Baron Calthorpe of Calthorpe in Norfolk is in Baronies of England Alphabetically, Baronies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronies of England.
Summary
7th May 1788. Henry Gough-Calthorpe 1st Baron Calthorpe [aged 39] created.
4th November 1790. Son Charles Gough-Calthorpe 2nd Baron Calthorpe [aged 4] succeeded.
5th June 1807. Brother George Gough-Calthorpe 3rd Baron Calthorpe [aged 19] succeeded.
September 1851. Brother Frederick Gough 4th Baron Calthorpe [aged 61] succeeded.
2nd May 1868. Son Frederick Gough-Calthorpe 5th Baron Calthorpe [aged 41] succeeded.
25th June 1893. Brother Augustus Gough-Calthorpe 6th Baron Calthorpe [aged 63] succeeded.
22nd July 1910. Brother Somerset Gough-Calthorpe 7th Baron Calthorpe [aged 79] succeeded.
16th November 1912. Son Somerset Frederick Gough-Calthorpe 8th Baron Calthorpe [aged 49] succeeded.
6th July 1940. Grandson Ronald Arthur Somerset Gough-Calthorpe 9th Baron Calthorpe [aged 16] succeeded.
9th October 1945. Brother Peter Waldo Somerset Gough-Calthorpe 10th Baron Calthorpe [aged 18] succeeded.
23rd May 1997. Peter Waldo Somerset Gough-Calthorpe 10th Baron Calthorpe extinct.
On 7th May 1788 Henry Gough-Calthorpe 1st Baron Calthorpe [aged 39] was created 1st Baron Calthorpe of Calthorpe in Norfolk. Frances Carpenter Baroness Calthorpe [aged 26] by marriage Baroness Calthorpe of Calthorpe in Norfolk.
On 4th November 1790 Henry Gough-Calthorpe [aged 6] died. His brother Charles [aged 4] succeeded 2nd Baron Calthorpe of Calthorpe in Norfolk, 3rd Gough-Calthorpe of Edgbaston in Warwickshire.
On 5th June 1807 Charles Gough-Calthorpe 2nd Baron Calthorpe [aged 21] died of consumption unmarried at Flushing, Cornwall. His brother George [aged 19] succeeded 3rd Baron Calthorpe of Calthorpe in Norfolk, 4th Gough-Calthorpe of Edgbaston in Warwickshire.
In September 1851 George Gough-Calthorpe 3rd Baron Calthorpe [aged 64] died unmarried at Lyon, France [Map]. His brother Frederick [aged 61] succeeded 4th Baron Calthorpe of Calthorpe in Norfolk, 5th Gough-Calthorpe of Edgbaston in Warwickshire. Charlotte Sophia Somerset Baroness Calthorpe [aged 56] by marriage Baroness Calthorpe of Calthorpe in Norfolk.
On 2nd May 1868 Frederick Gough 4th Baron Calthorpe [aged 77] died. His son Frederick [aged 41] succeeded 5th Baron Calthorpe of Calthorpe in Norfolk, 6th Gough-Calthorpe of Edgbaston in Warwickshire.
On 25th June 1893 Frederick Gough-Calthorpe 5th Baron Calthorpe [aged 66] died unmarried at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. His brother Augustus [aged 63] succeeded 6th Baron Calthorpe of Calthorpe in Norfolk, 7th Gough-Calthorpe of Edgbaston in Warwickshire.
On 22nd July 1910 Augustus Gough-Calthorpe 6th Baron Calthorpe [aged 80] died at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. His brother Somerset [aged 79] succeeded 7th Baron Calthorpe of Calthorpe in Norfolk, 8th Gough-Calthorpe of Edgbaston in Warwickshire.
On 16th November 1912 Somerset Gough-Calthorpe 7th Baron Calthorpe [aged 81] died. His son Somerset [aged 49] succeeded 8th Baron Calthorpe of Calthorpe in Norfolk, 9th Gough-Calthorpe of Edgbaston in Warwickshire.
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On 6th July 1940 Somerset Frederick Gough-Calthorpe 8th Baron Calthorpe [aged 77] died. His grandson Ronald [aged 16] succeeded 9th Baron Calthorpe of Calthorpe in Norfolk, 10th Gough-Calthorpe of Edgbaston in Warwickshire.
On 9th October 1945 Ronald Arthur Somerset Gough-Calthorpe 9th Baron Calthorpe [aged 21] died in a plane crash. His brother Peter [aged 18] succeeded 10th Baron Calthorpe of Calthorpe in Norfolk, 11th Gough-Calthorpe of Edgbaston in Warwickshire.
His Mustang III (Serial: HB867) was one of six aircraft from the squadron took off from RAF Horsham at 14:30 hrs on an interception exercise with 65 Squadron. They intercepted at about 20,000 ft near Cromer. A general 'dog-fight' then took place. After which the leader called over the R/T to reform. A couple of minutes prior to the accident two or more aircraft were seen to be 'dog-fighting' at about 10,000 ft. over the area of Blythburgh. (witnesses on the ground confirm this and that they saw these aircraft were flying together and that they were executing violent manoeuvres for several minutes) One of the aircraft was then seen to begin a dive as if to try and catch up with another aircraft ahead of it - both were travelling very fast. The diving aircraft instead of pulling out gradually steepened its dive until it was probably over the vertical. It quickly gained enormous speed and one witness declared that as it is descended. it was executing an aileron turn to its right. It then struck the ground near the Blythburgh Poor Law Institute. Engine at full power it exploded on impact and caught fire.
On 23rd May 1997 Peter Waldo Somerset Gough-Calthorpe 10th Baron Calthorpe [aged 69] died. Baron Calthorpe of Calthorpe in Norfolk, Gough-Calthorpe of Edgbaston in Warwickshire extinct.