- Primrose Baronets
There have been three Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Primrose, two in the
Baronetage of Nova Scotia and one in theBaronetage 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 theViscount of Primrose and theEarl of Rosebery .The Foulis, later Primrose Baronetcy, of Ravelstoun, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on
15 September 1661 . For more information, seeFoulis 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, ofGlasgow , and served asLord Provost of Glasgow from 1903 to 1905.Primrose Baronets, of Carrington (1651)
*see the
Viscount of Primrose and theEarl 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)
*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)References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). "Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage" (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
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