5th Earl of Dudley (1947-2026)

[Paul Theroff]

✝ WARD CÁRCANO, William Humble David Jeremy, conde de Dudley, q.e.p.d., murió en España, el 7-2-2026. - Su hija lady Bethany Ward; sus nietos Brynlee Rose, Noah Thomas, Joshua Robert; sus hermanas y cuñados, lady Anne Marie Ward y Fernando González Florenciano, lady Rosemary Ward y Castor Cañedo y demás familiares ruegan una oración en su memoria y comunican que sus restos descansan en paz en Velez Rubio, Almería.

Google Translation:
✝ WARD CÁRCANO, William Humble David Jeremy, Earl of Dudley, may he rest in peace, died in Spain on 7-2-2026. - His daughter Lady Bethany Ward; his grandchildren Brynlee Rose, Noah Thomas, Joshua Robert; his sisters and brothers-in-law, Lady Anne Marie Ward and Fernando González Florenciano, Lady Rosemary Ward and Castor Cañedo and other relatives request a prayer in his memory and announce that his remains rest in peace in Velez Rubio, Almería.

Source: La Nación [Argentina], 15 February 2026

[sven_me...@web.de]

He never sat in the Lords, has he ever tried to be elected in a by-election?

[bx...@yahoo.com]

Using the  information I was able to find on thepeerage.com, the new (6th) Earl is the half brother of the late Earl  He is Leander Grenville Dudley WARD (b. Oct. 30, 1971).  He is married with 3 daughters.

The heir presumptive appears to be ALEXANDER EVELYN GILES WARD (b. July 1, 1961), oldest son of the Hon. Peter Alistair WARD (1926-2008), the youngest son of the 3rd Earl.  He is married with a son and a daughter.

The line of succession appears to be as follows:

1. ALEXANDER EVELYN GILES WARD (b. 1961), heir presumptive, grandson of the 3rd Earl.

2. Archibald Rupert William WARD (b. 1993), only son of #1.

3. Jeremy Christopher WARD (b. 1975), older half brother of #1.

4. Hector Geordie WARD (b. 2009), son of #3.

5. Benjamin Robin WARD (b. 1978),  younger half brother of #1.

It should also be noted that Alexander, the hp, is the younger brother of actress Rachel WARD, and Tracy Ward, the former wife of the 12th Duke of Beaufort. Her son, Henry, Marquess of Worcester, is the heir to his father's dukedom.

I no longer have a subscription to DPB, so if anyone has any additonal or different information, please make the necessary changes.

Thanks.

Brooke

[colinp]

The new Earl's website --    ABOUT — Leander Ward

[marquess]

Wikipedia says that the 5th Earl died last year, also in the line of succession there is another son shown to have been born in 2007.

[Paul Theroff]

Anything is possible. but at the moment I think that the family announcement may be more reliable than the Wikipedia entry.

Here is the link for the Argentinian announcement:

https://www.lanacion.com.ar/avisos/funebres/sepelios-y-participaciones/ward-carcano-william-humble-david-jeremy-nid15022026/

[bx...@yahoo.com]

marquess, you're right. 

 I checked the last print edition of DPB and  Jeremy (#3) has an older son, Harry Peter (b. 2007) , who is now 4th in line, moving his younger brother Hector and uncle Benjamin down one notch.

Thanks for the information!

Brooke

[Henry W]

He succeeded to the peerage in 2013, so after the House of Lords Act 1999.  He has tried in a handful of by-elections in 2022, but got only a small number of votes in a Whole House by-election.  Given that he seems to have been resident abroad, I was surprised to discover he even ran.

[marquess]

The new earl is the first to succeed to the earldom who isn't named William. 

[BREMENMURRAY]

Apart from the first he is the only one not to have Humble as a name.He is also the youngest of ten children surely a record amongst the present day peerage 

[Paul Theroff]

"Apart from the first he is the only one not to have Humble as a name."

And yet the annlouncement says:

"WARD CÁRCANO, William Humble David Jeremy, conde de Dudley"

[Paul Theroff]

sorry.. I thought you referred to the deceased... I see now you meant Leander.

[BREMENMURRAY]

Ironic really.Until the mid twentieth century the Ward family were a mini royal family in the greater Dudley era therefore probably far from humble 

[marquess]

I wonder what became of the 30,000 acres that they owned at the start of 20th century?  They have been listed as seat-less since the 30s even though succession has been from father to son, until the present earl.

[Paul Theroff]

Google AI says:

"The vast fortune of the Earls of Dudley, built largely on 19th-century industrial wealth (coal and iron in the Black Country) and plantations, was heavily dissipated by the mid-20th century. High taxes, luxurious lifestyles, and the sale of major estates—including Witley Court and Himley Hall between the 1920s and 1940s—significantly reduced the family's holdings. 

• 19th Century Peak: Following the death of the 1st Earl of Dudley (John William Ward) in 1833, his successor, William Ward (1st Earl of the 1860 creation), inherited a massive fortune, including £80,000 a year, and expanded the estate.
• The Decline: The 2nd and 3rd Earls of Dudley maintained high-profile, expensive lifestyles, with the 2nd Earl serving as Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland and Governor-General of Australia.
• Asset Liquidation: Between the 1920s and 1940s, the family sold off the majority of their English property, including the core Staffordshire estates, as they moved away from direct ownership of industrial assets."
• 
  

[Paul Theroff]

There is some information about the decline of the family in this page about Witley Court:

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/witley-court-and-gardens/history/#:~:text=Between%20the%201920s%20and%201940s,and%20Himley%20Hall%20in%20Staffordshire.

[bx...@yahoo.com]

BREMENMURRAY, you would think 10 kids would be the modern day record for the peerage, but the present (6th) Earl of Stradbroke has 15 children-- 7 from his first marriage and 8 from his second (  8 sons and 7 daughters).

He turns 89 on March 6th.

Brooke

[Paul Theroff]

There is an interesting lengthy article about his mother, Stella, and her possible relationship woth John F. Kennedy, here:

https://hispanicla.com/stella-baby-carcano-la-novia-argentina-de-kennedy-94135

[bx...@yahoo.com]

Yet another Kennedy connnection then with the British aristocracy

JFK's younger sister, Kathleen, married the Marquess of Hartington, heir to the Duke of Devonshire.  He was killed in World War II.  Later, she became romantically involved with the 8th Earl Fitzwilliam.  They were killed in a plane crash.

And JFK's widow, Jacqueline, received a marriage proposal  from the 5th Lord Harlech, which she turned down.

Brooke

[Nick MacGregor-Sadolin]

I have a Kennedy family tree here - covering Joseph Patrick Kennedy (1888-1969) & Rose Elizabeth FitzGerald (1890-1995).

It is not complete: It includes all their 1 x great-grandchildren, but only some of their 2 x great-grandchildren, and there is likely today also 3 x great-grandchildren.

https://gw.geneanet.org/sadolinsnet_w?lang=en&m=D&p=joseph+patrick&n=kennedy&siblings=on&notes=on&t=T&v=6&image=on&marriage=on&full=on 

Best regards, Nick

Nick MacGregor Sadolin

https://gw.geneanet.org/sadolinsnet_w

My two last names, a dot in between them, and @ gmail.com

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[bx...@yahoo.com]

Hi Nick.

Thanks for the link to your Kennedy family tree.  You've done a great job.  

Taking a quick look at it,  offhand, I know of several in the next generation that are missing.  

The late Tatiana SCHLOSSBERG, who recently died, had 2 children with her husband. 

Robert KENNEDY III and his wife have 2 children and

Katherine SCHWARZENEGGER, who is married to actor Chris PRATT, has 3 children.

Brooke

[BREMENMURRAY]

Reverting back to the Earl of Dudley how unusual it must be for a tenth child to inherit a title.With the Earl of Stadbroke it is the eldest of his fifteen children Viscount Dunwich who is the heir.

[S. S.]

Here is the genealogy of the Earls of Dudley. I had I expanded upon the earlier Ward baronets, of Bixley; Viscounts Ward and Dudley and the late Viscount Ward of Witley. 

Leander Grenville Dudley, 6th Earl of Dudley, 6th Viscount Ednam and 16th Baron Ward; b 30 Oct 1971; suc elder half-bro 7 Feb 2026; educ Eton, Univ of Southern California; a film maker; mar 2011, ●Laura Juliet (b 1979), dau of Roy James Redhead Sevier (b 1948; d 2010), by Patricia (b 1947), widow of Sir (Andrew) Peter Monro Walker-Okeover, 4th Bt, of Gateacre Grange and Osmaston Manor (qv), and has issue,

1. ●Lady Leyla Atalanta; b 2012.

2. ●Lady Alana Mae; b 2014.

3. ●Lady Emily Alexandra; b 2020.

