Biography of George Wentworth-Fitzwilliam 1817-1874

Paternal Family Tree: Fitzwilliam

Maternal Family Tree: Anne Watson Wentworth Countess Fitzwilliam 1769

Before 1807 [his father] Charles Wentworth-Fitzwilliam 5th and 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam (age 20) and [his mother] Mary Dundas (age 19) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] William Fitzwilliam 4th and 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam (age 58) and [his grandmother] Charlotte Ponsonby Countess Fitzwilliam. They were first cousins.

On 3rd May 1817 George Wentworth-Fitzwilliam was born to Charles Wentworth-Fitzwilliam 5th and 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam (age 30) and Mary Dundas (age 29). Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%.

On 1st November 1830 [his mother] Mary Dundas (age 43) died.

In 1841 George Wentworth-Fitzwilliam (age 23) was elected MP Peterborough which seat he held until 1859.

In 1841 George Wentworth-Fitzwilliam (age 23) was elected MP Richmond.

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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.

On 4th October 1857 [his father] Charles Wentworth-Fitzwilliam 5th and 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam (age 71) died. His son [his brother] William (age 41) succeeded 6th Earl Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam, 8th Baron Fitzwilliam of Liffer in Donegal. Frances Harriet Douglas Countess Fitzwilliam by marriage Countess Fitzwilliam.

In 1865 George Wentworth-Fitzwilliam (age 47) and Alice Louisa Anson were married. He the son of Charles Wentworth-Fitzwilliam 5th and 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam and Mary Dundas. They were fifth cousin once removed.

In 1866 George Wentworth-Fitzwilliam (age 48) was appointed High Sheriff of Northamptonshire.

On 2nd January 1866 [his son] George Charles Wentworth-Fitzwilliam was born to George Wentworth-Fitzwilliam (age 48) and [his wife] Alice Louisa Anson.

On 27th February 1871 [his daughter] Maud Wentworth-FitzWilliam was born to George Wentworth-Fitzwilliam (age 53) and [his wife] Alice Louisa Anson.

On 4th March 1874 George Wentworth-Fitzwilliam (age 56) died.

On 14th January 1879 [his former wife] Alice Louisa Anson died.

Ancestors of George Wentworth-Fitzwilliam 1817-1874

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fitzwilliam 2nd Baron Fitzwilliam 13 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Fitzwilliam 1st Earl Fitzwilliam 14 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Fitzwilliam 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam 15 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Cremor

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Cremor

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Tryce

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Fitzwilliam 1st and 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam 16 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Stringer

GrandFather: William Fitzwilliam 4th and 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Watson 2nd Baron Rockingham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Watson 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Wentworth Baroness Rockingham 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Watson 1st Marquess Rockingham 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Watson Wentworth Countess Fitzwilliam 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Father: Charles Wentworth-Fitzwilliam 5th and 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Ponsonby

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Ponsonby 1st Viscount Duncannon 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Folliot 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Brabazon Ponsonby 1st Earl Bessborough 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Randle Moore

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Moore

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Archbishop James Margetson

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Margetson

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Bonnett

Great x 2 Grandmother: Sarah Margetson 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Caulfeild 1st Viscount Charlemont 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Caulfeild Baroness Carpenter 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sarah Moore Viscountess Charlemont

GrandMother: Charlotte Ponsonby Countess Fitzwilliam 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 1st Duke Devonshire 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cavendish 2nd Duke Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Butler Duchess Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Cavendish 3rd Duke Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Russell 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Rachel Russell Duchess Devonshire 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachel Wriothesley 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Hoskins

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Hoskins of Oxted

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Hoskins Duchess Devonshire

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hale

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Hale

George Wentworth-Fitzwilliam 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Laurence Dundas 1st Baronet

GrandFather: Thomas Dundas 1st Baron Dundas

Mother: Mary Dundas 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England