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Frances Scudamore1

F, #14061, b. 14 August 1711, d. 16 February 1749/50

Last Edited=22 Mar 2011

Consanguinity Index=0.03%

Frances Scudamore was born on 14 August 1711.1 She was the daughter of James Scudamore, 3rd Viscount Scudamore and Hon. Frances Digby.1 She married, firstly, Henry Scudamore, 3rd Duke of Beaufort, son of Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort and Rachel Noel, on 28 June 1729 at Holland HouseG.1 She and Henry Scudamore, 3rd Duke of Beaufort were divorced on 2 March 1743/44 by Act of Parliament, for 'crim. con.1' She married, secondly, Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore, son of Charles Fitzroy, 2nd Duke of Grafton.1 She died on 16 February 1749/50 at age 38, in childbed.1 She was buried at Holme Lacy, Herefordshire, EnglandG.1
After her marriage, Frances Scudamore was styled as Duchess of Beaufort on 28 June 1729. She and William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot were associated eloped even though both were married at the time.1

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 54. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 221. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]

Elizabeth Berkeley1

F, #14062, b. circa 1719, d. 8 April 1799

Last Edited=31 Jan 2011

Consanguinity Index=0.0%

Elizabeth, Duchess of Beaufort
by Michael Dahl 2

Elizabeth Berkeley was born circa 1719.3 She was the daughter of John Symes Berkeley and Elizabeth Norborne.1,3 She married Charles Noel Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort, son of Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort and Rachel Noel, on 1 May 1740 at St. George's Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, EnglandG.1 She died on 8 April 1799 at Hanover Square, Mayfair, London, EnglandG.3 Her will (dated 11 May 1785 to 25 June 1795) was proven (by probate) on 30 April 1799.4
Her married name became Somerset. After her marriage, Elizabeth Berkeley was styled as Duchess of Beaufort on 24 February 1744/45.

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 54. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Penancoet Family."
  3. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 55.
  4. [S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 77. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
  5. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 302. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

John Symes Berkeley1

M, #14063, b. before 1671, d. 13 December 1736

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 55. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 234.
  3. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 235.
  4. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1876. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  5. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 54.

Norborne Berkeley, 4th Lord Botetourt1

M, #14064, d. 15 October 1770

Last Edited=22 Apr 2020

Consanguinity Index=0.0%

Norborne Berkeley, 4th Lord Botetourt was the son of John Symes Berkeley and Elizabeth Norborne.1 He died on 15 October 1770 at Virginia, U.S.A.G.2 He was buried at College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S.A.G.2 His will was proven (by probate) on 10 January 1771.3
He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Gloucestershire between 1741 and 1763.4 He held the office of Groom of the Bedchamber between 1760 and 1764.4 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire between 1762 and 1766.4 He succeeded as the 4th Lord Botetourt [E., 1305] on 13 April 1764.2 His last will was dated 26 July 1766. He held the office of Governor of Virginia between 1768 and 1770.2
On his death, the Barony of Botetourt again fell into abeyance.2

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 55. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 236.
  3. [S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 102. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
  4. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 235.

Lady Susan Caroline Eliot1

F, #14065, b. 12 April 1801, d. 15 January 1835

Lady Susan Caroline Eliot was born on 12 April 1801. She was the daughter of William Eliot, 2nd Earl of Saint Germans and Lady Georgiana Augusta Leveson-Gower.1 She married General Henry Beauchamp Lygon, 4th Earl Beauchamp, son of William Lygon, 1st Earl Beauchamp and Catharine Denn, on 8 July 1824 at St. George's Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, EnglandG.1 She died on 15 January 1835 at age 33 at Port Eliot, Cornwall, EnglandG.1
Her married name became Lygon.

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 42. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S43] Dorothy E. Williams, The Lygons of Madresfield Court (Worcester, U.K.: Logaston Press, 2001), family tree. Hereinafter cited as The Lygons of Madresfield Court.

Henry Lygon, 5th Earl Beauchamp1

M, #14066, b. 13 February 1829, d. 4 March 1866

Last Edited=5 May 2023

Consanguinity Index=0.0%

Henry Lygon, 5th Earl Beauchamp was born on 13 February 1829.1 He was the son of General Henry Beauchamp Lygon, 4th Earl Beauchamp and Lady Susan Caroline Eliot.1 He died on 4 March 1866 at age 37 at 13 Belgrave Square, London, EnglandG, unmarried, from consumption.1
He gained the rank of Cornet in 1848 in the First Life Guards.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for West Worcestershire between 1853 and 1863.1 He gained the rank of Captain in 1854.1 He succeeded as the 5th Viscount Elmley [U.K., 1815] on 8 September 1863.1 He succeeded as the 5th Baron Beauchamp of Powyk, co. Gloucestershire [U.K., 1806] on 8 September 1863.1 He succeeded as the 5th Earl Beauchamp [U.K., 1815] on 8 September 1863.1

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 42. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

Frederick Lygon, 6th Earl Beauchamp1

M, #14067, b. 10 November 1830, d. 19 February 1891

Last Edited=5 May 2023

Consanguinity Index=0.0%

Frederick Lygon, 6th Earl Beauchamp was born on 10 November 1830.1 He was the son of General Henry Beauchamp Lygon, 4th Earl Beauchamp and Lady Susan Caroline Eliot.1 He married, firstly, Lady Mary Catherine Stanhope, daughter of Philip Henry Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope and Emily Harriet Kerrison, on 18 February 1868 at St. George's Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, EnglandG.2 He married, secondly, Lady Emily Annora Charlotte Pierrepont, daughter of Sydney William Herbert Pierrepont, 3rd Earl Manvers and Georgiana Jane Elizabeth Fanny de Franquetot, on 24 September 1878 at Perlethorpe, Nottinghamshire, EnglandG.2 He died on 19 February 1891 at age 60 at Madresfield Court, Worcestershire, EnglandG, suddenly, at dinner, from heart disease.2 His will was proven (by probate), at £114,741.2
He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, EnglandG.1 He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, EnglandG, on 15 December 1848.1 He held the office of President of the Oxford Union Society in 1851.1 He was a Fellow of All Souls College in 1852.1 He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, EnglandG, in 1852 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)1 He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, EnglandG, in 1856 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Tewkesbury between 1857 and 1863.1 He held the office of a Lord of the Admiralty between March 1859 and June 1859.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for West Worcestershire between 1863 and 1866.1 He succeeded as the 6th Earl Beauchamp [U.K., 1815] on 4 March 1866.1 He succeeded as the 6th Baron Beauchamp of Powyk, co. Gloucestershire [U.K., 1806] on 4 March 1866.1 He succeeded as the 6th Viscount Elmley [U.K., 1815] on 4 March 1866.1 He graduated from Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, EnglandG, on 22 June 1870 with a honorary Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.)1 He held the office of Lord Steward of the Household between 1874 and 1880.1 He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 2 March 1874.1 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Worcestershire between 1876 and 1891.1 He held the office of Paymaster-General between 1885 and 1887.1

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 42. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 43.
  3. [S37] BP2003 See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  4. [S34] BP1970 page 206. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S34]
  5. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 126.
  6. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  7. [S43] Dorothy E. Williams, The Lygons of Madresfield Court (Worcester, U.K.: Logaston Press, 2001), family tree. Hereinafter cited as The Lygons of Madresfield Court.
  8. [S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 759. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.

Lady Mary Catherine Stanhope1

F, #14068, b. 3 February 1844, d. 30 June 1876

Lady Mary Catherine Stanhope was born on 3 February 1844.2 She was the daughter of Philip Henry Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope and Emily Harriet Kerrison.1,2 She married Frederick Lygon, 6th Earl Beauchamp, son of General Henry Beauchamp Lygon, 4th Earl Beauchamp and Lady Susan Caroline Eliot, on 18 February 1868 at St. George's Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, EnglandG.2 She died on 30 June 1876 at age 32.2
From 18 February 1868, her married name became Lygon. After her marriage, Lady Mary Catherine Stanhope was styled as Countess Beauchamp on 18 February 1868.
According to Lady St. Helier, she was "a remarkable woman, clever, accomplished, well educated, with a great deal of her father's gift of conversation, and love of Society."2

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 126. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 43.
  3. [S34] BP1970 page 205. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S34]
  4. [S34] BP1970. [S34]

Philip Henry Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope1

M, #14069, b. 30 January 1805, d. 24 December 1875

Philip Henry Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope was born on 30 January 1805.2 He was the son of Philip Henry Stanhope, 4th Earl Stanhope and Hon. Catherine Lucy Smith.2 He married Emily Harriet Kerrison, daughter of General Sir Edward Kerrison, 1st Bt., on 10 July 1834.2 He died on 24 December 1875 at age 70.2
He succeeded as the 5th Viscount Stanhope of Mahon, in the island of Minorca [G.B., 1717] on 2 March 1855.2 He succeeded as the 5th Earl Stanhope [G.B., 1718] on 2 March 1855.2 He succeeded as the 5th Baron Stanhope of Elvaston, co. Derby [G.B., 1717] on 2 March 1855.2

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 126. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 67. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.
  3. [S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.

Lady Emily Annora Charlotte Pierrepont1

F, #14070, b. 16 March 1853, d. 11 May 1935

Last Edited=4 May 2023

Consanguinity Index=0.0%

Lady Emily Annora Charlotte Pierrepont was born on 16 March 1853.1 She was the daughter of Sydney William Herbert Pierrepont, 3rd Earl Manvers and Georgiana Jane Elizabeth Fanny de Franquetot.1 She married Frederick Lygon, 6th Earl Beauchamp, son of General Henry Beauchamp Lygon, 4th Earl Beauchamp and Lady Susan Caroline Eliot, on 24 September 1878 at Perlethorpe, Nottinghamshire, EnglandG.1 She died on 11 May 1935 at age 82 at Sunningdale, Berkshire, EnglandG.2
From 24 September 1878, her married name became Lygon. After her marriage, Lady Emily Annora Charlotte Pierrepont was styled as Countess Beauchamp on 24 September 1878.

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 43. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 75. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
  3. [S34] BP1970 page 206. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S34]
  4. [S43] Dorothy E. Williams, The Lygons of Madresfield Court (Worcester, U.K.: Logaston Press, 2001), family tree. Hereinafter cited as The Lygons of Madresfield Court.