There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Darell, one in the

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and one in the

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. As of 2014 one creation is extant.

Darell baronets, of West Woodhay (1622)

The Darell Baronetcy, of

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in the County of

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, was created in the Baronetage of England on 13 June 1622 for John Darell. The title became extinct on his death in circa 1657.George Edward Cokayne ''Complete Baronetage Volume 1'' 1900
/ref> * Sir John Darell, 1st Baronet (d. c. 1657)

Darell baronets, of Richmond Hill (1795)

The Darell Baronetcy, of Richmond Hill in the County of

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, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 12 May 1795 for Lionel Darell,

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for

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and Hedon. The fifth Baronet was High Sheriff of

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in 1887. The sixth Baronet was a

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in the

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, a county councillor and Alderman for Gloucestershire and High Sheriff of the county in 1924. The eighth Baronet was a

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in the Coldstream Guards and served as High Sheriff of Gloucestershire from 1985 to 1986. As of 2014 the title is held by the latter's son, the ninth Baronet, who succeeded in 2013. *

Sir Lionel Darell, 1st Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p ...

(1742–1803) * Sir Harry Verelst Darell, 2nd Baronet (1768–1828) *

Sir Harry Francis Colville Darell, 3rd Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p ...

(1814–1853) *

Sir William Lionel Darell, 4th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p ...

(1817–1883) *

Sir Lionel Edward Darell, 5th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p ...

(1845–1919) *

Sir Lionel Edward Hamilton Marmaduke Darell, 6th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p ...

(1876–1954) :*m. 1903 Lady Eleanor Marian Heathcote (1871–1953) :* Brother of Brigadier-General

William Harry Verelst Darell Brigadier-General William Harry Verelst Darell CMG, DSO (23 January 1878 – 7 February 1954) was a British Army officer and rower who won the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta. Birth and education Darell was born in Earley, the ...

(1978–1954) *

Sir William Oswald Darell, 7th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p ...

(1910–1959) *

Sir Jeffrey Lionel Darell, 8th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p ...

(1919–2013) *

Sir Guy Jeffrey Adair Darell, 9th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p ...

(born 1961) The

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is the present holder's only son Harry Thomas Adair Darell (born 1995).

Notes

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, *{{Rayment-bt, date=March 2012

Darell Darell is a given name derived from an English surname, which was derived from Norman-French , originally denoting one who came from Airelle in France. There are no longer any towns in France called Airelle, but is the French word for huckleberry. ...

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