BARONETAGE
Last updated 19/03/2018 (27 Feb 2024)
Date	Type	Order	Name	Born	Died	Age
Dates in italics in the "Born" column indicate that the baronet was baptised on that date; dates in italics in the "Died" column indicate that the baronet was buried on that date.
CLAY of Fulwell Lodge, Middlesex
30 Sep 1841	UK	1	William Clay MP for Tower Hamlets 1832‑1857	15 Aug 1791	13 Mar 1869	77
13 Mar 1869		2	William Dickason Clay	21 Dec 1828	14 Oct 1876	47
14 Oct 1876		3	George Clay	14 Aug 1831	30 Jun 1878	46
30 Jun 1878		4	Arthur Temple Felix Clay	9 Dec 1842	18 Mar 1928	85
18 Mar 1928		5	George Felix Neville Clay	24 Nov 1871	11 Nov 1941	69
11 Nov 1941		6	Henry Felix Clay	8 Feb 1909	8 Jun 1985	76
8 Jun 1985		7	Richard Henry Clay	2 Jun 1940	28 Nov 2020	80
28 Nov 2020		8	Charles Richard Clay	18 Dec 1965
CLAYTON of Marden, Surrey
13 Jan 1732	GB	1	William Clayton MP for Bletchingley 1715‑1744		28 Dec 1744
28 Dec 1744		2	Kenrick Clayton MP for Bletchingley 1734‑1769	c 1713	10 Mar 1769
10 Mar 1769		3	Robert Clayton MP for Bletchingley 1768‑1783 and 1787‑1796, and Surrey 1783‑1784	c 1740	10 May 1799
10 May 1799		4	William Clayton	16 Apr 1762	26 Jan 1834	71
26 Jan 1834		5	William Robert Clayton MP for Great Marlow 1832‑1842	28 Aug 1786	19 Sep 1866	80
19 Sep 1866		6	William Robert Clayton	3 Aug 1842	7 Oct 1914	72
7 Oct 1914		7	Gilbert Augustus Clayton-East	25 Apr 1846	26 Sep 1925	79
26 Sep 1925		8	George Frederick Lancelot Clayton East	3 Sep 1872	27 Apr 1926	53
27 Apr 1926		9	Robert Alan Clayton East (Clayton-East-Clayton from 22 Jan 1932) For further information on this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page	7 Apr 1908	1 Sep 1932	24
1 Sep 1932		10	Harold Dudley Clayton	28 Jan 1877	19 Oct 1951	74
19 Oct 1951		11	Arthur Harold Clayton	14 Oct 1903	6 Aug 1985	81
6 Aug 1985		12	David Robert Clayton	12 Dec 1936	22 Apr 2021	84
22 Apr 2021		13	Robert Philip Clayton	8 Jul 1975
CLAYTON of Adlington, Lancs
19 May 1774	GB	1	Richard Clayton	c 1745	29 Apr 1828
29 Apr 1828 to     10 Aug 1839		2	Robert Clayton Extinct on his death	1746	10 Aug 1839	93
CLAYTON-EAST of Hall Place, Berks
17 Aug 1838	UK	1	East George Clayton-East	9 Apr 1794	6 Mar 1851	56
6 Mar 1851		2	Gilbert East For further information on the death of this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page	13 Nov 1823	12 Aug 1866	42
12 Aug 1866		3	Gilbert Augustus Gilbert East (Clayton‑East from 1870)	25 Apr 1846	26 Sep 1925	79
26 Sep 1925		4	George Frederick Lancelot Clayton‑East	3 Sep 1872	27 Apr 1926	53
27 Apr 1926 to     1 Sep 1932		5	Robert Alan Clayton-East (Clayton-East-Clayton from 22 Jan 1932) Extinct on his death For further information on this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page	7 Apr 1908	1 Sep 1932	24
CLEMENT of Bromham, Sussex
15 May 1661	E		See "Ashburnham-Clement"
CLERE of Ormesby, Norfolk
26 Feb 1621 to     22 Aug 1622	E	1	Henry Clere Extinct on his death	c 1599	22 Aug 1622
CLERK of Penicuik, Midlothian
24 Mar 1679	NS	1	John Clerk		10 Mar 1722
10 Mar 1722		2	John Clerk MP for Scotland 1707‑1708	8 Feb 1676	4 Oct 1755	78
4 Oct 1755		3	James Clerk	c 1710	6 Feb 1783
6 Feb 1783		4	George Clerk		29 Jan 1784
29 Jan 1784		5	John Clerk		1798
1798		6	George Clerk MP for Midlothian 1811‑1820 and 1835‑1837, Stamford 1838‑1847 and Dover 1847‑1852; PC 1845	19 Nov 1787	23 Dec 1867	80
23 Dec 1867		7	James Clerk	17 Jul 1812	17 Nov 1870	58
17 Nov 1870		8	George Douglas Clerk	17 May 1852	30 Nov 1911	59
30 Nov 1911		9	George James Robert Clerk	4 Oct 1876	21 Nov 1943	67
21 Nov 1943		10	John Dutton Clerk Lord Lieutenant Midlothian 1972‑1992	30 Jan 1917	25 Oct 2002	85
25 Oct 2002		11	Robert Maxwell Clerk Lord Lieutenant Midlothian 2013-	3 Apr 1945
CLERKE of Hitcham, Bucks
13 Jul 1660	E	1	John Clerke	c 1622	7 Oct 1667
7 Oct 1667		2	William Clerke	9 Jul 1643	6 Sep 1678	35
6 Sep 1678		3	William Clerke	c 1662	1699
1699		4	John Clerke MP for Haslemere 1710‑1713	after 1683	20 Feb 1727
20 Feb 1727		5	William Clerke		c 1738
c 1738		6	Francis Clerke	12 Jul 1682	12 Feb 1769	86
12 Feb 1769		7	Francis Carr Clerke	24 Oct 1748	15 Oct 1778	29
15 Oct 1778		8	William Henry Clerke	25 Nov 1751	10 Apr 1818	66
10 Apr 1818		9	William Henry Clerke	13 Sep 1793	16 Feb 1861	67
16 Feb 1861		10	William Henry Clerke	17 Nov 1822	8 Feb 1882	59
8 Feb 1882		11	William Francis Clerke	16 Jan 1856	27 Jul 1930	74
27 Jul 1930		12	John Edward Longueville Clerke	29 Oct 1913	1 Oct 2009	95
1 Oct 2009		13	Francis Ludlow Longueville Clerke	25 Jun 1953
CLERKE of Launde Abbey, Leics
18 Jun 1661	E	1	Clement Clerke		10 Dec 1693
Dec 1693		2	Talbot Clerke		c 1708
c 1708		3	Clement Clerke		c 1715
c 1715		4	Talbot Clerke		16 Feb 1724
16 Feb 1724		5	Talbot Clerke	c 1719	21 Nov 1732
21 Nov 1732 to     10 Jul 1759		6	Talbot Clerke Extinct on his death		10 Jul 1759
CLERKE of Duddlestone, Salop
26 Oct 1774 to     14 Jan 1788	GB	1	Philip Jennings Clerke MP for Totnes 1768‑1788 Extinct on his death	1722	14 Jan 1788	65
CLIFFORD of the Navy
4 Aug 1838	UK	1	Augustus William James Clifford MP for Bandon Bridge 1818‑1820 and 1831‑1832, and Dungarvan 1820‑1822	26 May 1788	8 Feb 1877	88
8 Feb 1877		2	William John Cavendish Clifford	12 Oct 1814	11 Apr 1882	67
11 Apr 1882		3	Robert Cavendish Spencer Clifford	3 Nov 1815	Jan 1892	76
Jan 1892 to     22 Nov 1895		4	Charles Cavendish Clifford MP for Isle of Wight 1857‑1865 and Newport (IOW) 1870‑1885 Extinct on his death	7 Jan 1821	22 Nov 1895	74
CLIFFORD of Flaxbourne, New Zealand
16 Jul 1887	UK	1	Sir Charles Clifford	1 Jan 1813	27 Feb 1893	80
27 Feb 1893		2	George Hugh Charles Clifford	10 Oct 1847	17 Apr 1930	82
17 Apr 1930		3	Charles Lewis Clifford	17 Jul 1885	13 Sep 1938	53
13 Sep 1938		4	Walter Lovelace Clifford	20 May 1852	26 May 1944	92
26 May 1944		5	Lewis Arthur Joseph Clifford	9 Apr 1896	8 Dec 1970	74
8 Dec 1970		6	Roger Charles Joseph Gerrard Clifford	28 May 1910	1982	72
1982		7	Roger Joseph Clifford	5 Jun 1936
CLIFFORD-CONSTABLE of Tixall, Staffs
22 May 1815	UK	1	Thomas Hugh Clifford (Clifford-Constable from 1821)	4 Dec 1762	25 Feb 1829	66
25 Feb 1829		2	Thomas Aston Clifford-Constable MP for Hedon 1830‑1832	3 May 1806	23 Dec 1870	64
23 Dec 1870 to     24 Oct 1894		3	Frederick Augustus Talbot Clifford‑Constable Extinct on his death	30 Jun 1828	24 Oct 1894	66
CLIFTON of Clifton, Notts
22 May 1611	E	1	Gervase Clifton MP for Nottinghamshire 1614‑1625, 1628‑1629 and 1661‑1666, Nottingham 1626 and East Retford 1640‑1646	c Sep 1587	28 Jun 1666	78
28 Jun 1666		2	Gervase Clifton	c 1612	14 Jan 1675
14 Jan 1675		3	William Clifton MP for Nottinghamshire 1685‑1686	7 Apr 1663	8 Jun 1686	23
8 Jun 1686		4	Gervase Clifton	c 1666	6 Mar 1731
6 Mar 1731		5	Robert Clifton MP for East Retford 1727‑1741	1690	7 Dec 1762	72
7 Dec 1762		6	Gervase Clifton	31 May 1744	26 Sep 1815	71
26 Sep 1815		7	Robert Clifton	Jun 1767	29 Apr 1837	69
29 Apr 1837		8	Juckes Granville Juckes (Juckes-Clifton from 6 Dec 1837)	1769	1 Oct 1852	83
1 Oct 1852 to     30 Mar 1869		9	Robert Juckes-Clifton MP for Nottingham 1861‑1866 and 1868‑1869 Extinct on his death	24 Dec 1826	30 Mar 1869	42
CLIFTON of Clifton, Lancs
4 Mar 1661 to     Nov 1694	E	1	Thomas Clifton Extinct on his death	7 Jul 1628	13 Nov 1694	66
CLOSE of Mysore, India
12 Dec 1812 to     Apr 1813	UK	1	Barry Close Extinct on his death		Apr 1813
CLOUSTON of Montreal, Canada
3 Dec 1908 to     23 Nov 1912	UK	1	Edward Seaborne Clouston Extinct on his death	9 May 1849	23 Nov 1912	63
COATES of Helperby Hall, Yorks
29 Jun 1911	UK		See "Milnes-Coates"
COATES of Haypark, Belfast
15 Jul 1921	UK	1	William Frederick Coates	1 Mar 1866	19 Jan 1932	65
19 Jan 1932		2	Frederick Gregory Lindsay Coates	19 May 1916	23 Jun 1994	78
23 Jun 1994		3	David Charlton Frederick Coates	16 Feb 1948
COATS of Ferguslie Park, Renfrew
25 Jun 1894	UK		See "Glen-Coats"
COATS of Auchendrane, Ayr
7 Dec 1905	UK	1	James Coats	12 Apr 1834	20 Jan 1913	78
20 Jan 1913		2	Stuart Auchincloss Coats MP for Wimbledon 1916‑1918 and Surrey East 1918‑1922	20 Mar 1868	15 Jul 1959	91
15 Jul 1959		3	James Stuart Coats	13 Apr 1894	26 Oct 1966	72
26 Oct 1966		4	Alastair Francis Stuart Coats	18 Nov 1921	13 Oct 2015	93
13 Oct 2015		5	Alexander James Coats	6 Jul 1951
COBB of Adderbury, Oxon
9 Dec 1662	E	1	Thomas Cobb	28 Aug 1627	6 Feb 1700	72
Feb 1700		2	Edward Cobb	c 1676	1744
1744 to     29 Mar 1762		3	George Cobb Extinct on his death	c 1670	29 Mar 1762
COCHRANE of Woodbrook, co. Wicklow, Lisgar Castle, co. Cavan and Kildare Street, Dublin
8 Oct 1903	UK	1	Henry Cochrane	21 Dec 1836	11 Sep 1904	67
11 Sep 1904		2	Ernest Cecil Cochrane	12 Sep 1873	6 Mar 1952	78
6 Mar 1952		3	Desmond Oriel Alastair George Weston Cochrane	22 Oct 1918	12 Mar 1979	60
12 Mar 1979		4	Henry Marc Sursock Cochrane	23 Oct 1946
COCHRANE of Woodbrook, Wicklow
10 Feb 1915 to     23 Oct 1949	UK	1	Stanley Herbert Cochrane Extinct on his death	19 Sep 1877	23 Oct 1949	72
COCKBURN of Langton, Berwick
22 Nov 1627	NS	1	William Cockburn		c Dec 1628
c Dec 1628		2	William Cockburn		c 1650
c 1650		3	William Cockburn		c 1657
c 1657		4	Archibald Cockburn		28 Jun 1705
Jun 1705		5	Archibald Cockburn	16 Nov 1687	18 Feb 1710	22
Feb 1710		6	Alexander Cockburn		May 1739
May 1739		7	Alexander Cockburn		30 Apr 1745
30 Apr 1745		8	James Cockburn MP for Lanark Burghs 1772‑1784	c 1729	26 Jul 1804
26 Jul 1804		9	James Cockburn Governor of Bermuda 1811‑1819	21 Mar 1771	26 Feb 1852	80
26 Feb 1852		10	George Cockburn MP for Portsmouth 1818‑1820, Weobly 1820‑1828, Plymouth 1828‑1832 and Ripon 1841‑1847	22 Apr 1772	19 Aug 1853	81
19 Aug 1853		11	William Cockburn	2 Jun 1773	30 Apr 1858	84
30 Apr 1858 to     20 Nov 1880		12	Alexander James Edmund Cockburn MP for Southampton 1847‑1856; Solicitor General 1850‑1851; Attorney General 1851‑1852 and 1852‑1856; Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas 1856‑1859; Lord Chief Justice 1859‑1880; PC 1857 On his death the baronetcy became dormant	24 Dec 1802	20 Nov 1880	77
COCKBURN of that Ilk
24 May 1671	NS	1	James Cockburn	7 Nov 1628	1 Jan 1704	75
1 Jan 1704		2	William Cockburn	11 Sep 1662	11 Jan 1751	88
11 Jan 1751		3	James Cockburn		13 Mar 1780
13 Mar 1780		4	William James Cockburn		9 Jan 1800
9 Jan 1800		5	James Cockburn	1723	9 Jun 1809	85
9 Jun 1809		6	William Cockburn	1769	19 Mar 1835	65
19 Mar 1835		7	William Sarsfield Rossiter Cockburn	11 Jun 1796	12 Apr 1858	61
12 Apr 1858		8	Edward Cludde Cockburn	10 Jun 1834	24 Dec 1903	69
24 Dec 1903		9	Robert Cockburn	7 Dec 1861	26 Aug 1938	76
26 Aug 1938		10	James Stanhope Cockburn	11 Nov 1867	1 Apr 1947	79
1 Apr 1947		11	John Brydges Cockburn	23 Dec 1870	2 May 1949	78
2 May 1949		12	John Elliot Cockburn	7 Dec 1925	12 Jun 2015	89
12 Jun 2015		13	Charles Christopher Cockburn	19 Nov 1950
COCKBURN-CAMPBELL of Gartsford, Ross
6 May 1815 to     11 Dec 1824 3 Jul 1821	UK     UK	1     1	Alexander Campbell He obtained a fresh creation in 1821. On his death the creation of 1815 became extinct, but the creation of 1821 passed to:-		11 Dec 1824
11 Dec 1824		2	Alexander Thomas Cockburn (Cockburn‑Campbell from 1825)		23 Apr 1871
23 Apr 1871		3	Alexander Cockburn-Campbell	1843	6 Sep 1871	28
6 Sep 1871		4	Thomas Cockburn-Campbell	18 Apr 1845	27 Sep 1892	47
27 Sep 1892		5	Alexander Thomas Cockburn‑Campbell For further information on this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page	1872	1 Jul 1935	62
1 Jul 1935		6	Thomas Cockburn-Campbell	8 Dec 1918	28 Dec 1999	80
28 Dec 1999		7	Alexander Thomas Cockburn‑Campbell	16 Mar 1945
COCKERELL of Sezincote, Gloucs
25 Sep 1809	UK		See "Rushout"
COCKS of Dumbleton, Gloucs
7 Feb 1662	E	1	Richard Cocks	c 1602	16 Sep 1684
16 Sep 1684		2	Richard Cocks MP for Gloucestershire 1698‑1702	c 1659	21 Oct 1726
21 Oct 1726		3	Robert Cocks	c 1660	9 Feb 1736
9 Feb 1736 to     4 Apr 1765		4	Robert Cocks Extinct on his death		4 Apr 1765
COCKS of Dumbleton, Gloucs
7 Oct 1772	GB	1	Charles Cocks He was subsequently created Baron Somers in 1784 with which title the baronetcy remains merged	29 Jun 1725	30 Jan 1806	80
CODDINGTON of Wycollar, Lancs
17 Feb 1896 to     15 Feb 1918	UK	1	William Coddington MP for Blackburn 1880‑1906 Extinct on his death	12 Dec 1830	15 Feb 1918	87
CODRINGTON of Dodington, Gloucs
21 Apr 1721	GB	1	William Codrington MP for Minehead 1737‑1738		17 Dec 1738
17 Dec 1738		2	William Codrington MP for Beverley 1747‑1761 and Tewkesbury 1761‑1792	26 Oct 1719	11 Mar 1792	72
11 Mar 1792		3	William Codrington	c 1737	5 Sep 1816
5 Sep 1816		4	William Raimond Codrington	25 Jan 1805	17 Dec 1873	68
17 Dec 1873		5	William Mary Joseph Codrington	13 Mar 1829	1 Mar 1904	74
1 Mar 1904		6	William Robert Codrington	18 Apr 1867	7 Nov 1932	65
7 Nov 1932		7	William Richard Codrington	22 Apr 1904	23 Mar 1961	56
23 Mar 1961		8	William Alexander Codrington	5 Jul 1934	1 Dec 2006	72
1 Dec 2006		9	Giles Peter Codrington	28 Oct 1943
CODRINGTON of Dodington, Gloucs
25 Feb 1876	UK	1	Gerald William Henry Codrington	9 Oct 1850	3 Nov 1929	79
3 Nov 1929		2	Christopher William Gerald Henry Codrington	6 Oct 1894	10 Nov 1979	85
10 Nov 1979		3	Simon Francis Bethell Codrington	14 Aug 1923	17 Aug 2005	82
17 Aug 2005		4	Christopher George Wayne Codrington	20 Feb 1960
COFFIN of Canada
13 Jun 1804 to     23 Jul 1839	UK	1	Isaac Coffin Extinct on his death	16 May 1759	23 Jul 1839	80
COGAN of Greenwich, Kent
20 Sep 1657 to     Oct 1660	I	1	Andrew Cogan Extinct on his death		Oct 1660
COGHILL of Coghill, Yorks
31 Aug 1778	GB	1	John Coghill	14 Jul 1732	8 Mar 1790	57
8 Mar 1790		2	John Thomas Coghill	2 Feb 1766	21 May 1817	51
21 May 1817		3	Josiah Coghill Coghill	1773	20 Jun 1850	76
20 Jun 1850		4	John Joscelyn Coghill	11 Feb 1826	29 Nov 1905	79
29 Nov 1905		5	Egerton Bushe Coghill	7 Feb 1853	9 Oct 1921	68
9 Oct 1921		6	Marmaduke Nevill Patrick Somerville Coghill	18 Mar 1896	6 Jan 1981	84
6 Jan 1981		7	Joscelyn Ambrose Cramer Coghill	30 Sep 1902	6 Jun 1983	80
6 Jun 1983		8	Egerton James Nevill Tobias Coghill	26 Mar 1930	23 Sep 2000	70
23 Sep 2000		9	Patrick Kendal Farley Coghill	3 Nov 1960
COGHILL of Richings, Bucks
24 Mar 1781 to     14 Nov 1785	GB	1	John Coghill MP for Newport (Cornwall) 1780‑1785 Extinct on his death		14 Nov 1785
