The Ford, later St Clair-Ford Baronetcy, of Ember Court in the County of Surrey, is a title in the
Baronetage of Great Britain
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. It was created on 22 February 1793 for
Francis Ford, a member of the Council of
Barbados and
Member of Parliament for
Newcastle-under-Lyme
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. Captain St Clair Ford, youngest son of the second Baronet and grandfather of the sixth Baronet, assumed the additional surname of St Clair in 1878. The sixth Baronet was a
captain
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in the
Royal Navy, who was awarded a
DSO and
Bar
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in command of
HMS Kipling in World War II.
Ford, later St Clair-Ford baronets, of Ember Court (1793)
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Sir Francis Ford, 1st Baronet (1758–1801), father of
Georgiana Welch
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Sir Francis Ford, 2nd Baronet (1787–1839)
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Sir Francis John Ford, 3rd Baronet
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(1818–1850), adoptive father of
Francina Sorabji
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Sir Francis Colville Ford, 4th Baronet
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(1850–1890)
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Sir (Francis Charles) Rupert Ford, 5th Baronet (1877–1948)
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Sir Aubrey St Clair-Ford, 6th Baronet (1904–1991)
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Sir James Anson St Clair-Ford, 7th Baronet (1952–2009)
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Sir Colin Anson St Clair-Ford, 8th Baronet (1939–2012)
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Sir Robin Sam St Clair-Ford, 9th Baronet (1941–2016)
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Sir (William) Sam St Clair-Ford, 10th Baronet (born 1982)
The
heir presumptive is the present holder's brother Peter James St Clair-Ford (born 1984).
Notes
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
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Saint Clair-Ford
1793 establishments in Great Britain