Sir Digby Legard, 5th Baronet

Sir Digby Legard, 5th Bt. was born in 1730, the son of Sir Thomas Legard, 4th Bt. and Frances Digby.

Sir Digby married Jane Cartwright, daughter of George Cartwright, in August 1755.

Sir Digby Legard, 5th Bt. and Jane Cartwright had the following children:

• Frances Legard who died in 1827
• Lt.-Col. George Legard
• Sir John Legard, 6th Bt. who died on the 16th Jul 1807
• Thomas Legard
• William Legard who died on the 1st Feb 1826
• Richard Legard
• Jane Legard
• Henrietta Charlotte Legard
• Digby Legard who was born in1766

He died on 4 February 1773.

The Peerage

the Legard Baronets, of Ganton (1660)

• Sir John Legard, 1st Baronet (c. 1631-1678)
• Sir John Legard, 2nd Baronet (1659-1715)
• Sir John Legard, 3rd Baronet (c. 1685-1719)
• Sir Thomas Legard, 4th Baronet (c. 1686-1735)
• Sir Digby Legard, 5th Baronet (c. 1730-1773)
• Sir John Legard, 6th Baronet (c. 1758-1807)
• Sir Thomas Legard, 7th Baronet (1762-1830)
• Sir Thomas Digby Legard, 8th Baronet (1803-1860)
• Sir Francis Digby Legard, 9th Baronet (1833-1865)
• Sir Darcy Willoughby Legard, 10th Baronet (1843-1866)
• Sir Charles Legard, 11th Baronet (1846-1901)
• Sir Algernon Willoughby Legard, 12th Baronet (1842-1923)
• Sir Digby Algernon Hall Legard, 13th Baronet (1876-1961)
• Sir Thomas Digby Legard, 14th Baronet (1905-1984)
• Sir Charles Thomas Legard, 15th Baronet (1938-date)

The heir apparent to the baronetcy is Christopher John Charles Legard (1964-date), elder son of the 15th Baronet; and has issue.