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Sir Charles Merrick Burrell, 1774–1862 (aged 87 years)

Engraving of Charles Merrik Burrell, published 1835 in The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex by Thomas Walker Horsfield.

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Sir Charles Merrick Burrell

Name: Sir Charles Merrick /Burrell/
Name prefix: Sir
Given names: Charles Merrick
Surname: Burrell
Name suffix: 3rd Baronet Raymond of Valentines (1796), MP

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father	Links Birth: 10 October 1732 40 — City of London, London, England Baptism: 24 October 1732 40 — City of London, London, England Education: Educated at Westminster School under the Rev. Dr. Nicol. — 1743 — Westminster, City of Westminster, London, England Education: Fellow Commoner at St. John's College. — 1749 — Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Education: Graduated LLB. — 1755 Education: Graduated LLD. — 1760 Occupation: MP for Haslemere. — 1768 Occupation: Commissioner of Excise. — 1774 Occupation: Knight Antiquary and Barrister. Occupation: Director. Occupation: Lawyer. — City of London, London, England Death: 20 January 1796 — Dorking, Surrey, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sir Charles Merrick Burrell Sir William Burrell 2nd Baronet Raymond of Valentines (1789), MP 1732–1796 Birth: 10 October 1732 40 — City of London, London, England Death: 20 January 1796 — Dorking, Surrey, England
himself	Links Birth: 21 May 1774 41 — Soho, City of Westminster, London, England Education: Graduated from Cambridge. — 1791 — Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Occupation: MP for New Shoreham. — 1806 — Sussex, England Marriage: 1808 Occupation: Father of the House of Commons. — 1850 — London, England Death: 4 January 1862 — Shipley, Sussex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Frances Wyndham Iliffe Walter Wyndham Burrell Sir Charles Merrick Burrell 1774–1862 Birth: 21 May 1774 41 — Soho, City of Westminster, London, England Death: 4 January 1862 — Shipley, Sussex, England

Family with Frances Wyndham Iliffe
himself	Links Birth: 21 May 1774 41 — Soho, City of Westminster, London, England Education: Graduated from Cambridge. — 1791 — Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Occupation: MP for New Shoreham. — 1806 — Sussex, England Marriage: 1808 Occupation: Father of the House of Commons. — 1850 — London, England Death: 4 January 1862 — Shipley, Sussex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Frances Wyndham Iliffe Walter Wyndham Burrell Sir Charles Merrick Burrell 1774–1862 Birth: 21 May 1774 41 — Soho, City of Westminster, London, England Death: 4 January 1862 — Shipley, Sussex, England
wife	Links Birth: 1789 37 Marriage: 1808 Death: 1848 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sir Charles Merrick Burrell Walter Wyndham Burrell Frances Wyndham Iliffe 1789–1848 Birth: 1789 37 Death: 1848
Marriage	Marriage — 1808 —
7 years son	Links Birth: 26 October 1814 40 25 — England Occupation: Barrister — 1840 — London, England Occupation: High Sheriff of Sussex — 1871 — Sussex, England Occupation: MP (Conservative) for Shoreham. — between 1876 and 1885 — Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, England Occupation: Provincial Grandmaster — 1877 — Brighton, Sussex, England Death: 24 January 1886 — West Grinstead, Sussex, England Burial: after 24 January 1886 — Shipley, Derbyshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Charles Raymond Burrell Walter Wyndham Burrell 1814–1886 Birth: 26 October 1814 40 25 — England Death: 24 January 1886 — West Grinstead, Sussex, England

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Birth	21 May 1774 41 Soho, City of Westminster, London, England Address: Golden Square, Soho, City of Westminster, London, England.
Education	Graduated from Cambridge. 1791 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Death of a father	Sir William Burrell 2nd Baronet Raymond of Valentines (1789), MP 20 January 1796 Dorking, Surrey, England Cause: Probably after suffering from a series of strokes, the first of which occurred in 1777.
Occupation	MP for New Shoreham. 1806 Sussex, England
Marriage	Frances Wyndham Iliffe — View this family 1808 (aged 33 years)
Birth of a son	Walter Wyndham Burrell 26 October 1814 England
Death of a wife	Frances Wyndham Iliffe 1848
Occupation	Father of the House of Commons. 1850 London, England
Death	4 January 1862 (aged 87 years) Shipley, Sussex, England Address: Knepp Castle Estate, Shipley, Sussex, England.
Last change	22 January 2023 – 07:29:34 Author of last change: Danny

