| BARONETAGE | ||||||
| Last updated 19/03/2025 | ||||||
| Names of baronets shown in blue | ||||||
| have not yet proved succession and, as a | ||||||
| result, their name has not yet been placed on | ||||||
| the Official Roll of the Baronetage. | ||||||
| Date | Type | Order | Name | Born | Died | Age |
| Dates in italics in the "Born" column indicate that the baronet was | ||||||
| baptised on that date; dates in italics in the "Died" column indicate | ||||||
| that the baronet was buried on that date | ||||||
| JACKSON of Hickleton,Yorks | ||||||
| 31 Dec 1660 | E | 1 | John Jackson | c 1631 | c 1670 | |
| c 1670 | 2 | John Jackson | 15 Mar 1653 | 6 Feb 1680 | 26 | |
| 6 Feb 1680 | 3 | Bradwardine Jackson | c 1670 | c 1730 | ||
| to | Extinct on his death | |||||
| c 1730 | ||||||
| JACKSON of Fort Hill,Armagh | ||||||
| 21 Apr 1813 | UK | 1 | George Jackson | 1770 | 1846 | 76 |
| to | Extinct on his death | |||||
| 1846 | ||||||
| JACKSON of Arlsey,Beds | ||||||
| 22 May 1815 | UK | 1 | John Jackson | 30 Dec 1763 | 17 May 1820 | 56 |
| MP for Dover 1806-1820 | ||||||
| 17 May 1820 | 2 | Keith Alexander Jackson | 8 Jan 1798 | 21 Aug 1843 | 45 | |
| 21 Aug 1843 | 3 | Mountstuart Goodricke Jackson | 6 Jan 1836 | 16 Nov 1857 | 21 | |
| 16 Nov 1857 | 4 | Keith George Jackson | 2 Aug 1842 | 3 Sep 1916 | 74 | |
| 3 Sep 1916 | 5 | Robert Montresor Jackson | 11 Mar 1876 | 4 Dec 1940 | 64 | |
| 4 Dec 1940 | 6 | John Montresor Jackson | 14 Oct 1914 | 31 May 1980 | 65 | |
| 31 May 1980 | 7 | Robert Jackson | 16 Mar 1910 | 17 Apr 2000 | 90 | |
| 17 Apr 2000 | 8 | Keith Arnold Jackson | 24 Apr 1921 | 11 Nov 2000 | 78 | |
| 11 Nov 2000 | 9 | Neil Keith Jackson | 12 May 1952 | |||
| JACKSON of Birkenhead,Lancs | ||||||
| 4 Nov 1869 | UK | 1 | William Jackson | 28 Apr 1805 | 31 Jan 1876 | 70 |
| MP for Newcastle under Lyme 1847-1865 | ||||||
| and Derbyshire North 1865-1868 | ||||||
| 31 Jan 1876 | 2 | Henry Mather Jackson | 23 Jul 1831 | 8 Mar 1881 | 49 | |
| MP for Coventry 1867-1868 | ||||||
| 8 Mar 1881 | 3 | Henry Mather Jackson (Mather-Jackson | ||||
| from 1886) | 19 Oct 1855 | 23 Mar 1942 | 86 | |||
| Lord Lieutenant Monmouth 1933-1942 | ||||||
| 23 Mar 1942 | 4 | Edward Arthur Mather-Jackson | 8 Jan 1899 | 8 Nov 1956 | 57 | |
| 8 Nov 1956 | 5 | George Christopher Mather Mather-Jackson | 12 Mar 1896 | 19 Nov 1976 | 80 | |
| 19 Nov 1976 | 6 | Anthony Henry Mather Mather-Jackson | 9 Nov 1899 | 11 Oct 1983 | 83 | |
| 11 Oct 1983 | 7 | William Mather Jackson | 18 Sep 1902 | 19 Jan 1985 | 82 | |
| 19 Jan 1985 | 8 | William Thomas Jackson | 12 Oct 1927 | 13 Mar 2004 | 76 | |
| 13 Mar 2004 | 9 | William Roland Cedric Jackson | 9 Jan 1954 | |||
| JACKSON of Stansted House,Essex | ||||||
| 4 Aug 1902 | UK | 1 | Sir Thomas Jackson | 4 Jun 1841 | 21 Dec 1915 | 74 |
| 21 Dec 1915 | 2 | Thomas Dare Jackson | 14 Jun 1876 | 7 Feb 1954 | 77 | |
| 7 Feb 1954 | 3 | George Julius Jackson | 4 Jun 1883 | 21 Feb 1956 | 72 | |
| 21 Feb 1956 | 4 | Walter David Russell Jackson | 8 Mar 1890 | 15 Dec 1956 | 66 | |
| 15 Dec 1956 | 5 | Michael Roland Jackson | 20 Apr 1919 | 29 Dec 2016 | 97 | |
| 29 Dec 2016 | 6 | Thomas St.Felix Jackson | 27 Sep 1946 | |||
| JACKSON of Eagle House,Wimbledon,Surrey | ||||||
| 10 Feb 1913 | UK | 1 | Thomas Graham Jackson | 21 Dec 1835 | 7 Nov 1924 | 88 |
| 7 Nov 1924 | 2 | Hugh Nicholas Jackson | 21 Jan 1881 | 1 Nov 1979 | 98 | |
| 1 Nov 1979 | 3 | Nicholas Fane St.George Jackson | 4 Sep 1934 | |||
| JACKSON of Wandsworth,Surrey | ||||||
| 4 Jul 1935 | UK | 1 | Sir Henry Jackson | 22 Aug 1875 | 23 Feb 1937 | 61 |
| to | MP for Wandsworth Central 1924-1929 | |||||
| 23 Feb 1937 | and 1931-1937 | |||||
| Extinct on his death | ||||||
| JACOB of Bromley,Middlesex | ||||||
| 11 Jan 1665 | E | 1 | John Jacob | c 1598 | 13 Mar 1666 | |
| Mar 1666 | 2 | John Jacob | c 1633 | 1674 | ||
| 1674 | 3 | John Jacob | c 1665 | 31 Mar 1740 | ||
| 31 Mar 1740 | 4 | Hildebrand Jacob | c 1718 | 4 Nov 1790 | ||
| to | Extinct on his death | |||||
| 4 Nov 1790 | ||||||
| JACQUES of Middlesex | ||||||
| 2 Sep 1628 | E | 1 | John Jacques | c 1599 | 15 Jan 1661 | |
| to | MP for Haslemere 1640 | |||||
| Jan 1661 | Extinct on his death | |||||
| JAFFRAY of Skilts and Park Grove,Warwicks | ||||||
| 8 Oct 1892 | UK | 1 | John Jaffray | 11 Oct 1818 | 4 Jan 1901 | 82 |
| 4 Jan 1901 | 2 | William Jaffray | 5 Jun 1852 | 27 Nov 1914 | 62 | |
| 27 Nov 1914 | 3 | John Henry Jaffray | 9 Dec 1893 | 23 Apr 1916 | 22 | |
| 23 Apr 1916 | 4 | William Edmund Jaffray | 29 Jul 1895 | 24 Oct 1953 | 58 | |
| 24 Oct 1953 | 5 | William Otho Jaffray | 1 Nov 1951 | |||
| JAFFRAY of Edgehill,Abderdeen | ||||||
| 24 Jun 1931 | UK | 1 | Sir Thomas Jaffray | 11 Apr 1861 | 23 Jul 1953 | 92 |
| to | Extinct on his death | |||||
| 23 Jul 1953 | ||||||
| JAMES of Creshall,Essex | ||||||
| 28 Jun 1682 | E | 1 | Cane James | c 1656 | 19 May 1736 | |
| 19 May 1736 | 2 | John James | c 1692 | 29 Sep 1741 | ||
| to | Extinct on his death | |||||
| 29 Sep 1741 | ||||||
| JAMES of Eltham,Kent | ||||||
| 27 Aug 1778 | GB | 1 | William James | c 1721 | 16 Dec 1783 | |
| MP for West Looe 1774-1783 | ||||||
| 16 Dec 1783 | 2 | Edward William James | c 1774 | 16 Nov 1792 | ||
| to | Extinct on his death | |||||
| 16 Nov 1792 | ||||||
| JAMES of Langley Hall,Berks | ||||||
| 28 Jul 1791 | GB | 1 | Walter James James | 8 Feb 1759 | 8 Oct 1829 | 70 |
| 8 Oct 1829 | 2 | Walter Charles James | 3 Jun 1816 | 4 Feb 1893 | 76 | |
| He was subsequently created Baron | ||||||
| Northbourne (qv) in 1884 with which title | ||||||
| the baronetcy remains merged | ||||||
| JAMES of Dublin | ||||||
| 19 Mar 1823 | UK | 1 | John Kingston James | 28 Apr 1784 | 28 Jan 1869 | 84 |
| 28 Jan 1869 | 2 | John Kingston James | 26 Feb 1815 | 23 May 1893 | 78 | |
| 23 May 1893 | 3 | John Kingston Fullarton James | 1 Dec 1852 | 11 Feb 1933 | 80 | |
| 11 Feb 1933 | 4 | Gavin Fullarton James | 1 Sep 1859 | 12 Oct 1937 | 78 | |
| 12 Oct 1937 | 5 | Edward Albert James | 5 Sep 1862 | 6 Dec 1942 | 80 | |
| 6 Dec 1942 | 6 | Fullarton James | 15 May 1864 | 19 Jul 1955 | 91 | |
| 19 Jul 1955 | 7 | Gerard Bowes Kingston James | 4 Feb 1899 | 1979 | 80 | |
| to | Extinct on his death | |||||
| 1979 | ||||||
| JAMESON of Down Street,London | ||||||
| 1 Feb 1911 | UK | 1 | Leander Starr Jameson | 9 Feb 1853 | 26 Nov 1917 | 64 |
| to | Premier of the Cape Colony 1904-1908. | |||||
| 26 Nov 1917 | PC 1907 | |||||
| Extinct on his death | ||||||
| For information on this baronet, and the famous | ||||||
| "Jameson Raid," see the note at the foot of this | ||||||
| page | ||||||
| JANSSEN of Wimbledon,Surrey | ||||||
| 11 Mar 1715 | GB | 1 | Sir Theodore Janssen [kt 1696] | c 1654 | 22 Sep 1748 | |
| MP for Yarmouth IOW 1717-1721 | ||||||
| 22 Sep 1748 | 2 | Abraham Janssen | c 1699 | 19 Feb 1765 | ||
| MP for Dorchester 1720-1722 | ||||||
| 19 Feb 1765 | 3 | Henry Janssen | 21 Feb 1766 | |||
| 21 Feb 1766 | 4 | Stephen Theodore Janssen | 8 Apr 1777 | |||
| to | MP for London 1747-1754 | |||||
| 8 Apr 1777 | Extinct on his death | |||||
| JARDINE of Applegirth,Dumfries | ||||||
| For information on the legend of Spedlins Tower, | ||||||
| former home of the Jardine family,see the note | ||||||
| at the foot of this page | ||||||
| 25 May 1672 | NS | 1 | Alexander Jardine | c 1695 | ||
| c 1695 | 2 | Alexander Jardine | 6 Feb 1699 | |||
| 6 Feb 1699 | 3 | John Jardine | 1683 | 1737 | 54 | |
| 1737 | 4 | Alexander Jardine | 1712 | Dec 1790 | 78 | |
| Dec 1790 | 5 | William Jardine | 17 Mar 1807 | |||
| 17 Mar 1807 | 6 | Alexander Jardine | 1821 | |||
| 1821 | 7 | William Jardine | 13 Feb 1800 | 9 Nov 1874 | 74 | |
| 9 Nov 1874 | 8 | Alexander Jardine | 10 Feb 1829 | 14 Jan 1893 | 63 | |
| 14 Jan 1893 | 9 | William Jardine | 11 Jun 1865 | 13 Dec 1915 | 50 | |
| 13 Dec 1915 | 10 | Alexander Jardine | 1 Aug 1868 | 27 Mar 1942 | 73 | |
| 27 Mar 1942 | 11 | William Edward Jardine | 15 Apr 1917 | 19 Apr 1986 | 68 | |
| 19 Apr 1986 | 12 | Alexander Maule Jardine | 24 Aug 1947 | 6 Apr 2008 | 60 | |
| 6 Apr 2008 | 13 | William Murray Jardine | 4 Jul 1984 | |||
| JARDINE of Castle Milk,Dumfries | ||||||
| 20 Jul 1885 | UK | See "Buchanan-Jardine" | ||||
| JARDINE of Godalming,Surrey | ||||||
| 20 Jan 1916 | UK | 1 | Sir John Jardine | 27 Sep 1844 | 26 Apr 1919 | 74 |
| MP for Roxburghshire 1906-1918 | ||||||
| 26 Apr 1919 | 2 | John Eric Birdwood Jardine | 30 Sep 1890 | 24 Mar 1924 | 33 | |
| 24 Mar 1924 | 3 | Colin Jardine | 24 Sep 1892 | 24 Sep 1957 | 65 | |
| 24 Sep 1957 | 4 | Ian Liddell Jardine | 13 Oct 1923 | 25 Nov 1982 | 59 | |
| 25 Nov 1982 | 5 | Andrew Colin Douglas Jardine | 30 Nov 1955 | |||
