Baronet Croft
Baronet Croft is in Baronetcies of England Alphabetically.
There have been two creations of Baronet Croft:
1st. 1671. Herbert Croft 1st Baronet 1651-1720. Extant
2nd. 1924. Henry Page Croft 1st Baron Croft 1881-1947. Extant
Baronet Croft of Croft Castle in Herefordshire
Baronet Croft of Croft Castle in Herefordshire is also in Baronetcies of England Chronologically, Extant Baronetcies of England.
1st: Herbert Croft 1st Baronet. Died 1720. Son.
2nd: Archer Croft 2nd Baronet. Died 1753. Son.
3rd: Archer Croft 3rd Baronet. Died 1790. Brother.
4th: John Croft 4th Baronet. Died 1797. First Cousin Once Removed.
5th: Herbert Croft 5th Baronet. Died 1816. Brother.
6th: Richard Croft 6th Baronet. Died 1818. Son.
7th: Thomas Elmsley Croft 7th Baronet. Died 1835. Brother.
8th: Archer Denman Croft 8th Baronet. Died 1865. Son.
9th: Herbert George Denman Croft 9th Baronet. Died 1902. Son.
10th: Herbert Archer Croft 10th Baronet. Died 1915. Son.
11th: James Herbert Croft 11th Baronet. Died 1941. Uncle.
12th: Hugh Matthew Fiennes Croft 12th Baronet. Died 1954. Son.
13th: Bernard Hugh Denman Croft 13th Baronet. Died 1984. Son.
In 1671 Herbert Croft 1st Baronet (age 20) was created 1st Baronet Croft of Croft Castle in Herefordshire. Elizabeth Archer Lady Croft by marriage Lady Croft of Croft Castle in Herefordshire.
On 03 Nov 1720 Archer Croft 2nd Baronet (age 37) succeeded 2nd Baronet Croft of Croft Castle in Herefordshire.
On 10 Dec 1753 Archer Croft 2nd Baronet (age 70) died. His son Archer Croft 3rd Baronet (age 22) succeeded 3rd Baronet Croft of Croft Castle in Herefordshire.
On 30 Dec 1790 Archer Croft 3rd Baronet (age 59) died without male issue. His brother John Croft 4th Baronet (age 55) succeeded 4th Baronet Croft of Croft Castle in Herefordshire.
On 04 Dec 1797 John Croft 4th Baronet (age 62) died. His first cousin once removed Herbert Croft 5th Baronet (age 46) succeeded 5th Baronet Croft of Croft Castle in Herefordshire although he didn't inherit the estates.
On 26 Apr 1816 Herbert Croft 5th Baronet (age 65) died. His brother Richard Croft 6th Baronet (age 54) succeeded 6th Baronet Croft of Croft Castle in Herefordshire
On 13 Feb 1818 Richard Croft 6th Baronet (age 56) shot himself as a consequence of the death of Princess Charlotte Augusta Hanover to whom he had been physician during her labour. A copy of Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost was found open with the passage (Act V, Scene II): "Fair Sir, God save you! Where is the Princess?". He was buried at St James' Church, Piccadilly.His son Thomas Elmsley Croft 7th Baronet (age 19) succeeded 7th Baronet Croft of Croft Castle in Herefordshire.
On 29 Oct 1835 Thomas Elmsley Croft 7th Baronet (age 37) died. His brother Archer Denman Croft 8th Baronet (age 33) succeeded 8th Baronet Croft of Croft Castle in Herefordshire
On 10 Jan 1865 Archer Denman Croft 8th Baronet (age 63) died. His son Herbert George Denman Croft 9th Baronet (age 26) succeeded 9th Baronet Croft of Croft Castle in Herefordshire
On 11 Feb 1902 Herbert George Denman Croft 9th Baronet (age 63) died. His son Herbert Archer Croft 10th Baronet (age 33) succeeded 10th Baronet Croft of Croft Castle in Herefordshire
On 03 Feb 1903 Herbert Archer Croft 10th Baronet (age 34) and Katharine Agnes Parr Lady Croft (age 24) were married. She by marriage Lady Croft of Croft Castle in Herefordshire.
Around 11 Aug 1915 Herbert Archer Croft 10th Baronet (age 46) died. His son James Herbert Croft 11th Baronet (age 8) succeeded 11th Baronet Croft of Croft Castle in Herefordshire
On 15 Aug 1941 James Herbert Croft 11th Baronet (age 34) was killed in action. His uncle Hugh Matthew Fiennes Croft 12th Baronet (age 67) succeeded 12th Baronet Croft of Croft Castle in Herefordshire
On 15 Jun 1954 Hugh Matthew Fiennes Croft 12th Baronet (age 80) died. His son Bernard Hugh Denman Croft 13th Baronet (age 50) succeeded 13th Baronet Croft of Croft Castle in Herefordshire
In Feb 1984 Bernard Hugh Denman Croft 13th Baronet (age 80) died. His son Owen Glendower Croft 14th Baronet (age 51) succeeded 14th Baronet Croft of Croft Castle in Herefordshire
Baronet Croft of Knole in Hampshire (2nd Creation)
Baronet Croft of Knole in Hampshire is also in Baronetcies of England Chronologically, Extant Baronetcies of England.
1st: Henry Page Croft 1st Baron Croft. Died 1947. Son.
2nd: Michael Henry Croft 2nd Baron Croft. Died 1997. Son.
The London Gazette 32929. Whitehall, April 19, 1924.
Letters Patent have passed the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland granting the dignity of a Baronet of the said United Kingdom to the undermentioned gentlemen, and the heirs male of their respective bodies lawfully begotten:
Sir Otto John Beit, K.C.M.G.,of Tewin Water m the Parish of Tewin, in the County of Hertford.
Sir John Sutherland Harmood-Banner, of Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster Knight.
Sir Henry Herbert Hambling, of Yoxford, in the County of Suffolk, Knight
Brigadier-General Henry Page Croft (age 42), C.M.G., T.D., of Knole, in the Borough of Bournemouth and County of Southampton.
William Henry Barber, of Culham Court in the Parish of Remenham and County of Berks, Esquire.
Major Harry Barnston, of Ghurton, in the County of Chester.
John Mackintosh MacLeod,LL.D.,of Fuinary, Morven, in the County of Argyll, Esquire.
John Denton Marsden, of Gxunsby, in the County of Lincoln, Esquire.
On 07 Dec 1947 Henry Page Croft 1st Baron Croft (age 66) died. His son Michael Henry Croft 2nd Baron Croft (age 31) succeeded 2nd Baron Croft of Bournemouth in Hampshire, 2nd Baronet Croft of Knole in Hampshire.
On 11 Jan 1997 Michael Henry Croft 2nd Baron Croft (age 80) died. His son Bernard William Croft 3rd Baron Croft (age 47) succeeded 3rd Baron Croft of Bournemouth in Hampshire, 3rd Baronet Croft of Knole in Hampshire.