Baron Moncreiff, of
Tulliebole in the
County of Kinross
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, is a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom
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. It was created on 9 January 1874 for the lawyer and
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politician
Sir James Moncreiff, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a Baronet, of Kilduff in the County of Kinross, in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
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Baronetage of England (1611–1705)
James I of E ...
on 23 May 1871.
In 1883 Lord Moncreiff also succeeded his elder brother as 11th Baronet, of Moncreiff in the County of Perth. On his death the titles passed to his eldest son, the second Baron. He was a Judge of the
Court of Session
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from 1888 to 1905 under the title of ''Lord Wellwood'' and served as
Lord Lieutenant of Kinross-shire
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Kinross-shire:
*George Graham 17 March 1794 – 18 December 1801
* William Adam 30 January 1802 – 17 February 1839
* Sir Charles Adam 28 March 1839 – 16 September 1853 ...
between 1901 and 1909. He was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Baron. He was a clergyman. the titles are held by the latter's great-grandson, the sixth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2002.
The Moncreiff Baronetcy, of Moncreiff in the County of Perth, was created in the
Baronetage of Nova Scotia
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King James I ...
in 1626 for John Moncreiff. The title was created with remainder to Moncreiff's heirs male whatsoever, which allowed it to be inherited by male relatives who were not his direct descendants. On the death of his younger son James, the fourth Baronet, there were no more male descendants of the first Baronet. The title instead passed to James's cousin John Moncreiff, who was the son of Hugh Moncreiff, youngest brother of the first Baronet. When his son Hugh, the sixth Baronet, died, this line of the family also failed. The title was inherited by his kinsman Reverend William Moncreiff, the seventh Baronet, a descendant of Archibald Moncreiff, uncle of the first Baronet. His son, the eighth Baronet, assumed the additional surname of Wellwood. He was succeeded by his son, the ninth Baronet. He was a
Lord of Session. His younger son was the aforementioned eleventh Baronet, who was elevated to the peerage in 1874.
As of 30 June 2006, the present holder of the barony has not successfully proven his succession to the baronetcies and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. However, the case is under review by the Registrar of the Baronetage (for more information follow thi
link.
The family seat is
Tullibole Castle
Tullibole Castle is a 17th-century castle in Crook of Devon
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in
Kinross-shire
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.
Baronets of Moncreiff (1626)
*Sir John Moncreiff, 1st Baronet (d. c. 1651)
*Sir John Moncreiff, 2nd Baronet (d. 1674)
*Sir David Moncreiff, 3rd Baronet (d. c. 1690
*Sir James Moncreiff, 4th Baronet (d. 1698)
*Sir John Moncreiff, 5th Baronet (c. 1628–1714)
*Sir Hugh Moncreiff, 6th Baronet (d. 1744)
*Sir William Moncreiff, 7th Baronet (d. 1767)
*Sir Henry Moncreiff-Wellwood, 8th Baronet (1750–1828)
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Sir James Wellwood-Moncreiff, 9th Baronet (c. 1776–1851)
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Sir Henry Wellwood-Moncreiff, 10th Baronet (1809–1883)
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Sir James Moncreiff, 11th Baronet (1811–1895) (had been created Baron Moncreiff in 1874)
Barons Moncreiff (1874)
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James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff
James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff of Tullibole LLD (29 November 1811 – 27 April 1895) was a Scottish lawyer and politician.
Life
Moncreiff was born on 29 November 1811 to Ann, daughter of George Robertson, R. N. and Sir James Wellwood Mon ...
(1811–1895)
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Henry James Moncreiff, 2nd Baron Moncreiff (1840–1909)
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Robert Chichester Moncreiff, 3rd Baron Moncreiff (1843–1913)
*James Arthur Fitzherbert Moncreiff, 4th Baron Moncreiff (1872–1942)
*Harry Robert Wellwood Moncreiff, 5th Baron Moncreiff (1915–2002)
*Rhoderick Harry Wellwood Moncreiff, 6th Baron Moncreiff (b. 1954)
The
heir apparent
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is the present the holder's son, Harry James Wellwood Moncreiff (b. 1986)
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Noble titles created in 1874
Noble titles created for UK MPs
1626 establishments in Nova Scotia
1874 establishments in the United Kingdom