Baron Walpole of Wollerton

Summary

4th January 1756. Horatio Walpole 1st Baron Walpole [aged 77] created.

5th February 1757. Son Horatio Walpole 1st Earl Orford [aged 33] succeeded.

24th February 1809. Son Horatio Walpole 2nd Earl Orford [aged 56] succeeded.

15th June 1822. Son Horatio Walpole 3rd Earl Orford [aged 39] succeeded.

29th December 1858. Son Horatio Walpole 4th Earl Orford [aged 45] succeeded.

7th December 1894. Nephew Robert Walpole 5th Earl Orford [aged 40] succeeded.

27th September 1931. Half Third Cousin Twice Removed Robert Walpole 9th and 7th Baron Walpole [aged 18] succeeded.

1989. Son Robert Walpole 10th and 8th Baron Walpole [aged 50] succeeded.

8th May 2021. Son Jonathan Walpole 11th and 9th Baron Walpole [aged 53] succeeded.

On 4th January 1756 Horatio Walpole 1st Baron Walpole [aged 77] was created 1st Baron Walpole of Wollerton.

On 5th February 1757 Horatio Walpole 1st Baron Walpole [aged 78] died at Wickmere, Norfolk. His son Horatio [aged 33] succeeded 2nd Baron Walpole of Wollerton.

On 24th February 1809 Horatio Walpole 1st Earl Orford [aged 85] died. His son Horatio [aged 56] succeeded 2nd Earl Orford, 3rd Baron Walpole of Wollerton.

On 15th June 1822 Horatio Walpole 2nd Earl Orford [aged 69] died. His son Horatio [aged 39] succeeded 3rd Earl Orford, 4th Baron Walpole of Wollerton. Mary Fawkener Countess Orford [aged 34] by marriage Countess Orford.

On 29th December 1858 Horatio Walpole 3rd Earl Orford [aged 75] died. His son Horatio [aged 45] succeeded 4th Earl Orford, 5th Baron Walpole of Wollerton.

On 7th December 1894 Horatio Walpole 4th Earl Orford [aged 81] died. His nephew Robert [aged 40] succeeded 5th Earl Orford, 6th Baron Walpole of Wollerton.

On 27th September 1931 Robert Walpole 5th Earl Orford [aged 77] died. Earl Orford extinct. His half third cousin twice removed Robert [aged 18] succeeded 7th Baron Walpole of Wollerton. Monument in Church of St Andrew, Wickmere [Map] sculpted by Esmond Burton [aged 45]. The stone brought from St Paul's Island in the Pacific where HMS Magaera, in which the Earl of Orford served as a midshipman, was wrecked in 1871. Armorials include Walpole Arms impaled Barkham Arms. Motto fari quae sentiat. Saracen's Head Crest.

Robert Walpole 5th Earl Orford: On 10th July 1854 he was born to Frederick Walpole and Laura Sophia Frances Walpole. On 7th December 1894 Horatio Walpole 4th Earl Orford died. His nephew Robert succeeded 5th Earl Orford, 6th Baron Walpole of Wollerton.

Robert Walpole 9th and 7th Baron Walpole: On 25th April 1913 he was born to Lieutenant Horatio Spencer Walpole and Dorothea Frances Montgomerie. In 1989 Robert Walpole 9th and 7th Baron Walpole died. His son Robert succeeded 8th Baron Walpole of Wollerton.

In 1989 Robert Walpole 9th and 7th Baron Walpole [aged 75] died. His son Robert [aged 50] succeeded 8th Baron Walpole of Wollerton.

On 8th May 2021 Robert Walpole 10th and 8th Baron Walpole [aged 82] died. His son Jonathan [aged 53] succeeded 9th Baron Walpole of Wollerton.