The Marling baronetcy, of Stanley Park and Sedbury Park in the County of Gloucester, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 22 May 1882 for the cloth manufacturer and

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Samuel Marling Sir Samuel Stephens Marling, 1st Baronet (10 April 1810 – 22 October 1883) was a British cloth manufacturer and Liberal Party politician. He was particularly associated with the village of Selsley, Gloucestershire. Biography Marling in 185 ...

. The second Baronet served as high sheriff of

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in 1888. The third Baronet was a

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in the Army and was awarded the

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. Folk musician

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is the third and youngest daughter of the fifth Baronet.

Marling baronets, of Stanley Park and Sedbury Park (1882)

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(1810–1883) *Sir William Henry Marling, 2nd Baronet (1835–1919) * Sir Percival Scrope Marling, 3rd Baronet (1861–1936) *Sir John Stanley Vincent Marling, 4th Baronet (1910–1977) *Sir Charles William Somerset Marling, 5th Baronet (born 1951) There is no heir to the title. The 5th baronet and his wife were the parents of

who became a singer-songwriter.

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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 Marling