Skene baronets

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The Skene Baronetcy, of Curriehill, was a title in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. It was created on 22 February 1628 for John Skene. He was the son of James Skene, Lord Clerk Register and a Lord of Session under the judicial title Lord Curriehill. The title became dormant on the death of the second Baronet in circa 1680.

Skene baronets, of Curriehill (1628)

File:The grave of Sir James Skene, Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh.JPG
The grave of Sir James Skene, Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh
  • Sir James Skene, 1st Baronet (1779 - 15 October 1633) buried in Greyfriars Kirkyard
  • Sir John Skene, 2nd Baronet (died c. 1680)

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