SPENCER-NAIRN, Sir Robert Arnold, 3rd Bt (1933-2025)

[colinp]

A few days ago the Official Roll of the Baronetage showed the Spencer-Nairn baronetcy (UK 1933) as being vacant.  Sir Robert Arnold Spencer-Nairn, 3rd Baronet b 1933 has therefore died.  I have been waiting for a death notice/obit but so far nothing has appeared or at least not that I have found.  Stephen Kershaw tells me that Sir Robert died on 13 February 2025 - perhaps there will be a death notice, maybe in the Scottish press, soon.

Sir Robert was the s of Lt-Col Sir Douglas Leslie Spencer Spencer-Nairn TD, 2nd Baronet (1906-1970) and (m as his 1st w 1931, div 1946) Elizabeth Livingston HENDERSON (d 1985). He m 1963 Joanna Elizabeth SALT (d 2024) of the Salt baronets (1899) and they had 2 s and a d.  His elder son succeeds him:-

(Sir) James Robert SPENCER-NAIRN, 4th Baronet (subject to proving his succession and being entered on the Official Roll) b 1966 m 1994 Dominique Jane WILLIAMSON and has issue:-

ALASTAIR CHARLES b 1999 (heir apparent)

Rory Fergus b 2001

[Richard R]

Death notice in the Telegraph & Times of 28 Feb 2025: SPENCER-NAIRN Sir Robert Arnold Bt aged 91 died peacefully on Thursday 13th February 2025 at home after a short illness. Devoted husband of 61 years to the late Joanna, beloved father of Katie, Jamie and Andrew (Hamish) and proud grandfather to Alastair, Rory, Tatiana and Daisy. There will be a private family cremation followed by a Service of Thanksgiving in Monimail Church… at 2.30 p.m. on Friday 4th April 2025.

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DPB Online has now updated this page, to reflect the information shown in colinp's original post.

Brooke