Biography of Francis William Henry Fane 12th Earl of Westmoreland 1825-1891

On 26th June 1811 [his father] John Fane 11th Earl of Westmoreland (age 27) and [his mother] Priscilla Anne Wellesley-Pole Countess of Westmoreland (age 18) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] William Wellesley aka Wellesley-Pole 3rd Earl Mornington (age 48) and [his grandmother] Katherine Forbes Countess Mornington (age 50). He the son of [his grandfather] John Fane 10th Earl of Westmoreland (age 52) and [his grandmother] Sarah Anne Child Countess of Westmoreland.

On 19th November 1825 Francis William Henry Fane 12th Earl of Westmoreland was born to John Fane 11th Earl of Westmoreland (age 41) and Priscilla Anne Wellesley-Pole Countess of Westmoreland (age 32).

On 16th July 1857 Francis William Henry Fane 12th Earl of Westmoreland (age 31) and Adelaide Ida Curzon Howe Countess of Westmoreland (age 22) were married. She the daughter of Richard William Penn Curzon Howe 1st Earl Howe (age 60) and Harriet Georgiana Brudenell Countess Howe. He the son of John Fane 11th Earl of Westmoreland (age 73) and Priscilla Anne Wellesley-Pole Countess of Westmoreland (age 64). They were sixth cousins.

On 8th February 1858 [his brother-in-law] Richard William Penn Curzon Howe 3rd Earl Howe (age 35) and Isabella Maria Katherine Anson Countess Howe (age 26) were married. He the son of [his father-in-law] Richard William Penn Curzon Howe 1st Earl Howe (age 61) and Harriet Georgiana Brudenell Countess Howe. They were fifth cousin once removed.

On 3rd September 1858 [his son] George Neville John Fane was born to Francis William Henry Fane 12th Earl of Westmoreland (age 32) and [his wife] Adelaide Ida Curzon Howe Countess of Westmoreland (age 23).

On 16th August 1859 [his son] Anthony Fane 13th Earl of Westmoreland was born to Francis William Henry Fane 12th Earl of Westmoreland (age 33) and [his wife] Adelaide Ida Curzon Howe Countess of Westmoreland (age 24).

On 16th October 1859 [his father] John Fane 11th Earl of Westmoreland (age 75) died. His son Francis (age 33) succeeded 12th Earl of Westmoreland. [his wife] Adelaide Ida Curzon Howe Countess of Westmoreland (age 24) by marriage Countess of Westmoreland.

On 18th February 1879 [his mother] Priscilla Anne Wellesley-Pole Countess of Westmoreland (age 85) died. Both were buried at the Church of St Leonard, Apethorpe [Map].

John Fane 11th Earl of Westmoreland: On 2nd February 1784 he was born to John Fane 10th Earl of Westmoreland and Sarah Anne Child Countess of Westmoreland. On 26th June 1811 John Fane 11th Earl of Westmoreland and Priscilla Anne Wellesley-Pole Countess of Westmoreland were married. She the daughter of William Wellesley aka Wellesley-Pole 3rd Earl Mornington and Katherine Forbes Countess Mornington. He the son of John Fane 10th Earl of Westmoreland and Sarah Anne Child Countess of Westmoreland. On 15th December 1841 John Fane 10th Earl of Westmoreland died. His son John succeeded 11th Earl of Westmoreland. Priscilla Anne Wellesley-Pole Countess of Westmoreland by marriage Countess of Westmoreland.

Priscilla Anne Wellesley-Pole Countess of Westmoreland: On 13th March 1793 she was born to William Wellesley aka Wellesley-Pole 3rd Earl Mornington and Katherine Forbes Countess Mornington.

On 31st July 1860 [his son] George Neville John Fane (age 1) died. Memorial in the Church of St Leonard, Apethorpe [Map].

George Neville John Fane: On 3rd September 1858 he was born to Francis William Henry Fane 12th Earl of Westmoreland and Adelaide Ida Curzon Howe Countess of Westmoreland.

On 3rd October 1860 [his daughter] Grace Adelaide Fane Countess Londesborough was born to Francis William Henry Fane 12th Earl of Westmoreland (age 34) and [his wife] Adelaide Ida Curzon Howe Countess of Westmoreland (age 25).

