Biography of Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough 1781-1866
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In 1780 [his father] Gerard Edwardes aka Noel 2nd Baronet (age 20) and [his mother] Diana Middleton 2nd Baroness Barham (age 17) were married.
On 02 Oct 1781 Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough was born to Gerard Edwardes aka Noel 2nd Baronet (age 22) and Diana Middleton 2nd Baroness Barham (age 19).
In 1809 Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 27) and Elizabeth Welman were married.
On 17 Jul 1813 [his grandfather] Admiral Charles Middleton 1st Baron Barham (age 86) died. His daughter [his mother] Diana Middleton 2nd Baroness Barham (age 50) succeeded 2nd Baroness Barham.
In 1817 Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 35) and Elizabeth Grey (age 17) were married.
In 1818 [his wife] Elizabeth Grey (age 18) died in childbirth.
On 05 Sep 1818 [his son] Charles George Noel 2nd Earl Gainsborough was born to Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 36) and [his former wife] Elizabeth Grey.
On 08 Sep 1819 Arthur Chichester 7th Baronet (age 29) and [his future sister-in-law] Charlotte Hamlyn-Williams (age 21) were married at Clovelly, Devon.
In 1820 Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 38) and Arabella Hamlyn-Williams were married.
On 12 Apr 1823 [his mother] Diana Middleton 2nd Baroness Barham (age 60) died. Her son Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 41) succeeded 3rd Baron Barham.
On 28 Aug 1823 [his son] Gerard Noel was born to Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 41) and [his wife] Arabella Hamlyn-Williams.
In or before 1824 [his brother-in-law] James Hamlyn-Williams 3rd Baronet (age 34) and Mary Fortescue (age 31) were married. She the daughter of Hugh Fortescue 1st Earl Fortescue (age 70) and Hester Granville Countess Fortescue (age 58).
In 1824 [his son] Henry Lewis Noel was born to Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 42) and [his wife] Arabella Hamlyn-Williams.
On 07 Apr 1825 Francis Baring 1st Baron Northbrook (age 28) and [his former sister-in-law] Jane Grey (age 20) were married at Dockyard Chapel, Portsmouth.
On 26 Feb 1826 Henry Thompson 3rd Baronet (age 29) and [his former sister-in-law] Hannah Jean Grey Lady Virkees (age 23) were married. She by marriage Lady Virkees.
On 03 Oct 1828 [his former father-in-law] George Grey 1st Baronet (age 60) died at the Commissioner's Residence Portsmouth Dockyard. His son [his former brother-in-law] George Grey 2nd Baronet (age 29) succeeded 2nd Baronet Grey of Fallodon.
In 1829 [his former sister-in-law] Hannah Jean Grey Lady Virkees (age 26) died.
In 1829 [his father-in-law] James Hamlyn-Williams 2nd Baronet (age 64) died. His son [his brother-in-law] James Hamlyn-Williams 3rd Baronet (age 39) succeeded 3rd Baronet Hamlyn of Clovelly in Devon.
On 29 Sep 1829 [his daughter] Catherine Hamilton Noel was born to Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 47) and [his wife] Arabella Hamlyn-Williams.
On 04 Oct 1829 [his wife] Arabella Hamlyn-Williams died from childbirth shortly after the birth of her fourth child [his daughter] Catherine Hamilton Noel.
On 25 Jul 1833 Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 51) and Frances Jocelyn Countess Gainsborough (age 18) were married. The difference in their ages was 33 years. She the daughter of Robert Jocelyn 3rd Earl Roden (age 44) and Maria Frances Catherine Stapleton Countess Roden.
On 18 Aug 1834 [his former sister-in-law] Charlotte Hamlyn-Williams (age 36) died.
On 27 Aug 1834 [his son] Roden Berkeley Wriothesley Noel was born to Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 52) and [his wife] Frances Jocelyn Countess Gainsborough (age 19).
Before 21 Mar 1835 [his former brother-in-law] George Grey 2nd Baronet (age 35) and Anne Sophia Ryder Lady Grey (age 29) were married. She by marriage Lady Grey of Fallodon. She the daughter of Bishop Henry Dudley Ryder (age 57).
On 25 Jan 1836 Richard Wingfield 6th Viscount Powerscourt (age 21) and [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Frances Jocelyn Viscountess Powerscout (age 22) were married. She by marriage Viscountess Powerscourt. She the daughter of Robert Jocelyn 3rd Earl Roden (age 47) and Maria Frances Catherine Stapleton Countess Roden. They were half first cousins.
On 25 Feb 1838 [his father] Gerard Edwardes aka Noel 2nd Baronet (age 78) died.
On 23 Apr 1838 [his former sister-in-law] Jane Grey (age 33) died.
On 01 Jul 1839 [his daughter] Victoria Noel Lady Buxton was born to Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 57) and [his wife] Frances Jocelyn Countess Gainsborough (age 24).
In 1841 [his son] Charles George Noel 2nd Earl Gainsborough (age 22) and [his daughter-in-law] Ida Harriet Augusta Hay Countess Gainsborough (age 19) were married. She the daughter of William Hay 18th Earl Erroll (age 39) and Elizabeth Fitzclarence Countess Erroll (age 39). He the son of Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 59) and Elizabeth Grey. She a granddaughter of King William IV of the United Kingdom. 
