Nairn Baronets
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There have been two Baronetcies created for members of the Nairn family, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.
The Nairn Baronetcy, of Rankeilour, Collessie, and Dysart House, Dysart, in the County of Fife, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 16 December 1904 for the Scottish
businessman Michael Nairn. He was Chairman of Michael Nairn & Co, linoleum manufacturers, of Kirkcaldy
, and of the Nairn Linoleum Co, of Kearny, USA.
The Spencer-Nairn Baronetcy, of Monimail in the County of Fife, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 20 January 1933 for Robert Spencer-Nairn, a Major in the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry
. Born Robert Nairn, he was the second son of the first Baronet of the 1904 creation by his wife Emily Frances, daughter of Alfred Rimington Spencer. In 1928 he adopted the additional surname of Spencer.
The Nairn Baronetcy, of Rankeilour, Collessie, and Dysart House, Dysart, in the County of Fife, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 16 December 1904 for the Scottish
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...
businessman Michael Nairn. He was Chairman of Michael Nairn & Co, linoleum manufacturers, of Kirkcaldy
Kirkcaldy
Kirkcaldy is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. The town lies on a shallow bay on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth; SSE of Glenrothes, ENE of Dunfermline, WSW of Dundee and NNE of Edinburgh...
, and of the Nairn Linoleum Co, of Kearny, USA.
The Spencer-Nairn Baronetcy, of Monimail in the County of Fife, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 20 January 1933 for Robert Spencer-Nairn, a Major in the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry
Fife and Forfar Yeomanry
The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry was an Armoured Yeomanry Regiment of the British Territorial Army from 1793 to 1956 when it was amalgimated with the Scottish Horse....
. Born Robert Nairn, he was the second son of the first Baronet of the 1904 creation by his wife Emily Frances, daughter of Alfred Rimington Spencer. In 1928 he adopted the additional surname of Spencer.
Nairn Baronets, of Rankeilour and Dysart House (1904)
- Sir Michael Barker Nairn, 1st Baronet (1838-1915)
- Sir Michael Nairn, 2nd Baronet (1874-1952)
- Sir (Michael) George Nairn, 3rd Baronet (1911-1984)
- Sir Michael Nairn, 4th Baronet (b. 1938)
Spencer-Nairn Baronets, of Monimail (1933)
- Sir Robert Spencer-Nairn, 1st Baronet (1880–1960)
- Sir Douglas Leslie Spencer-Nairn, 2nd BaronetDouglas Spencer-NairnSir Douglas Leslie Spencer Spencer-Nairn, 2nd Baronet was a Unionist politician in Scotland.In 1955, he was elected Member of Parliament for Central Ayrshire, defeating the Labour incumbent Archie Manuel. Spencer-Nairn held the seat until 1959, when it was regained by Manuel against the national...
(1906–1970) - Sir Robert Arnold Spencer-Nairn, 3rd Baronet (born 1933)