There have been two baronetcies created for members of the Lyell family, both in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
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Baronetage of England (1611–1705)
James I of E ...
. Both creations are extinct.
The Lyell Baronetcy, of Kinnordy in the County of Forfar, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 22 August 1864 for the prominent
Scottish
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geologist Charles Lyell. The title became extinct on his death in 1875.
The Lyell Baronetcy, of Kinnordy in the County of Forfar,
was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 1 January 1894 for the
Scottish
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*Scottish English
*Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...
Liberal
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Politics
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politician Leonard Lyell. He was the nephew of the first Baronet of the 1864 creation. Lyell was later elevated to the peerage as
Baron Lyell
Baron Lyell, of Kinnordy in the County of Forfar, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1914 for the Scottish Liberal politician Sir Leonard Lyell, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a baronet, of Kinnordy in ...
. The baronetcy became extinct along with the barony in 2017.
Lyell baronets, of Kinnordy (1864)
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Sir Charles Lyell, 1st Baronet (14 November 1797 – 22 February 1875)
Lyell baronets, of Kinnordy (1894)
*see the
Baron Lyell
Baron Lyell, of Kinnordy in the County of Forfar, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1914 for the Scottish Liberal politician Sir Leonard Lyell, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a baronet, of Kinnordy in ...
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References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
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Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom