Wolryche baronets

Extinct baronetcy in the Baronetage of England

The Wolryche Baronetcy (/ˈwʊlrɪtʃ/ WUUL-ritch), of Dudmaston in the County of Shropshire, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 4 August 1641 for Thomas Wolryche, previously Member of Parliament for Wenlock. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1723.^[1]

Wolryche baronets, of Dudmaston (1641)

Escutcheon of the Wolryche baronets of Dudmaston

• Sir Thomas Wolryche, 1st Baronet (1598–1668)
• Sir Francis Wolryche, 2nd Baronet (c. 1627–1688)
• Sir Thomas Wolryche, 3rd Baronet (1672–1701)
• Sir John Wolryche, 4th Baronet (c. 1691–1723)

• The Wolryches
• 
  Tomb of Francis and Margaret Wolryche in St. Andrew's church, Quatt. They were the ancestors of all the Wolryche Baronets.
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  Margaret's memorial to Francis, installed after his death in 1614.
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  Inscription on Sir Thomas Wolryche's tomb, lauding his military achievements. He was a prominent Cavalier commander regionally.
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  Inscription on Bridgnorth Museum, commemorating Sir Thomas Wolryche's deliberate destruction of the town in his defence of the castle against Parliamentary forces in 1646.
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  Memorial to George Wolryche, a younger brother of Sir Thomas, the first baronet.
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  Tomb of Mary Wolryche, who died in 1678: wife of John Wolryche, a younger son of the first baronet. She was daughter of Matthew Griffith, a prominent churchman.

References

1. George Edward Cokayne Complete Baronetage, Volume 2