Strachan baronets
There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Strachan, both in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. Both are currently either extinct or dormant.
Strachan baronets, of Thornton, Kincardine (1625)
The Strachan Baronetcy, of Thornton, Kincardine, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia in 1625 for Alexander Strachan, a favourite of King Charles I, and a Commissioner of the Exchequer. The title became dormant on the death of the sixth baronet, Richard Strachan in 1828. Their arms were; or, a hart, tripping, at gaze, azure, attired sable.
- Sir Alexander Strachan, 1st Baronet (1625–)
- Sir Alexander Strachan, 2nd Baronet
- Sir James Strachan, 3rd Baronet
- Sir Francis Strachan, 4th Baronet
- Sir John Strachan, 5th Baronet (d. 1777)
- Sir Richard Strachan, 6th Baronet (1777-1828)
Strachan baronets, of Inchtuthill (1685)
Presumed to be the Shield of James Strachan of Inchtuthill, Bart. of Nova Scotia (~1683), and is the Shield of John Strachan, Bart. of Nova Scotia (Public Register, Vol. 1, 1740)
The Strachan Baronetcy, of Inchtuthel, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia in 1685 for Thomas Strachan. It became extinct upon his death.
- Sir Thomas Strachan, 1st Baronet
See also
References
- Burke, John; Burke, Sir Bernard (1844). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland (2 ed.). J. R. Smith. p. 367.
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