Category talk:Abeyant peerages

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Great category. Why can peerages in Scotland not become abeyant? Was not Viscount Oxfuird abeyant for ages? Kittybrewster 23:09, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

I admit I am no expert on the matter, but apparently Scottish peerages (or at least Lordships of Parliament) can descend to the eldest daughter, whereas many English baronies have to be 'shared' amongest the daughters so they become abeyant. For a better explanation see Abeyance page. And according to the Viscount Oxfuird page it became "dormant" not abeyant. --Berks105 15:26, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Correct, English law doesn't divide daughters where as Scottish law does.Alci12 15:40, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

Abeyances
I'm tried to trace the eventual heirs for several abeyant titles see Baron Grey de Ruthyn Baron Furnivall as examples. Anyone who can trace any more would be very helpful.Alci12 15:43, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

Update Category List?
How can I update this category list? I noted that "Baron Moels" and "John de Moels" are a double listing and "Baron Zouche" is incomplete, because two Baronies Zouche (Zouche of Ashby and Zouche of Mortimer) are currently in abeyance (see article "Baron Zouche"). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2003:CB:1705:8101:FDC9:7014:A39B:65AC (talk) 20:45, 22 July 2019 (UTC)