In 1869 James Hamilton 2nd Duke of Abercorn (age 30) and [his sister-in-law] Mary Anna Curzon Howe Duchess Abercorn (age 21) were married. She by marriage Duchess Abercorn. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Richard William Penn Curzon Howe 1st Earl Howe (age 72) and Anne Gore Countess Howe. He the son of James Hamilton 1st Duke of Abercorn (age 57) and Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn (age 56).

On 12th May 1870 [his father-in-law] Richard William Penn Curzon Howe 1st Earl Howe (age 73) died. His son [his brother-in-law] George (age 49) succeeded 2nd Earl Howe, 3rd Viscount Curzon of Penn in Buckinghamshire, 4th Baron Howe.

In 1876 [his brother-in-law] George Augustus Frederick Louis Curzon Howe 2nd Earl Howe (age 55) died. His brother [his brother-in-law] Richard (age 53) succeeded 3rd Earl Howe, 4th Viscount Curzon of Penn in Buckinghamshire, 5th Baron Howe. Isabella Maria Katherine Anson Countess Howe (age 44) by marriage Countess Howe.

On 11th August 1887 [his son-in-law] William Henry Francis Denison 2nd Earl Londesborough (age 23) and [his daughter] Grace Adelaide Fane Countess Londesborough (age 26) were married. She the daughter of Francis William Henry Fane 12th Earl of Westmoreland (age 61) and [his wife] Adelaide Ida Curzon Howe Countess of Westmoreland (age 52). He the son of William Henry Forester Denison 1st Earl Londesborough (age 53) and Edith Somerset Countess Londesborough (age 49). They were third cousins.

On 3rd August 1891 Francis William Henry Fane 12th Earl of Westmoreland (age 65) died. His son [his son] Anthony (age 31) succeeded 13th Earl of Westmoreland.

In 1903 [his wife] Adelaide Ida Curzon Howe Countess of Westmoreland (age 68) died.

Memorial in the Church of St Leonard, Apethorpe [Map] and graves in churchyard.

Anthony Fane 13th Earl of Westmoreland: On 16th August 1859 he was born to Francis William Henry Fane 12th Earl of Westmoreland and Adelaide Ida Curzon Howe Countess of Westmoreland. On 28th May 1892 Anthony Fane 13th Earl of Westmoreland and Sybil Mary St Clair-Erskine Countess of Westmorland were married. She by marriage Countess of Westmoreland. He the son of Francis William Henry Fane 12th Earl of Westmoreland and Adelaide Ida Curzon Howe Countess of Westmoreland. On 9th June 1922 Anthony Fane 13th Earl of Westmoreland died. His son Vere succeeded 14th Earl of Westmoreland.

[his daughter] Margaret Mary Fane was born to Francis William Henry Fane 12th Earl of Westmoreland and Adelaide Ida Curzon Howe Countess of Westmoreland.

Adeline Horsey Recollections. Lord Cardigan hated the idea of being put underground, so his coffin was placed immediately under his effigy inside the tomb and not in a vault. He had always intended to have a monument erected during his lifetime in the Rectory grounds, and actually had some stone brought from his Stanion quarries for this purpose. One day Lord Westmorland called, and noticing the quantity of stone, asked what it was to be used for. Cardigan told him. "Nonsense", said Lord Westmorland, "give the stone to me instead. I want to make an entrance-hall at Apethorpe, and it will be the very thing!" My husband very good-naturedly gave him the Stanion stone, and the low entrance-hall at Apethorpe was built of it.

The late Queen Victoria greatly admired the design for the monument, and I was told on good authority that she even had her own figure modelled in her lifetime for her memorial tomb but that when search was made after her death the figure had disappeared and nobody knew what had become of it.

Adeline Horsey Recollections. After my marriage Lord Cardigan and I always went to the different meetings, and generally met all our friends; among others, Lord and Baroness Westmorland, Lord and Baroness Hastings, the Duchess of Beaufort, Willie Craven, George Bruce, and Prince Batthyany. Newmarket was quite a charming rendezvous of society then, so different from the mixed crowd that goes there nowadays, and it could be easily re-christened "Jewmarket", for the Chosen are everywhere.