PEERAGES
Last updated 05/11/2018 (2 Jan 2024)
Date	Rank	Order	Name	Born	Died	Age
IBRACKAN
1 Jul 1543	B[I]	1	Donough O'Brien Created Baron Ibrackan 1 Jul 1543 See "Thomond"		Apr 1553
31 Mar 1613			Henry O'Brien He was summoned to the Irish House of Lords by a Writ of Acceleration as Baron Ibracken 31 Mar 1613 He succeeded as 4th Earl of Thomond in 1624	c 1588	Apr 1639
11 Dec 1756 to     21 Jul 1774	B[I]	1	Percy Wyndham-O'Brien Created Baron Ibrackan and Earl of Thomond 11 Dec 1756 See "Thomond" Peerages extinct on his death	c 1723	21 Jul 1774
IDDESLEIGH
3 Jul 1885	E	1	Sir Stafford Henry Northcote, 8th baronet Created Viscount Saint Cyres and Earl of Iddesleigh 3 Jul 1885 MP for Dudley 1855‑1856, Stamford 1858‑1866 and Devon North 1866‑1885; President of the Board of Trade 1866‑1867; Secretary of State for India 1867‑1868; Chancellor of the Exchequer 1874‑1880; First Lord of the Treasury 1885‑1886; Foreign Secretary 1886‑1887; Lord Lieutenant Devon 1886‑1887; PC 1866	27 Oct 1818	12 Jan 1887	68
12 Jan 1887		2	Walter Stafford Northcote	7 Aug 1845	26 May 1927	81
26 May 1927		3	Henry Stafford Northcote	19 Nov 1901	16 Feb 1970	68
16 Feb 1970		4	Stafford Henry Northcote	14 Jul 1932	8 Jul 2004	71
8 Jul 2004		5	John Stafford Northcote	15 Feb 1957
IKERRIN
12 May 1629	V[I]	1	Pierce Butler Created Viscount of Ikerrin 12 May 1629		c 1674
c 1674		2	Pierce Butler	3 Sep 1637	c 1680
c 1680		3	James Butler		26 Oct 1688
26 Oct 1688		4	Pierce Butler PC [I] by 1710	1679	4 Jan 1710	30
4 Jan 1710		5	James Butler	6 Dec 1698	13 Jul 1712	13
13 Jul 1712		6	Thomas Butler	1683	7 Mar 1720	36
7 Mar 1720		7	James Butler	1714	20 Oct 1721	7
20 Oct 1721		8	Somerset Hamilton Butler He was created Earl of Carrick in 1748 with which title this peerage then merged	6 Sep 1719	15 Apr 1774	54
ILAY
19 Oct 1706 to     15 Apr 1761	V[S]	1	Archibald Campbell, later [1743] 3rd Duke of Argyll Created Lord Oronsay, Dunoon and Arase, and Viscount and Earl of Ilay 19 Oct 1706 These titles extinct on his death	Jun 1682	15 Apr 1761	78
ILCHESTER
11 May 1741 12 Jan 1747 17 Jun 1756	B B E	1 1 1	Stephen Fox-Strangways Created Baron Ilchester 11 May 1741, Baron Ilchester and Stavordale 12 Jan 1747, and Earl of Ilchester 17 Jun 1756 The creations of 1747 and 1756 contained special remainders, failing heirs male of his body, to his younger and only surviving brother, Henry Fox [later 1763 Baron Holland]. For details of the creation of 1756, see the note at the foot of this page MP for Shaftesbury 1726‑1734 and 1735‑1741; PC 1763	12 Sep 1704	29 Sep 1776	72
29 Sep 1776		2	Henry Thomas Fox‑Strangways MP for Midhurst 1768‑1774 For a romantic story regarding this peer's first wife, see the note at the foot of this page	10 Aug 1747	5 Sep 1802	55
5 Sep 1802		3	Henry Stephen Fox‑Strangways Lord Lieutenant Somerset 1837‑1839; PC 1837	21 Feb 1787	8 Jan 1858	70
8 Jan 1858		4	William Thomas Horner Fox‑Strangways	7 May 1795	10 Jan 1865	69
10 Jan 1865		5	Henry Edward Fox‑Strangways Lord Lieutenant Dorset 1885‑1905; PC 1874	13 Sep 1847	6 Dec 1905	58
6 Dec 1905		6	Giles Stephen Holland Fox‑Strangways	31 May 1874	29 Oct 1959	85
29 Oct 1959		7	Edward Henry Charles James Fox‑Strangways	1 Oct 1905	21 Aug 1964	58
21 Aug 1964		8	Walter Angelo Fox‑Strangways	26 Sep 1887	4 Oct 1970	83
4 Oct 1970		9	Maurice Vivian de Touffreville Fox‑Strangways	1 Apr 1920	2 Jul 2006	86
2 Jul 2006		10	Robin Maurice Fox‑Strangways	2 Sep 1942
ILFORD
14 May 1962 to     20 Aug 1974	B[L]		Sir Geoffrey Clegg Hutchinson Created Baron Ilford for life 14 May 1962 MP for Ilford 1937‑1945 and Ilford North 1950‑1954 Peerage extinct on his death	14 Oct 1893	20 Aug 1974	80
ILIFFE
22 Jun 1933	B	1	Sir Edward Mauger Iliffe Created Baron Iliffe 22 Jun 1933 MP for Tamworth 1923‑1929	17 May 1877	25 Jul 1960	83
25 Jul 1960		2	Edward Langton Iliffe	25 Jan 1908	15 Feb 1996	88
15 Feb 1996		3	Robert Peter Richard Iliffe	22 Nov 1944
ILKESTON
14 Jul 1910	B	1	Balthazar Walter Foster Created Baron Ilkeston 14 Jul 1910 MP for Chester 1885‑1886 and Ilkeston 1887‑1910; PC 1906	17 Jul 1840	31 Jan 1913	72
31 Jan 1913 to     4 Jan 1952		2	Balthazar Stephen Sargant Foster Peerage extinct on his death	31 Aug 1867	4 Jan 1952	84
ILLINGWORTH
4 Jun 1921 to     23 Jan 1942	B	1	Albert Holden Illingworth Created Baron Illingworth 4 Jun 1921 MP for Heywood 1915‑1918 and Heywood & Radcliffe 1918‑1921; Postmaster General 1916‑1921; PC 1916 Peerage extinct on his death	25 May 1865	23 Jan 1942	76
IMANNEY
23 Aug 1628	B[I]	1	Richard Bourke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde Created Baron of Somerhill and Viscount Tunbridge 3 Apr 1624 and Baron of Imanney, Viscount Galway and Earl of St. Albans 23 Aug 1628 See "Clanricarde"	1572	12 Nov 1635	63
IMBERT
10 Feb 1999 to     13 Nov 2017	B[L]		Peter Michael Imbert Created Baron Imbert for life 10 Feb 1999 Lord Lieutenant Greater London 1998‑2008 Peerage extinct on his death	27 Apr 1933	13 Nov 2017	84
INCHCAPE
26 Jun 1911 21 Jan 1924 20 Jun 1929	B V E	1 1 1	James Lyle Mackay Created Baron Inchcape 26 Jun 1911, Viscount Inchcape 21 Jan 1924 and Viscount Glenapp and Earl of Inchcape 20 Jun 1929	11 Sep 1852	23 May 1932	79
23 May 1932		2	Kenneth Mackay	25 Dec 1887	21 Jun 1939	51
21 Jun 1939		3	Kenneth James William Mackay	27 Dec 1917	17 Mar 1994	76
17 Mar 1994		4	Kenneth Peter Lyle Mackay	23 Jan 1943
INCHIQUIN
1 Jul 1543	B[I]	1	Murrough O'Brien Created Baron of Inchiquin 1 Jul 1543		7 Nov 1551
7 Nov 1551		2	Dermod O'Brien		31 Jan 1557
31 Jan 1557		3	Murrough McDermot O'Brien	1550	10 May 1574	23
10 May 1574		4	Murrough O'Brien	1563	20 Jul 1597	34
20 Jul 1597		5	Dermod O'Brien	Oct 1594	29 Dec 1624	30
29 Dec 1624 21 Oct 1654	E[I]	6 1	Murrough O'Brien Created Baron O'Brien and Earl of Inchiquin 21 Oct 1654	c 1618	9 Sep 1674
9 Sep 1674		7 2	William O'Brien Governor of Jamaica 1690‑1692; PC [I] 1671	c 1640	Jan 1692
Jan 1692		8 3	William O'Brien PC [I] by 1702	c 1662	24 Dec 1719
24 Dec 1719		9 4	William O'Brien MP for Windsor 1722‑1727, Tamworth 1727‑1734, Camelford 1741‑1747 and Aylesbury 1747‑1754; PC [I] 1753	c 1700	18 Jul 1777
