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The Freeman Baronetcy, of Murtle in the County of Aberdeen, is a title in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom 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) James I of E ...
. It was created on 4 July 1945 for
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Wilfrid Freeman Air Chief Marshal Sir Wilfrid Rhodes Freeman, 1st Baronet, (18 July 1888 – 15 May 1953) was one of the most important influences on the rearmament of the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the years up to and including the Second World War. RAF caree ...
. As of 2010 the presumed rightful holder (the first Baronet's grandson) has not successfully proven his succession to the baronetcy and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage, with the title considered dormant.


Freeman baronets, of Murtle (1945)

* Sir Wilfrid Rhodes Freeman, 1st Baronet (1888–1953) *Sir John Keith Noel Freeman, 2nd Baronet (1923–1981) *James Robin Freeman, presumed 3rd Baronet (born 1955) There is no subsequent heir to the baronetcy.


References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. *{{Rayment-bt, date=March 2012 Freeman