Paternal Family Tree: Bentinck
Maternal Family Tree: Mary Garritt
On 26th September 1839 [her father] Charles William Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck 1817-1865 [aged 21] and Sinetta Lambourne [aged 19] were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square.
On 13th December 1859 [her father] Charles William Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck 1817-1865 [aged 42] and [her mother] Caroline Louisa Burnaby 1832-1918 [aged 27] were married.
On 11th September 1862 Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne was born to Charles William Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck 1817-1865 [aged 44] and Caroline Louisa Burnaby 1832-1918 [aged 29] at Belgravia.
On 17th August 1865 [her father] Charles William Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck 1817-1865 [aged 47] died.
On 16th July 1881 Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne [aged 26] and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne [aged 18] were married at the Church of St Peter Petersham, Surrey. He the son of Claude Bowes-Lyon 13th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne 1824-1904 [aged 56] and Frances Dora Smith Countess Strathmore and Kinghorne 1832-1922 [aged 48].
On 17th April 1882 [her daughter] Violet Hyacinth Bowes-Lyon 1882-1893 was born to [her husband] Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne [aged 27] and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne [aged 19]. She died aged eleven in 1893.
On 30th August 1883 [her daughter] Mary Frances Bowes-Lyon Lady Elphinstone 1883-1961 was born to [her husband] Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne [aged 28] and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne [aged 20]. She married 24th July 1910 Sidney Herbet Buller Fullerton Elphinstone 16th Lord Elphinstone 1869-1955 and had issue.
On 22nd September 1884 [her son] Patrick Bowes-Lyon 15th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne 1884-1949 was born to [her husband] Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne [aged 29] and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne [aged 22] at St Paul's Walden Bury, Hertfordshire. He married 21st November 1908 his fourth cousin once removed Dorothy Beatrix Godolphin Osborne 1888-1946, daughter of George Godolphin Osborne 10th Duke Leeds and Katherine Frances Lambton Duchess Leeds 1862-1952, and had issue.
On 1st April 1886 [her son] John "Jock" Bowes-Lyon 1886-1930 was born to [her husband] Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne [aged 31] and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne [aged 23]. He married 29th September 1914 his fifth cousin Fenella Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis 1889-1966, daughter of Charles Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis 21st Baron Clinton 1863-1957 and Jane Grey McDonnell Baroness Clinton 1863-1953, and had issue.
Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet
Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.
Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback format.
On 14th April 1887 [her son] Alexander Francis Bowes-Lyon 1887-1911 was born to [her husband] Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne [aged 32] and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne [aged 24].
On 18th April 1889 [her son] Fergus Bowes-Lyon 1889-1915 was born to [her husband] Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne [aged 34] and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne [aged 26]. He married 17th September 1914 Christian Dawson Damer 1890-1959, daughter of Lionel Dawson-Damer 5th Earl of Portarlington 1858-1900 and Emma Kennedy Countess Portarlington 1861-1929.
On 6th May 1890 [her daughter] Rose Constance Bowes-Lyon Countess Granville was born to [her husband] Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne [aged 35] and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne [aged 27]. She married 24th May 1916 her third cousin once removed William Leveson-Gower 4th Earl Granville 1880-1953, son of Granville Leveson-Gower 2nd Earl Granville and Sophia Castila Rosamund Campbell Countess Granville, and had issue.
On 1st October 1893 [her son] Michael Claude Bowes-Lyon 1893-1953 was born to [her husband] Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne [aged 38] and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne [aged 31].
On 17th October 1893 [her daughter] Violet Hyacinth Bowes-Lyon 1882-1893 [aged 11] died of diptherea.
On 4th August 1900 [her daughter] Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Queen Consort England was born to [her husband] Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne [aged 45] and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne [aged 37]. She married 26th April 1923 King George VI of the United Kingdom, son of King George V of the United Kingdom and Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England, and had issue.
On 2nd May 1902 [her son] David Bowes-Lyon 1902-1961 was born to [her husband] Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne [aged 47] and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne [aged 39].
On 16th February 1904 [her father-in-law] Claude Bowes-Lyon 13th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne 1824-1904 [aged 79] died at Bordighera, Imperia. His succeeded son [her husband] Claude [aged 48] succeeded 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne. Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne [aged 41] by marriage Countess Strathmore and Kinghorne.
On 21st November 1908 Patrick Bowes-Lyon 15th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne 1884-1949 [aged 24] and Dorothy Beatrix Godolphin Osborne 1888-1946 [aged 19] were married. She the daughter of George Godolphin Osborne 10th Duke Leeds [aged 46] and Katherine Frances Lambton Duchess Leeds 1862-1952 [aged 46]. He the son of Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne [aged 53] and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne [aged 46]. They were fourth cousin once removed.
On 24th July 1910 [her son-in-law] Sidney Herbet Buller Fullerton Elphinstone 16th Lord Elphinstone 1869-1955 [aged 40] and Mary Frances Bowes-Lyon Lady Elphinstone 1883-1961 [aged 26] were married. She the daughter of Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne [aged 55] and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne [aged 47].
On 19th October 1911 [her son] Alexander Francis Bowes-Lyon 1887-1911 [aged 24] died.
Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet
Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.
Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback format.
Evening Standard. Mon, 16 Jun 1913 LATE EARL OF LEVEN AND MELVILLE.
The funeral of the Earl of Leven and Melville [John Leslie-Melville 12th Earl of Leven 11th Earl of Melville [deceased]], who died last week in London from injuries received in an accident in the hunting field, took place in Scotland to-day. A memorial service was held at St. Mary's Church, Bryanston-square, W., this afternoon. Among the congregation were the Duke and Duchess of Somerset, the Marchioness of Salisbury and Lady Beatrice Ormsby-Gore [aged 21], the Countess of Strathmore [aged 50] and [her daughter] Lady Rose Bowes-Lyon [aged 23], the Countess of Desart [aged 59], Countess Waldegrave [aged 63], the Countess of Dartrey [aged 51], the Earl [aged 61] and Countess [aged 59] of Verulam, Viscount Althorp [aged 21] and Lady Adelaide Spencer [aged 24], Viscount De Vesci [aged 31], Captain and Lady Nina Balfour, the Dowager Lady Leaconfield, Viscount Maidstone, and Lord Reay.
On 17th September 1914 Fergus Bowes-Lyon 1889-1915 [aged 25] and Christian Dawson Damer 1890-1959 [aged 24] were married. She the daughter of Lionel Dawson-Damer 5th Earl of Portarlington 1858-1900 and Emma Kennedy Countess Portarlington 1861-1929 [aged 52]. He the son of Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne [aged 59] and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne [aged 52].
On 29th September 1914 John "Jock" Bowes-Lyon 1886-1930 [aged 28] and Fenella Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis 1889-1966 [aged 25] were married. He the son of Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne [aged 59] and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne [aged 52]. They were fifth cousins.
On 27th September 1915 [her son] Fergus Bowes-Lyon 1889-1915 [aged 26] was killed in action during the Battle of the Hohenzollern Redoubt in the Battle of Loos. As he led an attack on the German lines, his leg was blown off by a barrage of German artillery and he fell back into his sergeant's arms. Bullets struck him in the chest and shoulder and he died on the field.
On 24th May 1916 [her son-in-law] William Leveson-Gower 4th Earl Granville 1880-1953 [aged 35] and Rose Constance Bowes-Lyon Countess Granville [aged 26] were married. She the daughter of Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne [aged 61] and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne [aged 53]. He the son of Granville Leveson-Gower 2nd Earl Granville and Sophia Castila Rosamund Campbell Countess Granville [aged 68]. They were third cousin once removed.
On 6th July 1918 [her mother] Caroline Louisa Burnaby 1832-1918 [aged 85] died.
On 26th April 1923 [her son-in-law] King George VI of the United Kingdom [aged 27] and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Queen Consort England [aged 22] were married at Westminster Abbey [Map]. She the daughter of Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne [aged 68] and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne [aged 60]. He the son of King George V of the United Kingdom [aged 57] and Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England [aged 55].
Mary Elphinstone 1911-1980 [aged 12] and Cecilia Bowes-Lyon 1912-1947 [aged 11] were bridesmaids.
On 7th February 1930 [her son] John "Jock" Bowes-Lyon 1886-1930 [aged 43] died.
1931. Philip de László [aged 61]. Portrait of Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne [aged 68].
On 23rd June 1938 Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne [aged 75] died.
On 7th November 1944 [her former husband] Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne [aged 89] died. His succeeded son Patrick [aged 60] succeeded 15th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne. Dorothy Beatrix Godolphin Osborne 1888-1946 [aged 55] by marriage Countess Strathmore and Kinghorne.
Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of King Robert III of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine 820-866
Kings Spain: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Bentinck 1st Duke Portland 1682-1726 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Villiers Countess Portland 1651-1688 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Bentinck 2nd Duke Portland 1709-1762 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Wriothesley Baptist Noel 2nd Earl Gainsborough 1661-1690 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Noel Duchess Portland 1688-1737 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Greville Duchess Buckingham and Normandby 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Cavendish-Bentinck 3rd Duke Portland 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Harley 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Harley 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Foley Countess of Oxford and Mortimer
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Cavendish Harley 2nd Duchess Portland 1715-1785 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Holles 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Henrietta Cavendish Holles Countess of Oxford and Mortimer 1694-1755 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Cavendish Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne 1661-1716 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England
GrandFather: Charles Cavendish-Bentinck 1780-1826 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 2nd Duke Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cavendish 3rd Duke Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachel Russell Duchess Devonshire 1674-1725 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hoskins of Oxted
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Hoskins Duchess Devonshire
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Hale
Great x 1 Grandmother: Dorothy Cavendish 3rd Duchess Portland 1750-1794 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Boyle 2nd Earl Burlington 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Juliana Noel Countess Burlington 1672-1750 23 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington 1731-1754 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Savile 2nd Marquess Halifax 1665-1700 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Finch Duchess Roxburghe 1677- 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Father: Charles William Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck 1817-1865 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Colley 1648-1719
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Colley aka Wesley 1st Baron Mornington 1690-1768
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Ussher
Great x 2 Grandfather: Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sale
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley
Great x 4 Grandfather: Michael Hill 1672-1699
Great x 3 Grandfather: Arthur Hill aka Hill-Trevor 1st Viscount Dungannon 1694-1771
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Trevor 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Hill Countess Mornington 1742-1831
GrandMother: Anne Wellesley Lady Abdy 1788-1875
Great x 2 Grandfather: Pierre Roland
Great x 1 Grandmother: Hyacinthe Gabrielle Roland Marchioness Wellesley
Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Reverend Andrew Burnaby
Great x 2 Grandfather: Archdeacon Andrew Burnaby 1732-1812
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edwyn Andrew Burnaby 1771-1825
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Edwyn
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anna Edwyn
GrandFather: Edwyn Burnaby 1798-1867
Great x 2 Grandfather: Reverend William Browne 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Browne
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Adcock
Mother: Caroline Louisa Burnaby 1832-1918
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Salisbury
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Salisbury of Marshfield House
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Lister 
GrandMother: Anne Caroline Salisbury
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Webb of Church Stanway in Gloucestershire
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Webb
Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Webb
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Garritt