Campbell-Orde Baronets
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The Orde, later Campbell-Orde Baronetcy, of Morpeth in the County of Northumberland, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 9 August 1790 for the naval commander John Orde
Sir John Orde, 1st Baronet
Sir John Orde, 1st Baronet was the third son of John Orde, of Morpeth, Northumberland, and the brother of Thomas Orde-Powlett, 1st Baron Bolton...

. He was the younger brother of Thomas Orde-Powlett, 1st Baron Bolton
Thomas Orde-Powlett, 1st Baron Bolton
Thomas Orde-Powlett, 1st Baron Bolton PC was born Thomas Orde, son of John Orde of Morpeth, Northumberland. He was educated at Eton and at King's College, Cambridge, graduating Master of Arts in 1773....

 (see Baron Bolton
Baron Bolton
Baron Bolton, of Bolton Castle in the County of York, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1797 for the Tory politician Thomas Orde-Powlett, who had previously served as Chief Secretary for Ireland...

 for more information on this branch of the family). The third Baronet assumed in 1880 by Royal license the additional surname of Campbell, which was that of his maternal grandfather Peter Campbell, of Kilmory.

Orde, later Campbell-Orde Baronets, of Morpeth (1790)

  • Sir John Orde, 1st Baronet
    Sir John Orde, 1st Baronet
    Sir John Orde, 1st Baronet was the third son of John Orde, of Morpeth, Northumberland, and the brother of Thomas Orde-Powlett, 1st Baron Bolton...

     (1751–1824)

  • Sir John Powlett Orde, 2nd Baronet (9 June 1803–13 December 1878). Orde was born at Gloucester Place, St Marylebone, London, the son of Sir John Orde, 1st Baronet. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford
    Christ Church, Oxford
    Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England...

     where he graduated with a BA. He married Eliza Campbell, eldest daughter and co-heir of Peter Campbell, of Kilmory, Argyll
    Argyll
    Argyll , archaically Argyle , is a region of western Scotland corresponding with most of the part of ancient Dál Riata that was located on the island of Great Britain, and in a historical context can be used to mean the entire western coast between the Mull of Kintyre and Cape Wrath...

    , on 15 June 1826. They had one son and three daughters. His father-in-law died in Jamaica
    Jamaica
    Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...

     in 1828 and upon the death of his wife in 1829 he inherited the estates in Jamaica and Scotland
    Scotland
    Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

    . He remarried in 1832 to Beatrice Edwards. Orde rebuilt Kilmory Castle
    Kilmory Castle
    Kilmory Castle, also known as Kilmory House, is a large 19th-century house located just to the south of Lochgilphead, in Argyll and Bute, on the west coast of Scotland. It is currently occupied by the headquarters of Argyll and Bute Council. The gardens are open to the public and form part of a...

     in a Gothic style
    Gothic Revival architecture
    The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...

     to a design by architect Joseph Gordon Davis, and remodelled the grounds with the aid of William Jackson Hooker
    William Jackson Hooker
    Sir William Jackson Hooker, FRS was an English systematic botanist and organiser. He held the post of Regius Professor of Botany at Glasgow University, and was the first Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. He enjoyed the friendship and support of Sir Joseph Banks for his exploring,...

    . Kilmory is now the headquarters of Argyll and Bute
    Argyll and Bute
    Argyll and Bute is both one of 32 unitary council areas; and a Lieutenancy area in Scotland. The administrative centre for the council area is located in Lochgilphead.Argyll and Bute covers the second largest administrative area of any Scottish council...

     Council. He was succeeded by his son Sir John William Powlett Orde who, in 1880, obtained Royal Licence to assume the surname of Campbell-Orde.

  • Sir John William Powlett Campbell-Orde, 3rd Baronet (1827–1897)
  • Sir Arthur John Campbell-Orde, 4th Baronet (1865–1933)
  • Sir Simon Arthur Campbell-Orde, 5th Baronet (1907–1969)
  • Sir John Alexander Campbell-Orde, 6th Baronet (b. 1943)


The heir apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....

is the present holder's son John Simon Arthur Campbell-Orde (b. 1981)
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