Craufurd baronets
| Craufurd baronets | |
|---|---|
.svg) Escutcheon of the Craufurd baronets of Kilbirney | |
| Creation date | 1781 |
| Status | extant |
| Motto | Sine labe nota, Distinction without a stain[1] |
The Craufurd baronetcy, of Kilbirney in south-west Scotland ("North Britain" in the terminology of the time), is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 8 June 1781 for Alexander Craufurd,[2] a member of an ancient Scottish family. The 2nd Baronet was a diplomat.[3][4]
Craufurd baronets, of Kilbirney (1781)
[edit]- Sir Alexander Craufurd, 1st Baronet (c. 1729–1797)[3][4]
- Sir James Gregan-Craufurd, 2nd Baronet (1761–1839)[3][4]
- Sir George William Craufurd, 3rd Baronet (1797–1881)[3][4]
- Sir Charles William Frederick Craufurd, 4th Baronet (1847–1939)[3][4][5]
- Sir George Standish Gage Craufurd, 5th Baronet (1872–1957)[4][6]
- Sir Quentin Charles Alexander Craufurd, 6th Baronet (1875–1957)[7]
- Sir Alexander John Fortescue Craufurd, 7th Baronet (1876–1966)[8]
- Sir James Gregan Craufurd, 8th Baronet (1886–1970)[9]
- Sir Robert James Craufurd, 9th Baronet (born 1937)[10]
The 9th Baronet has three children, all daughters and there is no heir to this baronetcy.[11]
Extended family
[edit]Two younger sons of the 1st Baronet, Charles Craufurd and Robert Craufurd, were generals in the British Army, and elected for East Retford in the House of Commons.[12][13]
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. London: Debrett's Peerage. 2000. p. B276. ISBN 033354577X.
- ↑ "No. 12172". The London Gazette. 20 March 1781. p. 5.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Cokayne, George Edward (1906). Complete Baronetage. Vol. V. Exeter: W. Pollard & Co., Ltd. p. 213.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage (99th ed.). London: Burke's Peerage Ltd. and Shaw Publishing. 1949. pp. 497–498.
- ↑ "Craufurd, Sir Charles (William Frederick)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ "Craufurd, Brig.-Gen. Sir (George) Standish (Gage)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ "Craufurd, Sir Quentin Charles Alexander". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ "Craufurd, Sir Alexander John Fortescue". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ "Craufurd, Sir James Gregan". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ "Craufurd, Sir Robert (James)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ Burke's Peerage, 107th Ed., London, 2003, volume 1 at page 947.
- ↑ Symonds, P. A.; Thorne, R. G. "Craufurd, Charles Gregan (1763-1821), of Clumber Park, Notts., History of Parliament Online". historyofparliamentonline.org.
- ↑ Symonds, P. A.; Thorne, R. G. "Craufurd, Robert (1764-1812), of Blyth Hall, Yorks., History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
References
[edit]- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
