Biography of Charles William Vane 3rd Marquess Londonderry 1778-1854
Paternal Family Tree: Stewart of Donegal
Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Jeffreys Countess Camden 1725-1779
Before 1769 [his father] Robert Stewart 1st Marquess Londonderry (age 29) and Sarah Frances Seymour-Conway (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 50) and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 42). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. 
On 07 Jun 1775 [his father] Robert Stewart 1st Marquess Londonderry (age 35) and [his mother] Frances Pratt Marchioness Londonderry (age 24) were married. She the daughter of Charles Pratt 1st Earl Camden (age 61) and Elizabeth Jeffreys Countess Camden (age 50).
In 1778 Charles William Vane 3rd Marquess Londonderry was born to Robert Stewart 1st Marquess Londonderry (age 38) and Frances Pratt Marchioness Londonderry (age 27).
In 1804 Charles William Vane 3rd Marquess Londonderry (age 26) and Catherine Bligh (age 29) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She the daughter of John Bligh 3rd Earl Darnley. He the son of Robert Stewart 1st Marquess Londonderry (age 64) and Frances Pratt Marchioness Londonderry (age 53).
On 07 Jul 1805 [his son] Frederick William Robert Stewart 4th Marquess Londonderry was born to Charles William Vane 3rd Marquess Londonderry (age 27) and [his wife] Catherine Bligh (age 30).
1812. Thomas Lawrence (age 42). Portrait of Charles William Vane 3rd Marquess Londonderry (age 34). In hussar uniform, wearing the Army Gold Medal which he was awarded in 1810 for the Battle of Talavera, and the Star and Ribbon of the Order of the Bath. There are two versions of this portrait, the "Camden version" (this painting) and the "Londonderry version". The Londonderry version shows less of the figure, while the Camden version is inscribed "Thos. Lawrence Pinx. 1812" on the edge of the cloak and has the star and ribbon of the Bath which Stewart received in 1813.
On 11 Feb 1812 [his wife] Catherine Bligh (age 37) died.
In 1816 [his father] Robert Stewart 1st Marquess Londonderry (age 76) was created 1st Marquess Londonderry. [his mother] Frances Pratt Marchioness Londonderry (age 65) by marriage Marchioness Londonderry.
On 03 Apr 1819 Charles William Vane 3rd Marquess Londonderry (age 41) and Frances Vane Tempest Marchioness Londonderry (age 19) were married at Bruton Street. The difference in their ages was 22 years. He the son of Robert Stewart 1st Marquess Londonderry (age 79) and Frances Pratt Marchioness Londonderry (age 68).
On 06 Apr 1821 [his father] Robert Stewart 1st Marquess Londonderry (age 81) died. His son [his half-brother] Robert Stewart 2nd Marquess Londonderry (age 51) succeeded 2nd Marquess Londonderry.
On 26 Apr 1821 [his son] George Henry Vane-Tempest 5th Marquess Londonderry was born to Charles William Vane 3rd Marquess Londonderry (age 43) and [his wife] Frances Vane Tempest Marchioness Londonderry (age 21).
On 15 Apr 1822 [his daughter] Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess Marlborough was born to Charles William Vane 3rd Marquess Londonderry (age 44) and [his wife] Frances Vane Tempest Marchioness Londonderry (age 22).
On 12 Aug 1822 [his half-brother] Robert Stewart 2nd Marquess Londonderry (age 53) committed suicide at Loring Hall, Kent. His half brother Charles William Vane 3rd Marquess Londonderry (age 44) succeeded 3rd Marquess Londonderry. [his wife] Frances Vane Tempest Marchioness Londonderry (age 22) by marriage Marchioness Londonderry.
On 29 Jul 1823 [his daughter] Alexandrina Octavia Maria Vane Countess Portarlington was born to Charles William Vane 3rd Marquess Londonderry (age 45) and [his wife] Frances Vane Tempest Marchioness Londonderry (age 23).
On 02 Jul 1825 [his son] Adolphus Frederick Charles William Vane-Tempest was born to Charles William Vane 3rd Marquess Londonderry (age 47) and [his wife] Frances Vane Tempest Marchioness Londonderry (age 25).
In 1830 [his daughter] Adelaide Emelina Caroline Vane was born to Charles William Vane 3rd Marquess Londonderry (age 52) and [his wife] Frances Vane Tempest Marchioness Londonderry (age 29).
On 18 Jan 1833 [his mother] Frances Pratt Marchioness Londonderry (age 82) died.
On 29 Feb 1836 [his son] Ernest McDonnell Vane-Tempest was born to Charles William Vane 3rd Marquess Londonderry (age 58) and [his wife] Frances Vane Tempest Marchioness Londonderry (age 36).
On 12 Jul 1843 [his son-in-law] John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke Marlborough (age 21) and [his daughter] Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess Marlborough (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Charles William Vane 3rd Marquess Londonderry (age 65) and Frances Vane Tempest Marchioness Londonderry (age 43). He the son of George Spencer-Churchill 6th Duke Marlborough (age 49) and Jane Stewart Duchess Marlborough (age 45).
On 03 Aug 1846 [his son] George Henry Vane-Tempest 5th Marquess Londonderry (age 25) and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Cornelia Edwards Marchioness Londonderry (age 17) were married. He the son of Charles William Vane 3rd Marquess Londonderry (age 68) and Frances Vane Tempest Marchioness Londonderry (age 46).
On 03 Sep 1847 [his son-in-law] Henry John Reuben Dawson-Damer 3rd Earl of Portarlington (age 24) and [his daughter] Alexandrina Octavia Maria Vane Countess Portarlington (age 24) were married. She by marriage Countess Portarlington. She the daughter of Charles William Vane 3rd Marquess Londonderry (age 69) and Frances Vane Tempest Marchioness Londonderry (age 47).
In 1853 Charles William Vane 3rd Marquess Londonderry (age 75) was appointed 709th Knight of the Garter by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 33).
On 06 Mar 1854 Charles William Vane 3rd Marquess Londonderry (age 76) died at Londonderry House Park Lane. His son [his son] Frederick William Robert Stewart 4th Marquess Londonderry (age 48) succeeded 4th Marquess Londonderry.
Monument at St Mary's Church, Long Newton [Map].
Frederick William Robert Stewart 4th Marquess Londonderry:
On 07 Jul 1805 he was born to Charles William Vane 3rd Marquess Londonderry and Catherine Bligh.
On 25 Nov 1872 Frederick William Robert Stewart 4th Marquess Londonderry died. His half brother George Henry Vane-Tempest 5th Marquess Londonderry succeeded 5th Marquess Londonderry. Mary Cornelia Edwards Marchioness Londonderry by marriage Marchioness Londonderry.
02 Dec 1861. Statue to Charles William Vane 3rd Marquess Londonderry in Durham Marketplace unveiled on 02 Dec 1861 in a ceremony involving the rifle volunteers of Seaham, Sunderland and Durham City. Among those in attendance was the future prime minister, Benjamin Disraeli (age 56). When the Marquis of Londonderry died in 1854, his widow set up a subscription committee to raise money for a statue of him. The artist commissioned was Rafaelle Monti (age 43).
Rafaelle Monti: In 1818 he was born in Milan. In 1881 he died.
On 20 Jan 1865 [his former wife] Frances Vane Tempest Marchioness Londonderry (age 65) died at Seaham Hall, County Durham. Memorial at St Mary's Church, Long Newton [Map].
Frances Vane Tempest Marchioness Londonderry:
On 17 Jan 1800 she was born to Henry Vane-Tempest 2nd Baronet at St James' Church, Piccadilly.
On 03 Apr 1819 Charles William Vane 3rd Marquess Londonderry and she were married at Bruton Street. The difference in their ages was 22 years. He the son of Robert Stewart 1st Marquess Londonderry and Frances Pratt Marchioness Londonderry.
On 12 Aug 1822 Robert Stewart 2nd Marquess Londonderry committed suicide at Loring Hall, Kent. His half brother Charles William Vane 3rd Marquess Londonderry succeeded 3rd Marquess Londonderry. She by marriage Marchioness Londonderry.
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Stewart of Ballylawn in County Donegal
GrandFather: Alexander Stewart
Father: Robert Stewart 1st Marquess Londonderry
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Cowan
GrandMother: Mary Cowan
Charles William Vane 3rd Marquess Londonderry
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Pratt
GrandFather: Charles Pratt 1st Earl Camden
Mother: Frances Pratt Marchioness Londonderry
Great x 3 Grandfather: Watkin Jeffreys of Baillie Cwmdwr in Breconshire
Great x 2 Grandfather: Jeffrey Jeffreys
Great x 1 Grandfather: Nicholas Jeffreys of The Priory Breconshire
GrandMother: Elizabeth Jeffreys Countess Camden
