Biography of George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford 1830-1898

Paternal Family Tree: Byng

Maternal Family Tree: Frances Twysden 1753-1821

On 07 Mar 1829 [his father] George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 22) and [his mother] Agnes Paget (age 25) were married. She the daughter of Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 60) and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll (age 54). He the son of John Byng 1st Earl Strafford (age 57) and Mary Stevens Mackenzie.

On 22 Feb 1830 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford was born to George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 23) and Agnes Paget (age 26).

On 09 Oct 1845 [his mother] Agnes Paget (age 41) died.

On 16 Mar 1848 [his father] George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 41) and [his step-mother] Harriet Cavendish Countess Strafford (age 27) were married. He the son of John Byng 1st Earl Strafford (age 76) and Mary Stevens Mackenzie.

In 1852 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 21) was elected MP Tavistock.

On 25 Jul 1854 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 24) and Alice Leveson-Gower aka Egerton Countess Strafford (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere (age 54) and Harriet Greville Countess Ellesmere (age 51). He the son of George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 48) and Agnes Paget. They were half third cousin once removed.

In 1857 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 26) was elected MP Middlesex.

In 1858 [his brother-in-law] Arthur Frederick Leveson-Gower aka Egerton (age 28) and Helen Smith (age 20) were married. He the son of Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere and Harriet Greville Countess Ellesmere (age 55).

On 03 Jun 1860 [his grandfather] John Byng 1st Earl Strafford (age 88) died. His son [his father] George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 53) succeeded 2nd Earl Strafford, 2nd Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 2nd Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex. [his step-mother] Harriet Cavendish Countess Strafford (age 39) by marriage Countess Strafford.

In 1863 [his brother-in-law] Algernon Fulke Leveson-Gower aka Egerton (age 37) and Alice Louisa Cavendish (age 25) were married. He the son of Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere and Harriet Greville Countess Ellesmere (age 60). They were third cousins.

In 1865 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 34) was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Poor Law Board.

In 1866 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 35) was appointed President of Middlesex County Cricket Club.

On 25 Feb 1866 [his brother-in-law] Arthur Frederick Leveson-Gower aka Egerton (age 37) died.

In 1871 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 40) was appointed Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.

In 1877 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 46) was appointed President of Middlesex County Cricket Club.

In 1880 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 49) was appointed Under Secretary of State for India.

In 1880 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 49) was appointed First Civil Service Commissioner.

In 1884 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 53) was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex.

On 29 Oct 1886 [his father] George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 80) died. His son George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 56) succeeded 3rd Earl Strafford, 3rd Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 3rd Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex. [his wife] Alice Leveson-Gower aka Egerton Countess Strafford (age 56) by marriage Countess Strafford.

On 14 Jul 1891 [his brother-in-law] Algernon Fulke Leveson-Gower aka Egerton (age 65) died.

On 15 Dec 1895 [his brother-in-law] Francis Leveson-Gower aka Egerton (age 71) died.

Before 28 Mar 1898 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 68) was appointed President of Middlesex County Cricket Club.

On 28 Mar 1898 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 68) died at St James' Square. His brother [his brother] Henry Byng 4th Earl Strafford (age 66) succeeded 4th Earl Strafford, 4th Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 4th Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex. Henrietta Louisa Elizabeth Danneskiold Samsøe Countess Strafford by marriage Countess Strafford.

In Dec 1928 [his former wife] Alice Leveson-Gower aka Egerton Countess Strafford (age 98) died.

Royal Ancestors of George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford 1830-1898

Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Ancestors of George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford 1830-1898

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Byng 1st Viscount Torrington

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Byng

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Byng

GrandFather: John Byng 1st Earl Strafford 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William James Conolly

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Conolly 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Wentworth of Northgatehead 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Apsley 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Wentworth 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Johnson Baron Wentworth

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Johnson Countess Strafford

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Smithson

Father: George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Mary Stevens Mackenzie

George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Bayly

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Bayly 1st Baronet

Great x 2 Grandfather: Nicholas Bayly 2nd Baronet Bayly of Plas Newydd in Anglesey

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Paget 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Paget 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Caroline Paget Lady Plas Newydd Anglesey 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Very Reverend Arthur Champagné

Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge

Mother: Agnes Paget 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Villiers 1st Earl Jersey 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Villiers 2nd Earl Jersey 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara Chiffinch Countess Jersey

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Villiers 3rd Earl Jersey 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Egerton 3rd Earl Bridgewater 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Paulet Countess Bridgewater 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Egerton Duchess Bedford 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Churchill 1st Duke Marlborough 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Churchill Countess Bridgewater 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sarah Jennings Duchess Marlborough

GrandMother: Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip Twysden Bishop Raphoe

Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Twysden