Such actions were often adopted in all innocence based on erroneous pedigrees produced by genealogists overly eager to please their patrons. An example is the Russell family, Dukes of Bedford, of which a younger son when himself elevated to the peerage adopted the title "Baron Russell of Kingston Russell", an ancient Dorset manor with which his family had in fact no connection.
Such actions were frequently undertaken in good faith, based on flawed lineage records produced by genealogists eager to please their patrons. An example is the Russell family, Dukes of Bedford, where a younger son was elevated to the peerage and adopted the title "Baron Russell of Kingston Russell," an ancient Dorset manor with which his family had no actual connection.