The title

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 Marquis de Vallado is a Spanish

Spain

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 title bestowed upon Humphrey Walrond

Humphrey Walrond

Humphrey Walrond , was deputy-governor of Barbados.Walrond, born about 1600, was the eldest son of Humphrey Walrond of Sea in the parish of Ilminster, Somerset, by his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Humphrey Colles of Barton, Somerset...

 on August 5, 1653 by King Philip IV of Spain

Philip IV of Spain

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.

Humphrey Walrond was a distinguished Royalist commander, and subsequent Governor

Governor

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 of Barbados

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. During the Commonwealth

Commonwealth of England

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 under Oliver Cromwell

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, and with Barbados seceding from England as part of her overseas territories, Walrond became President of Barbados (1660-1662).

Along with the Marquisate he was also created Conde de Parama and Conde de Valderonda. It was general practise for the eldest son of the encumbent of the title to bear the lesser and courtesy title of Conde de Parama.

The following is a list of those members of the Walrond family who inherited these Spanish honours:

Holders of the Title

Name	Birth	Death	Notes
Humphrey Walrond			1st Marquis; married Elizabeth Napier
George Walrond		1688	2nd Marquis; married Frances Coryton (d.1665)
Theodore Walrond		1706	3rd Marquis; married Elizabeth Smith
Theodore Walrond		1748	4th Marquis; married Elizabeth Wills
Maine Swete Walrond	1725	1790	5th Marquis; married Sarah Lyons (1731-1764)
Joseph Lyons Walrond	1752	1815	6th Marquis; married 1797 Caroline Codrington (d.1833)
Lyons Walrond	1800	1819	7th Marquis
Bethell Walrond	1802	1876	8th Marquis; married 1829 Lady Janet St. Clair-Erskine (1800-1880), daughter of 2nd Earl of Rosslyn
Henry Walrond	1841	1917	9th Marquis; married 1861 Caroline Maud Clark (d.1915)
Henry Humphrey Walrond	1862	1940	10th Marquis; married Elizabeth Smith