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.

It seems impossible to give an accurate descent of either baronetcy based on printed sources.

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. Their arms were; or, a hart, tripping, at gaze, azure, attired sable. The Strachans of Thornton were the chiefs of Clan Strachan.

Strachan Baronets, of Inchtuthel (1685)

The Strachan Baronetcy, of Inchtuthel, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia in 1685 for Thomas Strachan. It became extinct upon his death.

Later baronets

In the eighteenth century, the title was claimed by Captain Sir John Strachan (d. 1777) and his nephew Sir Richard Strachan (d. 1828), styled "fifth" and "sixth" baronets. This claim was disputed by Sir Robert Strachan (d. 1828), styled "eighth baronet", based on a Scottish inquest of 1777.

In 1841, a third branch of the family were served heirs in another inquest, but this claim has been in abeyance since 1854.

See also

• Clan Strachan

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.