of Simon Egerton Scrope of Danby (1934-2010), by his wife (Jennifer) Jane Parkinson, a granddaughter maternally of the 1st and last Baron Bingley. The next heir male is his father's cousin Henry John Scrope (b. 1941), eldest son of the late Ralph Henry Scrope by his wife Lady Beatrice Savile, 2nd daughter of the 6th Earl of Mexborough. Other Scropes have also married in the 20th century into aristocratic families such as the Cochrane family, the Ward family, the Davies family, the Sykes family of Sledmere and many landed gentry families. See also Scrope v. Grosvenor Baron Scrope of Masham Baron Scrope of Bolton Recusancy Notes References Nicholas Harris Nicolas, The Scrope and Grosvenor Controversy (2 vols-, London, 1832), containing much detailed information about the various branches of the Scrope family J. H. Wylie, History of England under Henry IV. (4 vols., London, 1884-1898) Edward Foss, The Judges of England (9 vols., London, 1848-1864) George Julius Poulett Scrope, History of the Manor and Ancient Barony of Castle Combe, Wiltshire (London. 1852) George Edward Cokayne, Complete Peerage, vol. vii. (London, 1896), the most complete but not infallible reference for families that have ever held a peerage. Bernard Burke. A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland "Scrope of Danby" p. 1346-1347 (1863). Marquis de Ruvigny. The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal: Clarence Volume.(1905), reprinted 1994. (Limited availability online via pp. 457–458) Scrope of Danby family papers archive. Burke's Landed Gentry (1965 edition), s.v. "Scrope of Danby". This is the most recent entry for the family, which has not been updated in the online editions. External links A 700-year genealogy of the Scrope family may be found on the internet starting here or, for those preferring to work backwards, here English families Surnames Scrope family fr:Familles catholiques de la noblesse du Royaume-Uni