The Thursby Baronetcy, of Ormerod House in the Parish of Burnley

Burnley

Burnley is a market town in the Burnley borough of Lancashire, England, with a population of around 73,500. It lies north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Brun....

 in the County Palatine of Lancaster

Lancashire

Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...

 and of Holmhurst in the Parish of Christchurch

Christchurch, Dorset

Christchurch is a borough and town in the county of Dorset on the south coast of England. The town adjoins Bournemouth in the west and the New Forest lies to the east. Historically in Hampshire, it joined Dorset with the reorganisation of local government in 1974 and is the most easterly borough in...

 in the County of Southampton, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 26 July 1887 for the benefactor Colonel John Thursby. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1941.

Thursby Baronets, of Ormerod House and Holmhurst (1887)

• Sir John Hardy Thursby, 1st Baronet (1826-1901)
• Sir John Ormerod Scarlett Thursby, 2nd Baronet (1861-1920)
• Sir George James Thursby, 3rd Baronet (1869-1941)