The Honyman Baronetcy, of Armadale in the County of Orkney, was a title in the

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. It was created on 19 May 1804 for William Honyman, a

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under the judicial title ''Lord Armadale''. The second Baronet sat as

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for

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. The fourth Baronet was a Judge of the

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. The title became extinct on the death of the fifth Baronet in 1911. Robert Honyman, younger brother of the first Baronet, was MP for Orkney from 1796 to 1807.

Honyman baronets, of Armadale (1804)

Sir William Honyman, 1st Baronet Sir William Honyman, 1st Baronet (December 1756 – 5 June 1835), also known by his judicial title Lord Armadale, was a Scottish landowner, and judge from Orkney. On his lands in Sutherland he was one of the first landlords to evict tenants in o ...

(died 1825) * Sir Richard Bempdé Johnstone Honyman, 2nd Baronet (1787–1842) *Sir Ord John Honyman, 3rd Baronet (1794–1863) * Sir George Essex Honyman, 4th Baronet (1819–1875) *Sir William Macdonald Honyman, 5th Baronet (1820–1911)

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