Baron de Ramsey

Baron de Ramsey, of Ramsey Abbey in the County of Huntingdon, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1887 for Edward Fellowes, who had previously represented Huntingdonshire in the House of Commons as a Conservative for 43 years. His eldest son, the second Baron, sat as Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire and Ramsey and later served as a Lord-in-waiting (government whip in the House of Lords) from 1890 to 1892 in the Conservative administration of Lord Salisbury. His grandson, the third Baron, was Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire from 1947 to 1965 and of Huntingdon and Peterborough between 1965 and 1968. As of 2017 ^[update] the title is held by the latter's son, the fourth Baron, who succeeded in 1993.

Ailwyn Fellowes, 1st Baron Ailwyn, was the younger son of the first Baron de Ramsey.

The family seat, is now Abbots Ripton Hall, near Abbots Ripton, Cambridgeshire. Previously seats include Ramsey Abbey, near Ramsey, Cambridgeshire and Haveringland Hall, Norfolk. In 1891 the de Ramsey Estates spanned some 20,021 acres in England; 15,629 acres in Huntingdonshire, 4,083 acres in Norfolk, and 309 acres in Cambridgeshire. ^[1] The estate was reportedly valued at £35 million, including some 11,000 acres in Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire, in March 2000. ^[2]

Barons de Ramsey (1887)

• Edward Fellowes, 1st Baron de Ramsey (1809–1887)
• William Henry Fellowes, 2nd Baron de Ramsey (1848–1925)
• Ailwyn Edward Fellowes, 3rd Baron de Ramsey (1910–1993)
• John Ailwyn Fellowes, 4th Baron de Ramsey (b. 1942)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son the Hon. Frederick John Fellowes (b. 1978).

See also

• Baron Ailwyn

References

1. "7.—The Fellowes Family". Fenland Notes and Queries: A Quarterly Antiquarian Journal for the Fenland, in the Counties of Huntingdon, Cambridge, Lincoln, Northampton, Norfolk, and Suffolk. 1: 14–16. January 1891. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
2. Fortune, Keith (12 March 2000). "Rich Lives: Secrets of the High‑Net‑Worth". The Observer. Guardian News & Media. Retrieved 18 June 2025.

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