Biography of George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey 1735-1805

Paternal Family Tree: Villiers

Maternal Family Tree: Susanna Temple 1600

On 13 Jul 1721 [his grandfather] William Villiers 2nd Earl Jersey (age 39) died. His son [his father] William Villiers 3rd Earl Jersey (age 14) succeeded 3rd Earl Jersey, 3rd Viscount Villiers, 3rd Baron Villiers.

On 22 Apr 1725 Wriothesley Russell 3rd Duke Bedford (age 16) and [his mother] Anne Egerton Duchess Bedford were married. She by marriage Duchess Bedford. She was the step-daughter of his sister Rachel Russell Duchess Bridgewater (age 18). She the daughter of Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater (age 43) and Elizabeth Churchill Countess Bridgewater. He the son of Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford and Elizabeth Howland Duchess Bedford.

On 23 Jun 1733 [his father] William Villiers 3rd Earl Jersey (age 26) and [his mother] Anne Egerton Duchess Bedford were married. She by marriage Countess Jersey. She the daughter of Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater (age 51) and Elizabeth Churchill Countess Bridgewater. He the son of William Villiers 2nd Earl Jersey.

On 09 Jun 1735 George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey was born to William Villiers 3rd Earl Jersey (age 28) and Anne Egerton Duchess Bedford.

In 1762 [his mother] Anne Egerton Duchess Bedford died.

On 14 May 1766 John Fitzgerald Villiers 1st Earl Grandison (age 82) died. His second cousin once removed [his father] William Villiers 3rd Earl Jersey (age 59) succeeded 6th Viscount Grandison.

On 28 Aug 1769 [his father] William Villiers 3rd Earl Jersey (age 62) died. His son George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey (age 34) succeeded 4th Earl Jersey, 7th Viscount Grandison, 4th Viscount Villiers, 4th Baron Villiers.

In Mar 1770 George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey (age 34) and Frances Twysden (age 17) were married. She just past her 17th birthday, he twice her age. He the son of William Villiers 3rd Earl Jersey and Anne Egerton Duchess Bedford.

In 1771 [his daughter] Charlotte Anne Villiers was born to George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey (age 35) and [his wife] Frances Twysden (age 17).

In 1772 [his daughter] Anne Barbara Frances Villiers was born to George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey (age 36) and [his wife] Frances Twysden (age 18).

On 19 Aug 1773 [his son] George Child-Villiers 5th Earl Jersey was born to George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey (age 38) and [his wife] Frances Twysden (age 20).

On 16 Dec 1774 [his daughter] Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll was born to George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey (age 39) and [his wife] Frances Twysden (age 21).

In 1779 [his daughter] Sarah Villiers was born to George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey (age 43) and [his wife] Frances Twysden (age 25).

In 1780 [his son] William Augustus Henry Vernon was born to George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey (age 44) and [his wife] Frances Twysden (age 26).

In 1786 [his daughter] Frances Elizabeth Villiers Viscountess Ponsonby was born to George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey (age 50) and [his wife] Frances Twysden (age 32).

In 1788 [his daughter] Harriet Villiers was born to George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey (age 52) and [his wife] Frances Twysden (age 34).

On 11 Jul 1789 [his son-in-law] William Russell (age 21) and [his daughter] Charlotte Anne Villiers (age 18) were married. She the daughter of George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey (age 54) and Frances Twysden (age 36). He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1791 [his son-in-law] William Henry Lambton (age 27) and [his daughter] Anne Barbara Frances Villiers (age 19) were married. She the daughter of George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey (age 55) and Frances Twysden (age 37).

In 1795 George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey (age 59) was appointed Master of the Horse to the Prince of Wales, the future King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland (age 32).

On 05 Jul 1795 [his son-in-law] Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 27) and [his daughter] Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll (age 20) were married. She the daughter of George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey (age 60) and Frances Twysden (age 42). He the son of Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge (age 51) and Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge (age 53).

In 1801 [his son-in-law] Charles William Wyndham (age 40) and [his daughter] Anne Barbara Frances Villiers (age 29) were married. She the daughter of George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey (age 65) and Frances Twysden (age 47). He the son of Charles Wyndham 2nd Earl Egremont and Alicia Carpenter Countess Egremont.

On 13 Jan 1803 [his son-in-law] John Ponsonby 1st Viscount Ponsonby (age 33) and [his daughter] Frances Elizabeth Villiers Viscountess Ponsonby (age 17) were married. She the daughter of George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey (age 67) and Frances Twysden (age 49). He the son of William Ponsonby 1st Baron Ponsonby of Imokilly in County Cork (age 58) and Louisa Molesworth Countess Fitzwilliam (age 54).

On 23 May 1804 [his son] George Child-Villiers 5th Earl Jersey (age 30) and [his daughter-in-law] Sarah Sophia Fane Countess Jersey (age 19) were married at Berkeley Square, Mayfair. She the daughter of John Fane 10th Earl of Westmoreland (age 44) and Sarah Anne Child Countess of Westmoreland. He the son of George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey (age 68) and Frances Twysden (age 51).

On 22 Aug 1805 George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey (age 70) died. His son [his son] George Child-Villiers 5th Earl Jersey (age 32) succeeded 5th Earl Jersey, 8th Viscount Grandison, 5th Viscount Villiers, 5th Baron Villiers. [his daughter-in-law] Sarah Sophia Fane Countess Jersey (age 20) by marriage Countess Jersey.

On 25 Jul 1821 [his former wife] Frances Twysden (age 68) died in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. She was buried in the Villiers Vault, All Saints' Church, Middleton Stoney.

[his daughter] Georgiana Villiers was born to George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey and Frances Twysden.

[his daughter] Elizabeth Villiers was born to George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey and Frances Twysden.

Adeline Horsey Recollections. I remember often meeting Lady Charlotte Cadogan, who ran away with Lord Anglesey; they lived together for some years until [his daughter] Lady Anglesey divorced her husband, and he was free to marry Lady Charlotte. Lady Anglesey, who was a daughter of the Earl of Jersey, afterwards married the sixth Duke of Argyll, but she was a great invalid and quite a cripple during the latter part of her life.

Royal Ancestors of George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey 1735-1805

Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Royal Descendants of George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey 1735-1805

Diana Spencer Princess Wales x 1

Ancestors of George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey 1735-1805

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Villiers of Brokesby

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Villiers

Great x 4 Grandmother: Audrey Saunders

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Villiers 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John St John 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Barbara St John 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Hungerford 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Theophilus Howard 2nd Earl Suffolk 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Howard 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Home 1st Earl Dunbar

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Home Countess Suffolk 18 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gordon Countess Dunbar 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

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

Great x 3 Grandfather: Unknown Chiffinch

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Chiffinch

Great x 1 Grandmother: Barbara Chiffinch Countess Jersey

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

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Egerton 1st Viscount Brackley

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Egerton 1st Earl Bridgewater

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ravenscroft

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Egerton 2nd Earl Bridgewater 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinando Stanley 5th Earl of Derby 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Stanley Countess Bridgewater 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Spencer Countess Derby

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Egerton 3rd Earl Bridgewater 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Cavendish 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cavendish 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Ogle 8th Baroness Ogle 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cavendish Countess Bridgewater 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bassett 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Paulet 4th Marquess Winchester 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Paulet 5th Marquess Winchester 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Cecil Marchioness Winchester 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Paulet 1st Duke Bolton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Savage 1st Viscount Savage 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Savage Marchioness Winchester 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Darcy 1st Countess Rivers 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Paulet Countess Bridgewater 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Scrope 10th Baron Scrope of Bolton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Emanuel Scrope 1st Earl of Sunderland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Philadelphia Carey Baroness Scrope Bolton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Scrope 6th Marchioness Winchester 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Martha Jeanes

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

Great x 2 Grandfather: Winston Churchill

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Drake

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Drake

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Drake 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Boteler 1st Baron Boteler 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Helen Boteler 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

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

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Jennings

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Jennings

Great x 1 Grandmother: Sarah Jennings Duchess Marlborough

Great x 3 Grandfather: Gifford Thornhurst 1st Baronet

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Thornhurst

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Temple

Great x 3 Grandmother: Susanna Temple