Digby Willoughby, 9th Baron Middleton
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Digby Wentworth Bayard Willoughby, 9th Baron Middleton (24 August 1844 – 28 May 1922) was an English
nobleman, the eldest son of Henry Willoughby, 8th Baron Middleton
.
He was educated at Eton
. He served in the 1860s with the Scots Fusilier Guards, retiring as Captain.
On 5 August 1869 married Eliza Maria Gordon-Cumming (16 June 1847-27 April 1922 Birdsall House, Birdsall
). The couple had no children.
He succeeded his father in 1877 and lived in the Willoughby family seat at Birdsall House which he preferred to Wollaton Park, Nottingham
, and died there.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
nobleman, the eldest son of Henry Willoughby, 8th Baron Middleton
Henry Willoughby, 8th Baron Middleton
Henry Willoughby, 8th Baron Middleton was an English peer.He was born at Apsley Hall, Nottingham, the eldest son of Henry Willoughby and Charlotte Eyre and educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge...
.
He was educated at Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
. He served in the 1860s with the Scots Fusilier Guards, retiring as Captain.
On 5 August 1869 married Eliza Maria Gordon-Cumming (16 June 1847-27 April 1922 Birdsall House, Birdsall
Birdsall, North Yorkshire
Birdsall is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 180...
). The couple had no children.
He succeeded his father in 1877 and lived in the Willoughby family seat at Birdsall House which he preferred to Wollaton Park, Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
, and died there.