William Bingham Compton 6th Marquess Northampton 1885-1978

In 1884 [his father] William George Spencer Scott Compton 5th Marquess Northampton [aged 32] and [his mother] Mary Florence Baring Marchioness Northampton [aged 23] were married. He the son of [his grandfather] William Compton 4th Marquess Northampton [aged 66] and [his grandmother] Eliza Harriet Elliot Marchioness Northampton.

On 6th August 1885 William Bingham Compton 6th Marquess Northampton was born to William George Spencer Scott Compton 5th Marquess Northampton [aged 34] and Mary Florence Baring Marchioness Northampton [aged 25].

In 1897 [his grandfather] William Compton 4th Marquess Northampton [aged 79] died. His succeeded son [his father] William George Spencer Scott Compton 5th Marquess Northampton [aged 45] succeeded 5th Marquess Northampton, 13th Earl of Northampton, 5th Earl Compton of Compton in Warwickshire, 5th Baron Wilmington of Wilmington in Sussex. [his mother] Mary Florence Baring Marchioness Northampton [aged 36] by marriage Marchioness Northampton.

On 1st June 1902 [his mother] Mary Florence Baring Marchioness Northampton [aged 41] died in Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire [Map].

On 15th June 1913 [his father] William George Spencer Scott Compton 5th Marquess Northampton [aged 62] died in Acqui. His succeeded son William [aged 27] succeeded 6th Marquess Northampton, 14th Earl of Northampton, 6th Earl Compton of Compton in Warwickshire, 6th Baron Wilmington of Wilmington in Sussex.

On 15th October 1921 William Bingham Compton 6th Marquess Northampton [aged 36] and Emma Margery Thynne Marchioness Northampton [aged 28] were married. Emma Margery Thynne Marchioness Northampton by marriage Marchioness Northampton. She the daughter of Thomas Henry Thynne 5th Marquess of Bath [aged 59] and Violet Caroline Mordaunt Marchioness Bath [aged 52]. He the son of William George Spencer Scott Compton 5th Marquess Northampton and Mary Florence Baring Marchioness Northampton. They were second cousin once removed.

On 27th October 1927 [his brother-in-law] Henry Frederick Thynne 6th Marquess of Bath [aged 22] and Daphne Vivian Marchioness Bath [aged 23] were married. He the son of [his father-in-law] Thomas Henry Thynne 5th Marquess of Bath [aged 65] and [his mother-in-law] Violet Caroline Mordaunt Marchioness Bath [aged 58].

Before 18th June 1942 William Bingham Compton 6th Marquess Northampton [aged 56] and Emma Margery Thynne Marchioness Northampton [aged 48] were divorced.

On 18th June 1942 William Bingham Compton 6th Marquess Northampton [aged 56] and Virginia Lucie Heaton Marchioness Northampton [aged 23] were married. She by marriage Marchioness Northampton. The difference in their ages was 33 years. He the son of William George Spencer Scott Compton 5th Marquess Northampton and Mary Florence Baring Marchioness Northampton.

On 2nd April 1946 [his son] Spencer Compton 7th Marquess of Northampton was born to William Bingham Compton 6th Marquess Northampton [aged 60] and [his wife] Virginia Lucie Heaton Marchioness Northampton [aged 27].

On 9th June 1946 [his former father-in-law] Thomas Henry Thynne 5th Marquess of Bath [aged 83] died. His succeeded son [his former brother-in-law] Henry Frederick Thynne 6th Marquess of Bath [aged 41] succeeded 6th Marquess of Bath, 8th Viscount Weymouth, 8th Baron Thynne of Warminster in Wiltshire, 9th Baronet Thynne of Kempsford in Gloucestershire. Daphne Vivian Marchioness Bath [aged 41] by marriage Marchioness of Bath.

In 1953 [his former brother-in-law] Henry Frederick Thynne 6th Marquess of Bath [aged 47] and Daphne Vivian Marchioness Bath [aged 48] were divorced.

On 2nd December 1958 William Bingham Compton 6th Marquess Northampton [aged 73] and Elspeth Grace Whitaker Marchioness Northampton [aged 54] were married. She by marriage Marchioness Northampton. He the son of William George Spencer Scott Compton 5th Marquess Northampton and Mary Florence Baring Marchioness Northampton.

On 14th May 1976 [his wife] Elspeth Grace Whitaker Marchioness Northampton [aged 71] died.

On 30th January 1978 William Bingham Compton 6th Marquess Northampton [aged 92] died. His succeeded son Spencer Compton 7th Marquess of Northampton [aged 31] succeeded 7th Marquess Northampton, 15th Earl of Northampton, 7th Earl Compton of Compton in Warwickshire, 7th Baron Wilmington of Wilmington in Sussex.

In 1980 [his former wife] Emma Margery Thynne Marchioness Northampton [aged 86] died.

In 1997 [his former wife] Virginia Lucie Heaton Marchioness Northampton [aged 78] died.