Burdett Baronets
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There have been three lineages of Baronetcy created for persons with the surname Burdett, two in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of Ireland. As of 2008 two of the creations are extant while one is dormant.

Burdett Baronets, of Bramcote (1619)

The Burdett Baronetcy, of Bramcote in the County of Warwick, was created in the Baronetage of England on 25 February 1619 for Thomas Burdett, Sheriff of Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...

 from 1610 to 1611. He was a descendant of Robert Burdet, who had a grant of free warren in Seckington in 1327. His son and heir Robert was born there in 1345. The manor then followed the descent of Bramcote in Polesworth
Polesworth
Polesworth is a large village and civil parish in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England. In the 2001 census it had a population of 8,439, inclusive of the continuous sub-villages of St Helena, Dordon and Hall End directly to the south...

 in this family, until 1919, when the eighth Baronet, sold the estate in lots. The manorial rights, attached to Seckington Hall Farm, were bought by Mr. Harry Arnold.

The first Baronet's son, Francis, the second Baronet, was High Sheriff of Derbyshire
High Sheriff of Derbyshire
This is a list of High Sheriffs of Derbyshire from 1568.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been...

 for 1649. He was succeeded by his son, Robert, the third Baronet, who sat as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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 for Warwickshire
Warwickshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Warwickshire was a parliamentary constituency in the Warwickshire in England. It returned two Members of Parliament , traditionall known as knights of the shire, to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.-Boundaries and franchise:The...

 and Lichfield
Lichfield (UK Parliament constituency)
Lichfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...

. His grandson, Robert, the fourth Baronet, succeeded at birth in May 1716, four months after the death of his grandfather. He represented Tamworth
Tamworth (UK Parliament constituency)
Tamworth is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- History :...

 in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
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. On his death in 1797 the title passed to his grandson, Francis, the fifth Baronet. He was a prominent reformist politician. Burdett married Sophia, daughter of the wealthy banker Thomas Coutts
Thomas Coutts
Thomas Coutts was an Anglo-Scottish banker who was the founder of the banking house of Coutts & Co.He was the fourth son of John Coutts , who carried on business in Edinburgh as a corn factor and negotiator of bills of exchange, and who in 1742 was elected lord provost of the city...

. He was succeeded by his only son, Robert, the sixth Baronet. He served as Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1848. He died unmarried in 1880 and was succeeded by his first cousin, Francis, the seventh Baronet. He was the son of William Jones Burdett, younger brother of the fifth Baronet. He was High Sheriff of Surrey
High Sheriff of Surrey
-List of High Sheriffs of Surrey:The list of known High Sheriffs of Surrey extends back to 1066 At various times the High Sheriff of Surrey was also High Sheriff of Sussex -1066-1228:...

 in 1880. He was succeeded by his son from his second marriage, Francis, the eighth Baronet. On his death in 1951 the baronetcy became dormant.

The great philanthropist Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts
Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts
Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts , born Angela Georgina Burdett, was a nineteenth-century philanthropist, the daughter of Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Baronet and the former Sophia Coutts, daughter of banker Thomas Coutts...

, was the youngest daughter of the fifth Baronet. The seat of the Burdett family was Foremarke Hall
Foremarke Hall
Foremarke Hall is a Georgian-Palladian country house . Completed in 1762, the Hall is located at the manor of Foremark, near the hamlets of Ingleby, Ticknall, Milton, and the village of Repton in South Derbyshire, England....

, Derbyshire.

The Baronets, of Bramcote

    • Sir Thomas Burdett, 1st Baronet
      Sir Thomas Burdett, 1st Baronet
      Sir Thomas Burdett, 1st Baronet was an Irish politician and baronet.Born at Garrahill in County Carlow, he was the son of Thomas Burdett and his wife Catherine Kennedy, daughter of Sir Robert Kennedy, 1st Baronet...

       (1585-c. 1647)
  • Sir Francis Burdett, 2nd Baronet (1608–1696)
  • Sir Robert Burdett, 3rd Baronet
    Sir Robert Burdett, 3rd Baronet
    Sir Robert Burdett, 3rd Baronet DL was an English baronet and Tory politician.-Background and education:...

     (1640–1716)
  • Sir Robert Burdett, 4th Baronet
    Sir Robert Burdett, 4th Baronet
    Sir Robert Burdett, 4th Baronet was a British politician and member of the English gentry.Burdett was the posthumous son of Robert Burdett, son of Sir Robert Burdett, 3rd Baronet. His mother was the Hon. Elizabeth, daughter of William Tracy, 4th Viscount Tracy...

     (1716–1797)
  • Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Baronet
    Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Baronet
    Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Baronet was an English reformist politician, the son of Francis Burdett and his wife Eleanor, daughter of William Jones of Ramsbury manor, Wiltshire, and grandson of Sir Robert Burdett, Bart...

     (1770–1844)
  • Sir Robert Burdett, 6th Baronet (1796–1880)
  • Sir Francis Burdett, 7th Baronet (1813–1892)
  • Sir Francis Burdett, 8th Baronet (1869–1951)

Burdett Baronets, of Burthwaite (1665)

The Burdett Baronetcy, of Burthwaite in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of England on 25 July 1665 for Francis Burdett. His grandson, Hugh, the third Baronet, was Rector of Newington, Kent. He died childless in 1760 and was succeeded by his younger brother, Charles, the fourth Baronet. He was Collector of Customs at St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine is a city in the northeast section of Florida and the county seat of St. Johns County, Florida, United States. Founded in 1565 by Spanish explorer and admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, it is the oldest continuously occupied European-established city and port in the continental United...

. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Charles, the fifth Baronet. He was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the 56th Regiment of Foot. He died unmarried in 1839 and was succeeded by his nephew, Charles, the sixth Baronet. He was the son of Captain Jerome Burdett, younger son of the fourth Baronet. The title descended from father to son until the early death of his great-grandson, Charles, the ninth Baronet, in 1940. The late Baronet was succeeded by his first cousin once removed, Henry, the tenth Baronet. He was the son of Reverend William Jerome Burdett, younger son of the sixth Baronet. As of 2008 the title is held by his son, Savile, the eleventh Baronet, who succeeded in 1943.

The Burdett Baronets, of Burthwaite

  • Sir Francis Burdett, 1st Baronet (1642-c. 1719)
  • Sir Francis Burdett, 2nd Baronet (1675–1747)
  • Sir Hugh Burdett, 3rd Baronet (1715–1760)
  • Sir Charles Burdett, 4th Baronet (1728–1803)
  • Sir Charles Wyndham Burdett, 5th Baronet (1771–1839)
  • Sir Charles Wentworth Burdett, 6th Baronet (1806–1848)
  • Sir Charles Wentworth Burdett, 7th Baronet (1835–1890)
  • Sir Charles Grant Burdett, 8th Baronet (1875–1918)
  • Sir Charles Coventry Burdett, 9th Baronet (1902–1940)
  • Sir Henry Aylmer Burdett, 10th Baronet (1881–1943)
  • Sir Savile Aylmer Burdett, 11th Baronet (b. 1931)

Burdett, later Weldon Baronets, of Dunmore (1723)

The Burdett, later Weldon Baronetcy, of Dunmore in the County of Carlow, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 11 July 1723.
  • For more information on this creation, see Weldon Baronets
    Weldon Baronets
    The Burdett, later Weldon Baronetcy, of Dunmore in the County of Carlow, is a title in the Baronetage of Ireland. It was created on 11 July 1723 for Thomas Burdett, who represented Carlow County and Carlow Borough in the Irish House of Commons, with remainder, in default of male issue of his own,...

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