18 Jul 1777		10 5	Murrough O'Brien, later [1800] 1st Marquess of Thomond	1726	10 Feb 1808	81
10 Feb 1808		11 6	William O'Brien, 2nd Marquess of Thomond	c 1765	21 Aug 1846
21 Aug 1846 to     3 Jul 1855		12 7	James O'Brien, 3rd Marquess of Thomond On his death the Earldom became extinct, whilst the Barony passed to -	c 1768	3 Jul 1855
3 Jul 1855		13	Sir Lucius O'Brien, 5th baronet MP for Clare 1826‑1830 and 1847‑1852; Lord Lieutenant Clare 1843‑1872	5 Dec 1800	22 Mar 1872	71
22 Mar 1872		14	Edward Donough O'Brien Lord Lieutenant Clare 1879‑1900; KP 1892	14 May 1839	9 Apr 1900	60
9 Apr 1900		15	Lucius William O'Brien	21 Jun 1864	9 Dec 1929	65
9 Dec 1929		16	Donough Edward Foster O'Brien	5 Jan 1897	19 Oct 1968	71
19 Oct 1968		17	Phaedrig Lucius Ambrose O'Brien	4 Apr 1900	20 May 1982	82
20 May 1982		18	Conor Myles John O'Brien	17 Jul 1943	3 Jun 2023	79
3 Jun 2023		19	Conor John Anthony O'Brien	17 Sep 1952
1 Oct 1600 to     7 Nov 1601	B[I]	1	James Fitzgerald Created Baron Inchiquin and Earl of Desmond 1 Oct 1600 Peerages extinct on his death	c 1571	7 Nov 1601
INCHMARNOCK
14 Apr 1703	B[S]	1	Sir James Stuart Created Lord Mount Stuart, Cumra and Inchmarnock, Viscount of Kingarth and Earl of Bute 14 Apr 1703 See "Bute"		4 Jun 1710
INCHYRA
2 Feb 1962	B	1	Sir Frederick Robert Hoyer Millar Created Baron Inchyra 2 Feb 1962	6 Jun 1900	16 Oct 1989	89
16 Oct 1989		2	Robert Charles Reneke Hoyer Millar	4 Apr 1935	27 Jun 2011	76
27 Jun 2011		3	Christian James Charles Hoyer Millar	12 Aug 1962
INGE
21 Jul 1997 to     20 Jul 2022	B[L]		Sir Peter Anthony Inge Created Baron Inge for life 21 Jul 1997 Field Marshal 1994; Chief of the Defence Staff 1994‑1997; KG 2001; PC 2004 Peerage extinct on his death	5 Aug 1935	20 Jul 2022	86
INGESTRE
3 Jul 1784	V	1	John Chetwynd Chetwynd-Talbot, 3rd Baron Talbot of Hensol Created Viscount Ingestre and Earl Talbot 3 Jul 1784 See "Talbot"	25 Feb 1749	19 May 1793	44
INGHAM
15 Jun 1328 to     Jan 1344	B	1	Oliver de Ingham Summoned to Parliament as Lord Ingham 15 Jun 1328 On his death the peerage fell into abeyance	1286	Jan 1344	57
11 Aug 1349		2	Joan de Ingham Became sole heir in 1349		c 1363
c 1363		3	Miles de Stapleton	Jun 1357	10 Apr 1419	61
10 Apr 1419		4	Brian de Stapleton	1379	Aug 1438	59
Aug 1438 to     1 Oct 1466		5	Miles de Stapleton On his death the peerage again fell into abeyance		1 Oct 1466
INGLEBY
17 Jan 1956	V	1	Osbert Peake Created Viscount Ingleby 17 Jan 1956 MP for Leeds North 1929‑1955 and Leeds North East 1955‑1956; Financial Secretary to the Treasury 1944‑1945; Minister of National Insurance 1951‑1953; Minister of Pensions & National Insurance 1953‑1955; PC 1943	30 Dec 1897	11 Oct 1966	68
11 Oct 1966 to     14 Oct 2008		2	Martin Raymond Peake Peerage extinct on his death For information on the death of this peer's son and heir, see the note at the foot of this page	31 May 1926	14 Oct 2008	82
INGLEWOOD
30 Jun 1964	B	1	William Morgan Fletcher‑Vane Created Baron Inglewood 30 Jun 1964 MP for Westmorland 1945‑1964	12 Apr 1909	22 Jun 1989	80
