Scott baronets


There have been twelve baronetcies created for people with the surname Scott, one in the Baronetage of England, two in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia, and nine in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.

History

  1. The Scott Baronetcy, of Kew Green in the County of Middlesex, was created in the Baronetage of England on 9 August 1653 for William Scott. The title became either extinct or dormant on the death of the fourth Baronet in circa 1775.
  2. The Scott Baronetcy, of Thirlestane in the County of Selkirk, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 22 August 1666 for Francis Scott. The third Baronet had already succeeded his grandmother as Lord Napier when he inherited the baronetcy in 1725. The baronetcy has remained a subsidiary title of the Lords Napier ever since, currently held by Francis Napier, 15th Lord Napier.
  3. The Scott Baronetcy, of Ancrum in the County of Roxburgh, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 27 October 1671 for John Scott. The title became extinct on the death of the seventh Baronet in 1902.
  4. The Scott Baronetcy, of Great Barr in the County of Stafford, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 30 April 1806 for Joseph Scott of Great Barr Hall, Member of Parliament for Worcester The third Baronet had already succeeded to the Bateman Baronetcy of Hartington Hall when he inherited the Baronetcy in 1851. However, the two titles separated on the death of the sixth Baronet in 1905, when the Bateman Baronetcy was inherited by the fourth Fuller-Acland-Hood baronets of St Audries. The current status of the title is uncertain. See also Scott baronets of Great Barr
  5. The Sibbald, later Scott Baronetcy, of Dunninald in the County of Forfar, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 13 December 1806 for James Sibbald. The title became extinct on the death of the fifth Baronet in 1945.
  6. The Scott Baronetcy, of Abbotsford in the County of Roxburgh, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 22 April 1820 for the author Walter Scott. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1847. See also Constable Maxwell-Scott baronets.
  7. The Scott Baronetcy, of Lytchet Minster in the County of Dorset, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 8 September 1821 for Claude Scott. The title became extinct on the death of the seventh Baronet in 1961.
  8. The Scott Baronetcy, of Connaught Place in the County of London, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 23 February 1899 for John Edward Arthur Murray Scott. The title became extinct on his death in 1912.
  9. The Scott Baronetcy, of Beauclerc in the County of Northumberland, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 27 July 1907 for the businessman Walter Scott.
  10. The Scott Baronetcy, of Yews in the County of Westmorland, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 27 July 1909 for the businessman James William Scott. His grandson Sir Oliver Scott, 3rd baronet, was a Cambridge MD who worked as a Radiobiologist in cancer therapy research.
  11. The Scott Baronetcy, of Witley in the County of Surrey, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 3 February 1913 for the naval commander Admiral Percy Scott.
  12. The Scott Baronetcy, of Rotherfield Park in the County of Southampton, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 16 February 1962 for Jervoise Bolitho Scott. He was for many years a member of the Hampshire County Council. His son, the second Baronet, served as Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire from 1982 to 1993.

    Scott baronets, of Kew Green (1653)

See Scott baronets of Great Barr

Sibbald, later Scott baronets, of Dunninald (1806)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son Edward James Saim Scott

Scott baronets, of Witley (1913)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son Arthur Jervoise Trafford Scott
The heir apparent's heir apparent is the former's eldest son Wilfred Jervoise Scott