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Halkett baronets

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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)

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

Escutcheon of the Halkett baronets of Pitfirrane

References

  1. ^ "Fletcher [married name Wedderburn], Elizabeth [Betty] (1731–1758), scholar". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/64080. Retrieved 12 March 2021.