List of extinct baronetcies
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The following 29 extinct baronetcies are listed by date of extinction. An alphabetical list is to be found at Leigh Rayment's baronetage page, or via the category of extinct baronetcies.
1683
- Badd of Cames OysellsBadd Baronets- Badd of Cames Oysels, Hants :The Badd Baronetcy, of Cames Oysels in the county Hampshire was created in the Baronetage of England on 28 February 1642/43 in recognition of his services to the Crown in the Civil War...
(cr. 28 February 1643); extinct with the death of the 1st baronet 10 June 1683.
1685
- Bacon of GillinghamBacon BaronetsThere have been three Baronetcies created for members of the Bacon family, all in the Baronetage of England. As of 2008, one creation is extinct and two of the creations are extant. The extant titles have been merged since 1755...
(cr. 7 February 1662); extinct with the death of the 3rd baronet 8 October 1685. (earlier related Bacon Baronetcies of Redgrave and Mildenhall remain extant)
1705
- Halkett BaronetsHalkett BaronetsThere have been two Halkett Baronetcies, both in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia — one in 1662 for Sir Charles Halkett, 1st Baronet and the other in 1697 for politician Sir Peter Halkett, 1st Baronet. Both baronetcies are now extinct....
(cr. 25 January 1662); extinct with the death of the 2nd baronet March 1705.
1720
- Halford of Welham, LeicestershireHalford BaronetsThree baronetcies were created for different families bearing the name of Halford, but related to one another. The first baronetcy was created in 1641 for Richard Halford in the Baronetage of England. It became extinct in 1780 with the death of the seventh and last baronet...
(cr. 27 June 1706); extinct with the death of the 3rd baronet 1720.
1764
- Downing, of East Hatley, CambridgeDowning BaronetsThe Downing Baronetcy, of East Hatley in the County of Cambridge, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 1 July 1663 for the Anglo-Irish soldier, statesman and diplomat Sir George Downing, after whom Downing Street in London is named. The third and fourth Baronets represented...
(cr. 1623); extinct on the death of the 4th baronet in 1764.
1780
- Halford of Wistow, LeicestershireHalford BaronetsThree baronetcies were created for different families bearing the name of Halford, but related to one another. The first baronetcy was created in 1641 for Richard Halford in the Baronetage of England. It became extinct in 1780 with the death of the seventh and last baronet...
(cr. 18 December 1641); extinct with the death of the 7th baronet 21 July 1780.
1806
- Hales of Coventry, WarwickHales BaronetsThe Hales Baronetcy, is a title in the Baronetage of England. There were three Hales baronetcies. The oldest was created in 1611 for Edward Hales. He was a member of a Kent family. The second was created in 1660 for Robert Hales, MP for Hythe 1659, also of a Kent family. The third was created in...
(cr. 28 August 1660); extinct with the death of the 8th baronet 16 January 1806.
1823
- Halton of Samford Parva,EssexHalton BaronetsThe Halton Baronetcy, of Samford Parva in the County of Essex, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 10 September 1642 for William Halton. The title became extinct on the death of the sixth Baronet in 1642....
(cr. 10 September 1642); extinct with the death of the 6th baronet 9 February 1823.
1824
- Hales of Beakesbourne, KentHales BaronetsThe Hales Baronetcy, is a title in the Baronetage of England. There were three Hales baronetcies. The oldest was created in 1611 for Edward Hales. He was a member of a Kent family. The second was created in 1660 for Robert Hales, MP for Hythe 1659, also of a Kent family. The third was created in...
(cr. 12 July 1660); extinct with the death of the 5th baronetSir Philip Hales, 5th BaronetSir Philip Hales, 5th Baronet , of Beakesbourne in Kent, was an English courtier and Member of Parliament.Hales was the sixth son of Sir Thomas Hales, 3rd Baronet, a long-serving Member of Parliament who held a series of lucrative posts in the Royal Household...
12 April 1824.
1829
- Hales of Woodchurch and Tunstall, KentHales BaronetsThe Hales Baronetcy, is a title in the Baronetage of England. There were three Hales baronetcies. The oldest was created in 1611 for Edward Hales. He was a member of a Kent family. The second was created in 1660 for Robert Hales, MP for Hythe 1659, also of a Kent family. The third was created in...
(cr. 1 February 1626); extinct with the death of the 6th baronet 1829.
1867
- Hall of Llanover, Monmouth (cr. July 1838); extinct with the granteeBenjamin Hall, 1st Baron LlanoverBenjamin Hall, 1st Baron Llanover PC , known as Sir Benjamin Hall, Bt, between 1838 and 1859, was a British civil engineer and politician.-Political career:...
's death 1867.
1897
- Halford of Wistow, LeicestershireHalford BaronetsThree baronetcies were created for different families bearing the name of Halford, but related to one another. The first baronetcy was created in 1641 for Richard Halford in the Baronetage of England. It became extinct in 1780 with the death of the seventh and last baronet...
