There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Rushout, one in the
Baronetage of England
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Baronetage of England (1611–1705)
King James I ...
and one in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
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Baronetage of England (1611–1705)
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. Both creations are extinct.
The Rushout Baronetcy, of Milnst in the County of Essex, was created in the Baronetage of England on 17 June 1661.
The fifth Baronet was elevated to the peerage as
Baron Northwick
Baron Northwick, of Northwick Park in the County of Worcester, was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1797 for Sir John Rushout, 5th Baronet, for many years Member of Parliament for Evesham. He was succeeded by his son ...
in 1797. For more information on this creation, see this article.
The Cockerell, later Rushout Baronetcy, of Sezincote in the County of Gloucester, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 25 September 1809 for
Charles Cockerell,
Member of Parliament
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for
Tregony
Tregony ( kw, Trerigoni), sometimes in the past Tregoney, is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Tregony with Cuby, in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It lies on the River Fal. In the village there is a post office (now ...
,
Lostwithiel
Lostwithiel (; kw, Lostwydhyel) is a civil parish and small town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom at the head of the estuary of the River Fowey. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 2,739, increasing to 2,899 at the 2011 c ...
,
Bletchingley
Bletchingley (historically "Blechingley") is a village in Surrey, England. It is on the A25 road to the east of Redhill and to the west of Godstone, has a conservation area with medieval buildings and is mostly on a wide escarpment of the Gr ...
,
Seaford and
Evesham
Evesham () is a market town and parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, in the West Midlands region of England. It is located roughly equidistant between Worcester, Cheltenham and Stratford-upon-Avon. It lies within the Vale of Evesha ...
. He married as his second wife Harriet, daughter of
John Rushout, 1st Baron Northwick (see above). Their son, Sir Charles Rushout Cockerell, 2nd Baronet, assumed by Royal licence the surname of Rushout in lieu of his patronymic in 1849. He served as
High Sheriff of Gloucestershire
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in 1856. The title became extinct on the death of his grandson, the fourth Baronet, in 1931.
The family seat of the Cockerell, later Rushout family, was
Sezincote House
Sezincote House (pronounced ''seas in coat'') is the centre of a country estate in the civil parish of Sezincote, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. The house was designed by Samuel Pepys Cockerell, built in 1805, and is a notable exam ...
, near
Moreton-in-Marsh
Moreton-in-Marsh is a market town in the Evenlode Valley, within the Cotswolds district and Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Gloucestershire, England.
The town stands at the crossroads of the Fosse Way Roman road (now the A429) and the ...
.
Gloucestershire
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The county town is the city of Gl ...
. The house was designed by
Samuel Pepys Cockerell
Samuel Pepys Cockerell (1753–1827) was an English architect.
He was a son of John Cockerell, of Bishop's Hull, Somerset, and the elder brother of Sir Charles Cockerell, 1st Baronet, for whom he designed the house he is best known for, Sezinc ...
, brother of the first Baronet.
Rushout baronets, of Milnst (1661)
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Baron Northwick
Baron Northwick, of Northwick Park in the County of Worcester, was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1797 for Sir John Rushout, 5th Baronet, for many years Member of Parliament for Evesham. He was succeeded by his son ...
Cockerell, later Rushout baronets, of Sezincote (1809)
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Sir Charles Cockerell, 1st Baronet (died 1837)
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Sir Charles Rushout Rushout, 2nd Baronet (1809–1869)
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Sir Charles Fitzgerald Rushout, 3rd Baronet (1840–1879)
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Sir Charles Hamilton Rushout, 4th Baronet (1868–1931)
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Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England
Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
1661 establishments in England