Lineage: Robert Ward, of Kirby Bedon, Norfolk; mar the dau of Sir Giles Capell, of London (see ESSEX, E), and had issue,

Henry Ward, of Poswyke, Norfolk; mar the dau of William Ugge, of Peckthorpe, Norfolk, and had issue,

Edward Ward, of Poswyke and of Bixley, Norfolk; mar Anne, dau of John Havers, of Winfarthing, Norfolk; d 1583 (aged 41), leaving with other issue,

1. Thomas, of Bixley, Norfolk; mar Eleanor, dau of Thomas Godsalve Esq, of Buckenham, Norfolk, and had a s and h,

1.1. Thomas; mar Anne, dau of William Pert Esq, of Essex, and had a s and h,  

1.1.1. Sir Edward Ward, 1st Bt, of Bixley, Norfolk [E] (so cr 19 Dec 1660), Kt (2 Nov 1657 by Ld Protector Cromwell and later by Charles I); b ca 1618; educ Gray’s Inn; Sheriff of Norfolk 1655-56, 1656-57; mar 1st, Mary (dsp), dau of Richard Catelyne, of Kirby Cane; mar 2nd, Elizabeth, dau and hrss of John Harbourne, of Mundham, Norfolk; bur 2 Sept 1684, leaving an eldest s and h by his 2nd w,

1.1.1.1. Sir Edward Ward, 2nd Bt; b unknown; educ Gray’s Inn; mar (lic dated 3 Dec 1662), Jane, dau of William Rant MD, of Thorpe Market, Norfolk, by Jane (bur 10 Feb 1713), dau of Sir John Dingley, of Wolverton Manor, IoW; bur 18 March 1686, leaving issue,

1.1.1.1.1. Sir Thomas Ward, 3rd Bt; b unknown; bur unm 20 Jan 1692, when he was suc by his ygr bro (see below).

1.1.1.1.2. Sir Edward Ward, 4th Bt; b unknown; mar Barbara (d 25 May 1755 aged 91), dau and cohrss of Leonard Gooch, of Earsham, Norfolk; bur 2 Aug 1719, leaving issue,

1.1.1.1.2.1. Sir Edward Ward, 5th Bt; b unknown; mar 5 July 1720, Susan (d 4 June 1759), dau and hrss of William Randall, of Yarmouth, a merchant; d 2 March 1736/37, leaving issue,

1.1.1.1.2.1.1. Sir Edward Ward, 6th Bt; b 1721; d unm 7 Apr 1742 (aged 21), when he was suc by his ygr bro (see below).

1.1.1.1.2.1.2. Sir Randall Ward, 7th Bt; b unknown; mar the dau (who d 12 July 1765) of Mr Randall; d 8 May 1762, leaving a s and h,

1.1.1.1.2.1.2.1. Sir Edward Ward, 8th Bt; b unknown; dsp (or unm?) ca 1770, when the baronetcy became EXTINCT. 

2. William (see below).

The ygr s,

William Ward, of Heal, Staffs and of Cheapside, London; a goldsmith; paid off his dau-in-law’s granf’s mortgages in exchange for £10,000 and (probably) her hand in marriage for his own s; mar Elizabeth, dau and hrss in her issue of Richard Humble, of Goosehayes, Hornchurch, Essex and of Southwark, London, a vintner, and had issue,

Humble Ward, 1st Baron Ward, of Birmingham in the County of Warwick [E] (so cr 23 March 1643/44), Kt (1643); b ca 1614; High Sheriff of Staffs 1658-59; mar (settlement dated 17 Feb 1628), Frances (née Sutton), 6th Baroness Dudley suo jure (d 1697) (see DUDLEY, B); d 14 Oct 1670, leaving issue,

1. Edward, later 2nd Baron Ward (see below).

2. Hon William; mar Anne, dau and sole hrss of William Parker, of Willingsworth, Staffs (through which he acquired that and other estates); d 1713, leaving an only surv s,

2.1. William MP, of Willingsworth and of Sedgeley Park, Staffs; b 1670; MP for Staffordshire 1710-13, 1715-20; mar Mary, sis of Henry Grey, 3rd Earl of Stamford; d 25 Oct 1720, leaving issue,

2.1.1. John, later 6th Baron Ward and 1st Viscount Dudley (see below).

2.2. Rev William, Rector of Himley and of Kingswinford, Staffs; mar Elizabeth, dau of John Hawkes; d 21 July 1758, leaving issue,

2.2.1. Humble; bapt 1 Dec 1755; mar 1779, Susanna Beecroft; d 1785, leaving issue,

2.2.1.1. William Humble, 10th Baron Ward (see below).

2.2.2. Frances; mar 24 July 1781, Washington Shirley, 8th Earl Ferrers (qv); d 4 March 1812, leaving issue.

2.3. Frances; mar (settlement dated 15 May 1695), Robert Pigott, of Chetwynd, Salop, Sheriff of Salop 1697-98, and had with other issue,

2.3.1. Honor; mar (settlement dated 12 June 1731), John Harvey Thursby (d 1 June 1764); d 24 Sept 1781, leaving issue, thereby being ancestress of the Thursby baronets, of Ormerod House, Burnley, Lancs and of Holmhurst, Christchurch, Southants (which title cr 1887 became EXTINCT in 1941 upon the death of Sir George James Thursby, 3rd Bt).

2.4. Jane; mar Daniel Jevson.

2.5. Rebecca; d unm.

3. Hon Humble; dvp young.

The eldest s,

Edward Ward, 2nd Baron Ward also 7th Baron Dudley (suc m 1697); b 1631; mar Frances (bur 21 Nov 1676), sis and sole hrss of Sir Thomas Brereton and dau by his 2nd w of Sir William Brereton, 1st Bt, of Handford, Cheshire, a Parliamentarian officer (d 7 Apr 1661); d 3 Oct 1701, leaving with 3 dau,

1. Hon John; dvp 1675.

2. William; mar Frances, dau of William Dilke, of Maxstoke Castle, Warwicks; bur vp 16 May 1692 (aged 32), leaving issue,

2.1. Edward, later 3rd Baron Ward (see below).

2.2. Hon John; bur vp 29 July 1696.

2.3. William, later 5th Baron Ward (see below).

2.4. Hon Frances; mar William Lea, of Halesowen Grange, Salop (see DUDLEY, B), and had issue.

3. Hon Ferdinando; d unm 1717.

The grands,

Edward Ward, 3rd Baron Ward also 8th Baron Dudley; bapt 20 Sec 1683; mar 9 Apr 1703, Diana (d 17 March 1709), dau of Thomas Howard (see SUFFOLK and BERKSHIRE, E); d 28 March 1704, leaving a s and h,

Edward Ward, 4th Baron Ward also 9th Baron Dudley; b 16 June 1704; d unm 6 Sept 1731, when he was suc by his uncle,

William Ward, 5th Baron Ward also 10th Baron Dudley; d unm 20 May 1740, when the Barony of Dudley passed to his nephew (qv), while the Barony of Ward, Dudley Castle and the other estates passed to his cousin and h,

John Ward, 6th Baron Ward being also earlier 1st Viscount Dudley and Ward, of Dudley in the County of Worcester [E] (so cr 21 Apr 1763); b 6 March 1704; educ King’s Coll Camb (admit 1722); MP (Tory) for Newcastle-under-Lyme 1727-34; GM of Freemasons 1742-43; Recorder of Worcester; mar 1st 26 Dec 1723, Anna Maria (d 12 Dec 1725), dau of Charles Bourchier, of Clontarf, co Dublin, and had issue,

1. John, later 2nd Viscount Dudley and Ward (see below).

(continued) The 1st Viscount Dudley and Ward mar 2nd 1 Jan 1744/45, Mary (d 31 May 1782), dau and hrss of John Carver; d 6 May 1774, leaving further issue by his 2nd w,

2. Hon Humble; b 11 March 1747; dvp an infant.

3. William, later 3rd Viscount Dudley and Ward (see below).

The elder s,

John Ward, 2nd Viscount Dudley and Ward and 7th Baron Ward; b 22 Feb 1724/25; educ Oriel Coll Oxf (MA); MP (Tory): Marlborough 1754-61, Worcester 1761-74; mar 15 July 1788, Mrs Mary Baker (mar 3rd 14 Aug 1790, Benjamin Jennings; mar 4th 9 Dec 1791, Capt John Smith RN; bur 24 May 1810), dau of Gamaliel Fair, of Norfolk; dsp 10 Oct 1788, when he was suc by his next surv ygr half-bro,

William Ward, 3rd Viscount Dudley and Ward and 8th Baron Ward; b 21 Jan 1750; educ Eton, Oriel Coll Oxf; MP (Tory) for Worcester 1780-88; mar 1 Aug 1780, Julia (d 23 June 1833), 2nd dau of Godfrey Bosville, of Gunthwaite, Yorks (see BOSVILLE MACDONALD of Sleat, Bt); d 25 Apr 1823, leaving an only child and h,

