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Biography of George Cholmondeley 2nd Earl Cholmondeley 1666-1733

Paternal Family Tree: Cholmondeley

Before 1662 [his father] Robert Cholmondeley 1st Viscount Cholmondeley (age 21) and [his mother] Elizabeth Cradock Viscountess Cholmondley were married. She by marriage Viscountess Cholmondeley of Kells in County Meath.

In 1666 George Cholmondeley 2nd Earl Cholmondeley was born to Robert Cholmondeley 1st Viscount Cholmondeley (age 26) and Elizabeth Cradock Viscountess Cholmondley.

On 22nd May 1681 [his father] Robert Cholmondeley 1st Viscount Cholmondeley (age 41) died at St James'. His son [his brother] Hugh (age 19) succeeded 2nd Viscount Cholmondeley of Kells in County Meath.

Around 1701 George Cholmondeley 2nd Earl Cholmondeley (age 35) and Elisabeth van Ruytenburgh Baroness Newborough and Newburgh (age 21) were married.

On 2nd January 1703 [his son] George Cholmondeley 3rd Earl Cholmondeley was born to George Cholmondeley 2nd Earl Cholmondeley (age 37) and [his wife] Elisabeth van Ruytenburgh Baroness Newborough and Newburgh (age 23).

On 18th April 1708 [his son] James Cholmondeley was born to George Cholmondeley 2nd Earl Cholmondeley (age 42) and [his wife] Elisabeth van Ruytenburgh Baroness Newborough and Newburgh (age 28).

In 1715 George Cholmondeley 2nd Earl Cholmondeley (age 49) was created 1st Baron Newborough of Newborough in County Wexford. [his wife] Elisabeth van Ruytenburgh Baroness Newborough and Newburgh (age 35) by marriage Baroness Newborough of Newborough in County Wexford.

In 1716 George Cholmondeley 2nd Earl Cholmondeley (age 50) was created 1st Baron Newburgh of Newburgh in Anglesey. [his wife] Elisabeth van Ruytenburgh Baroness Newborough and Newburgh (age 36) by marriage Baroness Newburgh of Newburgh in Anglesey.

In 1721 [his wife] Elisabeth van Ruytenburgh Baroness Newborough and Newburgh (age 41) died.

On 14th September 1723 [his son] George Cholmondeley 3rd Earl Cholmondeley (age 20) and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Walpole were married. She the daughter of Robert Walpole 1st Earl Orford (age 47). He the son of George Cholmondeley 2nd Earl Cholmondeley (age 57) and [his former wife] Elisabeth van Ruytenburgh Baroness Newborough and Newburgh.

All About History Books

The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

In 1726 [his son] James Cholmondeley (age 17) and [his daughter-in-law] Penelope Barry (age 17) were married. She the daughter of James Barry 4th Earl Barrymore (age 59) and Elizabeth "Bessy" Savage Countess Barrymore. He the son of George Cholmondeley 2nd Earl Cholmondeley (age 60) and [his former wife] Elisabeth van Ruytenburgh Baroness Newborough and Newburgh.

[his daughter] Elizabeth Cholmondeley was born to George Cholmondeley 2nd Earl Cholmondeley and Elisabeth van Ruytenburgh Baroness Newborough and Newburgh.

[his son] James Cholmondeley was born to George Cholmondeley 2nd Earl Cholmondeley and Elisabeth van Ruytenburgh Baroness Newborough and Newburgh.

Ancestors of George Cholmondeley 2nd Earl Cholmondeley 1666-1733

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Cholmondeley

Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh "The Elder" Cholmondeley

Great x 1 Grandfather: Hugh "The Younger" Cholmondeley

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Dorman

Great x 2 Grandmother: Ann Dorman

GrandFather: Hugh Cholmondeley

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Holford

Father: Robert Cholmondeley 1st Viscount Cholmondeley

GrandMother: Mary Bodville

George Cholmondeley 2nd Earl Cholmondeley

GrandFather: George Cradock

Mother: Elizabeth Cradock Viscountess Cholmondley