Biography of Cornwallis Maude 1st Earl Montalt 1817-1905

Paternal Family Tree: Maude

On 8th July 1811 [his father] Cornwallis Maude 3rd Viscount Hawarden (age 31) and [his mother] Jane Crawfurd Bruce were married. She by marriage Viscountess Hawarden.

On 4th April 1817 Cornwallis Maude 1st Earl Montalt was born to [his father] Cornwallis Maude 3rd Viscount Hawarden (age 37) and [his mother] Jane Crawfurd Bruce.

On 19th December 1831 [his brother-in-law] Charles Anderson-Pelham 2nd Earl Yarborough (age 22) and [his sister] Maria Adelaide Maude Countess Yarborough (age 17) were married. He the son of Charles Anderson-Pelham 1st Earl Yarborough (age 50).

On 24th March 1845 Cornwallis Maude 1st Earl Montalt (age 27) and Clementina Elphinstone-Fleming Viscountess Hawarden (age 22) were married.

On 15th January 1846 [his daughter] Isabella Grace Maude was born to Cornwallis Maude 1st Earl Montalt (age 28) and [his wife] Clementina Elphinstone-Fleming Viscountess Hawarden (age 23). She married 28th January 1869 Reginald Charles Abbot 3rd Baron Colchester, son of Charles Abbot 2nd Baron Colchester.

On 5th September 1846 Charles Anderson-Pelham 1st Earl Yarborough (age 65) died aboard his yacht at Vigo. His son [his brother-in-law] Charles (age 37) succeeded 2nd Earl Yarborough, 3rd Baron Yarborough. [his sister] Maria Adelaide Maude Countess Yarborough (age 31) by marriage Countess Yarborough.

On 9th October 1849 [his brother-in-law] Charles Cornwallis Neville 5th Baron Braybrooke (age 26) and [his sister] Florence Maude Baroness Braybrooke were married.

On 24th March 1852 [his mother] Jane Crawfurd Bruce died.

On 22nd October 1852 [his son] Captain Cornwallis Maude was born to Cornwallis Maude 1st Earl Montalt (age 35) and [his wife] Clementina Elphinstone-Fleming Viscountess Hawarden (age 30). He married 28th February 1878 his half third cousin Eva Henrietta Brooke and had issue.

Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans

Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.

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On 12th October 1856 [his father] Cornwallis Maude 3rd Viscount Hawarden (age 76) died. His son Cornwallis (age 39) succeeded 4th Viscount Hawarden, 4th Baron Montalt of Hawarden in Tipperary, 6th Baronet of Dundrum in Tipperary.

On 19th January 1865 [his wife] Clementina Elphinstone-Fleming Viscountess Hawarden (age 42) died.

On 28th January 1869 [his son-in-law] Reginald Charles Abbot 3rd Baron Colchester (age 27) and Isabella Grace Maude (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Cornwallis Maude 1st Earl Montalt (age 51) and Clementina Elphinstone-Fleming Viscountess Hawarden.

On 7th August 1869 [his brother-in-law] William Monson 1st Viscount Oxenbridge (age 40) and [his sister] Maria Adelaide Maude Countess Yarborough (age 54) were married. She by marriage Baroness Monson of Burton in Lincolnshire.

The London Gazette 24071. 2nd March 1874. St. James's Palace, March 2, 1874.

The Queen (age 54) has been pleased to appoint to be Lords in Waiting in Ordinary to Her Majesty:-

Charles Adolphus, Earl of Dunmore (age 32), in the room of Gavin, Earl of Breadalbane (age 22), resigned.

Robert, Earl of Roden (age 27), in the room of Valentine Augustus, Earl of Kenmare (age 48), resigned.

Cornwallis, Viscount Hawarden (age 56), in the room of Albert Edmund, Earl of Morley (age 30), resigned.

William, Lord Bagot (age 62), in the room of Thomas, Lord Camoys (age 76), resigned.

Dudley Charles, Lord De Ros (age 46), in the room of Charles, Lord Lurgan, resigned.

William Buller Fullerton, Lord Elphinstone (age 45), in the room of Frederick Henry Paul, Lord Methuen (age 56), resigned.

Thomas, Lord Walsingham (age 30), in the room of Arthur, Lord Wrottesley (age 49), resigned.

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On 10th April 1875 [his son-in-law] Gerald Richard Brooke (age 22) and Kathleen Maude were married. She the daughter of Cornwallis Maude 1st Earl Montalt (age 58) and Clementina Elphinstone-Fleming Viscountess Hawarden. They were half third cousins.

On 28th February 1878 Captain Cornwallis Maude (age 25) and Eva Henrietta Brooke were married. He the son of Cornwallis Maude 1st Earl Montalt (age 60) and Clementina Elphinstone-Fleming Viscountess Hawarden. They were half third cousins.

The London Gazette 24843. St. James's Palace, May 10, 1880. THE Queen has been pleased to appoint to be Lords in Waiting in Ordinary to Her Majesty:-

Frederick Henry Paul (age 62), Lord Methuen in the room of William, Lord Bagot (age 69), resigned.

Lawrance (age 35), Earl of Zetland, in the room of Charles Adolphus (age 39), Earl of Dunmore, resigned.

William (age 46), Earl of Listowel, in the room of Dudley Charles FitzGerald (age 53), Lord de Ros, resigned.

Thomas (age 25), Lord Ribblesdale, in the room of William Buller Fullerton (age 51), Lord Elphinstone, resigned.

Charles Douglas Richard (age 39), Lord Sudeley, in the room of John Major (age 37), Lord Henniker, resigned.

Arthur (age 55), Lord Wrottesley, in the room of Cornwallis (age 63), Viscount Hawarden, resigned.

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The Battle of Majuba Hill

On 27th February 1881 was the final and decisive battle of the First Boer War that was a resounding victory for the Boers. General George Pomeroy aka Colley (age 45), who commanded, and [his son] Captain Cornwallis Maude (age 28) were killed.

On 17th July 1886 [his son-in-law] Seymour Coghill Hort Bushe and Kathleen Maude were married. She the daughter of Cornwallis Maude 1st Earl Montalt (age 69) and Clementina Elphinstone-Fleming Viscountess Hawarden.

Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall

The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.

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On 9th September 1886 Cornwallis Maude 1st Earl Montalt (age 69) was created 1st Earl de Montalt of Dundrum in Tipperary.

On 24th December 1897 [his sister] Maria Adelaide Maude Countess Yarborough (age 83) died.

On 9th January 1905 Cornwallis Maude 1st Earl Montalt (age 87) died.

[his daughter] Kathleen Maude was born to Cornwallis Maude 1st Earl Montalt and Clementina Elphinstone-Fleming Viscountess Hawarden. She married (1) 10th April 1875 her half third cousin Gerald Richard Brooke (2) 17th July 1886 Seymour Coghill Hort Bushe.

Ancestors of Cornwallis Maude 1st Earl Montalt 1817-1905

Cornwallis Maude 1st Earl Montalt

GrandFather: Patrick Craufurd Bruce of Taplow Lodge in Buckinghamshire

Mother: Jane Crawfurd Bruce