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There have been four baronetcies created for persons with the surname Hall, one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and three in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Three of the creations are extant as of 2010.


Hall baronets, of Dunglass (1687)[]

Dunglass Castle c.1920

Dunglass Castle c.1920 - rebuilt following the explosion of the Rough Wooing.

The Hall Baronetcy, of Dunglass (formerly Haddingtonshire until 1975), was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 8 October 1687 for John Hall.

Dunglass Castle, East Lothian was built by the Pepdies of Dunglass in the 14th century. The original castle was destroyed in an explosion in 1640, and in 1687, John Hall (1650-1710) (1st Baronet) acquired and rebuilt this estate which would remain in the family for 232 years, when it was sold by Sir John Richard Hall, 9th Baronet in the year 1918.

  1. John Hall (1650-1710), twice Lord Provost of Edinburgh
  2. James Hall (1673-1742) - he married (as his 2nd wife) Margaret Pringle, daughter of Sir John Pringle, 2nd Bart of Stichill. They had issue.[1]
  3. John Hall (1711-1776)
  4. James Hall (1761-1832) - The fourth Baronet was a politician, geologist and geophysicist.
  5. John Hall (1787-1860) = FRS
  6. James Hall (1824-1876)
  7. Basil Francis Hall (1832-1909) - Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Berwick and Haddington
  8. Henry John Hall (1835-1913)
  9. John Richard Hall (1865-1928) - 9th Baronet, He gained the rank of Major in the Coldstream Guards. He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Irish Guards. He wrote the book The Coldstream Guards in the Boer War.
  10. Martin Julian Hall (1874-1958) - The 10th Baronet was Director of the Food Section at the Ministry of Munitions during the First World War and subsequently Chief Reconstruction Officer for Scotland at the Ministry of Labour.
  11. Julian Henry Hall (1907-1974) - drama critic and obituarist for The Times. Veteran of World War II.
  12. Lionel Reid Hall (1898-1975) - Colonel in the British Army and served during World War I.
  13. Neville Reynolds Hall (1900-1978) - Master of Royal Naval College, Dartmouth
  14. Douglas Basil Hall (1909-2004) - The 14th Baronet was Governor of British Somaliland.
  15. John Douglas Hoste Hall (1945), 15th Baronet[2] (born 1945)
    1. The heir apparent is the present holder's son Thomas James Hall (born 1975).

Notable Family Members:


Hall baronets, of Llanover (1838)[]

The Hall Baronetcy, of Llanover in the County of Monmouthshire, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in July 1838. For more information on this creation, see Benjamin Hall, 1st Baron Llanover.

  • see Benjamin Hall, 1st Baron Llanover

Hall baronets, of Burton Park (1919)[]

The Hall Baronetcy, of Burton Park, in the parish of Burton in the County of Sussex,[3] was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 18 September 1919 for the Conservative politician Douglas Hall. He was the son of Bernard Hall, the first ever Mayor of Liverpool.

  1. Sir Douglas Bernard Hall, 1st Baronet (1866–1923)
  2. Sir Douglas Montgomery Bernard Hall, 2nd Baronet (1891–1962)
  3. Sir John Bernard Hall, 3rd Baronet (1932–2018)
  4. Sir David Bernard Hall, 4th Baronet[2] (born 1961)

There is no heir to the title.

Hall baronets, of Grafham (1923)[]

The Hall Baronetcy, of Grafham in the County of Surrey,[4] was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 5 March 1923 for the businessman and Conservative politician Frederick Hall.

  • Sir Frederick Hall, 1st Baronet (1864–1932)
  • Sir Frederick Henry Hall, 2nd Baronet (1899–1949)
  • Sir (Frederick) John Frank Hall, 3rd Baronet (1931–2013)
  • Sir David Christopher Hall, 4th Baronet (born 1937)[2]

The heir apparent is the present holder's son John Christopher Hall (born 1965)

Hall Main Articles[]

  • Hall Family - Core family research page
  • Hall Notable People - People of distinction featured in Wikipedia, important migrants and others.
  • Hall Disambiguation List - Hall Family people with identical names sorted.
  • Hall Migrants - listings of notable Hall Migrants.
  • Hall Family Landmarks - Notable castles, cemeteries, monuments and much more.
  • Hall Baronets - Several lines of the Hall family featured in ThePeerage of Great Britain.
  • Hall Family Ancestry - Royal ancestors of the Hall Family - Including English, Norman, Irish, Scottish, French and more.


Notes[]

  1. ^ [http://www.historicalportraits.com/Search/ItemDetails.asp?ItemID=963 Katherine Hall of Dunglass (died 1745) was painted by Allan Ramsay, was the youngest daughter of Sir James Hall, 2nd Bt. of Dunglass (died 1742) and by his second wife, Margaret Pringle. She married the Jacobite poet William Hamilton of Bangour (1704–54) in 1743 and had one son, James, who succeeded to the estate and later married Margaret, daughter of James Bruce of Kinniard. Hamilton belonged to a circle of Edinburgh intellectuals and writers that included Allan Ramsay Senior, who passionately supported the cause of the Stuarts.
  2. ^ a b c "Official Roll of the Baronetage". Standing Council of the Baronetage. https://www.baronetage.org/official-roll/. 
  3. ^ London Gazette: no. 31587, p. 12418, 7 October 1919.
  4. ^ London Gazette: no. 32815, p. 2810, 17 April 1923.

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