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

Royal sign-manual

The royal sign manual is the formal name given in the Commonwealth realms to the autograph signature of the sovereign, by the affixing of which the monarch expresses his or her pleasure either by order, commission, or warrant. A sign-manual warrant may be either an executive actfor example, an...

 the surname of Rycroft in lieu of his patronymic in 1758. The fifth Baronet was High Sheriff

High Sheriff

A high sheriff is, or was, a law enforcement officer in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.In England and Wales, the office is unpaid and partly ceremonial, appointed by the Crown through a warrant from the Privy Council. In Cornwall, the High Sheriff is appointed by the Duke of...

 of Hampshire

Hampshire

Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...

 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

British Army

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. Charles Rycroft

Charles Rycroft

Charles Frederick Rycroft was a British psychologist and a well-known author. For most of his career he had a private psychiatric practice in London.-Life:...

, second son of the fifth Baronet, was a psychologist, Charles Rycroft

Charles Rycroft

Charles Frederick Rycroft was a British psychologist and a well-known author. For most of his career he had a private psychiatric practice in London.-Life:...

Rycroft Baronets, of Calton (1784)

• Sir Richard Rycroft, 1st Baronet (1736–1786)
• Sir Nelson Rycroft, 2nd Baronet (1761–1827)
• Sir Richard Henry Charles Rycroft, 3rd Baronet (1793–1864)
• Sir Nelson Rycroft, 4th Baronet (1831–1894)
• Sir Richard Nelson Rycroft, 5th Baronet (1859–1925) m,(2ndly), Emily Mary Lowry-Corry, 1st Feb 1911.
• Sir Nelson Edward Oliver Rycroft, 6th Baronet (1886–1958)
• Sir Richard Newton Rycroft, 7th Baronet (1918–1999)
• Sir Richard John Rycroft, 8th Baronet (b. 1946)