Constable Maxwell-Scott baronets facts for kids
A baronetcy is a special title in the United Kingdom, like being a knight but passed down through families. It's a bit like a hereditary knighthood. This article is about two baronet titles created for the Haggerston family, who later became known as the Constable Maxwell-Scott family. Only one of these titles still exists today.
The first baronetcy, called the Haggerston Baronetcy, was created on August 15, 1642. It was given to Sir Thomas Haggerston, who lived at Haggerston Castle in Northumberland. He was a loyal supporter of King Charles I and served as a colonel in the King's army.
The Haggerston family faced challenges because of their beliefs in the 1600s. Their lands were taken by the government in 1649, but Sir Thomas Haggerston bought them back in 1653.
The title passed down through the family. When the 12th Baronet died in 1972, the title went to a different branch of the family. This branch came from William Haggerston, the second son of the third Baronet. In 1746, William inherited lands in Yorkshire and changed his last name to Constable. Later, in 1758, he married Winifred Maxwell. She was considered the heir to an old Scottish title called Lord Herries of Terregles. Because of this, he added Maxwell to his name, becoming Constable-Maxwell. He also built a new house called Everingham Park on the Constable family land.
His grandson, William Constable-Maxwell, successfully claimed the Lord Herries title in 1848. His oldest son, the 11th Lord, had no sons, so his eldest daughter inherited the Lord Herries title.
In 1874, the third son of the 10th Lord, Joseph, married Mary Monica Hope Scott. She was the granddaughter and heir of the famous author Sir Walter Scott. Joseph's oldest son was later made a baronet himself in 1932 (see below). Joseph's third son, Malcolm Joseph Raphael Constable Maxwell-Scott, became a Rear-Admiral in the Royal Navy. He was the father of Michael Fergus Constable Maxwell-Scott, who became the 13th Baronet in 1972. The current Baronet could also inherit the Lord Herries of Terregles title one day.
The second baronetcy, called the Constable-Maxwell-Scott Baronetcy, was created on June 23, 1932. It was given to Major-General Walter Joseph Constable-Maxwell-Scott. He was the eldest son of Joseph, mentioned above, and a descendant of Sir Walter Scott. The title was named "of Abbotsford" after Sir Walter Scott's famous home. Sir Walter Joseph Constable-Maxwell-Scott had no sons, so when he died in 1954, this baronetcy ended.
Haggerston, later Constable Maxwell-Scott Baronets, of Haggerston (1642)
- Sir Thomas Haggerston, 1st Baronet (c. 1594 – 1673)
- Sir Thomas Haggerston, 2nd Baronet (died 1710)
- Sir Carnaby Haggerston, 3rd Baronet (1700–1756)
- Sir Thomas Haggerston, 4th Baronet (1722–1777)
- Sir Carnaby Haggerston, 5th Baronet (1756–1831)
- Sir Thomas Haggerston, 6th Baronet (1785–1842)
- Sir Edward Haggerston, 7th Baronet (1797–1857)
- Sir John Haggerston, 8th Baronet (1798–1858)
- Sir John de Marie Haggerston, 9th Baronet (1852–1918)
- Sir Edward Charlton de Marie Haggerston, 10th Baronet (1857–1925)
- Sir Hugh Carnaby de Marie Haggerston, 11th Baronet (1906–1971)
- Sir Ralph (Raphael) Stanley de Marie Haggerston, 12th Baronet (1912–1972)
- Sir Michael Fergus Constable Maxwell-Scott, 13th Baronet (1921–1989)
- Sir Dominic James Constable Maxwell-Scott, 14th Baronet (born 1968)
The person next in line to inherit the baronetcy is the 14th Baronet's younger brother, Matthew Joseph Constable Maxwell-Scott (born 1976).
Constable-Maxwell-Scott Baronets, of Abbotsford (1932)
- Sir Walter Joseph Constable Maxwell-Scott, 1st Baronet (1875–1954)
See also
- Constable baronets
- Scott baronets
- Lord Herries of Terregles
- Earl of Nithsdale
- Stirling-Maxwell baronets
