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1368:Clanwilliam
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1111:Tankerville
778:Shaftesbury
741:Westmorland
593:"No. 13210"
553:"No. 17066"
487:(1912–1973)
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475:(1880–1949)
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457:(1775–1845)
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393:(1622–1680)
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1741:Midlothian
1715:Iddesleigh
1638:Yarborough
1598:Stradbroke
1573:St Germans
1518:Chichester
1343:Mexborough
1237:Malmesbury
1173:De La Warr
1136:Portsmouth
1131:Harrington
1126:Waldegrave
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938:Lauderdale
928:Haddington
851:Sutherland
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784:Nottingham
758:Winchelsea
730:Montgomery
704:Huntingdon
694:Shrewsbury
573:"No. 5743"
539:References
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324:Gorhambury
259:Verulamium
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1735:Liverpool
1720:Cranbrook
1690:Kimberley
1685:Cromartie
1658:Cottenham
1653:Strafford
1643:Leicester
1628:Effingham
1623:Granville
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1274:Westmeath
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1227:Carnarvon
1221:Mansfield
1215:Fortescue
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1106:Dartmouth
1027:Dundonald
1006:Balcarres
968:Dalhousie
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1849:Stockton
1782:Inchcape
1777:Jellicoe
1730:Plymouth
1710:Selborne
1583:Bradford
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1553:Harewood
1548:Harrowby
1543:Lonsdale
1473:Ranfurly
1463:Listowel
1458:Kilmorey
1433:Limerick
1393:Annesley
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1363:Lisburne
1353:Kingston
1338:Courtown
1303:Drogheda
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1839:Woolton
1829:Swinton
1804:Halifax
1767:Balfour
1680:Russell
1568:Verulam
1498:Rosslyn
1468:Norbury
1448:Gosford
1423:Caledon
1413:Belmore
1328:Shannon
1323:Carrick
1313:Darnley
1308:Granard
1285:Desmond
1247:Ireland
1232:Cadogan
1183:Spencer
1167:Warwick
1101:Ferrers
1076:Glasgow
1037:Dunmore
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948:Loudoun
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753:Lindsey
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724:Suffolk
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679:England
610:Sources
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109:Peerage
1834:Attlee
1809:Gowrie
1762:Iveagh
1752:Beatty
1725:Cromer
1705:Lytton
1700:Cairns
1675:Dudley
1669:Winton
1663:Cowley
1618:Durham
1608:Cawdor
1578:Morley
1533:Nelson
1523:Wilton
1513:Romney
1508:Onslow
1503:Craven
1373:Antrim
1297:Orrery
1204:Talbot
1178:Radnor
1141:Brooke
1049:Orkney
1017:Dundee
983:Dysart
973:Airlie
963:Wemyss
922:Kellie
886:Buchan
881:Rothes
876:Morton
866:Erroll
817:Jersey
180:Extant
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57:Blazon
1633:Ducie
1588:Eldon
1558:Minto
1528:Powis
1443:Rosse
1408:Lucan
1358:Roden
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