Primrose Baronets
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There have been three Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Primrose, two in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.

The Primrose Baronetcy, of Carrington in the County of Selkirk, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 1 August 1651. For more information on this creation see the Viscount of Primrose
Viscount of Primrose
Viscount of Primrose was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1703 for Sir James Primrose, 3rd Baronet, along with the subsidiary title Lord Primrose and Castlefield...

 and the Earl of Rosebery
Earl of Rosebery
Earl of Rosebery is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1703 for Archibald Primrose, 1st Viscount of Rosebery, with remainder to his issue male and female successively...

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The Foulis, later Primrose Baronetcy, of Ravelstoun, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 15 September 1661. For more information, see Foulis Baronets
Foulis Baronets
There have been three Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Foulis, one in the Baronetage of England and two in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia....

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The Primrose Baronetcy, of Redholme, Dumbreck, in Govan in the County of the City of Glasgow, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 7 July 1903 for John Primrose. He was a senior partner in the firm of William Primrose and Sons, flour millers, of Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

, and served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1903 to 1905.

Primrose Baronets, of Carrington (1651)

  • see the Viscount of Primrose
    Viscount of Primrose
    Viscount of Primrose was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1703 for Sir James Primrose, 3rd Baronet, along with the subsidiary title Lord Primrose and Castlefield...

     and the Earl of Rosebery
    Earl of Rosebery
    Earl of Rosebery is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1703 for Archibald Primrose, 1st Viscount of Rosebery, with remainder to his issue male and female successively...


Primrose Baronets, of Redholme (1903)

  • Sir John Ure Primrose, 1st Baronet (1847-1924)
  • Sir William Louis Primrose, 2nd Baronet (1880-1953)
  • Sir John Ure Primrose, 3rd Baronet (1908-1985)
  • Sir Alasdair Neil Primrose, 4th Baronet (1935-1986)
  • Sir John Ure Primrose, 5th Baronet (b. 1960)
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