Durrant Baronets
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The Durrant Baronetcy, of Scottow in the County of Norfolk, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 22 January 1784 for Thomas Durrant, High Sheriff
of Norfolk
in 1784.
High Sheriff
A high sheriff is, or was, a law enforcement officer in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.In England and Wales, the office is unpaid and partly ceremonial, appointed by the Crown through a warrant from the Privy Council. In Cornwall, the High Sheriff is appointed by the Duke of...
of Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
in 1784.
Durrant Baronets, of Scottow (1784)
- Sir Thomas Durrant, 1st Baronet (c. 1722-1790)
- Sir Thomas Durrant, 2nd Baronet (1775–1829)
- Sir Henry Thomas Estridge Durrant, 3rd Baronet (1807–1861)
- Sir Henry Josias Durrant, 4th Baronet (1838–1875)
- Sir William Robert Estridge Durrant, 5th Baronet (1840–1912)
- Sir William Henry Estridge Durrant, 6th Baronet (1872–1953)
- Sir William Henry Estridge Durrant, 7th Baronet (1901–1994)
- Sir William Alexander Estridge Durrant, 8th Baronet (b. 1929)