On 09 Apr 1841 [his brother-in-law] Robert Jocelyn (age 25) and Frances Elizabeth Cowper (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Peter Nassau Clavering-Cowper 5th Earl Cowper and Emily Lamb Countess Cowper (age 53). He the son of Robert Jocelyn 3rd Earl Roden (age 52) and Maria Frances Catherine Stapleton Countess Roden.
On 16 Aug 1841 Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 59) was created 1st Earl Gainsborough. [his wife] Frances Jocelyn Countess Gainsborough (age 26) by marriage Countess Gainsborough.
On 20 Aug 1846 [his son-in-law] Andrew Agnew 8th Baronet (age 28) and [his daughter] Mary Arabella Louisa Noel were married. She the daughter of Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 64) and Arabella Hamlyn-Williams.
Before 1848 [his former brother-in-law] Charles Samuel Grey (age 37) and Laura Mary Elton were married.
On 11 Jun 1848 Charles Weld-Forester (age 36) and [his sister-in-law] Maria Jocelyn were married. She the daughter of Robert Jocelyn 3rd Earl Roden (age 59) and Maria Frances Catherine Stapleton Countess Roden.
On 19 Jun 1849 [his son-in-law] James Carnegie 9th Earl Southesk (age 21) and [his daughter] Catherine Hamilton Noel (age 19) were married at Exton, Rutlandshire. She the daughter of Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 67) and Arabella Hamlyn-Williams. He the son of James Carnegie 5th Baronet.
In 1850 [his former brother-in-law] Charles Samuel Grey (age 39) and Margaret Dysart Hunter were married.
On 12 Aug 1854 [his brother-in-law] Robert Jocelyn (age 38) died of cholera.
On 09 Mar 1855 [his daughter] Catherine Hamilton Noel (age 25) died.
In 1860 [his former brother-in-law] Charles Samuel Grey (age 49) died.
In 1861 [his former brother-in-law] James Hamlyn-Williams 3rd Baronet (age 71) died. Baronet Hamlyn of Clovelly in Devon extinct. His daughter Susan Hester Hamlyn-Williams (age 37) and her husband Colonel Henry Edward Fane aka Hamlyn-Fane (age 43). inherited his estates including Clovelly, Devon.
On 21 Jun 1862 [his son-in-law] Thomas Fowell Buxton 3rd Baronet (age 25) and [his daughter] Victoria Noel Lady Buxton (age 22) were married. She by marriage Lady Buxton of Belfield in Dorset. She the daughter of Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 80) and Frances Jocelyn Countess Gainsborough (age 47).
In 1863 [his former brother-in-law] Mary Grey (age 67) died.
On 30 Jun 1863 [his son] Gerard Noel (age 39) and [his daughter-in-law] Augusta Mary Lowther were married. He the son of Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 81) and Arabella Hamlyn-Williams.
On 10 Jun 1866 Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 84) died. His son [his son] Charles George Noel 2nd Earl Gainsborough (age 47) succeeded 2nd Earl Gainsborough, 4th Baron Barham. [his daughter-in-law] Ida Harriet Augusta Hay Countess Gainsborough (age 44) by marriage Countess Gainsborough.
In Dec 1881 [his former wife] Elizabeth Welman died.
On 12 May 1885 [his former wife] Frances Jocelyn Countess Gainsborough (age 70) died.
Memorial at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Exton, Rutlandshire [Map].
Frances Jocelyn Countess Gainsborough:
On 20 Nov 1814 she was born to Robert Jocelyn 3rd Earl Roden and Maria Frances Catherine Stapleton Countess Roden.
On 25 Jul 1833 Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough and she were married. The difference in their ages was 33 years. She the daughter of Robert Jocelyn 3rd Earl Roden and Maria Frances Catherine Stapleton Countess Roden.
On 16 Aug 1841 Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough was created 1st Earl Gainsborough. She by marriage Countess Gainsborough.
[his daughter] Mary Arabella Louisa Noel was born to Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough and Arabella Hamlyn-Williams.
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Great x 3 Grandfather: William Hamilton Duke Hamilton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Gordon Marchioness Douglas 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Hamilton Duke Hamilton, 1st Duke Brandon 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Hamilton 3rd Duchess Hamilton 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Feilding Duchess Hamilton
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Anne Hamilton 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Gerard 4th Baron Gerard 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Digby Gerard 5th Baron Gerard 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Digby Baroness Gerard
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gerard Duchess Brandon 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Gerard 1st Earl Macclesfield 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gerard Baroness Gerard 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jeanne de Civelle Countess Macclesfield
GrandFather: Gerard Edwardes of Welham Grove 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Edwards
Father: Gerard Edwardes aka Noel 2nd Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden
Great x 3 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bertie Viscountess Campden
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Earl Gainsborough 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Fanshawe
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Susannah Fanshawe 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Heath
Great x 1 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 4th Earl Gainsborough 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Manners 1st Duke Rutland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Montagu Countess Rutland
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Manners Countess Gainsborough 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Noel Duchess Rutland 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bertie Viscountess Campden 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
GrandMother: Jane Noel 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Chapman Countess Gainsborough
Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Middleton of Bo'ness
GrandFather: Admiral Charles Middleton 1st Baron Barham
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Dundas Lord Arniston
Great x 2 Grandfather: Captain Charles Dundas
Great x 1 Grandmother: Helen Dundas
Mother: Diana Middleton 2nd Baroness Barham