Debenham baronets

Summary

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.

Debenham baronets
Creation date28 January 1931
CreationSir Ernest Debenham
PeerageBaronetage of the UK
BaronetageCounty of Dorset
First holderSir Ernest Debenham
Last holderSir Gilbert Debenham
Heir apparentSir Thomas Debenham
Heir presumptiveOliver William Debenham
Remainder toheirs male
(Heirs male of the body)
Statusdormant since 2001
Extinction date2001
The Debenham Family
Parent familyDebenham (/ˈdɛbənəm/)
Current regionCounty of Dorset
Place of originAlpheton, Suffolk, England
Current headSir Thomas Adam Debenham
Final headSir Piers Kenrick Debenham
MembersWilliam 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

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

  1. ^ "No. 33686". The London Gazette. 3 February 1931. p. 744.
  2. ^ "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