Baron Ducie is in Baronies of England Alphabetically.
Summary
9th June 1720. 1st. Matthew Moreton 1st Baron Ducie [aged 57] created.
1735. 2nd. Son Matthew Moreton 2nd and 1st Baron Ducie succeeded.
1770. 2nd. Matthew Moreton 2nd and 1st Baron Ducie extinct.
On 9th June 1720 Matthew Moreton 1st Baron Ducie [aged 57] was created 1st Baron Ducie Moreton.
In 1735 Matthew Moreton 1st Baron Ducie [aged 72] died. His son Matthew succeeded 2nd Baron Ducie Moreton.
In 1770 Matthew Moreton 2nd and 1st Baron Ducie died unmarried. Baron Ducie Moreton extinct. His nephew Thomas [aged 36] succeeded 2nd Baron Ducie.
Summary
27th April 1763. 1st. Matthew Moreton 2nd and 1st Baron Ducie created.
1770. 2nd. Nephew Thomas Reynolds 2nd Baron Ducie [aged 36] succeeded.
11th September 1785. 3rd. Brother Francis Reynolds-Moreton 3rd Baron Ducie [aged 46] succeeded.
19th August 1808. 4th. Son Thomas Reynolds-Moreton 1st Earl Ducie [aged 31] succeeded.
22nd June 1840. 5th. Son Henry Reynolds-Moreton 2nd Earl Ducie [aged 38] succeeded.
2nd June 1853. 6th. Son Henry Reynolds-Moreton 3rd Earl of Ducie [aged 25] succeeded.
28th October 1921. 7th. Brother Berkeley Reynolds-Moreton 4th Earl of Ducie [aged 87] succeeded.
7th August 1924. 8th. Son Capel Moreton 5th Earl of Ducie [aged 49] succeeded.
1952. 9th. Nephew Basil Howard Moreton 6th Earl of Ducie [aged 35] succeeded.
1991. 10th. Son David Moreton 7th Earl of Ducie [aged 39] succeeded.
On 27th April 1763 Matthew Moreton 2nd and 1st Baron Ducie was created 1st Baron Ducie. The creation had a special remainder failing heirs male of his body to his nephews, children of his sister Elizabeth Moreton, Thomas Reynolds 2nd Baron Ducie [aged 29] and Francis Reynolds [aged 24], respectively in like manner since the barony of Baron Ducie Moreton was about to become extinct.
In 1770 Matthew Moreton 2nd and 1st Baron Ducie died unmarried. Baron Ducie Moreton extinct. His nephew Thomas [aged 36] succeeded 2nd Baron Ducie.
On 20th February 1774 Thomas Reynolds 2nd Baron Ducie [aged 40] and Margaret Ramsden Baroness Ducie were married. She by marriage Baroness Ducie.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
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On 11th September 1785 Thomas Reynolds 2nd Baron Ducie [aged 51] died. His brother Francis [aged 46] succeeded 3rd Baron Ducie.
On 19th August 1808 Francis Reynolds-Moreton 3rd Baron Ducie [aged 69] died. His son Thomas [aged 31] succeeded 4th Baron Ducie. Frances Herbert Baroness Ducie Tortworth [aged 26] by marriage Baroness Ducie.
On 22nd June 1840 Thomas Reynolds-Moreton 1st Earl Ducie [aged 63] died. His son Henry [aged 38] succeeded 2nd Earl Ducie, 5th Baron Ducie. Elizabeth Dutton Countess Ducie [aged 33] by marriage Countess Ducie.
On 2nd June 1853 Henry Reynolds-Moreton 2nd Earl Ducie [aged 51] died. His son Henry [aged 25] succeeded 3rd Earl Ducie, 6th Baron Ducie. Julia Langston Countess Ducie [aged 23] by marriage Countess Ducie.
On 28th October 1921 Henry Reynolds-Moreton 3rd Earl of Ducie [aged 94] died. His brother Berkeley [aged 87] succeeded 4th Earl Ducie, 7th Baron Ducie.
On 7th August 1924 Berkeley Reynolds-Moreton 4th Earl of Ducie [aged 90] died. He was buried at St Leonard's Church, Tortworth [Map]. His son Capel [aged 49] succeeded 5th Earl Ducie, 8th Baron Ducie.
In 1952 Capel Moreton 5th Earl of Ducie [aged 77] died. His nephew Basil [aged 35] succeeded 6th Earl Ducie, 9th Baron Ducie.
In 1991 Basil Howard Moreton 6th Earl of Ducie [aged 74] died. His son David [aged 39] succeeded 7th Earl Ducie, 10th Baron Ducie.