Who is Lord Grantham's heir?

Because Lord Grantham has only daughters, the heir presumptive to Downton Abbey is his cousin, James. Since this is a British period drama, naturally James and his only son died on the Titanic during the first episode.
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Who becomes the heir of Downton Abbey?

In a newly-found will, Matthew names Mary to be his sole heir, giving her management over his share of the estate until their son, George, come of age. Two new suitors (Lord Gillingham and Charles Blake) fight for Mary's affection, Mary is not ready for a new relationship with either of them.
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Does Lord Grantham have another child?

Lady Grantham has three daughters, Mary, Edith and Sybil, and her main focus has been their happiness and success. Eighteen years after the birth of her last child, Sybil, Lady Grantham fell pregnant once again with a son, but miscarried.
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Is Thomas son of Lord Grantham?

Lady Grantham poisons Lord Grantham (already nearly dead anyway after contracting a rare form of slow-acting rabies from Isis) and on his deathbed he acknowledges Thomas as his son. Thomas inherits the estate.
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Who are Lord Grantham's children?

They had three daughters: Mary, Edith, and Sybil.
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WHO raises Sybil's baby?

Tom again holding baby Sybbie not long after Sybil's death. Baby Sybbie (age 1) with her father, Tom, holding her.
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Is Lord Grantham royalty?

Even though George is Robert's grandson, he is still heir presumptive rather than heir apparent since he can still hypothetically be displaced by a son of Robert and Cora, or, if Robert were to remarry for some reason, a son of his by his other wife.
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Does Tom remarry in Downton Abbey?

Fans will also have been delighted to see that chauffeur Tom has found love again as he appears to remarry in wedding scenes that see him and maid Lucy Smith (Tuppence Middleton) tie the knot. Tom married into the aristocratic Crawley family only to be devastated by the death of his first wife, Lady Sybil.
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What happens to Marigold in Downton Abbey?

Cora reveals Marigold will have moved to her stepfather's estate of Brancaster Castle in Northumberland by the end of Edith and Bertie's honeymoon.
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Who is Mary's second husband in Downton Abbey?

Matthew Goode as Henry Talbot, Lady Mary Crawley's second husband. Henry Talbot is a character on the UK-US period drama Downton Abbey. He was played by Matthew Goode.
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Who is the father of Marigold in Downton Abbey?

Michael Gregson (b. 1879 or 1880 — d. 1922) was an editor and publisher for The Sketch, a society magazine based in London. He was the employer and lover of Lady Edith Crawley, and the late father of her only daughter, Marigold, whom he would never know.
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Who is Marigold Downton Abbey?

Marigold Crawley Gregson is a child character on the series, Downton Abbey. She was played by twins Eva and Karina Samms.
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Who does Rose marry in Downton Abbey?

Actually, Lady Rose MacClare, the seemingly permanent houseguest at Downton Abbey (at least until she marries The Hon. Ephraim Atticus Aldridge), shares many qualities with Cinderella.
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Does Mary inherit Downton?

The reason that Mary cannot inherit Downton is because the estate is entailed to a male heir. Yes, the property has an entail, as Lord Robert, Lady Cora, the Dowager Countess and many other folks kept reminding us during the first series.
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Does Mary become the heiress?

Mary was made Matthew's heir, she would get half the estate and whatever remained of the Swine fund but still no title. Also she's responsible for Matthew's death taxes but the new earl would be required to pay Robert's.
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Does Matthew inherit money Downton?

Matthew inherited money from the family of his late fiancée, Lavinia, but felt guilty keeping it—until he learned that Lavinia's dad knew their wedding wasn't going to work out before he wrote that will, and that the money could save Downton's future (see below).
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Does Mary know about Marigold?

Mary- Mary grew suspicious about Marigold when she heard a puzzling remark about the child being a family secret between Cora and Violet and she tried getting answers out of Tom and Anna but they said nothing but they knew. In the end she figured it out and forced Tom to confirm the truth with her.
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Do the Drewes take Marigold?

Drewe takes Marigold from his wife's arms (again) and gives her to Edith and her folks waiting outside to whisk her away (yes, also again). Earlier in the episode, Cora tells Robert that she thinks the best thing to do is encourage the Drewes to find a tenancy elsewhere.
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Does Mrs Drewe find out about Marigold?

She and Tim reveal the truth to Margie, who refuses to believe it. She tears up a copy of Marigold's birth certificate that Edith brought (though Edith has others), and does not accept the truth until Tim reveals the note he received asking him to adopt Marigold was written by his own hand.
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What happens to Tom Barrow in Downton Abbey?

In the final episode, Thomas would temporarily leave Downton to work for another family, but he hated it. He would return to Downton and would later become the new butler, as Carson would finally retire due to the palsy. By this time, Barrow realized how far he had come from a conniving footman in the first seasons.
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Who marries Mary after Matthew?

Mary (Michelle Dockery), the family's eldest daughter, finally found love again years after the tragic death of her husband, Matthew. Given that Matthew died in a car crash, Mary agreed to marry Henry Talbot (Matthew Goode) provided he give up his dangerous racecar driving profession and open a car shop instead.
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What happens to Sarah Bunting in Downton Abbey?

Sarah accepts a teaching position at a school in Preston, Lancashire and soon leaves, but not before bidding Tom a farewell saying that she loved him and could have loved him more if he had let her.
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Is Edith rank higher than Mary?

Now, within the Crawley Family, Edith outranks them all as the Marchioness of Hexham. Followed by the Earl and Countess of Grantham, than Lord and Lady Merton, followed by Lady Mary Talbot and then potentially the Dowager Countess?
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Is Edith higher than Mary?

Mary is still currently only a lady, like all daughters of the nobility. Had Matthew lived, she would have become a countess but Edith would still have outranked her. Edith is now a marchioness, one step below a duchess and ranked above a countess.
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Is Edith richer than Mary?

In the end Edith outranks all in their family, she is now a marchioness, higher than Cora (a countess), her grandmother (dowager countess), Robert (a earl), Rose (the wife of the future lord sinderby), Isobel (now Lady Merton), Rosamound (earl daughter), Mary (earl daughter).
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