COHEN of Highfield, Kent
19 Dec 1905	UK	1	Benjamin Louis Cohen MP for Islington East 1892‑1906	18 Nov 1844	8 Nov 1909	64
8 Nov 1909 to     23 Apr 1968		2	Herbert Benjamin Cohen Extinct on his death For information on the death of his son and heir, see the note at the foot of this page	26 Apr 1874	23 Apr 1968	93
COHEN of Honymead, Somerset
11 Dec 1961	UK		See "Waley-Cohen"
COKAYNE of Ashbourne Hall, Derby
10 Jan 1642 to     Feb 1684	E	1	Aston Cokayne Extinct on his death	20 Dec 1608	18 Feb 1684	75
COKE of Longford, Derby
30 Dec 1641	E	1	Edward Coke		c 1669
c 1669		2	Robert Coke MP for Derbyshire 1685‑1687	29 Apr 1645	15 Jan 1688	42
Jan 1688 to     26 Aug 1727		3	Edward Coke Extinct on his death	6 Oct 1648	26 Aug 1727	78
COLBRAND of Boreham, Sussex
21 Dec 1621	E	1	John Colbrand		1627
1627		2	James Colbrand		c 1640
c 1640		3	Richard Colbrand		14 Mar 1664
Mar 1664		4	Charles Colbrand		19 Mar 1667
Mar 1667 to     2 Jun 1709		5	Robert Colbrand Extinct on his death		2 Jun 1709
COLBY of Kensington, London
21 Jun 1720 to     23 Sep 1729	GB	1	Thomas Colby MP for Rochester 1724‑1727 Extinct on his death	c 1670	23 Sep 1729
COLCLOUGH of Tintern Abbey, Wexford
21 Jul 1628	I	1	Adam Colclough	c 1590	4 Apr 1637
4 Apr 1637		2	Caesar Colclough MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme 1661	23 Nov 1623	22 Jun 1684	60
22 Jun 1684 to     22 Sep 1687		3	Caesar Colclough Extinct on his death	c 1650	22 Sep 1687
COLE of Brancepath, Durham
15 Feb 1641	E	1	Nicholas Cole		c 1660
c 1660		2	Ralph Cole MP for Durham City 1678‑1679	3 Nov 1629	9 Aug 1704	74
9 Aug 1704		3	Nicholas Cole	9 Jun 1685	1711	26
1711 to     Mar 1720		4	Mark Cole Extinct on his death For further information on this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page	8 Nov 1687	25 Mar 1720	32
COLE of Newland, Dublin
23 Jan 1661	I	1	John Cole		c 1691
c 1691		2	Arthur Cole He was subsequently created Baron Ranelagh in 1715 with which title the baronetcy then merged until its extinction in 1754	c 1664	5 Oct 1754	90
COLEBROOKE of Gatton, Surrey
12 Oct 1759	GB	1	James Colebrooke MP for Gatton 1751‑1761	21 Jul 1722	10 May 1761	38
10 May 1761		2	George Colebrooke MP for Arundel 1754‑1774	14 Jun 1729	5 Aug 1809	80
5 Aug 1809		3	James Edward Colebrooke	7 Jul 1761	5 Nov 1838	77
5 Nov 1838		4	Thomas Edward Colebrooke MP for Taunton 1842‑1852, Lanarkshire 1857‑1868 and Lanarkshire North 1868‑1885; Lord Lieutenant Lanarkshire 1869‑1890	19 Aug 1813	11 Jan 1890	76
11 Jan 1890		5	Edward Arthur Colebrooke He was subsequently created Baron Colebrooke in 1906 with which title the baronetcy then merged until its extinction in 1939	12 Oct 1861	28 Feb 1939	77
COLEPEPER of Preston Hall, Kent
17 May 1627	E	1	William Colepeper	c 1588	1651
1651		2	Richard Colepeper		10 Jan 1660
Jan 1660 to     18 May 1723		3	Thomas Colepeper MP for Maidstone 1705‑1713 and 1715‑1723 Extinct on his death	c 1656	18 May 1723
COLEPEPER of Wakehurst, Sussex
20 Sep 1628	E	1	William Colepeper MP for East Grinstead 1640		c 1651
c 1651		2	Benjamin Colepeper		c 1670
c 1670		3	Edward Colepeper	c 1632	c 1700
c 1700 to     28 Mar 1740		4	William Colepeper Extinct on his death	23 Nov 1668	28 Mar 1740	71
COLFOX of Symondsbury, Dorset
4 Jul 1939	UK	1	William Philip Colfox MP for Dorset North 1918‑1922 and Dorset West 1922‑1941	25 Feb 1888	8 Nov 1966	78
8 Nov 1966		2	William John Colfox	25 Apr 1924	12 Jul 2014	90
12 Jul 2014		3	Philip John Colfox	27 Dec 1962
COLLET of St Clere, Kent
12 Jun 1888	UK	1	Mark Wilks Collet	Sep 1816	25 Apr 1905	88
25 Apr 1905 to     24 Sep 1944		2	Mark Edimann Collet Extinct on his death	12 Jan 1864	24 Sep 1944	80
COLLETON of London
18 Feb 1661	E	1	John Colleton	c 1608	c Mar 1667
c Mar 1667		2	Peter Colleton MP for Bossiney 1681‑1685 and 1689‑1694	17 Sep 1635	24 Mar 1694	58
24 Mar 1694		3	John Colleton	Aug 1669	Sep 1754	85
Sep 1754		4	John Colleton	1738	1778	40
1778		5	John Snell Colleton	27 Jan 1775	Jul 1801	26
Jul 1801		6	James Nassau Colleton	23 Mar 1752	16 Jan 1815	62
16 Jan 1815		7	James Roupell Colleton	22 Dec 1783	28 Jul 1848	64
28 Jul 1848		8	Robert Augustus Fulford Graves Colleton	19 Sep 1824	28 Oct 1866	42
28 Oct 1866 to     1 Sep 1938		9	Robert Augustus William Colleton Extinct on his death	31 Aug 1854	1 Sep 1938	84
COLLETT of Bridge Ward, London
1 Nov 1934	UK	1	Sir Charles Henry Collett	Jul 1864	23 Nov 1938	74
23 Nov 1938		2	Henry Seymour Collett	14 Feb 1893	6 Jan 1971	77
6 Jan 1971		3	Ian Seymour Collett	5 Oct 1953
COLLIER of the Navy
20 Sep 1814 to     24 Mar 1824	UK	1	George Ralph Collier Extinct on his death		24 Mar 1824
COLMAN of Gatton Park, Surrey