John William Ward, 4th Viscount Dudley and Ward and 9th Baron Ward later 1st Earl of Dudley, of Dudley Castle in the County of Stafford and Viscount Ednam, of Ednam in the County of Roxburgh [UK] (so cr 5 Oct 1827), PC (1827); b 9 Aug 1781; educ Oriel Coll Oxf (BA 1802; MA 1818); Capt Dudley Vols 1803; Lt-Col 1803; MP (Tory) for Downton 1802-03, Worcestershire 1803-06, Petersfield 1806-07, Wareham 1807-12, Bossiney 1819-23; Foreign Sec 1827-28; d um 6 March 1833, when the Earldom of Dudley and the Viscountcy of Dudley and Ward became EXTINCT, but the Barony of Ward passed to his 2nd cousin,

Rev William Humble Ward, 10th Baron Ward; b 9 Jan 1781; educ Eton, Queen’s Coll Camb; Rector of Himley, Staffs; mar 22 May 1816, Amelia (d 23 May 1882 aged 85), dau of William Gooch Pillans, of Bracondale, Norfolk, and had with other issue,

1. William, later 1st Earl of Dudley (see below).

2. Hon Humble Dudley; b 20 Dec 1821; mar17 Dec 1843, leanor Louis (mar 2nd 13 Apr 1812, John Gerard Leigh, of Luton Hoo, Bedfords (d 24 Feb 1875); mar 3rd 4 Dec 1883, Christian Frederic de Falbe, Danish Amb to UK (d 1896); she d 16 Dec 1899), 3rd dau of Thomas Hawkes MP, of Himley House, Staffs; d 14 Dec 1870, leaving issue,

2.1. Capt William Humble Dudley, 14th Hussars and Herts Yeo Cav; b 19 Feb 1849; mar 24 Oct 1876, Hon Eugenie Violet Adele (d 13 March 1938), dau of William Baliol Brett, 1st Viscount Esher (qv); d 29 May 1903, leaving issue,

2.1.1. Lt-Cdr William Dudley PC (1922), RNVR; b 14 Oct 1877; educ Eton, Trinity Coll Camb (BA); barrister; MP for Southampton 1906-22; Treas of HH 1909-12; PPS to Patronage Sec 1912-17; V-Chamberlain 1917-22; mar 9 July 1913 (div 1931 on grounds of adultery), Winifred “Freda” May, Mistress of HRH The Prince of  Wales later Edward VIII 1918-29 (b 28 July 1894; mar 2nd 1937, W/Cdr Don Pedro José Isidro Manuel Ricardo Monés y Maury, Marquis de Casa Maury (Spain), a Cuban-born racecar driver (b 14 March 1896; d 27 June 1968); she d 16 March 1983), dau of Col Charles Wilfrid Birkin CMG, of Lamcote, Notts (see BIRKIN of Ruddington Grange, Bt); d 11 Nov 1946, leaving issue,

2.1.1.1. Penelope “Pempie” Ann Rachel; b 4 Aug 1914 at London; a film actress; mar 29 Dec 1939 (div 1944), Harry Anthony Compton Pelissier, an actor, screenwriter, producer and director (b 27 July 1912; d 2 Apr 1988); mar 2nd 24 Jan 1948, Sir Carol Reed, an actor (b 30 Dec 1906; d 25 Apr 1976); d 22 Jan 1982, leaving issue by both husbands.

2.1.1.2. Claire Angela “Angie” Louise JP (1968); CC for Notts 1961; DStJ; mar 24 Jan 1935, Maj-Gen Sir Robert “Bob” Edward Laycock KCMG, CB, DSO, JP, RHG, Gov of Malta 1954-59 and Ld-Lt of Notts 1962-68 (d 20 March 1968) (see LISTOWEL, E); d 1 Dec 1999, leaving issue,

2.1.1.2.1. ●Edwina Ottilie Jane; b 1936; mar 1st 1955 (div 1963), Lt (Richard) Mark Walter Agnew RN (see AGNEW of Great Stanhope Street, Bt); mar 2nd 1963, Sydney Davis (d 1988).

2.1.1.2.2. Joseph William Peter; b 1938; educ Eton; mar 1971, (Eve) Lucinda, an actress as “Lucy Fleming” (mar 2nd 1986 as his 2nd w, Simon Williams, an actor), ygr dau of Lt-Col Peter Fleming OBE, of Merrimoles House, Nettlebed, Oxon, by Dame Celia Elizabeth “Betty” Johnson DBE, an actress (b 18 Dec 1908; d 26 Apr 1982); accidentally drowned 1980, leaving issue,

2.1.1.2.2.1. ●Flora; b 1972; drowned 1980 with her f.

2.1.1.2.2.2. ●Robert; b 1973.

2.1.1.2.2.3. ●Diggory; b 1975.

2.1.1.2.3. ●Emma Rose; b 12 June 1943; educ Fritham House Sch, C&G of London Art Sch; a mural painter; mar 25 July 1964, Sir Richard Chartier Carnac Temple, 5th Bt, of The Nash (qv), and has issue.

2.1.1.2.4. ●Benjamin Richard; b 1947; mar 1971, ●Rose Cuninghame, and has issue,

2.1.1.2.4.1. ●Bonny Mary; b 1972.

2.1.1.2.4.2. ●Josephine Clare; b 1973.

2.1.1.2.4.3. ●Samuel Edward; b 1983.

2.1.1.2.5. ●Katherine Martha; b 1949; mar 1969, ●David A. Milnaric, an interior decorator, and has issue,

2.1.1.2.5.1. ●Jessica Rose; b 1970.

2.1.1.2.5.2. ●Josepha Octavia; b 1972.

2.1.1.2.5.3. ●Nicholas Maximilian; b 1977.

2.1.2. Maj Charles Humble DSO (1919), MC, 1st Btn Welsh Grds (SR); b 5 Dec 1879; served WWI (despatches); mar 20 July 1901 (div 1918), Maidie Florence Frederica Kate Constance Hope (d 18 Apr 1937); dsp 8 Apr 1945.

2.1.3. Eugenia Sybil; mar 1st 15 June 1901, Capt Dermot Howard Blundell-Hollinshead-Blundell MVO, KRRC (d 26 Oct 1910), s of Maj-Gen Richard Blundell-Hollinshead, and had issue; mar 2nd 30 Dec 1911, Lt-Col Maximillian David Francis DSO, W York Regt (KIA 22 Aug 1915 during WWI), s of Capt Charles Watkins Arthur Harcourt Wood; mar 3rd 25 March 1919, Charles Evelyn Seymour; d 1 Nov 1950.

2.1.4. (Georgiana) Viola Eleanor; mar 18 Feb 1908, Hon Sir William Augustus Forbes GCMG, MVO, PC (d 17 July 1952), 2nd s of John Francis Miller Erskine, 9th/26th Earl of Mar and 11th Earl of Kellie (qv); d 14 May 1972 (aged 91), leaving issue.

2.1.5. Eugenie Fanny Eveline; mar 11 Apr 1907, Capt Sir Bryan Godfrey-Fausett GCVO, CMG, RN, Equerry to George V, Edward VIII and George VI (b 30 Oct 1863; d 20 Sept 1945); d 6 Apr 1956, leaving issue.

2.1.6. Enid Violet Ida; mar 28 Apr 1919, Sir Allan Henry Shafto Adair, 6th Bt, of Flixton Hall, Suffolk, GCVO, CB, DSO, MC (b 3 Nov 1897; d 4 Aug 1988 when the baronetcy became EXTINCT), and had issue.

2.2. Amelia Alice Julia; mar 10 June 1865, Lt-Gen James Keith Fraser CMG, 1st Life Grds (d 30 July 1895) (see FRASER of Tain, Bt); d 5 Sept 1929, leaving issue.

2.3. Henrietta Maria; mar 14 June 1869, George Stewart Forbes (d 8 July 1894) (see FORBES of Newe, Bt); d 30 March 1935, leaving issue.

3. Julia Susannah; mar 14 June 1842, Rt Rev Thomas Legh Claughton DD, Bp of Rochester 1867-77 and Bp of St Albans 1877-d (b 6 Nov 1808; d 25 July 1892); d 28 May 1902, leaving issue.

The eldest s,

William Ward, 11th Baron Ward later 1st Earl of Dudley, of Dudley Castle in the County of Stafford and Viscount Ednam, of Ednam in the County of Roxburgh [UK] (so cr 17 Feb 1860); b 27 March 1817; educ Eton, Christ Church Oxf; Col Worcs Yeo; mar 1st 24 Apr 1851, Selina Constance (d 14 Nov 1851), eldest dau of Hubert de Burgh, of W Drayton, Middx; mar 2nd 21 Nov 1865, Georgina Elizabeth RRC, DJStJ (d 2 Feb 1929), 3rd dau of Sir Thomas Moncreiffe of that Ilk, 7th Bt, of Moncreiffe (see ERROLL, E); d 7 May 1885, leaving issue,

1. William Humble, later 2nd Earl of Dudley (see below).

2. Maj Hon Sir John Hubert KCVO; b 20 March 1870; educ Eton; Brevet Maj; Lt Worcs Yeo and 4th Btn Worcs Regt; HQ Staff during Boer War 1899-1900 (despatches; medal with 4 clasps), WWI (despatches twice); Assist Priv Sec to Financial Sec for WO 1901; Equerry-in-Ordinary to Edward VII 1902-10; Extra Equerry to George V 1910-36 and Queen Alexandra 1910-25, Edward VIII 1936 and George VI 1937-38; Cdr of Order of Isabella the Catholic (Spain); Cdr of Order of Zahringer Lowen (Baden); Cdr of Order of the Crown (Prussia); Cdr of Order of Christ (Portugal); Cdr of Order of the Crown (Italy); Cdr of Order of Our Saviour (Greece); Cdr of Order of the Dannebrog (Denmark); Officer of Legion d’Honneur; mar 23 June 1908, Jean Templeton CBE (1918), DGStJ (d 1 May 1962), dau of Whitelaw Reid, US Amb to UK 1905-12 (b 27 Oct 1837; d 15 Dec 1912); d 2 Dec 1938, leaving issue,

2.1. Col (Edward) John Sutton MVO (1952), MC (1944); b 24 March 1909 (sponsored by Edward VII); educ Eton; served WWII; Lt-Col cmdg Inns of Court Regt 1947-50 (Jt Hon Col 1959-90) and Life Grds 1950-53; Col cmdg HH Cav 1953-56 (retired 1956); Silver Stick-in-W; CC for Berks 1958-64; Chm of Hungerford RDC 1961-64; mar 1st 2 Aug 1934, Margaret Susan (d 19810, elder dau of Geoffrey Robert Josceline Corbett DSO, of Rossferry, Enniskillen, co Fermanagh; mar 2nd 1986, Marion Elizabth Jessie (d 7 Sept 1997), former w of Geoffrey Adams and widow of (1) Capt Lionel Cecil and (2) William Gaspard Guy Romilly, 4th Baron Romilly (b 8 March 1899; d 29 June 1983), being dau of Charles M. Clover; d Nov 1990, leaving issue by his 1st w,

2.1.1. Patricia Elizabeth Marion; b 24 Oct 1935; mar 1st 4 Sept 1956 (div 1964), Kenneth E. Cooper; mar 2nd Dec 1965 (div 1966), John D. Gray, of LA, CA, USA; mar 3rd 1966, Frederick Calvin Danner; d May 1988, leaving issue by her 1st husband,

2.1.1.1. ●Susan Elizabeth Margaret; b 1957.

2.1.1.2. ●Laura Jean; b 21 Feb 1959.

2.1.2. Gerald John CBE (1989), DL (Berks 2000), of Chilton Park Farm, Hungerford, Berkshire RG17 0SY (2003); b 31 May 1938; educ Eton, RMA Sandhurst, RAC Cirencester; Capt RHG; an industrialist and farmer; mar 30 March 1967 (div 1984), Rosalind Elizabeth (d 2020), ygr dau of Hon Richard Edward, of Pyndar House, Hanley Castle, Worcs, (b 25 Dec 1916; d 24 Feb 1970), 3rd and yst s of William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp (b 20 Feb 1872; d 14 Nov 1938); mar 2nd 1984, ●Mrs Amanda Mildred Dinan, only dau of Sir Lacey Eric Vincent, 2nd Bt, of Watton (qv); d 2008, leaving issue by his 1st w,

2.1.2.1. ●Sarah Patricia DL (Berks 2011); b 3 Feb 1968; High Sheriff of Berks 2017-18; mar 1993, ●Adrian Richard Scrope (see SYKES of Sledmere, Bt), and has issue.

2.1.2.2. ●Margaret Lucy DL (Worcs 2023); b 1970; mar 1998, ●Jonathan Charles Stewart Chenevix-Trench, of Worcs (see ASHTOWN, B), and has issue.

2.2. (Alexander) Reginald “Reggie” JP (Berks 1941-47); b 27 Feb 1915 (sponsored by Queen Alexandra); educ Eton; pilot with ATA 1941-46; mar 1st 24 Apr 1946 (div 1959), Illona “Ila”, only dau of Maj B. Hollos, of Budapest, Hungary; mar 2nd 10 Jan 1967 (div 1969), Zena Moyra, an actress as “Zena Marshall” (b 1 Jan 1926; mar 3rd 1991, Ivan Cottam Foxwell, a screenwriter (b 22 Feb 1914; d 16 Jan 2002); she d 10 July 2009; bur at St Thomas Becket Ch, Skeffington, Leics), former w of Paul Adam, a bandleader (div 1953) and step-dau of Capt George W. Tailby, of Sheffington, Lincs; mar 3rd, Constance Cluett Sage (liv 2003), only dau of George Bywater Cluett II, of NY, USA; d 1987.

3. Lt Hon Robert Arthur OBE (1919), Worcs Imp Yeo; b 23 Feb 1871; served Matabeleland Rebellion 1896 (medal), Boer War with 4th Imp Yeo and ADC to Gen Broadwood 1901-02 (Queen’s medal with 5 clasps), Gen Staff during WWI (despatches twice; Legion d’Honneur); MP for Crewe 1895-1900; mar 24 July 1906, Lady Mary (, 2nd dau of Archibald Brabazon Sparrow Acheson, 4th Earl of Gosford KP (qv); d 14 June 1942, leaving issue,

3.1. Maj Julian Humble Dudley RHG; b 27 March 1908; educ Eton, Magdalene Coll Camb; served WWII (despatches); mar 1st 14 Aug 1946 (div 1954), Ann Elisabeth (mar 2nd 1966, Edward F. Gundry), only child of Capt John Walter Wilson Bridges, of Ober House, Brockenhurst, Hants; mar 2nd 1962, Mary Rebecca Jane (liv 2003), widow of Col Harry Latham RHA and dau of Albert Edward Morris-Hadwell, of Kidderminster, Worcs and of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia; d 29 Apr 1971, leaving issue by his 1st w,

3.1.1. ●Patricia Ann; b 22 May 1947.

3.1.2. ●Georgina Mary; b 2 Aug 1950.

3.2. Lettice Mary; b 5 Dec 1909; mar 15 Sept 1934 (div 1947), Arthur Thomas Wilson-Filmer; d 17 Apr 1968.

4. Lady Edith Amelia CBE (1918); b 16 Sept 1872; mar 5 May 1895, Frederick Glyn, 4th Baron Wolverton (qv); d 6 June 1956, leaving issue.

5. Capt Hon Reginald DSO, RHG; b 11 June 1874; served Boer War 1899-1902; d unm 7 March 1904.

6. Capt Hon Cyril Augustus MVO (1903), RN; b 31 Jan 1876; ADC to George V 1919-21; commanded a div of the Grand Fleet 1914-17; mar 14 Apr 1904, Baroness Irene (mar 2nd 6 Dec 1934, V-Adm Hon Arthur Charles CBE, RN (d 10 Feb 1973), see RAYLEIGH, B; she d 21 Apr 1974 aged 90), dau of Baron de Brienen; d 11 Jan 1930, leaving issue,

6.1.  Margaret Helene Edith; b 11 Jan 1905; mar 10 Dec 1929, Count Paul William Alexander (d 24 Jan 1968), 2nd s of Prince Alexander Munster, of Derneburg, Hanover, and had issue.

6.2. Helen Elizabeth; b 28 Dec 1907; mar 27 Apr 1931, Edward Henry Charles James Fox-Strangways, 7th Earl of Ilchester (qv); d 8 Nov 1970, leaving issue.

6.3. Nicolette Joan JP (Berks 1942); b 28 Dec 1907; mar 15 Nov 1928, Michael Charles St John, of Pussey House, Faringdon (d 1987), eldest s of Charles Harry St John Hornby, of Shelley House, Chelsea, Middx and of Chantmarle, Dorset; d 1988, leaving with other issue,

6.3.1. Sir Simon Michael Hornby Kt (1988), of 8 Ennismore Gdns, London SW7 1NL and of The Ham, Wantage, Oxfordshire OX12 9JA (2003); b 29 Dec 1934; educ Eton, New Coll Oxf, Harvard Business Sch; 2nd Lt Gren Grds 1953-55; WH Smith & Sons: joined 1958, Dir 1965; WH Smith Gp: Dir 1974-99, Chm 1982-94; Dir: Pearson plc 1978-97, Lloyds TSB Gp 1988-99, Lloyds Abbey Life plc 1991-97 (Chm 1992-97); Chm: Design Cncl 1986-92, Assoc for Business Sponsorship of the Arts 1988-97, Natl Literary Tst 1993-2001 (Pres 2001); Pres: Newsvendors’ Benevolent Inst 1989-94, Book Tst 1990-96 (Dep Chm 1976-78; Chm 1978-80), Royal Historical Soc 1994-2001 (Member of Cncl 1992-2001), Chelsea Soc 1994-2000; Tstee: Brit Mus 1975-85; Freeman and Liveryman of Goldsmiths’ Co 1955; FBIM; FRSA; Hon DU (Stirling Univ) 1992; Hon DLitt: Hull Univ 1994, Reading Univ 1996; mar 15 June 1968, (Ann) Sheran, sis of Sir Edward Stephen Cazalet DL, a retired Justice of the High Court (see GAGE, V) and dau of Peter Victor Ferdinand Cazalet, of Fairlawne, Tonbridge, Kent, horse trainer to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (b 15 Jan 1907; d 29 May 1973); dsp 17 July 2010.

