There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Crane, both in the

Baronetage of England Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611–1705) King James I ...

. Both creations are extinct. The Crane Baronetcy, of Chilton in the County of Suffolk, was created in the Baronetage of England on 11 May 1627 for Robert Crane,

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...

for Sudbury and

Suffolk Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowes ...

. The title became extinct on his death in 1643. The Crane Baronetcy, of Woodrising in the County of Norfolk, was created in the Baronetage of England on 20 March 1643 for Richard Crane. He was the brother of

Sir Francis Crane Sir Francis Crane ( 1579 – c. 1636) was the founder of Mortlake Tapestry Works at Mortlake on the south bank of the river Thames in South West London. Biography His parentage is obscure, but his family had close links to Cornwall, and bo ...

, founder of

Mortlake Tapestry Works The Mortlake Tapestry Works was established alongside the River Thames at Mortlake, then outside, but now on the edge of west London, in 1619 by Sir Francis Crane. It produced lighter, if vastly more expensive, decoration for rooms than the pre ...

. The title became extinct on Sir Richard's death in 1645.

Crane baronets, of Chilton (1627)

Sir Robert Crane, 1st Baronet Sir Robert Crane, 1st Baronet (1586 – February 1643) of Chilton, Suffolk and of Buckenham Tofts, Norfolk, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1614 and 1643. Crane was the son of Henry Crane of Chilton ...

(died 1643)

Crane baronets, of Woodrising (1643)

* Sir Richard Crane, 1st Baronet (died 1645)

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Crane Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England