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THE 7TH EARL OF DUCIE , Baron Ducie of Tortworth, Co Gloucester, and Baron Moreton of Tortworth, Co Gloucester (David Leslie Moreton) [The Rt Hon The Earl of Ducie, Talbots End Farm, Cromhall, Glos GL12 8AJ]; born 20 Sept 1951; succeeded f 1991; educated Cheltenham and Wye College London (BSc Ag 1973); farmer and landowner; married 26 April 1975 •Helen, elder daughter of Martin Leslie Duchesne, of Langford, Bristol, and has:

1a +JAMES BERKELEY, Lord Moreton; born 6 May 1981

1a •Claire Alison; born 1984

Lineage: HENRY DUCIE, of London and Little Aston, Staffs; married 2 July 1571 Mary, daughter and heir of Robert Hardy, of London, and died Nov 1587; his eldest surviving son:

Sir ROBERT DUCIE, 1st Bt (E), so created 28 Nov 1629; baptised 29 May 1575; Sheriff of London 1620 and Alderman, Lord Mayor 1631; accumulated great wealth and though he lost over £80,000 (just under £3m in early–2000s terms) by CHARLES I, whose banker he had been before the Civil War, he died allegedly worth £400,000 (c £15m in early–2000s terms); married Elizabeth (buried 9 Feb 1635/6), daughter of Richard Pyott, and died 12 July 1634, leaving:

1a Sir RICHARD DUCIE, 2nd Bt; died unmarried 7 March 1656/7

2a Sir WILLIAM DUCIE, 3rd Bt, 1st and last VISCOUNT DOWNE, so created 19 July 1675, as also BARON OF CLONEY (both I), KB (1661); married (licence 23 June 1662) Frances (buried 20 Sept 1699), daughter and coheir of 1st Baron Seymour of Trowbridge (see SOMERSET, D), and dspm 9 Sept 1679, when his titles expired, but his estates passed to his n ELIZABETH (see below)

3a Hugh (Sir), KB; died 1662, leaving:

1b Sir WILLIAM DUCIE, 4th Bt; died without issue 1691

2b Sir ROBERT DUCIE, 5th and last Bt; died unmarried 1703

4a Robert, of Little Aston; married – and had:

1b ELIZABETH Ducie; married Edward MORETON, of Moreton and Ingleton, Staffs, and had:

1c MATTHEW DUCIE MORETON, 1st LORD DUCIE, BARON OF MORETON, Co Stafford (GB), so created 9 June 1720, PC (I 1717); High Sheriff Staffs 1704–05 and Glos 1705–06, MP (Whig) Glos 1708–13 and 1715–20, V-Treas Ireland 1717–20; married 11 Jan 1689/90 Arabella (died 14 March 1750), eldest daughter and coheir of Sir Thomas Prestwich, 2nd Bt, and died 2 May 1735, having had:

1d MATTHEW MORETON, 2nd LORD DUCIE, BARON OF MORETON and 1st Baron Ducie of Tortworth, Co Gloucester (GB), so created 27 April 1763, with remainder to his ns, Thomas and Francis Reynolds; born by 1700; MP (Whig) Cricklade 1721–22, Calne 1723–27, Gloucester 1727–28, Tregony 1729–34 and Lostwithiel March-May 1735, Ld-Lt Glos 1755–58; died unmarried 25 Dec 1770, when the Barony of Ducie of Moreton expired and that of Tortworth passed to his elder n

2d Charles; married – and had:

1e Anne; married Mark Dyer

1d ELIZABETH Moreton; married 1st Richard Syms, of Blackheath (died without issue ); married 2nd Francis REYNOLDS, of Strangeways, Manchester, MP Lancaster 1745–73, and had:

1e THOMAS REYNOLDS later REYNOLDS-MORETON (Act of Parl 8 March 1771), 2nd Baron Ducie of Tortworth; born 26 Oct 1733; Lt-Col Coldstream Foot Gds 1762–71, Clerk to Crown of Co Palatine of Lancaster 1761–80; married 20 Feb 1774 Margaret, 2nd daughter of Sir John Ramsden, 3rd Bt (qv), and died without issue 11 Sept 1785

2e FRANCIS, 3rd Baron

1e Mary; married Thomas Legh, of Wincham, son and heir of Charles Legh, of Adlington, Cheshire (see BLG 1952), and died 26 March 1818

2e Arabella Penelope; married J Bettesworth, of East Hyde

2d Penelope; married Thomas Stourton

The 2nd BARON's brother,

FRANCIS REYNOLDS later REYNOLDS-MORETON (Act of Parl 1786), 3rd Baron Ducie of Tortworth; born 28 March 1739; Capt RN, cmdg the Monarch in Adml Rodney's (see RODNEY, B) victory against the French 12 April 1782, MP (Whig) Lancaster 1784–85, FSA 1790; married 1st 10 Oct 1774 Mary (died May 1789), daughter of Thomas Provis, of Shepton Mallet, Somerset, and had issue (including a younger son Augustus John Francis, born 10 July 1777, Lt-Col Regt of Foot Gds); married 2nd 18 June 1791 Sarah (died without issue by him 23 May 1793), daughter of Gilbert Jodrell, of Ankerwycke, Bucks, and widow of Robert Child, banker, of Osterley, Middx (see WESTMORLAND, E, and JERSEY, THE ISLAND OF, E), and d 19 Aug 1808; his elder son by his 1st w:

THOMAS REYNOLDS later REYNOLDS-MORETON, 4th Baron Ducie of Tortworth and 1st Earl of Ducie, so created 28 Jan 1837, as also BARON MORETON OF TORTWORTH, Co Gloucester (both UK); born 31 Aug 1776; educated Eton and Exeter College Oxford; FSA 1814, FRS 1814, Lt-Col W Glos Militia 1800; married 5 Dec 1797 Lady Frances Herbert (died 22 Aug 1830), only daughter of 1st Earl of the County of Carnarvon (qv), and had, with five daughters:

1a HENRY GEORGE FRANCIS, 2nd Earl

2a Augustus Henry MORETON later MORETON MACDONALD OF LARGIE, Argyll; born 24 June 1804; MP; married 15 Sept 1837 Mary Jane (died 10 Dec 1851), daughter and heir of Sir Charles Macdonald Lockhart of Lee and Carnwath, 2nd Bt, (see LOCKHART OF THE LEE) and died 14 Feb 1862, having had, with three daughters (see SUTHERLAND, D):

1b Charles, of Largie; born 12 July 1840; married 25 Oct 1870 Elizabeth Hume (died 1896), daughter of Archibald Campbell of Glendaruel, Argyll (see BLG 1965), and died 16 July 1879, leaving:

1c John Ronald, of Largie, JP, DL; born 25 May 1873; educated Magdalen College Oxford (MA); married 30 April 1906 Daisy Maud (died 1966), twin daughter of Brig-Gen Eyre Macdonell Stewart Crabbe, CB, Gren Gds, of Glen Eyre, Hants, and died 10 Sept 1921, leaving:

1d John MORETON MACDONALD OF LARGIE later JOHN MAXWELL MACDONALD (19th) OF LARGIE; born 6 Jan 1908; educated Winchester and Magdalen College Oxford (BA 1929); Forestry Commn 1931, 8th Bn Argyll & Sutherland Hldrs WW II 1939–41 (wounded); m 22 April 1930 •Anne [Mrs John Maxwell-Macdonald of Largie, Gortinanane House, Tayinloan, Argyll PA29 6XG], only child of Sir John Maxwell Stirling-Maxwell of Pollok, 10th Bt (see 1970 edn, also HERON-MAXWELL OF SPRINGKELL, Bt), and died 1995, leaving:

1e +John Ronald, 20th of Largie [John Maxwell Macdonald of Largie, Gortinanane House, Tayinloan, Argyll PA29 6XG]; born 22 May 1936; educated Winchester; married 18 July 1964 •(Eleanor) Ruth, younger daughter of T B Laird, of Taylor's Wynd, by Forfar, Angus, and has:

1f +John Ranald MAXWELL MACDONALD OF LARGIE YR; born 16 Sept 1965

2f +Angus; born 30 July 1967

1f •Victoria Anne; born 1 Aug 1971

2f •A dau; born 14 July 1972

2e +Donald [Donald Maxwell Macdonald Esq, 55 Park Walk, London SW10 0AZ]; born 9 Nov 1938; educated Winchester and Ch Ch Oxford (MA); CA; m 1st 8 Sept 1962 (divorce 1976) Rosemary, youngest daughter of Robert Jenkins, of The Manor House, Hooton Roberts, Yorks, and has:

1f +James Donald; born 1 Sept 1965

1f •Harriet Caromy Anne; born 7 Feb 1967

2e (cont.) Donald Maxwell-Macdonald married 2nd 1977 •Margaret Anne, daughter of Alfred Kingerley

2d Charles Angus; born 22 June 1913; educated Winchester and Magdalen College Oxford; Maj Argyll & Sutherland Hldrs WW II; missing presumed killed in action March 1942

3d Simon Foster MACDONALD LOCKHART OF THE LEE (added by declaration 1946), JP (Lanarks 1950), DL (1950); born 11 July 1916; educated Winchester and Magdalen College Oxford; Lovat Scouts (wounded) WW II, Lanarks Yeo (TA) 1947–49; m 28 Feb 1942 (Ella) Caitriona (died 2000), elder daughter of Seton Gordon, CBE, FZS, author and naturalist, of Upper Duntuilm, Isle of Skye, and died 1991, leaving:

1e +ANGUS HEW LOCKHART OF THE LEE (qv)

2e +Simon James [Simon Macdonald Lockhart Esq, Thorntonhill, Fossoway, Kinross KY13 7PB]; born 9 Aug 1949; educated Winchester; married 1973 •Lavinia, daughter of Col Peter William Marsham, MBE (see ROMNEY, E), and has:

1f +James Seton Alexander; born 1976

2f +Andrew Peter Robert; born 1978

3f •Davina; born 1981

3e +Norman Philip [Norman MacDonald Lockhart Esq, Plora, Waverley Rd, Innerleithen EH44 6QW]; born 24 Dec 1954

1e •(Mairi) Susan [Mrs Richard Swan, The Old Smiddy, Dunsyre, Lanarks ML11 8NQ]; born 29 March 1943; married 1st 27 Oct 1962 (divorce 1965) Leslie Swan; married 2nd 1965 (divorce 1989) Ian Hamilton Finlay and has by him:

1f •Alexander; born 14 March 1966

1f •Aileen; born 30 Oct 1967; married 31 Dec 1998 •Scott Simpson, and has:

1g •John Luke; born 8 Aug 2001

1e (cont.) Mrs Susan Finlay married 3rd 1998 her 1st husband •Richard (formerly Leslie) Swan

1d Elizabeth; born 21 Sept 1909; married 5 Oct 1932 Rev Henry Richard Rogers, MA, only son of Rev Henry Rogers of Ellary, Argyll (see BLG 1972), and had a daughter

2d Esther Mary; born 16 Nov 1920; married 23 Sept 1947 David Stuart Gladstone, 2nd son of Sir Hugh Gladstone of Capenoch, Dumfriesshire, JP, DL, FZS, FRSE, FSA Scot, and had (see BLGS 2001)

1c Esther; married 5 Jan 1898 Thomas William Westropp Bennett, of Ardvullen, Kilmallock, Co Limerick, and died 16 July 1920

2b Augustus Henry; born 3 Nov 1848; Lt-Col Coldstream Gds; m 25 July 1874 Anna Harriet Mary (died 9 May 1924), eldest daughter of Sir Richard Sutton, 4th Bt (qv), and died 6 Aug 1918, leaving:

1c Norman Charles Henry, MC; born 18 July 1888; Capt 3rd Bn KRRC WW I (despatches); ka 13 Oct 1915

1c Cara Mary Emily; married 28 March 1900 Keith Ronald Mackenzie (died 1 March 1928), of Bembridge, IoW, and died 16 Oct 1950

2c Hilda Maud; married 1st 14 Dec 1898 Col Sir Simon Lockhart, 5th Bt, MVO (died without issue 25 March 1919); married 2nd 3 July 1922 Adml of the Fleet Sir John Michael de Robeck, 1st and last Bt (died 20 Jan 1928; see 1928 edn), GCB, GCMG, GCVO, and died 25 April 1944

3c Evelyn Geraldine; died unmarried 29 May 1960

4c Muriel Harriet Charles; married 6 Oct 1903 James Hainsworth Ismay (died 24 Jan 1930), of Iwerne Minster House, Blandford, Dorset, and died 19–, leaving issue

5c Margaret Aline; married 17 Aug 1909 Brig-Gen Lewis Francis Philips (died 23 Oct 1935), CB, CMG, CBE, DSO, KRRC, youngest son of John William Philips, DL, of Heybridge, Staffs (see BLG 1965), and died 4 May 1971 aged 89, having had issue

6c Aubrey Beatrix; married 26 March 1913 Lt-Col Augustus Charles Oppenheim (died 30 Sept 1967), DSO, KRRC, youngest son of Henry Oppenheim, DL, by Isabel Georgina, daughter of Hon James Butler (see DUNBOYNE, B), and died 28 Nov 1971 aged 87, leaving issue

7c Islay Mary Cecil; married 27 Oct 1921 Brig-Gen Charles Richard Woodroffe (died 18 Nov 1965), CMG, CVO, CBE, and died 30 Dec 1968, leaving issue

3a Percy; born 18 June 1808; Capt 10th Hus; married 28 April 1846 Jane Frances (died 19 Aug 1903), youngest daughter of Sir Rose Price, 1st Bt, of Trengwainton (qv), and died 15 March 1886, having had:

1b Francis; born 27 Feb 1847; died 22 Aug 1894

2b Robert; born 8 June 1850; married 3 April 1880 Annabella Emily (died 30 Dec 1915), 6th daughter of Edward Thornewill, of Dove Cliff, Staffs, and died 22 Feb 1884, leaving:

1c Maurice Fitzhardinge Reynolds; born 6 Feb 1884; married 5 June 1917 Anna Margaretta (died 1971), eldest daughter of Rev Edward Brown Charlton, Rector Tatenhill, Staffs, and died 1976, leaving:

1d +Berkeley (‘Jock') John Reynolds [Berkeley Reynolds-Moreton Esq, Wason House, Castle Cary, Somerset]; born 9 March 1918; educated Stowe; married 22 Dec 1945 •Lois, younger daughter of Louis Hardaker, of Ackworth, Yorks, and has:

1e +Stephen Maurice; born 9 June 1950; educated Stowe; married 1972 •Lynn, daughter of Thomas Milford, of Swansea

2e +John Evelyn [John Reynolds-Moreton Esq, Treetops, Leckhampton Hill, Glos]; born 6 Feb 1952; educated Stowe; married 1981 •Jennifer, younger daughter of David Davis, of Cheltenham, and has:

1f +Robert Berkeley Reynolds; born 1983

1e •Jane Margaretta; born 1 Sept 1956

1d Evelyn Emily Margaretta; born 9 May 1921; Sch Sec King's Sch Bruton; died unmarried 26 Feb 1998

3b Ernest; born 17 Jan 1852; died 31 July 1919

4b Percy Dundas (Rev); born 24 May 1855; Vicar Compton Dundon, Somerset; m 17 Jan 1884 Alti Edith (died 4 Aug 1940), daughter of Gen Sir William Anthony Gibb, KCB, and died 13 Feb 1939, leaving:

1c Percy Clifford Reynolds, DSO (1917); born 20 Jan 1886; Maj RE WW I (wounded, despatches), DC Gold Coast; d unm 8 Jan 1957

2c Claude Anthony; born 8 July 1897; Capt KOSB, WWs I (wounded) and II; m 24 Jan 1925 Mabel Helen (died 1947), only daughter of Horace Theobold, and died 20 May 1954

1c Gwendolen; married Dec 1912 A E Faulkner (died 1939) and died 23 Nov 1960

2c Muriel Evelyn

1b Edith; died unmarried 12 Sept 1929

2b Florence; died unmarried 27 Dec 1945

3b Rose; died unmarried 16 July 1950

The 1st EARL died 22 June 1840; his son,

HENRY GEORGE FRANCIS REYNOLDS-MORETON, 2nd Earl of Ducie; born 8 May 1802; educated Eton and Trin College Cambridge; MP (Lib) Glos 1831–32 and E Glos 1832–35, Lord in Waiting 1846–47; married 29 June 1826 Elizabeth (died 15 March 1865), elder daughter of 2nd Baron Sherborne (see 1970 edn), and died 2 June 1853, having had:

1a HENRY JOHN REYNOLDS-MORETON, 3rd Earl of Ducie, GCVO (1906), PC (1859), JP Oxon; born 25 June 1827; educated Eton; MP (Lib) Stroud 1852–53, Ld-Lt Glos 1857–1911, FRS, Hon Col 2nd Vol Bn Gloucester Regt, Capt Yeomen Gd 1859–66, Lord Warden Stannaries Cornwall, memb Cncl of HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES 1888–1908; married 24 May 1849 his first cousin Julia (died 3 Feb 1895), daughter of James Haughton Langston, MP Sarsden, Oxon, and died 28 Oct 1921, having had:

1b Henry Haughton, Lord Moreton, JP, DL Glos and Oxon; born 4 March 1857; MP (Lib) Glos W 1880–85; m 18 Dec 1888 Ada Margarette (died 22 Jan 1944), daughter of Dudley Robert Smith, and died without issue & vp 28 Feb 1920

1b Constance Emily; married 24 March 1874 1st and last Baron Eversley (died 19 April 1928; see 1928 edn) and died 27 Feb 1920

2a Herbert Augustus; born 13 July 1828; Lt RN; died 10 April 1863

3a Algernon Thomas, of Eastwood, Co Carlow; born 10 Aug 1829; Capt 3rd Dragoons; married 1st 10 Dec 1857 Annie Jane (died 27 Aug 1873), only daughter of Thomas Paget, of Knockglass, Co Mayo, and had:

1b Algernon Paget Reynolds; born 24 Nov 1858; died 13 Dec 1861

2b Reginald Percy; born 22 July 1861; died an infant

3a (cont.) Capt Algernon Reynolds-Moreton married 2nd 1 April 1875 his cousin Emilia Olivia (died 17 Feb 1920), daughter of Hon Augustus Henry Macdonald-Moreton of Largie (see above), and died without surviving issue 18 Jan 1880

4a BERKELEY BASIL, 4th Earl

5a Reynolds, DL, JP Leics; born 21 Dec 1835; Post Capt RN; m 1st 11 July 1860 Charlotte Constance (died 30 Aug 1865), only daughter of Sir John Dunlop, Bt, MP, and had:

1b Basil Hugh Reynolds; born 5 May 1861; died 14 Aug 1873

2b Henry John; born 30 May 1862; married 1889 Carrie Cecelia Richards, widow of Col Charles Ball, US Army, and died 1942, leaving:

1c Theodore Reynolds; born 1 April 1890; married 10 Oct 1921 Marie Ann Josephine (died 1965), daughter of David Oral Anderson, of Duluth, Minn., and died 1970, leaving:

1d +David Oral; born 25 Aug 1922; married 1948 •Barbara Colby, daughter of L Graham Harris, of New York, and has had:

1e +Henry Packard [Henry Reynolds-Moreton, 140 Phillip Rd, Woodside, CA 94062, USA]; born 1958; married 1995 •Ann Woodward, daughter of William J Sydeman, of Nevada City, Calif., and has:

1f •Emily Woodward; born 1996

1e Theodora; born 1954; died 1969

2c Hugh Berkeley; born 3 Dec 1891; married 1923 Phyllis Mott (died 1928) and died 1935, leaving:

1d +Henry John [Henry Reynolds-Moreton Esq, The Pas, Manitoba, Canada]; born 1926; married 1951 •Patricia, daughter of William A Russell, and has:

1e +John Russell Berkeley; born 1956

2e +Richard Steven; born 1963

1e •Brenda Leigh; born 1952; married 1973 •Dennis Boiteau and has:

1f •Mark Steven; born 1976

2f •Dereck Troy; born 1979

3f •Mathew Scott; born 1982

2e •Patricia Ann; born 1954; married 1983 •Colin Chopp

1d Carrie Ann; born 1924; married 1950 •Charles William Schmidt II and has:

1e •Charles William; born 1951

2e •Stephen Berkeley; born 1957

1e •Susan Moreton; born 1953

2e •Karin Marie; born 1955

3b Francis James; born 13 Nov 1863; married 1894 Clara Frances, daughter of W Smith, of Iowa, and died 14 Feb 1915, leaving issue

1b Constance

2b Evelyn Jane

5a (cont.) Capt The Hon Reynolds Reynolds-Moreton married 2nd 18 Oct 1866 Margaret (died 19 March 1892), 2nd daughter of Rev Denis Mahony, of Dromore Castle, Co Kerry (see BIFR 1976), and by her had:

4b Reginald; born 26 Jan 1869; married 8 Aug 1907 Mary Emily (died 6 March 1935), daughter of Edward Beresford, of Aubawn Killshandra, Co Cavan (see WATERFORD, M), and died 1929, leaving:

1c Richard Beresford Reynolds; born 11 April 1909; married 15 Nov 1929 Irene Beatrice (died 1986), only daughter of Maj – Donnithorne, of Torquay, Devon, and died 1984, leaving:

1d +David Buckland [David Reynolds-Moreton Esq, Cobb Cottage, 23 Fore St, Bovey Tracey, Devon]; born July 1931; married 1965 •Cecilie Margaret, daughter of Cecil J and Lilian Elswood, of Isleworth, Middx

2d +Anthony Reynolds [Anthony Reynolds-Moreton Esq, 20 St George's Rd, W Harnham, Salisbury, Wilts]; born Nov 1938

1d •Jennifer Anne [Mrs John Wrigley, Manor Cottage, E Grimstead, Salisbury, Wilts SP5 3SD]; born June 1941; married 1st 1962 (divorce 1964) Bruce Overton, and has:

1e •Stephen; born June 1962

1d (cont.) Mrs Jennifer Overton married 2nd 1969 •John Wrigley, and by him has:

1e •Michelle [Mrs Nicholas Sheppard, Gothic Cottage, E Grimstead, Salisbury, Wilts]; born 1967; married June 2002 •Nicholas Sheppard, and has:

1f •Austin John; born Nov 1999

2f •Innes Moreton; born June 2003

1f •Erica Jane; born Feb 2001

2c +Edward Havelock Erroll; born 6 May 1911

5b Theodore; born 22 Dec 1869; died 11 March 1876

1b Rose; died 12 April 1876

2b Florence Lilian; married 30 April 1903 Edward Beresford (died 8 June 1939), of Aubawn, Co Cavan, and died 16 Dec 1940, leaving issue (see WATERFORD, M)

3b Evelyn Mabel; married 10 July 1895 Arthur Cortlandt Macgregor, only son of Lt-Col R F H Macgregor, and had issue

4b Grace Ruth Kathleen; born 10 April 1879; died 9 March 1880

5a (cont.) Capt The Hon Reynolds Reynolds-Moreton married 3rd 19 June 1894 Gertrude (died 22 Dec 1927), youngest daughter of Sir Percyval Hart Dyke, 6th Bt (qv), and died 19 June 1919

6a Howard; born 14 March 1837; 7th Roy Fus; died 24 Nov 1856

7a Wyndham Percy; born 10 May 1839; Lt 7th Foot; died 29 July 1877

8a Seymour; born 1 March 1841; married 23 Jan 1869 Mary Ellen (died 1945), daughter of John Kent, and died 8 April 1905, having had:

1b Albert Eliott Kingscote, JP Qld; born 10 Sept 1875

2b Douglas Seymour Herbert, JP NSW and Qld; born 26 May 1878; Manager English, Scottish and Australian Bank Ltd, Haymarket, Sydney; married 18 Sept 1905 Winifred Josephine Hilda, daughter of William Richards, JP, of Charters Towers, Qld, and died 1948, leaving:

1c Marjory Elizabeth Douglas; married 1932 John Albert Lane (died 5 Aug 1965)

2c Hilda Jeannette Douglas; married 1934 Clifford Ewing Spoule and had issue

3c Ellen Evelyn Douglas married 1937 James Edward Neville Rolfe and had issue

1b Elizabeth Emily; born 8 Aug 1880; died unmarried June 1964

2b Ida Jeanette; born 23 July 1883; married 2 June 1928 Lt-Col Edwin Mayhew Brissenden, MBE, KC, LLD (died 30 Oct 1930), Australian Forces

9a Richard Charles (Sir), KCVO, of Crookham House, Crookham, Hants, DL Gloucester and Bristol; born 21 Jan 1864; Marshal Ceremonies 1887–1913, formerly RN; married 15 July 1868 Janie (died 25 July 1929), Lady-in-Waiting to HRH THE DUCHESS OF ALBANY, eldest daughter of Thomas Ralli (see RALLI, Bt), and died 2 March 1928, leaving:

1b Marie Evelyn; born 11 Jan 1870; DGStJ, Order Queen Elisabeth Belgium; married 30 April 1902 FM 1st and last Viscount Byng of Vimy (died 6 June 1935; see 1935 edn) and died without issue 20 June 1949

10a Matthew Henry; born 4 Aug 1847; Lt 78th Regt, Magistrate New Guinea; married 1901 Kathleen Louisa, daughter of John Seale, of Cork, and died without issue 17 March 1909

1a Georgina Mary Louisa; married 29 Jan 1856 Rev Charles Edward Oakley (died 15 Sept 1865), MA, Rector Wickwar, Glos, and St Paul's Covent Garden, and died 20 Oct 1867, leaving issue

2a Alice; married 10 May 1865 Sir Henry Marsham Havelock-Allan, 1st Bt (qv), and died 22 Dec 1922, leaving issue

3a Eleanor; married 1 Jan 1869 Hugh Fife Ashley Brodie of Brodie (qv) and died 1 Feb 1925, leaving issue

4a Evelyn, Lady-in-Waiting to HRH THE DUCHESS OF ALBANY; died unmarried 15 Jan 1945

The 3rd EARL's brother,

BERKELEY BASIL REYNOLDS-MORETON later MORETON, 4th Earl of Ducie; born 18 July 1834; Min Public Instruction Qld 1885–86, Colonial Sec and Min Public Instruction Qld 1886–88; married 13 Oct 1862 Emily Eleanor (died 7 June 1921), daughter of John Kent, Commr Crown Lands, Qld, and died 7 Aug 1924, having had:

1a CAPEL HENRY BERKELEY REYNOLDS MORETON, 5th Earl of Ducie; born 16 May 1875; married 1 Aug 1903 Maria Emma (died 5 June 1958), daughter of Frederick Bryant, of Maryborough, Qld, and died without issue 17 June 1952

2a Algernon Howard; born 2 May 1880; married 1913 Dorothy Edith Annie (died 13 April 1958), daughter of Robert Bell, of Rockhampton, Qld, and died 23 June 1951, having had:

1b BASIL HOWARD, 6th Earl

1b Dorothy Mildred; married 1945 R Sutherland Grant, MM

2b May Reynolds; born 1919; died May 1997

3b Joan Eleanor; married 1944 •S/Ldr Basil Bannister Daish, RAAF

1a Eleanor Alice; died unm

2a Evelyn Beatrice; died unmarried 14 Dec 1942

3a Constance Ethel; died unmarried 28 Aug 1952

4a May Isabel; died unmarried 14 Aug 1957

5a Cecil Agnes; died an infant 10 Sept 1871

6a Beatrice Lilian; died unmarried 1934

7a Ada Georgina; died unmarried Sept 1963

8a Irmengarde; born 1879; married 1924 Rev John Reginald Stotten, s of John Stotten, of Qld, and died without issue 13 April 1977

The 5th EARL's nephew,

BASIL HOWARD MORETON, 6th Earl of Ducie born 15 Nov 1917; educated C of E GS Brisbane, Qld; 62nd AI Bn and 2nd/3rd AI Bn (New Guinea and Islands) as Staff/Sgt WW II 1941–45; married 15 April 1950 Alison (died June 2000), eldest daughter of Leslie Aitken Bates, of Pialba, Qld, and died 1991, leaving:

1a DAVID LESLIE MORETON, 7th and present Earl of Ducie

2a +Douglas Howard [The Hon Douglas Moreton, Tortworth, Wotton-under-Edge, Glos]; born 21 Oct 1958; educated Bredon Sch

3a +Robert Matthew [The Hon Robert Moreton, Crockleys Farm, Tortworth, Glos]; born 8 March 1964; educated Malvern and RAC Cirencester; married 1988 (divorce) Heather Elizabeth, only daughter of Colin Lynton-Jenkins, of Alveston, Avon, and has:

1b +Charles Henry Robert; born 23 Jan 1993

1b •Olivia Alexandra Rose; born 5 Jan 1991

1a •(Alison) Jeannette [The Lady Jeanette Stewart, 1159 St Jerome Cres, Orleans ON K1C 2A7, Canada]; born 9 March 1954; married 1986 •Mark Allan Stewart, of Ottawa, and has:

1b •Derek Allan; born 1987

1b •Laura Jessica; born 1989

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