Arms of Kirkpatrick Baronets of Closeburn

The Kirkpatrick Baronetcy, of Closeburn in the County of Dumfries, is a title in the

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. It was created on 26 March 1685 for Thomas Kirkpatrick, with remainder to heirs male whatsoever. The family seat of the Kirkpatrick family was

Closeburn Castle Closeburn Castle is a privately owned tower house, probably of the 14th century, but possibly older, and is one of the oldest continually inhabited houses in Scotland. The castle is located 1 km east of the village of Closeburn, in the hist ...

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. Charles Kirkpatrick (1879–1955), grandson of Roger Kirkpatrick, second son of fourth Baronet, was a

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in the

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. His son Herbert James Kirkpatrick (1910–1977) was an

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in the

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Sir James Kirkpatrick, 8th Baronet Sir James Kirkpatrick, 8th Baronet (22 March 1841 – 10 November 1899) was the 8th Kirkpatrick Baronet of Closeburn, Dumfriesshire. In his youth he was a keen sportsman, and helped organise the Scottish football team in the representative mat ...

was a keen amateur footballer in his youth and appeared in goal for the Wanderers in the 1878 FA Cup Final.

Kirkpatrick baronets, of Closeburn (1685)

*Sir Thomas Kirkpatrick, 1st Baronet (died ) *Sir Thomas Kirkpatrick, 2nd Baronet (died ) *Sir Thomas Kirkpatrick, 3rd Baronet (1704–1771) *Sir James Kirkpatrick, 4th Baronet (died 1804) *Sir Thomas Kirkpatrick, 5th Baronet (1777–1844) *Sir Charles Sharpe Kirkpatrick, 6th Baronet (1811–1867) *Sir Thomas Kirkpatrick, 7th Baronet (1839–1880) *

(1841–1899) *Sir Charles Sharpe Kirkpatrick, 9th Baronet (1874–1937) *Sir James Alexander Kirkpatrick, 10th Baronet (1918–1954) *Sir Ivone Elliott Kirkpatrick, 11th Baronet (born 1942)

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References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kirkpatrick Baronetcies in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia 1685 establishments in Nova Scotia