There have been three baronetcies held by people with the surname Lindsay, one in the

Baronetage of Nova Scotia 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 ...

and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant. The Lindsay Baronetcy, of Evelick in the County of Perth, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 15 April 1666 for Alexander Lindsay. The title became extinct on the death of the fifth Baronet in 1799. The Trotter, later Lindsay Baronetcy, of West Ville in the County of Lincoln, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 4 September 1821 for Coutts Trotter, principal partner in Coutt's Bank, with remainder to the male issue of his daughter Anne. She was the wife of Lieutenant-General Sir James Lindsay, son of the Hon. Robert Lindsay, second son of

James Lindsay, 5th Earl of Balcarres James Lindsay, 5th Earl of Balcarres (14 November 1691 – 20 February 1768) was a Scottish peer, the son of Colin Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Balcarres and Lady Margaret Campbell, daughter of the Earl of Loudoun. He became the 5th Earl of Balcarres on ...

. Their eldest son,

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, succeeded as second Baronet according to the special remainder on his maternal grandfather's death in 1837. He fought in the

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and served as a Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace for Fife, but is best remembered as an artist and watercolourist. He had two daughters but no sons and the title became extinct on his death in 1913.

Robert Loyd-Lindsay, 1st Baron Wantage Brigadier General Robert James Loyd-Lindsay, 1st Baron Wantage, (17 April 1832 – 10 June 1901) was a British soldier, politician, philanthropist, benefactor to Wantage, and first chairman and co-founder of the British National Society for Aid t ...

, was the younger brother of the second Baronet. The Lindsay Baronetcy, of Dowhill in the County of Kinross, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 27 February 1962 for the soldier, explorer and

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politician Martin Lindsay. He was a descendant of Sir William Lindsay of Rossie, 1st of Dowhill (b. 1350), uncle of

David Lindsay, 1st Earl of Crawford David Lindsay, 1st Earl of Crawford (c. 13601407) was a Scottish peer who was created Earl of Crawford in 1398. Life Crawford was the son of Sir Alexander Lindsay of Glenesk and Katherine Stirling. Succeeding his father in 1381, he was known u ...

. His great-grandfather Colonel Martin Lindsay commanded the 7th Regiment (The Seaforths) during the

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and led the bayonet charge which broke through the French defences at the Battle of Merxem.

Lindsay baronets, of Evelick (1666)

*Sir Alexander Lindsay, 1st Baronet (died ) *Sir Alexander Lindsay, 2nd Baronet (1660–) * Sir Alexander Thomas Lindsay, 3rd Baronet (died 1762) *

Sir David Lindsay, 4th Baronet Sir David Lindsay, 4th Baronet (c. 17326 March 1797) was a Scottish-born soldier in the British Army. One of the Lindsay of Evelix family, he succeeded to the baronetcy upon the death of his father, Sir Alexander Lindsay, in 1762. He began his ...

(–1797) *Sir Charles Scott Lindsay, 5th Baronet (died 1799)

Lindsay baronets, of West Ville (1821)

* Sir Coutts Trotter, 1st Baronet (1767–1837) * Sir Coutts Lindsay, 2nd Baronet (1824–1913)

Lindsay baronets, of Dowhill (1962)

* Sir Martin Alexander Lindsay, 1st Baronet (1905–1981) *Sir Ronald Alexander Lindsay, 2nd Baronet (1933–2004) *Sir James Martin Evelyn Lindsay, 3rd Baronet (born 1968)

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*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lindsay Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Baronetcies created with special remainders Clan Lindsay Lindsay family of Evelix 1666 establishments in Nova Scotia

Lindsay baronets, of Evelick (1666)

Lindsay baronets, of West Ville (1821)

Lindsay baronets, of Dowhill (1962)

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