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Paternal Family Tree: Grey
In 1762 [his father] Charles Grey 1st Earl Grey (age 32) and [his mother] Elizabeth Grey Countess Grey (age 18) were married.
On 13th March 1764 Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey was born to Charles Grey 1st Earl Grey (age 34) and Elizabeth Grey Countess Grey (age 20).
On 20th February 1792 [his illegitimate daughter] Eliza Courtenay was born illegitimately to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 27) and Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire (age 34) at Aix en Provence whilst she, Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire was married to William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 44). The Duchess was forced to relinquish the child shortly after her birth, to be raised by Charles Grey's parents, [his father] Charles Grey 1st Earl Grey (age 62) and [his mother] Elizabeth Grey Countess Grey (age 48). The surname Courtenay was derived from her great-uncle, her maternal grandmother's brother, William Poyntz (age 57).
On 18th November 1794 Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 30) and Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 18) were married. She the daughter of William Ponsonby 1st Baron Ponsonby of Imokilly in County Cork (age 50) and Louisa Molesworth Countess Fitzwilliam (age 45). He the son of Charles Grey 1st Earl Grey (age 65) and Elizabeth Grey Countess Grey (age 50).
In 1796 [his daughter] Stillborn Grey was born to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 31) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 19).
On 7th April 1797 [his daughter] Louisa Elizabeth Grey Countess Durham was born to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 33) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 21).
On 10th July 1798 [his daughter] Elizabeth Grey was born to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 34) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 22).
On 30th August 1799 [his daughter] Caroline Grey was born to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 35) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 23).
On 17th February 1801 [his daughter] Georgiana Grey was born to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 36) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 24).
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 28th December 1802 [his son] Henry George Grey 3rd Earl Grey was born to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 38) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 26).
On 15th March 1804 [his son] Charles Grey was born to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 40) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 28).
On 23rd August 1805 [his son] Admiral Frederick William Grey was born to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 41) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 29).
On 2nd March 1807 [his daughter] Mary Grey Viscountess Halifax was born to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 42) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 30).
On 14th November 1807 [his father] Charles Grey 1st Earl Grey (age 78) died. His son Charles (age 43) succeeded 2nd Earl Grey, 2nd Viscount Grey of Howick in Northumberland, 2nd Baron Grey of Howick in Northumberland. [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 31) by marriage Countess Grey.
In 1808 [his uncle] Henry Grey 2nd Baronet (age 86) died. His nephew Charles (age 43) succeeded 3rd Baronet Grey of Howick in Northumberland.
On 13th May 1808 [his son] William Grey was born to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 44) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 32).
On 16th May 1809 [his son] Admiral George Grey was born to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 45) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 33).
On 29th December 1810 [his son] Thomas Grey was born to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 46) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 34).
On 2nd March 1812 [his son] John Grey was born to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 47) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 35).
On 31st March 1813 [his son] Francis Richard Grey was born to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 49) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 37).
On 16th October 1814 [his son] Henry Cavendish Grey was born to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 50) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 38).
On 10th December 1814 [his son-in-law] Robert Charles Ellice (age 30) and [his illegitimate daughter] Eliza Courtenay (age 22) were married. She the illegitmate daughter of Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 50) and Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire.
On 11th February 1815 [his son] William Grey (age 6) died.
All About History Books
The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 9th December 1816 [his son-in-law] John "Radical Jack" Lambton 1st Earl Durham (age 24) and [his daughter] Louisa Elizabeth Grey Countess Durham (age 19) were married at Howick Hall, Northumberland [Map]. She the daughter of Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 52) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 40).
On 15th February 1819 [his son] William George Grey was born to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 54) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 42).
1820. Thomas Phillips (age 49). Portrait of Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 55).
In 1822 [his mother] Elizabeth Grey Countess Grey (age 78) died.
On 13th May 1826 [his son-in-law] John Crocker Bulteel (age 33) and [his daughter] Elizabeth Grey (age 27) were married. She the daughter of Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 62) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 50).
On 8th July 1826 [his son] Thomas Grey (age 15) died.
On 15th January 1827 [his son-in-law] George Barrington (age 32) and [his daughter] Caroline Grey (age 27) were married. She the daughter of Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 62) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 50).
On 29th July 1829 [his son-in-law] Charles Wood 1st Viscount Halifax (age 28) and [his daughter] Mary Grey Viscountess Halifax (age 22) were married. She the daughter of Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 65) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 53).
In November 1830 Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 66) was appointed Prime Minister.
In 1831 Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 66) was appointed 670th Knight of the Garter by King William IV of the United Kingdom (age 65).
Before 1st June 1831. John Jackson (age 53). Portrait of Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 67).
On 9th August 1832 [his son] Henry George Grey 3rd Earl Grey (age 29) and [his daughter-in-law] Maria Copley 3rd Countess Grey (age 33) were married. She the daughter of Joseph Copley 3rd Baronet (age 63) and Cecil Hamilton Marchioness Abercorn. He the son of Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 68) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 56).
In July 1836 [his son] John Grey (age 24) and [his daughter-in-law] Georgiana Elizabeth Charlotte Hervey (age 34) were married. She the daughter of Frederick William Hervey 1st Marquess of Bristol (age 66) and Elizabeth Albana Upton (age 61). He the son of Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 72) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 60).
On 26th July 1836 [his son] Charles Grey (age 32) and [his daughter-in-law] Caroline Eliza Farquhar (age 22) were married. He the son of Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 72) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 60).
All About History Books
The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
1838. Monument in Grey Square, Newcastle upon Tyne [Map] to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 73) by Edward Hodges Baily (age 49).
On 12th August 1840 [his son] Francis Richard Grey (age 27) and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Dorothy Anne Howard (age 23) were married. She the daughter of George Howard 6th Earl Carlisle (age 66) and Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle (age 57). He the son of Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 76) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 64). They were third cousins.
On 26th November 1841 [his daughter] Louisa Elizabeth Grey Countess Durham (age 44) died.
On 20th January 1845 [his son] Admiral George Grey (age 35) and [his daughter-in-law] Jane Frances Stuart (age 22) were married. He the son of Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 80) and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 68).
On 17th July 1845 Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 81) died. His son [his son] Henry (age 42) succeeded 3rd Earl Grey, 3rd Viscount Grey of Howick in Northumberland, 3rd Baron Grey of Howick in Northumberland, 4th Baronet Grey of Howick in Northumberland. [his daughter-in-law] Maria Copley 3rd Countess Grey (age 46) by marriage Countess Grey.
After 17th July 1845 Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (deceased) was buried at St Michael and All Angels Howick [Map].
On 26th November 1861 [his former wife] Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 85) died.
Diary of the Times of George IV Volume 1 Section 1. In the midst of all these political speculations, Lord Grey has made the disputants a low bow, and has gone back to Northumberland, to remain there till the middle of January. I asked Lord Lauderdale, if Lord Grey's friends did not find fault with his being out of the way at such a moment? 'By no means,' answered he with great gravity; 'Lady Grey, is to be confined very soon, and he sacrifices every thing to the consideration of his wife. He was quite in the right. I always do the same thing1.'
Note 1. This is rather a strange affirmation for the man who is surnamed " The Father of Divorces."
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 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 13 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 19 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 22 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Grey 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Grey 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Grey 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Grey 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Henry Grey 1st Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Person
Father: Charles Grey 1st Earl Grey 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Wood of Fallodon, Northumberland
GrandMother: Hannah Wood
Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: George Grey
Mother: Elizabeth Grey Countess Grey 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Cuthbert Ogle of Bothal and Kirkley 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Ogle of Kirkley 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ralph Ogle of Sandiford and Kirkley 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Nathaniel Ogle 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Elizabeth Ogle 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England