Arms of Croft, of Croft Castle , Herefordshire: Quarterly per fess indented azure and argent, in the 1st quarter a lion passant guardant or [ 1] The Croft baronetcy , of Croft Castle in the County of Hereford , was created in the Baronetage of England on 18 November 1671 for Herbert Croft , who later represented Herefordshire in Parliament.[ 2] Herefordshire family of Norman descent.
The 2nd Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Leominster , and Bere Alston . The 5th Baronet was an author. The 9th Baronet represented Herefordshire in the House of Commons , from 1868 to 1874.[ 3]
[ edit ] Sir Herbert Croft, 1st Baronet (c. 1652 –1720)[ 2] [ 4] Sir Archer Croft, 2nd Baronet (1684–1753)[ 2] [ 5] Sir Archer Croft, 3rd Baronet (1731–1792)[ 2]
Sir John Croft, 4th Baronet (c. 1735–1797)[ 2]
Sir Herbert Croft, 5th Baronet (1751–1816)[ 2] Dr. Sir Richard Croft, 6th Baronet (1762–1818)[ 2] Sir Thomas Elmsley Croft, 7th Baronet (1798–1835)[ 2]
Sir Archer Denman Croft, 8th Baronet (1801–1865)[ 2]
Sir Herbert George Denman Croft, 9th Baronet (1838–1902)[ 2] [ 3] Sir Herbert Archer Croft, 10th Baronet (1868–1915)[ 2] [ 6]
Sir James Herbert Croft, 11th Baronet (1907–1941)[ 7]
Sir Hugh Matthew Fiennes Croft, 12th Baronet (1874–1954)[ 8] [ 9]
Sir Bernard Hugh Denman Croft, 13th Baronet (1903–1984)[ 10] [ 11]
Sir Owen Glendower Croft, 14th Baronet (born 1932)[ 12] [ 13] The heir apparent to the baronetcy is Thomas Jasper Croft (born 1962), only son of the 14th Baronet.[ 12]
^ Kidd, Charles, Debrett's peerage & Baronetage 2015 Edition, London, 2015, p.P306
^ a b c d e f g h i j k Cokayne, George Edward (1904). Complete Baronetage 50– 52. ^ a b "Croft, Sir Herbert George Denman" Who's Who (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) ^ "Croft, Sir Herbert, 1st Bt. (c.1652-1720), of Croft Castle, Herefs., History of Parliament Online" . www.historyofparliamentonline.org .^ "Croft, Sir Archer, 2nd Bt. (1683-1753), of Croft Castle, nr. Leominster, Herefs., History of Parliament Online" . www.histparl.ac.uk .^ "Croft, Sir Herbert Archer" Who's Who (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) ^ "Croft, Sir James Herbert" Who's Who (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) ^ "Croft, Sir Hugh Matthew Fiennes" Who's Who (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) ^ "Obituary - Sir Hugh Croft - Obituaries Australia" .^ "Croft, Sir Bernard Hugh (Denman)" Who's Who (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) ^ "Homestead his castle to grazier baronet" . Australian Women's Weekly (1933–1982) . 1941-09-06. p. 11.^ a b "Croft, Sir Owen (Glendower)" Who's Who (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) ^ "Social Jottings" . Australian Women's Weekly (1933–1982) . 1959-06-24. p. 15. 
