William Stourton, 16th Baron Stourton (1704–1781) was a British peer. By his marriage to a co-heiress of the

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and 9th

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, his descendant Alfred Stourton, 20th Baron Stourton (1829–1893) inherited in 1877 the ancient abeyant titles

Baron Mowbray Baron Mowbray is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created by Hereditary peer#Writs of summons, writ for Roger de Mowbray, 1st Baron Mowbray, Roger de Mowbray in 1283. The title was united with the Barony of Segrave in 1368, when John Mo ...

and Baron Segrave, with many others,Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p.810 created by

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and thus able to descend via female heirs.

Biography

He was the younger son of Charles Stourton (1669–1739), third son of William Stourton, 12th Baron Stourton. He was the younger brother and heir of

Charles Stourton, 15th Baron Stourton Charles Stourton, 15th Baron Stourton (2 March 1702 – 11 March 1753) was the son of Charles Stourton (1669–1739), himself the third son of William Stourton, 12th Baron Stourton. Charles' mother was Katherine Frompton (died 1736). Charles was t ...

(1702–1753). William's mother was Katherine Frompton (died 1736). William was the second of five children, with one elder brother and three younger sisters; Mary (1706–1764), Jane (1708–1769) and Katherine (1710–1777). In 1753 William succeeded his elder brother Charles as the 16th

Baron Stourton Baron Stourton is a title in the Peerage of England, It was created by patent in 1448 for John Stourton. In 1878, the ancient barony of Mowbray was called out of abeyance in favour of the twentieth Baron Stourton. About two weeks later, the ...

. He was admitted to

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in 1741.

Marriage and issue

On 11 October 1749 he married Winifred Howard (31 August 1726 – 15 July 1753),"William, 16th Baron Stourton", Cracrofts Peerage
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and 9th

, to the titles

, Baron Segrave, Baron Howard,

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, Baron Ferrers of Wemme, Baron Furnival,

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, Baron Giffard of Brimmesfield, Baron Braose of Gower, etc. By his wife he had one son and two daughters: *

Charles Philip Stourton, 17th Baron Stourton Charles Philip Stourton, 17th Baron Stourton (1752–1816) was an English peer. Early life Stourton was the son of William Stourton, 16th Baron Stourton and Winifred Howard, a great-granddaughter of the 6th Duke of Norfolk and a leading Roman ...

, son and heir. *Catharine Stourton (16 August 1750 - 2 Sep 1768), a novice at Liege *Charlotte-Mary Stourton (16 September 1751 - 15 July 1754), a novice at Liege William Stourton died on 3 Oct 1781 and was buried at Witham, co. Essex.

Notes

References

* Kidd, Charles and Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1995 edition). London: St. Martin's Press, 1995, , 1781 deaths *16

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