Editing Baronet (section)

===Baronetess===
In history, there have been only four baronetesses:

* [[Bolles baronets|Dame Mary Bolles, 1st Btss (née Witham)]] (1579–1662); the only woman apparently to be ''created'' a baronetess (of Nova Scotia)<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cu31924092524382 ''Cokayne's Complete Baronetage'']</ref>
* [[Eleanor Dalyell|Dame Eleanor Dalyell, 10th Btss]] (1895–1972), cr. 1685, whose title and estate of [[The Binns]] passed to her son, the former [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] politician [[Tam Dalyell|Tam Dalyell <small>MP</small>]] (who chose not to use the title)
* [[Maureen Dunbar|Dame Daisy Dunbar, 8th Btss]] of Hempriggs (1906–1997), cr. 1706<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080501224846/http://www.leighrayment.com/baronetage/baronetsD3.htm Leigh Rayment's baronetage: Draper to Dymoke]}}</ref>
* [[Stirling-Maxwell baronets|Dame Anne Christian Maxwell Macdonald, 11th Btss]] (née Stirling-Maxwel; 1906–2011) was recognised by the [[Lyon Court]] in 2005 as 11th holder of the baronetcy (formerly Stirling-Maxwel/Stirling-Maxwell) under the 1707 remainder and succeeded her father in 1956<ref> (See page B 599 of the Baronetage section of the latest edition of Debrett.)</ref>

In 1976, [[James Grant (officer of arms)|Lord Lyon King of Arms]] stated that, without examining the patent of every Scottish baronetcy, he was not in a position to confirm that only these four title creations could pass through female lines.

{{As of|2025}}, there are no living baronetesses.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baronetage.org/official-roll/|title=Official Roll of the Baronetage (as at 2 January 2025)» The Standing Council of the Baronetage}}</ref>

For a baronetess one should write, for example, "Dame Daisy Smith, Btss" on the envelope. At the head of the letter, one would write "Dear Dame Daisy", and to refer to her, one would say "Dame Daisy" or "Dame Daisy Smith" (never "Dame Smith").