family

The Baring are originally from a Lower Saxony native, now living both in Germany and in the UK family.

The oldest known ancestor is Peter Baring, in 1500 the citizens of the city of Groningen in Friesland. His youngest son, Francis Baring was 1565-1582 First Lutheran Superintendent to Lauenburg / Elbe in Saxony -Lauenburg; He is the founder of Lauenburg main stem. Of his sons come of Gülzower tribe in Hannover and the water Horster tribe, later to Bremen and England. All known bearers of the name Baring descended from this origin, and the German political scientist and historian Arnulf Baring.

In the electorate of Hanover Barings belonged to the so-called " Pretty families " from which apart from clergymen, farmers, Domain and Klostergutspächtern the higher officials and officers were wont to emerge.

English Stream

After England, emigrated in 1717 from a native of Bremen Johann Baring. His sons Johann (John) and Francis founded in 1770, the Bank Baring Brothers and Comp. to London, which collapsed in 1995. Francis Baring in 1793 Baronet of Larkbear, his nephew William Baring, whose mother belonged to the Gould family, was mortgaged in 1795 under the name of Baring - Gould with an increased crest. Numerous descendants of the founder were incorporated into the British aristocracy and donated the lines

  • English noble family
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