Biography of William Eden 4th Baron Auckland 1829-1890

Paternal Family Tree: Eden

On 19th January 1829 William Eden 4th Baron Auckland was born to [his father] Bishop Robert Eden 3rd Baron Auckland [age 29].

On 23rd May 1847 [his father] Bishop Robert Eden 3rd Baron Auckland [age 47] was consecrated Bishop of Sodor and Man.

On 1st January 1849 [his uncle] George Eden 1st Earl Auckland [age 64] died unmarried. Earl of Auckland and Baron Eden of Norwood in Surrey extinct. His brother [his father] Robert [age 49] succeeded 3rd Baron Auckland of West Auckland.

On 2nd June 1854 [his father] Bishop Robert Eden 3rd Baron Auckland [age 54] was appointed Bishop of Bath and Wells.

On 8th October 1857 William Eden 4th Baron Auckland [age 28] and Lucy Walbanke-Childers Baroness Auckland [age 21] were married. He the son of Bishop Robert Eden 3rd Baron Auckland [age 58].

On 27th March 1859 [his son] William Morton Eden 5th Baron Auckland was born to William Eden 4th Baron Auckland [age 30] and [his wife] Lucy Walbanke-Childers Baroness Auckland [age 23].

On 29th May 1861 [his son] George Eden was born to William Eden 4th Baron Auckland [age 32] and [his wife] Lucy Walbanke-Childers Baroness Auckland [age 25]. He married 10th April 1888 Amy Violet Hay-Drummond and had issue.

On 25th April 1870 [his father] Bishop Robert Eden 3rd Baron Auckland [age 70] died at the Bishop's Palace, Wells. His son William [age 41] succeeded 4th Baron Auckland of West Auckland. [his wife] Lucy Walbanke-Childers Baroness Auckland [age 34] by marriage Baroness Auckland of West Auckland albeit for seventeen days only since she died on 12 May 1870.

On 12th May 1870 [his wife] Lucy Walbanke-Childers Baroness Auckland [age 34] died.

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On 6th July 1872 William Eden 4th Baron Auckland [age 43] and Mabel Emily Finch-Hatton Baroness Auckland were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. She by marriage Baroness Auckland of West Auckland. She died four months later. She the daughter of George Finch-Hatton 6th Earl Nottingham 11th Earl Winchilsea [age 57] and Constance Henrietta Paget Countess Nottingham Winchilsea [age 49]. He the son of Bishop Robert Eden 3rd Baron Auckland.

On 7th November 1872 [his wife] Mabel Emily Finch-Hatton Baroness Auckland died at Carr House, Doncaster.

On 20th July 1875 William Eden 4th Baron Auckland [age 46] and Edith Eden Baroness Auckland [age 15] were married. She by marriage Baroness Auckland of West Auckland. The difference in their ages was 30 years. He the son of Bishop Robert Eden 3rd Baron Auckland. They were second cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 10th April 1888 [his son] George Eden [age 26] and [his daughter-in-law] Amy Violet Hay-Drummond [age 20] were married.

On 17th February 1890 William Eden 4th Baron Auckland [age 61] died. His son William [age 30] succeeded 5th Baron Auckland of West Auckland.

On 28th March 1931 [his former wife] Edith Eden Baroness Auckland [age 71] died.

Royal Ancestors of William Eden 4th Baron Auckland 1829-1890

Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 31 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Kings France: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of William Eden 4th Baron Auckland 1829-1890

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Eden 1st Baronet

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Eden 2nd Baronet

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Lambton

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Lambton

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Eden 3rd Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Shafto Of Whitworth

Great x 3 Grandfather: Mark Shafto of Whitworth Hall 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Widdrington 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Shafto 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: William Eden 1st Baron Auckland 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Davison Lady Eden

Father: Bishop Robert Eden 3rd Baron Auckland 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Gilbert Elliot 1st Baronet

Great x 2 Grandfather: Gilbert Elliot 2nd Baronet

Great x 1 Grandfather: Gilbert Elliot 3rd Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Steuart 1st Baronet

Great x 2 Grandmother: Helen Steuart

GrandMother: Eleanor Elliot

William Eden 4th Baron Auckland 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England