Craufurd baronets

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,[1] 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.

Succession of Craufurd baronets, of Kilbirney (1781)

The table also shows notable ranks of siblings of those passing on the title.

• 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)

• • General Sir Charles Gregan Craufurd (1761-1839)
  • Major-General Robert Craufurd (1764-1812) died in battle at Ciudad Rodrigo in the Peninsular Wars (Napoleonic War)
  • Robert Gregan Craufurd (1804-1868)
  • Lieutenant Henry Robert Craufurd (1845-1920)
  • Commander Charles Quentin Gregan Craufurd, Master Attendant at Singapore (1847-1917)
  • Colonel Robert Quentin Craufurd (1880-1943)
  • Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Craufurd (1881-1932)

The 9th Baronet has three children, all daughters and there is no heir apparent to this baronetcy.[2]

Notes

1. "No. 12172". The London Gazette. 20 March 1781. p. 5.
2. Burke's Peerage, 107th Ed., London, 2003, volume 1 at page 947.

References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
• Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
• Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage.