The Alleyne Baronetcy, of Four Hills in Barbados, is a title in the
Baronetage of Great Britain
Baronets are hereditary titles awarded by the Crown. The current baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier, existing baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland and Great Britain.
To be recognised as a baronet, it is necessary ...
. It was created on 6 April 1769 for
John Alleyne, Speaker of the
Barbados House of Assembly
The House of Assembly of Barbados is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Barbados. It has 30 Members of Parliament (MPs), who are directly elected in single member constituencies using the simple-majority (or first-past-the-post) sy ...
. His grandson, the third Baronet, was President of the Steel and Iron Institute.
The family surname is pronounced "Alleen".
Alleyne baronets, of Four Hills (1769)
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Sir John Gay Alleyne, 1st Baronet (1724–1801)
*Sir Reynold Abel Alleyne, 2nd Baronet (1789–1870)
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Sir John Gay Newton Alleyne, 3rd Baronet (1820–1912)
*Sir John Meynell Alleyne, 4th Baronet (1889–1983)
*Sir John Olpherts Campbell Alleyne, 5th Baronet (born 1928)
The heir apparent is the present holder's only son Richard Meynell Alleyne (b. 1972).
See also
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Alleyn baronets
The Alleyn baronetcy, of Hatfield in the County of Essex, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 24 June 1629 for Edward Alleyn, High Sheriff of Essex in 1629. The title became extinct on the death of the 8th Baronet in 175 ...
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Alleyne
1769 establishments in Great Britain