Primrose baronets
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 and the Earl of Rosebery.
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.
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, and served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1903 to 1905.
Primrose baronets, of Carrington (1651)
- see the Viscount of Primrose and the Earl of Rosebery
Foulis, later Primrose baronets, of Ravelstoun (1661)
- see Foulis baronets
Primrose baronets, of Redholme (1903)
- Sir John Ure Primrose, 1st Baronet (1847–1924)[1]
- Sir William Louis Primrose, 2nd Baronet (1880–1953)[2]
- Sir John Ure Primrose, 3rd Baronet (1908–1984)[3]
- Sir Alasdair Neil Primrose, 4th Baronet (1935–1986)[4]
- Sir John Ure Primrose, 5th Baronet (born 1960)[5]
The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother Andrew Richard Primrose (born 1966).
Notes
- ^ "Primrose, Sir John Ure". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 13 October 2021. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Primrose, Sir William Louis". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 13 October 2021. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Primrose, Sir John Ure". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 13 October 2021. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Primrose, Sir Alasdair Neil". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 13 October 2021. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Primrose, Sir John Ure". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 13 October 2021. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets – Baronetcies beginning with "P" (part 3)
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