Meyrick is a surname and given name. Meyricke is a variant form.
Surname
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Edmund Meyrick (1636–1713), Welsh cleric
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Edward Meyrick (1854–1938), English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist
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Edward Meyrick Goulburn
Edward Meyrick Goulburn (11 February 18182 or 3 May 1897) was an English churchman.
Son of Mr Serjeant Edward Goulburn, M.P., recorder of Leicester, and nephew of the Right Hon. Henry Goulburn, chancellor of the exchequer in the ministries of ...
(1818–1897), English churchman
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Frederick Meyrick
Canon Frederick Meyrick (28 January 1827 – 3 January 1906) was a Church of England clergyman and author who served as Secretary of the Anglo-Continental Church Society for more than forty years.
Early life
Born at Ramsbury, Wiltshire, Meyrick ...
(1827–1906), Church of England clergyman and author
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Gelli Meyrick
Sir Gelli Meyrick (also Gelly or Gilly) (1556? – 13 March 1601) was a Welsh supporter of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, and conspirator in Essex's rebellion. He was executed for his part in it.
Life
He was the eldest son of Rowland Meyri ...
(1556?–1601), Welsh supporter of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, and conspirator in Essex's rebellion
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John Meyrick (ambassador)
Sir John Meyrick (also spelled Merrick; c.1559 – 1638/9) was an English merchant in Russia; he became the English ambassador to Russia during the reign of Tsar Boris Godunov.
Early life and career
Meyrick was the second son of William Meyrick or ...
(c.1559–1638/9), English ambassador to Russia
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John Meyrick (bishop)
John Meyrick (or Merick, Mericke, or Merrick), M.A. (1538– 7 November 1599) was an Anglican clergyman who served in the Church of England as the Bishop of Sodor and Man from 1576 to 1599.
Early life and education
He was the natural son of Owe ...
(1538–1599), English Anglican bishop
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John Meyrick (politician) (1674–?), Welsh politician and judge
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Jonathan Meyrick
Cyril Jonathan Meyrick (born 23 April 1952) is a British people, British Anglican retired bishop. He is a former Bishop of Lynn and Dean of Exeter.
Early life and education
Meyrick was born on 23 April 1952. He was educated at Lancing College a ...
(born 1952), British Anglican bishop and dean
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Kate Meyrick
Kate Meyrick (7 August 1875 – 19 January 1933) known as the 'Night Club Queen' was an Irish night-club owner in 1920s London. During her 13 year career she made, and spent, a fortune and served five prison sentences. She was the inspiration fo ...
(1875–1933), Irish night club owner
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Maurice Meyricke
Maurice Meyricke (ca. 15631640) was a Welsh academic at the University of Oxford in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Life
Meyricke, from Anglesey, matriculated from New College, Oxford on 11 May 1582 with a scholarship at the age of 19. ...
(–1640), Welsh academic
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Rowland Meyrick
Rowland Meyrick (Merrick) (1505–1566) was a Welsh bishop of Bangor.
Life
Born at Bodorgan in the parish of Llangadwaladr, Anglesey, in 1505, he was the second son of Meyric ab Llewelyn ab Heylin, by Margaret daughter of Rowland ab Hywl, recto ...
(1505–1566), Welsh bishop
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Samuel Rush Meyrick
Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick, KH (16 August 1783 – 2 April 1848) was an English collector and scholar of arms and armour. He lived at Goodrich Court, Goodrich, Herefordshire, and introduced systematic principles to the study of his subject.
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(1783–1848), English inventor
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Sidney Meyrick
Admiral Sir Sidney Julius Meyrick KCB (28 March 1879 – 18 December 1973) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station.
Naval career
Meyrick joined the Royal Navy in 1893. He served in the ...
(1879–1973), Royal Navy officer
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William Meyrick
William Meyrick (1808 – 17 February 1846) was a Welsh amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1828 to 1837. He was called to the bar in 1835.
Cricket career
Mainly associated with Cambridge University Cricket Club and Marylebone ...
(1808–1846), English cricketer
Given name
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Meyrick Alexander (born 1952), British bassoonist
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Meyrick Edward Clifton James
Meyrick Edward Clifton James (April 1898 – 8 May 1963) was an actor and soldier, with a resemblance to Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery. That was used by British intelligence as part of a deception campaign during the Second World War.
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(1898–1963), English actor and soldier
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Meyrick Pringle
Meyrick Wayne Pringle (born 22 June 1966) is a former South African cricketer who played in four Tests and seventeen One Day Internationals (ODIs) from 1992 to 1995.
Career
Pringle attended and played for Kingswood College at school level. A ...
(born 1966), South African cricketer
See also
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Merrick (disambiguation)
Merrick may refer to:
Places
* Merrick Mountains, Palmer Land, Antarctica
* Merrick Glacier, Oates Land, Antarctica
* Merrick Point, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica
* Merrick (Galloway), a mountain in southern Scotland
* Merrick, New York, a haml ...
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Meyrick family The Meyrick family (later spelling Merrick) of Bodorgan, Anglesey, Wales is descended from Cadafael, lord of Cedewain, Powys.
Notable past family members
Llewelyn ap Meyrick fought at the battle of Bosworth for Henry Tudor.
Meurig ap Llewelyn, ...
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