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Note	In a letter written in 1819, Sir George O'Brien described Sir Charles Merrick Burrell’s homebrew as “the devil itself”. Sir George O'brien was Sir Charles's father-in-law. Between 1830 and 1860, the 3rd Duke of Richmond received 175 letters from Sir Charles and 35 letters from Sir John Kincaid (1787-1862), Knight Inspector of Prisons and Factories. Inheriting his Baronetcy and Knepp Castle Estate in 1796, and being impressed by the new building on his brother's estate at West Grinstead Park, Sir Charles commissioned John Nash to design something grander for himself. The new castle, builtbyAlexander Kyffin, was completed between 1809 and 1812. In 1831, Sir Charles inherited West Grinstead Park, combining the properties in an estate of some 5000 acres. He inherited Ockenden Manor at the same time. Permitted by an Act of Parliament, Sir Charles sold The Deepdene to Sir Thomas Hope in 1807. The house passed to his son, Henry, and on his wife’s death passed to Lord Francis Hope-Pelham-Clinton, later the 8th Duke of Newcastle. He wentbankrupt, and subsequently Lord William Beresford (3rd son of the Marquess of Waterford) leased the house. Almeric Paget leased the house from 1911 to 1914. The house and 50 acres were sold in 1920, and a further 2200 acres were soldin 1921. It was a hotel during the interwar years and sold to the Southern Railway Company in 1939, which later became part of British Rail. British Rail occupied the house until it was sold in 1967 to Federated Homes Ltd. It was demolished in1969. Sir Thomas Hope, of Scottish Descent but born in the Netherlands in 1769, came from a rich banking family. He was an author and furniture designer. Anastasius, written in 1819, tells the story of a Greek hero, of considerable ability andcourage,absolutely untroubled with conscience, who becomes renegade and goes through various adventures. Anastasius was attributed to Lord Byron and only credited to Sir Thomas Hope on his avowing it in Blackwood’s Magazine. He also wrote thebook “Household Furniture and Interior Decoration” in 1807, and thus coined the phrase “Interior Decoration”. He died on 03/02/1831. The Victoria & Albert Museum, London, and the Royal Pavilion, Brighton, contain some of his collections. Henry Hope, a collector of fine art and gems, acquired the large blue diamond that carries his family’s name. The Hope Diamond, at 45.52 carats, is the world’s largest deep blue diamond, and is more than a billion years old. It is today in thecollection of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Benjamin Disraeli, British Prime Minister in 1868 and 1874-80, wrote part of ‘Coningsby’, a political novel, at The Deepdene. His imperialist policies brought India directly under the crown and he was personally responsible for purchasingcontrol of the Suez Canal. The central Conservative Party organisation is his creation. Written on the commemorative plaque: In memory of Sir Charles Merrik Burrell Baronet of Valentines, Member of Parliament for the borough of New Shoreham and Rape of Bramber. Born in London on 21/05/1774 and died at Knepp Castle on 04/01/1862.

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In a letter written in 1819, Sir George O'Brien described Sir Charles Merrick Burrell’s homebrew as “the devil itself”. Sir George O'brien was Sir Charles's father-in-law.

Between 1830 and 1860, the 3rd Duke of Richmond received 175 letters from Sir Charles and 35 letters from Sir John Kincaid (1787-1862), Knight Inspector of Prisons and Factories.

Inheriting his Baronetcy and Knepp Castle Estate in 1796, and being impressed by the new building on his brother's estate at West Grinstead Park, Sir Charles commissioned John Nash to design something grander for himself. The new castle, builtbyAlexander Kyffin, was completed between 1809 and 1812. In 1831, Sir Charles inherited West Grinstead Park, combining the properties in an estate of some 5000 acres. He inherited Ockenden Manor at the same time.

Permitted by an Act of Parliament, Sir Charles sold The Deepdene to Sir Thomas Hope in 1807. The house passed to his son, Henry, and on his wife’s death passed to Lord Francis Hope-Pelham-Clinton, later the 8th Duke of Newcastle. He wentbankrupt, and subsequently Lord William Beresford (3rd son of the Marquess of Waterford) leased the house. Almeric Paget leased the house from 1911 to 1914. The house and 50 acres were sold in 1920, and a further 2200 acres were soldin 1921. It was a hotel during the interwar years and sold to the Southern Railway Company in 1939, which later became part of British Rail. British Rail occupied the house until it was sold in 1967 to Federated Homes Ltd. It was demolished in1969.

Sir Thomas Hope, of Scottish Descent but born in the Netherlands in 1769, came from a rich banking family. He was an author and furniture designer. Anastasius, written in 1819, tells the story of a Greek hero, of considerable ability andcourage,absolutely untroubled with conscience, who becomes renegade and goes through various adventures. Anastasius was attributed to Lord Byron and only credited to Sir Thomas Hope on his avowing it in Blackwood’s Magazine. He also wrote thebook “Household Furniture and Interior Decoration” in 1807, and thus coined the phrase “Interior Decoration”. He died on 03/02/1831. The Victoria & Albert Museum, London, and the Royal Pavilion, Brighton, contain some of his collections.

Henry Hope, a collector of fine art and gems, acquired the large blue diamond that carries his family’s name. The Hope Diamond, at 45.52 carats, is the world’s largest deep blue diamond, and is more than a billion years old. It is today in thecollection of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

Benjamin Disraeli, British Prime Minister in 1868 and 1874-80, wrote part of ‘Coningsby’, a political novel, at The Deepdene. His imperialist policies brought India directly under the crown and he was personally responsible for purchasingcontrol of the Suez Canal. The central Conservative Party organisation is his creation.

Written on the commemorative plaque:

In memory of Sir Charles Merrik Burrell Baronet of Valentines, Member of Parliament for the borough of New Shoreham and Rape of Bramber. Born in London on 21/05/1774 and died at Knepp Castle on 04/01/1862.

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Media object	Engraving of Charles Merrik Burrell, published 1835 in The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex by Thomas Walker Horsfield.