On 15 Jan 1850 [his father] Walter William Brabazon Ponsonby 7th Earl Bessborough (age 28) and [his mother] Louisa Susan Cornwallis Eliot Countess Bessborough 1825-1911 (age 24) were married. She the daughter of Edward Granville Eliot 3rd Earl St Germans 1798-1877 (age 51) and Jemima Cornwallis Countess St Germans 1803-1856 (age 46). He the son of John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough 1781-1847 and Maria Fane.
On 01 Mar 1851 Edward Ponsonby 8th Earl Bessborough was born to Walter William Brabazon Ponsonby 7th Earl Bessborough (age 29) and Louisa Susan Cornwallis Eliot Countess Bessborough 1825-1911 (age 25).
On 26 Nov 1852 John Josiah Guest 1st Baronet (age 67) died. His son [his future brother-in-law] Ivor Bertie Guest (age 17) succeeded 2nd Baronet Guest of Dowlais in Glamorganshire.
On 26 Oct 1865 [his uncle] Charles George Cornwallis Eliot (age 26) and [his future sister-in-law] Constance Rhiannon Guest (age 21) were married. He the son of Edward Granville Eliot 3rd Earl St Germans 1798-1877 (age 67) and Jemima Cornwallis Countess St Germans 1803-1856.
On 23 Apr 1867 [his future brother-in-law] Arthur Edward Guest (age 25) and Adeline Mary Chapman were married.
On 25 May 1868 [his future brother-in-law] Ivor Bertie Guest (age 32) and Cornelia Henrietta Maria Spencer-Churchill Baroness Wimborne (age 20) were married. She the daughter of John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke of Marlborough 1822-1883 (age 45) and Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess of Marlborough (age 46).
On 22 Apr 1875 Edward Ponsonby 8th Earl Bessborough (age 24) and Blanche Vere Guest Countess Bessborough 1847-1919 (age 28) were married. He the son of Walter William Brabazon Ponsonby 7th Earl Bessborough (age 53) and Louisa Susan Cornwallis Eliot Countess Bessborough 1825-1911 (age 49).
In 1876 [his daughter] Olwen Verene Ponsonby was born to Edward Ponsonby 8th Earl Bessborough (age 24) and [his wife] Blanche Vere Guest Countess Bessborough 1847-1919 (age 29).
On 08 Mar 1877 [his brother-in-law] Thomas Merthyr Guest (age 39) and Theodora Grosvenor (age 36) were married. She the daughter of Richard Grosvenor 2nd Marquess Westminster 1795-1869 and Elizabeth Mary Leveson-Gower Marchioness Westminster 1797-1891 (age 80).
In 1878 [his daughter] Helen Blanche Irene Ponsonby was born to Edward Ponsonby 8th Earl Bessborough (age 26) and [his wife] Blanche Vere Guest Countess Bessborough 1847-1919 (age 31).
In 1880 [his son] Vere Brabazon Ponsonby 9th Earl Bessborough 1880-1956 was born to Edward Ponsonby 8th Earl Bessborough (age 28) and [his wife] Blanche Vere Guest Countess Bessborough 1847-1919 (age 33).
On 30 Apr 1880 [his brother-in-law] Ivor Bertie Guest (age 44) was created 1st Baron Wimborne of Canford Magna in Dorset. Cornelia Henrietta Maria Spencer-Churchill Baroness Wimborne (age 32) by marriage Baroness Wimborne of Canford Magna in Dorset.
In 1881 [his son] Cyril Myles Ponsonby was born to Edward Ponsonby 8th Earl Bessborough (age 29) and [his wife] Blanche Vere Guest Countess Bessborough 1847-1919 (age 34).
In 1885 [his son] Bertie Brabazon Ponsonby was born to Edward Ponsonby 8th Earl Bessborough (age 33) and [his wife] Blanche Vere Guest Countess Bessborough 1847-1919 (age 38).
In 1888 [his daughter] Gweneth Frida Ponsonby was born to Edward Ponsonby 8th Earl Bessborough (age 36) and [his wife] Blanche Vere Guest Countess Bessborough 1847-1919 (age 41).
On 11 Mar 1895 [his uncle] Frederick George Brabazon Ponsonby 6th Earl Bessborough 1815-1895 (age 79) died. His brother [his father] Walter William Brabazon Ponsonby 7th Earl Bessborough (age 73) succeeded 7th Earl Bessborough. [his mother] Louisa Susan Cornwallis Eliot Countess Bessborough 1825-1911 (age 69) by marriage Countess Bessborough.
On 17 Jul 1898 [his brother-in-law] Arthur Edward Guest (age 56) died.
On 05 Jun 1902 [his sister-in-law] Charlotte Maria Guest (age 67) died.
