What is "beauclerk"

Beauclerk or Beauclerc (pronounced boh-clair) is an English surname, from Anglo-Norman meaning "fine scholar". It is also the family name of the Duke of St Albans.

Notable people with the surname include:

• Henry I of England (c.1068–1135), called "Beauclerc" for his scholarly interests
• Lord Amelius Beauclerk (1771–1846), Royal Navy officer
• Aubrey Beauclerk (disambiguation)
• Beatrix Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans (1877–1953)
• Charles Beauclerk (disambiguation)
• Diana Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans (c.1679–1742), British courtier
• Lady Diana Beauclerk (1734–1808), English artist
• Lord Frederick Beauclerk (1773–1850), Anglican clergyman, President of Marylebone Cricket Club
• George Beauclerk (disambiguation)
• Lord James Beauclerk (c.1709–1787), Anglican clergyman, Bishop of Hereford
• Jane Beauclerk, pen-name of M. J. Engh (born 1933), American science fiction author and independent Roman scholar
• Marie Bethell Beauclerc (1845–1897), English pioneer of shorthand, reporter and teacher
• Murray Beauclerk, 14th Duke of St Albans (born 1939), FCA
• Osborne Beauclerk, 12th Duke of St Albans (1874–1964), British Army officer
• Ralph Beauclerk, Marqués de Valero de Urría (1917-2007), Captain in the British Army
• Lord Sidney Beauclerk (1703–1744), Member of Parliament and of the British Privy Council, fortune hunter
• Topham Beauclerk (1739–1780), English wit, friend of Dr Johnson and Horace Walpole
• Vere Beauclerk, 1st Baron Vere (1699–1781), Royal Navy officer and Member of Parliament
• William Beauclerk (disambiguation)

Beauclerk (first name and details of birth and death unknown) was an English cricketer with probably amateur status who was active in 1831. He made his first-class debut in 1831 and appeared in one match as an unknown handedness batsman whose bowling style is unknown, playing in an A to K versus L to Z match organised by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). Possibly related to Lord Frederick Beauclerk, he scored no runs with a highest score of 0 * and took no wickets.