Birkin Baronets
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The Birkin Baronetcy, of Ruddington
Grange in the County of Nottingham, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 25 July 1905 for the businessman Thomas Isaac Birkin. He was a Lace Manufacturer, Director of the Great Northern Railway
and the Mercantile Steamship Company. His grandson, the third Baronet, was a famous racing driver. He died without male issue and was succeeded by his uncle, the fourth Baronet. He died childless and was succeeded by his nephew, the fifth Baronet. As of 2007 the title is held by the latter's son, the sixth Baronet, who succeeded in 1985.
Ruddington
Ruddington is an English village situated five miles south of Nottingham in the Borough of Rushcliffe. It had a population of 6,441 at the 2001 UK census....
Grange in the County of Nottingham, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 25 July 1905 for the businessman Thomas Isaac Birkin. He was a Lace Manufacturer, Director of the Great Northern Railway
Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)
The Great Northern Railway was a British railway company established by the Great Northern Railway Act of 1846. On 1 January 1923 the company lost its identity as a constituent of the newly formed London and North Eastern Railway....
and the Mercantile Steamship Company. His grandson, the third Baronet, was a famous racing driver. He died without male issue and was succeeded by his uncle, the fourth Baronet. He died childless and was succeeded by his nephew, the fifth Baronet. As of 2007 the title is held by the latter's son, the sixth Baronet, who succeeded in 1985.
Birkin Baronets, of Ruddington Grange (1905)
- Sir Thomas Isaac Birkin, 1st Baronet (1831-1922)
- Sir Thomas Stanley Birkin, 2nd Baronet (1857-1931)
- Sir Henry Ralph Stanley "Tim" Birkin, 3rd Baronet (1896-1933)
- Sir Alexander Russell Birkin, 4th Baronet (1861-1942)
- Sir Charles Lloyd Birkin, 5th BaronetCharles BirkinSir Charles Lloyd Birkin, 5th Baronet was an English author of horror short stories and the editor of the Creeps Library of anthologies...
(1907-1985) - Sir John Christian William Birkin, 6th Baronet (b. 1953)
Other notable family members
- Archie BirkinArchie BirkinCharles Archibald Cecil "Archie" Birkin was a British motorcycle racer, brother of Tim Birkin, one of the "Bentley Boys" of the 1920s.-Background and family:...
(1905-1927), racing car driver; brother of the 3rd Baronet. - Freda Dudley WardFreda Dudley WardWinifred May, Marquesa de Casa Maury , universally known by her first married name as Freda Dudley Ward, was an English socialite best known for being a mistress of the Prince of Wales, who later became King Edward VIII.-Life:Born Winifred May Birkin, she was the second child and eldest of three...
born Winifred May Birkin (1894-1983), royal mistress, granddaughter of the first baronet. - Jane BirkinJane BirkinJane Mallory Birkin, OBE is an English-born actress and singer who lives in France. In recent years she has written her own album, directed a film and become an outspoken proponent of democracy in Burma.- Early life :...
(b. 1946), actress; great-granddaughter of the first baronet. - Andrew Birkin (b. 1945), actor, screenwriter, and director; brother of Jane Birkin.
- David Tristan BirkinDavid Tristan BirkinDavid Birkin is a British artist working in photography, performance and sculpture. In 2009, he married the performance artist, , in a disused slate mine in North Wales...
(b. 1977), actor, son of Andrew Birkin. - Anno BirkinAnno BirkinAlexander Kingdom Nik-o "Anno" Birkin was an English musician. He came from a creative family, which included his grandmother Judy Campbell; father Andrew Birkin, mother Bee Gilbert, brother Ned Birkin, half-siblings David Birkin, Barnaby Holm and Lissy Holm; aunts Jane Birkin and Linda Birkin;...
(1980-2001), poet and musician, son of Andrew Birkin.