26 Nov 1907	UK	1	Jeremiah Colman	24 Apr 1859	16 Jan 1942	82
16 Jan 1942		2	Jeremiah Colman	1 Jan 1886	8 Jan 1961	75
8 Jan 1961		3	Michael Jeremiah Colman	7 Jul 1928	26 Dec 2023	95
26 Dec 2023		4	Jeremiah Michael Powlett ["Jamie"] Colman	23 Jan 1958
COLMAN of Reigate, Surrey
29 Jan 1952 to     7 Mar 1966	UK	1	Nigel Claudian Dalziel Colman MP for Brixton 1927‑1945 Extinct on his death	1886	7 Mar 1966	79
COLQUHOUN of Colquhoun, Dumbarton
30 Aug 1625	NS	1	See "Grant"
COLQUHOUN of Luss, Argyllshire
27 Jun 1786	GB	1	James Colquhoun	22 Feb 1714	16 Nov 1786	72
16 Nov 1786		2	James Colquhoun	28 Jul 1741	23 Apr 1805	63
23 Apr 1805		3	James Colquhoun MP for Dunbartonshire 1799‑1806	28 Sep 1774	3 Feb 1836	61
3 Feb 1836		4	James Colquhoun MP for Dunbartonshire 1837‑1841; Lord Lieutenant Dumbarton 1837‑1873 For further information on the death of this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page	7 Feb 1804	18 Dec 1873	69
18 Dec 1873		5	James Colquhoun Lord Lieutenant Dumbarton 1887‑1907	30 Mar 1844	18 Mar 1907	62
18 Mar 1907		6	Alan John Colquhoun	19 Sep 1838	14 Mar 1910	71
14 Mar 1910		7	Iain Colquhoun Lord Lieutenant Dumbarton 1919‑1948; KT 1937	20 Jun 1887	12 Nov 1948	61
12 Nov 1948		8	Ivar Iain Colquhoun	4 Jan 1916	31 Jan 2008	92
31 Jan 2008		9	Rory Malcolm Colquhoun	20 Dec 1947
COLT of St. James's, Westminster
2 Mar 1694	E	1	Henry Dutton Colt MP for Newport (IOW) 1695‑1698 and Westminster 1701‑1702 and 1705‑1708	c 1646	25 Apr 1731
25 Apr 1731		2	John Dutton Colt	1725	4 May 1809	83
May 1809		3	John Dutton Colt	c 1750	29 Jun 1810
Jun 1810		4	John Dutton Colt	8 Oct 1774	10 Jan 1845	70
10 Jan 1845		5	Edward Vaughan Colt	c 1781	9 Jun 1849
9 Jun 1849		6	Edward Harry Vaughan Colt	Apr 1808	15 Oct 1882	74
15 Oct 1882		7	Thomas Archer Colt	6 Nov 1815	26 Feb 1893	77
26 Feb 1893		8	Edward Harry Dutton Colt	3 Oct 1850	23 Jun 1931	80
23 Jun 1931		9	Henry Archer Colt	16 Sep 1882	10 Feb 1951	68
10 Feb 1951		10	Edward William Dutton Colt	22 Sep 1936
COLTHURST of Ardrum, co. Cork
3 Aug 1744	I	1	John Colthurst MP [I] for Doneraile 1751‑1761, Youghal 1761‑1768 and Castlemartyr 1768‑1775	by 1720	19 Sep 1775
19 Sep 1775		2	John Conway Colthurst	c 1743	15 Feb 1787
15 Feb 1787		3	Nicholas Colthurst MP [I] for St. Johnstown (Longford) 1783‑1790 and Clonakilty 1792‑1795	c 1743	Jul 1795
Jul 1795		4	Nicholas Conway Colthurst MP for Cork City 1812‑1829	Jan 1789	22 Jun 1829	40
22 Jun 1829		5	George Conway Colthurst MP for Kinsale 1863‑1874	1824	24 Sep 1878	54
24 Sep 1878		6	George St. John Colthurst	29 Jun 1850	25 Dec 1925	75
25 Dec 1925		7	George Oliver Colthurst	24 Aug 1882	28 Feb 1951	68
28 Feb 1951		8	Richard St. John Jefferyes Colthurst	19 Jul 1887	18 Feb 1955	67
18 Feb 1955		9	Richard la Touche Colthurst	14 Aug 1928	22 Mar 2003	74
22 Mar 2003		10	Charles St. John Colthurst	21 May 1955
COLYEAR of Holland
20 Feb 1677	E	1	Alexander Colyear		c 1685
c 1685		2	David Colyear He was subsequently created Lord Portmore in 1699 and Earl of Portmore in 1703 with which title the baronetcy then merged until its extinction in 1835	c 1656	2 Jan 1730
COLYER-FERGUSSON of Spitalhaugh, Peebles
23 Jan 1866	UK	1	William Fergusson	20 Mar 1808	10 Feb 1877	68
10 Feb 1877		2	James Ranken Fergusson	10 Aug 1835	28 Oct 1924	89
28 Oct 1924		3	Thomas Colyer Colyer‑Fergusson	11 Jul 1865	7 Apr 1951	85
7 Apr 1951 to     9 Jan 2004		4	James Herbert Hamilton Colyer‑Fergusson Extinct on his death	10 Jan 1917	9 Jan 2004	86
COMPTON of Hartbury, Gloucs
6 May 1686	E	1	William Compton		c 1698
c 1698		2	William Compton		5 Jun 1731
5 Jun 1731		3	William Compton		3 May 1758
3 May 1758		4	William Compton		Jan 1760
Jan 1760 to     29 Aug 1773		5	Walter Abingdon Compton Extinct on his death		29 Aug 1773
COMPTON-THORNHILL of Riddlesworth Hall, Norfolk
11 Aug 1885	UK	1	Thomas Thornhill MP for Suffolk West 1875‑1885	26 Mar 1837	2 Apr 1900	63
2 Apr 1900 to     17 Mar 1949		2	Anthony John Thornhill (Compton‑Thornhill from 1902) Extinct on his death	2 Aug 1868	17 Mar 1949	80
CONANT of Lyndon, Rutland
30 Jun 1954	UK	1	Roger John Edward Conant MP for Chesterfield 1931‑1935, Bewdley 1937‑1950 and Rutland & Stamford 1950‑1959	28 May 1899	30 Mar 1973	73
30 Mar 1973		2	John Ernest Michael Conant	24 Apr 1923	10 Jan 2024	100
10 Jan 2024		3	Simon Edward Christopher Conant	13 Oct 1958
CONGREVE of Walton, Staffs
7 Dec 1812	UK	1	William Congreve	7 Jul 1742	30 Apr 1814	71
30 Apr 1814		2	William Congreve MP for Gatton 1812‑1816 and Plymouth 1818‑1828	20 May 1772	16 May 1828	55
16 May 1828 to     9 Dec 1887?		3	William Augustus Congreve For further information on this baronet, see the note at the foot of this page Presumably extinct on his death, but see the note below	1827	9 Dec 1887?
CONGREVE of Congreve, Staffs
30 Jun 1927 to     28 Jul 1941	UK	1	Geoffrey Cecil Congreve For information on this creation, see the note at the foot of the page containing details of his father's (Sir Walter Norris Congreve) knighthood Extinct on his death	19 Jul 1897	28 Jul 1941	44

	Sir Gilbert East, 2nd baronet
	Sir Gilbert was drowned in August 1866. The following report is taken from The Irish Times of 15 August 1866:-
	Sir Gilbert East lost his life near the pier at Ryde early on Sunday morning under extraordinary circumstances. He had been in the habit for many years of spending the yachting season at Ryde, and this year his fine schooner the Lalla Rookh has been out daily during the regattas on the Solent. She was at her moorings, about 400 yards from the pier head, on Saturday afternoon, when Sir Gilbert, accompanied by a female companion, came ashore in his own cutter and spent the evening in Ryde. Between one and two o'clock on Sunday morning he passed through the toll gates with the same person, as the pierman supposed, to go on board his yacht. It was high water, and it was raining heavily at the time, and before they could have got half way down the pier the attention of the few persons at the gate house at that hour was excited by the piercing shrieks of a woman. Captain Craske, one of the oldest officers of the Royal Mail Isle of Wight steamboat service, happened to be at the toll house, in the performance of his duty at the time, and Cousins, the pier watchman, and others ran in the direction from which the cries proceeded. On reaching the round-house they found a lady in a state of great excitement, and a voice from the water was distinctly heard crying out, "Save me! Oh save a drowning man! I'm all right!" Adams, one of the crew of Mr. Hudson's yacht, the Caroline, who was among the few present, ran to his cutter alongside the slip, about 250 yards distant, but before he and his mates could get back to the spot whence the cries came all traces of any person in the water were lost. The search was continued for some hours, but without avail. Sir Gilbert's companion returned to the toll-house, and subsequently went off in the cutter of the Lalla Rookh, the crew of which had been awaiting the arrival of their owner at the pier-gates, but, on seeing him approach, had hastened off to the pier head, where their boat was moored, and where they had been out of hearing of the alarm excited by the sad event. It is said that Sir Gilbert was an excellent swimmer, so that the circumstances of his death appear the more extraordinary.
	Sir Robert Alan Clayton-East-Clayton, 5th baronet
	Numerous legends relating to lost cities continue to exist, notwithstanding modern technology and satellite mapping of the Earth's surface. Many men have lost their lives in searching for such cities - a good example is the Fawcett Expedition which disappeared in 1925 when seeking a lost city deep in the uncharted jungles of Brazil.
	Lesser known is the 'lost oasis' of Zerzura (or Zarzura), reputed to be hidden in the Sahara desert near the border between Egypt and Libya. An excellent summary of the various searches for Zerzura can be found by cutting and pasting the following web address into your browser:- http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/200206/searching.for.zerzura.htm
	Sir Robert took part in one such search in 1932. The following article appeared in the Manchester Guardian of 11 September 1932:-
	The very sudden death of Sir Robert Clayton-East-Clayton, which was due, it is believed, to some germ picked up during his recent visit to the Libyan Desert, recalls the young explorer's attempt to discover by means of aeroplanes the legendary oasis, Zarzura. [Sir Robert's death was diagnosed as being caused by acute anterior poliomyelitis - i.e. polio]
	In the early summer of this year Sir Robert, together with Count de Almasy [the subject of the film "The English Patient"], established a base at Dakhia, the most westerly of the Egyptian oases, and from the air reconnoitred the waste of sand that extends from Dakhia for a distance of some three hundred miles. They saw and photographed a wide wadi (valley) containing a large amount of sunt (acacia) trees, and as this part of the Libyan Desert is devoid of vegetation of any kind it is thought that the trees can be accounted for only by the presence of water rising to or near to the surface, and that the wadi is probably the famous lost oasis of Zarzura. Unfortunately, the terrific heat and shortage of water made the risk of landing exceedingly dangerous, and further exploration was postponed until the winter.
	Whether the oasis actually exists in the form that oases usually take, i.e. a spring flowing to the surface with dense palm groves, is a very moot point, but the local Arab legends are very firm on the matter, and all ancient Arab historians speak of a wonderful town set in ideal surroundings, where a race of men cut off from the outside world have lived since the days of the Persians.
	Sir Robert had been married only a fortnight when he set off on this expedition. His widow died a year after his death, on 15 September 1933, when she fell from the cockpit of her aeroplane just as it was about to leave the ground.
	Sir Alexander Thomas Cockburn-Campbell, 5th baronet
	The Cockburn-Campbell family have been residents of Western Australia since 1858, when the second baronet arrived and assumed the position of Superintendent of Police, later becoming the Resident Magistrate at Albany. The fourth baronet, Sir Thomas, was editor of the West Australian newspaper, and subsequently first President of the Western Australian Legislative Council. A sufferer from chronic insomnia, he was found unconscious in the Council chamber and died soon after; at the subsequent inquest he was found to have died from an overdose of chlorodyne which he taken to induce sleep.
	His eldest son, Sir Alexander, the fifth baronet, after a period in government service, lived a pioneering life in northern Western Australia as a stockman and station manager, and became known as the "drover baronet". He spent over 30 years in the Northern Territory and the Kimberleys and became a living legend in those areas.
	He married Maude Giles in 1918. Although the entry under this baronet in Burke's Peerage states that his wife died in 1923, her actual date of death was 12 February 1926 - an article in the West Australian of 14 June 1926 states that "It will be recalled that Sir Alexander lost his wife under particularly sad circumstances several months ago …" The 1926 date is also confirmed by her grand-daughter, who I contacted as a courtesy before publishing this note.
	The story of her death is indeed a sad one, illustrating the difficulties caused by distance and isolation in the remote areas of Australia at that time, prior to the founding of the Royal Flying Doctor Service in 1928. Quoting from an article in the Perth Mirror of 27 March 1926 [a further indication that her death occurred in that year], "Sir Alexander Campbell and Lady Campbell, with three children, the eldest aged six [sic], reside at Waterloo Station, 164 miles from Wyndham. Lady Campbell was preparing to leave for Wyndham, to be confined, when she was suddenly taken ill. A messenger was sent to Wyndham for a doctor, who set out at once on horseback, but arrived too late. The unfortunate lady died on the following day. From the time the messenger left and until the doctor arrived at the bedside 11 days had elapsed."
	Sir Alexander finally returned to Perth in 1932 to seek treatment for his eyes. He was suffering from trachoma, known as "sandy blight" in outback Australia. Here he remained until 1 July 1935, when he was killed by a train at a Perth level-crossing. The following edited report of the subsequent inquest appeared in the "Kalgoorlie Miner on 7 August 1935:-
	The Acting Coroner, Mr. Isaacson, J.P., today [6 August] found that Sir Alexander Cockburn Campbell, Bart., came by his death, on July 1, through injuries sustained when struck by a locomotive at the Swan street level crossing, Bassendean [a north-eastern suburb of Perth], and that there was no blame attachable to anyone …
	Leslie Stainer Burge, butcher, said that he was at the Swan street level crossing, Bassendean, at 8.45 a.m. on July 1, waiting for a train from Bassendean to pass. Witness noticed the deceased also waiting. The train from Bassendean passed within a minute. As the locomotive went by the engine-driver pointed ahead to indicate another train, coming from Guildford. The deceased, however, stepped on to the line as the Bassendean train cleared the crossing. The whistle sounded as the second train approached, and witness sounded the horn of his car and shouted warnings to the deceased. The deceased did not appear to hear. He cleared the first set of rails. Glancing up as he approached the second set, he appeared to have become confused on seeing the train from Guildford bearing down on him. Had he stood still, witness said, the deceased would have escaped. The deceased stepped back on to the line he had already left, and was struck by the engine and hurled against the cattle pit. He appeared to be dead when witness went to him.
