Edward Ward, 8th Baron Dudley1 

by Thomas Murray 2
Edward Ward, 8th Baron Dudley was baptised on 20 December 1683.1 He was the son of Hon. William Ward and Frances Dilke.1 He married Diana Howard, daughter of Thomas Howard and Diana Newport, on 9 April 1703.1 He died on 28 March 1704 at age 20.1 He was buried on 5 April 1704. His will was proven (by probate) on 29 March 1704.3
He succeeded as the 8th Baron Dudley [E., 1440] on 3 August 1701.4 He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Ward of Birmingham, co. Warwick [E., 1644] on 3 October 1701.1 His last will was dated 18 January 1703/4.3
Child of Edward Ward, 8th Baron Dudley and Diana Howard
- Edward Ward, 9th Baron Dudley1 b. 16 Jun 1704, d. 6 Sep 1731
- [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1189. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
- [S3409] Caroline Maubois, “re: Penancoet Family,” e-mail message to BENR, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as “re: Penancoet Family.”
- [S34] BP1970 page 845. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S34]
- [S37] BP2003. [S37]
Ward Dilke
William Dilke 
Elizabeth Dilke
Thomas Dilke
Seymour Dilke
William Dilke
Frances Ward1 
Her married name became Noel.
Children of Frances Ward and Sir William Noel, 2nd Bt.
- Elizabeth Noel
- Frances Noel+1 b. 14 Apr 1673, d. Feb 1751
- William Noel b. c 1675
- [S15] George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume I, page 139. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Baronetage.
Sir William Noel, 2nd Bt.1 
He gained the title of 2nd Baronet Noel, of Kirkby Mallory. He lived at Kirkby Mallory, Leicestershire, EnglandG.
Children of Sir William Noel, 2nd Bt. and Hon. Margaret Lovelace
- Sir Thomas Noel, 3rd Bt.2 b. 1662, d. 1688
- Sir John Noel, 4th Bt.+2 b. 1668, d. 1 Jul 1697
Children of Sir William Noel, 2nd Bt. and Frances Ward
- Elizabeth Noel
- Frances Noel+1 b. 14 Apr 1673, d. Feb 1751
- William Noel b. c 1675
- [S15] George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume I, page 139. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Baronetage.
- [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2442. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
Frances Noel1 
Her married name became Sneyd.1 From before 1714, her married name became Skrimshire.1 From April 1714, her married name became Chester.1 From after 1726, her married name became Adderley.1 Her last will was dated 24 October 1747.
Children of Frances Noel and Ralph Sneyd
- Reverend Ralph Sneyd+2 b. 17 May 1692, d. 1733
- Honora Sneyd+2 b. 23 May 1694
- [S15] George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume I, page 139. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Baronetage.
- [S40] L. G. Pine, editor, Burke’s Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 17th edition, (London, England: Burke’s Peerage Ltd, 1952), page 2355. Hereinafter cited as Burke’s Landed Gentry, 17th ed.