The Birkin Baronetcy, of Ruddington Grange in the parish of
Ruddington
Ruddington is a large village in the Borough of Rushcliffe in Nottinghamshire, England. The village is south of Nottingham and northwest of Loughborough. It had a population of 6,441 at the 2001 Census, increasing to 7,216 at the 2011 Cens ...
in the
County of Nottingham
Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a landlocked county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The tradition ...
, is a title in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 25 July 1905 for the businessman Thomas Isaac Birkin.
He was a lace manufacturer, director of the
Great Northern Railway and the Mercantile Steamship Company. His grandson, the 3rd Baronet, was a racing driver. He died without male issue and was succeeded by his uncle, the fourth Baronet. his sons pre-deceased him and he was succeeded by his nephew, the fifth Baronet. As of 2007 the title is held by the latter's son, the sixth Baronet, who succeeded in 1985.
Birkin baronets, of Ruddington Grange (1905)
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Sir Thomas Isaac Birkin, 1st Baronet (1831–1922)
*Sir Thomas Stanley Birkin, 2nd Baronet (1857–1931)
**Lieutenant Thomas Richard Chetwynd Birkin (1895–1917)
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Sir Henry Ralph Stanley "Tim" Birkin, 3rd Baronet (1896–1933)
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Charles Archibald Cecil Birkin (1905–1927)
*Sir Alexander Russell Birkin, 4th Baronet (1861–1942)
**Lt.-Col. Richard Leslie Birkin (1863–1936)
**Colonel Charles Wilfred Birkin (1865–1932)
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Sir Charles Lloyd Birkin, 5th Baronet (1907–1985)
*Sir
John Christian William Birkin, 6th Baronet (b. 1953)
The
heir apparent
An heir apparent, often shortened to heir, is a person who is first in an order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person; a person who is first in the order of succession but can be displaced by the b ...
to the baronetcy is the 6th Baronet's eldest son, Benjamin Charles Birkin (b. 1995)
Other notable family members
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Archie Birkin
Charles Archibald Cecil Birkin (30 March 1905 – 7 June 1927) was an English motorcycle racer, brother of Tim Birkin, one of the "Bentley Boys" of the 1920s.
Background and family
Birkin was born into a wealthy Nottingham family in 1905. He w ...
(1905–1927), racing car driver; brother of the 3rd Baronet
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Freda Dudley Ward born Winifred May Birkin (1894–1983), royal mistress, granddaughter of the first baronet
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Jane Birkin
Jane Mallory Birkin, OBE (born 14 December 1946) is an English-French singer and actress. She attained international fame and notability for her decade-long musical and romantic partnership with Serge Gainsbourg. She also had a prolific career ...
(b. 1946), actress; great-granddaughter of the first baronet
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Andrew Birkin
Andrew Timothy Birkin (born 9 December 1945) is an English screenwriter and director. He was born the only son of Lieutenant-Commander David Birkin and his wife, actress Judy Campbell. One of his sisters is the actress and singer Jane Birkin.
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(b. 1945), actor, screenwriter, and director; brother of Jane Birkin
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David Tristan Birkin
David Tristan Birkin (born 1977) is a British artist working with photography and performance art. He is a Senior Lecturer at London College of Communication, University of the Arts London. Birkin is the co-founder of Visible Justice, a rese ...
(b. 1977), actor, son of Andrew Birkin
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Anno Birkin (1980–2001), poet and musician, son of Andrew Birkin
Notes
References
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