Debenham baronets
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| Debenham baronets | |
|---|---|
| Creation date | 28 January 1931 |
| Creation | Sir Ernest Debenham |
| Peerage | Baronetage of the UK |
| Baronetage | County of Dorset |
| First holder | Sir Ernest Debenham |
| Last holder | Sir Gilbert Debenham |
| Heir apparent | Sir Thomas Debenham |
| Heir presumptive | Oliver William Debenham |
| Remainder to | heirs male (Heirs male of the body) |
| Status | dormant since 2001 |
| Extinction date | 2001 |
| The Debenham Family | |
|---|---|
| Parent family | Debenham (/ˈdɛbənəm/) |
| Current region | County of Dorset |
| Place of origin | Alpheton, Suffolk, England |
| Current head | Sir Thomas Adam Debenham |
| Final head | Sir Piers Kenrick Debenham |
| Members | William Debenham (1794–1863) William Debenham Jnr Ernest Debenham (1865–1952) Piers Debenham (1904–1964) Alison Debenham (1903-1967) Gilbert Debenham (1906–2001) Thomas Debenham (b.1971) Oliver Debenham (b 1976) |
| Estate(s) | The Bladen Estate Debenham House |
The Debenham Baronetcy, of Bladen in the County of Dorset, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created on 28 January 1931 for Ernest Debenham, Chairman of Debenhams Ltd.
As of 2014 the present baronet has not proved his succession and does not appear on the Official Roll of the Baronets. The Baronetcy has been considered dormant since 2001.[2]
Debenham baronets, of Bladen (1931)
[edit]- Sir Ernest Ridley Debenham, 1st Baronet (1865–1952)
- Sir Piers Kenrick Debenham, 2nd Baronet (1904–1964)
- Sir Gilbert Ridley Debenham, 3rd Baronet (1906–2001)
- Sir Thomas Adam Debenham, 4th Baronet (born 1971)
The heir presumptive to the baronetcy is Oliver William Debenham (born 1976). He is a first cousin of the present Baronet.
Notes
[edit]- ^ "No. 33686". The London Gazette. 3 February 1931. p. 744.
- ^ "Official Roll of the Baronetage » the Standing Council of the Baronetage –". Archived from the original on 6 March 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
References
[edit]- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets