Biography of Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley 1886-1955
Paternal Family Tree: Bligh
On 09 Feb 1884 [his father] Ivo Bligh 8th Earl Darnley (age 25) and [his mother] Florence Bligh Countess of Darnley (age 24) were married at St. Mary's Church Sunbury. The reception was held at Rupertswood Melbourne. He the son of John Stuart Bligh 6th Earl Darnley (age 56) and Harriet Mary Pelham Countess Darnley (age 55).
On 11 Oct 1886 Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley was born to Ivo Bligh 8th Earl Darnley (age 27) and Florence Bligh Countess of Darnley (age 26).
On 31 Oct 1900 [his uncle] Edward Bligh 7th Earl Darnley (age 49) died. His brother [his father] Ivo Bligh 8th Earl Darnley (age 41) succeeded 8th Earl Darnley. [his mother] Florence Bligh Countess of Darnley (age 40) by marriage Countess Darnley. His daughter Elizabeth Bligh 17th Baroness Clifton succeeded 17th Baroness Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire.
On 25 Jun 1912 Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley (age 25) and Daphne Rachel Mulholland were married. He the son of Ivo Bligh 8th Earl Darnley (age 53) and Florence Bligh Countess of Darnley (age 52).
On 24 Apr 1913 [his daughter] Marguerite Rose Bligh was born to Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley (age 26) and [his wife] Daphne Rachel Mulholland.
On 01 Oct 1915 [his son] Major Peter Stuart Bligh 10th Earl of Darnley was born to Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley (age 28) and [his wife] Daphne Rachel Mulholland.
In 1920 Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley (age 33) and Daphne Rachel Mulholland were divorced.
On 11 Oct 1923 Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley (age 37) and Nancy Ellinor Kidston Countess Darnely (age 22) were married. She by marriage Countess Darnley. He the son of Ivo Bligh 8th Earl Darnley (age 64) and Florence Bligh Countess of Darnley (age 63).
In 1927 [his father] Ivo Bligh 8th Earl Darnley (age 68) died. His son Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley (age 40) succeeded 9th Earl Darnley.
On 30 Jul 1935 [his daughter] Rose Amanda Bligh was born to Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley (age 48) and [his wife] Nancy Ellinor Kidston Countess Darnely (age 34).
In 1936 Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley (age 49) and Nancy Ellinor Kidston Countess Darnely (age 35) were divorced.
In 1937 Elizabeth Bligh 17th Baroness Clifton (age 37) died. Her first cousin Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley (age 50) succeeded 18th Baron Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire
Around 1938 Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley (age 51) and Jessie Smither aka Denise Orme Duchess Leinster (age 52) were in a relationship.
On 30 Nov 1940 Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley (age 54) and Rosemary Potter Countess Darnley (age 24) were married. She by marriage Countess Darnley. The difference in their ages was 29 years. He the son of Ivo Bligh 8th Earl Darnley and Florence Bligh Countess of Darnley (age 80).
On 08 Nov 1941 [his son] Adam Ivo Stuart Bligh 11th Earl of Darnley was born to Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley (age 55) and [his wife] Rosemary Potter Countess Darnley (age 25).
On 30 Aug 1944 [his mother] Florence Bligh Countess of Darnley (age 84) died. She was buried at Church of St Mary Magdalene, Cobham.
On 18 Jan 1948 [his former wife] Daphne Rachel Mulholland died.
On 29 May 1955 Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley (age 68) died. His son [his son] Major Peter Stuart Bligh 10th Earl of Darnley (age 39) succeeded 10th Earl Darnley, 19th Baron Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire.
In Jul 2012 [his former wife] Rosemary Potter Countess Darnley (age 95) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Bligh 1st Earl Darnley
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Bligh 3rd Earl Darnley 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Theodosia Hyde
11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Bligh 4th Earl Darnley 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Bligh 5th Earl Darnley 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: John Stuart Bligh 6th Earl Darnley 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Parnell 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Parnell 2nd Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Ward Lady Parnell 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Parnell 1st Baron Congleton 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Arthur Brooke 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Laetitia Charlotte Brooke 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Fortescue
11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Emma Jane Parnell Countess Darnley 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Henry Dawson 1st Viscount Carlow
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Dawson 1st Earl Portarlington
Great x 2 Grandmother: Caroline Dawson Baroness Congleton 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute
8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Caroline Stuart Countess Portarlington 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Father: Ivo Bligh 8th Earl Darnley 8 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas "Turk" Pelham 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Pelham 1st Earl Chichester 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Pelham 2nd Earl Chichester 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Meinhardt Frankland 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Frankland Countess Chichester 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Pelham 3rd Earl Chichester 6 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Osborne 4th Duke Leeds
12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Osborne 5th Duke Leeds 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Godolphin Duchess Leeds
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Henrietta Juliana Osborne Countess Chichester 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Darcy 4th Earl Holderness
3 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Amelia Darcy 12th Baroness Darcy 9th Baroness Conyers 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
GrandMother: Harriet Mary Pelham Countess Darnley 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Brudenell 3rd Earl Cardigan
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Brudenell 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bruce 3rd Countess Cardigan 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Brudenell 6th Earl Cardigan 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Cecil Bisshopp 6th Baronet
11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Bisshopp 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Boscawen Lady Bisshopp
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Brudenell Countess Chichester 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Cooke
Great x 3 Grandfather: George John Cooke 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Twysden
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Penelope Cooke Countess Cardigan 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bowyer 3rd Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Penelope Bowyer of Harefield Park, London 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Stonhouse
Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley 9 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
GrandFather: John Stephen Morphy
Mother: Florence Bligh Countess of Darnley