22 Jun 1989		2	William Richard Fletcher‑Vane MEP for Cumbria & Lancashire North 1989‑1994 [Elected hereditary peer 1999-]	31 Jul 1951
INGLISBERRY
25 Jul 1701	V[S]	1	John Carmichael, 2nd Lord Carmichael Created Lord Carmichael, Viscount of Inglisberry and Nemphlar and Earl of Hyndford 25 Jul 1701 See "Hyndford"	28 Feb 1638	20 Sep 1710	72
INGRAM
23 May 1661	B[S]	1	Henry Ingram Created Lord Ingram and Viscount of Irvine 23 May 1661 See "Irvine"	c 1620	13 Aug 1666
INGROW
31 Jan 1983 to     7 Feb 2002	B[L]		Sir John Aked Taylor Created Baron Ingrow for life 31 Jan 1983 Lord Lieutenant West Yorkshire 1985‑1992 Peerage extinct on his death	15 Aug 1917	7 Feb 2002	84
INMAN
30 Jan 1946 to     26 Aug 1979	B	1	Philip Albert Inman Created Baron Inman 30 Jan 1946 Lord Privy Seal 1947; PC 1947 Peerage extinct on his death	12 Jun 1892	26 Aug 1979	87
INNERDALE
12 Apr 1643	B[S]	1	James Hamilton Created Lord Aven and Innerdale, Earl of Arran and Cambridge, Marquess of Clydesdale and Duke of Hamilton 12 Apr 1643 See "Hamilton"	19 Jun 1606	9 Mar 1649	42
INNES
11 Aug 1837	E	1	James Henry Robert Innes-Ker, 6th Duke of Roxburghe Created Earl Innes 11 Aug 1837 See "Roxburghe"	12 Jul 1816	23 Apr 1879	62
INVERARY
23 Jun 1701	B[S]	1	Archibald Campbell Created Lord of Inverary, Mull, Morvern and Tirie, Viscount of Lochow and Glenyla, Earl of Campbell and Cowall, Marquess of Kintyre and Lorn and Duke of Argyll 23 Jun 1701 See "Argyll"		21 Oct 1703
INVERBERVIE
16 Nov 1641	B[S]	1	Sir Robert Arbuthnott Created Lord Inverbervie and Viscount Arbuthnott 16 Nov 1641 See "Arbuthnott"		10 Oct 1655
INVERCHAPEL
5 Apr 1946 to     5 Jul 1951	B	1	Sir Archibald John Kerr Clark‑Kerr Created Baron Inverchapel 5 Apr 1946 PC 1944 Peerage extinct on his death	17 Mar 1882	5 Jul 1951	69
INVERCLYDE
28 Jul 1897	B	1	Sir John Burns, 2nd baronet Created Baron Inverclyde 28 Jul 1897	24 Jun 1829	12 Feb 1901	71
12 Feb 1901		2	George Arbuthnot Burns	17 Sep 1861	8 Oct 1905	44
8 Oct 1905		3	James Cleland Burns Lord Lieutenant Dumbarton 1907‑1919	14 Feb 1864	16 Aug 1919	55
16 Aug 1919 to     18 Jun 1957		4	John Alan Burns Peerage extinct on his death	12 Dec 1897	18 Jun 1957	59
INVERFORTH
5 Feb 1919	B	1	Andrew Weir Created Baron Inverforth 5 Feb 1919 PC 1919	24 Apr 1865	17 Sep 1955	90
17 Sep 1955		2	Andrew Alexander Morton Weir	12 Sep 1897	17 Nov 1975	78
17 Nov 1975		3	Andrew Charles Roy Weir	6 Jun 1932	6 Jun 1982	50
6 Jun 1982		4	Andrew Peter Weir	16 Nov 1966
INVERKEITHING
10 Apr 1703	V[S]	1	Archibald Primrose Created Lord Primrose and Dalmeny and Viscount of Primrose 1 Apr 1700, and Lord Dalmeny and Primrose, Viscount of Inverkeithing and Earl of Rosebery 10 Apr 1703 See "Rosebery"	18 Dec 1664	20 Oct 1723	58
INVERNAIRN
15 Jan 1921 to     9 Apr 1936	B	1	Sir William Beardmore, 1st baronet Created Baron Invernairn 15 Jan 1921 Peerage extinct on his death	16 Oct 1856	9 Apr 1936	79
INVERNESS
3 Nov 1684	V[S]	1	George Gordon, 4th Marquess of Huntly Created Lord Badenoch, Lochaber, Strathavon, Balmore, Auchindoun, Garthie and Kincardine, Viscount of Inverness, Earl of Huntly and Enzie, Marquess of Huntly and Duke of Gordon 3 Nov 1684 See "Gordon" - extinct 1836	c 1643	7 Dec 1716
27 Nov 1801 to     21 Apr 1843	E	1	HRH Augustus Frederick Created Baron of Arklow, Earl of Inverness and Duke of Sussex 27 Nov 1801 Sixth son of George III Peerages extinct on his death	27 Jan 1773	21 Apr 1843	70
10 Apr 1840 to     1 Aug 1873	D[L]		Cecilia Letitia Underwood Created Duchess of Inverness for life 10 Apr 1840 Peerage extinct on her death	c 1785	1 Aug 1873
24 May 1892 to     6 May 1910	E	1	HRH George Frederick Ernest Albert Created Baron Killarney, Earl of Inverness and Duke of York 24 May 1892 Second son of Edward VII; KG 1884; KT 1893; KP 1897 He succeeded to the throne as George V in 1910 when the peerages merged with the Crown	3 Jun 1865	20 Jan 1936	70
3 Jun 1920 to     11 Dec 1936	E	1	HRH Albert Frederick Arthur George Created Baron Killarney, Earl of Inverness and Duke of York 3 Jun 1920 Second son of George V He succeeded to the throne as George VI on 11 Dec 1936 when the peerages merged with the Crown	14 Dec 1895	6 Feb 1952	56
23 Jul 1986	E	1	Andrew Albert Christian Edward Created Baron Killyleagh, Earl of Inverness and Duke of York 23 Jul 1986 Second son of Elizabeth II; KG 2006	19 Feb 1960
IPSWICH
16 Aug 1672	V	1	Henry Fitzroy Created Baron Sudbury, Viscount Ipswich, Earl of Euston 16 Aug 1672 and Duke of Grafton 11 Sep 1675 See "Grafton"	2 Sep 1663	9 Oct 1690	27
IRELAND
13 Oct 1386 to     3 Feb 1388	D[L]		Robert de Vere, 9th Earl of Oxford Created Duke of Ireland for life 13 Oct 1386 He was attainted and the peerages forfeited	16 Jan 1362	22 Nov 1392	30
IRNHAM
13 Oct 1768	B[I]	1	Simon Luttrell Created Baron Irnham 13 Oct 1768, Viscount Carhampton 9 Jan 1781 and Earl of Carhampton 23 Jun 1785 See "Carhampton"	1713	14 Jan 1787	73
IRONSIDE
29 Jan 1941	B	1	Sir William Edmund Ironside Created Baron Ironside 29 Jan 1941 Governor of Gibraltar 1938‑1939; Field Marshal 1940	6 May 1880	23 Sep 1959	79
23 Sep 1959		2	Edmund Oslac Ironside	21 Sep 1924	30 Jan 2020	95
30 Jan 2020		3	Charles Edmund Grenville Ironside	1 Jul 1956
IRVINE
28 Mar 1642 to     1645	E[S]	1	James Campbell, 1st Lord Kintyre Created Lord Lundie and Earl of Irvine 28 Mar 1642 Peerages extinct on his death	c 1610	1645
23 May 1661	V[S]	1	Henry Ingram Created Lord Ingram and Viscount of Irvine 23 May 1661	c 1620	13 Aug 1666
13 Aug 1666		2	Edward Ingram	c 1663	16 Sep 1688
16 Sep 1688		3	Arthur Ingram MP for Scarborough 1693‑1701 and Yorkshire 1701; Lord Lieutenant Yorkshire North Riding 1699‑1702	25 Jan 1666	21 Jun 1702	36
21 Jun 1702		4	Edward Machel Ingram Lord Lieutenant East Riding Yorkshire 1714‑1721	26 Dec 1686	18 May 1714	37
18 May 1714		5	Richard Ingram	6 Jan 1688	10 Apr 1721	33
10 Apr 1721		6	Arthur Ingram MP for Horsham 1715‑1721; Lord Lieutenant East Riding Yorkshire 1728‑1736	21 Dec 1689	30 May 1736	46
30 May 1736		7	Henry Ingram MP for Horsham 1721‑1736; Lord Lieutenant East Riding Yorkshire 1738‑1761	30 Apr 1691	4 Apr 1761	69
4 Apr 1761		8	George Ingram	19 Nov 1694	14 May 1763	68
14 May 1763 to     27 Jun 1778		9	Charles Ingram Peerage extinct on his death	c 1727	27 Jun 1778
IRVINE OF LAIRG
25 Mar 1987	B[L]		Alexander Andrew Mackay Irvine Created Baron Irvine of Lairg for life 25 Mar 1987 Lord Chancellor 1997‑2003; PC 1997	23 Jun 1940
IRVING OF DARTFORD
10 Jul 1979 to     18 Dec 1989	B[L]		Sydney Irving Created Baron Irving of Dartford for life 10 Jul 1979 MP for Dartford 1955‑1970 and 1974‑1979; PC 1969 Peerage extinct on his death	1 Jul 1918	18 Dec 1989	71
IRWIN
23 May 1661	V[S]	1	Henry Ingram Created Lord Ingram and Viscount of Irvine 23 May 1661 This title is sometimes shown as Irwin, but it is included in 'The Complete Peerage' and Douglas's 'Peerage of Scotland' as Irvine	c 1620	13 Aug 1666
22 Dec 1925	B	1	Edward Frederick Lindley Wood Created Baron Irwin 22 Dec 1925 He subsequently [1934] succeeded as 3rd Viscount Halifax and in 1944 was created 1st Earl of Halifax with which title this peerage remains merged	16 Apr 1881	27 Dec 1959	78
ISLE OF ELY
26 Jul 1726	M	1	Frederick Lewis Created Baron of Snowdon, Viscount of Launceston, Earl of Eltham, Marquess of the Isle of Ely and Duke of Edinburgh 26 Jul 1726 See "Edinburgh"	20 Jan 1707	20 Mar 1751	44
ISLINGTON
27 Apr 1910 to     6 Dec 1936	B	1	Sir John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, 6th baronet Created Baron Islington 27 Apr 1910 MP for Chippenham 1892‑1910; Governor of New Zealand 1910‑1912; PC 1911 Peerage extinct on his death	31 Oct 1866	6 Dec 1936	70
ISLWYN
25 Oct 1997 to     19 Dec 2003	B[L]		Royston John Hughes Created Baron Islwyn for life 25 Oct 1997 MP for Newport 1966‑1983 and Newport East 1983‑1997 Peerage extinct on his death	9 Jun 1925	19 Dec 2003	78
ISMAY
14 Jan 1947 to     17 Dec 1965	B	1	Sir Hastings Lionel Ismay Created Baron Ismay 14 Jan 1947 Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations 1951‑1952; CH 1945; PC 1951; KG 1957 Peerage extinct on his death	21 Jun 1887	17 Dec 1965	78
IVEAGH
21 Jan 1891 18 Dec 1905 30 Sep 1919	B V E	1 1 1	Sir Edward Cecil Guinness, 1st baronet Created Baron Iveagh 21 Jan 1891, Viscount Iveagh 18 Dec 1905 and Viscount Elvedon and Earl of Iveagh 30 Sep 1919 KP 1896	10 Nov 1847	7 Oct 1927	79
7 Oct 1927		2	Rupert Edward Cecil Lee Guinness MP for Haggerston 1908-1910, Essex South East 1912‑1918 and Southend 1918‑1927; KG 1955	9 Mar 1874	14 Sep 1967	93
14 Sep 1967		3	Arthur Francis Benjamin Guinness	20 May 1937	18 Jun 1992	55
18 Jun 1992		4	Arthur Edward Rory Guinness	10 Aug 1969

	The special remainder to the Earldom of Ilchester created in 1756
	From the London Gazette of 12 June 1756 (issue 9591, page 2):-
	The King has been pleased to grant unto the Right Honourable Stephen Lord Ilchester and Stavordale, Baron of Woodsford Strangways in the County of Dorset, and of Redlynch in the County of Somerset, and his Heirs Male, and in Default of such Issue, to his Brother the Right Honourable Henry Fox, and his Heirs Male, the Dignity of an Earl of the Kingdom of Great Britain, by the Name, Stile and Title of Earl of Ilchester in the County of Somerset.
	Henry Thomas Fox-Strangways, 2nd Earl of Ilchester
	According to a romantic tale, in the early 1770s the 1st Earl of Ilchester received a letter from a gentleman named Standish O'Grady who lived with his daughter at Cappercullin, county Limerick in Ireland. The letter respectfully requested that the Earl arrange for his son and heir, Henry Thomas Fox-Strangways, known by the courtesy title of Lord Stavordale, and whose regiment (the 24th Regiment of Foot) was stationed near to O'Grady's house, to be transferred to another part of the country.
	Mr. O'Grady stated in his letter that Lord Stavordale was paying a great deal of attention to his daughter, and expressed his concerns that, because Lord Stavordale was a member of the aristocracy and his daughter was a mere commoner, they would never be allowed to marry, and that, as a result, his daughter's happiness would suffer if the hopeless love affair was allowed to progress any further.
	In reply, Lord Ilchester wrote that he was very grateful for the timely warning of the state of affairs, and that he had requested an old friend of his, named Colonel Prendergast, to call upon Mr. O'Grady to personally convey his thanks. When Colonel Prendergast arrived, he and O'Grady got on so well that the Colonel was asked to stay for a week, during which period the Colonel spent a large amount of time with O'Grady's daughter.
	At the end of the week, when the time came to leave, the Colonel told O'Grady that his daughter did not appear to be well, to which O'Grady replied that she was still pining for Lord Stavordale. The Colonel then informed O'Grady that he was totally confident that Lord Ilchester would be proud to have O'Grady's daughter as his daughter-in-law, and that he would tell him so. O'Grady begged the Colonel to say nothing to the Earl, but the Colonel insisted that the Earl would be pleased to welcome the daughter into his family. Finally, when O'Grady asked why he was so confident, the Colonel replied, "Because I am Lord Ilchester".
	Lord Stavordale and Mary Theresa O'Grady were married on 26 August 1772. The marriage produced two sons and six daughters. When the 1st Earl of Ilchester died in 1776, and was succeeded by his son, Mary O'Grady became the Countess of Ilchester until her death on 14 June 1790.
	Richard Martin Herbert Peake (7 Aug 1953‑19 Jul 1975), son and heir of the 2nd Viscount Ingleby
	Peake fell to his death from a cliff in July 1975. The following report of the subsequent inquest appeared in The Times of 25 July 1975:-
	A coroner recorded an open verdict yesterday on Mr. Richard Peake, aged 21, son of Lord Ingleby, who fell to his death at Beachy Head, Sussex.
	Mr. John Dodd, the East Sussex coroner, said: "I must be satisfied beyond all reasonable doubt when a person's life ends in this way before I bring in a verdict of suicide". He said it was probable Mr. Peake had not realised that he was so near the edge of the cliffs.
	Mr. Anthony Watkins, aged 26, a friend, said he clung to Mr. Peake to try to prevent him from falling over the edge. "He then grabbed my wrist and said 'OK, chum, you are coming with me'. I held for an instant and then I let go." Mr. Watkins said Mr. Peake slid about a foot and then went straight down.
	In reply to a question from the coroner, he said: "No, there is no question of a leap".
	Mr. Watkins told the coroner earlier that the Wednesday before Mr. Peake's death he had brought his friend away from Poole General Hospital, Dorset, after he had tried to cut his wrist and throat. He also said Mr. Peake had spoken of past suicide attempts.
	As a result of this death, the Viscountcy of Ingleby became extinct on the death of the 2nd Viscount.

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