Currie baronets
The Currie Baronetcy is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created on 11 January 1847 for Frederick Currie, Foreign Secretary to the Indian Government and a member of the Supreme Council of India. He was a grandson of William Currie (1721–1781), nephew of William Currie (1756–1829), who was Member of Parliament for Upper Gatton and Winchelsea, and the brother of Vice-Admiral Mark John Currie.
Several other members of the family may also be mentioned. Henry Currie, cousin of the first Baronet, was Member of Parliament for Guildford. Isaac Currie, uncle of the first Baronet, was the father of Raikes Currie, Member of Parliament for Northampton, who was the father of diplomat Philip Currie, 1st Baron Currie. Fendall Currie, sixth son of the first Baronet, was a Major-General in the Army. Frederick Alexander Currie (d. 1902), son of Major Mark Currie and grandson of the first Baronet, was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army.
The presumed sixth Baronet never successfully proved succession and was never on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. As of 31 July 2012 nobody has successfully proven succession and the Official Roll of the Baronetage shows the baronetcy dormant since 1978. For more information, follow this link.
Currie baronets (1847)
- Sir Frederick Currie, 1st Baronet (1799–1875)
- Sir Frederick Larkins Currie, 2nd Baronet (1823–1900)
- Sir Frederick Reeve Currie, 3rd Baronet (1851–1930)
- Sir Walter Louis Rackham Currie, 4th Baronet (1856–1941)
- Sir (Walter) Mordaunt Cyril Currie, 5th Baronet (1894–1978)
The Baronetcy has been dormant since 1978.
References
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 20685. p. 5925. 22 December 1846.
- "Baronetcies to which no succession has been proved". The Standing Council of the Baronetage. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, Charles Kidd, David Williamson, (editors).
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets