Career
He was also a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. On 3 April 1909, Burrell succeeded to 5th Baron Gwydyr, of Gwydyr, County Carnarvon. Burrell was the son of Peter Robert Burrell, 4th Baron Gwydyr and Sophia Campbell.
He had only one sibling, Honorary
Cicely Burrell (born 1858), a half-sister, from his father"s second marriage. Catherine Mary Sermonia Burrell
John Percy Burrell (1873–1902)
Randulphus Clement Robert Burrell (1876–1882).