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There have been four baronetcies created for persons with the surname Dundas, one in the
Baronetage of Great Britain 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 ...
and three in the
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. One creation is extant as of 2008. The Dundas Baronetcy, of Kerse in the
County of Linlithgow West Lothian ( sco, Wast Lowden; gd, Lodainn an Iar) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and was one of its historic counties. The county was called Linlithgowshire until 1925. The historic county was bounded geographically by the Av ...
, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 16 November 1762. For more information on this creation, see the
Marquess of Zetland Marquess of Zetland is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 22 August 1892 for the former Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Lawrence Dundas, 3rd Earl of Zetland. Zetland is an archaic form of Shetland. The Dundas family des ...
. The Dundas Baronetcy, of
Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, ...
in the
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, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 22 May 1815 for the surgeon David Dundas. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1868. The Dundas Baronetcy, of Beechwood in the
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, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 24 August 1821 for Robert Dundas. He was succeeded by his son David, the second Baronet. Three of his six sons, the third, fourth and fifth Baronets, all succeeded in the title. The latter was succeeded by his son, the sixth Baronet. He was childless and on his death in 1981 at the age of 99, the title became extinct. The Dundas Baronetcy, of Arniston in the
County of Midlothian Midlothian (; gd, Meadhan Lodainn) is a historic county, registration county, lieutenancy area and one of 32 council areas of Scotland used for local government. Midlothian lies in the east-central Lowlands, bordering the City of Edinburgh ...
, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 18 June 1898 for Robert Dundas. The title became extinct on the death of the seventh Baronet in 1970.


Dundas baronets, of Kerse (1762)

*see the
Marquess of Zetland Marquess of Zetland is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 22 August 1892 for the former Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Lawrence Dundas, 3rd Earl of Zetland. Zetland is an archaic form of Shetland. The Dundas family des ...


Dundas baronets, of Richmond (1815)

* Sir David Dundas, 1st Baronet (died 1826) *Sir William Dundas, 2nd Baronet (1777–1840) *Major-General Sir James Fullerton Dundas, 3rd Baronet (died 1848) *Admiral Sir John Burnet Dundas, 4th Baronet (1794–1868)


Dundas baronets, of Beechwood (1821)

* Sir Robert Dundas, 1st Baronet (1761–1835) * Sir David Dundas, 2nd Baronet (1803–1877) *Sir Sydenham James Dundas, 3rd Baronet (1849–1904) *Sir Charles Henry Dundas, 4th Baronet (1851–1908) *Sir George Whyte Melville Dundas, 5th Baronet (1856–1934) *Sir Robert Whyte-Melville Dundas, 6th Baronet (1881–1981)


Dundas baronets, of Arniston (1898)

*Sir Robert Dundas, 1st Baronet (1823–1909) *Sir Robert Dundas, 2nd Baronet (1857–1910) *Sir Henry Herbert Philip Dundas, 3rd Baronet (1866–1930) *Sir Philip Dundas, 4th Baronet (1899–1952) *Sir Henry Matthew Dundas, 5th Baronet (1937–1963) *Sir James Durham Dundas, 6th Baronet (1905–1967) *Sir Thomas Calderwood Dundas, 7th Baronet (1906–1970)


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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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History of the Dundas of Arniston family
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