Biography of William Howard 1714-1756

Paternal Family Tree: Howard

On 23rd December 1714 William Howard was born to Henry Bowes Howard 4th Earl Berkshire 11th Earl Suffolk (age 28) and Catherine Graham Countess Berkshire and Suffolk. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.26%.

Around 1726 William Howard (age 11) educated at Eton College [Map].

On 6th November 1736 William Howard (age 21) and Mary Finch (age 20) were married. She the daughter of Heneage Finch 2nd Earl Aylesford (age 53) and Mary Fisher Countess Aylesford (age 46). He the son of Henry Bowes Howard 4th Earl Berkshire 11th Earl Suffolk (age 50) and Catherine Graham Countess Berkshire and Suffolk.

In 1737 William Howard (age 22) was elected MP Castle Rising which seat he held until 1747.

On 10th May 1739 [his son] Henry Howard 12th Earl Suffolk 5th Earl Berkshire was born to William Howard (age 24) and [his wife] Mary Finch (age 23).

On 2nd April 1741 William Courtenay 7th Earl Devon (age 32) and [his sister-in-law] Frances Finch Countess Devon were married. She by marriage Countess Devon. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Heneage Finch 2nd Earl Aylesford (age 58) and [his mother-in-law] Mary Fisher Countess Aylesford. He the son of William Courtenay 6th Earl Devon and Anne Bertie Countess Devon.

In 1745 Thomas Hudson (age 44). Portrait of William Howard (age 30).

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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.

In 1750 [his brother-in-law] Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Aylesford (age 34) and Charlotte Seymour Countess Aylesford (age 19) were married. She was reputed to be worth £50,000. She the daughter of Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset and Charlotte Finch Duchess Somerset (age 57). He the son of [his father-in-law] Heneage Finch 2nd Earl Aylesford (age 67) and [his mother-in-law] Mary Fisher Countess Aylesford. They were second cousins.

On 7th March 1779 [his son] Henry Howard 12th Earl Suffolk 5th Earl Berkshire (age 39) died at Bath, Somerset [Map]. He was buried at All Saints Church, Charlton-All-Saints [Map]. On 8th August 1779 his postumous son His son [his grandson] Henry succeeded 13th Earl Suffolk, 6th Earl Berkshire, 6th Viscount Andover in Hampshire, 6th Baron Howard of Charlton in Wiltshire although he died two days later.

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Before 16th March 1803 [his former wife] Mary Finch (age 87) died. On 16th March 1803 she was buried.

On 15th July 1756 William Howard (age 41) was killed accidentally whilst driving a chaise.

Monument in St Peter's Church, Elford [Map].

Mary Finch: On 1st March 1716 she was born to Heneage Finch 2nd Earl Aylesford and Mary Fisher Countess Aylesford. On 6th November 1736 William Howard and she were married. She the daughter of Heneage Finch 2nd Earl Aylesford and Mary Fisher Countess Aylesford. He the son of Henry Bowes Howard 4th Earl Berkshire 11th Earl Suffolk and Catherine Graham Countess Berkshire and Suffolk.

[his daughter] Frances Howard was born to William Howard.

Ancestors of William Howard 1714-1756

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Audley Duchess Norfolk 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 1st Earl Berkshire 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Knyvet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stumpe

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Howard 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cecil 2nd Earl Exeter 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cecil Countess Berkshire 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Drury 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Drury Countess Exeter 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stafford 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Craven Howard 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Lothiel Dundas of Dunbar Lord of Session

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Dundas

Father: Henry Bowes Howard 4th Earl Berkshire 11th Earl Suffolk 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Bowes

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Bowes 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Huddlestone 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Bowes 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Bowes 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Mary Bowes 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Burdett

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Burdett 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Wilson

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Burdett

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Francis

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Francis

William Howard 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Fergus Graham of Plump in Kirkandrews-upon-Esk in Cumberland

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Graham 1st Baronet

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bell of Scotsbrig in Middlebie

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sibill Bell

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Graham 2nd Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Musgrave of Cumcatch in Cumberland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Musgrave

GrandFather: Colonel James Graham

Mother: Catherine Graham Countess Berkshire and Suffolk 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England