Debenham baronets | |
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![]() Escutcheon of the Debenham baronets of Bladen | |
Creation date | 28 January 1931 |
Creation | Sir Ernest Debenham |
Peerage | Baronetage of the UK |
Baronetage | County of Dorset |
First holder | Sir Ernest Debenham |
Last holder | Sir Gilbert Debenham |
Heir apparent | Sir Thomas Debenham |
Heir presumptive | Oliver William Debenham |
Remainder to | heirs male (Heirs male of the body) |
Status | dormant since 2001 |
Extinction date | 2001 |
The Debenham Family | |
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Parent family | Debenham ( /ˈdɛbənəm/ ) |
Current region | County of Dorset |
Place of origin | Alpheton, Suffolk, England |
Current head | Sir Thomas Adam Debenham |
Final head | Sir Piers Kenrick Debenham |
Members | William Debenham (1794–1863) William Debenham Jnr Ernest Debenham (1865–1952) Piers Debenham (1904–1964) Alison Debenham (1903-1967) Gilbert Debenham (1906–2001) Thomas Debenham (b.1971) Oliver Debenham (b 1976) |
Estate(s) | The Bladen Estate Debenham House |
The Debenham Baronetcy, of Bladen in the County of Dorset, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. [1] It was created on 28 January 1931 for Ernest Debenham, Chairman of Debenhams Ltd.
As of 2025 the presumed baronet has not proved his succession and does not appear on the Official Roll of the Baronets. The Baronetcy has been considered dormant since 2001. [2]
The heir apparent to the baronetcy is Alfred Dino Debenham (born 2004), son of the presumed 4th Baronet. [6]