There have been two Halkett Baronetcies, both in the

Baronetage of Nova Scotia 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 ...

— one in 1662 for Charles Halkett and the other in 1697 for politician Peter Wedderburn, who changed his name to Halkett in 1705. Both baronetcies are extinct.

Halkett baronets (25 January 1662)

Sir Charles Halkett, 1st Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...

(died 1697) *

Sir James Halkett, 2nd Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...

(died 1705)

Wedderburn, later Halkett baronets of Pitfirrane, Fife (31 December 1697)

Blazon of Halkett Baronets of Pitfirrane (1697)

Sir Peter Halkett, 1st Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p ...

(–1746) *

Sir Peter Halkett, 2nd Baronet Sir Peter Halkett, 2nd Baronet (21 June 1695 – 9 July 1755) was a Scottish baronet who served in the British army and was Member of Parliament for Stirling Burghs from 1734 to 1741. His regiment was posted to North America during the 1754–1 ...

(1695–1755) *

Sir Peter Halkett, 3rd Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p ...

(died 1792) *

Sir John Halkett, 4th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p ...

(1720–1793) born John Wedderburn who married

Elizabeth Fletcher Elizabeth Fletcher later Elizabeth Wedderburn (December 1731 – 18 December 1758) was a Scottish scholar educated in Edinburgh. She had a short, but important life introducing many of the leading figures of the Scottish Enlightenment to people of ...

Sir Charles Halkett, 5th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p ...

(1764–1837) *

Sir Peter Halkett, 6th Baronet Admiral Sir Peter Halkett, 6th Baronet (''c.'' 1765 – 7 October 1839) was a senior Royal Navy officer of the early nineteenth century who is best known for his service in the French Revolutionary Wars. The younger son a Scottish baronet, ...

(1765–1839) *

Sir John Halkett, 7th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p ...

(1805–1847) *Sir Peter Arthur Halkett, 8th Baronet (1834–1904) **Madeline **Mabel

References

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George Edward Cokayne George Edward Cokayne, (29 April 1825 – 6 August 1911), was an English genealogist and long-serving herald at the College of Arms in London, who eventually rose to the rank of Clarenceux King of Arms. He wrote such authoritative and standar ...

, ''The Complete Baronetage'', vols III and IV (Exeter, 1902 and 1904)
vol. III, pp. 334-335
(1662 creation)
vol. IV, pp. 373-374
(1697 creation)

External links

* Archives catalogue fo
Sir Peter Arthur Halkett, 8th Baronet, Collection
The Black Watch Castle & Museum, Perth, Scotland. Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia 1662 establishments in the British Empire