| JARDINE of Nottingham,Notts | ||||||
| 22 May 1919 | UK | 1 | Ernest Jardine | 23 Sep 1859 | 26 Apr 1947 | 87 |
| MP for Somerset East 1910-1918 | ||||||
| 26 Apr 1947 | 2 | John Jardine | 3 Oct 1884 | 1 Aug 1965 | 80 | |
| to | Extinct on his death | |||||
| 1 Aug 1965 | ||||||
| JARVIS of Hascombe,Surrey | ||||||
| 24 Jan 1922 | UK | 1 | John Jarvis | 25 Mar 1876 | 3 Oct 1950 | 74 |
| MP for Guildford 1935-1950 | ||||||
| 3 Oct 1950 | 2 | Arnold Adrian Jarvis | 25 Oct 1904 | 21 Jan 1965 | 60 | |
| to | Extinct on his death | |||||
| 21 Jan 1965 | ||||||
| JASON of Broad Somerford,Wilts | ||||||
| 5 Sep 1661 | E | 1 | Robert Jason | c 1675 | ||
| c 1675 | 2 | Robert Jason | 27 Nov 1640 | c 1687 | ||
| c 1687 | 3 | George Jason | c 1697 | |||
| c 1697 | 4 | Robert Jason | c 1723 | |||
| c 1723 | 5 | Warren Jason | c 1705 | 12 Nov 1728 | ||
| 12 Nov 1728 | 6 | Robert Jason | c 1708 | 5 May 1738 | ||
| to | Extinct on his death | |||||
| 5 May 1738 | ||||||
| JEBB of Trent Place,Essex | ||||||
| 4 Sep 1778 | GB | 1 | Richard Jebb | 30 Oct 1729 | 2 Jul 1787 | 57 |
| to | Extinct on his death | |||||
| 2 Jul 1787 | ||||||
| JEFFERSON of Thorhanby Hall,Yorks | ||||||
| 7 Jul 1958 | UK | See "Dunnington-Jefferson" | ||||
| JEFFREYS of Bulstrode,Bucks | ||||||
| 17 Nov 1681 | E | 1 | George Jeffreys | 1648 | 18 Apr 1689 | 40 |
| He was subsequently created Baron | ||||||
| Jeffreys of Wem (qv) in 1685 with which title | ||||||
| the baronetcy then merged until its | ||||||
| extinction in 1702 | ||||||
| JEHANGHIR of Malabar Hill,Bombay,India | ||||||
| 16 Jul 1908 | UK | 1 | Cowasjee Jehanghir | 8 Jun 1853 | 26 Jul 1934 | 81 |
| 26 Jul 1934 | 2 | Cowasjee Jehanghir | 16 Feb 1879 | 17 Oct 1962 | 83 | |
| 17 Oct 1962 | 3 | Hirji Jehanghir | 1 Nov 1915 | 24 Feb 2000 | 84 | |
| 24 Feb 2000 | 4 | Cowasjee Jehanghir | 23 Nov 1953 | |||
| JEJEEBHOY of Bombay,India | ||||||
| 6 Aug 1857 | UK | 1 | Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy | 15 Jul 1783 | 14 Apr 1859 | 75 |
| 14 Apr 1859 | 2 | Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy | 9 Oct 1811 | 11 Jul 1877 | 65 | |
| 11 Jul 1877 | 3 | Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy | 3 Mar 1851 | 16 Jul 1898 | 47 | |
| 16 Jul 1898 | 4 | Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy | 25 Nov 1852 | 17 Jun 1908 | 55 | |
| 17 Jun 1908 | 5 | Rustomjee Cowasjee Cursetjee | ||||
| Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy | 6 Mar 1878 | 6 Feb 1931 | 52 | |||
| 6 Feb 1931 | 6 | Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy | 10 May 1909 | 24 Sep 1968 | 59 | |
| 24 Sep 1968 | 7 | Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy | 19 Apr 1913 | 10 Aug 2006 | 93 | |
| 10 Aug 2006 | 8 | Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy | 16 Nov 1957 | |||
| JENKINSON of Walcot,Oxon and | ||||||
| Hawkesbury House Farm,Gloucs | ||||||
| 18 May 1661 | E | 1 | Robert Jenkinson | c 1621 | 30 Mar 1677 | |
| MP for Oxfordshire 1654-1655,1656-1658 | ||||||
| and 1659 | ||||||
| 30 Mar 1677 | 2 | Robert Jenkinson | c 1654 | 30 Jan 1710 | ||
| MP for Oxfordshire 1689-1710 | ||||||
| 30 Jan 1710 | 3 | Robert Jenkinson | 23 Nov 1685 | 29 Oct 1717 | 31 | |
| MP for Oxfordshire 1710-1717 | ||||||
| 29 Oct 1717 | 4 | Robert Bankes Jenkinson | 24 Jan 1687 | 2 Jul 1738 | 51 | |
| MP for Oxfordshire 1717-1727 | ||||||
| 2 Jul 1738 | 5 | Robert Jenkinson | 13 Aug 1720 | 8 Aug 1766 | 45 | |
| 8 Aug 1766 | 6 | Banks Jenkinson | 20 Nov 1721 | 22 Jul 1790 | 68 | |
| 22 Jul 1790 | 7 | Charles Jenkinson,later [1796] 1st | ||||
| Earl of Liverpool | 26 Apr 1727 | 17 Dec 1808 | 81 | |||
| 17 Dec 1808 | 8 | Robert Jenkinson,2nd Earl of Liverpool | 7 Jun 1770 | 4 Dec 1828 | 58 | |
| 4 Dec 1828 | 9 | Charles Cecil Cope Jenkinson,3rd Earl of | ||||
| Liverpool | 29 May 1784 | 3 Oct 1851 | 67 | |||
| 3 Oct 1851 | 10 | Charles Jenkinson | 23 Feb 1779 | 6 Mar 1855 | 76 | |
| MP for Dover 1806-1818 | ||||||
| 6 Mar 1855 | 11 | George Samuel Jenkinson | 27 Sep 1817 | 19 Jan 1892 | 74 | |
| MP for Wiltshire North 1868-1880 | ||||||
| 19 Jan 1892 | 12 | George Banks Jenkinson | 10 May 1851 | 5 Jun 1915 | 64 | |
| 5 Jun 1915 | 13 | Anthony Banks Jenkinson | 3 Jul 1912 | 15 Jan 1989 | 76 | |
| 15 Jan 1989 | 14 | John Banks Jenkinson | 16 Feb 1945 | |||
| JENKINSON of Walton,Derby | ||||||
| 17 Dec 1685 | E | 1 | Paul Jenkinson | 1714 | ||
| 1714 | 2 | Paul Jenkinson | 14 Jan 1722 | |||
| 14 Jan 1722 | 3 | Jonathan Jenkinson | 28 Jun 1739 | |||
| to | Extinct on his death | |||||
| 28 Jun 1739 | ||||||
| JENKS of Cheape,London | ||||||
| 8 Oct 1932 | UK | 1 | Sir Maurice Jenks | 25 Nov 1872 | 19 May 1946 | 73 |
| 19 May 1946 | 2 | Richard Atherley Jenks | 26 Jul 1906 | 9 Nov 1993 | 87 | |
| 9 Nov 1993 | 3 | Maurice Arthur Brian Jenks | 28 Oct 1933 | 2 Oct 2004 | 70 | |
| 2 Oct 2004 | 4 | Richard John Peter Jenks | 28 Jun 1936 | |||
| JENNER of Harley Street,London | ||||||
| 25 Feb 1868 | UK | 1 | Sir William Jenner | 30 Jan 1815 | 11 Dec 1898 | 83 |
| 11 Dec 1898 | 2 | Walter Kentish Williams Jenner | 12 Oct 1860 | 12 Oct 1948 | 88 | |
| 12 Oct 1948 | 3 | Albert Victor Jenner | 19 Dec 1862 | 4 Nov 1954 | 91 | |
| to | Extinct on his death | |||||
| 4 Nov 1954 | ||||||
| JENOURE of Much Dunmow,Essex | ||||||
| 30 Jul 1628 | E | 1 | Kenelm Jenoure | 1629 | ||
| 1629 | 2 | Andrew Jenoure | c 1692 | |||
| c 1692 | 3 | Maynard Jenoure | c 1667 | c 1710 | ||
| c 1710 | 4 | John Jenoure | 28 Apr 1739 | |||
| 28 Apr 1739 | 5 | Richard Day Jenoure | c 1718 | 23 Mar 1744 | ||
| 23 Mar 1744 | 6 | John Jenoure | 15 Aug 1755 | |||
| to | Extinct on his death | |||||
| 15 Aug 1755 | ||||||
| JEPHCOTT of East Portlemouth,Devon | ||||||
| 14 Feb 1962 | UK | 1 | Sir Harry Jephcott | 15 Jan 1891 | 29 May 1978 | 87 |
| 29 May 1978 | 2 | John Anthony Jephcott | 21 May 1924 | 7 Aug 2003 | 79 | |
| 7 Aug 2003 | 3 | Neil Welbourn Jephcott | 3 Jun 1929 | 12 Aug 2012 | 83 | |
| 12 Aug 2012 | 4 | David Welbourn Jephcott | 9 Aug 1952 | |||
| JEPHSON of Spring Vale,Dorset | ||||||
| 1 Jun 1815 | UK | 1 | Richard Mounteney Jephson | 1 May 1765 | 17 Oct 1824 | 59 |
| 17 Oct 1824 | 2 | Richard Mounteney Jephson | 29 Jun 1870 | |||
| 29 Jun 1870 | 3 | James Saumerez Jephson | 1802 | 17 Nov 1884 | 82 | |
| 17 Nov 1884 | 4 | Stanhope William Jephson | 17 Mar 1810 | 19 Jun 1900 | 90 | |
| to | Extinct on his death | |||||
| 19 Jun 1900 | ||||||
| JEPHSON-NORREYS of Mallow,Cork | ||||||
| 6 Aug 1838 | UK | 1 | Charles Denham Orlando Jephson-Norreys | 1 Dec 1799 | 10 Jul 1888 | 88 |
| to | MP for Mallow 1826-1832 and 1835-1859 | |||||
| 10 Jul 1888 | Extinct on his death | |||||
| JERMY of Bayfield, Norfolk | ||||||
| Nov 1663 | E | 1 | Robert Jermy | 1600 | 1677 | 77 |
| to | Nothing further is known of this baronetcy. | |||||
| after 1663 | According to the website http://jermy.org/valdar. | |||||
| html "In 1663, certified by leading gentry to be | ||||||
| of ancient extraction and excellent estate,he was | ||||||
| recommended for a baronetcy but it was never | ||||||
| actually conferred upon him." | ||||||
| JERNINGHAM of Cossey,Norfolk | ||||||
| 16 Aug 1621 | E | 1 | Henry Jerningham | 1 Sep 1646 | ||
| 1 Sep 1646 | 2 | Henry Jerningham | c 1620 | 6 Oct 1680 | ||
| 6 Oct 1680 | 3 | Francis Jerningham | c 1650 | 26 Aug 1730 | ||
| 26 Aug 1730 | 4 | John Jerningham | 6 Sep 1678 | 14 Jun 1737 | 58 | |
| 14 Jun 1737 | 5 | George Jerningham | 2 Jun 1680 | 21 Jan 1774 | 93 | |
| 21 Jan 1774 | 6 | William Jerningham | 7 Mar 1736 | 14 Aug 1809 | 73 | |
| 14 Aug 1809 | 7 | George William Stafford-Jerningham,later [1824] | 27 Apr 1771 | 4 Oct 1851 | 80 | |
| 8th Baron Stafford | ||||||
| 4 Oct 1851 | 8 | Henry Valentine Stafford-Jerningham,9th | 2 Jan 1802 | 30 Nov 1884 | 82 | |
| Baron Stafford | ||||||
| 30 Nov 1884 | 9 | Augustus Frederick Fitzherbert | ||||
| Stafford-Jerningham,10th Baron Stafford | 28 Jun 1830 | 16 Apr 1892 | 61 | |||
| 16 Apr 1892 | 10 | Fitzherbert Stafford-Jerningham,11th Baron | 17 Jul 1833 | 12 Jun 1913 | 79 | |
| Stafford | ||||||
| 12 Jun 1913 | 11 | Henry William Stafford Jerningham | 28 Nov 1867 | 20 Dec 1935 | 68 | |
| to | Extinct on his death | |||||
| 20 Dec 1935 | ||||||
| JERVIS-WHITE-JERVIS | ||||||
| of Bally Ellis,Waterford | ||||||
| 6 Dec 1797 | I | 1 | John Jervis-White-Jervis | 10 Jun 1765 | 24 Oct 1830 | 65 |
| 24 Oct 1830 | 2 | Henry Meredyth Jervis-White-Jervis | 20 Nov 1793 | 17 Mar 1869 | 75 | |
| 17 Mar 1869 | 3 | Humphrey Charles Jervis-White-Jervis | 1 Jan 1821 | 23 Jul 1887 | 66 | |
| 23 Jul 1887 | 4 | John Henry Jervis-White-Jervis | 4 Jul 1857 | 18 Jan 1943 | 85 | |
