Baron Scrope of Bolton

The title Baron Scrope of Bolton was created in the Peerage of England for Sir Richard le Scrope as a barony by writ on January 8, 1371. It became dormant on the death of the 11th Baron (1st Earl of Sunderland) in 1630 without legitimate issue.

Title dormant 1630 to 1731 and 1814 to ??

His cousin Mary Eure did not claim the barony which passed eventually to her descendant Mrs Mary Johnson (1651-1731), de jure 16th Baroness Scrope of Bolton. The claim fell into abeyance from 1731 to 1814, and eventually passed to her grandson Charles Jones, "de jure" 17th Baron Scrope of Bolton (1774-1840) and then to his second but eldest surviving son Henry James Jones, "de jure" 18th Baron Scrope of Bolton (b. 1812). None of the Jones attempted to claim the dormant barony, possibly for financial reasons (it being costly to prove the extinction of all other co-heirs before the Committee for Privileges). The "de jure" 17th Baron Charles Jones was a first cousin of Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk (1746-1815).

Barons Scrope of Bolton (1371)

*Richard Scrope, 1st Baron Scrope of Bolton (c. 1327–1403)
*Roger Scrope, 2nd Baron Scrope of Bolton (d. 1403)
*Richard Scrope, 3rd Baron Scrope of Bolton (1393–1420)
*Henry Scrope, 4th Baron Scrope of Bolton (1418–1459)
*John Scrope, 5th Baron Scrope of Bolton (1435–1498)
*Henry Scrope, 6th Baron Scrope of Bolton (d. 1506)
*Henry Scrope, 7th Baron Scrope of Bolton (c. 1480–1533)
*John Scrope, 8th Baron Scrope of Bolton (d. 1549)
*Henry Scrope, 9th Baron Scrope of Bolton (c. 1534–1591)
*Thomas Scrope, 10th Baron Scrope of Bolton (c. 1567–1609)
*Emanuel Scrope, 1st Earl of Sunderland, 11th Baron Scrope of Bolton (1584–1630)

ee also

* Scrope family.

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