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 John Byng 1st Earl Strafford [age 57] and 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, 2nd Viscount Brackley. 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, 3rd Viscount Brackley.

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

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] Henry Byng 4th Earl Strafford [age 40] was appointed Groom in Waiting.

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

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 First Civil Service Commissioner.

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

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 Henry [age 66] succeeded 4th Earl Strafford, 4th Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 4th Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex.

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