As they had no children, the Marquessate became extinct; the Earldom of Ormonde, however, devolved upon his brother James Wandesford Butler, who subsequently became first Marquess of Ormonde of the second creation, and was made Baron Butler of Llanthony in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Walter left debts of some £450,000 on his death, and as a result The Derbyshire properties were sold, and Richard Arkwright junior reunited Sutton Scarsdale Hall with the estate.
As they had no offspring, the Marquessate ceased to exist; the Earldom of Ormonde, however, passed on to his brother James Wandesford Butler, who subsequently became first Marquess of Ormonde of the second creation, and was made Baron Butler of Llanthony in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Walter left debts of some £450,000 on his death, and as a result The Derbyshire properties were sold, and Richard Arkwright junior reunited Sutton Scarsdale Hall with the estate.