Biography of William Henry Forester Denison 1st Earl Londesborough 1834-1900

Paternal Family Tree: Burton

Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Norborne

On 19 Jun 1834 William Henry Forester Denison 1st Earl Londesborough was born to Albert Denison 1st Baron Londesborough (age 28) and Henrietta Maria Weld-Forester Baroness Londesborough.

On 29 Dec 1836 Christopher William Codrington (age 31) and [his future sister-in-law] Georgiana Charlotte Anne Somerset (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 44) and Georgiana Frederica Fitzroy. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 22 Apr 1841 [his mother] Henrietta Maria Weld-Forester Baroness Londesborough died.

On 21 Dec 1847 [his father] Albert Denison 1st Baron Londesborough (age 42) and [his step-mother] Ursula Lucy Grace Bridgeman (age 24) were married. He the son of Henry Conyngham 1st Marquess Conyngham and Elizabeth Denison Marchioness Conyngham (age 78).

On 20 Jul 1858 Arthur Walsh 2nd Baron Ormathwaite (age 31) and [his future sister-in-law] Katherine Somerset Baroness Ormathwaite (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort and Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort (age 58).

On 15 Jan 1860 [his father] Albert Denison 1st Baron Londesborough (age 54) died. His son William Henry Forester Denison 1st Earl Londesborough (age 25) succeeded 2nd Baron Londesborough of Londesborough in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

In 1863 [his sister-in-law] Henrietta Louisa Priscilla Somerset (age 32) died.

In 1863 William Henry Forester Denison 1st Earl Londesborough (age 28) and Edith Somerset Countess Londesborough (age 24) were married. She by marriage Baroness Londesborough of Londesborough in the East Riding of Yorkshire. She the daughter of Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort and Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort (age 62). They were third cousins.

On 19 Jun 1864 [his son] William Henry Francis Denison 2nd Earl Londesborough was born to William Henry Forester Denison 1st Earl Londesborough (age 30) and [his wife] Edith Somerset Countess Londesborough (age 26).

After 1865 [his daughter] Edith Henrietta Sybil Denison Lady Codrington was born to William Henry Forester Denison 1st Earl Londesborough (age 30) and [his wife] Edith Somerset Countess Londesborough (age 26).

On 11 Aug 1867 [his daughter] Lilian Katharine Selina Denison was born to William Henry Forester Denison 1st Earl Londesborough (age 33) and [his wife] Edith Somerset Countess Londesborough (age 29).

In or after 1868 [his daughter] Mildred Adelaide Cecilia Denison was born to William Henry Forester Denison 1st Earl Londesborough (age 33) and [his wife] Edith Somerset Countess Londesborough (age 29).

In or after 1868 [his daughter] Ida Emily Augusta Denison Lady Sitwell was born to William Henry Forester Denison 1st Earl Londesborough (age 33) and [his wife] Edith Somerset Countess Londesborough (age 29).

In 1884 [his sister-in-law] Georgiana Charlotte Anne Somerset (age 67) died.

In 1885 [his sister-in-law] Rose Caroline Mary Somerset (age 56) died.

In 1886 [his son-in-law] George Reresby Sitwell 4th Baronet (age 25) and [his daughter] Ida Emily Augusta Denison Lady Sitwell (age 17) were married. She by marriage Lady Sitwell of Renishaw Hall in Derbyshire. She the daughter of William Henry Forester Denison 1st Earl Londesborough (age 51) and Edith Somerset Countess Londesborough (age 47).

In 1887 William Henry Forester Denison 1st Earl Londesborough (age 52) was created 1st Earl Londesborough in Yorkshire. [his wife] Edith Somerset Countess Londesborough (age 48) by marriage Countess Londesborough in Yorkshire.

On 03 Feb 1887 [his son-in-law] Gerald William Henry Codrington 1st Baronet (age 37) and [his daughter] Edith Henrietta Sybil Denison Lady Codrington (age 22) were married. She by marriage Lady Codrington of Dodington. She the daughter of William Henry Forester Denison 1st Earl Londesborough (age 52) and Edith Somerset Countess Londesborough (age 48). They were half first cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1892 Henry Chaplin 1st Viscount Chaplin (age 51) sold the heavily mortgaged Blankney, Lincolnshire to the principal mortgagee William Henry Forester Denison 1st Earl Londesborough (age 57).

On 31 Jul 1899 [his daughter] Lilian Katharine Selina Denison (age 31) died.

On 19 Apr 1900 William Henry Forester Denison 1st Earl Londesborough (age 65) died. His son [his son] William Henry Francis Denison 2nd Earl Londesborough (age 35) succeeded 2nd Earl Londesborough in Yorkshire, 3rd Baron Londesborough of Londesborough in the East Riding of Yorkshire. [his daughter-in-law] Grace Adelaide Fane Countess Londesborough (age 39) by marriage Countess Londesborough in Yorkshire.

On 15 May 1915 [his former wife] Edith Somerset Countess Londesborough (age 76) died.

Royal Ancestors of William Henry Forester Denison 1st Earl Londesborough 1834-1900

Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 19 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 13 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Ancestors of William Henry Forester Denison 1st Earl Londesborough 1834-1900

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Burton

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Burton

Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Burton aka Conyngham 2nd Baron Conyngham

Great x 4 Grandfather: Colonel Albert Conyngham

Great x 3 Grandfather: Major-General Henry Conyngham of Slane Castle

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Conyngham

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Williams 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Williams Baroness Shelburne

GrandFather: Henry Conyngham 1st Marquess Conyngham

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Clements

Great x 2 Grandfather: Nathaniel Clements

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Clements

Great x 2 Grandmother: Hannah Gore

Father: Albert Denison 1st Baron Londesborough

Great x 1 Grandfather: Joseph Denison

GrandMother: Elizabeth Denison Marchioness Conyngham

William Henry Forester Denison 1st Earl Londesborough 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Forester of Dothill

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Forester 12 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Newport 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Forester 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Cecil 3rd Earl Salisbury 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Cecil 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Manners Countess of Salisbury 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Cecil Forester 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Cecil Weld-Forester 1st Baron Forester 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Mother: Henrietta Maria Weld-Forester Baroness Londesborough 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Manners 2nd Duke Rutland 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Manners 3rd Duke Rutland 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Russell Duchess Rutland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Manners Marquess of Granby 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Sutton 2nd Baron Lexinton 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bridget Sutton Duchess Rutland 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Hungerford Baroness Lexington 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Manners 4th Duke Rutland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Seymour 2nd Baron Seymour Trowbridge 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Seymour 6th Duke Somerset 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eizabeth Alington 2nd Baroness Seymour Trowbridge 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Seymour 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Finch Duchess Somerset 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Hatton Countess Nottingham and Winchelsea 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Katherine Mary Manners Baroness Forester 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Somerset Marquess Worcester 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Rebecca Child Marchioness Worcester

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Wriothesley Baptist Noel 2nd Earl Gainsborough 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Rachel Noel Duchess Beaufort 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Greville Duchess Buckingham and Normandby 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Isabella Somerset Duchess Rutland 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Berkeley 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Symes Berkeley 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

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

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Norborne