On 05 Nov 1904 [his brother-in-law] Thomas Merthyr Guest (age 66) died.
On 24 Feb 1906 [his father] Walter William Brabazon Ponsonby 7th Earl Bessborough (age 84) died. His son Edward Ponsonby 8th Earl Bessborough (age 54) succeeded 8th Earl Bessborough. [his wife] Blanche Vere Guest Countess Bessborough 1847-1919 (age 59) by marriage Countess Bessborough.
On 09 Nov 1909 [his brother-in-law] Montague John Guest (age 70) died.
On 15 Jan 1911 [his mother] Louisa Susan Cornwallis Eliot Countess Bessborough 1825-1911 (age 85) died.
On 01 Nov 1912 [his sister-in-law] Mary Enid Evelyn Guest (age 69) died.
On 22 Feb 1914 [his brother-in-law] Ivor Bertie Guest (age 78) died. His son Ivor Churchill Guest 1st Viscount Wimborne (age 41) succeeded 2nd Baron Wimborne of Canford Magna in Dorset, 3rd Baronet Guest of Dowlais in Glamorganshire.
In 1915 [his son] Cyril Myles Ponsonby (age 34) died.
On 22 Mar 1916 [his sister-in-law] Constance Rhiannon Guest (age 72) died.
On 11 Oct 1919 [his wife] Blanche Vere Guest Countess Bessborough 1847-1919 (age 72) died.
On 01 Dec 1920 Edward Ponsonby 8th Earl Bessborough (age 69) died. His son [his son] Vere Brabazon Ponsonby 9th Earl Bessborough 1880-1956 (age 40) succeeded 9th Earl Bessborough.
Paternal Family Tree: Ponsonby
Maternal Family Tree: Jane Maxwell Duchess Gordon 1748-1812
Descendants Family Trees:
Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd 1100-1170
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys 1047-1132
Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 17 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 15 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ponsonby 1st Viscount Duncannon 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Brabazon Ponsonby 1st Earl Bessborough 1679-1758 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Moore
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Margetson
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sarah Margetson 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Caulfeild Baroness Carpenter 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick Ponsonby 3rd Earl Bessborough 1758-1844 12 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 2nd Duke Devonshire
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cavendish 3rd Duke Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachel Russell Duchess Devonshire 1674-1725
9 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough 1719-1760 11 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England
GrandFather: John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough 1781-1847 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Spencer 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Churchill Countess Sunderland 1683-1716
15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Carteret 2nd Earl Granville
13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Georgiana Caroline Carteret 1716-1780 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Worsley Countess Granville 1693-1743 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandmother: Henrietta Frances Spencer Countess Bessborough 1761-1821 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Poyntz
12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Stephen Poyntz 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Lewis Mordaunt
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Maria Mordaunt 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Father: Walter William Brabazon Ponsonby 7th Earl Bessborough 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Fane of Brympton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Fane 8th Earl of Westmoreland 1701-1771 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Scrope
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Fane 9th Earl of Westmoreland 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Fane 10th Earl of Westmoreland 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Bertie 1st Duke Ancaster and Kesteven
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Montagu Bertie 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Augusta Bertie 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Piers
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Piers
GrandMother: Maria Fane 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Edward Ponsonby 8th Earl Bessborough 1851-1920 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Eliot
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Eliot
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Craggs Eliot 1st Baron Eliot
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Craggs
Great x 3 Grandmother: Harriot Craggs
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Eliot 2nd Earl St Germans
GrandFather: Edward Granville Eliot 3rd Earl St Germans 1798-1877 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Baron Gower
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Manners Baroness Gower
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull 1668-1697
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Georgiana Augusta Leveson-Gower 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Stewart 5th Earl Galloway 1670-1746
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Montgomerie Countess Galloway 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford -1805 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Mother: Louisa Susan Cornwallis Eliot Countess Bessborough 1825-1911 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Cornwallis 4th Baron Cornwallis 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Cornwallis 1st Earl Cornwallis 1700-1762 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Butler Baroness Cornwallis
11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Cornwallis 1st Marquess Cornwallis 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Townshend Countess Cornwallis -1785 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Pelham Viscountess Townsend 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Cornwallis 2nd Marquess Cornwallis 1774-1823 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Jemima Cornwallis Countess St Germans 1803-1856 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Gordon 2nd Duke Gordon 1678-1728 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Cosmo George Gordon 3rd Duke Gordon 1720-1752 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Henrietta Mordaunt Duchess Gordon -1760 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Gordon 2nd Earl Aberdeen
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Gordon Duchess Gordon 1718-1799 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Susan Murray
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandmother: Louisa Gordon Marchioness Cornwallis 1776-1850 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Maxwell
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Maxwell Duchess Gordon