Biography of George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford 1830-1898

On 7th March 1829 [his father] George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 22) and [his mother] Agnes Paget (age 25) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 60) and [his grandmother] Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll (age 54). He the son of [his grandfather] John Byng 1st Earl Strafford (age 57) and [his grandmother] Mary Stevens Mackenzie.

On 22nd February 1830 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford was born to [his father] George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 23) and [his mother] Agnes Paget (age 26).

In 1840 [his brother] Henry Byng 4th Earl Strafford (age 8) was appointed Page of Honour to Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 20).

On 9th October 1845 [his mother] Agnes Paget (age 41) died.

On 16th March 1848 [his father] George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 41) and [his step-mother] Harriet Cavendish Countess Strafford (age 27) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] John Byng 1st Earl Strafford (age 76) and [his grandmother] Mary Stevens Mackenzie.

In 1852 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 21) was elected MP Tavistock.

In 1854 [his brother] Henry Byng 4th Earl Strafford (age 22) was appointed Coldstream Guards: Adjutant.

On 25th July 1854 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 24) and Alice Leveson-Gower aka Egerton Countess Strafford (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere (age 54) and Harriet Greville Countess Ellesmere (age 51). He the son of George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 48) and Agnes Paget. They were half third cousin once removed.

In 1857 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 26) was elected MP Middlesex.

On 18th February 1857 [his father-in-law] Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere (age 57) died. His son [his brother-in-law] George (age 33) succeeded 2nd Earl Ellesmere. Mary Louisa Campbell Countess Ellesmere (age 32) by marriage Countess Ellesmere.

In 1859 [his brother] Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford (age 23) was appointed Rector Little Casterton Rutland.

On 8th June 1859 [his brother] Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford (age 24) and [his sister-in-law] Florence Louisa Miles (age 19) were married. He the son of [his father] George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 53) and [his mother] Agnes Paget.

On 3rd June 1860 [his grandfather] John Byng 1st Earl Strafford (age 88) died. His son [his father] George (age 53) succeeded 2nd Earl Strafford, 2nd Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 2nd Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex. [his step-mother] Harriet Cavendish Countess Strafford (age 39) by marriage Countess Strafford.

On 19th September 1862 [his brother-in-law] George Leveson-Gower aka Egerton 2nd Earl Ellesmere (age 39) died. His son Francis (age 15) succeeded 3rd Earl Ellesmere.

On 15th October 1863 [his brother] Henry Byng 4th Earl Strafford (age 32) and [his sister-in-law] Henrietta Louisa Elizabeth Danneskiold Samsøe (age 27) were married. He the son of [his father] George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 57) and [his mother] Agnes Paget. They were fourth cousins.

In 1865 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 34) was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Poor Law Board.

In 1865 [his brother] Henry Byng 4th Earl Strafford (age 33) was appointed Coldstream Guards: Supernumary Major.

In 1865 John William Montagu 7th Earl Sandwich (age 53) and [his sister-in-law] Blanche Leveson-Gower aka Egerton Countess Sandwich (age 32) were married. She by marriage Countess Sandwich. The difference in their ages was 20 years. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere and [his mother-in-law] Harriet Greville Countess Ellesmere (age 62). He the son of George Montagu 6th Earl Sandwich and Louisa Lowry-Corry Countess of Sandwich. They were fifth cousins.

In 1866 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 35) was appointed President of Middlesex County Cricket Club.

On 4th August 1866 [his brother] Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford (age 31) and [his sister-in-law] Emily Georgina Kerr Countess Strafford (age 19) were married. He the son of [his father] George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 60) and [his mother] Agnes Paget. They were fifth cousins.

In 1867 [his brother] Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford (age 31) was appointed Honorary Chaplain: Queen Victoria.

In 1871 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 40) was appointed Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.

In 1872 [his brother] Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford (age 36) was appointed Chaplain in Ordinary.

In 1872 [his brother] Henry Byng 4th Earl Strafford (age 40) was appointed Groom in Waiting.

In 1874 [his brother] Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford (age 38) was appointed Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons.

In 1874 [his brother] Henry Byng 4th Earl Strafford (age 42) was appointed Equerry.

In 1877 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 46) was appointed President of Middlesex County Cricket Club.

In 1880 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 49) was appointed Under Secretary of State for India.

In 1880 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 49) was appointed First Civil Service Commissioner.

In 1884 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 53) was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex.

On 29th October 1886 [his father] George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 80) died. His son George (age 56) succeeded 3rd Earl Strafford, 3rd Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 3rd Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex. [his wife] Alice Leveson-Gower aka Egerton Countess Strafford (age 56) by marriage Countess Strafford.

On 20th March 1894 [his sister-in-law] Blanche Leveson-Gower aka Egerton Countess Sandwich (age 62) died.

In 1895 [his brother] Henry Byng 4th Earl Strafford (age 63) was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath.

In 1897 [his brother] Henry Byng 4th Earl Strafford (age 65) was appointed Knight Commander of the Victorian Order.

Before 28th March 1898 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 68) was appointed President of Middlesex County Cricket Club.

On 28th March 1898 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 68) died at St James' Square. His brother [his brother] Henry (age 66) succeeded 4th Earl Strafford, 4th Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 4th Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex.

On 6th December 1898 [his brother] Henry Byng 4th Earl Strafford (age 67) and Cora Smith Countess Strafford (age 38) were married. She by marriage Countess Strafford. The difference in their ages was 28 years. He the son of [his father] George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford and [his mother] Agnes Paget.

On 16th May 1899 [his brother] Henry Byng 4th Earl Strafford (age 67) died in a railway accident. He was hit by an express train; (possible suicide but the coroner returned misadventure) at the Railway Station in Potter's Bar. He was buried at Byng Family Vault St John's Church, Potter's Bar. His brother [his brother] Francis (age 64) succeeded 5th Earl Strafford, 5th Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 5th Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex. [his sister-in-law] Emily Georgina Kerr Countess Strafford (age 52) by marriage Countess Strafford.

On 18th January 1918 [his brother] Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford (age 83) died. His son [his nephew] Edmund (age 55) succeeded 6th Earl Strafford, 6th Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 6th Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex. Mary Elizabeth Colebrooke Countess Strafford (age 54) by marriage Countess Strafford.

In December 1928 [his former wife] Alice Leveson-Gower aka Egerton Countess Strafford (age 98) died.