Biography of Edward Frederick Lindley Wood 1st Earl Halifax 1881-1959
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Maternal Family Tree: Audrey Saunders 1551-1588
On 22 Apr 1869 [his father] Charles Lindley Wood 2nd Viscount Halifax (age 30) and [his mother] Agnes Elizabeth Courtenay Viscountess Halifax (age 30) were married. She the daughter of William Courtenay 11th Earl Devon (age 62) and Elizabeth Fortescue Countess Devon.
On 16 Apr 1881 Edward Frederick Lindley Wood 1st Earl Halifax was born to Charles Lindley Wood 2nd Viscount Halifax (age 42) and Agnes Elizabeth Courtenay Viscountess Halifax (age 42).
On 08 Aug 1885 [his grandfather] Charles Wood 1st Viscount Halifax (age 84) died. His son [his father] Charles Lindley Wood 2nd Viscount Halifax (age 46) succeeded 2nd Viscount Halifax, 4th Baronet Wood of Barnsley in Yorkshire. [his mother] Agnes Elizabeth Courtenay Viscountess Halifax (age 47) by marriage Viscountess Halifax.
On 21 Sep 1909 Edward Frederick Lindley Wood 1st Earl Halifax (age 28) and Dorothy Evelyn Augusta Onslow Countess Halifax (age 24) were married. She the daughter of William Onslow 4th Earl Onslow (age 56) and Florence Coulston Gardner Countess Onslow (age 56).
On 31 Jul 1910 [his daughter] Mary Agnes Wood was born to Edward Frederick Lindley Wood 1st Earl Halifax (age 29) and [his wife] Dorothy Evelyn Augusta Onslow Countess Halifax (age 25).
On 31 Jul 1910 [his daughter] Anne Dorothy Wood Countess Feversham was born to Edward Frederick Lindley Wood 1st Earl Halifax (age 29) and [his wife] Dorothy Evelyn Augusta Onslow Countess Halifax (age 25).
On 03 Aug 1910 [his daughter] Mary Agnes Wood died.
On 03 Oct 1912 [his son] Charles Ingram Courtenay Wood 2nd Earl Halifax was born to Edward Frederick Lindley Wood 1st Earl Halifax (age 31) and [his wife] Dorothy Evelyn Augusta Onslow Countess Halifax (age 27).
On 05 Oct 1916 [his son] Francis Hugh Peter Courtenay Wood was born to Edward Frederick Lindley Wood 1st Earl Halifax (age 35) and [his wife] Dorothy Evelyn Augusta Onslow Countess Halifax (age 31).
On 03 Feb 1919 [his brother-in-law] Victor Alexander Herbert Huia Onslow (age 28) and Muriel Wheldale (age 38) were married. He the son of William Onslow 4th Earl Onslow and Florence Coulston Gardner Countess Onslow (age 65).
On 04 Jul 1919 [his mother] Agnes Elizabeth Courtenay Viscountess Halifax (age 81) died.
On 05 Oct 1920 [his son] Richard Frederick Wood was born to Edward Frederick Lindley Wood 1st Earl Halifax (age 39) and [his wife] Dorothy Evelyn Augusta Onslow Countess Halifax (age 35).
On 27 Jun 1922 [his brother-in-law] Victor Alexander Herbert Huia Onslow (age 31) died after suffering a spinal accident when he dived into an Austrian lake in the Dolomites.
In 1931 Edward Frederick Lindley Wood 1st Earl Halifax (age 49) was appointed 878th Knight of the Garter by George V King United Kingdom (age 65).
On 19 Jan 1934 [his father] Charles Lindley Wood 2nd Viscount Halifax (age 95) died. His son Edward Frederick Lindley Wood 1st Earl Halifax (age 52) succeeded 3rd Viscount Halifax, 5th Baronet Wood of Barnsley in Yorkshire. [his wife] Dorothy Evelyn Augusta Onslow Countess Halifax (age 49) by marriage Viscountess Halifax.
In 1936 [his son] Charles Ingram Courtenay Wood 2nd Earl Halifax (age 23) and [his daughter-in-law] Ruth Alice Hannah Mary Primrose Countess Halifax (age 19) were married. He the son of Edward Frederick Lindley Wood 1st Earl Halifax (age 54) and Dorothy Evelyn Augusta Onslow Countess Halifax (age 51).
On 14 Dec 1936 [his son-in-law] Charles Duncombe 3rd Earl Feversham (age 30) and [his daughter] Anne Dorothy Wood Countess Feversham (age 26) were married. She by marriage Countess Feversham. She the daughter of Edward Frederick Lindley Wood 1st Earl Halifax (age 55) and Dorothy Evelyn Augusta Onslow Countess Halifax (age 51). He the son of Charles William Reginald Duncombe 2nd Earl Feversham and Marjorie Blanche Eva Greville Countess Feversham (age 52).
On 26 Oct 1942 [his son] Francis Hugh Peter Courtenay Wood (age 26) was killed in action.
In May 1944 Edward Frederick Lindley Wood 1st Earl Halifax (age 63) was created 1st Earl Halifax. [his wife] Dorothy Evelyn Augusta Onslow Countess Halifax (age 59) by marriage Countess Halifax.
On 23 Dec 1959 Edward Frederick Lindley Wood 1st Earl Halifax (age 78) died. His son [his son] Charles Ingram Courtenay Wood 2nd Earl Halifax (age 47) succeeded 2nd Earl Halifax, 6th Baronet Wood of Barnsley in Yorkshire. [his daughter-in-law] Ruth Alice Hannah Mary Primrose Countess Halifax (age 43) by marriage Viscountess Halifax.
The Times. 24 Dec 1959. From Our Correspondent STAMFORD BRIDGE [Map], Dec. 23. The Earl of Halifax (deceased) died to-night at his home at Garrowby, near York. He was 78 and had been suffering from a chest complaint. [his son-in-law] Lord (age 53) and [his daughter] Baroness Feversham (age 49), [his son] Lord (age 47) and [his daughter-in-law] Lady Irwin (age 43), Lady Clarissa Duncombe (age 21), and Baroness Bingley were at Garrowby when he died. Baroness Feversham (age 49) said he had suffered from poor breathing for some time and that had been aggravated by a chest infection. Last July Lord Halifax broke his hip when walking in his garden and was flown to London for an operation at University College Hospital. He made a remarkable recovery from the accident. In September he and [his mother] Lady Halifax celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. The funeral will be in private. A memorial service and requiem will be held in York Minster [Map] next Monday at 11 a.m. The date of a service in London is to be announced later. Obituary on page 8. MR. SELWYN LLOYD'S TRIBUTE Mr. Selwyn Lloyd, Foreign Secretary, in a tribute to Lord Halifax last night, said: "He held high office, as Viceroy of India, Foreign Secretary, and finally as Ambassador to Washington. He adorned each of these offices with his integrity, his idealism, and his ability. He was a great public servant. He will be deeply mourned." WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. Mr. Douglas Dillon, the acting Secretary of State, to-night issued this statement: "The many Americans who knew Lord Halifax deeply regret his passing. He was ever a staunch friend of this country and during his years of public life contributed greatly to the strengthening of Anglo-American relations. He is particularly remembered for his dedicated service to the cause of humanity during the crucial war years as British Ambassador in Washington." Reuter.
In 1976 [his former wife] Dorothy Evelyn Augusta Onslow Countess Halifax (age 91) died.
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Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Wood
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Wood
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Wood
Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Lindley Wood 2nd Baronet
GrandFather: Charles Wood 1st Viscount Halifax
Great x 2 Grandfather: Samuel Buck
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Buck Lady Wood
Father: Charles Lindley Wood 2nd Viscount Halifax 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Grey
11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Grey 1st Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Person
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Grey 1st Earl Grey 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wood of Fallodon, Northumberland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Hannah Wood
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Grey
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Grey Countess Grey 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nathaniel Ogle 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ogle 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Mary Grey Viscountess Halifax 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Brabazon Ponsonby 1st Earl Bessborough
11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Ponsonby 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sarah Margetson 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Ponsonby 1st Baron Ponsonby of Imokilly in County Cork 12 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 3rd Duke Devonshire
10 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cavendish 11 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Hoskyns Duchess Devonshire
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey 13 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Molesworth 1st Viscount Molesworth
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Molesworth 3rd Viscount Molesworth
Great x 4 Grandmother: Letitia Coote
Great x 2 Grandmother: Louisa Molesworth Countess Fitzwilliam
Edward Frederick Lindley Wood 1st Earl Halifax 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Courtenay 6th Earl Devon 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Reginald Courtenay 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Bertie Countess Devon
11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Bishop Reginald Courtenay 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Benjamin Bathurst
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Bathurst 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Apsley 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Courtenay 10th Earl Devon 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Howard 1st Earl of Effingham
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 2nd Earl of Effingham 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Beckford
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Beckford Countess Effingham
GrandFather: William Courtenay 11th Earl Devon 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Pepys
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Pepys
Great x 2 Grandfather: Lucas Pepys 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandmother: Henrietta Leslie Pepys Countess Devon 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hamilton-Leslie 9th Earl of Rothes 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Leslie 10th Earl Rothes
11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jean Hay
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Elizabeth Leslie 12th Countess of Rothes 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Matthew Cole of Thorpe in Norfolk
Great x 3 Grandmother: Hannah Cole Countess Rothes
Mother: Agnes Elizabeth Courtenay Viscountess Halifax 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Arthur Fortescue 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Fortescue 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Matthew Fortescue 2nd Baron Fortescue 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Matthew Aylmer
Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Aylmer
Great x 1 Grandfather: Hugh Fortescue 1st Earl Fortescue 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Campbell 16th Thane of Cawdor 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Campbell 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Lort 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Campbell Baroness Fortescue 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Lewis Pryse of Gogirthen in Wales
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Pryse
GrandMother: Elizabeth Fortescue Countess Devon 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Granville
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Granville
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Granville
Great x 1 Grandmother: Hester Granville Countess Fortescue 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Wyndham 2nd Baronet
12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Wyndham 3rd Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Leveson-Gower Lady Wyndham
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wyndham 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Seymour 6th Duke Somerset
5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Seymour 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
