Biography of William Edwardes 4th and 1st Baron Kensington 1835-1896

On 12 Oct 1833 [his father] William Edwardes 3rd Baron Kensington (age 32) and [his mother] Laura Jane Ellison (age 22) were married.

On 11 May 1835 William Edwardes 4th and 1st Baron Kensington was born to William Edwardes 3rd Baron Kensington (age 34) and Laura Jane Ellison (age 24).

On 26 Feb 1846 [his mother] Laura Jane Ellison (age 34) died.

On 10 Aug 1852 [his grandfather] William Edwardes 2nd Baron Kensington (age 75) died. His son [his father] William Edwardes 3rd Baron Kensington (age 51) succeeded 3rd Baron Kensington.

On 19 Sep 1867 William Edwardes 4th and 1st Baron Kensington (age 32) and Grace Elizabeth Douglas Baroness Kensington (age 24) were married.

On 07 Jul 1869 [his daughter] Gwendoline Edwardes was born to William Edwardes 4th and 1st Baron Kensington (age 34) and [his wife] Grace Elizabeth Douglas Baroness Kensington (age 26).

On 01 Jan 1872 [his father] William Edwardes 3rd Baron Kensington (age 70) died. His son William Edwardes 4th and 1st Baron Kensington (age 36) succeeded 4th Baron Kensington. [his wife] Grace Elizabeth Douglas Baroness Kensington (age 28) by marriage Baroness Kensington.

On 19 May 1877 [his son] Major George Henry Edwardes was born to William Edwardes 4th and 1st Baron Kensington (age 42) and [his wife] Grace Elizabeth Douglas Baroness Kensington (age 34).

On 23 Mar 1886 William Edwardes 4th and 1st Baron Kensington (age 50) was created 1st Baron Kensington of Middlesex.

The London Gazette 26321. St. James's Palace, August 25, 1892.

The Queen (age 73) has been pleased to make the following appointments in Her Majesty's Household:-

Charles Robert, Lord Carrington (age 49), G.C.M.G., to be Lord Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of Edward, Earl of Lathom (age 54), G.C.B., resigned.

The Honourable Charles Robert Spencer (age 34), M.P., to be Vice Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of Henry George, Lord Burghley (age 42), M.P., resigned.

George William Henry, Lord Vernon (age 38), to be Captain of Her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, in the room of Charles Alfred Worsley, Earl of Yarborough (age 33), resigned.

William, Lord Kensington (age 57), to be Captain of Her Majesty's Guard of Yeoman of the Guard, in the room of William, Earl of Limerick (age 52), K.P., resigned.

On 07 Oct 1896 William Edwardes 4th and 1st Baron Kensington (age 61) died.

On 19 Jan 1910 [his former wife] Grace Elizabeth Douglas Baroness Kensington (age 66) died. She was buried at St Brigets Church St Brides.

Royal Ancestors of William Edwardes 4th and 1st Baron Kensington 1835-1896

Kings Wessex: Great x 23 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 14 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 20 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Son of Philip "The Fair" IV King France

Ancestors of William Edwardes 4th and 1st Baron Kensington 1835-1896

Great x 3 Grandfather: Owen Edwardes

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Edwardes

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Edwardes 1st Baron Kensington 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Rich 5th Earl Warwick 2nd Earl Holland 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Cope Countess Holland 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Rich 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 2nd Earl Manchester 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Montagu Countess Warwick and Holland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Rich Viscountess Mandeville 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: William Edwardes 2nd Baron Kensington 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Warren Baroness Kensington

Father: William Edwardes 3rd Baron Kensington 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Thomas

GrandMother: Dorothy Patricia Thomas Baroness Kensington

William Edwardes 4th and 1st Baron Kensington 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Cuthbert Ellison of Hebburn Hall in County Durham

Mother: Laura Jane Ellison