The Debenham Baronetcy, of Bladen in the
County of Dorset
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, is a title in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 28 January 1931 for
Ernest Debenham, Chairman of
Debenhams Ltd.
As of 2014 the present baronet has not proved his succession and does not appear on the Official Roll of the Baronets. The Baronetcy has been considered dormant since 2001.
Debenham baronets, of Bladen (1931)
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Sir Ernest Ridley Debenham, 1st Baronet (1865–1952)
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Sir Piers Kenrick Debenham, 2nd Baronet (1904–1964)
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Sir Gilbert Ridley Debenham, 3rd Baronet (1906–2001)
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Sir Thomas Adam Debenham, 4th Baronet (born 1971)
The
heir presumptive
An heir presumptive is the person entitled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an heir apparent or a new heir presumptive with a better claim to the position in question.
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to the baronetcy is
Oliver William Debenham (born 1976). He is a first cousin of the present Baronet.
Notes
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
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Debenham
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Debenham family