Rycroft baronets

Rycroft baronets
Escutcheon of the Rycroft baronets of Calton
Creation date1784[1]
Statusextant[2]

The Rycroft Baronetcy, of Calton in the County of York, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 22 January 1784 for Reverend Richard Rycroft. Born Richard Nelson, he was the only surviving son of John Nelson, and had assumed by Royal sign-manual the surname of Rycroft in lieu of his patronymic in 1758. The fifth Baronet was high sheriff of Hampshire in 1899. The sixth Baronet was high sheriff of Hampshire in 1938.

Two other members of the family may also be mentioned. Sir William Henry Rycroft, second son of the fourth Baronet, was a Major-General in the British Army. The second son of the fifth Baronet was the psychoanalyst Charles Rycroft.

  1. ^ Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. London: Debrett's Peerage. 2000. p. B349. ISBN 033354577X.
  2. ^ "Official Roll". The Standing Council of the Baronetage. Retrieved 23 July 2022.