The Meyrick Baronetcy, of Bush House in the parish of St Mary in the
County of Pembroke and of
Apley Castle in the parish of
Wellington
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in the
County of Salop
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, is a title in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
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Baronetage of England (1611–1705)
King James ...
. It was created on 5 May 1880 for
Thomas Meyrick,
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)
*
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
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), Englis ...