The James baronets of Creshall in the

County of Essex Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and Grea ...

was created 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 ...

on 28 June 1682 for Cane James. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1741.

James baronets, of Creshall (1682)

*Sir Cane James, 1st Baronet (–1736) *Sir John James, 2nd Baronet (–1741)

Background

The first baronet was James Cane, nephew of Sir John James who was knighted in 1655. He reversed his names to comply with a condition for inheritance from his unmarried uncle, who built Creshall Hall, at

Chrishall Chrishall (pronounced ''Chris hall'') is a small village in the English county of Essex. It is located south of Cambridge and lies equidistant [] between the two medieval market towns of Saffron Walden and Royston, Hertfordshire, Royston. Altho ...

Notes

{{reflist Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England 1682 establishments in England