Biography of Charles Marsham 2nd Earl Romney 1777-1845

On 30th August 1776 [his father] Charles Marsham 1st Earl Romney [aged 31] and [his mother] Frances Wyndham [aged 21] were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Charles Wyndham 2nd Earl Egremont and [his grandmother] Alicia Carpenter Countess Egremont [aged 50].

On 22nd November 1777 Charles Marsham 2nd Earl Romney was born to [his father] Charles Marsham 1st Earl Romney [aged 33] and [his mother] Frances Wyndham [aged 22].

In 1785 Charles Marsham 2nd Earl Romney [aged 7] educated at Eton College [Map].

In 1793 Charles Marsham 2nd Earl Romney [aged 15] educated at Christ Church College, Oxford University.

On 16th November 1793 [his grandfather] Robert Marsham 2nd Baron Romney [aged 81] died. His son [his father] Charles [aged 49] succeeded 3rd Baron Romney, 7th Baronet Marsham of Cuckston in Kent. [his mother] Frances Wyndham [aged 38] by marriage Baroness Romney.

On 15th January 1795 [his mother] Frances Wyndham [aged 39] died.

In 1798 Charles Marsham 2nd Earl Romney [aged 20] was elected MP Hythe.

In 1803 Charles Marsham 2nd Earl Romney [aged 25] was elected MP Downton.

In 1806 Charles Marsham 2nd Earl Romney [aged 28] was elected MP Hythe.

On 9th September 1806 Charles Marsham 2nd Earl Romney [aged 28] and Sophia Pitt Countess Romney were married. He the son of Charles Marsham 1st Earl Romney [aged 61] and Frances Wyndham.

On 13th July 1807 [his daughter] Sophia Marsham was born to Charles Marsham 2nd Earl Romney [aged 29] and [his wife] Sophia Pitt Countess Romney. She married 17th April 1837 Peter Richard Hoare and had issue.

On 30th July 1808 [his son] Charles Marsham 3rd Earl Romney was born to Charles Marsham 2nd Earl Romney [aged 30] and [his wife] Sophia Pitt Countess Romney. He married 7th February 1832 his half fourth cousin once removed Margaret Harriet Montagu Scott Countess Romney, daughter of Charles Scott 4th Duke Buccleuch 6th Duke Queensberry and Harriet Katherine Townshend Duchess Buccleuch Duchess Queensbury, and had issue.

On 9th November 1809 [his daughter] Frances Marsham was born to Charles Marsham 2nd Earl Romney [aged 31] and [his wife] Sophia Pitt Countess Romney.

On 1st March 1811 [his father] Charles Marsham 1st Earl Romney [aged 66] died. His son Charles [aged 33] succeeded 2nd Earl Romney, 2nd Viscount Marsham, 4th Baron Romney, 8th Baronet Marsham of Cuckston in Kent. [his wife] Sophia Pitt Countess Romney by marriage Countess Romney.

On 15th April 1811 [his daughter] Mary Marsham was born to Charles Marsham 2nd Earl Romney [aged 33] and [his wife] Sophia Pitt Countess Romney. She married 1836 Henry Hoare of Staplehurst and had issue.

On 30th August 1812 [his daughter] Charlotte Marsham was born to Charles Marsham 2nd Earl Romney [aged 34] and [his wife] Sophia Pitt Countess Romney.

On 9th September 1812 [his wife] Sophia Pitt Countess Romney died in childbirth at The Mote, Maidstone.

Before 5th November 1830 George James Cholmondeley [aged 78] and [his future wife] Mary Elizabeth Townshend Countess Romney [aged 30] were married. The difference in their ages was 47 years.

On 7th February 1832 Charles Marsham 3rd Earl Romney [aged 23] and Margaret Harriet Montagu Scott Countess Romney [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of Charles Scott 4th Duke Buccleuch 6th Duke Queensberry and Harriet Katherine Townshend Duchess Buccleuch Duchess Queensbury. He the son of Charles Marsham 2nd Earl Romney [aged 54] and Sophia Pitt Countess Romney. They were half fourth cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 8th February 1832 Charles Marsham 2nd Earl Romney [aged 54] and Mary Elizabeth Townshend Countess Romney [aged 32] were married. She by marriage Countess Romney. The difference in their ages was 22 years. He the son of Charles Marsham 1st Earl Romney and Frances Wyndham. They were fifth cousin once removed.

On 4th August 1832 [his brother-in-law] John Robert Townshend 1st Earl Sydney [aged 26] and Emily Paget Countess Sydney [aged 22] were married. She the illegitmate daughter of Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey [aged 64] and Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey [aged 51].

On 15th November 1834 [his son] Robert Marsham Townshend was born to Charles Marsham 2nd Earl Romney [aged 56] and [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Townshend Countess Romney [aged 34].

In 1836 [his son-in-law] Henry Hoare of Staplehurst [aged 28] and Mary Marsham [aged 24] were married. She the daughter of Charles Marsham 2nd Earl Romney [aged 58] and Sophia Pitt Countess Romney.

On 17th April 1837 [his son-in-law] Peter Richard Hoare [aged 33] and Sophia Marsham [aged 29] were married. She the daughter of Charles Marsham 2nd Earl Romney [aged 59] and Sophia Pitt Countess Romney.

On 29th March 1845 Charles Marsham 2nd Earl Romney [aged 67] died. His son Charles [aged 36] succeeded 3rd Earl Romney, 3rd Viscount Marsham, 5th Baron Romney, 9th Baronet Marsham of Cuckston in Kent. Margaret Harriet Montagu Scott Countess Romney [aged 33] by marriage Countess Romney.

On 25th December 1847 [his former wife] Mary Elizabeth Townshend Countess Romney [aged 47] died.