Halkett baronets

There have been two Halkett Baronetcies, both in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia — one in 1662 for Charles Halkett and the other in 1697 for politician Peter Wedderburn, who changed his name to Halkett in 1705. Both baronetcies are extinct.

Halkett baronets (25 January 1662)

• Sir Charles Halkett, 1st Baronet (died 1697)
• Sir James Halkett, 2nd Baronet (died 1705)

Wedderburn, later Halkett baronets of Pitfirrane, Fife (31 December 1697)

• Sir Peter Halkett, 1st Baronet (c. 1660–1746)
• Sir Peter Halkett, 2nd Baronet (1695–1755)
• Sir Peter Halkett, 3rd Baronet (died 1792)
• Sir John Halkett, 4th Baronet (1720–1793) born John Wedderburn who married Elizabeth Fletcher
• Sir Charles Halkett, 5th Baronet (1764–1837)
• Sir Peter Halkett, 6th Baronet (1765–1839)
• Sir John Halkett, 7th Baronet (1805–1847)
• Sir Peter Arthur Halkett, 8th Baronet (1834–1904)
  • Madeline
  • Mabel

References

• George Edward Cokayne, The Complete Baronetage, vols III and IV (Exeter, 1902 and 1904)
  • vol. III, pp. 334-335 (1662 creation)
  • vol. IV, pp. 373-374 (1697 creation)
• thePeerage.com

External links

• Archives catalogue for Sir Peter Arthur Halkett, 8th Baronet, Collection, The Black Watch Castle & Museum, Perth, Scotland.

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3. John Halkett
4. Peter Halkett (disambiguation)
5. Sir Peter Halkett, 2nd Baronet
6. Sir Peter Halkett, 6th Baronet
7. Ogilvy-Wedderburn baronets
8. Hugh Halkett
9. Elizabeth Fletcher
10. John Halkett (colonial administrator)
11. John Marjoribanks
12. List of extinct baronetcies
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14. Sir James Lamb, 1st Baronet
15. List of baronetcies in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia
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17. Sir Henry Puckering, 3rd Baronet
18. John Bruce Hope
19. Sir George Cockburn, 10th Baronet
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