Maternal Family Tree: Joan Scott Viscountess Canning 1776-1837
On 8th July 1800 [his father] George Canning Prime Mininster (age 30) and [his mother] Joan Scott Viscountess Canning (age 24) were married.
On 14th December 1812 Charles Canning 1st Earl Canning was born to [his father] George Canning Prime Mininster (age 42) and [his mother] Joan Scott Viscountess Canning (age 36) at Gloucester Lodge.
On 4th April 1825 [his brother-in-law] Ulick Burgh 1st Marquess Clanricarde (age 22) and [his sister] Harriet Canning Marchioness Clanricarde (age 20) were married at Gloucester Lodge. She by marriage Marchioness Clarincade. He the son of John Thomas Burgh 13th Earl Clanricarde.
On 8th August 1827 [his father] George Canning Prime Mininster (age 57) died.
On 22nd January 1828 [his mother] Joan Scott Viscountess Canning (age 51) was created 1st Viscountess Canning with a special remainder to the heirs male of her late husband [his father] George Canning Prime Mininster.
On 5th September 1835 Charles Canning 1st Earl Canning (age 22) and Charlotte Stuart Countess Canning (age 18) were married at St Martin in the Fields Church [Map].
On 14th March 1837 [his mother] Joan Scott Viscountess Canning (age 60) died. Her son Charles (age 24) succeeded 2nd Viscount Canning.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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In June 1842 Henry de la Poer Beresford 3rd Marquess Waterford (age 31) and [his sister-in-law] Louisa Anne Stuart Marchioness Waterford (age 24) were married byy his uncle Archbishop John Beresford (age 68) at the Chapel Roal, Whitehall. She by marriage Marchioness Waterford. He the son of Henry de la Poer Beresford 2nd Marquess Waterford and Susan Hussey Carpenter Marchioness Waterford.
In May 1859 Charles Canning 1st Earl Canning (age 46) was created 1st Earl Canning. [his wife] Charlotte Stuart Countess Canning (age 41) by marriage Countess Canning.
On 18th November 1861 [his wife] Charlotte Stuart Countess Canning (age 44) died at Calcutta, India in the arms of her husband Charles Canning 1st Earl Canning (age 48).
In 1862 Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 42) appointed seven Knights of the Garter:
729th Charles Canning 1st Earl Canning (age 49). He died a month later.
730th Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset (age 57).
731st. John Russell 1st Earl Russell (age 69).
732nd Anthony Ashley-Cooper 7th Earl Shaftesbury (age 60).
733rd William Thomas Wentworth-Fitzwilliam 6th and 4th Earl Fitzwilliam (age 46).
734th Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke (age 24).
735th Grand Duke Frederick William of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (age 42).
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On 17th June 1862 Charles Canning 1st Earl Canning (age 49) died without issue. Earl Canning, Viscount Canning extinct.
Father: George Canning Prime Mininster
Charles Canning 1st Earl Canning
GrandFather: John "Pawky Scott" Scott 
Mother: Joan Scott Viscountess Canning