{{short description|Baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} thumb|Sir James Coats grave, Woodside Cemetery, Paisley The '''Coats baronetcy''', of Auchendrane in the parish of Maybole in the County of Ayr, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27858 |date=28 November 1905 |page=8535}}</ref> It was created on 7 December 1905 for James Coats, Director of J. and P. Coats Ltd, sewing cotton manufacturers. The 2nd Baronet represented Wimbledon and East Surrey in the House of Commons as a Conservative.<ref name="Burke">{{cite book|title=Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage|edition=99th|year=1949|publisher=Burke's Peerage Ltd. and Shaw Publishing|location=London|page=435}}</ref>
The 1st Baronet was a first cousin of Sir Thomas Glen-Coats, 1st Baronet, and his brother George Coats, 1st Baron Glentanar.<ref name="Burke"/>
==Coats baronets, of Auchendrane (1905)==
*Sir James Coats, 1st Baronet (1834–1913)<ref name="Burke"/><ref>{{Who's Who|title=Coats, Sir James|id=U184773}}</ref> *Sir Stuart Auchincloss Coats, 2nd Baronet (1868–1959)<ref name="Burke"/><ref>{{Who's Who|title=Coats, Sir Stuart (Auchincloss)|id=U235853}}</ref> *Sir James Stuart Coats, 3rd Baronet (1894–1966)<ref>{{Who's Who|title=Coats, Sir James (Stuart)|id=U52012}}</ref> *Sir Alastair Francis Stuart Coats, 4th Baronet (1921–2015)<ref>{{Who's Who|title=Coats, Sir Alastair Francis Stuart|id=U11300}}</ref> *Sir Alexander James Coats, 5th Baronet (born 1951)<ref name="WW5">{{Who's Who|title=Coats, Sir Alexander James|id=U286755}}</ref>
The heir presumptive is Dominic Peter Coats (born 1962), cousin of the 5th Baronet.<ref name="WW5"/>
{{Infobox COA wide |name = Coats of Auchendrane (1869-1913) |image = center|150px |notes = Arms granted in 1869. |escutcheon = Or, a stag's head erased Gules, between the attires a pheon Azure, all between three mascles Sable.<ref>{{cite book | title = Fox-Davies's Armorial families Vol. II|url=https://archive.org/details/armorialfamilies01foxd/page/390/mode/2up}}</ref> |coronet = |crest = Upon a wreath of his liveries, an anchor erect Proper. |motto = Be firm |supporters = }}
{{Infobox COA wide |name = Coats of Auchendrane (1913 onwards) |image = center|150px |notes = Arms granted in 1913. |escutcheon = Or, three mascles sable, a chief engrailed azure, semé of fleurs-de-lys of the field<ref>{{cite book | title = Fox-Davies's Armorial families Vol. II|url=https://archive.org/details/armorialfamilies01foxd/page/390/mode/2up}}</ref> |coronet = Coeur fidel (Faithful heart) |crest = On a wreath of the colours, a stag's head erased Proper, charged on the neck with an escarbuncle Or. |motto = |supporters = }}
==See also== *Glen-Coats baronets *Baron Glentanar
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{s-start}} {{s-reg|uk-bt}} {{succession box | title= 20px<br />Coats baronets <br />''of Auchendrane'' | before= Avery baronets | years= 7 December 1905 | after= Davis-Goff baronets }} {{s-end}}
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