Paternal Family Tree: Fox of Farley
Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester was appointed Paymaster of the Forces.
On 8th December 1651 [his father] Stephen Fox [aged 24] and Elizabeth Whittle were married.
On 11th July 1703 [his father] Stephen Fox [aged 76] and [his mother] Christiana Hope were married.
On 12th September 1704 Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester was born to Stephen Fox [aged 77] and Christiana Hope.
Around 1714 Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester [aged 9] educated at Eton College [Map].
On 28th October 1716 [his father] Stephen Fox [aged 89] died. He was buried in the Ilchester Chapel of All Saints' Church, Farley which church he had commissioned. His mural monument being Carrara marble aedicule with composite columns carrying segmental pediment. Coloured arms with suspended garlands and lamps over. Gadrooned base on consoles, all on limestone brackets. Inscription in antique French.
On 17th February 1718 [his mother] Christiana Hope died
Around 1719 Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester [aged 14] educated at Christ Church College, Oxford University.
In 1726 Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester [aged 21] was elected MP Shaftesbury.
In 1735 Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester [aged 30] and Elizabeth Strangways-Horner Countess Ilchester [aged 13] were married.
Westminster Chronicle of King Richard II, 1381-1394
The Westminster Chronicle is one of the most vivid and important narrative sources for the reign of Richard II. Written by an anonymous chronicler closely connected with Westminster Abbey, it covers the years 1381 to 1394, from the Peasants’ Revolt to the political tensions, court ceremonies, diplomatic negotiations, royal progresses, and public crises of Richard’s later reign. Rich in detail the chronicle records major events such as the conflicts between the King and Lords Appellant, King and the City of London, negotiations with France and Scotland, the death and funeral of Queen Anne of Bohemia, the illness of Charles VI of France, and the changing fortunes of leading nobles including John of Gaunt, Thomas of Gloucester, Robert de Vere, and the Earl of Arundel. The Chronicle offers readers a remarkable window into late fourteenth-century England, combining political observation, courtly spectacle, urban drama, ecclesiastical affairs, and moral judgement. It is an essential source for anyone interested in medieval monarchy, London, Westminster, and the troubled reign of Richard II.
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In 1744 [his brother] Henry Fox 1st Baron Holland [aged 38] and [his sister-in-law] Caroline Lennox 1st Baroness Holland [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of Charles Lennox 2nd Duke Richmond [aged 42] and Sarah Cadogan Duchess Richmond [aged 38].
On 9th August 1747 [his son] Henry Thomas Fox-Strangways 2nd Earl of Ilchester was born to Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester [aged 42] and [his wife] Elizabeth Strangways-Horner Countess Ilchester [aged 25]. He married (1) 20th August 1772 Mary Theresa O'Grady Countess of Ilchester and had issue (2) 20th August 1794 his first cousin once removed Maria Digby Countess Ilchester, daughter of William Digby and Charlotte Cox, and had issue.
On 15th December 1748 [his daughter] Lucy Fox-Strangways was born to Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester [aged 44] and [his wife] Elizabeth Strangways-Horner Countess Ilchester [aged 26]. She married 1st October 1771 her first cousin Colonel Stephen Digby and had issue.
On 3rd January 1750 [his daughter] Christian Harriet Fox-Strangways was born to Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester [aged 45] and [his wife] Elizabeth Strangways-Horner Countess Ilchester [aged 28]. She married before 13th December 1772 John Dyke Acland, son of John Dyke Acland 7th Baronet and Elizabeth Dyke Lady Acland, and had issue.
In 1756 Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester [aged 51] was created 1st Earl Ilchester, 1st Baron Ilchester and Stavordale of Redlynch in Somerset, 1st Baron Strangways of Woodford in Dorset, 1st Baron Ilchester of Ilchester in Somerset. [his wife] Elizabeth Strangways-Horner Countess Ilchester [aged 34] by marriage Countess Ilchester.
On 27th April 1761 [his son] Charles Fox-Strangways was born to Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester [aged 56] and [his wife] Elizabeth Strangways-Horner Countess Ilchester [aged 39].
In 1763 Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester [aged 58] was appointed Privy Council.
In 1765 Francis Cotes [aged 38]. Portrait of Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester [aged 60].
On 1st October 1771 [his son-in-law] Colonel Stephen Digby [aged 29] and Lucy Fox-Strangways [aged 22] were married. She the daughter of Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester [aged 67] and Elizabeth Strangways-Horner Countess Ilchester [aged 49]. They were first cousins.
On 20th August 1772 Henry Thomas Fox-Strangways 2nd Earl of Ilchester [aged 25] and Mary Theresa O'Grady Countess of Ilchester [aged 17] were married. He the son of Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester [aged 67] and Elizabeth Strangways-Horner Countess Ilchester [aged 50].
Before 13th December 1772 [his son-in-law] John Dyke Acland [aged 26] and Christian Harriet Fox-Strangways [aged 22] were married. She the daughter of Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester [aged 68] and Elizabeth Strangways-Horner Countess Ilchester [aged 50].
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 1st July 1774 [his brother] Henry Fox 1st Baron Holland [aged 68] died. His son [his nephew] Stephen [aged 29] succeeded 2nd Baron Holland of Foxley in Wiltshire.
On 26th September 1776 Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester [aged 72] died. His son Henry [aged 29] succeeded 2nd Earl Ilchester, 2nd Baron Ilchester and Stavordale of Redlynch in Somerset, 2nd Baron Strangways of Woodford in Dorset, 2nd Baron Ilchester of Ilchester in Somerset. Mary Theresa O'Grady Countess of Ilchester [aged 21] by marriage Countess Ilchester.
On 24th August 1777 [his daughter] Frances Fox-Strangways was born to Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester and [his former wife] Elizabeth Strangways-Horner Countess Ilchester [aged 55].
Before 24th November 1792 [his former wife] Elizabeth Strangways-Horner Countess Ilchester [aged 70] died.
[his daughter] Frances Muriel Fox-Strangways Baroness Adare was born to Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester and Elizabeth Strangways-Horner Countess Ilchester. She married 24th August 1777 Valentine Richard Wyndham-Quin 1st Earl Dunraven and Mount-Earl and had issue.
Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester 
mother: Christiana Hope