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House of Pelham
Incorporating the families of Clinton and Fortescue



Pelham of Laughton, Baronets (1611)
Barons Pelham (1706-1768)
Earl of Clare (1714-1768)
Dukes of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Third Creation (1715-1768)
Dukes of Newcastle-under-Lyne (1757-1988)
Barons Pelham of Stanmer (1762)

  • Sir Thomas Pelham, 1st Baronet (1540–1624)
  • Sir Thomas Pelham, 2nd Baronet (1597–1654)
  • Sir John Pelham, 3rd Baronet (1623–1703)
  • Thomas Pelham, (1653–1712) 1st Baron Pelham, 4th Baronet
  • Thomas Pelham-Holles, (1693–1768) 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne, Marquess of Clare, 1st Earl of Clare and Viscount Haughton, also 1st Baron Pelham of Stanmer KG, eldest son of the , by his second wife, the former Lady Grace Holles, younger sister of the 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne of the second creation. He was created Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne, with remainder to his nephew Henry Pelham-Clinton, 9th Earl of Lincoln (the son of his sister the Hon. Lucy Pelham, wife of Henry Clinton, 7th Earl of Lincoln) and created Baron Pelham of Stanmer, with remainder to his first cousin once removed Thomas Pelham.


Pelham of Laughton, Baronets (1611)
Barons Pelham of Stanmer (1762, from 1768)
Earls of Chichester (1801)

  • Thomas Pelham, (1728–1805) 1st Earl of Chichester, , great-grandson of Sir John Pelham, 3rd Baronet.
  • Thomas Pelham, (1756–1826) 2nd Earl of Chichester.
  • Henry Thomas Pelham, (1804–1886) 3rd Earl of Chichester.
  • Walter John Pelham, (1838–1902) 4th Earl of Chichester.
  • Francis Godolphin Pelham, (1844–1905) 5th Earl of Chichester.
  • Jocelyn Brudenell Pelham, (1871–1926) 6th Earl of Chichester.
  • Francis Godolphin Henry Pelham, (1905–1926) 7th Earl of Chichester.
  • John Buxton Pelham, (1912–1944) 8th Earl of Chichester.
  • John Nicholas Pelham, (b. 1944) 9th Earl of Chichester.



Barons Yarborough (1794)
Earls of Yarborough (1837
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Barons Conyers (1509, from 1926 to 1948)
Barons Fauconberg (1295, from 1926 to 1948)
Counts of Mértola (1663, from 1926 to 1948)

The Anderson-Pelham family descends from Francis Anderson of Manby, Lincolnshire who married Mary, daughter of Charles Pelham of Brocklesby, Lincolnshire. Their grandson Charles Anderson, 1st Baron Yarborough assumed the additional surname and arms of Pelham.

  • Charles Anderson-Pelham, (1749–1823) 1st Baron Yarborough
  • Charles Anderson-Pelham, (1781–1846) 1st Earl of Yarborough and Baron Worsley, 2nd Baron Yarborough
  • Charles Anderson Worsley Anderson-Pelham, (1809–1862) 2nd Earl of Yarborough
  • Charles Anderson-Pelham, (1835–1875) 3rd Earl of Yarborough
  • Charles Alfred Worsley Pelham, (1859–1936) 4th Earl of Yarborough KG.
  • Sackville George Pelham, (1888–1948) 5th Earl of Yarborough, 8th Baron Fauconberg and 14th Baron Conyers, also 10th Count of Mértola.
  • Marcus Herbert Pelham, (1893–1966) 6th Earl of Yarborough
  • John Edward Pelham, (1920–1991) 7th Earl of Yarborough
  • Charles John Pelham, (b. 1963) 8th Earl of Yarborough



Pelham of Laughton, Baronets Dukes of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Third Creation Dukes of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Third Creation Barons Pelham of Stanmer Earls of Chichester Earls of Yarborough




Barons Clinton (1298-1692 abeyant)
Earls of Lincoln (1572)
Dukes of Newcastle-under-Lyne (1756 from 1768 to 1988)

  • John de Clinton, (d. c. 1335) 2nd Baron Clinton.
  • John de Clinton, (d. 1398) 3rd Baron Clinton.
  • William de Clinton, (1378–1431) 4th Baron Clinton.
  • John de Clinton, (1410–1464) 5th Baron Clinton.
  • John Clinton, (1431–1488) 6th Baron Clinton.
  • John Clinton, (1471–1514) 7th Baron Clinton.
  • Thomas Clinton, (1490–1517) 8th Baron Clinton.
  • Edward Clinton, (1512–1585) 1st Earl of Lincoln, 9th Baron Clinton KG.
  • Henry Clinton, (1539–1616) 2nd Earl of Lincoln, 10th Baron Clinton.
  • Thomas Clinton, (1568–1619) 3rd Earl of Lincoln, 11th Baron Clinton.
  • Theophilus Clinton, (1600–1667) 4th Earl of Lincoln, 12th Baron Clinton.
  • Edward Clinton, (d. 1692) 5th Earl of Lincoln, 13th Baron Clinton.
  • Francis Clinton, (1635–1693) 6th Earl of Lincoln.
  • Henry Clinton, (1684–1728) 7th Earl of Lincoln KG.
  • George Clinton, (1718–1730) 8th Earl of Lincoln.
  • Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, (1720–1794) 2nd Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne, 9th Earl of Lincoln KG.
  • Thomas Pelham-Clinton, (1752–1795) 3rd Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne.
  • Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, (1785–1851) 4th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne KG.
  • Henry Pelham Pelham-Clinton, (1811–1864) 5th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne. KG.
  • Henry Pelham Alexander Pelham-Clinton, (1834–1879) 6th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne.
  • Henry Pelham Archibald Douglas Pelham-Clinton, (1864–1928) 7th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne.
  • Henry Francis Hope Pelham-Clinton-Hope, (1866–1941) 8th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne.
  • Edward Pelham-Clinton, (1920–1988) 10th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne.
  • Edward Horace Fiennes-Clinton, (1913–2001) 18th Earl of Lincoln.
  • Robert Edward Fiennes-Clinton, (b. 1972) 19th Earl of Lincoln.




Earls of Lincoln Dukes of Newcastle-under-Lyne 8th and 9th Dukes of Newcastle-under-Lyne

Barons Clinton (1298-abeyance terminated 1721,abeyant 1751 )
Baron Fortescue (1746)
Earl of Clinton (1746-1751)
Earls Fortescue (1789)

  • Hugh Fortescue, (1696–1751) 1st Earl of Clinton and 1st Baron Fortescue, 14th Baron Clinton. He was created Baron Fortescue, with remainder, failing heirs male of his body, to his half-brother Matthew Fortescue. Great grandson of 4th Earl of Lincoln and 12th Baron Clinton.
  • Matthew Fortescue, (1719–1785) 2nd Baron Fortescue, half brother of Earl of Clinton.
  • Hugh Fortescue, (1753–1841) 1st Earl Fortescue and Viscount Ebrington, 3rd Baron Fortescue.
  • Hugh Fortescue, (1783–1861) 2nd Earl Fortescue.
  • Hugh Fortescue, (1818–1905) 3rd Earl Fortescue.
  • Hugh Fortescue, (1854–1932) 4th Earl Fortescue.
  • Hugh William Fortescue, (1888–1958) 5th Earl Fortescue.
  • Denzil George Fortescue, (1893–1977) 6th Earl Fortescue.
  • Richard Archibald Fortescue, (1922–1993) 7th Earl Fortescue.
  • Charles Hugh Richard Fortescue, (b. 1951) 8th Earl Fortescue.



Viscounts Clermont, in the Peerage of Ireland (1776-1829)
Earl of Clermont, in the Peerage of Ireland (1777-1806)

  • William Henry Fortescue, (1722–1806) 1st Earl of Clermont, 1st Viscount Clermont KP.
  • William Charles Fortescue, (1764–1829) 2nd Viscount Clermont.



Baron Fortescue of Credan, in the Peerage of Ireland (1746-1781)

  • John Fortescue Aland, (1670–1746) 1st Baron Fortescue of Credan.
  • Dormer Fortescue Aland, (d.1781) 2nd Baron Fortescue of Credan.



Baron Clermont of Dromisken, in the Peerage of Ireland (1852-1898)
Baron Clermont of Clermont Park (1866-1887)
Baron Carlingford (1874-1898)

  • Thomas Fortescue (1815-1887) 1st Baron Clermont of Dromisken, created with a special remainder to his brother Chichester, and 1st Baron Clermont of Clermont Park.
  • Chichester Samuel Parkinson-Fortescue (1823-1898) 1st Baron Carlingford, 2nd Baron Clermont of Dromisken.



Barons Clinton (1298, abeyance terminated 1760)

  • Margaret Rolle, (1709–1781) Countess of Orford and Countess Ferrars, 15th Baroness Clinton, great granddaughter of 4th Earl of Lincoln and 12th Baron Clinton.
  • George Walpole, (1730–1791) 3rd Earl of Orford, 16th Baron Clinton (dormant on his death)
  • Robert George William Trefusis, (1764–1797) 17th Baron Clinton (claimed title 1794), great great great grandson of Earl of Lincoln and 12th Baron Clinton.
  • Robert Cotton St John Trefusis, (1787–1832) 18th Baron Clinton
  • Charles Rodolph Trefusis, (1791–1866) 19th Baron Clinton
  • Charles Henry Rolle Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, (1834–1904) 20th Baron Clinton
  • Charles John Robert Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis,(1863–1957) 21st Baron Clinton (abeyant) Neville Mark Fane Trefusis, (b. 1934) 22nd Baron Clinton (abeyance terminated 1965).


Earl of Clinton Earls Fortescue Earl of ClermontBaron Fortescue of CredanBaron Clermont of DromiskenBaron Carlingford 17th to 19th Barons Clinton 20th to 21th Barons Clinton 22nd  Baron Clinton

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