| 18 Jan 1943 | 5 | Henry Felix Jervis-White-Jervis | 1859 | 18 Sep 1947 | 88 | |
| to | Extinct on his death | |||||
| 18 Sep 1947 | For further information on this baronet,see | |||||
| the note at the foot of this page | ||||||
| JERVOISE of Idsworth,Hants | ||||||
| 13 Nov 1813 | UK | See "Clarke-Jervoise" | ||||
| JESSEL of Ladham House,Kent | ||||||
| 25 May 1883 | UK | 1 | Charles James Jessel | 11 May 1860 | 15 Jul 1928 | 68 |
| 15 Jul 1928 | 2 | George Jessel | 28 May 1891 | 18 Aug 1977 | 86 | |
| 18 Aug 1977 | 3 | Charles John Jessel | 29 Dec 1924 | 1 Apr 2022 | 97 | |
| 1 Apr 2022 | 4 | George Elphinstone Jessell | 15 Dec 1957 | |||
| JESSEL of Westminster,London | ||||||
| 30 Jun 1917 | UK | 1 | Herbert Merton Jessel | 27 Oct 1866 | 1 Nov 1950 | 84 |
| He was subsequently created Baron Jessel | ||||||
| (qv) in 1924 with which title the baronetcy | ||||||
| then merged until its extinction in 1990 | ||||||
| JOCELYN of Hyde Hall,Herts | ||||||
| 8 Jun 1665 | E | 1 | Robert Jocelyn | 14 Jan 1623 | 12 Jun 1712 | 89 |
| Jun 1712 | 2 | Strange Jocelyn | c 1651 | 3 Sep 1734 | ||
| 3 Sep 1734 | 3 | John Jocelyn | 4 Oct 1689 | 1 Nov 1741 | 52 | |
| 1 Nov 1741 | 4 | Conyers Jocelyn | 19 Jul 1703 | 24 May 1778 | 74 | |
| 24 May 1778 | 5 | Robert Jocelyn | 31 Jul 1731 | 22 Jun 1797 | 65 | |
| He had previously been created Earl of | ||||||
| Roden (qv) in 1771 with which title the | ||||||
| baronetcy remains merged | ||||||
| JODRELL of Sall Park,Norfolk | ||||||
| 22 Jan 1784 | GB | 1 | John Lombe | c 1731 | 27 May 1817 | |
| For information on the special remainder | ||||||
| included in this creation, see the note at | ||||||
| the foot of this page | ||||||
| 27 May 1817 | 2 | Richard Paul Jodrell | 26 Jun 1781 | 14 Jun 1861 | 79 | |
| 14 Jun 1861 | 3 | Edward Repps Jodrell | 20 Jun 1825 | 12 Nov 1882 | 57 | |
| 12 Nov 1882 | 4 | Alfred Jodrell | 13 Aug 1847 | 15 Mar 1929 | 81 | |
| to | Extinct on his death | |||||
| 15 Mar 1929 | ||||||
| JOHNSON of New York | ||||||
| 27 Nov 1755 | GB | 1 | William Johnson | 1715 | 11 Jul 1774 | 59 |
| For further information on this baronet,see | ||||||
| the note at the foot of this page | ||||||
| 11 Jul 1774 | 2 | John Johnson | 1742 | 4 Jan 1830 | 87 | |
| 4 Jan 1830 | 3 | Adam Gordon Johnson | 5 May 1781 | 21 May 1843 | 62 | |
| 21 May 1843 | 4 | William George Johnson | 19 Dec 1830 | 26 Jan 1908 | 77 | |
| 26 Jan 1908 | 5 | Edward Gordon Johnson | 17 Mar 1867 | 15 Apr 1957 | 90 | |
| 15 Apr 1957 | 6 | John Paley Johnson | 12 Jun 1907 | 14 Dec 1975 | 68 | |
| 14 Dec 1975 | 7 | Peter Colpoys Paley Johnson | 26 Mar 1930 | 24 May 2003 | 73 | |
| 24 May 2003 | 8 | Colpoys Guy Johnson | 13 Nov 1965 | |||
| JOHNSON of Bath,Gloucs | ||||||
| 1 Dec 1818 | UK | 1 | Henry Johnson | 1 Jan 1748 | 18 Mar 1835 | 87 |
| 18 Mar 1835 | 2 | Henry Allen Johnson | 26 Sep 1785 | 27 Jun 1860 | 74 | |
| 27 Jun 1860 | 3 | Henry Franks Frederic Johnson | 5 Feb 1819 | 20 Jun 1883 | 64 | |
| 20 Jun 1883 | 4 | Henry Allen William Johnson | 9 Oct 1855 | 10 Apr 1944 | 88 | |
| 10 Apr 1944 | 5 | Henry Allen Beaumont Johnson | 3 Jan 1887 | 24 Jul 1965 | 78 | |
| 24 Jul 1965 | 6 | Victor Philipse Hill Johnson | 7 May 1905 | 5 Dec 1986 | 81 | |
| 5 Dec 1986 | 7 | Robin Eliot Johnson | 1929 | Jul 1989 | 60 | |
| Jul 1989 | 8 | Patrick Eliot Johnson | 1955 | |||
| JOHNSON of Dublin | ||||||
| 24 Nov 1909 | UK | 1 | William Moore Johnson | 1828 | 9 Dec 1918 | 90 |
| to | MP for Mallow 1880-1883. Solicitor | |||||
| 9 Dec 1918 | General [I] 1880-1881. Attorney General | |||||
| [I] 1881-1883. PC [I] 1881 | ||||||
| Extinct on his death | ||||||
| JOHNSON-FERGUSON of Springkell,Dumfries, | ||||||
| and Kenyon and Wiston,Lanark | ||||||
| 18 Jul 1906 | UK | 1 | Jabez Edward Johnson-Ferguson | 27 Nov 1849 | 10 Dec 1929 | 80 |
| MP for Loughborough 1885-1886 and | ||||||
| 1892-1900 | ||||||
| 10 Dec 1929 | 2 | Edward Alexander James Johnson-Ferguson | 3 Mar 1875 | 27 Dec 1953 | 78 | |
| 27 Dec 1953 | 3 | Neil Edward Johnson-Ferguson | 2 May 1905 | 18 Jun 1992 | 87 | |
| 18 Jun 1992 | 4 | Ian Edward Johnson-Ferguson | 1 Feb 1932 | 6 Dec 2015 | 83 | |
| 6 Dec 2015 | 5 | Mark Edward Johnson-Ferguson | 14 Aug 1965 | |||
| JOHNSON-WALSH of Dublin | ||||||
| 24 Feb 1775 | I | 1 | John Allen Johnson (Johnson-Walsh from | |||
| 9 May 1809) | 19 Sep 1744 | Dec 1831 | 87 | |||
| Dec 1831 | 2 | Edward John Johnson-Walsh | c 1785 | 6 Dec 1848 | ||
| 6 Dec 1848 | 3 | Hunt Henry Johnson-Walsh | 1787 | 9 Sep 1865 | 78 | |
| 9 Sep 1865 | 4 | John Allen Johnson-Walsh | 24 Apr 1829 | 3 May 1893 | 64 | |
| 3 May 1893 | 5 | Hunt Henry Allen Johnson-Walsh | 18 Jan 1864 | 3 Sep 1953 | 89 | |
| to | Extinct on his death | |||||
| 3 Sep 1953 | ||||||
| JOHNSTON of Caskieben,Aberdeen | ||||||
| 31 Mar 1626 | NS | 1 | George Johnston | c 1650 | ||
| c 1650 | 2 | George Johnston | c 1680 | |||
| c 1680 | 3 | John Johnston | c 1648 | 23 Dec 1690 | ||
| For further information on this baronet, see | ||||||
| the note at the foot of this page. | ||||||
| 23 Dec 1690 | 4 | John Johnston | Nov 1724 | |||
| Nov 1724 | 5 | William Johnston | c 1675 | 18 Mar 1750 | ||
| 18 Mar 1750 | 6 | William Johnston | Nov 1714 | 19 Mar 1794 | 79 | |
| 19 Mar 1794 | 7 | William Johnston | Aug 1760 | 13 Jan 1844 | 83 | |
| MP for Windsor 1797-1802 | ||||||
| 13 Jan 1844 | 8 | William Bacon Johnston | 17 Mar 1806 | 3 Aug 1865 | 59 | |
| 3 Aug 1865 | 9 | William Johnston | 31 Jul 1849 | 22 Nov 1917 | 68 | |
| 22 Nov 1917 | 10 | George Johnston | 21 Apr 1849 | 11 May 1921 | 72 | |
| 11 May 1921 | 11 | Thomas Alexander Johnston | 15 Dec 1857 | 20 Dec 1950 | 93 | |
| For further information on this baronet, see | ||||||
| the note at the foot of this page. | ||||||
| 20 Dec 1950 | 12 | Thomas Alexander Johnston | 3 May 1888 | 12 Apr 1959 | 70 | |
| 12 Apr 1959 | 13 | Thomas Alexander Johnston | 7 Sep 1916 | 10 Nov 1984 | 68 | |
| 10 Nov 1984 | 14 | Thomas Alexander Johnston | 1 Feb 1956 | |||
| JOHNSTON of Elphinston,Haddington | ||||||
| 18 Oct 1628 | NS | 1 | Samuel Johnston | c 1600 | c 1644 | |
| c 1644 | 2 | John Johnston | c 1666 | |||
| c 1666 | 3 | James Johnston | c 1700 | |||
| to | nothing further is known of this baronetcy | |||||
| c 1700 | ||||||
| JOHNSTON of Gilford,Down | ||||||
| 27 Jul 1772 | I | 1 | Richard Johnston | 1 Aug 1743 | 22 Apr 1795 | 51 |
| 22 Apr 1795 | 2 | William Johnston | 18 Jul 1765 | 8 Feb 1841 | 75 | |
| to | Extinct on his death | |||||
| 8 Feb 1841 | ||||||
| JOHNSTON of London | ||||||
| 22 Jan 1916 | UK | 1 | Sir Charles Johnston | 3 May 1848 | 10 Apr 1933 | 84 |
| to | Extinct on his death | |||||
| 10 Apr 1933 | ||||||
| JOHNSTONE of Westerhall,Dumfries | ||||||
| 25 Apr 1700 | NS | 1 | John Johnstone | 30 Sep 1711 | ||
| MP for Scotland 1707-1708 | ||||||
| 30 Sep 1711 | 2 | William Johnstone | 8 Oct 1727 | |||
| MP for Dumfries 1708-1710 and | ||||||
| Dumfries-shire 1713-1722 | ||||||
| 8 Oct 1727 | 3 | James Johnstone | 10 Dec 1772 | |||
| MP for Dumfries 1743-1754 | ||||||
| 10 Dec 1772 | 4 | James Johnstone | 23 Jan 1726 | 3 Sep 1794 | 68 | |
| MP for Dumfries 1784-1790 and Weymouth | ||||||
| 1791-1794 | ||||||
| 3 Sep 1794 | 5 | William Pulteney | 19 Oct 1729 | 30 May 1805 | 75 | |
| MP for Cromarty 1768-1774 and Shrewsbury | ||||||
| 1775-1805 | ||||||
| 30 May 1805 | 6 | John Lowther Johnstone | c 1783 | 24 Dec 1811 | ||
| MP for Weymouth 1810-1811 | ||||||
| 24 Dec 1811 | 7 | Frederick George Johnstone | Dec 1810 | 7 May 1841 | 30 | |
| MP for Weymouth 1832-1835 | ||||||
| 5 Aug 1841 | 8 | Frederick John William Johnstone | 5 Aug 1841 | 20 Jun 1913 | 71 | |
| MP for Weymouth 1874-1885 | ||||||
| 20 Jun 1913 | 9 | George Fredric Thomas Tankerville | ||||
| Johnstone | 1 Aug 1876 | 9 Jan 1952 | 75 | |||
| 9 Jan 1952 | 10 | Frederic Allan George Johnstone | 23 Feb 1906 | 19 Jul 1994 | 88 | |
| 19 Jul 1994 | 11 | George Richard Douglas Johnstone | 21 Aug 1948 | |||
| JOHNSTONE of Hackness,Yorks | ||||||
| 6 Jul 1795 | GB | See "Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone" | ||||
| JOICEY of Longhirst and Ulgham,Northumberland | ||||||
| 3 Jul 1893 | UK | 1 | James Joicey | 4 Apr 1846 | 21 Nov 1936 | 90 |
| He was subsequently created Baron Joicey | ||||||
| (qv) in 1906 with which title the | ||||||
| baronetcy remains merged | ||||||
| JOLLIFFE of Merstham,Surrey | ||||||
| 20 Aug 1821 | UK | 1 | William George Hylton Jolliffe | 7 Dec 1800 | 1 Jun 1876 | 75 |
| He was subsequently created Baron Hylton | ||||||
| (qv) in 1866 with which title the | ||||||
| baronetcy remains merged | ||||||
| JONES of Albemarlis,Carmarthen | ||||||
