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Barran, of Chapel Allerton Hall, Chapel Allerton, West Riding of co. York, and of Queen's Gate, St Mary Abbots, Kensington, co. London (UK Baronet, 1895)

Creation: let.pat. 11 Feb 1895

Family name: Barran

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Arms:

Per saltire Gules and Sable a Bear passant Or muzzled of the second between two Mascles palewise of the third

Crest:

In front of a Tower Gules charged with three Mascles interlaced in pale a Lion's Jamb erased and fesswise Or

Motto:

Amor patriae (Love of one's country)

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Sir John Barran, 1st Bt., MP JP

son of John Barran, of London, by his wife Elizabeth Fletcher, dau. of Henry Fletcher

born

3 Aug 1821

mar. (1)

22 Dec 1842 Ann Hirst (d. 15 Jan 1874), dau. of M Hirst, of Leeds, co. York

children by first wife

1. John Barran, of Chapel Allerton, Leeds (b. 25 Dec 1844; dvp. 19 Feb 1886), mar. 22 Jun 1870 Eliza Henrietta Nicholson (d. 2 Mar 1929), dau. of Edward Nicholson, of Matthews Green, Wokingham, co. Berkshire, and had issue:

1a. Sir John Nicholson Barran, 2nd Bt., MP JP

2a. Maj Philip Austyn Barran JP, Chairman Leeds Maternity Hospital (b. 20 Mar 1876; d. 8 Feb 1953), mar. 2 Jan 1908 Dorothy Currer Briggs (d. 30 Jan 1956), only dau. of Arthur Currer Briggs, of Leeds, co. York, and had issue

1a. Ruth Barran (d. 11 Sep 1948), mar. (1) 7 Nov 1900 Francis Edward Montague Donner, of Mere Court, Chelford, co. Chester (d. 22 Sep 1927), and (2) 30 Sep 1942 Rev Canon Albert Darell Tupper-Carey, Hon Chaplain to the King (d. 21 Sep 1943), son of Rev .... Tupper-Carey, Rural Dean of Calne, and had issue by her first husband

2a. Lorna Barran (b. 1874; d. 2 Apr 1965)

3a. Edith Barran (d. 10 Sep 1953)

4a. Margaret Elma Barran (d. 11 Sep 1916)

5a. Dorothy Hilda Barran (d. 4 Jul 1949), mar. 21 Apr 1909 Lt Col Alfred James Napier Bartlett DSO OBE DL, of The Red House, Iffley, co. Oxford (d. 2 Feb 1956), yst. son of John Edward Bartlett JP DL, of Peverel Court, Aylesbury, co. Buckingham, and had issue

6a. Nathalie Beatrice Barran, mar. 16 Apr 1914 Maj Anthony Drummond Boden (killed in action 25 Sep 1914), son of Henry Boden, of The Friary, Derby, and had issue

2. Major Barran (b. 1 Dec 1846; dvp. 21 Sep 1866)

3. Charles Barran JP, of Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, co. Devon, Chairman Dart District Board of conservators and Totnes District Cottage Hospital Committee (b. 22 Nov 1849; d. 7 Nov 1929), mar. 8 Jun 1876 Louisa Annie McNab (d. 2 Apr 1939), dau. of John McNab, of Midtonfield, co. Renfrew, and had issue

4. Alfred Barran JP, of Giggleswick, Settle, co. York (b. 29 Jun 1851; d. 12 Oct 1927), mar. (1) 8 Aug 1883 Lily Maria Scattergood (d. May 1885), dau. of Dr Thomas Scattergood, and (2) 6 Apr 1904 Anne Mabel Wharton (d. 6 Aug 1950), only dau. of Capt Thomas Candler Wharton, and had issue by both wives

5. Henry Barran JP, of Moor Allerton, co. York, barrister (b. 5 Oct 1856; d. 7 May 1942), mar. 10 Feb 1891 Rosalie Mary Flower (d. 2 Jan 1914), 1st dau. of Edgar Flower JP, of Middlehill, Broadway, co. Worcester, and had issue

6. Sir Rowland Hirst Barran, Member of Parliament for North Leeds 1902-18, Member Court of Leeds University (b. 7 Aug 1858; d. 6 Aug 1949), mar. (1) 10 Feb 1887 (div. 1899) Rose Cardew Bradley (d. 19 Jan 1952), dau. of Rev Gilbert Bradley, and (2) 7 Apr 1909 Louise Buchanan Brown (d. 24 Aug 1947), dau. of J Stevenson Brown, of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and had issue by his first wife

1. Elizabeth Barran (d. 1892), mar. 3 Mar 1875 William Town, of The Hills, Bingley, co. York, and had issue

2. Anne Barran (d. 1930), mar. 25 Dec 1867 Rev Lundy Edward William Foote, Vicar of St Peter's, Harrogate, co. York (d. 25 Dec 1925), and had issue

3. Eliza Barran (dsp. 21 Jan 1941), mar. 8 Aug 1907 Sir Nathan Bodington, Vice Chancellor Leeds University (dsp. 12 May 1911)

4. Louisa Barran (d. 20 Feb 1944), mar. 8 Sep 1909 Henry Manfield, of Moulton Grange, Pitsford, co. Northampton (d. 9 Feb 1923), 1st son of Sir Moses Philip Manfield MP

mar. (2)

10 Jan 1878 Eliza Bilton (widow of John Bilton, of Scarborough, co. York; d. 4 May 1917), dau. of William Brown, of Helensburgh, co. Dunbarton

died

3 May 1905

created

11 Feb 1895 Baronet of the United Kingdom, styled as "of Chapel Allerton Hall, Chapel Allerton in the West Riding of the County of York, and of Queen's Gate, St Mary Abbots, Kensington in the County of London"

suc. by

grandson

note

Mayor of Leeds 1870 and 1871; Member of Parliament (Liberal) for Leeds 1876-85 and for Otley 1886-95; Life Governor and Treasurer, Leeds University; President, Leeds Chamber of Commerce

Sir John Nicholson Barran, 2nd Bt., MP JP

born

16 Aug 1872

mar. (1)

18 Nov 1902 Alice Margarita Parks (d. 1 Jul 1939), 1st dau. of Rev Leighton Parks DD, Rector of St Bartholomew's Church, New York, USA

children by first wife

1. Sir John Leighton Barran, 3rd Bt., JP

2. Capt Edward Nicholson Barran (b. 30 Mar 1910; d. 20 Aug 1994), mar. (1) 4 Dec 1940 (div. 1953) Daphne Margaret Bird, only dau. of Herbert William Bird, of Norther, Cranleigh, co. Surrey, and (2) 26 Jan 1955 Patricia Helen Blake (d. 9 Apr 2003), 1st dau. of Alexander Granville Blake, of Ascot, co. Surrey, and had further issue by both wives

3. Sir David Haven Barran, of Brent Eleigh Hall, co. Suffolk, industrialist (b. 23 May 1912; d. 1 Jun 2002), mar. 29 Mar 1944 Jane Lechmere Macaskie, 2nd dau. of Nicholas Lechmere Cunningham Macaskie QC, of 27 Kensington Square, London W8, and had issue

1. Elise Margarita Barran (b. 3 Jun 1906; dsp. 8 Aug 1968), mar. 14 Nov 1941 as his second wife Piers Henry Augustine [Butler], 16th Viscount Mountgarret

mar. (2)

14 Nov 1946 Esther Frances Fisher, 1st dau. of Hon Francis Marion Bates Fisher, of Ngongotaha, Rotorua, New Zealand

died

8 Jul 1952

suc. by

son

note

Member of Parliament (Liberal) for Hawick Burghs 1909-18; Parliamentary Private Secretary to: Postmaster General, President of the Local Government Board, Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary and Prime Minister 1910-16; Chairman, Port and Transit Executive Committee 1920-21

Sir John Leighton Barran, 3rd Bt., JP

born

24 Mar 1904

mar.

5 Mar 1929 Hon Alison Mary Hore-Ruthven (d. 2 Oct 1973), 3rd dau. and cohrss. of Walter Patrick [Hore-Ruthven], 10th Lord Ruthven of Freeland, by his first wife Jean Leslie Lampson, sister of Miles Wedderburn [Lampson], 1st Baron Killearn, and 1st dau. of Norman George Lampson JP DL, of The Farm House, Pont Street, Chelsea, London (by his wife Helen Agnes Blackburn, 4th dau. of Peter Blackburn MP, of Killearn, co. Stirling), 3rd son of Sir Curtis Miranda Lampson, 1st Bt.

only child

1. Sir John Napoleon Ruthven Barran, 4th Bt.

died

28 Dec 1974

suc. by

son

note

served in World War II as Cdr, RNVR; Councillor, West Riding County Council

Sir John Napoleon Ruthven Barran, 4th Bt.

born

14 Feb 1934

mar.

7 Sep 1965 Jane Margaret Hooker (b. 22 Feb 1940), only child of Sir Stanley George Hooker CBE PhD, of Orchard Hill, Milbury Heath, Wootton-under-Edge, by his wife Hon Margaret Bradbury, only dau. of John Swanwick [Bradbury]. 1st Baron Bradbury

children

1. John Ruthven Barran, de jure 5th Bt.

1. Susannah Margaret Barran (b. 22 Apr 1981)

died

25 Mar 2010

suc. by

son

note

John Ruthven Barran, de jure 5th Bt.

born

10 Nov 1971

mar.

Helen Elizabeth Ward (b. 31 Dec 1976), dau. of ..... Ward

children

1. John Robert Nicholson Barran (b. 23 Dec 2008)

note

Mr John Barran has not proven his succession to the Baronetcy

Last updated 12 Jun 2012

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Addresses:

17 St Leonard's Terrace, London SW3 4QG

The Hermitage, East Bergholt, Suffolk CO7 6RB

Middle Rigg Farm, Sawley, North Yorkshire HG4 3HA

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