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Charles William Lambton was born 16 January 1818, the elder son of John Lambton, who was then a Member of Parliament for County Durham, and his second wife Louisa.  He was baptised on 12 February 1818 at St Mary and St Cuthbert, Chester-le-Street, which at the time was the parish church of his family home, Lambton Castle.  He was named for his grandfathers, Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, who later became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and William Henry Lambton.
John Lambton was raised to the peerage as Baron Durham in 1828, whereupon Master Lambton became The Honourable Charles William Lambton and heir to his father's title and estates. However, Charles died young at Brighton on 24 September 1831, aged 13 from tuberculosis. He was buried at St Mary and St Cuthbert, Chester-le-Street on 7 October 1831. Charles's younger brother, D'Arcy, thus became the heir. After John Lambton was further created Earl of Durham in 1833, D'Arcy inherited the titles on the death of his father in 1840.
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