Biography of George Townshend 2nd Marquess Townshend 1753-1811
Paternal Family Tree: Townshend
Maternal Family Tree: Anne Ferrers 1678
On 19 Dec 1751 [his father] George Townshend 1st Marquess Townshend (age 27) and [his mother] Charlotte Compton 16th Baroness Ferrers Chartley 7th Baroness Compton were married. He by marriage Baron Ferrers of Chartley, Baron Compton of Compton in Warwickshire. She the daughter of James Compton 5th Earl of Northampton (age 64) and Elizabeth Shirley Countess Northampton.
On 18 Apr 1753 George Townshend 2nd Marquess Townshend was born to George Townshend 1st Marquess Townshend (age 29) and Charlotte Compton 16th Baroness Ferrers Chartley 7th Baroness Compton.
On 03 Oct 1754 [his grandfather] James Compton 5th Earl of Northampton (age 67) died. His brother George Compton 6th Earl of Northampton (age 62) succeeded 6th Earl of Northampton. His daughter [his mother] Charlotte Compton 16th Baroness Ferrers Chartley 7th Baroness Compton succeeded 7th Baroness Compton of Compton in Warwickshire.
On 12 Mar 1764 [his grandfather] Charles Townshend 3rd Viscount Townsend (age 63) died. His son [his father] George Townshend 1st Marquess Townshend (age 40) succeeded 4th George Townshend 1st Marquess Townshend (age 40), 4th Baron Townshend of Lynn Regis in Norfolk, 6th Baronet Townshend. His son George Townshend 1st Marquess Townshend (age 40) succeeded 4th Viscount Townsend.
On 03 Sep 1770 [his mother] Charlotte Compton 16th Baroness Ferrers Chartley 7th Baroness Compton died. Her son George Townshend 2nd Marquess Townshend (age 17) succeeded 17th Baron Ferrers of Chartley, 8th Baron Compton of Compton in Warwickshire.
On 19 May 1773 [his father] George Townshend 1st Marquess Townshend (age 49) and [his step-mother] Anne Montgomery Marchioness Townshend (age 21) were married. The difference in their ages was 27 years.
On 24 Dec 1777 George Townshend 2nd Marquess Townshend (age 24) and Charlotte Mainwaring Ellerker Countess of Leicester (age 6) were married. He the son of George Townshend 1st Marquess Townshend (age 53) and Charlotte Compton 16th Baroness Ferrers Chartley 7th Baroness Compton.
On 13 Dec 1778 [his son] George Ferrars Townshend 3rd Marquess Townshend was born to George Townshend 2nd Marquess Townshend (age 25) and [his wife] Charlotte Mainwaring Ellerker Countess of Leicester (age 7).
In 1784 George Townshend 2nd Marquess Townshend (age 30) was created 1st Earl of Leicester. [his wife] Charlotte Mainwaring Ellerker Countess of Leicester (age 12) by marriage Countess of Leicester.
On 16 Sep 1785 [his son] Charles Vere Ferrars Townshend was born to George Townshend 2nd Marquess Townshend (age 32) and [his wife] Charlotte Mainwaring Ellerker Countess of Leicester (age 14).
In 1787 [his father] George Townshend 1st Marquess Townshend (age 62) and [his step-mother] Georgiana Anne Poyntz (age 23) were married. The difference in their ages was 39 years.
On 27 Oct 1787 [his father] George Townshend 1st Marquess Townshend (age 63) was created 1st Marquess Townshend. [his step-mother] Anne Montgomery Marchioness Townshend (age 35) by marriage Marchioness Townshend.
On 02 Feb 1802 [his wife] Charlotte Mainwaring Ellerker Countess of Leicester (age 30) died.
12 May 1807 [his son] George Ferrars Townshend 3rd Marquess Townshend (age 28) and [his daughter-in-law] Sarah Dunn-Gardner Marchioness Townshend were married. He the son of George Townshend 2nd Marquess Townshend (age 54) and Charlotte Mainwaring Ellerker Countess of Leicester.
On 14 Sep 1807 [his father] George Townshend 1st Marquess Townshend (age 83) died. His son George Townshend 2nd Marquess Townshend (age 54) succeeded 2nd Marquess Townshend, 5th Viscount Townsend, 5th Baron Townshend of Lynn Regis in Norfolk, 7th Baronet Townshend.
On 27 Jul 1811 George Townshend 2nd Marquess Townshend (age 58) died. His son [his son] George Ferrars Townshend 3rd Marquess Townshend (age 32) succeeded 3rd Marquess Townshend, 2nd Earl of Leicester, 6th Viscount Townsend, 6th Baron Townshend of Lynn Regis in Norfolk, 8th Baronet Townshend, 18th Baron Ferrers of Chartley, 9th Baron Compton of Compton in Warwickshire. [his daughter-in-law] Sarah Dunn-Gardner Marchioness Townshend by marriage Marchioness Townshend.
Letters of Horace Walpole. The Opposition set out this winter with trying to call for several negotiations during the war; but the great storm which has so much employed us of late, was stirred up by Colonel Lyttelton; (5) who, having been ill-treated by the Duke, has been dealing with the Prince. He discovered to the House some innovations in the Mutiny-bill, of which, though he could not make much, the Opposition have, and fought the bill for a whole fortnight; during the course of which the world has got much light into many very arbitrary proceedings of the Commander-in-chief,(6) which have been the more believed too by the defection of my [his father] Lord Townshend's eldest son, who is one of his aide-de-camps. Though the ministry, by the weight of numbers, have carried their point in a great measure, yet you may be sure great heats have been raised; and those have been still more inflamed by a correspondent practice in a new Navy-bill, brought in by the direction of Lord Sandwich and Lord Anson, but vehemently opposed by half the fleet, headed by Sir Peter Warren, the conqueror of Cape Breton, richer than Anson, and absurd as Vernon. The bill has even been petitioned against, and the mutinous were likely to go great lengths, if' the admiralty had not bought off some by money, and others by relaxing in the material points.- We began upon it yesterday, and are still likely to have a long affair of it-so much for politics: and as for any thing else, I scarce know any thing else. My Lady Huntingdon,(8) the Queen of the Methodists, has got her daughter named for lady of the bedchamber to the Princesses; but it is all off again as she will not let her play at cards on Sundays. It is equally absurd on both sides, to refuse it, or to insist upon it.
(5) Richard, third son of Sir Thomas, and brother of Sir George Lyttelton: he married the Duchess-dowager of Bridgewater, and was afterwards made a knight of the Bath.
(6) William Duke of Cumberland. He was "Captain-general of the Forces," having been so created in 1745.-D.
(7) George Townshend, afterwards the first Marquis of that name and title.-D.
(8) Selina, daughter of Washington, Earl Ferrers, and widow of Theophilus, Earl of Huntingdon.
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Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland
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Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Son of Philip "The Fair" IV King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Townshend 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Townshend 1st Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Bacon
Great x 2 Grandfather: Horatio Townshend 1st Viscount Townsend 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Joseph Ashe 1st Baronet
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Ashe Viscountess Townshend
GrandFather: Charles Townshend 3rd Viscount Townsend 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Pelham 2nd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Pelham 3rd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Pelham 1st Baron Pelham of Laughton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Sidney 2nd Earl of Leicester 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Sidney Baroness Pelham Laughton 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Percy Countess Leicester 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Pelham Viscountess Townsend 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Jones of Stowey Somerset
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Jones
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Jones
Father: George Townshend 1st Marquess Townshend 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Harrison
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Harrison 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Villiers
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Villiers 4th Viscount Grandison 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara St John 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Audrey Villiers 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Leigh 1st Earl Chichester
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Leigh Viscountess Grandison 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Audrey Boteler Countess Chichester 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
GrandMother: Audrey aka Etheldreda Harrison 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
George Townshend 2nd Marquess Townshend 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Compton 1st Earl of Northampton 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Compton 3rd Earl of Northampton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Beaumont 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Beaumont Countess of Northampton 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Compton 4th Earl of Northampton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Noel 2nd Viscount Campden
Great x 3 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden
Great x 4 Grandmother: Juliana Hicks Viscountess Campden
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Noel Countess Northampton
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wotton 2nd Baron Wotton
Great x 3 Grandmother: Hester Wotton Viscountess Campden
GrandFather: James Compton 5th Earl of Northampton 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Fox of Farley Wiltshire
Great x 2 Grandfather: Stephen Fox
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Fox Countess Northampton
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Whittle of the City of London
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Whittle
Mother: Charlotte Compton 16th Baroness Ferrers Chartley 7th Baroness Compton 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Shirley 2nd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Shirley 4th Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Devereux Lady Shirley 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Shirley 1st Earl Ferrers 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Okeover
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Okeover
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Shirley 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Lawrence Washington
Great x 3 Grandfather: Laurence Washington
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Washington Baroness Ferrers Chartley
GrandMother: Elizabeth Shirley Countess Northampton 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Ferrers 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Ferrers 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Pakington Countess Chesterfield
Great x 2 Grandfather: Humphrey Ferrers 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Ferrers 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England