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Dudley and Ward, Viscount (GB, 1763 - 1833)

Creation: let.pat. 121 Apr 1763

Extinct: 6 Mar 1833

Family name: Ward

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Arms:

See Earl of Dudley

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John [Ward], 6th Baron Ward later 1st Viscount Dudley and Ward

son and heir of William Ward MP, of Sedgley Park, co. Stafford (by his wife Mary Grey, half-sister of Henry [Grey], 3rd Earl of Stamford, and only dau. of Hon John Grey, of Enville Hall, co. Stafford (3rd son of Henry [Grey], 1st Earl of Stamford), by his first wife Mary Wollryche, dau. of Sir Francis Wollryche, of Dudmaston, co. Salop), son and heir of Hon William Ward, of Willingsworth, co. Stafford (by his wife Anne Parker, dau. and sole hrss. of William Parker, of Willingsworth, co. Stafford), 2nd son of Humble [Ward], 1st Baron Ward

born

c. 1700

mar. (1)

26 Dec 1723 Anna Maria Bourchier (d. 12 Dec 1725), dau. of Charles Bourchier, of Clontarf, co. Dublin, by his wife Barbara Harrison, dau. of Richard Harrison, of Ball's Park, Ware, co. Hertford

only child by first wife

1. Hon John Ward, later 2nd Viscount Dudley and Ward

mar. (2)

1 Jan 1744/5 Mary Carver (d. 31 May 1782), dau. and hrss. of John Carver, of St George's, Hanover Square

children by second wife

2. Hon Humble Ward (b. 11 Mar 1747; d. an infant)

3. Hon William Ward, later 3rd Viscount Dudley and Ward

died

6 May 1774

created

21 Apr 1763 Viscount Dudley and Ward, of Dudley in the County of Worcester

suc. by

son by first wife

note

Member of Parliament (Tory) for Newcastle-under-Lyme 1727-34; suc. his cousin as 6th Baron Ward 20 May 1740; Grand Master of Freemasons 1742-43; Recorder of Worcester

John [Ward], 2nd Viscount Dudley and Ward

born

22 Feb 1724/5

mar.

15 Jul 1783 Mary Baker (widow of ..... Baker; mar. (3) 14 Aug 1790 Benjamin Jennings, and (4) 9 Dec 1791 Capt John Smith RN; bur. 24 May 1810), dau. of Gamaliel Fair, of Norfolk

died

s.p. 10 Oct 1788

suc. by

half-brother

note

Member of Parliament (Tory) for Marlborough 1754-61 and for Worcestershire 1761-74; Recorder of Kidderminster

William [Ward], 3rd Viscount Dudley and Ward

born

21 Jan 1750

mar.

1 Aug 1780 Julia Bosville (b. 21 Jul 1754; d. 23 Jun 1833), 2nd dau. of Godfrey Bosville, of Gunthwaite, co. York, by his wife Diana Wentworth, dau. of Sir William Wentworth, 4th Bt., of Bretton, co. York

only child

1. Hon John William Ward, later 4th Viscount Dudley and Ward later 1st Earl of Dudley

died

25 Apr 1823

suc. by

son

note

Member of Parliament (Tory) for Worcester 1780-88; Recorder of Kidderminster

John William [Ward], 4th Viscount Dudley and Ward later 1st Earl of Dudley, PC

created

5 Oct 1827 Viscount Ednam, of Ednam in the County of Roxburgh, and Earl of Dudley

The Viscountcy of Dudley and Ward was held by the 1st Earl of Dudley, who was unmarried, from 5 Oct 1827 until his death on 6 Mar 1833, when the Earldom of Dudley and the two Viscountcies of Dudley and Ward and of Ednam became extinct and the Barony of Ward passed to his second cousin, William Humble Ward, as the next heir male of the body of the 1st Baron Ward.

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