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 | |
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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 | |
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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 |
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]
The heir presumptive to the baronetcy is Oliver William Debenham (born 1976). He is a first cousin of the present Baronet.