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Clementina Elizabeth Drummond-Willoughby, 24th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby (2 September 1809, London – 13 November 1888,
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ess. She was the daughter of Peter Robert Drummond-Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby (died 1865) and Sarah Clementina, née Drummond (died 1865). On the death of her brother,
Albyric Drummond-Willoughby, 23rd Baron Willoughby de Eresby Albyric Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Baron Gwydyr, 23rd Baron Willoughby de Eresby (25 December 1821 – 26 August 1870), was a British noble baron. He was the son of Peter Drummond-Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby (died 1865), and Sarah Cle ...
, in 1871, the Barony of Willoughby de Eresby fell into abeyance between her sister, Charlotte, and her. On 13 November 1871, the abeyance of the barony was terminated in her favour.
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She was born and baptised with the name of Clementina Elizabeth Burrell-Drummond. And on 4 May 1872, her name was changed to Clementina Elizabeth Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby by
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. She married Sir Gilbert John Heathcote, 1st Baron Aveland on 8 October 1827 in
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. They became parents of: *
Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 1st Earl of Ancaster Gilbert Henry Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 1st Earl of Ancaster, (1 October 1830 – 24 December 1910), known as 2nd Baron Aveland from 1867 to 1888 and as 25th Baron Willoughby de Eresby from 1888 to 1892, was a British Liberal politician ...
, who succeeded her in the Barony of Willoughby de Eresby and his father in the Barony of Aveland,
and *Clementia Heathcote (died 1922), who married Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon (1832–1893) in 1869 and became mother of the 1st
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. She was also Joint (1/4) Hereditary
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from 1870 to her death. She was buried at St Matthew's Church,
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*24 1809 births 1888 deaths Clementina
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