7. Lt Hon Gerald Ernest Francis MVO, 1st Life Grds; b 9 Nov 1877; served Boer War 1899-1900, WWI; mar 7 Nov 1899, Lady Evelyn (d 4 May 1955), dau of John Henry Crichton, 4th Earl Erne KP (qv); KIA unm 30 Oct 1914 during WWI.

The eldest s,

William Humble Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley GCB (1911), GCMG (1908), GCVO (1903), PC (1902), DL (Worcs 1893); b 25 May 1867; educ Eton; Lt QO Worcs Hussars 1885; Capt 1888; Maj 1893; served Boer War as DAAG for Imp Yeo; with Imp Yeo (TF) 1908; Lt-Col (TAR); Lt-Col Worcs Yeo (TD); Parly Sec to BoT 1895-1902; Ld-Lt of Ir 1902-05; Gov-Gen of Australia 1908-11; Mayor of Dudley 1895-96; mar 1st 14 Sept 1891, Rachel CBE (d 26 June 1920), yst dau of Charles Henry Gurney; mar 2nd 30 Apr 1924, Gertrude (d 25 Apr 1952), widow of Lionel Monckton (see MONCKTON OF BRENCHLEY, V) and dau of John Millar; d 29 June 1932, leaving issue by his 1st w,

1. Lady Gladys Honor; b ca 1892; mar 20 Feb 1923 (div 1932), Maj Percival Cunningham Allan OBE (d 23 Nov 1961), s of F. Orlando Bridgeman, of Dunedin, NZ; d 5 Dec 1961, leaving issue.

2. William Humble Eric, later 3rd Earl of Dudley (see below).

3. Lady Morvyth Lillian; b ca 1896; mar 29 June 1921, A/Cdre Constantine Evelyn CBE, DSO, RAuxAF (d 20 Sept 1960), s of Robert Henry Benson JP, of Buckhurst, Sussex; d 11 March 1959, leaving issue.

4. Lt-Col Hon Roderick John, Buffs; b 13 Apr 1902; educ Eton; served WWI, WWII with KAR; on British Mil Mission to Ethiopia; on British Mil Administration in Malaya (wounded); mar 1st 28 Sept 1928 (div 1936), Eileen Patricia, only dau of Lt-Col Marcus Michael Hartigan CMG, DSO; mar 2nd 11 March 1940 (div 1947), Valerie Maud (d 1989), only dau of Robert Jeremiah Skelton, of Nairobi, Kenya, and had issue by his 2nd w,

4.1. Robert John Christopher Ward (later Barwick-Ward by Deed Poll dated 5 Feb 1952), of Towton Hall, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire LS24 9PB (2003); b 25 Aug 1942; educ Millfield, Grenoble Univ; mar 1st 2 March 1968 (div 19740, Frances Pauline (d 1975), elder dau of S/Ldr Matthew Donald Einhorn JP, of Cragg Hill House, Killinghall, nr Harrogate, Yorks; d 2017, leaving issue,

4.1.1. ●Annabel Jane; b 27 July 1970; mar 1997, ●Simon D. Everett, and has issue,

4.1.1.1. ●Henry George Alfred; b 1997.

4.1.1.2. ●Alexandra Frances Sarah; b 2000.

4.1.1.3. ●Elizabeth Ellen Valerie; b 2002.

4.2. (continued) Robert John Christopher mar 2nd 1976 (div 1985), Laura Madeleine, dau of Henry J. Sutcliffe, of W Yorks, and has further issue by his 2nd w,

4.2.1. ●Lucinda Marie Clare; b 1980.

(continued) Lt-Col Hon Roderick John mar 3rd March 1947, Charlotte Anne Park (d 1971), dau of Capt Charles Frederick Osbourne RD, RNR, of Broadstone, Dorset; d 2 Oct 1952, leaving further issue by his 3rd w,

4.3. +Rupert Michael; b 4 May 1947; educ Aiglon Coll, Le Rosey; mar 25 Apr 1970, ●Frances Margaret Mary, elder dau of J. C. Barry, of Adelaide House, Banff, co Limerick, and has issue,

4.3.1. +Eric Roderick Humble; b 1973.

5. Lady (Alexandra) Patricia; b 24 Aug 1904; b 24 Aug 1904 (sponsored by Queen Alexandra and HRH The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn); d unm 7 July 1964.

6. Hon Edward Frederick; b 20 Nov 1907 (sponsored by Edward VII); educ Eton; 2nd Lt 10th Hussars; G/Capt RAF during WWII; Chm of S Durham Steel & Iron Co; mar 1st 30 Nov 1940 (div 1947), Pauline Katharine, elder dau of Hon Charles Frederick Winn, of Nostell Priory, Wakefiekd (see SAINT OSWALD, B); mar 2nd 2 July 1953, Hon Alathea Gwendoline Alys Mary (b 24 Nov 1923; d 5 March 2001), elder dau of Henry Edmund FitzAlan-Howard, 2nd Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent OBE (qv); dsp 1987.

7. Hon George Reginald Ward, 1st Viscount Ward of Witley, of Great Witley in the County of Worcester [UK] (so cr 11 Nov 1960), PC (1957); b 20 Nov 1907; educ Eton, Christ Church Oxf; served WWII as G/Capt RAF; MP (Con) for Worcester 1945-60; U-SoS for Air 1952-55; Financial Sec to Admiralty 1955-57; SoS for Air 1957-60; mar 1st 30 May 1940 (div 1951), Ann Diana Frances Ayesha (b 28 Apr 1919; mar 2nd 7 Aug 1951 (div 1966), Richard Thurstan Holland-Martin (b 26 Dec 1907; d 24 Jan 1968); mar 3rd 1972, Peter Higgins; she d 4 May 2008), dau of Capt Arthur Edward Capel CBE, Cav Corps (d 22 Dec 1919), by Hon Diana (d 3 Dec 1983), 3rd and yst dau of Thomas Lister, 4th Baron Ribblesdale (qv); mar 2nd 15 March 1962, Barbara Mary Colonsay (b 25 Oct 1921; d 1980), former w of Capt Hon Michael Langhorne Astor MP, RA (TA) (see ASTOR, V) and dau of Capt Ronald Frank Rous McNeill, Ir Grds; dspms 15 June 1988, leaving issue by his 1st w, when the peerage became EXTINCT,

7.1. Hon Georgina Anne, of Quintana 23, Gustavo A Madero, Mexico DF ZP14 (2003); b 13 March 1941; a stage, film and TV actress known for Pride and Prejudice (1967), The Man Who Finally Died (1963), The Avengers (1961-69) and Danger Man (1960-62) among others; mar 1st 1966 (div 1971; resumed maiden name by Deed Poll dated 1972), Alastair Cameron Forbes, a journalist (b 1918; d 2005); mar 2nd 1978, Patrick Claude Henry Tritton (b 1934; d 1 Feb 1988) (see TRITTON of Bloomfield, Bt); d June 2010 in Mexico.

7.2. Hon Anthony Giles Humble; b 10 June 1943; educ Eton; d unm 4 May 1983.

The eldest s,

William Humble Eric Ward, 3rd Earl of Dudley JP, DL (Staffs 1927-66); b 30 Jan 1894; educ Eton, Christ Church Oxf; Maj Staffs Yeo (TA); Maj Reserve of Officers with 10th Hussars; Col 51st (Midland) Medical Brigade 1933-36; Hon Air Cdre No 915 (Warwicks) Sqdn AAF 1939-49; served WWI (wounded; Legion d’Honneur); MP: Hornsey 1921-24, Wednesbury 1931-32; PPS to U-SoS for India 1922-24; High Sheriff of Worcs 1930-31; Ld High Steward of Kidderminster; KStJ; mar 1st 8 March 1919, Lady Rosemary Millicent RRC (d 21 July 1930), 2nd and ygr dau of Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 4th Duke of Sutherland KG (qv); mar 2nd 25 Feb 1943 (div 1954), Frances Laura, former w of Walter Francis David Long, 2nd Viscount Long (qv) and 2nd dau of Hon Guy Lawrence Charteris (see WEMYSS and MARCH, E); mar 3rd 17 July 1961, Grace Maria (d 2 Dec 2016), former w of Prince Stanislas Radziwill and elder dau of Dr Michael Kolin, of Saint Jacob, Denmark; d 26 Dec 1969, leaving issue by his 1st w,

1. William Humble David, later 4th Earl of Dudley (see below).

2. John Jeremy; b 7 May 1922; dvp 9 Dec 1929.

3. Hon Peter Alistair, of Cornwell Manor, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire (2003); b 8 Feb 1926; educ Eton, Univ of BC, Christ Church Oxf (MA); with RCAF 1943-44 and Fleet Air Arm 1945-46; mar 21 Nov 1956 (div 1974), Claire Leonora (d 2019), only child of Amyas Evelyn Giles Baring (see ASHBURTON, B), and had issue,

3.1. ●Rachel Claire AM (2005); b 12 Sept 1957; educ Hatherop Castle Sch, Byam Shaw Sch of Art; naturalized as Australian citizen ca 1986; an actress: The Thorn Birds (TV show) among others; Dir: Beautiful Kate (2009), Palm Beach (2019) among others; mar 1983, ●Bryan Brown AM (2005), of Sydney, NSW, Australia, an actor (b 23 June 1947), and has issue,

3.1.1. ●Rosie; b 1985.

3.1.2. ●Matilda; b 1987.

3.1.3. ●Joe; b 1992.

3.2. ●Tracy Louise; b 22 Dec 1958; educ Academy of Live and Recorded Arts, London Drama Sch; an actress and environmental activist; mar 13 June 1987 (div 2018), Henry John FitzRoy Somerset, 12th Duke of Beaufort (qv), and has issue.

3.3. +Alexander Evelyn Giles; b 1 July 1961; mar 1988 (div), Lucy Rose, eldest dau of Rupert Lycett Green (see GREEN of Wakefield, Bt), and has issue,

3.3.1. ●Jasmine Carrie; b 1990.

3.3.2. +Archibald Rupert William; b 1993.

(continued) Hon Peter Alistair mar 2nd 18 Apr 1974, ●Elizabeth Rose, dau of Richard Victor Charles Westmacott, of Ascona, Switzerland; d 24 March 2008, leaving further issue by his 2nd w,

3.4. +Jeremy Christopher; b 13 Jan 1975; mar 2004, ●Amelia Nancy, ygr dau of Henry Hine, of Advent, N Cornwall, and has issue,

3.4.1. +Harry Peter; b 2007.

3.4.2. +Hector Geordie; b 2009.

3.5. +Benjamin Robin; b 16 Feb 1978.

The eldest s,

William Humble David Ward, 4th Earl of Dudley; b 5 Jan 1920 (sponsored by HRH The Duke of Windsor the former Edward VII); educ Eton, Christ Church Oxf; served WWII with Royal Hussars 1939-45 (Italy; wounded); ADC to Gov-Gen of India 1942-43; mar 1st 10 Jan 1946 (div 1961), Stella, eldest dau of Dr Don Miguel Angel Carcano Hon KCMG, Hon KBE, Argentine Amb to UK 1942-46, by Stella de Morra, and had issue,

1. William Humble David Jeremy, later 5th Earl of Dudley (see below).

2. ●Lady Rosemary Millicent;  b 26 May 1955 as twin; mar 26 Apr 1980, ●Castor, s of Castor Cañedo, by Maria Del Carmen Angoso, of Madrid, and has issue,

2.1. ●Gabriela; b 1982.

3. ●Lady Anne-Marie Ines;  b 26 May 1955 as twin; mar 1978 (div 1993; resumed maiden name), Laureano Perez-Andujar Gimena, s of Perez de Andujar y Andujar, by Caridad Gimena de Manas, of Madrid.

(continued) 4th Earl of Dudley mar 2nd 24 Aug 1961, Maureen, an actress (b 25 Nov 1932; d 16 Nov 2011), dau of James David Munro Swanson (b 24 March 1905; d 4 Feb 1984); d 16 Nov 2013, leaving further issue by his 2nd w,

4. Hon William; b and dvp 21 Oct 1961.

5. ●Lady Susanna Louise; b 23 May 1963; mar Raymond Saltini, of NY, USA, and has 2 children.

6. ●Lady Melissa Patricia; b 18 July 1964; mar 1991 (resumed maiden name after husband’s death), Dr Simon P. Puxley (d 1999), and has issue,

6.1. ●India Ward; b 1991.

7. ●Lady Victoria Larissa Cecilia; b 28 May 1966, has issue,

7.1. ●George Ward; b 200-.

8. ●Lady Amelia Maureen Erica; b 5 Sept 1967; mar 2001 (div; resumed maiden name), Toby Chalmers.

9. ●Lady (Emma Sophia) Cressida; b 7 Jan 1970; a medical PR; mar 29 June 1996 (div 2002), ●Oliver N., a cartoonist, s of Nicholas Preston, of Tetbury, Gloucs; mar 2nd, Dr Ludovic Toro, and has issue by her 2nd husband,

9.1. ●William Raffaele Vittorio; b 2012.

(continued) Lady Cressida also has issue,

9.2. ●Lily Ward-Davis; b 2004.

10. Leander Grenville Dudley, present 6th Earl of Dudley (see below).

The eldest s,

(William Humble) David Jeremy Ward, 5th Earl of Dudley; b 27 March 1947; educ Eton, Christ Church Oxf; mar 1st 3 July 1972 (div 1975), ●Sarah Mary (b 18 Aug 1948), only dau of Sir Alastair Francis Stuart Coats, 4th Bt, of Auchendrane (qv); mar 2nd 1976 (div 1980), Debra Louise, dau of George Robert Pinney; dspm 7 Feb 2026, when he was suc by his ygr and only surv half-bro (see as above),

1. ●Lady Bethany Rowena; b 1977.

 

 S.S.

[Paul Theroff]

For comparison, this is what I have on this Ward family. (I have about as much on the Wards, Viscounts Bangor, who seem to be unrelated.)

Edward WARD, of Poswyke and Bexley [Bixley], d.1583; m.Anne Havers à 8 children,of whom:

1.Thomas, of Bexley, d.Feb 1610

1.1.Thomas, of Bexley (bur 17 Sep 1632); m.Anne Pert

1.1.1.Sir Edward, of Bexley, cr Baronet 1660 (ca 1618-bur 2 Sep 1684); m.1^st Mary Catelyne (dsp); m.2^nd Elizabeth Harbourne

1.1.1.1.Sir Edward, 2^nd Bt., bur 18 Mar 1686; m.1662 Jane Rant (bur 10 Feb 1713)

1.1.1.1.1.Sir Thomas, 3^rd Bt., bur 20 Jan 1692

1.1.1.1.2.Sir Edward, 4^th Bt., bur 2 Aug 1719; m.Barbara Gooch (d.25 May 1755)

1.1.1.1.2.1.Sir Edward, 5^th Bt., d.2 Mar 1737; m.5 Jul 1720 Susan Randall (d.4 Jun 1759)

1.1.1.1.2.1.1.Sir Edward, 6^th Bt. (1721-7 Apr 1742)

1.1.1.1.2.1.2.Sir Randall, 7^th Bt., d.8 May 1762; m. ___ Randall (d.12 Jul 1765)

1.1.1.1.2.1.2.1.Sir Edward, 8^th Bt., d.ca 1770

1.1.1.1.2.1.3.Susan, heiress of Bixley, d.20 Aug 1771; m.19 May 1764 Neil Primrose, 3^rd Earl of Rosebery (1729-25 Mar 1814)

2.[6^th son] William, of Heal; m.Elizabeth Humble

2.1.Humble (ca 1614-14 Oct 1670), cr 1644 Baron Ward of Birmingham; m.ca 1628 Frances Sutton [or Dudley], suo jure 6^th Baroness Dudley (23 Jul 1611-bur 11 Aug 1697)

2.1.1.Edward, 7^th Lord Dudley, 2^nd Lord Ward (1631-3 Oct 1701); m.Frances Brereton (d.1676)

2.1.1.1.John, d.1675

2.1.1.2.William (ca 1660-16 May 1692); m.Frances Dilke

2.1.1.2.1.Edward, 8^th Lord Dudley, 3^rd Lord Ward (1683-28 Mar 1704); m.9 Apr 1703 Diana Howard

2.1.1.2.1.1.Edward, 9^th Lord Dudley, 4^th Lord Ward (16 Jun 1704-6 Sep 1731)

2.1.1.2.2.John, d.1696

2.1.1.2.3.William, 10^th Lord Dudley, 5^th Lord Ward, d.20 May 1740

2.1.1.2.4.Frances (1687-24 Jan 1737); m.12 Nov 1709 William Lea (1677-31 Jan 1741)

 

2.1.1.2.4.1.Ferdinando Dudley Lea, 11^th Lord Dudley (1710-21 Oct 1757)

2.1.1.2.4.2.William Lea (1722-29 Mar 1743)

2.1.1.2.4.3.Anne Lea (bap 24 Mar 1714-29 Apr 1762); m.William Smith (1713-19 May 1784) à later Lords Dudley

2.1.1.2.4.4.Frances Lea (12 Apr 1717-9 Mar 1800); m.8 Dec 1740 Walter Woodcock (d.1794)

2.1.1.2.4.5.Mary Lea (1723-1742); m.2 Aug 1741 Joseph Harvey

2.1.1.2.4.6.Catherine Lea (1727-12 Apr 1756); m.1^st 16 Nov 1744 Thomas Jordan; m.2^nd Henry Turner

2.1.1.2.4.7.Elizabeth Lea (1729-1760); m.14 Jul 1759 Rev. Benjamin Briscoe

 

2.1.1.3.Ferdinando, d.1717

2.1.1.4.Lettice, d.young

2.1.1.5.Catherine (1663-21 Apr 1691); m.21 Nov 1683 Hon. John Grey, of Enville Hall (ca 1628-Feb 1709)

2.1.1.6.Humbletta; m.Thomas Porter 

2.1.2.John, d.an infant

2.1.3.William, of Willingsworth, d.Jan 1714; m.Anne Parkes

2.1.3.1.William, of Willingsworth and Sedgeley Park (28 Jun 1677-25 Oct 1720); m.25 May 1700 Mary Grey, sister of 3^rd Earl of Stamford

2.1.3.1.1.John, 6^th Lord Ward, cr 1763 Viscount Dudley and Ward of Dudley (1700 [6 Mar 1704, per HoP]-6 May 1774); m.1^st 26 Dec 1723 Anne Maria Bourchier (d.12 Dec 1725); m.2^nd 1 Jan 1745 Mary Carver (d.31 May 1782)

2.1.3.1.1.1.John, 2^nd Viscount Dudley and Ward, 7^th Lord Ward (22 Feb 1725-10 Oct 1788); m.15 Jul 1738 Mary Fair

2.1.3.1.1.2.Humble, b.11 Mar 1747, d.young

2.1.3.1.1.3.William, 3^rd Viscount Dudley and Ward, 8^th Lord Ward (21 Jan 1750-25 Apr 1823); m.1 Aug 1780 Julia Bosville (d.23 Jun 1833)

2.1.3.1.1.3.1.John William, 4^th Viscount Dudley and Ward and 9^th Lord Ward, cr 1827 Earl of Dudley of Dudley Castle and Viscount Ednam of Ednam (9 Aug 1781-6 Mar 1833)

2.1.3.1.2.Rev. William, d.21 Jul 1758; m.Elizabeth Hawkes

2.1.3.1.2.1.Humble, d.1785; m.Susanna Beecroft

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.William Humble, 10^th Lord Ward (9 Jan 1781-6 Dec 1835); m.22 May 1816 Amelia Pillans (d.23 May 1882)

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.William, 11^th Lord Ward, cr 1860 Earl of Dudley of Dudley Castle and Viscount Ednam of Ednam (27 Mar 1817-7 May 1885); m.1^st 24 Apr 1851 Selina Constance de Burgh; m.2^nd 21 Nov 1865 Georgina Elizabeth Moncreiffe

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.1.William Humble, 2^nd Earl of Dudley (25 May 1867-29 Jun 1932); m.1^st 14 Sep 1891 Rachel Gurney (d.26 Jun 1920); m.2^nd 30 Apr 1924 Mrs Gertrude Monckton, née Millar (d.25 Apr 1952)

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.William Humble Eric, 3^rd Earl of Dudley (30 Jan 1894-26 Dec 1969); m.1^st 8 Mar 1919 Lady Rosemary Millicent Leveson-Gower (9 Aug 1893-21 Jul 1930); m.2^nd 25 Feb 1943 (div 1954) Frances Laura Charteris; m.3^rd 17 Jul 1961 Grace Maria Kolin (11 Jan 1923-29 Dec 2016)

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.William Humble David, 4^th Earl of Dudley (5 Jan 1920-16 Nov 2013); m.1^st 10 Jan 1946 (div 1961) Stella Carcano; m.2^nd 24 Aug 1961 Maureen Swanson (d.16 Nov 2011)

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.William Humble David Jeremy, 5^th Earl of Dudley (27 Mar 1947-7 Feb 2026); m.1^st 3 Jul 1972 (div 1975) Sarah Coats; m.2^nd 1976 (div 1980) Debra Louise Pinney

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.Bethany Rowena, b.1977

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.William (21 Oct 1961-19__)

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.3.Leander Grenville Dudley, b.30 Oct 1971; m.[engaged 2011] Laura J Sevier (b.1979)

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.3.1.Leyla, b.Oct 2012

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.4.Rosemary Millicent, b.26 May 1955; m.26 Apr 1980 Castor Cañedo

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.5.Anne-Marie Ines, b.26 May 1955; m.1978 (div 1993) Laureano Perez-Andujar Gimena

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.6.Susanna Louise, b.23 May 1963; m.200_ Raymond Saltini

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.7.Melissa Patricia Eileen, b.18 Jul 1964; m.1991 Simon Puxley (d.1999)

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.8.Victoria Cacilia Larissa, b.28 May 1966

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.9.Amelia Maureen Erica, b.5 Sep 1967

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.10.Emma Sophia Cressida, b.7 Jan 1970; m.1^st 29 Jun 1996 (div 2002) Oliver Preston; m.2^nd [engaged 2011] Ludovic Toro

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.2.John Jeremy (7 May 1922-9 Dec 1929)

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.3.Peter Alistair (8 Feb 1926-24 Mar 2008); m.1^st 21 Nov 1956 (div 1974) Claire Leonora Baring (29 Feb 1936-4 Aug 2019); m.2^nd 18 Apr 1974 Elizabeth Westmacott

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.3.1.Alexander Evelyn Giles, b.1 Jul 1961; m.1988 Lucy Rose Green

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.3.1.1.Archibald Rupert William, b.1993

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.3.1.2.Jasmine Carrie, b.1990

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.3.2.Jeremy Christopher, b.13 Jan 1975; m.St Endellion, North Cornwall 16 Jun 2004 Amelia Nancy Hine

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.3.2.1.Harry Peter, b.2007

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.3.2.2.Hector Geordie, b.2009

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.3.3.Benjamin Robin, b.16 Feb 1978

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.3.4.Rachel Claire, b.12 Sep 1957; m.1983 Bryan Brown

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.3.5.Tracy Louise, b.22 Dec 1958; m.1987 Henry John Fitzroy Somerset, 12^th Duke of Beaufort

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.1.2.Roderick John (13 Apr 1902-2 Oct 1952); m.1^st 28 Sep 1928 (div 1936) Eileen Patricia Hartigan; m.2^nd 11 Mar 1940 (div 1947) Valerie Maud Skelton (d.1989); m.3^rd Mar 1947 Charlotte Anne Park Osbourne (d.1971)

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.1.2.1.Robert John Christopher, later Barwick-Ward (25 Aug 1942-10 Apr 2017); m.1^st 2 Mar 1968 (div 1974) Frances Pauline Einhorn (d.1975); m.2^nd 1976 (div 1985) Laura Madeleine Sutcliffe à 2 daus

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.1.2.2.Rupert Michael, b.4 May 1947; m.25 Apr 1970 Frances Margaret Mary Barry à 1 son

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.1.3.Edward Frederick (20 Nov 1907-1987); m.1^st 30 Nov 1940 (div 1947) Pauline Katharine Winn; m.2nd 2 Jul 1953 Hon. Alathea Gwendoline Alys Mary Fitzalan-Howard (24 Nov 1923-5 Mar 2001)

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.1.4.George Reginald, cr 1960 Viscount Ward of Witley (1907-1988); m.1^st 1940 (div 1951) Ann Diana France Ayesha Capel; m.2^nd 1962 Barbara Mary Colonsay McNeill (d.1980)

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.1.4.1.Anthony Giles Humble (1943-1983)

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.1.4.2.Georgina Anne, b.1941; m.1^st 1966 (div 1971) Alastair Cameron Forbes (2 May 1918-19 May 2005); m.2^nd 1978 Patrick Claude Henry Tritton (d.1 Feb 1998)

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.1.5.Gladys Honor (1892-5 Dec 1961); m.20 Feb 1923 (div 1932) Percival Cunningham Allan Bridgeman (d.23 Nov 1961)

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.1.6.Morvyth Lillian (1896-11 Mar 1959); m.29 Jun 1921 Constantine Evelyn Benson (10 Apr 1895-20 Sep 1960)

