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The Rycroft Baronetcy, of Calton in the County of York, is a title in the
* Sir Richard Rycroft, 1st Baronet (1736–1786)
* Sir Nelson Rycroft, 2nd Baronet (1761–1827)
* Sir Richard Henry Charles Rycroft, 3rd Baronet (1793–1864)
* Sir Nelson Rycroft, 4th Baronet (1831–1894)
* Sir Richard Nelson Rycroft, 5th Baronet (1859–1925) m (1stly) Lady Dorothea Hester Bluett Wallop, 11 Feb 1886 (2ndly), Emily Mary Lowry-Corry, 1 Feb 1911.
* Sir Nelson Edward Oliver Rycroft, 6th Baronet (1886–1958)
* Sir Richard Newton Rycroft, 7th Baronet (1918–1999)
* Sir Richard John Rycroft, 8th Baronet (born 1946)
The
Baronetage of Great Britain
Baronets are hereditary titles awarded by the Crown. The current baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier, existing baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland and Great Britain.
To be recognised as a baronet, it is necessary ...
. It was created on 22 January 1784 for Reverend Richard Rycroft. Born Richard Nelson, he was the only surviving son of John Nelson, and had assumed by Royal sign-manual
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the surname of Rycroft in lieu of his patronymic in 1758. The fifth Baronet was high sheriff of Hampshire
Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Berkshire to the north, Surrey and West Sussex to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south, ...
in 1899. The sixth Baronet was high sheriff of Hampshire in 1938.
Two other members of the family may also be mentioned. Sir William Henry Rycroft, second son of the fourth Baronet, was a Major-General in the British Army
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. The second son of the fifth Baronet was the psychoanalyst Charles Rycroft
Charles Frederick Rycroft (; 9 September 1914 – 24 May 1998) was a British psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. He studied medicine at University College London, and worked briefly as a psychiatrist for the Maudsley Hospital. For most of his caree ...
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Rycroft baronets, of Calton (1784)
* Sir Richard Rycroft, 1st Baronet (1736–1786)
* Sir Nelson Rycroft, 2nd Baronet (1761–1827)
* Sir Richard Henry Charles Rycroft, 3rd Baronet (1793–1864)
* Sir Nelson Rycroft, 4th Baronet (1831–1894)
* Sir Richard Nelson Rycroft, 5th Baronet (1859–1925) m (1stly) Lady Dorothea Hester Bluett Wallop, 11 Feb 1886 (2ndly), Emily Mary Lowry-Corry, 1 Feb 1911.
* Sir Nelson Edward Oliver Rycroft, 6th Baronet (1886–1958)
* Sir Richard Newton Rycroft, 7th Baronet (1918–1999)
* Sir Richard John Rycroft, 8th Baronet (born 1946)
The heir presumptive
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to the Baronetcy is Francis Edward Rycroft (born 1950), first cousin of the 8th baronet. His heir apparent is his son Michael Rycroft (born 1979).
References
{{reflist Rycroft 1784 establishments in Great Britain