George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford 1830-1898

On 7th March 1829 [his father] George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford [aged 22] and [his mother] Agnes Paget 1804-1845 [aged 25] were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey [aged 60] and [his grandmother] Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll [aged 54]. He the son of John Byng 1st Earl Strafford [aged 57] and Mary Stevens Mackenzie.

On 22nd February 1830 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford was born to George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford [aged 23] and Agnes Paget 1804-1845 [aged 26].

On 9th October 1845 [his mother] Agnes Paget 1804-1845 [aged 41] died.

On 16th March 1848 [his father] George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford [aged 41] and [his step-mother] Harriet Cavendish Countess Strafford 1820-1892 [aged 27] were married. He the son of [his grandfather] John Byng 1st Earl Strafford [aged 76] and [his grandmother] Mary Stevens Mackenzie.

In 1852 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford [aged 21] was elected MP Tavistock.

On 25th July 1854 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford [aged 24] and Alice Leveson-Gower aka Egerton Countess Strafford 1830-1928 [aged 23] were married. She the daughter of Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere [aged 54] and Harriet Greville Countess Ellesmere 1803-1870 [aged 51]. He the son of George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford [aged 48] and Agnes Paget 1804-1845. They were half third cousin once removed.

In 1857 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford [aged 26] was elected MP Middlesex.

On 18th February 1857 [his father-in-law] Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere [aged 57] died. His succeeded son [his brother-in-law] George [aged 33] succeeded 2nd Earl Ellesmere, 2nd Viscount Brackley. Mary Louisa Campbell Countess Ellesmere 1825-1916 [aged 32] by marriage Countess Ellesmere.

On 8th June 1859 [his brother] Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford [aged 24] and [his sister-in-law] Florence Louisa Miles [aged 19] were married. He the son of [his father] George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford [aged 53] and [his mother] Agnes Paget 1804-1845.

On 3rd June 1860 [his grandfather] John Byng 1st Earl Strafford [aged 88] died. His succeeded son [his father] George [aged 53] succeeded 2nd Earl Strafford, 2nd Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 2nd Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex. [his step-mother] Harriet Cavendish Countess Strafford 1820-1892 [aged 39] by marriage Countess Strafford.

On 19th September 1862 [his brother-in-law] George Leveson-Gower aka Egerton 2nd Earl Ellesmere 1823-1862 [aged 39] died. His succeeded son Francis [aged 15] succeeded 3rd Earl Ellesmere, 3rd Viscount Brackley.

On 15th October 1863 [his brother] Henry Byng 4th Earl Strafford [aged 32] and [his sister-in-law] Henrietta Louisa Elizabeth Danneskiold Samsøe [aged 27] were married. He the son of [his father] George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford [aged 57] and [his mother] Agnes Paget 1804-1845. They were fourth cousins.

In 1865 John William Montagu 7th Earl Sandwich [aged 53] and [his sister-in-law] Blanche Leveson-Gower aka Egerton Countess Sandwich 1832-1894 [aged 32] were married. She by marriage Countess Sandwich. The difference in their ages was 20 years. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere and [his mother-in-law] Harriet Greville Countess Ellesmere 1803-1870 [aged 62]. He the son of George Montagu 6th Earl Sandwich 1773-1818 and Louisa Lowry-Corry Countess of Sandwich. They were fifth cousins.

In 1865 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford [aged 34] was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Poor Law Board.

In 1866 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford [aged 35] was appointed President of Middlesex County Cricket Club.

On 4th August 1866 [his brother] Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford [aged 31] and [his sister-in-law] Emily Georgina Kerr Countess Strafford 1847-1929 [aged 19] were married. He the son of [his father] George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford [aged 60] and [his mother] Agnes Paget 1804-1845. They were fifth cousins.

In 1871 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford [aged 40] was appointed Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.

In 1877 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford [aged 46] was appointed President of Middlesex County Cricket Club.

In 1880 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford [aged 49] was appointed Under Secretary of State for India.

In 1880 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford [aged 49] was appointed First Civil Service Commissioner.

In 1884 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford [aged 53] was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex.

On 29th October 1886 [his father] George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford [aged 80] died. His succeeded son George [aged 56] succeeded 3rd Earl Strafford, 3rd Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 3rd Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex. [his wife] Alice Leveson-Gower aka Egerton Countess Strafford 1830-1928 [aged 56] by marriage Countess Strafford.

On 20th March 1894 [his sister-in-law] Blanche Leveson-Gower aka Egerton Countess Sandwich 1832-1894 [aged 62] died.

Before 28th March 1898 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford [aged 68] was appointed President of Middlesex County Cricket Club.

On 28th March 1898 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford [aged 68] died at St James' Square. His succeeded brother Henry [aged 66] succeeded 4th Earl Strafford, 4th Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 4th Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex.

In December 1928 [his former wife] Alice Leveson-Gower aka Egerton Countess Strafford 1830-1928 [aged 98] died.