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.1.7.Alexandra Patricia (24 Aug 1904-7 Jul 1964)

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.2.Sir John Hubert (20 Mar 1870-2 Dec 1938); m.23 Jun 1908 Jean Templeton Reid (d.1 May 1962)

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.2.1.Edward John Sutton (24 Mar 1909-Nov 1990); m.1^st 2 Aug 1934 Margaret Susan Corbett (29 Jan 1915-1981); m.2nd 1986 Marion Elizabeth Jessie, Lady Romilly, née Clover (d.7 Sep 1997)

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.2.1.1.Gerald John (31 May 1938-Sep 2008); m.1^st 1967 (div 1984) Rosalind Elizabeth Lygon (13 Oct 1946-16 Oct 2020); m.2^nd 1984 Amanda Mildred Vincent (b.22 Nov 1942) à 2 daus

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.2.1.2.Patricia Elizabeth Marion (24 Oct 1935-May 1988); m.1^st 4 Sep 1956 (div 1964) Kenneth Cooper; m.2^nd 1965 (div 1966) John Gray; m.3^rd 1966 (div 1971) Frederick Calvin Danner; m.4^th John Newby

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.2.2.Alexander Reginald (27 Feb 1915-1987); m.1^st 24 Apr 1946 (div 1959) Ilona Hollos; m.2^nd 10 Jan 1967 (div 1969) Zena Moyra Tailby; m.3^rd Constance Cluett Sage

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.3.Robert Arthur (23 Feb 1871-14 Jun 1942); m.24 Jul 1906 Lady Mary Acheson

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.3.1.Julian Humble Dudley (27 Mar 1908-29 Apr 1971); m.1^st 14 Aug 1946 (div 1954) Ann Elisabeth Bridges; m.2^nd 1962 Mary Rebecca Jane Morris-Hadwell

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.3.1.1.Patricia Ann, b.22 May 1947

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.3.1.2.Georgina Mary, b.2 Aug 1950

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.3.2.Lettice Mary (5 Dec 1909-17 Apr 1968); m.15 Sep 1934 (div 1947) Arthur Thomas Wilson-Filmer (d.17 Apr 1968)

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.4.Reginald (11 Jun 1874-7 Mar 1904)

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.5.Cyril Augustus (31 Jan 1876-11 Jan 1930); m.14 Apr 1904 Bss Irene de Brienen (d.21 Apr 1974)

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.5.1.Margaret Helene Edith (11 Jan 1905-Bampton 1982); m 10 Dec 1929 Paul Alexander William Gf zu Münster Frhr von Grothaus

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.5.2.Helen Elizabeth (28 Dec 1907-8 Nov 1970); m.27 Apr 1931 Edward Henry Charles James Fox-Strangways, 7^th Earl of Ilchester (1 Oct 1905-21 Aug 1964)

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.5.3.Nicolette Joan (28 Dec 1907-1988); m.15 Nov 1928 Michael Charles St.John Hornby (2 Jan 1899-1987)

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.6.Gerald Ernest Francis (9 Nov 1877-k.a.30 Oct 1914); m.7 Nov 1899 Lady Evelyn Crichton (21 Jul 1879-4 May 1955)

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.7.Edith Amelia (16 Sep 1872-6 Jun 1956); m.5 May 1895 Frederic Glyn, 4^th Lord Wolverton (24 Sep 1864-3 Oct 1932)

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.2.Humble Dudley (20 Dec 1821-14 Dec 1870); m.17 Dec 1843 Eleanor Louisa Hawkes (d.16 Dec 1899)

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.2.1.William Humble Dudley (19 Feb 1849-29 May 1903); m.24 Oct 1876 Hon. Eugenie Violet Adele Brett (d.13 Mar 1938)

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.2.1.1.William Dudley (14 Oct 1877-11 Nov 1946); m.9 Jul 1913 (div 1931) Winifred May Birkin (28 Jul 1894-16 Mar 1983), of the Baronets

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.2.1.1.1.Penelope Ann Rachel (4 Aug 1914-22 Jan 1982); m.1^st 29 Dec 1939 (div 1944) Harry Anthony Compton Pelissier (1912-2 Apr 1988); m.2^nd 24 Jan 1948 Sir Carol Reed [son of Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, and uncle of actor Oliver Reed] (30 Dec 1906-25 Apr 1976)

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.2.1.1.2.Clare Angela Louise, d.1 Dec 1999; m.24 Jan 1935 Sir Robert Edward Laycock (d.10 Mar 1968)

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.2.1.2.Charles Humble (5 Dec 1879-8 Apr 1945); m.20 Jul 1901 (div 1918) Maidie Florence Frederica Kate Constance Hope (d.18 Apr 1937)

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.2.1.3.Eugenie Sybil (1878-1 Nov 1950); m.1^st 15 Jun 1901 Dermot Howard Blundell-Hollinshead-Blundell (d.26 Oct 1910); m.2^nd 30 Dec 1911 Maximillian David Francis Wood (k.a.22 Aug 1915); m.3rd 25 Mar 1919 Charles Evelyn Seymour

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.2.1.4.Georgiana Viola Eleanor (1881-14 May 1972); m.18 Feb 1908 Hon. Sir William Augustus Forbes Erskine

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.2.1.5.Eugénie Fanny Eveline (1884-6 Apr 1956); m.11 Apr 1907 Sir Bryan Godfrey-Faussett (30 Oct 1863-20 Sep 1945)

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.2.1.6.Enid Violet Ida (1897-1984); m.28 Apr 1919 Sir Allan Henry Shafto Adair, 6^th Bt. (3 Nov 1897-1988)

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.2.2.Amelia Alice Julia (20 Oct 1845-5 Sep 1929); m.10 Jun 1865 James Keith Fraser (20 Sep 1832-30 Jul 1895)

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.2.3.Henrietta Maria (8 Jan 1848-30 Mar 1935); m.14 Jun 1869 George Stewart Forbes (26 Oct 1844-8 Jul 1894)

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.2.4.Eleanor Catherine (24 Oct 1852-22 Jan 1853)

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.3.Julia Susannah (1 Jul 1818-28 May 1902); m.14 Jun 1842 Rt. Rev. Thomas Legh Claughton, Bp of St.Albans (6 Nov 1808-25 Jul 1892); parents of Sir Gilbert Claughton, Bt.

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.4.Amelia (1 Nov 1819-11 Apr 1830)

2.1.3.1.2.1.1.5.Anna Maria (17 Jul 1823-May 1824)

2.1.3.1.2.2.Frances, d.4 Mar 1812; m.24 Jul 1781 Washington Shirley, 8^th Earl Ferrers (13 Nov 1760-2 Oct 1842)

2.1.3.1.3.Frances, d.14 Oct 1770; m.George Rooke

2.1.3.1.4.Anne, d.Apr 1770

2.1.3.2.Frances; m.1695 Robert Pigott, of Chetwynd (1664-1746)

2.1.3.3.Jane; m.Daniel Jevon

2.1.3.4.Rebecca

2.1.4.Anne

2.1.5.Theodosia (1642-1679); m.1^st 1664 Sir Thomas Brereton, 2^nd Bt (1632-7 Jan 1673); m.2^nd Charles Brereton

2.1.6.Honora (1636-18 Jul 1699); m.William Dilke, of Maxstoke Castle (d.31 Aug 1669)

2.1.7.Frances; m.9 Jul 1672 Sir William Noel, Bt. (d.13 Apr 1675)

 

[Harry Merritt]

Additions:

The 1st wife of the not-yet 4th Earl of Dudley was Stella Ana Ines Rosa Carcano Morra, born August 30, 1915, died December 25, 2017,

according to genealogiafamliar.net, an Argentine genealogy website. 

Maureen Swanson, 2nd wife of the 4th Earl of Dudley: (b. Glasgow, November 25, 1932-d. November 16, 2011)

The 2nd wife of Alexander Reginald Ward was Constance Ticknor Cluett (b. New York, September 27, 1928-d. Scotland, November 11, 2012), of the family that owned Cluett, Peabody & Co., once the world's largest maker of collars, cuffs and (Arrow brand) shirts. From her 1st marriage to Louis Davidson Sage (1928-1994) she had three daughters: Deborah, who married and divorced a Rockefeller, Marion, who married 3rd Viscount Thurso,  and Martha, who married and divorced a scion of the Berry Viscounts Camrose. Constance also married Nicholas Chryssicopoulos -- (div.) -- before marrying "Reggie" Ward.

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[Harry Merritt]

Constance was third wife of A.R. Ward, not second.

[S. S.]

Thank you Paul and Harry for your additions. 

S.S.

[Richard R]

From the Times of 21 Feb 2026: DUDLEY  William Humble David Jeremy Ward, 5th Earl of Dudley. Died at home on 7th February 2026, aged 78. The funeral service was held at the Church of La Encarnación, Vélez-Rubio, on 11th February.