Biography of William Palmer 2nd Earl Selborne 1859-1942
Paternal Family Tree: Palmer
On 02 Feb 1848 [his father] Roundell Palmer 1st Earl Selborne (age 35) and [his mother] Laura Waldegrave Countess Selborne (age 26) were married. She the daughter of William Waldegrave 8th Earl Waldegrave (age 59). She a great x 4 granddaughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland. 
On 17 Oct 1859 William Palmer 2nd Earl Selborne was born to Roundell Palmer 1st Earl Selborne (age 46) and Laura Waldegrave Countess Selborne (age 38).
In 1882 [his father] Roundell Palmer 1st Earl Selborne (age 69) was created 1st Earl Selborne. [his mother] Laura Waldegrave Countess Selborne (age 60) by marriage Countess Selborne.
On 27 Oct 1883 William Palmer 2nd Earl Selborne (age 24) and Beatrix Maud Gascoyne-Cecil Countess Selborne (age 25) were married. She the daughter of Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess Salisbury (age 53). He the son of Roundell Palmer 1st Earl Selborne (age 70) and Laura Waldegrave Countess Selborne (age 62). He a great x 5 grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland. 
Around 1885 [his daughter] Mabel Laura Georgiana Palmer Countess Grey was born to William Palmer 2nd Earl Selborne (age 25) and [his wife] Beatrix Maud Gascoyne-Cecil Countess Selborne (age 26).
On 10 Apr 1885 [his mother] Laura Waldegrave Countess Selborne (age 63) died.
On 15 Apr 1887 [his son] Roundell Palmer 3rd Earl Selborne was born to William Palmer 2nd Earl Selborne (age 27) and [his wife] Beatrix Maud Gascoyne-Cecil Countess Selborne (age 29).
On 16 Aug 1887 [his brother-in-law] Rupert Ernest William Gascoyne-Cecil (age 24) and Florence Bootle Wibraham were married. She the daughter of Edward Bootle Wibraham 1st Earl Lathom (age 49) and Alice Villiers Countess Lathom (age 46). He the son of Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess Salisbury (age 57).
On 22 Jan 1889 [his brother-in-law] Edgar Gascoyne-Cecil 1st Viscount Cecil (age 24) and Eleanor Lambton Viscountess Cecil (age 21) were married. She the daughter of George Frederick D'Arcy Lambton 2nd Earl Durham and Beatrix Frances Hamilton Countess Durham. He the son of Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess Salisbury (age 58). She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 04 May 1895 [his father] Roundell Palmer 1st Earl Selborne (age 82) died. His son William Palmer 2nd Earl Selborne (age 35) succeeded 2nd Earl Selborne. [his wife] Beatrix Maud Gascoyne-Cecil Countess Selborne (age 37) by marriage Countess Selborne.
On 16 Jun 1906 [his son-in-law] Charles Robert Grey 5th Earl Grey (age 26) and [his daughter] Mabel Laura Georgiana Palmer Countess Grey (age 21) were married. She the daughter of William Palmer 2nd Earl Selborne (age 46) and Beatrix Maud Gascoyne-Cecil Countess Selborne (age 48). He the son of Albert Henry George Grey 4th Earl Grey (age 54) and Alice Holford Countess Grey.
In 1909 William Palmer 2nd Earl Selborne (age 49) was invested 837th Knight of the Garter by King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 67).
On 09 Jun 1910 [his son] Roundell Palmer 3rd Earl Selborne (age 23) and [his daughter-in-law] Grace Ridley Countess Selborne (age 21) were married. He the son of William Palmer 2nd Earl Selborne (age 50) and Beatrix Maud Gascoyne-Cecil Countess Selborne (age 52).
1911. Philip de László (age 41). Portrait of William Palmer 2nd Earl Selborne (age 51).
In 1916 [his son] Robert Palmer was killed.
On 13 Dec 1918 [his brother-in-law] Edward Herbert Gascoyne-Cecil (age 51) died.
On 28 Dec 1923 [his brother-in-law] Edgar Gascoyne-Cecil 1st Viscount Cecil (age 59) was created 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood of East Grinstead in Sussex. Eleanor Lambton Viscountess Cecil (age 55) by marriage Viscountess Cecil of Chelwood of East Grinstead in Sussex.
1931. Philip de László (age 61). Portrait of William Palmer 2nd Earl Selborne (age 71).
On 23 Jun 1936 [his brother-in-law] Rupert Ernest William Gascoyne-Cecil (age 73) died.
On 26 Feb 1942 William Palmer 2nd Earl Selborne (age 82) died. His son [his son] Roundell Palmer 3rd Earl Selborne (age 54) succeeded 3rd Earl Selborne. [his daughter-in-law] Grace Ridley Countess Selborne (age 53) by marriage Countess Selborne.
On 27 Apr 1950 [his former wife] Beatrix Maud Gascoyne-Cecil Countess Selborne (age 92) died.
[his son] Robert Palmer was born to William Palmer 2nd Earl Selborne and Beatrix Maud Gascoyne-Cecil Countess Selborne.
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 5 Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 20 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 7 Grand Son of Henry IV King France
GrandFather: William Jocelyn Palmer
Father: Roundell Palmer 1st Earl Selborne
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Roundell of Gledstone Hall in Yorkshire
GrandMother: Dorothea Roundell
William Palmer 2nd Earl Selborne 5 x Great Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Waldegrave 1st Baron Waldegrave Chewton Somerset 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Waldegrave 1st Earl Waldegrave Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Henrietta Fitzjames Countess Newcastle
Daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Waldegrave 3rd Earl Waldegrave Great Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Webb 3rd Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Webb Countess Waldegrave 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara Belasyse Lady Webb
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Waldegrave 4th Earl Waldegrave 2 x Great Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Baron Gower
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Manners Baroness Gower
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Leveson-Gower Countess Waldegrave 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: William Waldegrave 8th Earl Waldegrave 3 x Great Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Waldegrave 1st Baron Waldegrave Chewton Somerset 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Waldegrave 1st Earl Waldegrave Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Henrietta Fitzjames Countess Newcastle Daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave Great Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Webb 3rd Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Webb Countess Waldegrave 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara Belasyse Lady Webb 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Laura Waldegrave Countess Waldegrave 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Walpole 1st Earl Orford
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Walpole 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Shorter 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hammond Clement Postmaster
Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Clement
Mother: Laura Waldegrave Countess Selborne 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
