Shuckburgh Baronets
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The Shuckburgh Baronetcy, of Shuckburgh in the County of Warwick, is a title in the Baronetage of England.
The Shuckburgh family take their name from the Warwickshire village in which they settled in the 12th century. In the female line ancestors include William I and Adam de Napton.
The Baronetcy was created on 25 June 1660 for John Shuckburgh, the eldest son of Sir Richard Shuckburgh, (1594–1656) Member of Parliament
for Warwickshire
and a supporter of the Royalist cause in the Civil War
, who was knighted before the Battle of Edgehill
by Charles I. His son was raised to the Baronetcy on the Restoration
of Charles II of England.
The family seat is Shuckburgh Hall
, near Daventry
.
The Shuckburgh family take their name from the Warwickshire village in which they settled in the 12th century. In the female line ancestors include William I and Adam de Napton.
The Baronetcy was created on 25 June 1660 for John Shuckburgh, the eldest son of Sir Richard Shuckburgh, (1594–1656) Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Warwickshire
Warwickshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Warwickshire was a parliamentary constituency in the Warwickshire in England. It returned two Members of Parliament , traditionall known as knights of the shire, to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.-Boundaries and franchise:The...
and a supporter of the Royalist cause in the Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
, who was knighted before the Battle of Edgehill
Battle of Edgehill
The Battle of Edgehill was the first pitched battle of the First English Civil War. It was fought near Edge Hill and Kineton in southern Warwickshire on Sunday, 23 October 1642....
by Charles I. His son was raised to the Baronetcy on the Restoration
English Restoration
The Restoration of the English monarchy began in 1660 when the English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were all restored under Charles II after the Interregnum that followed the Wars of the Three Kingdoms...
of Charles II of England.
The family seat is Shuckburgh Hall
Shuckburgh Hall
Shuckburgh Hall is a privately owned country house mansion at Lower Shuckburgh, near Daventry, Warwickshire.The estate has been the home of the Shuckburgh family since the 12th century...
, near Daventry
Daventry
Daventry is a market town in Northamptonshire, England, with a population of 22,367 .-Geography:The town is also the administrative centre of the larger Daventry district, which has a population of 71,838. The town is 77 miles north-northwest of London, 13.9 miles west of Northampton and 10.2...
.
Shuckburgh Baronets, of Shuckburgh, Warwickshire (1660)
- Sir John Shuckburgh, 1st Baronet (1635–1661)
- Sir Charles Shuckburgh, 2nd Baronet (November 1659–2 September 1705). He was High Sheriff of WarwickshireHigh Sheriff of WarwickshireThe High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions...
in 1687 and sat as Member of ParliamentMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for WarwickshireWarwickshire (UK Parliament constituency)Warwickshire was a parliamentary constituency in the Warwickshire in England. It returned two Members of Parliament , traditionall known as knights of the shire, to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.-Boundaries and franchise:The...
1698-1705. - Sir John Shuckburgh, 3rd Baronet (18 August 1683–19 June 1724)
- Sir Stewkley Shuckburgh, 4th Baronet (9 March 1711–10 March 1759).
- Sir Charles Shuckburgh, 5th Baronet] (17 March 1722–10 August 1773). He was the cousin of the 3rd Baronet and son of Charles Shuckburgh, a younger son of the 2nd Baronet by his second wife. He served as High SheriffHigh SheriffA high sheriff is, or was, a law enforcement officer in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.In England and Wales, the office is unpaid and partly ceremonial, appointed by the Crown through a warrant from the Privy Council. In Cornwall, the High Sheriff is appointed by the Duke of...
in 1769. - Sir George Augustus William Shuckburgh, 6th Baronet also known as Sir George Augustus William Shuckburgh-EvelynSir George Shuckburgh-Evelyn, 6th BaronetSir George Augustus William Shuckburgh-Evelyn, 6th Baronet was an English politician, mathematician and astronomer....
(c. 1752–11 August 1804). He was a politician, mathematician and astronomer. He assumed the additional surname of Evelyn because his second wife Julia Annabella was a distant relative of the diarist John Evelyn, whose closer line of inheritance had died out. However, as he was succeeded by his younger brother, the surname Evelyn was not retained by any of his successors. - Sir Stewkley Shuckburgh, 7th Baronet (c. 1760–21 July 1809)
- Sir Francis Shuckburgh, 8th Baronet (12 March 1789–29 October 1876)
- Sir George Thomas Francis Shuckburgh, 9th Baronet] (23 July 1829–12 January 1884)
- Sir Stewkley Frederick Draycott Shuckburgh, 10th Baronet (20 June 1880–17 November 1917)
- Sir Gerald Francis Stewkley Shuckburgh, 11th Baronet (28 February 1882–3 August 1939). High Sheriff of WarwickshireHigh Sheriff of WarwickshireThe High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions...
1921. - Sir Charles Gerald Stewkley Shuckburgh, 12th Baronet TD JP (28 February 1911 – 4 May 1988). Shuckburgh was the son of Sir Gerald Francis Stewkley Shuckburgh, 11th Baronet, and was educated at HarrowHarrow SchoolHarrow School, commonly known simply as "Harrow", is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London.. The school is of worldwide renown. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was...
and Trinity College, OxfordTrinity College, OxfordThe College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in the University of Oxford, of the foundation of Sir Thomas Pope , or Trinity College for short, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It stands on Broad Street, next door to Balliol College and Blackwells bookshop,...
. His younger brother, Basil (born 1916), a Lieutenant in the King's Royal Rifle CorpsKing's Royal Rifle CorpsThe King's Royal Rifle Corps was a British Army infantry regiment, originally raised in colonial North America as the Royal Americans, and recruited from American colonists. Later ranked as the 60th Regiment of Foot, the regiment served for more than 200 years throughout the British Empire...
, was killed in action in CreteCreteCrete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits...
in 1941. He served a Major in the 11th City of London Yeomanry and was a Justice of the PeaceJustice of the PeaceA justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
for WarwickshireWarwickshireWarwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
. In 1935, he married Remony Dorothy Bell, of Buenos AiresBuenos AiresBuenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, who died in 1936. Subsequently, he married Nancy Diana Mary Lubbock in 1937. Shuckburgh served as High Sheriff of WarwickshireHigh Sheriff of WarwickshireThe High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions...
from 1965 to 1966. - Sir Rupert Charles Gerald Shuckburgh, 13th Baronet (b. 1949)