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CHOLMONDELEY 207 Robert Nigel Fitzhardlnge Kincscote, C.B., of Kingscote, co. Gloucester, by Emily Marie, da. of Richard (Curzon), ist Earl Howe. She was b. 24 Apr. 1862, at 34 Charles Str., Berkeley Sq. [George Horatio Charles Cholmondeley, styled Earl of Rock- savage, 1st s.(^) and h. ap., b. 19 May 1883, in Charles Str. afsd.] Family Estates. — These, in 1883, consisted of 16,992 acres in Cheshire, valued at /!29,2I3 a year; 16,995 '^^ Norfolk, at £1 1,960, and 4 in Devon at £,11 S- Total 33,991 acres, valued at /"4i,288 a year. The Houghton estate in Norfolk, 17,000 acres, was bought in tor ^"300,000 at an auction, 22 July 1886. The Nantwich property was sold in Feb. 1895 ^°^

{" 1 00,000. Principal Residence. — Cholmondeley Castle, near Nantwich,

Cheshire. CHRISTCHURCH See "Lvoxs of Christchurch, co. Southampton," Barony {Lyons), cr. 1856; Viscountcy, cr. 1881; both extinct 1887. CHUDLEIGH See "Clifford of Chudleigh, co. Devon," Barony (Clifford), cr. 1672. CHURCHILL OF EYEMOUTH BARONY [S.] "Col. John Churchill" was, on 21 Dec. 1682, cr. LORD CHURCHILL OF EYEMOUTH, co. Ber- I. 1682 wick [S.]. He was subsequently, in 1685, cr. BARON to CHURCHILL OF SANDRIDGE [U.K.], and finally, 1722. 1702, Duke of Marlborough. See fuller particulars under that title. By his death, s.p.m.s., 16 June 1722, this Scottish Barony (alone of all his honours) became extinct. CHURCHILL OF SANDRIDGE BARONY. John (Churchill), Lord Churchill of Eyemouth [S.], was 14 May 1685, cr. BARON CHURCHILL OF I. 1685. SANDRIDGE, co. Hertford. On 9 Apr. 1689, he was cr. Earl of Marlborough, co. Wilts, and, on 14 Dec. 1702, Marquess of Blandford and Duk.e of Marlborough. By statute, 6 Anne, these honours [E.] were limited, failing heirs male of his body, to his daughters and their issue. See " Marlborough," Dukedom of, cr. 1702. (^) His br., George Hugo, m., 7 Mar. 1911, at the Registrar's office, Bucking- ham Palace Road, Clare Elizabeth, widow of John Alexander Stirling, of Kippen Davia, Dunblane {m. 1904), an actress, who returned to the stage in 1909, acting in the play "Our Miss Gibbs." V.G.