Gordon baronets of Embo, Sutherland (1631) explained

The Gordon baronetcy of Embo, Sutherland, was created on 18 June 1631 for John Gordon, son of John Gordon a prominent landowner.^[1]

Gordon baronets of Embo, Sutherland (1631)

• Sir John Gordon, 1st Baronet (died 1649)^[1]
• Sir Robert Gordon, 2nd Baronet (died 1697)^[1]
• Sir John Gordon, 3rd Baronet (died 1701)^[1]
• Sir William Gordon, 4th Baronet (died 1760)^[1]
• Sir John Gordon, 5th Baronet (died 1779)^[1]
• Sir James Gordon, 6th Baronet (died 1786)^[1]
• Sir William Gordon, 7th Baronet (1736–1804)^[1]
• Sir John Gordon, 8th Baronet (died 1804)^[1]
• Sir Orford Gordon, 9th Baronet (died 1857)^[1]
• Sir William Home Gordon, 10th Baronet (1818–1876)^[1]
• Sir Home Seton Gordon, 11th Baronet (1845–1906)^[1]
• Sir Home Seton Charles Montagu Gordon, 12th Baronet (1871–1956)

The 12th Baronet was recorded in 1943 as having no heir.^[2] The baronetcy was extinct or dormant on 9 September 1956 with his death. No heir was known by 1971, and the Official Roll counts it as extinct.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Cokayne . George Edward . Complete Baronetage . 1902 . W. Pollard & Co., Ltd. . Exeter . 392-393. II .
2. Book: Kelly's. Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes. 1943. Kelly's Directories. 779.
3. Book: Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage . 1971 . Kelly's Directories . 1582 . en.
4. Web site: Official Roll . The Standing Council of the Baronetage . 7 July 2024 . en.