| 25 Jul 1643 | E | 1 | Henry Jones | c May 1644 | ||
| to | Extinct on his death | |||||
| c May 1644 | ||||||
| JONES of Ramsbury,Wilts | ||||||
| 27 May 1774 | GB | 1 | William Jones | c 1737 | 3 May 1791 | |
| to | Extinct on his death | |||||
| 3 May 1791 | ||||||
| JONES of Stanley Hall,Salop | ||||||
| 3 Oct 1808 | UK | See "Tyrwhitt" | ||||
| JONES of Cranmer Hall,Norfolk | ||||||
| 30 Sep 1831 | UK | See "Lawrence-Jones" | ||||
| JONES of Rottingdean,Sussex | ||||||
| 4 May 1894 | UK | See "Burne-Jones" | ||||
| JONES of Bron Menai,Anglesey | ||||||
| 15 Jul 1910 | UK | See "Prichard-Jones" | ||||
| JONES of St Mary's Court,Salop | ||||||
| 4 Jul 1911 | UK | See "Bowen-Jones" | ||||
| JONES of Pentower,Pembroke | ||||||
| 9 Jul 1917 | UK | 1 | Evan Davies Jones | 18 Apr 1859 | 20 Apr 1949 | 90 |
| MP for Pembrokeshire 1918-1922. Lord Lieutenant | ||||||
| Pembroke 1932-1944 | ||||||
| 20 Apr 1949 | 2 | Tom Barry Jones | 1 Oct 1888 | 29 May 1952 | 63 | |
| to | Extinct on his death | |||||
| 29 May 1952 | ||||||
| JONES of Dolerw,Montgomery | ||||||
| 4 Jul 1918 | UK | See "Pryce-Jones" | ||||
| JONES of Treeton,Yorks | ||||||
| 23 May 1919 | UK | 1 | Frederick John Jones | 1854 | 23 May 1936 | 81 |
| 23 May 1936 | 2 | Walter Benton Jones | 26 Sep 1880 | 5 Dec 1967 | 87 | |
| 5 Dec 1967 | 3 | Peter Fawcett Benton Jones | 9 Jan 1911 | 11 Nov 1972 | 61 | |
| 11 Nov 1972 | 4 | Simon Warley Frederick Benton Jones | 11 Sep 1941 | 28 Dec 2016 | 75 | |
| 28 Dec 2016 | 5 | James Peter Martin Benton Jones | 1 Jan 1973 | |||
| JONES of Rhyll,Flint | ||||||
| 28 Jan 1926 | UK | See "Probyn-Jones" | ||||
| JONES-BRYDGES of Boultibrook,Hereford | ||||||
| 9 Oct 1807 | UK | 1 | Harford Jones-Brydges | 12 Jan 1764 | 19 Mar 1847 | 83 |
| PC 1835 | ||||||
| 19 Mar 1847 | 2 | Harford James Jones-Brydges | 30 May 1808 | 11 Jun 1891 | 83 | |
| to | Extinct on his death | |||||
| 11 Jun 1891 | ||||||
| JONES-PARRY of Madryn Castle,Carnarvon | ||||||
| 30 Aug 1886 | UK | 1 | Thomas Love Duncombe Jones-Parry | 5 Jan 1832 | 18 Dec 1891 | 59 |
| to | MP for Caernarfon 1882-1886 | |||||
| 18 Dec 1891 | Extinct on his death | |||||
| JOPSON of Osberton,Notts | ||||||
| 19 Dec 1635 | NS | See "Bolles" | ||||
| JOSEPH of Stoke-on-Trent,Staffs | ||||||
| 8 Jul 1942 | UK | 1 | Sir Francis L'Estrange Joseph | 31 Jul 1870 | 8 Feb 1951 | 80 |
| to | Extinct on his death | |||||
| 8 Feb 1951 | ||||||
| JOSEPH of Portsoken,London | ||||||
| 16 Nov 1943 | UK | 1 | Sir Samuel George Joseph | 15 Aug 1888 | 4 Oct 1944 | 56 |
| 4 Oct 1944 | 2 | Keith Sinjohn Joseph,later [1987] Baron | ||||
| Joseph [L] | 17 Jan 1918 | 10 Dec 1994 | 76 | |||
| 10 Dec 1994 | 3 | James Samuel Joseph | 27 Jan 1955 | 5 Nov 2019 | 64 | |
| 5 Nov 2019 | 4 | Sam Nathan Joseph | 7 Aug 1991 | |||
| JOYNSON-HICKS of Holmsbury,Surrey | ||||||
| 20 Sep 1919 | UK | 1 | William Joynson-Hicks,later [1929] 1st | |||
| Viscount Brentford | 23 Jun 1865 | 8 Jun 1932 | 66 | |||
| 8 Jun 1932 | 2 | Richard Cecil Joynson-Hicks,2nd Viscount | 15 Nov 1896 | 27 Jun 1958 | 61 | |
| Brentford | ||||||
| 27 Jun 1958 | 3 | Lancelot William Joynson-Hicks,3rd Viscount | 10 Apr 1902 | 25 Feb 1983 | 80 | |
| 21 Jan 1956 | 1 | Brentford | ||||
| He was created a baronet 20 Jan 1956 (see below) | ||||||
| 25 Feb 1983 | 4 | Crispin William Joynson-Hicks,4th Viscount | 7 Apr 1933 | |||
| 2 | Brentford | |||||
| JOYNSON-HICKS of Newick,Sussex | ||||||
| 20 Jan 1956 | UK | 1 | Lancelot William Joynson-Hicks | 10 Apr 1902 | 25 Feb 1983 | 80 |
| He succeeded as 3rd Viscount Brentford in 1958 | ||||||
| with which title the baronetcy remains merged | ||||||
| JUCKES-CLIFTON of Clifton,Notts | ||||||
| 22 May 1611 | E | See "Clifton" | ||||
| JUDKIN-FITZGERALD of Lisheen,Tipperary | ||||||
| 5 Aug 1801 | UK | 1 | Thomas Judkin-Fitzgerald | 5 May 1754 | 24 Sep 1810 | 56 |
| 24 Sep 1810 | 2 | John Judkin-Fitzgerald | 27 Aug 1787 | 28 Feb 1860 | 72 | |
| 28 Feb 1860 | 3 | Thomas Judkin-Fitzgerald | 22 Jul 1820 | 27 Apr 1864 | 43 | |
| For further information on the death of this | ||||||
| baronet,see the note at the foot of this page | ||||||
| 27 Apr 1864 | 4 | Joseph Capel Judkin-Fitzgerald | 9 Aug 1853 | 1917 | 63 | |
| to | Extinct or dormant on his death | |||||
| 1917 | ||||||
| JUXON of Albourne,Sussex | ||||||
| 28 Dec 1660 | E | 1 | William Juxon | 1637 | 11 Sep 1719 | 82 |
| Sep 1719 | 2 | William Juxon | 8 Jun 1660 | 3 Feb 1740 | 79 | |
| to | Extinct on his death | |||||
| 3 Feb 1740 | ||||||
| Sir Leander Starr Jameson, 1st and only baronet | ||||||
| The following biography of Jameson appeared in the Australian monthly magazine "Parade" in | ||||||
| its issue for September 1953:- | ||||||
| 'Just before noon on January 2, 1896, a haggard little man with the stamp of the born leader, | ||||||
| peered through field glasses from the window of a ruined farmhouse not far from the seething | ||||||
| gold-mine town of Johannesburg. From the crest of the hill above the farm a cloud of white | ||||||
| dust was rising into the clear African sky. Through the dust Boer troops could be seen dragging | ||||||
| field guns into position. The man turned to the desperate, half-starved group behind him and | ||||||
| said bluntly: "We're done." Thus ended one of the most gallant lost causes in British history. | ||||||
| 'The tough little man was Dr. Leander Starr Jameson, an Edinburgh medico, whose historic raid | ||||||
| into the Transvaal to emancipate British miners from harsh Boer dominance ended in surrender | ||||||
| at the tumbledown farmhouse on the veldt. The British sent him to gaol for his "enterprise." | ||||||
| They vindicated him three years later when they had to throw all the national might into a | ||||||
| costly full-scale war to achieve the same end. | ||||||
| 'Leander Starr Jameson was born in Edinburgh on February 9, 1853, youngest of 10 sons of a | ||||||
| Scottish solicitor. He took his medical degree in London in 1877, but his health was broken by | ||||||
| overwork, and in the following year he went to South Africa to set up practice in Kimberley, | ||||||
| then a roaring frontier mining town in the heart of the world's richest diamond field. Cecil | ||||||
| Rhodes, Barney Barnato, Alfred Beit and other pioneers were scrambling ruthlessly to | ||||||
| amalgamate the small mining companies into a handful of huge monopolies. East of the diamond | ||||||
| fields were the Boer republics of the Orange Free State and Transvaal, where, 50 years earlier, | ||||||
| the descendants of the old Dutch settlers had trekked from the Cape to escape British rule. | ||||||
| Here the patriarchal, bearded Boer farmers lived in primitive communities, reading their Bibles | ||||||
| and flogging their Kaffirs with equal heartiness. Northwards from Kimberley stretched 1000 miles | ||||||
| of rolling grasslands, sparsely inhabited by warlike Bantu tribes. Most powerful were the | ||||||
| Matabele, who, under their cruel but able chief Lobengula, held what is now Rhodesia | ||||||
| [Zimbabwe] in a grip of bloodshed and terror. | ||||||
| 'The scene fired Jameson's imagination. He became one of Cecil Rhodes' "Twelve Apostles," who | ||||||
| met at Rhodes' house to weave grandiose plans for a new British empire stretching from the | ||||||
| Cape, through Central Africa to Cairo and the Mediterranean. They were rudely jolted in 1887 | ||||||
| when Portugal claimed all the land between East-Coast Mozambique and Portuguese West | ||||||
| Africa. Britain rejected the claim, but Rhodes saw the red light. If Portugal persisted, she would | ||||||
| effectively bar his drive north from the Cape to Cairo. The key was possession of Lobengula's | ||||||
| Matabele territory. | ||||||
| 'Portuguese, German and Belgian colonists were already angling for Lobengula's friendship. They | ||||||
| loaded him with presents of rifles, top hats, bath chairs, and champagne. They were somewhat | ||||||
| grieved when, after cheerfully accepting the presents. Lobengula still encouraged his warriors | ||||||
| to stab to death all Europeans who tried to settle in his territory. | ||||||
| 'In October, 1888, Dr. Jameson offered to go to Lobengula's great kraal at Bulawayo in his | ||||||
| professional capacity. He had heard that the black emperor was suffering from gout. The plan | ||||||
| succeeded. Lobengula celebrated his return to health by ceremonially slaughtering all the witch | ||||||
| doctors whose magic had failed. He then made Jameson Induna (chief) of his favourite regiment, | ||||||
| investing him with ox-hide shield, ostrich plume head-dress and two assegais at a barbaric | ||||||
| ceremony highlighted by wild dancing and the slaughter of oxen. He readily agreed to negotiate | ||||||
| a treaty. | ||||||
| 'Lobengula could not read English. The interpreter, it was subsequently claimed, was bribed to | ||||||
| misinterpret. It is generally conceded that Lobengula had no idea that he was signing away "all | ||||||
| the metals and minerals" in his vast territory for £100 a month and a supply of rifles and | ||||||
| ammunition. | ||||||
| 'Rhodes was delighted with Jameson's coup. He immediately formed the British South Africa | ||||||
| Company under royal charter to exploit his new "empire." The exultant Jameson threw up his | ||||||
| practice and rode across Matabeleland with the first 200 pioneer settlers to establish a British | ||||||
| settlement and fort at Salisbury. | ||||||
| 'In 1891 Jameson was on the move again. This time he pushed into wild country on the borders | ||||||
| of Portuguese Mozambique, seeking more concessions for the insatiable Rhodes. His party was | ||||||
| ambushed and almost wiped out by natives on the jungle-clad banks of the Pungwe River. | ||||||
| Jameson and a few others escaped almost naked and rowed themselves down river to the | ||||||
| hostile Portuguese port of Beira. Blistered by the sun, weak and delirious from fever, they were | ||||||
| thrown into prison by the Portuguese governor, who regarded them as alien filibusters. After a | ||||||
| while he released them and sent them back to Capetown. Portugal lodged a strong protest with | ||||||
| the British Government, which, as usual, disowned the expedition. Jameson, however, had | ||||||
| blazed the trail. Soon all the territory now known as Mashonaland was in British hands. | ||||||
| 'The Matabele concessions cost the British South Africa Company nearly £250,000 in the first | ||||||
| two years. Rhodes was aghast and feared bankruptcy. Again he was saved by Jameson. "Make | ||||||
| me administrator," said the fiery little doctor, "and I'll run the territory on £40,000 a year." He | ||||||
| was as good as his word, despite the bloody rebellion of his "friend" Lobengula in 1893, which | ||||||
| ended in the savage chief being driven from his kraal at Bulawayo to an unknown grave. | ||||||
| 'Meanwhile trouble brewed between British settlers and the Boer Republic of the Transvaal, | ||||||
| ruled despotically by fanatical President "Oom Paul" Kruger, who was determined to preserve | ||||||
| the old pastoral life of the Boer farmers from the influence of the hated British. The discovery | ||||||
| of gold on the Rand in 1886 shattered his narrow policy. Thousands of Europeans, mostly | ||||||
| British, flocked to the booming mining centre of Johannesburg, which grew almost overnight | ||||||
| from a shanty village to a town of 100,000 people. | ||||||
| 'The "uitlanders," as Kruger called them, outnumbered the Boers by four to one. They paid nine- | ||||||
| tenths of the taxes, but were rigidly excluded from any share in the government. Discontent | ||||||
| reached boiling point in 1895. British residents of Johannesburg, led by Col. Frank Rhodes | ||||||
| (brother of Cecil Rhodes) and Lionel Phillips (qv) (President of the Chamber of Mines), | ||||||
| established a National Union of Reformers, which plotted to seize the town and proclaim their | ||||||
| independence from Kruger's government. Cecil Rhodes, now Premier of Cape Colony and chief | ||||||
| of the biggest Rand mining company, sent the rebels arms, ammunition and money. | ||||||
| 'The National Union smuggled into Johannesburg 2000 rifles, a dozen Maxim machine-guns, and | ||||||
| 100,000 rounds of ammunition. They planned to throw the Boers out of Johannesburg, then | ||||||
| march on Pretoria - the Transvaal capital - blow up the arsenal, arrest Kruger and form a | ||||||
| provisional government. Kruger, who had spies among the rebels, replied by building a fort | ||||||
| outside Johannesburg and concentrating 6000 Boer troops within a few miles of the town. | ||||||
| 'Jameson, still administering the South Africa Company from Fort Salisbury, appealed to Rhodes | ||||||
| to allow him to dash into the Transvaal with a body of the British South Africa Company's | ||||||
| police as soon as the rising broke out. Rhodes agreed on the clear understanding that Jameson | ||||||
| would not move till the Reform Union sent him a message appealing for help. In the meantime, | ||||||
| cautious counsels were prevailing in Johannesburg. Sir Hercules Robinson, British High | ||||||
| Commissioner at the Cape, was already on his way to Pretoria to act as mediator between the | ||||||
| disgruntled British miners and the Boers. | ||||||
| 'The impetuous Jameson raved at what he considered a lost opportunity. He had already | ||||||
| collected 500 mounted men, eight Maxim guns and three field guns at Pitsani, near Mafeking, | ||||||
| on the Transvaal border. Feverish with impatience, he sent frantic messages to Rhodes saying | ||||||
| he was ready to "kick the Dutch burghers all round the Transvaal," but Rhodes cautiously | ||||||
| advised him to wait. Kruger also was not anxious for a flare-up. When Boer army chiefs urged | ||||||
| him to attack first, he pulled his beard and muttered: "The tortoise has to stick its head from | ||||||
| its shell before you can chop it off." | ||||||
| 'On Sunday, December 29, 1895, Jameson rashly decided to force the issue, firmly believing | ||||||
| direct action would inspire the wavering rebels in Johannesburg. Wearing a light overcoat over | ||||||
| his civilian clothes, he paraded his little force at Pitsani. Three hours later the invaders crossed | ||||||
| the border. They met no opposition. Messages were sent from Johannesburg asking them to | ||||||
| withdraw, but Jameson ignored them. On the third day the "invaders" reached Krugersdorp, 30 | ||||||
| miles from Johannesburg. Jameson sent a message to the city urging the rebels to send an | ||||||
| escort of at least 200 men "to show I am not a pirate." No help came. Jameson, bitterly | ||||||
| disillusioned, decided on a gambler's throw - a direct swoop on Pretoria, the Boer capital. | ||||||
| 'Jameson led his men across the rugged hills to the hamlet of Doornkop, where Commandant | ||||||
| Cronje's Boer troops began to close in on him. Some of Jameson's men were trapped in a | ||||||
| swamp, where the Boers picked them off with rifles as they floundered helplessly. That night | ||||||
| the remainder, weary, foodless and despairing, camped in a narrow gully. All night the Boers | ||||||
| poured volleys into the camp till Jameson had lost 28 killed and 30 wounded. When dawn broke | ||||||
| his force was completely surrounded. When he saw the black muzzles of Boer guns lined up on | ||||||
| the ridge, he knew the only alternative to annihilation was surrender. | ||||||
| 'Jameson and his men were taken in ox carts to Pretoria, where they were imprisoned for six | ||||||
| weeks in the squalid town gaol till Kruger, on the advice of Sir Hercules Robinson, handed them | ||||||
| over to the British Government for trial. The Government ran true to form in dealing with lost | ||||||
| causes. Rhodes was forced to resign the Premiership and other offices. Jameson was taken | ||||||
| ignominiously to London, where in June, 1896, he was sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment in | ||||||
| Holloway Gaol. Six months later he was quietly released because of ill-health. | ||||||
| 'He returned to South Africa, where he was hailed as a hero. In 1904, with the Boer War won, | ||||||
| Jameson became Premier of Cape Colony. When in 1910 the new Dominion was formed by the | ||||||
| union of the British colonies of the Cape and Natal with the former Boer lands of the Transvaal | ||||||
| and Orange Free State, Jameson was knighted for his part in bringing it about. In 1911 he was | ||||||
| made a baronet. He returned to England in 1912 and died in London on November 26, 1917.' | ||||||
| [In May 1920 his body was taken to Rhodesia and buried near Cecil Rhodes]. | ||||||
| The Jardine family and the legend of Spedlins Tower | ||||||
| The following version of the legend of Spedlins Tower appeared in the 'Camperdown Chronicle' | ||||||
| of 18 March 1930. Camperdown is a small town in south-western Victoria, Australia. | ||||||
| 'A few miles north of Lochmaben, on the banks of the River Annan, stands Spedlins Tower. | ||||||
| [In a more modern context, it may be better to say that Spedlins Tower stands a few miles | ||||||
