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     James Berkeley Moreton, Lord Moreton was born on 6 May 1981.¹ He is the son of David Leslie Moreton, 7th Earl of Ducie and Helen Duchesne.¹
     He was styled as Lord Moreton in 1991.¹

     Lady Claire Alison Moreton was born in 1984.¹ She is the daughter of David Leslie Moreton, 7th Earl of Ducie and Helen Duchesne.¹

     Basil Howard Moreton, 6th Earl of Ducie was born on 15 November 1917.¹ He was the son of Hon. Algernon Howard Moreton and Dorothy Edith Annie Bell.² He married Alison Bates, daughter of Leslie Aitken Bates, on 15 April 1950.¹ He died on 12 November 1991 at age 73 at Bristol, England.^1,3
     He was educated at Church of England Grammar School, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia^G.¹ He gained the rank of Staff Sergeant in the 62nd Australian Infantry Battalion, and 2nd/3rd Australian Infantry Battalion.¹ He fought in the Second World War between 1941 and 1945, in New Guinea and the Islands.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baron Moreton of Tortworth, co. Gloucester [U.K., 1837] on 17 June 1952.² He succeeded as the 9th Baron Ducie of Tortworth, co. Gloucester [G.B., 1763] on 17 June 1952.² He succeeded as the 6th Earl of Ducie [U.K., 1837] on 17 June 1952.²

     Hon. Algernon Howard Moreton was born on 2 May 1880.¹ He was the son of Berkeley Basil Moreton, 4th Earl of Ducie and Emily Eleanor Kent.¹ He married Dorothy Edith Annie Bell, daughter of Robert Bell, in 1913.¹ He died on 23 June 1951 at age 71.¹

     Berkeley Basil Moreton, 4th Earl of Ducie was born on 18 July 1834.¹ He was the son of Henry George Francis Reynolds-Moreton, 2nd Earl of Ducie and Hon. Elizabeth Dutton.¹ He married Emily Eleanor Kent, daughter of John Kent, on 13 October 1862.¹ He died on 7 August 1924 at age 90.¹
     He was given the name of Berkeley Basil Reynolds-Moreton at birth.¹ He held the office of Minister of Public Instruction [Queensland] between 1885 and 1888.¹ He held the office of Colonial Secretary [Queensland] between 1886 and 1888.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Moreton of Tortworth, co. Gloucester [U.K., 1837] on 28 October 1921.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Baron Ducie of Tortworth, co. Gloucester [G.B., 1763] on 28 October 1921.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Earl of Ducie [U.K., 1837] on 28 October 1921.¹

     Sir Robert Ducie, 1st Bt. was baptised on 29 May 1575.¹ He was the son of Henry Ducie and Mary Hardy.¹ He married Elizabeth Pyott, daughter of Richard Pyott.¹ He died on 12 July 1634 at age 59.¹
     He held the office of Sheriff of London in 1620.¹ He held the office of Alderman of London.¹ He was banker to King Charles I, and amassed a great fortune.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Ducie [England] on 28 November 1629.¹ He held the office of Lord Mayor of London in 1631.¹

     Henry Ducie married Mary Hardy, daughter of Robert Hardy, on 2 July 1571.¹ He died in November 1587.¹
     He lived at Little Aston, Staffordshire, England^G.¹ He lived at London, England^G.¹

     Mary Hardy is the daughter of Robert Hardy.¹ She married Henry Ducie on 2 July 1571.¹
     From 2 July 1571, her married name became Ducie.¹

     Robert Hardy lived at London, England^G.¹

     Elizabeth Pyott was the daughter of Richard Pyott.¹ She married Sir Robert Ducie, 1st Bt., son of Henry Ducie and Mary Hardy.¹ She died circa February 1635/36.¹ She was buried on 9 February 1635/36.¹
     Her married name became Ducie.¹