Biography of Thomas Stapleton 12th Baron Despencer 1766-1831
Paternal Family Tree: Stapleton of the Leeward Islands
On 12 Jan 1740 [his grandfather] William Stapleton 4th Baronet (age 42) died. His son [his father] Thomas Stapleton 5th Baronet (age 13) succeeded 5th Baronet Stapleton of Leeward Islands.
On 27 Nov 1765 [his father] Thomas Stapleton 5th Baronet (age 38) and [his mother] Mary Fane Lady Stapleton (age 21) were married. She by marriage Lady Stapleton of Leeward Islands. They were fourth cousins.
On 10 Nov 1766 Thomas Stapleton 12th Baron Despencer was born to Thomas Stapleton 5th Baronet (age 39) and Mary Fane Lady Stapleton (age 22).
In 1781 [his father] Thomas Stapleton 5th Baronet (age 54) died. His son Thomas Stapleton 12th Baron Despencer (age 14) succeeded 6th Baronet Stapleton of Leeward Islands.
On 11 Dec 1781 Francis Dashwood 11th Baron Despencer (age 73) died without legitimate issue. His half brother John Dashwood-King 3rd Baronet (age 65) succeeded 3rd Baronet Dashwood of West Wycombe in Buckinghamshire. Baron Despencer abeyant between his sister, Rachel Dashwood (age 75), and the descendants of his aunt, Catherine Fane. When his sister died without issue in 1788 the barony was called out of abeyance in favour of Thomas Stapleton 12th Baron Despencer (age 15), the only surviving descendant of his aunt.
In 1788 Thomas Stapleton 12th Baron Despencer (age 21) abeyance terminated 12th Baron Despencer.
On 29 Jul 1791 Thomas Stapleton 12th Baron Despencer (age 24) and Elizabeth Eliot Baroness Despencer (age 33) were married. She by marriage Baroness Despencer.
On 24 Apr 1792 [his son] Thomas Stapleton was born to Thomas Stapleton 12th Baron Despencer (age 25) and [his wife] Elizabeth Eliot Baroness Despencer (age 34).
On 21 Mar 1801 [his son] Reverend Miles Stapleton was born to Thomas Stapleton 12th Baron Despencer (age 34) and [his wife] Elizabeth Eliot Baroness Despencer (age 43).
In or before 1804 [his daughter] Emily Stapleton was born to Thomas Stapleton 12th Baron Despencer (age 37) and [his wife] Elizabeth Eliot Baroness Despencer (age 45).
On 15 Apr 1805 [his daughter] Anna Frances Esther Stapleton was born to Thomas Stapleton 12th Baron Despencer (age 38) and [his wife] Elizabeth Eliot Baroness Despencer (age 47).
On 06 Aug 1807 [his son] Francis Jarvis Stapleton 7th Baronet was born to Thomas Stapleton 12th Baron Despencer (age 40) and [his wife] Elizabeth Eliot Baroness Despencer (age 49).
On 09 Jan 1813 [his son-in-law] Robert Jocelyn 3rd Earl Roden (age 24) and [his daughter] Maria Frances Catherine Stapleton Countess Roden were married. He the son of Robert Jocelyn 2nd Earl Roden (age 56).
On 02 Feb 1816 [his son] Thomas Stapleton (age 23) and [his daughter-in-law] Frances Woodley (age 56) were married. The difference in their ages was 32 years; she, unusually, being older than him.
In On 25 Nov 1817 or 25 Dec 1817 [his son-in-law] Hercules Robert Pakenham (age 36) and [his daughter] Emily Stapleton (age 13) were married. The difference in their ages was 22 years.
On 29 Dec 1820 [his son] Reverend Miles Stapleton (age 19) and [his daughter-in-law] Anne Byam Kerby were married.
On 05 May 1825 [his son-in-law] Charles Brodrick (age 33) and [his daughter] Emma Stapleton were married.
On 03 Dec 1828 [his son-in-law] Henry Maxwell 7th Baron Farnham (age 29) and [his daughter] Anna Frances Esther Stapleton (age 23) were married.
On 01 Jun 1829 [his son] Thomas Stapleton (age 37) died.
On 11 Jun 1830 [his son] Reverend Miles Stapleton (age 29) died.
On 03 Oct 1831 Thomas Stapleton 12th Baron Despencer (age 64) died. His granddaughter Mary Stapleton Viscountess Falmouth 13th Baroness Despencer (age 9) succeeded 13th Baroness Despencer. His son [his son] Francis Jarvis Stapleton 7th Baronet (age 24) succeeded 7th Baronet Stapleton of Leeward Islands.
In 1848 [his former wife] Elizabeth Eliot Baroness Despencer (age 90) died.
[his daughter] Maria Frances Catherine Stapleton Countess Roden was born to Thomas Stapleton 12th Baron Despencer and Elizabeth Eliot Baroness Despencer.
[his daughter] Emma Stapleton was born to Thomas Stapleton 12th Baron Despencer and Elizabeth Eliot Baroness Despencer.
Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 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 9 Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of Philip "The Fair" IV King France
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Stapleton 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Stapleton 3rd Baronet
GrandFather: William Stapleton 4th Baronet
Father: Thomas Stapleton 5th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Paul
GrandMother: Catherine Paul Lady Stapleton 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Fane 1st Earl of Westmoreland 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Mildmay Fane 2nd Earl of Westmoreland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Mildmay Countess of Westmoreland
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Vere Fane 4th Earl of Westmoreland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Horace de Vere 1st Baron Vere
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Vere Countess of Westmoreland 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Tracy Baroness Spencer Tilbury
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Fane 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Bence
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Bence
Great x 2 Grandmother: Rachel Bence Countess of Westmoreland
Thomas Stapleton 12th Baron Despencer 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Fane 1st Earl of Westmoreland 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Fane 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Mildmay Countess of Westmoreland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Fane 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William West
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth West Baroness Darcy 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Darcy
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Fane of Brympton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Lawrence Rushworth
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Rushworth
Great x 2 Grandmother: Hannah Rushworth
GrandFather: Henry Fane 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Scrope
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Adrian Scrope 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Cornwall
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Scrope 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Waller
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Waller
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Bracey
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Scrope 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Mother: Mary Fane Lady Stapleton 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John ap Ieuan
Great x 3 Grandfather: Humphrey Wynne of Maes-y-coed in Caerwys 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margarey Kynaston 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Humphrey Wynne 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Bishop John Wynne 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Wynne of Copa'rleni in Trelawnyd
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wynne
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Thelwall of Bathafarn
GrandMother: Anne Wynne 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Pugh of Pennarth
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Pugh