| north of Lockerbie, scene of the infamous Pan Am flight 103 bombing in 1988]. A massive heap | ||||||
| now in ruins, it was for centuries the home of a noted Border family, the Jardines of Applegirth. | ||||||
| 'A strange ghost story, founded on facts, is attached to it. | ||||||
| 'At the entrance to the tower is a stone stair, and on the first landing of this stair is a massive | ||||||
| wooden trapdoor leading to the dungeon. The story is in close connection with this dungeon. | ||||||
| 'Early in the 17th century [other versions place the events during the reign of Charles II], a | ||||||
| grain mill that stood in close proximity to the tower was burned down. [Dunty] Porteous, the | ||||||
| miller, being accused of wilfully setting it on fire, fled, but was arrested on the shores of the | ||||||
| Solway and confined in the dungeon by order of Alexander Jardine, the laird, who held judicial | ||||||
| powers in the district. | ||||||
| 'Shortly after this the laird, as one of the members of Parliament for Dumfriesshire, was | ||||||
| summoned to Edinburgh. Before he started he gave full instructions that the prisoner was to | ||||||
| be well looked after and fed; but, unfortunately, he took the key of the dungeon away with | ||||||
| him, and only found out his mistake on reaching the end of his journey. | ||||||
| 'He was horrified at the discovery, for he knew that this was the only means of getting food | ||||||
| and water to the prisoner, and a special horseman was at once dispatched with the key, and | ||||||
| instructed to ride with all speed. | ||||||
| 'Meanwhile, at the tower every nook and corner had been searched for it, and desperate | ||||||
| efforts made to force the lock and bolts. | ||||||
| 'The piercing cries of the prisoner nearly drove the laird's wife out of her mind, and besides | ||||||
| she had the thought of the terrible slur that would be cast on the good name of Jardine if | ||||||
| anyone died for want of food in their stronghold. | ||||||
| 'As soon as the horseman arrived, the door was opened and a ghastly sight met the eyes | ||||||
| of the warders, for there on the floor lay the prisoner, dead, having gnawed nearly all the | ||||||
| flesh off one of his arms in an attempt to appease the pangs of hunger. | ||||||
| 'The tragedy caused a great sensation, and as those were the days of superstition the | ||||||
| man's ghost naturally began to appear. The night watchman saw him running round waving | ||||||
| his blood-stained arm above his head, and the inmates of the tower could not sleep for the | ||||||
| noise he made. | ||||||
| 'The place quickly got a bad name, and everyone went in fear and trembling of Dunty as the | ||||||
| ghost was called (and he still goes by this name in the district); peasants avoided the tower | ||||||
| after dark and even warriors, compelled to pass that way at night, would brace themselves | ||||||
| up and grip their swords tightly. | ||||||
| 'The unhappy laird tried every means he could think of to get rid of his unwelcome guest | ||||||
| and was almost in despair, when a priest living on Tweedside came and volunteered to | ||||||
| pacify it. | ||||||
| 'He brought with him a large black lettered Bible, which he opened and held at arm's length, | ||||||
| and then, accompanied by attendants swinging censers and carrying lighted tapers, he | ||||||
| proceeded to the dungeon where the prisoner died, next through the great hall and its alcoves, | ||||||
| and then through the upper chambers, prayers being chanted as he passed through them. | ||||||
| 'Finally he carried the Bible to one of the window sills in the great hall and there deposited it | ||||||
| to act as the family's guardian, but he warned them if ever the Bible was removed the ghost | ||||||
| would return with worse powers. | ||||||
| 'The Bible remained there till the tower was abandoned as a place of residence at the end of | ||||||
| the century, and was then removed to the new mansion on the other side of the river to | ||||||
| continue its good work. | ||||||
| 'The tower and estates passed by sale out of the family of the Jardines of Applegirth in 1889, | ||||||
| but the Bible is still preserved as one of their most cherished heirlooms. | ||||||
| 'Dunty, however, is still accused of periodically paying visits to members of the family.' | ||||||
| To this day, the folklore of the area says that, if you poke a stick into the dungeon, it will | ||||||
| be half-chewed when it is withdrawn. | ||||||
| Sir Henry Felix Jervis-White-Jervis, 5th and last baronet | ||||||
| The following article appeared in the 'New York Times' of 20 January 1943:- | ||||||
| 'By the death of Sir John Henry Jervis-White-Jervis in London, his brother, Henry Felix, known | ||||||
| as plain "Cap'n" Jervis to residents of Callender [Ontario, Canada] for more than a half century, | ||||||
| learned today that he had become fifth baronet of the line. He was shocked by the news | ||||||
| today of his accession to the title, but declined to see anyone but close friends. | ||||||
| 'Declaring he had "nothing to say," the 83-year-old former lake captain and lumberman shut | ||||||
| the door on reporters. Friends said it was probably thirty years since Sir Henry last saw his | ||||||
| brother. | ||||||
| 'A resident of Callender since 1890, Sir Henry, who still operates a tourist camp and boat- | ||||||
| renting service here despite his age, was the youngest of three brothers. The other two died | ||||||
| without leaving any sons, making him heir to the title. It is not known whether any estate | ||||||
| accompanies the title, but in any event, those who know Sir Henry do not expect him to leave | ||||||
| his present home because of his age. | ||||||
| 'Sir Henry first came to Canada in the early Eighteen Eighties after two years of studying | ||||||
| forestry in Norway and Sweden. For a number of years he was connected with the Lands and | ||||||
| Forest Department, surveying lots for homesteading, but he is probably best known as a lake- | ||||||
| boat operator.' | ||||||
| The special remainder to the baronetcy of Lombe (later Jodrell) created in 1784 | ||||||
| From the "London Gazette" of 16 December 1783 (issue 12502, page 1):- | ||||||
| 'The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Baronet of the Kingdom of Great Britain to | ||||||
| John Lombe, of Great Meiton, in the County of Norfolk, Esq; with Remainders severally to his | ||||||
| Brother Edward Hase, of Sall, in the said County of Norfolk, Esq; and to the Heirs Male of the | ||||||
| Body lawfully begotten, of Vertue, Wife of Richard Paul Jodrell, of Saxlingham, in the same | ||||||
| County, Esq; Niece of the said John Lombe, Esq.' | ||||||
| Sir William Johnson, 1st baronet [GB 1755] | ||||||
| Sir William spent all his adult life in America, where he became a very powerful figure, due | ||||||
| largely to the rapport he established with the native Indian tribes. The following is his entry in | ||||||
| the 1920 edition of "The Encyclopedia Americana":- | ||||||
| 'JOHNSON, SIR William, British superintendent-general of Indian affairs in North America: b. | ||||||
| Smithtown, County Meath, Ireland, 1715; d. near Johnstown, N.Y., 11 July 1774. His uncle, | ||||||
| Sir Peter Warren, offered his nephew the management of his entire property in New York, if | ||||||
| the latter would undertake its improvement and settlement. Johnson accepted the offer and | ||||||
| in 1738 established himself upon a tract of land on the south side of the Mohawk, about 25 | ||||||
| miles from Schenectady, which Sir Peter had called Warrensburgh. In addition to the settling | ||||||
| and improving of the country, he embarked in trade with the Indians, whom he always treated | ||||||
| with perfect honesty and justice. He became a master of their language, speaking many of their | ||||||
| dialects as perfectly as they did themselves and was thoroughly acquainted with their beliefs | ||||||
| and customs. He was adopted by the Mohawks as one of their tribe, chosen a sachem | ||||||
| the Mohawks as one of their own tribe, chosen a sachem [chief] and named Wariaghejage or | ||||||
| Warraghiaghy, "he who has charge of affairs." In 1744 he was appointed colonel of the Six | ||||||
| Nations, in 1746 commissioner of New York for Indian affairs. In 1750 he became a member of | ||||||
| the provincial council. In 1754 be attended as one of the delegates from New York the congress | ||||||
| of Albany and also the great council held with the Indians on that occasion, at which they | ||||||
