Extinct Viscountcies of England
Extinct Viscountcies of England is in Viscountcies of England.
On 20 Mar 1470 the army of William Berkeley 1st Marquess Berkeley (age 44) including Maurice Berkeley 3rd Baron Berkeley (age 35) defeated the army of Thomas Talbot 2nd Viscount Lisle (age 21) at Nibley Green, Berkeley.
Thomas Talbot 2nd Viscount Lisle (age 21) was killed. Viscount Lisle extinct. Baron Lisle abeyant.
Ostensibly a battle of the Wars of the Roses it may also be considered a settling of the dispute over the ownership of Berkeley Castle [Map] which has passed with the Baron Berkeley Feudal to William Berkeley 1st Marquess Berkeley (age 44) rather than with Baron Berkeley which was abeyant, and of which Thomas Talbot 2nd Viscount Lisle (age 21) was a potential heir. Thomas Talbot 2nd Viscount Lisle (age 21) was born to John Talbot 1st Viscount Lisle whose mother was Margaret Beauchamp Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford whose mother was Elizabeth Berkeley Countess Warwick who was a daughter of Thomas Berkeley 10th and 5th Baron Berkeley, Baron Lisle. 
After 19 Jun 1488 Francis Lovell 1st Viscount Lovell (age 32) died. Viscount Lovell extinct.
On 14 Feb 1492 William Berkeley 1st Marquess Berkeley (age 66) died. Marquess Berkeley, Earl Nottingham, Viscount Berkeley extinct.
Baron Berkeley Feudal retained by the King.
Maurice Berkeley 3rd Baron Berkeley (age 57) succeeded 3rd Baron Berkeley. Isabel Meade 3rd Baroness Berkeley by marriage Baroness Berkeley.
On 09 Feb 1498 John Welles 1st Viscount Welles (age 48) died in London. Viscount Welles extinct. His will reads ...
In the name of oure Lorde Jeshu, Amen. I, John, Viscounte lorde Wellis (age 48), uncle to the Kynge (age 41), oure soveraigne lorde, and brodre to the right noble prynces, Margaret, countes of Richemond (age 54), naturall and dere modre to oure said soveregne lord, beyng of goode and hole memory, ye viij daie of February, the yere of oure Lorde God 1498, and in the xiiij yere of the regne of our saide soverayne lorde, make this my testament. My bodie to be buried in suche place as [to] the kynge (age 41), the quene (age 31), my lady, his moder (age 54), and my lady, my wife (age 28), shalbe thought, most convenyent, and the costis and charge of the same burying, the obsequyes, masses, funeralles and all oder thynges therto convenyent and necessarie. And also I remyt the makyng of my tumbe to the ordre and discrecionn of my saide soverayne lady the quene (age 31), my lady his modre, and my wife (age 28). And after these charges and costis aforesaid had and done, I will that all the dettis nowe by me dewe or to be dewe be treuly contented and paied. And I will that to the honour of Almighty God in the aulter afore which my bodie shall next lie my executors shall delyver a pair of candelstickes of silver, a masse booke covered with clothe of goolde, a chales of silver and gilte, a vestament of blewe velvet enbrodered with my armes, a pair of litle cruettes of silver and parcellis gilte, and a crosse of silver p[arcell] gilt, which 1 will do remayne there to serve Almyghty God with for ever and in noo oder place. Also I geve and bequethe to my dere beloved lady and wife Cecille (age 28), for terme of her life, all my castelles, manors, landes and tenements, aswell suche as I have purchased as all odre duryng only her life, whome I trust above all oder, that if my goodes and catallis wilnot suffice for the performance of this my laste will, that she will thenne of the revenues of the profittes of my inheritance perform this my laste will. Also I will that a preste be founde for ever after my said wifes decease to sey masse daily for my sowle and all Cristen sowles at the said aulter of the yerely revenues of my purchased landes, and over which my saide lady hath promysed me faithfully to purchase to the same entent if my saide purchased landes suffice not therto. And I will yt suche residue as shall fortune to be of my goodes that my saide dere beloved lady aud wife have theym to her owne use. And I make executors the saide Cecill (age 28), my dere beloved wife, and Sr Raynold Bray (age 58), knyght, and in my mooste humble wise beseche my said soverayne lorde the kyng and the quenes grace, my lady the kynges modre, to be supervisours.
In 1504 John Grey 2nd Viscount Lisle (age 23) died. Viscount Lisle extinct. Some sources suggest his daughter Elizabeth Grey Countess Devon inherited the Viscountcy whereas as others suggest she inherited the Barony only.
On 19 Dec 1507 William Beaumont 2nd Viscount Beaumont (age 69) died at Wivenhoe [Map] where he was buried. Viscount Beaumont extinct. Baron Beaumont abeyant between his two nieces Joanne Lovell and Frideswell Lovell. The issue of Frideswell Lovell were disbarred from succeededing when her son Henry Norreys (age 25) was attainted. Baron Bardolf of Wormegay in Norfolk abeyant between his great nephews including Henry Norreys (age 25), George Stapleton (age 28) and great-great nephew Brian Stapleton (age 30).
On 12 Mar 1539 Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde (age 62) died. He was buried at St Peter's Church, Hever. His monument has a brass. He is depicted dressed in full robes wearing the insignia of a Knight of the Garter, with the Badge on his left breast and the Garter around his left knee. His head rests on a helm surmounted by a crest of a falcon displayed (his daughter's heraldic badge) and his feet rest on a griffin. The inscription reads: Here lieth Sir Thomas Bullen, Knight of the Order of the Garter, Erle of Wilscher and Erle or Ormunde, which decessed the 12th dai of Marche in the iere of our Lorde 1538. Earl Wiltshire, Earl Ormonde and Viscount Rochford extinct. His considerable wealth and properties were inherited were his grand-daughter Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 5) and his daughter Mary Boleyn (age 40).
On 13 Mar 1540 Henry Bourchier 2nd Earl Essex 3rd Count Eu died. Earl Essex, Viscount Bourchier extinct. His daughter Anne Bourchier 7th Baroness Bourchier (age 23) succeeded 7th Baroness Bourchier. John Bourchier 2nd Earl Bath (age 41) succeeded 2nd Count Eu. Neither he or his descendants used the title.
On 03 Mar 1542 Arthur Plantagenet 1st Viscount Lisle (age 77) died at the Tower of London [Map]. Viscount Lisle extinct.
In 1611 Thomas Howard 3rd Viscount Howard Bindon died. Viscount Howard Bindon extinct.
On 29 Jan 1622 Francis Norreys 1st Earl Berkshire (age 42) shot himself with a crossbow at Rycote, Oxfordshire [Map]; probably deliberately.
On 31 Jan 1622 Francis Norreys 1st Earl Berkshire (age 42) died of the wounds he had received two days earlier. He was buried at Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire [Map]. His daughter Elizabeth Norreys 3rd Baroness Norreys Rycote (age 19) succeeded 3rd Baroness Norreys Rycote. Earl Berkshire and Viscount Thame extinct.
On 09 Apr 1626 Francis Bacon 1st Viscount St Alban (age 65) died of pneumonia. He was buried at St Paul's Walden Bury, Hertfordshire. Viscount St Alban and Baron Verulam extinct.
On 11 Jun 1638 Paul Bayning 2nd Viscount Bayning (age 22) died without male issue. Viscount Bayning extinct.
On 16 Nov 1638 Edward Cecil 1st Viscount Wimbledon (age 66) died. He was buried at Cecil Chapel St Mary's Church, Wimbledon. Viscount Wimbledon extinct, Baron Cecil Putney.
In Aug 1643 Edward Radclyffe 6th Earl of Sussex (age 84) died. Earl of Sussex, Viscount Fitzwalter extinct.
On 17 Jul 1645 Robert Carr 1st Earl Somerset (age 58) died without male issue. Earl Somerset, Viscount Rochester extinct.
On 18 Feb 1658 John Villiers 1st Viscount Purbeck (age 67) died without issue. Viscount Purbeck extinct although Robert Wright aka Villiers aka Danvers (age 33), illegitimate son of his wife Frances Coke Viscountess Purbeck and Robert Howard attempted to claim the title.
On 30 Oct 1660 James Hay 2nd Earl Carlisle (age 48) died. Earl Carlisle, Viscount Doncaster extinct.
On 26 May 1677 John Carey 2nd Earl Dover (age 69) died without male issue. Earl Dover and Viscount Rochford extinct. His second cousin once removed Colonel Robert Carey 6th Baron Hunsdon (age 25) succeeded 6th Baron Hunsdon.
In Oct 1678 Anne Bayning Viscountess Bayning (age 59) died. Viscount Bayning extinct.
On 17 Oct 1680 Charles "Don Carlo" Fitzcharles 1st Earl Plymouth (age 23) died of dysentery at Tangier during the Siege of Tangier. Earl Plymouth, Viscount Totnes and Baron Dartmouth extinct.
In 1681 Charles Wilmot 3rd Earl Rochester (age 10) died. Earl Rochester, Viscount Wilmot extinct.
On 16 Oct 1695 William Wentworth 2nd Earl Strafford (age 69) died. He was buried at York Minster [Map]. Earl Strafford, Viscount Wentworth, Baron Wentworth, Baronet Wentworth of Wentworth Woodhouse in Yorkshire extinct.
On 09 Apr 1697 William Craven 1st Earl Craven (age 88) died. Earl Craven in Yorkshire, Viscount Craven of Uffington in Berkshire and Baron Craven of Hamstead Marshall in Berkshire extinct. His first cousin three times removed William Craven 2nd Baron Craven (age 28) succeeded 2nd Baron Craven of Hamstead Marshall in Berkshire.
On 31 Aug 1700 William Savile 2nd Marquess Halifax (age 35) died without male issue. Marquess Halifax, Earl Halifax, Viscount Halifax and Baron Savile of Elland extinct. His first cousin twice removed John Savile 6th Baronet (age 50) succeeded 6th Baronet Savile of Thornhill
On 26 Dec 1702 Fitton Gerard 3rd Earl Macclesfield (age 39) died. Earl Macclesfield, Viscount Brandon of Brandon in Suffolk and Baron Gerard of Brandon in Suffolk extinct.
On 28 Jun 1716 George Fitzroy 1st Duke Northumberland (age 50) died at Epsom, Surrey without legitimate issue. Duke Northumberland, Earl of Northumberland, Viscount Falmouth, Baron Pontefract extinct.
On 02 Dec 1716 James Scudamore 3rd Viscount Scudamore died from a fall from a horse. Viscount Scudamore extinct.
On 15 Aug 1718 William Constable 4th Viscount Dunbar (age 64) died without legitimate issue. Viscount Dunbar extinct.
On 23 May 1723 James Saunderson 1st Earl Castleton (age 56) died unmarried. Earl Castleton and Viscount Castleton extinct. His estates were inherited by his cousin Thomas Lumley-Saunderson 3rd Earl Scarborough (age 32) who added Saunderson to his surname.
On 09 May 1737 John Savage 5th Earl Rivers (age 72) died unmarried since he was a Catholic priest. Earl Rivers, Viscount Colchester, Viscount Savage, Baron Darcy of Chiche and Baronet Savage of Rocksavage in Cheshire extinct.
On 22 Feb 1739 Charles Graham 3rd Viscount Preston (age 32) died. Viscount Preston extinct. His second cousin William Graham 6th Baronet (age 9) succeeded 6th Baronet Graham of Esk in Cumberland
On 05 Jun 1740 Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 69) died without surviving male issue. Duke Kent, Marquess Kent, Earl Kent and Viscount Gooderich extinct. His granddaughter Jemima Campbell 2nd Marchioness Grey (age 16) succeeded 2nd Marchioness Grey.
On 07 Jul 1743 Jocelyn Sidney 7th Earl of Leicester (age 61) died. His will left everything to his illegitimate daughter Anne Sidney (age 14) but was succeessfully contested by cousins. Earl of Leicester and Viscount Lisle extinct.
On 10 Feb 1747 Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury (age 64) died. Earl Ailesbury, Viscount Bruce of Ampthill in Bedfordshire, Baron Bruce of Skelton in Yorkshire, Baron Bruce of Whorlton in Yorkshire extinct.
Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl Ailesbury (age 17) succeeded 2nd Baron Bruce of Tottenham in Wiltshire.
Charles Bruce 9th Earl Kincardine 5th Earl Elgin (age 14) succeeded 5th Earl Elgin.
On 12 Mar 1751 Henry Lowther 3rd Viscount Lonsdale (age 57) died unmarried. Viscount Lonsdale in Westmoreland extinct.
On 29 Feb 1756 Benjamin Mildmay 1st Earl Fitzwalter (age 83) died. Earl Fitzwalter, Viscount Harwich Essex extinct. Baron Fitzwalter abeyant between the issue of his aunt Mary Mildmay. The abeyance was terminated 30 Sep 1924 after nearly 169 years in favour of one of the co-heirs Henry FitzWalter Plumptre 20th Baron FitzWalter.
On 15 Jul 1757 John Robartes 4th Earl Radnor (age 71) died unmarried. Earl Radnor, Viscount Bodmin, Baron Robartes of Truro in Cornwall, Baronet Robartes extinct.
On 25 Jan 1758 Herbert Windsor 2nd Viscount Windsor died. Viscount Windsor extinct.
On 18 Apr 1762 Thomas Newport 4th Earl Bradford (age 66) died at Weston Park, Staffordshire. Earl Bradford, Viscount Newport of Bradford in Shropshire, Baron Newport of High Ercall in Shropshire extinct.
On 15 Dec 1762 Henry Charles Hatton 3rd Viscount (age 62) died. Viscount Hatton and Baron Hatton extinct.
On 17 Jan 1766 Francis Godolphin 2nd Earl Godolphin (age 87) died. Earl Godolphin, Viscount Rialton, Baron Godolphin of Rialton in Cornwall extinct. His first cousin Francis Godolphin 2nd Baron Goldolphin (age 59) succeeded 2nd Baron Godolphin of Helston in Cornwall.
On 17 Nov 1768 Thomas Pelham Holles 1st Duke Newcastle-under-Lyme (age 75) died without issue. He was buried in the Pelham family vault at All Saint's Church, Laughton.
Duke Newcastle upon Tyne, Marquess Clare, Earl Clare, Viscount Haughton and Baron Pelham of Laughton extinct.
Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton 2nd Duke Newcastle-under-Lyme (age 48) succeeded 2nd Duke Newcastle under Lyme. Catherine Pelham Duchess Newcastle under Lyne by marriage Duchess Newcastle under Lyme.
Thomas Pelham 1st Earl Chichester (age 40) succeeded 2nd Baron Pelham of Stanmer in Sussex and 6th Baronet Pelham of Laughton.
On 22 Sep 1773 Evelyn Pierrepont 2nd Duke Kingston upon Hull (age 62) died without issue at Holme Pierrepoint Hall, Nottinghamshire. He was buried at the Church of St Edmund Holme Pierrepoint [Map]. Duke Kingston upon Hull and Marquess Dorchester, Earl Kingston upon Hull, Viscount Newark, Baron Pierrepont of Holme Pierrepoint extinct. He left all his wealth and property to his wife Elizabeth Chudleigh Duchess Kingston upon Hull (age 52) on the condition she remain a widow.
On 29 Jul 1781 Richard Fiennes 6th Viscount of Saye and Sele (age 65) died. Viscount Saye and Sele extinct.
On 02 Oct 1786 Augustus Keppel 1st Viscount Keppel (age 61) died unmarried. Viscount Keppel of Elveden in Suffolk extinct.
On 05 Apr 1789 William Vane 2nd Viscount Vane (age 75) died. Viscount Vane extinct.
On 29 Sep 1789 James Brydges 3rd Duke Chandos (age 57) died without male issue. Duke Chandos, Marquess Carnarvon, Earl Carnarvon, Viscount Wilton, Baron Chandos of Sudeley and Baronet Brydges of Wilton in Herefordshire extinct. His wife Anne Eliza Gamon Duchess Chandos (age 52) had pulled away a chair, whether inadvertently or deliberately is unknown, he was about to sit in causing him injuries from which he ultimately died. She was, thereafter, declared a lunatic and confined to their London home, 2 Queen Anne Street aka Chandos House Marylebone.
On 13 Nov 1797 Reverend Mark Browne 9th Viscount Montagu (age 52) died. Viscount Montagu extinct.
On 08 Apr 1798 Henry Noel 6th Earl Gainsborough (age 55) died without issue. He was buried in St Luke's Church Kinoulton. The title Earl Gainsborough, Viscount Campden extinct.
On 22 Apr 1799 Henry Yelverton 3rd Earl of Sussex (age 70) died without suviving male issue. Earl of Sussex and Viscount Longueville and Baronet Yelverton of Easton Maudit in Northamptonshire extinct. His grandson Henry Gould Yelverton 19th Baron Grey Ruthyn (age 18) succeeded 19th Baron Grey of Ruthyn. Note. Many sources describe his death as 1779 which would be inconsistent with Henry Gould Yelverton 19th Baron Grey Ruthyn (age 18) succeeding.
On 05 Aug 1799 Richard Howe 1st Earl Howe (age 73) died. Earl Howe and Viscount Howe extinct. His daughter Sophia Howe 2nd Baroness Howe succeeded 2nd Baroness Howe. His brother William Howe 5th Viscount Howe (age 69) succeeded 5th Viscount Howe, 5th Baron Glenawley. Frances Conolly Viscountess Howe by marriage Viscountess Howe.
On 16 Jun 1814 Charles Henry Mordaunt 5th Earl Peterborough 3rd Earl Monmouth (age 56) died. Earl Peterborough, Earl Monmouth, Viscount Mordaunt of Avalon, Baron Mordaunt of Reigate extinct. His half sister Mary Anastasia Grace Mordaunt Baroness Mordaunt (age 75) succeeded 11th Baroness Mordaunt.
In 1815 Reverend Charles Belasyse 7th Viscount Fauconberg (age 64) died without issue. Viscount Faunconberg and Baronet Belasyse of Newborough extinct.
On 17 Apr 1815 Thomas Noel 2nd Viscount Wentworth (age 69) died without legitmate issue. Viscount Wentworth, Baronet Noel extinct. Baron Wentworth abeyant. His sister Judith Noel (age 64) inherited his estates at which time her husband Ralph Milbanke aka Noel 6th Baronet (age 67) changed his name from Milbanke to Noel by Royal Licence.
On 10 Mar 1823 George Keith Elphinstone 1st Viscount Keith (age 77) died. Viscount Keith and Baron Keith of Stonehaven Marischal Kincardine extinct
Margaret Mercer Elphinstone Countess Flahaut and 2nd Baroness Keith (age 34) succeeded 2nd Baroness Keith of Stonehaven Marrischal, 2nd Baroness Keith of Banheath in Dumbarton.
On 09 Sep 1824 John Hampden-Trevor 3rd Viscount Hampden (age 76) died. Viscount Hampden, Baron Trevor Bromham extinct.
On 11 Feb 1829 Francis Henry Egerton 8th Earl Bridgewater (age 72) died. He was buried at Bridgewater Chapel, St Peter and St Paul Church, Little Gaddesden. Earl Bridgewater, Viscount Brackley, Baron Ellesmere extinct.
On 17 Jun 1830 William Harcourt 3rd Earl Harcourt (age 87) died without issue. Earl Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt and Viscount Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt in Oxfordshire extinct. Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 72) succeeded to the Harcourt estates and adopted the additional surname Harcourt.
On 06 Mar 1833 John Ward 1st Earl of Dudley (age 51) died. Earl of Dudley of Dudley Castle in Staffordshire and Viscount Dudley and Ward of Dudley in Worcestershire extinct. His second cousin William Humble Ward 10th Baron Ward (age 52) succeeded 10th Baron Ward of Birmingham.
In 1834 Matthew Barnewall 6th Viscount Barnewall died. Viscount Barnewall, Baron Turvey extinct.
On 20 Mar 1834 William Knollys 8th Earl Banbury (age 71) died. The House of Lords passed a resolution rejecting his claim to the Earldom and as a consequence Earl Banbury, Viscount Wallingford and Baron Knollys extinct.
On 26 May 1835 William "Kitty" Courtenay 9th Earl Devon (age 66) died at Paris [Map]. His second cousin William Courtenay 10th Earl Devon (age 57) succeeded 10th Earl Devon. Viscount Courtenay extinct. Henrietta Leslie Pepys Countess Devon (age 57) by marriage Countess Devon.
On 29 Jul 1843 Charles Sackville 5th Duke Dorset (age 75) died unmarried. He was buried in St Peter's Church, Lowick [Map]. Duke Dorset, Earl Dorset, Earl Middlesex, Viscount Sackville of Drayton in Sussex, Baron Buckhurst, Baron Cranfield of Cranfield in Middlesex and Baron Bolebrooke in Sussex extinct.
On 08 Jan 1854 General William Carr Beresford 1st Viscount Beresford (age 85) died. Viscount Beresford of Beresford in Staffordshire and Baron Beresford of Albuera and Dungarvan in the County of Waterford extinct.
On 28 Jul 1859 Robert Sherard 6th Earl Harborough (age 61) died. Earl Harborough, Viscount Sherard and Baron Sherard of Harborough extinct. His fifth cousin Henry or Philip Sherard 9th Baron Sherard (age 55) succeeded 9th Baron Sherard of Leitrim.
On 17 Jun 1862 Charles Canning 1st Earl Canning (age 49) died without issue. Earl Canning, Viscount Canning extinct.
On 19 May 1865 Charles Henry Maynard 3rd Viscount Maynard (age 79) died. Viscount Maynard of Easton Lodge in Essex, Baronet Maynard of Walthamstow in Essex extinct.
On 07 Mar 1873 Evelyn Denison 1st Viscount Ossington (age 73) died without issue. Viscount Ossington of Ossington in Nottinghamshire extinct.
On 26 Sep 1883 Charles Somers-Cocks 3rd Earl Somers (age 64) died. Earl Somers, Viscount Eastnor of Eastor Castle in Herefordshire extinct. He was buried at St John the Baptist Church, Eastnor [Map]. His first cousin once removed Philip Reginald Cocks 5th Baron Somers (age 68) succeeded 5th Baron Somers.
On 14 Feb 1890 John Robert Townshend 1st Earl Sydney (age 84) died. Earl Sydney of Scadbury in Kent and Viscount Sydney extinct.
On 21 Aug 1891 Harry George Powlett 4th Duke Cleveland (age 88) died at Cleveland House, 16 St James' Square, St James'.
Duke of Cleveland, Marquess of Cleveland, Earl Darlington and Viscount Barnard, Baron Raby of Raby Castle in County Durham extinct.
Henry de Vere Vane 9th Baron Barnard (age 37) succeeded 9th Baron Barnard. Catherine Sarah Cecil Baroness Barnard (age 30) by marriage Baroness Barnard.
On 16 Apr 1898 William Monson 1st Viscount Oxenbridge (age 69) died. Viscount Oxenbridge of Burton in Lincolnshire extinct. His brother Debonnaire John Monson 8th Baron Monson (age 68) succeeded 8th Baron Monson of Burton in Lincolnshire, 12th Baronet Monson of Carleton in Lincolnshire. Augusta Louisa Caroline Ellis Baroness Monson (age 56) by marriage Baroness Monson of Burton in Lincolnshire.
On 11 Mar 1913 Godfrey Morgan 1st Viscount Tredegar (age 81) died unmarried. He was buried at St Basil's Church, Bassaleg. Viscount Tredegar of Tredegar in Monmouthshire extinct. His nephew Courtenay Morgan 1st Viscount Tredegar (age 45) succeeded 3rd Baron Tredegar of Tredegar in Monmouthshire, 5th Baronet Morgan of Tredegar.
On 17 Mar 1921 Adelbert Wellington Brownlow Cust 3rd Earl Brownlow (age 76) died. Earl Brownlow, Viscount Alford extinct. His second cousin Adelbert Salusbury Cockayne-Cust 5th Baron Brownlow (age 53) succeeded 5th Baron Brownlow of Belton in Lincolnshire, 8th Baronet Cust of Stamford in Lincolnshire, and inherited Belton House [Map]. Maud Buckle Baroness Brownlow (age 50) by marriage Baroness Brownlow of Belton in Lincolnshire.
On 30 Aug 1923 Horace Farquhar 1st Earl Farquhar (age 79) died unmarried at his home 7 Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. Earl Farquhar, Viscount Farquhar of Saint Marylebone in London, Baron Farquhar of Saint Marylebone in London and Baronet Townsend-Farquhar of Cavendish Square in Saint Marylebone in London extinct. In his will he left many large legacies to his friends, including members of the Royal Family, but although his estate was assessed for probate at £400,000 the entire sum was taken up by debts, leaving nothing and revealing that Farquhar had been an undisclosed bankrupt.
On 23 Sep 1923 Frederick Oliver Robinson 2nd Marquess Ripon (age 71) died on Dallowgill Moor Studley Royal Park having collapsed after shooting fifty-two birds that morning. Marquess Ripon, Earl de Grey, Earl Ripon, Viscount Gooderich of Nocton in Lincolnshire, Baron Grantham, Baronet Robinson of Newby in Yorkshire extinct.
On 13 Jun 1928 Charles Robert Wynn Carington 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire (age 85) died. Marquess of Lincolnshire, Earl Carrington, Viscount Wendover of Chepping Wycombe in Buckinghamshire extinct. His brother Rupert Carrington 4th Baron Carrington (age 75) succeeded 4th Baron Carrington of Bulcote Lodge, 4th Baron Carrington of Upton in Nottinghamshire.
On 07 Sep 1933 Edward Grey 1st Viscount Fallodon (age 71) died. Viscount Grey of Fallodon in Northumberland extinct. His second cousin Charles George Grey 4th Baronet (age 53) succeeded 4th Baronet Grey of Fallodon.
On 15 Oct 1934 Sydney Charles Buxton 1st Earl Buxton (age 80) at Newtimber. Earl Buxton and Viscount Buxton of Newtimber in Sussex extinct.
On 24 Dec 1936 Frances Garnet Wolseley 2nd Viscountess Wolseley (age 64) died unmarried. Viscount Wolseley of Wolseley in Staffordshire extinct.
In 1941 Charles Manners-Sutton 6th Viscount Canterbury (age 69) died. Viscount Canterbury of Canterbury, Baron Bottesford of Bottesford in Leicestershire extinct.
On 01 Nov 1941 Edgar Vincent 1st Viscount D'Abernon (age 84) died. Viscount D'Abernon of Esher and Stoke D'Abernon in Surrey, Baron D'Abernon of Esher in Surrey and Baronet Vincent of Stoke d'Abernon extinct.
On 15 Jan 1942 Randal Mowbray Thomas Berkeley 8th Earl of Berkeley (age 76) died without issue. Earl Berkeley and 8th Viscount Dursley extinct. Berkeley Castle [Map] was inherited by his 13th cousin Captain Robert George Wilmot Berkeley.
On 27 Apr 1949 Evan Morgan 2nd Viscount Tredegar (age 55) died without issue. Viscount Tredegar extinct. His uncle Frederick George Morgan 5th Baron Tredegar (age 75) succeeded 5th Baron Tredegar of Tredegar in Monmouthshire, 7th Baronet Morgan of Tredegar.
In 1954 Vere Frederick Bertie 2nd Viscount Bertie (age 75) died. Viscount Bertie Thame, Baron Bertie of Thame in Oxfordshire extinct.
On 13 Feb 1955 Gervas Pierrepont 6th Earl Manvers (age 73) died. Earl Manvers, Viscount Newark, Baron Pierrepont of Holme Pierrepoint extinct.
On 24 Nov 1958 Edgar Gascoyne-Cecil 1st Viscount Cecil (age 94) died. Viscount Cecil of Chelwood of East Grinstead in Sussex extinct.
On 07 May 1959 Samuel Hoare 1st Viscount Templewood (age 79) died at his home 12a Eaton Mansions. Viscount Templewood of Chelsea in Middlesex and Baronet Hoare of Sidestrand Hall extinct.
On 17 Oct 1961 Harry Frederick Crookshank 1st Viscount Crookshank (age 68) died. Viscount Crookshank of Gainsborough in Lincolnshire extinct.
Memorial to Harry Frederick Crookshank 1st Viscount Crookshank (age 68) and his sister Helen Elizabeth at Lincoln Cathedral [Map] where both he and his sister are buried.
Harry Frederick Crookshank 1st Viscount Crookshank: On 27 May 1893 he was born at Cairo, Egypt. The London Gazette 40684. Whitehall, January 13, 1956. The Queen has been pleased by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm, bearing date the 13th instant, to confer the dignity of a Viscounty of the United Kingdom upon Captain the Right Honourable Harry Frederick Comfort Crookshank, C.H., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style and title of Viscount Crookshank, of Gainsborough in the County of Lincoln.
On 17 May 1962 Henry Edmund Fitzalan Howard 2nd Viscount Fitzalan Derwent Derby (age 78) died. Viscount Fitzalan Derwent Derby extinct.
On 20 Mar 1964 Francis D'Arcy Godolphin Osborne 12th Duke of Leeds (age 79) died unmarried without male issue. Duke Leeds, Earl of Danby, Viscount Osborne, Viscount Latimer, Baron Osborne of Kinderton, Baronet Osborne of Kiveton, Baron Darcy of Knayth, Baron Conyers, Baron Godolphin of Farnham Royal in Buckinghamshire extinct.
On 13 Apr 1972 Hugh Molyneux 7th Earl of Sefton (age 73) died without issue. Earl Sefton, Viscount Molyneux, Baronet Molyneux of Sefton extinct.
On 03 Jan 1979 William Lygon 8th Earl Beauchamp (age 75) died without male issue. Earl Beauchamp, Viscount Elmley of Worcestershire extinct.
On 03 Jan 1979 William Edward Harcourt 2nd Viscount Harcourt (age 70) died. Viscount Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt in Oxfordshire extinct.
On 18 Dec 1981 Anthony Chaplin 3rd Viscount Chaplin died. Viscount Chaplin of Saint Oswald's in Blankney in Lincolnshire extinct.
On 16 Feb 1985 Frederick Smith 3rd Earl of Birkenhead (age 48) died. Earl Birkenhead, Viscount Furneaux of Charlton in Northamptonshire, Viscount Birkenhead of Birkenhead in Cheshire, Baron Birkenhead of Birkenhead in Cheshire, Baronet Smith of Hillbrook extinct.
On 17 Aug 1985 Nicholas Eden 2nd Earl Avon (age 54) died unmarried. Earl of Avon and Viscount Eden of Royal Leamington Spa in Warwickshire extinct.
On 29 May 1988 Sheriden Frederick Terence Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood 5th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (age 49) died. Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, Earl of Ava in County Down and Burma, Earl of Dufferin in County Down, Viscount Dufferin of Claneboye in County Down, Baron Claneboye of Claneboye in County Down, Baronet Blackwood of Killyleagh in County Down extinct. His fourth cousin once removed Francis George Blackwood 10th Baron Dufferin and Clandeboye (age 72) succeeded 10th Baron Dufferin and Claneboye of Ballyleidy and Killyleagh in County Down.
On 01 May 1995 William Anthony Furness 2nd Viscount Furness (age 66) died unmarried. Viscount Furness of Grantley in the West Riding of Yorkshire, Baron Furness of Grantley in the West Riding of Yorkshire extinct.
On 04 Jul 2000 Philip Lever 3rd Viscount Leverhulme (age 85) died. Viscount Leverhulme of the Western Isles, Baron Leverhulme of Bolton le Moors in Lancashire, Baronet Lever of Thornton Manor in Cheshire extinct.
On 30 Dec 2000 Anthony FitzClarence 7th Earl of Munster (age 74) died. Earl Munster, Viscount Fitzclarence and Baron Tewkesbury extinct.
In 2003 Michael George Hamar Greenwood 3rd Viscount Greenwood (age 80) died unmarried. Viscount Greenwood of Holbourne in London, Baron Greenwood of Llanbister in Radnorshire and Baronet Greenwood of Onslow Gardens in Kensington extinct.
In 2017 Victor George Spencer 3rd Viscount Churchill (age 83) died. Viscount Churchill of Rolleston in Leicestershire extinct. His second cousin once removed Richard Spencer 6th Baron Churchill (age 91) succeeded 6th Baron Churchill Wychwood in Oxfordshire.
On 31 Jan 2018 Peter King 5th Earl of Lovelace (age 66) died. Earl Lovelace, Viscount Ockham of Ockham in Surrey extinct.
