Carden baronets

There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Carden, one in the Baronetage of Ireland and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Both creations are extant as of 2010.

The Carden Baronetcy, of Templemore in the County of Tipperary,^[1] was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 31 August 1787 for John Carden, commander of the 30th Regiment of Light Dragoons,^[2] which he had helped raise.^[3] His son from his third marriage, the third Baronet (who succeeded his half-brother), fought at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. The sixth Baronet, Sir John Valentine Carden was a notable tank and vehicle designer. The family was originally from Cheshire, England, but settled at Templemore in County Tipperary around 1650. Admiral John Surman Carden was a member of another branch of this family.

The Carden Baronetcy, of Wimpole Street in the County of Middlesex and of Molesey in the County of Surrey,^[4] was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 14 June 1887 for Robert Carden. He was Lord Mayor of London from 1857 to 1858 and also represented Gloucester and Barnstaple in the House of Commons. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baronet. He was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the 5th Lancers and served as High Sheriff of Hampshire in 1891. His eldest son, the third Baronet, was a Major in the 1st Life Guards and also served as High Sheriff of Hampshire in 1922 and as a Deputy Lieutenant of Berkshire in 1936. He was succeeded by his son, the fourth Baronet. He was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the 17th/21st Lancers. As of 2010 the title is believed to be held by his only son, the presumed fifth Baronet. However, he does not use his title and has not successfully proven his succession and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage.

Carden baronets, of Templemore (1787)

Carden family tombs.
Obilisk and gravestones of
the "Big Church" in Templemore

Fourth Baronet
Dedication on the tombstone

• Sir John Craven Carden, 1st Baronet (c. 1758–1820)
• Sir Arthur Carden, 2nd Baronet (1778–1822)
• Sir Henry Robert Carden, 3rd Baronet (1789–1847)
• Sir John Craven Carden, 4th Baronet (1819–1879)
• Sir John Craven Carden, 5th Baronet (1854–1931)
• Sir John Valentine Carden, 6th Baronet (1892–1935)
• Sir John Craven Carden, 7th Baronet (1926–2008)
• Sir John Craven Carden, 8th Baronet (born 1953)

Carden baronets, of Wimpole Street and Molesey (1887)

• Sir Robert Walter Carden, 1st Baronet (1801–1888)
• Sir Frederick Walter Carden, 2nd Baronet (1833–1909)
• Sir Frederick Henry Walter Carden, 3rd Baronet (1873–1966)
• Sir Henry Christopher Carden, 4th Baronet (1908–1993)
• Christopher Robert Carden, presumed 5th Baronet (born 1946)

References

1. The London Gazette: no. 12915. p. 397. 25 August 1787.
2. National Archives - 30th Light Dragoons.
3. Burke, John, A general and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of the British Empire., Vol 1, pg 206.
4. The London Gazette: no. 25709. p. 3219. 14 June 1887.

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
• Leigh Rayment's list of baronets