	Nigel Benjamin Cohen, son and heir of Sir Herbert Benjamin Cohen, 2nd baronet (18 Jan 1908 - 18 Sept 1931)
	Nigel Cohen was killed in an air crash in September 1931. The following report appeared in the Manchester Guardian of 19 September 1931:-
	An aeroplane crashed from a height of 4,000 feet at New Inn Green, Kent, last night, and the pilot, Mr, Nigel B. Cohen (23), of Sandy Hatch, Hythe, was killed. It is stated that a wing fell from the machine.
	Cohen had previously taken off from the headquarters of the Cinque Ports Flying Club at Lympne.
	The machine crashed in a field at New Inn Green about ten yards from the road. AA Patrol Delo, who was on duty at the crossroads close by, rushed to the machine but found the pilot dead in the wreckage. He told a reporter that the pilot seemed to race the engine and then dive from about 4,000 feet. When the 'plane was 2,000 feet up the wing fell off.
	Mr, K.K. Brown, the Cinque Ports Club instructor, said that he was watching the machine in the air and saw the wing fall. Parts of the machine were picked up 200 yards from the wreckage and the engine was completely buried in the ground.
	Mr. Brown said he considered that the crash was due to the excessive strain upon the structure of the machine owing to its big dive.
	An eye-witness of the crash, Mr. F.W. Bryant, told a reporter that he was in a shed in his garden when he heard the roar of an aeroplane engine. "I looked out and saw the 'plane diving towards me," he said. "It seemed to be coming straight for me for several seconds, when suddenly a wing fell off. Then the 'plane toppled over. I rushed away, as I thought it was going to crash into my garden, but it missed it by about twenty yards."
	The aeroplane missed the roof of the hotel at the crossroads by inches, and crashed into the grounds at the rear of the hotel.
	Mr. Cohen was the eldest son of Sir Herbert Benjamin Cohen, Bart., of Sandy Hatch, Hythe, Kent. Sir Herbert is a barrister, and is a major (retired) of the 4th West Kent Regiment. Mr. Nigel Cohen was the heir to the baronetcy.
	Sir Mark Cole, 4th baronet [E 1641]
	Sir Mark, together with a number of other men, appears to have formed a vigilante group in an attempt to keep the streets of London safe. The following account is taken from A compleat collection of remarkable tryals of the most notorious malefactors [London 1718‑1721]
	Sir Mark Cole, Bar., John Reading, Robert Squibb, and Hugh Jones, were all indicted at the Old Bailey, June 6, 1712, for a Riot and Assault committed on the 11th of March, 1712. The Evidence was John Bouch, a Watchman in Essex-street, who deposed, that while he was at his Watch-house, a company of Men came along the Street, and after a while enter'd into a Consultation, and then two of them singled out, and came to him, and asked him what he did with that Dog; to which he answer'd, he took care of the Street: whereupon one of them struck him, and said,d--m me, I'll take care of your Dog and you too; and the Watchman defending himself, one cry'd stout, as he thought, and presently came up near twenty, with whom the Watchman skirmish'd, and kept them off for a long time, they intending (as he said he understood by them) to nail him up in his Watch-house, and roll him about the Street. They laid at him, some with Swords, and some with Sticks; but he defended himself with his Staff, till at length they retired, and he pursued them, and by the help of a Constable, and some more Watchmen, took several of them; among whom (he swore) were the several Defendants; and that Mr. Salt, the High-Constable, let others go.
	They, in their Defence, had several Witnesses to prove their design to be otherwise than it was represented; amongst whom was the aforesaid Mr. Salt, who swore, that being informed some Gentleman had procured a Justice of the Peace's Approbation, to an Intention of theirs, to search the Streets for Mohocks [a gang which terrorised London streets in the early 18th century], on the Night they assembled at the Bear-tavern, and he with them, to put design in execution; and after some Consultation, resolved to go two and two, and to meet at certain Places of Rendezvous; as in Golden-square, then in Marlborough-street, after in Newport-street; from thence to Covent-Garden, where they took 13 men out of a Gaming-House, and afterwards went to Clare-Market, where they heard the Lord Hinchingbrook was in the Round-House, in the Strand, and the Mohocks in Devereux-Court: and making down that way, found 3 persons in Pissing-alley [!], knock'd down in a bloody condition; whom he had to Surgeons, and got them looked after: and as to what was in Essex-Court, he knew not. He said also, that while they were abroad in Couples, they agreed, upon any Surprize or Attack, to use the word stiff, (which the Watchman mistook, and called stout) and that their going out was not to molest, but to preserve the Queen's Peace. They had other witnesses, who were in company with them, who endeavoured to prove they were not near the Watch-house, and that the Watchman's Dog barking, one of them threw a Stick at him; upon which the Watchman call'd him Rogue and Villain; swore he would knock his Brains out, and struck at him with his Staff, which began the Fray. But upon the full hearing, the Jury found them guilty, and the Court fined them 3s 4d a-piece.
	Sir James Colquhoun of Luss, 4th baronet
	Sir James, together with four of his servants, was lost in a squall on Loch Lomond. The following report of the incident appeared in The Scotsman of 20 December 1873:-
	One of the most painful boat accidents which have occurred in the West of Scotland for a long time happened on Thursday evening on Loch Lomond, when Sir James Colquhoun, Bart., of Colquhoun and Luss, three of his gamekeepers, and a kennel boy, were drowned by the swamping of a boat, while making for the shore from the island of Inch Lonaig. Up till last night, the circumstances of the accident were enveloped in uncertainty, and in all likelihood a probable guess will be the nearest approach to a knowledge of its causes that will ever be made. The calamity besides has caused such excitement, not only in Luss, but throughout the surrounding district, that it is impossible to get any very accurate details of what is actually known to have occurred.
	From what we learn, Sir James Colquhoun, accompanied by his brother William, five keepers, and a boy, left Rossdhu Castle early on the forenoon of Thursday, and proceeded in three boats to Inch Lonaig. This is one of the largest of the fine wooded islets with which the lower and more expanded portion of Loch Lomond is studded. It is the most northerly of the group, and will be remembered by those who have sailed up the loch as the island passed on the right immediately after the steamer steers away from Luss pier. This small possession of the Colquhoun family, which lies about three quarters of a mile from the eastern and some five furlongs from the western shores of the lake, has been used as a deer park by the baronets of Luss for a long period, the fine natural forest of old yew trees, which covers one half of its area affording excellent shelter for the 150 deer that generally occupy the island. The only other inhabitants are the keepers and patients of an institution for the treatment and cure of "habitual drunkards".
	The object of the party was deer-stalking, it being the custom of Sir James during this festive season to present the poor people in the surrounding neighbourhood with a supply of venison. After remaining on Inch Lonaig for a few hours, during which time Sir James and his brother succeeded in killing several deer, the party proceeded to their boats, and at four o'clock in the afternoon left for the mainland.