| strongly urged his reappointment as their superintendent. At the council of Alexandria, 14 April | ||||||
| 1755, he was sent for by [General Edward] Braddock [1695-1755] and commissioned by him | ||||||
| "sole superintendent of the affairs of the Six United Nations, their allies and dependents." He | ||||||
| was also, pursuant to the determination of that council, created a major-general and | ||||||
| commander-in-chief of the provincial forces destined for the expedition against Crown Point. At | ||||||
| the head of these forces, in September 1755, he defeated Baron Dieskau at Lake George. This | ||||||
| victory saved the colony from the French and Johnson received the thanks of Parliament for his | ||||||
| victory, was voted £5,000 and on 27 Nov. 1755, created a baronet of Great Britain. On his | ||||||
| arrival at Lac Saint Sacrament a few days before this battle, he gave to it the name of Lake | ||||||
| George, "not only in honor of his majesty, but to assert his undoubted domain here." In March | ||||||
| 1756 he received from George II a commission as "colonel, agent, and sole superintendent of | ||||||
| the affairs of the Six Nations, and other northern Indians." He held this office for the rest of his | ||||||
| life. In 1758 was present with Abercrombie at Ticonderoga. General Prideaux led the expedition | ||||||
| against Fort Niagara in 1759. Johnson was second in command and upon the death of Prideaux, | ||||||
| before that fort, succeeded to the command in chief. With upward of 1,000 Indian allies he | ||||||
| continued the siege with great vigor and cut to pieces the French army. He led the same Indian | ||||||
| allies the following year in the Canadian expedition of Amherst [qv] and was present at the | ||||||
| capitulation of Montreal and the surrender of Canada to the British arms in 1 760. The war was | ||||||
| now at an end and the king granted to Sir William for his services a tract of about 10,000 acres | ||||||
| of land, north of the Mohawk. In 1764, the country being at peace and the Indians perfectly | ||||||
| contented, Sir William erected Johnson Hall, a large wooden edifice still standing. The village of | ||||||
| Johnstown, with stores, an inn, a courthouse and an Episcopal church was soon laid out. In | ||||||
| 1772 it became the shire town of Tryon County. Johnson lived in the style of an old English | ||||||
| baron of former days and exercised a liberal hospitality. In 1768 he concluded the Treaty of | ||||||
| Fort Stanwix. He wrote 'The Language) Customs and Manners of the Six Nations,' published | ||||||
| in Proceedings of the Philosophical Society of Philadelphia (1772) and his letters have great | ||||||
| historical value.' | ||||||
| Further information on the family was provided in the following obituary, published in the | ||||||
| London "Daily Telegraph" of 17 April 1957:- | ||||||
| 'Sir Edward Gordon Johnson, who has died in Montreal aged 90, was the last North American | ||||||
| holder of the "baronetcy of New York," established 202 years ago [i.e. 1755]. | ||||||
| 'The title was created for Gen. William Johnson, who defeated the French at the battle of | ||||||
| Crown Point in North America in the mid-18th century. Sir Gordon, his descendant, was the | ||||||
| fifth baronet. | ||||||
| 'Born and educated in Montreal, he was on the staff of the Canadian Pacific Railway from 1903 | ||||||
| to 1933. His wife, Violet Eveline Hayes, daughter of the late Dr. T.E. Hayes, of Dublin, died in | ||||||
| 1951. They had no children. | ||||||
| 'The first baronet had large estates in New York Province, then part of the British Dominions, | ||||||
| and Virginia. Major John Paley Johnson, 49, a cousin, who succeeds to the title, said last night | ||||||
| that Johnson Hall, Albany, New York State, the seat of the first baronet, was now an American | ||||||
| National Museum. | ||||||
| 'Johnson Island, in the middle of the St. Lawrence River, was the property of the Canadian | ||||||
| government. Sir John Johnson, the second baronet, fought for the loyalists in the American War | ||||||
| of Independence. | ||||||
| "Sir John was the first governor of Quebec. The estate moved to Canada, and grew smaller and | ||||||
| smaller, and now I don't really know what's there. Sir Gordon Johnson had some valuable | ||||||
| pictures. But I believe they have nearly all been given to Johnson Hall, or to the New York State | ||||||
| Library." | ||||||
| 'Major Johnson, the sixth baronet, who lives in London, served in the Royal Artillery in Burma | ||||||
| and Italy during the war. He visited his cousin in Canada twice before the war. Capt. P.C. Paley | ||||||
| Johnson, Major Johnson's son, is at present in Cyprus. | ||||||
| Sir John Johnston, 3rd baronet [NS 1626] | ||||||
| The following is an extract from the Newgate Calendar:- | ||||||
| Sir John Johnston was born at Kirkcaldy, in Fifeshire. His father had had a good estate, but | ||||||
| had diminished it by extravagant living, so Sir John went young into the army to improve his | ||||||
| fortune. He went over to Ireland, where he thought to better his circumstances by marriage; | ||||||
| and getting into the acquaintance of a Mr Magrath, in the county of Clare, he, by his urbane | ||||||
| conversation, so gained his good opinion, that he frequently invited him to dinner. Mr Magrath | ||||||
| having a daughter, with ten thousand pounds as her portion, Sir John took every opportunity | ||||||
| to insinuate himself into her company, and so far gained upon her affections as to obtain her | ||||||
| consent to elope with him; but the father, having some hints given him of their private | ||||||
| courtship, kept a very watchful eye over their actions, and at last, being confirmed in his | ||||||
| suspicions, forbade Sir John his house, and kept his daughter close. | ||||||
| Miss Magrath being uneasy under her confinement, and deprived of the company of Sir John, | ||||||
| whom she loved to distraction, made a kinswoman her confidante, and entrusted her with a | ||||||
| letter to Sir John, to let him know how uneasy her life was, and that if he would come to | ||||||
| such a place, at a stated time, she would endeavour to make her escape, and meet him. But | ||||||
| the lady, thinking she should gain most by obliging her uncle, delivered the letter to him, | ||||||
| instead of Sir John. Mr Magrath, having read it, sealed it up again, and sent it to Sir John, who | ||||||
| received it with a great deal of satisfaction, and immediately wrote an answer, and returned it | ||||||
| by the same messenger. But, repairing to the place of rendezvous, instead of meeting the | ||||||
| lady, he fell into an ambuscade of fellows with sticks and clubs, who beat him so unmercifully | ||||||
| that he promised to relinquish his pursuit. | ||||||
| Having been in London some time, and spent his money, he was obliged to apply to some of | ||||||
| his countrymen for support; and Captain James Campbell, brother of the Earl of Argyll, having | ||||||
| a design to steal an heiress, one Miss Mary Wharton, he and Mr Montgomery were assistants | ||||||
| in the affair. Miss Wharton was the daughter of Philip Wharton, Esq., and at the age of 13, by | ||||||
| his death, inherited £1500 per annum, besides a personal property to the amount of £1000. | ||||||
| This young lady resided with her mother in Great Queen Street, and Captain James Campbell, | ||||||
| brother of the Earl of Argyll, wishing to possess so rich a prize, determined to marry her | ||||||
| perforce, and for that purpose prevailed upon Sir John Johnston and Archibald Montgomery | ||||||
| to assist him in conveying Miss Wharton from her home, which being done, and a reward of | ||||||
| £100 offered for the apprehension of Captain Campbell and £50 a-piece for him and Mr | ||||||
| Montgomery. Sir John, being betrayed by his landlord, was apprehended and indicted for it, | ||||||
| the 11th of December 1690. | ||||||
| The evidence was, in substance, that Miss Mary Wharton, being an heiress of considerable | ||||||
| fortune, and under the care of her guardian (Mr Bierly), was decoyed out on the 10th of | ||||||
| November, and being met with by Sir John Johnston, Captain Campbell and Mr Montgomery, in | ||||||
| Queen Street, was forced into a coach with six horses (appointed to wait there by Captain | ||||||
| Campbell) and carried to the coachman's house, and there married to Captain Campbell, | ||||||
| against the consent of herself, or knowledge of her guardian. The jury having found the | ||||||
| prisoner guilty, he received sentence of death. | ||||||
| The enterprise succeeded but too well to Johnston's cost. Campbell, who was the real culprit, | ||||||
| escaped punishment, and married Margaret Leslie, daughter of David Lord Newark, after | ||||||
| Parliament had dissolved his first marriage; but every effort to save Johnston proved | ||||||
| ineffectual. Miss Wharton afterwards married Colonel Bierly, who commanded a regiment of | ||||||
| horse in the service of William III. | ||||||
| At the place of execution, Sir John addressed the spectators in a long speech, in which he | ||||||
| not only endeavoured to make it appear he was blameless in the transaction for which he | ||||||
| suffered, but that he had been greatly wronged in printed papers, in which he was charged | ||||||
| with a rape at Chester, and a similar crime at Utrecht, in Holland. He was executed at Tyburn, | ||||||
| the 23rd of December 1690. | ||||||
| Sir Thomas Alexander Johnston, 11th baronet [NS 1626] | ||||||
| From the Aberdeen "Press and Journal" of 9 April 1943:- | ||||||
| 'Since 1921 the Registrar of the Baronetage and Mr. C.F.J. Hankinson, editor of "Debrett," have | ||||||
| been trying to trace the Aberdeenshire Baronetcy of Johnston of Caskieben. They have been | ||||||
| successful. | ||||||
| 'The last known baronet was Sir Thomas Johnston, but he had not been heard of since he claimed | ||||||
| the title twenty-two years ago. | ||||||
| 'As a result of the article which appeared in the "Press and Journal" last January, a letter has | ||||||
| been received from Mobile, Alabama, U.S.A., written by Sir Thomas Johnston. | ||||||
| "Sir Thomas in his letter has provided all the facts that prove without doubt that he is the rightful | ||||||
| bearer of the title," Mr. Hankinson told the "Press and Journal." | ||||||
| "He says he was born on December 15, 1857, and that his father, William Johnston, was killed in | ||||||
| a hurricane in 1906. Sir Thomas adds that he has seven children, five boys and two girls, his | ||||||
| heir being his eldest son, William John Johnston. | ||||||
| "As presumably Sir Thomas is a naturalised American citizen, he will not be able to use his title | ||||||
| in the United States. But he can of course assume the title if ever he comes to Britain." | ||||||
| 'The Johnstons first made their appearance in Aberdeenshire in the reign of David II, when the | ||||||
| head of the family became secretary to the then Earl of Mar and acquired the estate of | ||||||
| Caskieben (now Keithall) by marriage. Later and at various times the family held land at Crimond, | ||||||
| Ballindalloch, Craig, Cordyce (now Caskieben), Bishopstown, and Hilton, on the outskirts of | ||||||
| Aberdeen. | ||||||
| 'Charles I created the laird of Caskieben a baronet of Nova Scotia in 1626, according to the | ||||||
| official record, but in the patent that was in possession of the family the date was 1625, which | ||||||
| would make the Johnston baronetcy the premier baronetcy. Aberdeenshire already had the | ||||||
| premier Marquessate (Huntly), the premier Earldom (Mar), and the premier Barony (Forbes). | ||||||
| 'The 2nd baronet sold Caskieben in 1660 to the Keiths. The first baronet's uncle, Arthur Johnston, | ||||||
| [1579-1641] the famous Latin poet, was physician to Charles I and wrote Latin versions of the | ||||||
| Psalms.' | ||||||
| Sir Thomas Judkin-Fitzgerald, 3rd baronet | ||||||
| Sir Thomas committed suicide by drowning himself. The following report of the subsequent | ||||||
| inquest appeared in 'The Hull Packet and East Riding Times' of 6 May 1864:- | ||||||
| 'On Friday last an inquest was held by Dr Morissy, coroner of the Dublin district, on the body | ||||||
| of Sir Thomas Judkin Fitzgerald, who had committed suicide by drowning himself in the River Suir | ||||||
| on the Tuesday night previous. He was of an ancient family, and competent estates, but the | ||||||
| Fitzgeralds bear upon their ancestral name a blazonry of misfortune………. | ||||||
| 'Sir Thomas, we are told, was deeply involved in debt; his liabilities pressed heavily upon him; he | ||||||
| had been badgered by money lenders, solicitors, and the entire tribe of harpies who find their | ||||||
| favourite prey in an easygoing Irish landlord. And this torture, it would seem, had lasted for a | ||||||
| considerable time. There was at the last moment an execution in his house for £300, and that | ||||||
| drove the unhappy man to his deed of self-immolation. Not through the inquest, or any other | ||||||
| medium, shall we ever learn the full detail of the agony which rent his brain, and whirled him | ||||||
| away, so to speak, from his bed to the brink of the deep stream; but enough is known to | ||||||
| account for the act of madness committed by a man of violent temper, of sanguine hopes, of | ||||||
| gloomy fears, of every contradiction and intensity indeed which is possible in human nature, | ||||||
| wanting the strength of Christian faith and forbearance under suffering. | ||||||
| 'This frenzied bankrupt had been for a week engaged in Dublin, in endeavouring to settle with | ||||||
| his more obdurate creditors, to raise a loan, or otherwise to avert the scandal of an avowed | ||||||
| financial collapse. These efforts failed, and with a deliberation which left a terrible question | ||||||
| for the jury to answer, Sir Thomas Judkin Fitzgerald sat down in the Irish capital, and wrote a | ||||||
| letter to his attorney, quitting Dublin immediately afterwards by train. The solicitor, apparently | ||||||
| after some delay, opened the epistle addressed to him, and found directions for the finding of | ||||||
| his client's body. Instantly the benevolent law was put in force; telegrams were despatched | ||||||
| for the peremptory arrest of the Lord of Golden Hills; but the murder had been done before the | ||||||
| alarm was sounded, and the 'dark night's work' was over. | ||||||
| 'Silent and moody, the baronet had driven a car from Goold-cross station to Golden Hills; he | ||||||
| reached home half an hour after midnight; the butler waited for him; he visited his wife for a | ||||||
| few minutes in her own room; he took tea, and 'ordered the things away' as usual; he drank no | ||||||
| wine or spirits - and was not in the habit of drinking them. And then, unbarring the hall door, he | ||||||
| went out alone into the park. | ||||||
| 'Presently a great fear came over the mind of his miserable wife. She aroused the household, | ||||||
| employing a strange expression - 'Sir Thomas has gone out somewhere, and he has not | ||||||
| returned; I fear he has got a weakness' - a phrase indicating that he had exhibited dangerous | ||||||
| eccentricities upon previous occasions. Men with lanterns searched the grounds until daylight, | ||||||
| and not till then was a letter found, in which Sir Thomas Judkin Fitzgerald declared his resolve | ||||||
| to die. How abject are the last words of the suicide, 'My body will be found in the weir, at that | ||||||
| part called the Pig-hole.' And 'my poor body will be found in the Suir at Pig-hole, where all the | ||||||
| salmon are taken, near where the white-thorn is that was lately cut.' See how, amid the | ||||||
| insanity and distraction of that fearful midnight, method, order, and precaution prevailed in the | ||||||
| self-murderer's brain; he dreaded lest his remains should not be recovered from the water; he | ||||||
| fixed upon the particular locality of his death; he threw off hat and coat before taking that | ||||||
| horrible plunge into the dark; in all things he acted as a rational being except in the one ghastly, | ||||||
| guilty deed of embracing death in order to escape the clutches of a sheriff's officer. | ||||||
| 'From all that it is possible to learn, we may infer that Sir Thomas wandered about the estate | ||||||
| which was so encumbered for hours before he rushed down [to] the black water by the weir. | ||||||
| We must assume, also, that he drugged himself before leaping into the stream, because he | ||||||
| was an admirable swimmer, and the common report went so far as to declare that he could | ||||||
| not drown himself if he felt inclined. However, there he floated in mid-river on Wednesday | ||||||
| morning, with foam upon his lips and his lungs still warm, so that hours must have elapsed | ||||||
| between his mad exit from the house at Golden Hills and the struggling rush into the weedy | ||||||
| Suir.' | ||||||
| Copyright © 2020 Maltagenealogy.com | ||||||