Peter Burrell, 4th Baron Gwydyr explained

The Lord Gwydyr
Birth Date:24 March 1810
Birth Place:Langley Park, Beckenham, Kent
Death Place:Ipswich, Suffolk
Known For:High Sheriff of Suffolk
Secretary to the Lord Great Chamberlain
High Steward of Ipswich
Chairman of Quarter Sessions, Suffolk

Peter Robert Burrell, 4th Baron Gwydyr (24 March 1810[1]  - 3 April 1909) was High Sheriff of Suffolk in 1858. In addition, he was Secretary to the Lord Great Chamberlain, High Steward of Ipswich, and Chairman of Quarter Sessions, Suffolk. Burrell succeeded to the title of 4th Baron Gwydyr, of Gwydyr, County Carnarvon, on 26 August 1870.[2]

Burrell was born at Langley Park, Beckenham.[1] He was the son of Lindsey Merrik Peter Burrell and Frances Daniell, and the grandson of Sir Peter Burrell, 1st Baron Gwydyr.

He married Sophia Campbell in Ipswich[1] on 10 December 1840, and they had one son, Sir Willoughby Burrell, 5th Baron Gwydyr (1841–1915).

Burrell later married Georgina Holford in Gloucestershire[1] on 8 May 1856 and they had one daughter, Hon. Cicely Burrell (born 2 January 1858).Burrell lived at Stoke Park, Ipswich, and is buried at St Mary Church, Belstead, near Ipswich.

Before his death, Burrell was the oldest living member of the peerage.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peter Robert Charles Burrell 4th Baron Gwydir, 5th Bt. . https://archive.today/20130209045631/http://www.whosyerdad-e.com/pgv3/individual.php?pid=I296&ged=burrell2.ged . dead . 9 February 2013 . 24 June 2008 . whosyerdad-e.com .
  2. Web site: Peter Robert Burrell, 4th Baron Gwydyr . 23 June 2008 . 2007 . thepeerage.com.
  3. News: Oldest British Peer Dead . . 4 April 1909 . 23 June 2008 .