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] the member of an ancient Scottish family. The General and Major-General were elected to the Nottinghamshire East Retford (UK Parliament constituency) of the almost wholly unreformed (pre-1832) House of Commons.
| Craufurd baronets | |
|---|---|
.svg) Escutcheon of the Craufurd baronets of Kilbirney | |
| Creation date | 1781 |
| Status | extant |
| Motto | Sine labe nota, Distinction without a stain[1] |
Craufurd baronets, of Kilbirney (1781)
edit- Sir Alexander Craufurd, 1st Baronet (c. 1729–1797)
- Sir James Gregan-Craufurd, 2nd Baronet (1761–1839)
- Sir George William Craufurd, 3rd Baronet (1797–1881)
- Sir Charles William Frederick Craufurd, 4th Baronet (1847–1939)
- Sir George Standish Gage Craufurd, 5th Baronet (1872–1957)
- Sir Quentin Charles Alexander Craufurd, 6th Baronet (1875–1957)
- Sir Alexander John Fortescue Craufurd, 7th Baronet (1876–1966)
- Sir James Gregan Craufurd, 8th Baronet (1886–1970)
- Sir Robert James Craufurd, 9th Baronet (born 1937)
The 9th Baronet has three children, all daughters and there is no heir to this baronetcy.[3]
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.
- ^ Burke's Peerage, 107th Ed., London, 2003, volume 1 at page 947.
References
edit- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets