Kirkpatrick baronets

Escutcheon of the Kirkpatrick baronets, of Closeburn

The Kirkpatrick baronetcy, of Closeburn in the County of Dumfries, is a title in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. It was created on 26 March 1685 for Thomas Kirkpatrick, with remainder to heirs male whatsoever. The family seat of the Kirkpatrick family was Closeburn Castle, Dumfriesshire.

Sir James Kirkpatrick, 8th Baronet, was a keen amateur footballer in his youth and appeared in goal for the Wanderers in the 1878 FA Cup Final.

Kirkpatrick baronets, of Closeburn (1685)

Extended family

Charles Kirkpatrick (1879–1955), grandson of Roger Kirkpatrick, second son of fourth Baronet, was a major general in the British Army. His son Herbert James Kirkpatrick (1910–1977) was an air vice-marshal in the Royal Air Force.

Notes

  1. ↑ My Clan archive
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Cokayne, George Edward (1904). Complete Baronetage. Vol. IV. W. Pollard & Co., Ltd. pp. 329–331.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage (99th ed.). London: Burke's Peerage Ltd. and Shaw Publishing. 1949. pp. 1145–7.
  4. ↑ Cavallini, Rob (2005). The Wanderers F.C. – "Five times F.A. Cup winners". Dog N Duck Publications. p. 69. ISBN 0-9550496-0-1.
  5. ↑ "Kirkpatrick, Sir James". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  6. ↑ "Kirkpatrick, Sir Charles Sharpe". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  7. ↑ "Kirkpatrick, Sir James Alexander". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  8. ↑ "Kirkpatrick, Sir Ivone Elliott". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)