	Sir James, his principal keeper, John Boyd, two watchers, names James Spottiswood and Angus McDonald; and Thomas Anderson, a kennel boy, occupied the larger boat, in which were placed the spoils of the chase. Mr Wm. Colquhoun left about the same time in a skiff, and it is said that before leaving Sir James remarked to his brother that he had better not attempt making the land in the skiff, but accompany him in the larger boat. Mr Wm. Colquhoun, however, did not contemplate any danger, and declined his brother's offer, and as the sequel proved, in so doing probably escaped the fate which overtook the rest of the party. The boat occupied by the deceased baronet and his unfortunate companions took the lead, and was followed by Mr William Colquhoun in his skiff. The evening was somewhat dark, and a strong breeze was blowing, so that in a short time, the two boats lost sight of each other.
	Sir James, who is said to have been an experienced boatman, and to know well the course over which the craft had to be pulled, took the helm, while the keepers and the boy manned the oars. After leaving Inch Lonaig, another island, Inch Conachan, had to be passed, and it seems to be a disputed question - and one which, probably, will never be solved, seeing that none of the boat's crew were saved - which side of the island Sir James steered past. Mr William Colquhoun seems to be of opinion that his brother must have selected the opposite course from that which he chose. Be this as it may, the boat with Sir James and his four keepers must have been struck and upset by one of those sudden squalls so common on the Highland lochs, and the whole of the occupants have perished. It may be mentioned that Mr Wm. Colquhoun had considerable difficulty, on account of the squalls, to make the shore in safety.
	The first suspicion that the boat had been lost was aroused when two keepers, who left Inch Lonaig probably three quarters of an hour after the others, went to Rossdhu. Mr Wm. Colquhoun at once made inquiries if they had not seen the boat occupied by his brother, and their answer being in the negative, he concluded that some accident had occurred. The two keepers were at once despatched to search the loch for any trace of the missing boat, but their efforts were fruitless. By some of the older inhabitants a faint hope was entertained that Sir James, being caught in a squall, had landed on Inch Conachar, but this hope proved groundless by the boat, two oars, the deceased baronet's hat, and two deer being found yesterday morning on the side of the loch, at a point known as Strathcashell Bay.
	Mr Wyllie, the factor, the Chief Constable of Dumbartonshire, and Mr Craig, Sir James Colquhoun's agent, were busily engaged yesterday making preparations for operations which will be commenced today, to drag the loch with the object of recovering the bodies. A steamer will start early in the morning provided with all the necessaries for dragging the loch, and it is hoped by this means the whole of the bodies will be recovered.
	When the news of the melancholy catastrophe got abroad, it is needless to say that the people in the neighbourhood were thrown into a state of the greatest excitement. Not only had they been deprived of a good landlord, a man much respected in the district and by those who knew him personally, but four homes had been rendered desolate by the loss of husbands or sons. At the little village of Luss the scene presented yesterday was one of the most melancholy character. Men, women, and children were seen to be mourning over the sad calamity, which so unexpectedly had carried away Sir James and his four servants. The circumstances of the accident are all the more heartrending when the time in the year and the philanthropic object of the mission to the island is recollected. None will mourn Sir James Colquhoun's untimely end more than the numerous deserving poor of whom at this season he was ever so mindful.
	Sir William Augustus Congreve, 3rd baronet
	The following is extracted from the Birmingham Daily Post of 3 March 1882:-
	We are living amid all the weird mysteries of the medieval times. We have had the mysterious disappearance of Lord Aberdeen and the disappearance and reappearance of Sir Roger Tichborne; and now another lost baronet is likely to give the courts of law the same trouble as they have had upon former occasions. An advertisement which appears in the columns of The Times [on 22 February 1882] peremptorily demands information concerning Sir William Augustus Congreve. The story of this lost baronet is quite as interesting as that of any "foundling of the forest" over whose adventures we were wont to shed tears when related by Rosa Matilda [pen-name of Charlotte Dacre (1782‑1841), an English author of Gothic novels]. His grandfather, Sir William Congreve, was the inventor of the Congreve rocket. The father of the lost baronet, for whom search is now being made, died in 1828. The heir succeeded to the title at two years of age. When the young man had attained his majority he bade his family farewell and started on his own independent venture for Australia. It appears that he must have gone at once into the Bush, as nothing was heard of him till the year 1860, when he suddenly appeared at Sydney, and announced his intention of going to the Fiji Islands. The strangest part of the story is in the sequel, which tells us that the younger brother, who would be heir to the baronetcy, has also disappeared, and every effort made to discover his whereabouts has proved unavailing. The advertisement, which urges in the strongest terms a communication of some kind from the missing parties, entreats of anyone who may have any information to give concerning them to do so at once. As neither of the individuals were known to have been married, the baronetcy will lapse should no news of them be obtained.
	On 1 August 1882 the Probate and Divorce Division of the Courts heard a motion for an order to presume the deaths of both Sir William Augustus Congreve and his younger brother, William Frederick Congreve. According to a report in the Leeds Mercury of 3 August 1882:-
	Mr. Bayford, in making the application, said that both of the brothers had disappeared. The younger brother, William Frederick, was formerly in the navy, but left it in 1851. He travelled to Africa, and the West Indies and corresponded with his relations. In April, 1860, he wrote a letter saying he was going to Halifax, New Brunswick [Nova Scotia?], and that was the last which was heard of him. His Lordship [Sir James Hannen, later Baron Hannen] said that a peculiarity in the case was that the two brothers had disappeared in two parts of the world. Mr. Bayford said that there was a further peculiarity in the case, viz., that both of the brothers appeared to have passed by the feigned name of "William Cooke". Both of them were entitled to property under their uncle's will. The usual advertisements had appeared in the newspapers in regard to the younger brother. In respect to the elder brother, Sir William Augustus Congreve, the matter was more complicated. He left England in 1847 for New Zealand, where he was occupied in agriculture. He from time to time corresponded, the last letter being received in 1860. From one of the affidavits he was stated to have also passed as "William Cook". His Lordship, after looking at the affidavits, said that death might reasonably be presumed of the younger brother, but the matter must stand over in respect of Sir Wm. Augustus Congreve.
	The following report appeared in the Melbourne Argus of 12 December 1887:-
	Sir William Augustus Congreve, Bart., known in the colonies as Captain W.E.B. Gurnett, died at his residence, Surrey-hills, on Friday. The deceased was born in Kent in 1826, came into possession of the title on the death of his father, and after seeing active service in the Crimea as an officer of the 46th Regiment, came to the colonies to accept an appointment under Sir Geo. Grey. He has been living in retirement in Sydney for several years. His first wife was Lady Anne Beresford, a cousin of Lord Charles Beresford. He married a second time, seven years ago, and the eldest of three sons, by the second marriage, succeeds to the title.
	The Congreve baronetcy disappears from the peerage reference works around 1886, when it no longer appears in Burke's Peerage, although it still appeared in Walford's Peerage until at least 1883. The Argus article states that he had married Lady Anne Beresford, but this is in contradiction to all of the evidence. The fact of such a marriage would surely have been brought out in the hearing to presume leave of the baronet's death. Be that as it may, if the Argus' article is correct when it states that Congreve left three sons at his death, it may well be that the Congreve baronetcy still survives, perhaps unknown to its holder.

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