Lindsay Baronets
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There have been three Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Lindsay, one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2010.

The Lindsay Baronetcy, of Evelick in the County of Perth, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 15 April 1666 for Alexander Lindsay. The title became extinct on the death of the fifth Baronet in 1799.

The Trotter, later Lindsay Baronetcy, of West Ville in the County of Lincoln, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 4 September 1821 for Coutts Trotter, principal partner in Coutt's Bank
Coutts
Coutts & Co. is one of the UK's private banking houses, now wholly owned by the Royal Bank of Scotland . RBS acquired Coutts and all of its overseas subsidiaries when it bought NatWest. On 1 January 2008, Coutts' international businesses were renamed RBS Coutts, aligning them more closely with...

, with remainder to the male issue of his daughter Anne. She was the wife of Lieutenant-General Sir James Lindsay, son of the Hon. Robert Lindsay, second son of James Lindsay, 5th Earl of Balcarres
James Lindsay, 5th Earl of Balcarres
James Lindsay, 5th Earl of Balcarres was a Scottish peer, the son of Colin, 3rd Earl of Balcarres and Lady Margaret Campbell, daughter of the Earl of Loudoun...

. Their eldest son, Coutts, succeeded as second Baronet according to the special remainder on his maternal grandfather's death in 1837. He fought in the Crimean War
Crimean War
The Crimean War was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining...

 and served as a Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....

 and Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...

 for Fife, but is best remembered as an artist and watercolourist. He had two daughters but no sons and the title became extinct on his death in 1913. Robert Loyd-Lindsay, 1st Baron Wantage, was the younger brother of the second Baronet.

The Lindsay Baronetcy, of Dowhill in the County of Kinross, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 27 February 1962 for the soldier, explorer and Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...

 politician Martin Lindsay
Sir Martin Lindsay, 1st Baronet
Sir Martin Alexander Lindsay, 1st Baronet, CBE, DSO was a British army officer and explorer. He came to fame in the 1930s leading a succession of expeditions to Greenland, and later went into politics; he was elected as a Conservative Party Member of Parliament after the Second World...

. He was a descendant of Sir William Lindsay of Rossie, 1st of Dowhill (b. 1350), uncle of David Lindsay, 1st Earl of Crawford
David Lindsay, 1st Earl of Crawford
David Lindsay, 1st Earl of Crawford was a Scottish peer who was created Earl in 1398. Many historians believe that Lindsay was also the organiser for the Battle of the Clans at Perth in 1396. Additionally, Lindsay was a noted jousting champion who fought the English champion Lord Welles in a...

. His great-grandfather Colonel Martin Lindsay commanded the 7th Regiment (The Seaforths) during the Napoleonic Wars
Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars were a series of wars declared against Napoleon's French Empire by opposing coalitions that ran from 1803 to 1815. As a continuation of the wars sparked by the French Revolution of 1789, they revolutionised European armies and played out on an unprecedented scale, mainly due to...

 and led the bayonet charge which broke through the French defences at the Battle of Merxem. The presumed third Baronet has not successfully proven his succession and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage.

Lindsay Baronets, of Evelick (1666)

  • Sir Alexander Lindsay, 1st Baronet (d. c. 1690)
  • Sir Alexander Lindsay, 2nd Baronet (1660–c. 1720)
  • Sir Alexander Thomas Lindsay, 3rd Baronet (d. 1762)
  • Sir David Lindsay, 4th Baronet (c. 1732–1797)
  • Sir Charles Scott Lindsay, 5th Baronet (d. 1799)

Lindsay Baronets, of West Ville (1821)

  • Sir Coutts Trotter, 1st Baronet (1767–1837)
  • Sir Coutts Lindsay, 2nd Baronet (1824–1913)

Lindsay Baronets, of Dowhill (1962)

  • Sir Martin Alexander Lindsay, 1st Baronet
    Sir Martin Lindsay, 1st Baronet
    Sir Martin Alexander Lindsay, 1st Baronet, CBE, DSO was a British army officer and explorer. He came to fame in the 1930s leading a succession of expeditions to Greenland, and later went into politics; he was elected as a Conservative Party Member of Parliament after the Second World...

    (1905–1981)
  • Sir Ronald Alexander Lindsay, 2nd Baronet (1933–2004)
  • Sir James Martin Evelyn Lindsay, 3rd Baronet (b. 1968)
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