The Meyrick Baronetcy, of Bush House in the parish of St Mary in the
County of Pembroke
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and of
Apley Castle
Apley Castle was a medieval fortified manor in the village of Hadley, Shropshire, England.
History
Apley Castle was a moated, fortified manor house in Hadley near Wellington. By the early 14th century the manor was owned by the Charlton family, ...
in the parish of
Wellington
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in the
County of Salop, is a title in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
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Baronetage of England (1611–1705)
James I of E ...
. It was created on 5 May 1880 for
Thomas Meyrick
Sir Thomas Charlton Meyrick, 1st Baronet (14 March 1837 – 30 July 1921), known as Thomas Charlton until 1858, was a Welsh Conservative Member of Parliament.
Biography
Born Thomas Charlton, he was the son of St John Chiverton Charlton. cites ...
,
Conservative
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Member of Parliament
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for
Pembroke from 1868 to 1874. Born Thomas Charlton, he had assumed by Royal licence the surname of Meyrick (which was that of his maternal grandfather) in lieu of his patronymic in 1858.
As of 2007 the presumed fifth Baronet has not successfully proved his succession and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage.
The family surname is pronounced "Merrick".
Meyrick baronets, of Bush House and of Apley Castle (1880)
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Sir Thomas Charlton Meyrick, 1st Baronet (1837–1921)
*Sir Frederick Charlton Meyrick, 2nd Baronet (1862–1932)
*Sir Thomas Frederick Meyrick, 3rd Baronet (1899–1983)
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Sir David John Charlton Meyrick, 4th Baronet (1926–2004)
*Timothy Thomas Charlton Meyrick, presumed 5th Baronet (born 1963)
See also
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Tapps-Gervis-Meyrick baronets
The Tapps, later Tapps-Gervis, later Tapps-Gervis-Meyrick Baronetcy, of Hinton Admiral in the County of Hampshire, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 28 July 1791 for the landowner and developer George Tapps. The sec ...
Notes
References
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External links
''Daily Telegraph'' obituary of Sir David Meyrick, 4th Baronet
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Meyrick
Meyrick is a surname and given name. Meyricke is a variant form.
Surname
* Edmund Meyrick (1636–1713), Welsh cleric
* Edward Meyrick (1854–1938), English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist
* Edward Meyrick Goulburn (1818–1897), English ...