The Outram of Bengal baronetcy is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 10 November 1858 for General

Sir James Outram Lieutenant-General Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet (29 January 1803 – 11 March 1863) was a British general who fought in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Early life James Outram was the son of Benjamin Outram of Butterley Hall, Butterley, Derbysh ...

. He was the son of the civil engineer

Benjamin Outram Benjamin Outram (1 April 1764 – 22 May 1805) was an English civil engineer, surveyor and industrialist. He was a pioneer in the building of canals and tramways. Life Born at Alfreton in Derbyshire, he began his career assisting his father J ...

. The family surname is pronounced "Ootram". Outram arms with supporters

Outram baronets (1858)

, GCB, KCSI, 1st Baronet (1803–1863) *Sir Francis Boyd Outram, 2nd Baronet (1836–1912) *Sir James Outram, 3rd Baronet (1864–1925) *Sir Francis Davidson Outram, OBE, 4th Baronet (1867–1945) *Sir Alan James Outram, 5th Baronet (born 1937) The

heir apparent An heir apparent, often shortened to heir, is a person who is first in an order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person; a person who is first in the order of succession but can be displaced by the b ...

to the baronetcy is Douglas Benjamin James Outram (born 1979), only son of the 5th Baronet.

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. *{{usurped,
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