(cr. 27 September 1809); extinct with the death of the 5th baronet 7 April 1897.
1902
- Abel of Whitehall Court (cr. 1893 UK); extinct with the death of the 1st baronet 6 September 1902
1904
- Halkett of Pitfirrane,FifeHalkett BaronetsThere have been two Halkett Baronetcies, both in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia — one in 1662 for Sir Charles Halkett, 1st Baronet and the other in 1697 for politician Sir Peter Halkett, 1st Baronet. Both baronetcies are now extinct....
(cr. 31 December 1697 NS); extinct or possibly dormant with the death of the 8th baronet 8 March 1904.
1922
- Adam Baronets of Blair AdamAdam BaronetsThere have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Adam, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2009....
(cr. 20 May 1882); extinct with the death of the first and only baronet. - Perrott BaronetsPerrott BaronetsThree baronetcies have been granted to the Perrott family. The first was created on June 28, 1611 in the Baronetage of England. The second was created on July 1, 1716, and the third, on June 21, 1911, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom....
(cr. 1 July 1716 but not registered) and cr. 21 June 1911); extinct with the death of the fifth and first baronet.
1932
- Speyer of Grosvenor StreetEdgar SpeyerSir Edgar Speyer, 1st Baronet was an American-born financier and philanthropist. He became a British subject in 1892 and was chairman of Speyer Brothers, the British branch of his family's international finance house, and a partner in the German and American branches...
(cr. 14 July 1906); extinct on 16 February 1932 with grantee's death.
1933
- Fowler of BraemoreFowler BaronetsThere has been four unrelated creations of the Fowler Baronets, all of which are now extinct.The Baronetcy of Fowler of Islington was created in the Baronetage of England on 21 May 1628 for Thomas Fowler and was extinct on his death in 1656....
(cr. 17 April 1890), extinct on 1 April 1933 with death of fourth Baronet. - Herbert of Llanarth, Monmouth (cr. 19 July 1907), extinct 18 October 1933 with grantee's death.
1940
- Hadfield Baronets, of Sheffield, Yorks. (cr. 26 June 1917), extinct 30 September 1940 with the grantee's death.
- Douglas of Carr, Perth (cr. 17 March 1789), extinct 5 November 1940 with sixth baronet's death.
1944
- Collet of St. Clere, KentCollet BaronetsThe Collet Baronetcy, St Clere in the County of Kent, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1888 for Mark Collet, Governor of the Bank of England...
(cr. 12 June 1888), extinct 24 September 1944 with second baronet's death. - Des Voeux of Indiaville, Queen's Co.Des Voeux BaronetsThe Des Voeux Baronetcy, of Indiaville in the Queen's County, was a title in the Baronetage of Ireland. It was created on 1 September 1787 for Charles Des Voeux, who had gained great wealth in India and who later represented Carlow Borough and Carlingford in the Irish House of Commons. He was the...
(cr. 1 September 1787), extinct September 1944 with ninth baronet's death.
1952
- Duff of Hatton, AberdeenDuff BaronetsThere have been three creations of baronets with the surname Duff, all in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Two of the creations are extinct while one is still extant. -Assheton-Smith, later Duff Baronets, of Vaynol Park :...
(cr. 3 July 1952, extinct 6 September 1952 with grantee's death.
1965
- Steel-MaitlandRamsay-Steel-Maitland BaronetsThe Steel-Maitland, later Ramsay-Steel-Maitland Baronetcy, of Sauchie in the County of Stirling, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 30 March 1935 for the Conservative politician Arthur Steel-Maitland...
later Ramsay-Steel-Maitland, (cr. 30 March 1935), extinct 1965 with third and last baronet.
1980
- Duff of Vaynol Park, CarnarvonDuff BaronetsThere have been three creations of baronets with the surname Duff, all in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Two of the creations are extinct while one is still extant. -Assheton-Smith, later Duff Baronets, of Vaynol Park :...
(cr. 1 August 1911), extinct 3 March 1980 with third and last baronet
1988
- Adair of Flixton Hall, SuffolkAdair BaronetsThe Adair Baronetcy, of Flixton Hall in the County of Suffolk, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 2 August 1838 for Robert Adair. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baronet. He sat as Member of Parliament for Cambridge. In 1873 he was created Baron...
(cr. 2 August 1838), extinct with death of sixth baronet on 4 August 1988
2010
- Wolfson of St MaryleboneWolfson BaronetsThe Wolfson Baronetcy, of St. Marylebone in the City of Westminster, was one of the last Baronetcies created in the Baronetcy of the United Kingdom, established in 1962. It was created for Isaac Wolfson, the businessman and philanthropist who establed the Wolfson Foundation...
(cr. 1962), extinct on death of second baronet on 20 May 2010