Ralph Lambton

Ralph Lambton Esq. ( – 1717) was an ancestor of the Earl of Durham.

Biography

Lambton was born around 1651 in Chester-le-Street, Durham, England to Henry Lambton (son of Colonel Sir William Lambton) and Mary Davison (daughter of Sir Alexander Davison of Blakiston). His birth date is placed around July 25th.

Lambton had a brother, William.

Lambton married to Dorothy Hedworth and was father to:

• Major General John Lambton (1710–1794)
• Henry Lambton MP for Durham (d. 1761)
• Major General Hedworth Lambton (d. 1758)

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