Biography of Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester 1822-1909

On 25th October 1775 [his father] Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester (age 21) and Jane Dutton (age 21) were married at Sherborne, Gloucestershire.

In 1822 [his father] Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester (age 67) and [his mother] Anne Amelia Keppel Countess Leicester (age 19) were married. The difference in their ages was 48 years. She the daughter of [his grandfather] William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle (age 49) and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Southwell Countess Albermarle.

On 26th December 1822 Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester was born to Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester (age 68) and Anne Amelia Keppel Countess Leicester (age 19).

On 30th June 1842 [his father] Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester (age 88) died. His son Thomas (age 19) succeeded 2nd Earl of Leicester.

On 20th April 1843 Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 20) and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester (age 17) were married. She by marriage Countess of Leicester. He the son of Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester and Anne Amelia Keppel Countess Leicester (age 40). They were half fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1844 [his daughter] Julia Coke Viscountess Powerscourt was born to Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 21) and [his wife] Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester (age 18).

On 22nd July 1844 [his mother] Anne Amelia Keppel Countess Leicester (age 41) died.

In 1845 [his daughter] Anne Coke was born to Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 22) and [his wife] Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester (age 19).

In 1846 Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 23) was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk.

In 1847 [his daughter] Gertrude Coke was born to Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 24) and [his wife] Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester (age 21).

On 20th July 1848 [his son] Thomas William Coke 3rd Earl of Leicester was born to Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 25) and [his wife] Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester (age 23).

In 1849 [his daughter] Mary Coke Countess Dartmouth was born to Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 26) and [his wife] Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester (age 23).

In 1851 [his daughter] Winifred Coke Countess of Leitrim was born to Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 28) and [his wife] Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester (age 25).

On 24th April 1852 [his daughter] Margaret Coke Baroness Belper was born to Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 29) and [his wife] Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester (age 26).

In 1854 [his daughter] Mildred Coke Countess Lichfield was born to Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 31) and [his wife] Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester (age 28).

On 20th November 1855 [his son] Wenman Coke was born to Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 32) and [his wife] Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester (age 30).

On 26th April 1864 [his son-in-law] Mervyn Wingfield 7th Viscount Powerscourt (age 27) and [his daughter] Julia Coke Viscountess Powerscourt (age 20) were married. She by marriage Viscountess Powerscourt. She the daughter of Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 41) and [his wife] Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester (age 38). They were half fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 5th April 1866 [his son-in-law] Charles Adolphus Murray 7th Earl Dunmore (age 25) and [his daughter] Gertrude Coke (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 43) and [his wife] Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester (age 40). He the son of Alexander Murray 6th Earl Dunmore and Catherine Herbert Countess Dunmore (age 51).

On 21st April 1870 [his wife] Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester (age 44) died. Memorial at St Withburga's Church, Holkham [Map] sculpted by Joseph Boehm (age 35).

Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester: On 3rd June 1825 she was born to Samuel Charles Whitbread and Julia Brand. On 20th April 1843 Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester and she were married. She by marriage Countess of Leicester. He the son of Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester and Anne Amelia Keppel Countess Leicester. They were half fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1873 Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 50) was appointed 765th Knight of the Garter by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 53).

On 2nd September 1873 [his son-in-law] Robert Bermingham Clements 4th Earl of Leitrim (age 26) and [his daughter] Winifred Coke Countess of Leitrim (age 22) were married at Walsingha, possibly Walsingham Priory [Map]. She the daughter of Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 50) and [his former wife] Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester.

On 2nd May 1874 [his son-in-law] Henry Strutt 2nd Baron Belper (age 33) and [his daughter] Margaret Coke Baroness Belper (age 22) were married at Holkham, Norfolk. She the daughter of Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 51) and [his former wife] Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester.

On 26th August 1875 Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 52) and Georgina Caroline Cavendish Countess Leicester (age 23) were married. She by marriage Countess of Leicester. The difference in their ages was 29 years. He the son of Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester and Anne Amelia Keppel Countess Leicester.

Before 16th January 1876 [his son-in-law] Major-General Edmund Manningham Manningham-Buller (age 47) and [his daughter] Anne Coke (age 31) were married. She the daughter of Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 53) and [his former wife] Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester.

On 23rd January 1876 [his daughter] Anne Coke (age 31) died.

On 20th August 1876 [his son] Richard Coke was born to Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 53) and [his wife] Georgina Caroline Cavendish Countess Leicester (age 24).

On 5th November 1878 [his son-in-law] Thomas Francis Anson 3rd Earl Lichfield (age 22) and [his daughter] Mildred Coke Countess Lichfield (age 24) were married at St Withburga's Church, Holkham [Map]. She the daughter of Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 55) and [his former wife] Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester. He the son of Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield (age 53) and Harriet Georgiana Louisa Hamilton Countess Lichfield (age 44). They were half first cousin twice removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 17th October 1879 [his son] Edward Coke was born to Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 56) and [his wife] Georgina Caroline Cavendish Countess Leicester (age 27).

On 18th December 1879 [his son-in-law] William Legge 6th Earl Dartmouth (age 28) and [his daughter] Mary Coke Countess Dartmouth (age 30) were married. She by marriage Countess Dartmouth. She the daughter of Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 56) and [his former wife] Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester. He the son of William Legge 5th Earl Dartmouth (age 56) and Augusta Finch Countess Dartmouth (age 57). They were half fifth cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 30th September 1880 [his son] John aka Jack Spencer Coke was born to Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 57) and [his wife] Georgina Caroline Cavendish Countess Leicester (age 28).

In June 1882 Hugh Lupus Grosvenor 1st Duke Westminster (age 56) and [his sister-in-law] Katherine Cavendish Duchess Westminster (age 25) were married. She by marriage Duchess Westminster. The difference in their ages was 31 years. He the son of Richard Grosvenor 2nd Marquess Westminster and Elizabeth Mary Leveson-Gower Marchioness Westminster (age 85). They were second cousin twice removed.

On 10th November 1883 [his son] Reginald Coke was born to Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 60) and [his wife] Georgina Caroline Cavendish Countess Leicester (age 31).

On 19th August 1893 [his son] Lovel William Coke was born to Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 70) and [his wife] Georgina Caroline Cavendish Countess Leicester (age 41).

Around 1895 [his daughter] Mabel Coke was born to Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 72) and [his wife] Georgina Caroline Cavendish Countess Leicester (age 43).

On 24th January 1909 Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 86) died. His son [his son] Thomas (age 60) succeeded 3rd Earl of Leicester. Alice Emily White Countess Leicester (age 53) by marriage Countess of Leicester. St Withburga's Church, Holkham [Map].

Thomas William Coke 3rd Earl of Leicester: Before 09 Jul 1880 Thomas William Coke 3rd Earl of Leicester and Alice Emily White Countess Leicester were married. He the son of Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester. On 20th July 1848 he was born to Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester. On 19th November 1941 Thomas William Coke 3rd Earl of Leicester died. His son Thomas succeeded 4th Earl of Leicester.

Alice Emily White Countess Leicester: On 29th September 1855 she was born to Luke White 2nd Baron Annaly.

In 1937 [his former wife] Georgina Caroline Cavendish Countess Leicester (age 85) died. Memorial at St Withburga's Church, Holkham [Map].

Georgina Caroline Cavendish Countess Leicester: In 1852 she was born to William George Cavendish 2nd Baron Chesham and Henrietta Frances Lascelles Baroness Chesham. On 26th August 1875 Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester and she were married. She by marriage Countess of Leicester. The difference in their ages was 29 years. He the son of Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester and Anne Amelia Keppel Countess Leicester.