Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex is in Baronies of England Alphabetically, Baronies of England Chronologically, Extant Baronies of England.
Summary
8th May 1835. John Byng 1st Earl Strafford [aged 63] created.
3rd June 1860. Son George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford [aged 53] succeeded.
29th October 1886. Son George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford [aged 56] succeeded.
28th March 1898. Brother Henry Byng 4th Earl Strafford [aged 66] succeeded.
16th May 1899. Brother Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford [aged 64] succeeded.
18th January 1918. Son Edmund Byng 6th Earl Strafford [aged 55] succeeded.
24th December 1951. Nephew Robert Cecil Byng 7th Earl of Strafford [aged 47] succeeded.
4th May 1984. Son Thomas Edmund Byng 8th Earl of Strafford [aged 47] succeeded.
12th November 2016. Son William Robert Byng 9th Earl of Strafford [aged 52] succeeded.
On 8th May 1835 John Byng [aged 63] was created 1st Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex. Marianne James by marriage Baroness Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex.
On 3rd June 1860 John Byng 1st Earl Strafford [aged 88] died. His son George [aged 53] succeeded 2nd Earl Strafford, 2nd Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 2nd Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex. Harriet Cavendish Countess Strafford [aged 39] by marriage Countess Strafford.
On 29th October 1886 George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford [aged 80] died. His son George [aged 56] succeeded 3rd Earl Strafford, 3rd Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 3rd Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex. Alice Leveson-Gower aka Egerton Countess Strafford [aged 56] by marriage Countess Strafford.
On 28th March 1898 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford [aged 68] died at St James' Square. His brother Henry [aged 66] succeeded 4th Earl Strafford, 4th Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 4th Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex.
On 16th May 1899 Henry Byng 4th Earl Strafford [aged 67] died in a railway accident. He was hit by an express train; (possible suicide but the coroner returned misadventure) at the Railway Station in Potter's Bar. He was buried at Byng Family Vault St John's Church, Potter's Bar. His brother Francis [aged 64] succeeded 5th Earl Strafford, 5th Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 5th Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex. Emily Georgina Kerr Countess Strafford [aged 52] by marriage Countess Strafford.
On 18th January 1918 Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford [aged 83] died. His son Edmund [aged 55] succeeded 6th Earl Strafford, 6th Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 6th Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex. Mary Elizabeth Colebrooke Countess Strafford [aged 54] by marriage Countess Strafford.
On 24th December 1951 Edmund Byng 6th Earl Strafford [aged 89] died. His nephew Robert [aged 47] succeeded 7th Earl Strafford, 7th Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 7th Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex.
On 4th May 1984 Robert Cecil Byng 7th Earl of Strafford [aged 79] died. His son Thomas [aged 47] succeeded 8th Earl Strafford, 8th Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 8th Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex.
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On 12th November 2016 Thomas Edmund Byng 8th Earl of Strafford [aged 80] died. His son William [aged 52] succeeded 9th Earl Strafford, 9th Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 9th Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex.