Biography of George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford 1806-1886
Paternal Family Tree: Byng
On 14 Jun 1804 [his father] John Byng 1st Earl Strafford (age 32) and [his mother] Mary Stevens Mackenzie were married.
On 08 Jun 1806 George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford was born to John Byng 1st Earl Strafford (age 34) and Mary Stevens Mackenzie.
On 17 Jun 1806 [his mother] Mary Stevens Mackenzie died.
On 09 May 1809 [his father] John Byng 1st Earl Strafford (age 37) and [his step-mother] Marianne James Countess Strafford were married.
In 1820 Arthur Chichester 1st Baron Templemore (age 22) and [his future sister-in-law] Augusta Paget Baroness Templemore (age 17) were married. She the daughter of Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 51) and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll (age 45).
On 07 Mar 1829 George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 22) and Agnes Paget (age 25) were married. She the daughter of Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 60) and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll (age 54). He the son of John Byng 1st Earl Strafford (age 57) and Mary Stevens Mackenzie.
On 22 Feb 1830 [his son] George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford was born to George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 23) and [his wife] Agnes Paget (age 26).
On 21 Aug 1831 [his son] Henry Byng 4th Earl Strafford was born to George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 25) and [his wife] Agnes Paget (age 27).
On 19 Oct 1833 Edward Crofton 2nd Baron Crofton (age 27) and [his sister-in-law] Georgina Paget Lady Crofton (age 33) were married. She the daughter of Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 65) and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll (age 58).
On 29 Oct 1833 [his daughter] Agnes Mary Georgiana Byng was born to George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 27) and [his wife] Agnes Paget (age 29).
On 15 Jan 1835 [his son] Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford was born to George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 28) and [his wife] Agnes Paget (age 30).
On 08 May 1835 [his father] John Byng (age 63) was created 1st Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex. [his step-mother] Marianne James Countess Strafford by marriage Baroness Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex.
In 1837 Thomas Trevor 22nd Baron Dacre (age 28) and [his future sister-in-law] Susan Sophia Cavendish Baroness Dacre (age 19) were married. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. 
In 1838 [his daughter] Mary Caroline Charlotte Byng was born to George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 31) and [his wife] Agnes Paget (age 33).
11 Feb 1840. Tuesday. Supplement to the London Gazette.
St James's Palace [Map]. February 10, 1840.
THIS day the Marriage of the QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY (age 20) with Field Marshal His ROYAL HIGHNESS FRANCIS ALBERT AUGUSTUS CHARLES EMANUEL, DUKE OF SAXE, PRINCE OF SAXE COBOURG AND GOTHA, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter (age 20), was solemnized at the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace.
Field Marshal His Royal Highness the Prince Albert (age 20), attended by his Suite, proceeded from Buckingham-Palace [Map] this day, about half past eleven o'clock, to St. James's-Palace [Map], in the following order:
The first Carriage,.
Conveying General Sir George Anson, G.C.B. (age 43); George Edward Anson, Esq (age 28); and Francis Seymour, Esq (age 26); the Bridegroom's Gentlemen of Honour.
The second Carriage,.
Conveying the [his brother-in-law] Lord Chamberlain of the Household, the Earl of Uxbridge (age 42) (who afterwards returned to Buckingham-Palace [Map], to attend in Her Majesty's Procession), and the Officers of the Suite of His Serene Highness the Reigning Duke of Saxe Cobourg and Gotha, and the Hereditary Prince of Saxe Cobourg and Gotha, viz. Count Kolowrath (age 62), Baron Alvensleben, and Baron De Lowenfels.
The third Carriage,.
Conveying His Royal Highness the Prince Albert (age 20), His Serene Highness the Reigning Duke of Saxe Colourg and Gotha (age 56) (father), and the Hereditary Prince of Saxe Cobourg and Gotha (age 21) (elder brother).
Her Majesty (age 20), attended by Her Royal Household, accompanied by Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent (age 53), proceeded, at twelve o'clock, from Buckingham-Palace [Map] to St James's Palace [Map], in the following order:
The first Carriage,
Conveying two Gentlemen Ushers, Charles Heneage, Esq (age 33) and the Honourable Heneage Legge (age 51); Yeoman of the Yeomen of the Guard, Charles Hancock, Esq,; and the Groom of the Robes, Captain Francis Seymour (age 51).
The second Carriage,.
Conveying the Equerry in Waiting, [his brother-in-law] Lord Alfred Paget (age 23); two Pages of Honour, Charles T. Wemyss, Esq and [his son] Henry William John Byng (age 8), Esq j and the Groom in Waiting, the Honourable George Keppel.
The third Carriage,.
Conveying the Clerk Marshal, Colonel the Honourable H. E. G. Cavendish (age 50); the Vice-Chamberlain, the Earl of Belfast, G. C. H. (age 43); and the Comptroller of the Household, the Right Honourable George Stevens Byng (age 33).
The fourth Carriage,.
Conveying the Woman of the Bedchamber in Waiting, Mrs. Brand (age 60); the Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard, the Earl of Ilchester (age 52); the Master of the Buck Hounds, Lord Kinaird; and the Treasurer of the Household, the Earl of Surrey (age 48).
The fifth Carriage,.
Conyeying the Maid of Honour in Waiting, the Honourable Caroline Cocks (age 45); the Duchess of Kent's Lady in Waiting, Lady K Howard; the Gold Stick, General Lord Hill, G. C.B., G. C. H.; and the Lord in Waiting, Viscount Torrington (age 27).
The sixth Carriage,.
Conveying the [his sister-in-law] Lady of the Bedchamber in Waiting, the Countess of Sandwich (age 27); the Master of the Horse, the Earl of Albemarle, G. C.H. (age 67); the Lord Steward, the Earl of Erroll, K.T. G.C.H. (age 38); and the Lord Chamberlain, the Earl of Uxbridge (age 42).
The seventh Carriage,.
Conveying Her Most Excellent Majesty the QUEEN (age 20); Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent (age 53); and the Duchess of Sutherland, the Mistress of the Robes to Her Majesty (age 33).
The illustrious Personages, and others composing the Procession, then assembled in the Throneroom, and, having been called over by Garter Principal King of Arms, the Processions, moyed in the following order, to the Chapel Royal:
THE PROCESSION OF THE BRIDEGROOM.
Drums and Trumpets.
Serjeant Trumpeter.
Master of the Ceremonies, Sir Robert Chester, Knt.
Lancaster Herald, George Frederick Beltz, Esq K.H (age 65), York Herald, Charles George Young, Esq (age 44).
The Bridegroom's Gentlemen of Honour, viz. Francis Seymour, Esq (age 26) Gen. Sir George Anson, G.C B. (age 43) George Edward Anson, Esq (age 28).
Vice-Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household, The Earl of Belfast, G.C.H. (age 43), Lord Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household, The Earl of Uxbridge.
Continues ...
THE QUEEN. Wearing the Collar of the Order of the Garter.
Her Majesty's Train borne by the following twelve unmarried Ladies, viz.
[his sister-in-law] Lady Adelaide Paget (age 20), Lady Caroline Amelia Gordon-Lennox (age 20), Lady Sarah Frederica Caroline Villiers (age 18), Lady Elizabeth Anne Georgiana Dorothea Howard (age 23), Lady Frances Elizabeth Cowper (age 20), Lady Ida Harriet Augusta Hay (age 18), Lady Elizabeth West (age 21), Lady Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Stanhope, Lady Mary Augusta Frederica Grimston (age 20), Lady Jane Harriet Bouverie (age 20), Lady Eleanora Caroline Paget (age 12), Lady Mary Charlotte Howard (age 18).
Assisted by the Groom of the Robes, Captain Francis Seymour (age 51).
Master of the Horse, The Earl of Albemarle, G.C.H. (age 67), Mistress of the Robes, The Duchess of Sutherland (age 33).
Ladies of the Bedchamber, The Marchioness of Normanby (age 41), The Duchess of Bedford (age 56), The Countess of Burlington (age 28), The Countess of Sandwich (age 27), The Baroness Portman (age 30), The Dowager Lady Lyttleton (age 52), The Lady Barham (age 25).
Maids of Honour, The Hon. Amelia Murray, The Hon. Harriet Pitt, The Hon. Caroline Cocks, The Hon. Henrietta Anson, The Hon. Matilda Paget, The Hon. Harriet Lister, The Hon. Sarah Mary Cavendish.
On 11 Mar 1842 [his daughter] Victoria Alexandrina Anna Maria Byng was born to George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 35) and [his wife] Agnes Paget (age 38).
On 09 Oct 1845 [his wife] Agnes Paget (age 41) died.
In 1847 [his former brother-in-law] Alfred Paget (age 30) and Cecilia Wyndham were married. She the daughter of George Thomas Wyndham of Cromer Hall Norfolk and Maria Augusta Windham Countess Listowel (age 41). He the son of Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 78) and Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey (age 65).
On 28 Aug 1847 [his father] John Byng Viscount Enfield (age 75) was created 1st Earl Strafford, 1st Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex. [his step-mother] Marianne James Viscountess Enfield by marriage Countess Strafford.
On 16 Mar 1848 George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 41) and Harriet Cavendish Countess Strafford (age 27) were married. He the son of John Byng 1st Earl Strafford (age 76) and Mary Stevens Mackenzie.
In 1849 [his brother-in-law] William George Cavendish 2nd Baron Chesham (age 33) and Henrietta Frances Lascelles Baroness Chesham were married. They were second cousin once removed.
In 1849 [his son] Charles Cavendish George Byng was born to George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 42) and [his wife] Harriet Cavendish Countess Strafford (age 28).
In 1851 [his son] Alfred John George Byng was born to George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 44) and [his wife] Harriet Cavendish Countess Strafford (age 30).
On 29 Nov 1851 Frederick William Cadogan (age 29) and [his former sister-in-law] Adelaide Paget (age 31) were married. She the daughter of Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 83) and Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey (age 70). He the son of George Cadogan 3rd Earl Cadogan (age 68). They were first cousins.
In 1852 [his former brother-in-law] Clarence Paget (age 40) and Martha Otway (age 31) were married. He the son of Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 83) and Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey (age 70).
On 27 Feb 1854 [his former brother-in-law] General George Augustus Frederick Paget (age 35) and Agnes Charlotte Paget were married. He the son of Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 85) and Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey. They were first cousins.
On 19 Mar 1854 [his daughter] Susan Catherine Harriet Byng was born to George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 47) and [his wife] Harriet Cavendish Countess Strafford (age 33).
On 25 Jul 1854 [his son] George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 24) and [his daughter-in-law] Alice Leveson-Gower aka Egerton Countess Strafford (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere (age 54) and Harriet Greville Countess Ellesmere (age 51). He the son of George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 48) and Agnes Paget. They were half third cousin once removed.
On 31 Dec 1855 [his daughter] Elizabeth Henrietta Alice Byng was born to George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 49) and [his wife] Harriet Cavendish Countess Strafford (age 35).
In 1858 [his son] Lionel Francis George Byng was born to George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 51) and [his wife] Harriet Cavendish Countess Strafford (age 37).
In 1858 [his son-in-law] Hedworth Joliffe 2nd Baron Hylton (age 28) and [his daughter] Agnes Mary Georgiana Byng (age 24) were married. She the daughter of George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 51) and Agnes Paget. They were second cousins.
On 08 Jun 1859 [his son] Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford (age 24) and [his daughter-in-law] Florence Louisa Miles (age 19) were married. He the son of George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 53) and Agnes Paget.
On 03 Jun 1860 [his father] John Byng 1st Earl Strafford (age 88) died. His son George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 53) succeeded 2nd Earl Strafford, 2nd Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 2nd Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex. [his wife] Harriet Cavendish Countess Strafford (age 39) by marriage Countess Strafford.
On 06 Nov 1860 [his daughter] Margaret Florence Lucy Byng was born to George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 54) and [his wife] Harriet Cavendish Countess Strafford (age 39).
On 06 Feb 1861 [his former brother-in-law] General George Augustus Frederick Paget (age 42) and Louisa Elizabeth Heneage Countess Essex were married. He the son of Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey and Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey. They were first cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 11 Sep 1862 [his son] Julian Hedworth George Byng was born to George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 56) and [his wife] Harriet Cavendish Countess Strafford (age 41).
On 15 Oct 1863 [his son] Henry Byng 4th Earl Strafford (age 32) and [his daughter-in-law] Henrietta Louisa Elizabeth Danneskiold Samsøe Countess Strafford (age 27) were married. He the son of George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 57) and Agnes Paget. They were fourth cousins.
On 10 Nov 1863 [his father-in-law] Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham (age 70) died. His son [his brother-in-law] William George Cavendish 2nd Baron Chesham (age 48) succeeded 2nd Baron Chesham. Henrietta Frances Lascelles Baroness Chesham by marriage Baroness Chesham.
On 04 Aug 1866 [his son] Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford (age 31) and [his daughter-in-law] Emily Georgina Kerr Countess Strafford (age 19) were married. He the son of George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 60) and Agnes Paget.
In 1872 [his son-in-law] Hedworth Joliffe 2nd Baron Hylton (age 42) and [his daughter] Agnes Mary Georgiana Byng (age 38) were divorced.
On 06 Jun 1872 [his former sister-in-law] Augusta Paget Baroness Templemore (age 70) died.
On 17 May 1873 [his former brother-in-law] William Paget (age 70) died.
On 09 Nov 1875 [his former sister-in-law] Georgina Paget Lady Crofton (age 75) died.
On 07 Apr 1878 [his daughter] Agnes Mary Georgiana Byng (age 44) died.
On 30 Jun 1880 [his former brother-in-law] General George Augustus Frederick Paget (age 62) died.
On 26 Jun 1882 [his brother-in-law] William George Cavendish 2nd Baron Chesham (age 66) died.
On 29 Oct 1886 George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 80) died. His son [his son] George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 56) succeeded 3rd Earl Strafford, 3rd Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 3rd Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex. [his daughter-in-law] Alice Leveson-Gower aka Egerton Countess Strafford (age 56) by marriage Countess Strafford.
On 26 Jun 1892 [his former wife] Harriet Cavendish Countess Strafford (age 71) 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 14 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 19 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
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Byng 1st Viscount Torrington
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Byng
GrandFather: George Byng
Father: John Byng 1st Earl Strafford 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William James Conolly
GrandMother: Anne Conolly 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Wentworth of Ahsby
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Wentworth of Northgatehead 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Captain Allen Apsley 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella Apsley 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Petre
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Wentworth 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Johnson
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Johnson Baron Wentworth
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Johnson Countess Strafford
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Smithson
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Smithson
George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Mother: Mary Stevens Mackenzie