Ida Emily Augusta Denison Lady Sitwell 1868-1937

Paternal Family Tree: Burton

Maternal Family Tree: Anne Hill Countess Mornington 1742-1831

In 1863 [her father] William Henry Forester Denison 1st Earl Londesborough [aged 28] and [her mother] Edith Somerset Countess Londesborough [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Baroness Londesborough of Londesborough in the East Riding of Yorkshire. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort and [her grandmother] Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort [aged 62]. They were third cousins.

In or after 1868 Ida Emily Augusta Denison Lady Sitwell was born to William Henry Forester Denison 1st Earl Londesborough [aged 33] and Edith Somerset Countess Londesborough [aged 29].

In 1886 George Reresby Sitwell 4th Baronet [aged 25] and Ida Emily Augusta Denison Lady Sitwell [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Lady Sitwell of Renishaw Hall in Derbyshire. She the daughter of William Henry Forester Denison 1st Earl Londesborough [aged 51] and Edith Somerset Countess Londesborough [aged 47].

On 11th August 1887 [her brother] William Henry Francis Denison 2nd Earl Londesborough [aged 23] and [her sister-in-law] Grace Adelaide Fane Countess Londesborough [aged 26] were married. She the daughter of Francis William Henry Fane 12th Earl of Westmoreland [aged 61] and Adelaide Ida Curzon Howe Countess of Westmoreland [aged 52]. He the son of [her father] William Henry Forester Denison 1st Earl Londesborough [aged 53] and [her mother] Edith Somerset Countess Londesborough [aged 49]. They were third cousins.

On 7th September 1887 [her daughter] Edith Sitwell was born to [her husband] George Reresby Sitwell 4th Baronet [aged 27] and Ida Emily Augusta Denison Lady Sitwell [aged 19] in Scarborough, North Yorkshire [Map].

On 6th September 1892 [her son] Francis Osbert Sacheverell Sitwell 5th Baronet was born to [her husband] George Reresby Sitwell 4th Baronet [aged 32] and Ida Emily Augusta Denison Lady Sitwell [aged 24].

On 15th November 1897 [her son] Sacheverell Reresby Sitwell 6th Baronet was born to [her husband] George Reresby Sitwell 4th Baronet [aged 37] and Ida Emily Augusta Denison Lady Sitwell [aged 29] in Scarborough, North Yorkshire [Map]. He married 12th October 1925 Georgia Doble and had issue.

Around 1900. John Singer Sargent [aged 43]. Portrait of the Sitwell Family including, left to right, [her daughter] Edith Sitwell [aged 12], George Sitwell 2nd Baronet, Ida Emily Augusta Denison Lady Sitwell [aged 31], [her son] Sacheverell Reresby Sitwell 6th Baronet [aged 2] and Francis Osbert Sacheverell Sitwell 5th Baronet [aged 7].

George Sitwell 2nd Baronet: In 1797 he was born to Sitwell Sitwell 1st Baronet. On 14th July 1811 Sitwell Sitwell 1st Baronet died. His son George succeeded 2nd Baronet Sitwell of Renishaw Hall in Derbyshire. In 1853 George Sitwell 2nd Baronet died. His son Sitwell succeeded 3rd Baronet Sitwell of Renishaw Hall in Derbyshire.

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1904. Bassano Ltd. Photograph of Ida Emily Augusta Denison Lady Sitwell [aged 35]

In 1915 [her husband] George Reresby Sitwell 4th Baronet [aged 54] refused to pay off his wife's [aged 46] creditors. She was jailed in Holloway Prison Holloway.

On 15th May 1915 [her mother] Edith Somerset Countess Londesborough [aged 76] died.

On 12th October 1925 [her son] Sacheverell Reresby Sitwell 6th Baronet [aged 27] and [her daughter-in-law] Georgia Doble [aged 20] were married.

In 1937 Ida Emily Augusta Denison Lady Sitwell [aged 68] died.

On 9th July 1943 [her former husband] George Reresby Sitwell 4th Baronet [aged 83] died. His son Francis [aged 50] succeeded 5th Baronet Sitwell of Renishaw Hall in Derbyshire.

Ida Emily Augusta Denison Lady Sitwell 1868-1937 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Ida Emily Augusta Denison Lady Sitwell 1868-1937

Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 24 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 11 Grand Daughter of King James IV 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

Kings Spain: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Ancestors of Ida Emily Augusta Denison Lady Sitwell 1868-1937

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Burton

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Burton

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Burton aka Conyngham 2nd Baron Conyngham

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Conyngham

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Williams Baroness Shelburne

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Conyngham 1st Marquess Conyngham

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Clements

Great x 3 Grandfather: Nathaniel Clements

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Clements

Great x 3 Grandmother: Hannah Gore

Grandfather: Albert Conygham aka Denison 1st Baron Londesborough

Great x 2 Grandfather: Joseph Denison

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Denison Marchioness Conyngham

father: William Henry Forester Denison 1st Earl Londesborough 10 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Forester 12 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Forester 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Cecil 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Cecil Forester 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Cecil Weld-Forester 1st Baron Forester 12 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Grandmother: Henrietta Maria Weld-Forester 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Manners 3rd Duke Rutland 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Manners Marquess of Granby 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Bridget Sutton Duchess Rutland 14 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Manners 4th Duke Rutland 7 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset 5 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Seymour 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Finch Duchess Somerset 11 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Katherine Mary Manners Baroness Forester 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort 11 x Great Grandson of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachel Noel Duchess Beaufort 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Isabella Somerset Duchess Rutland 12 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Symes Berkeley 12 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Berkeley Duchess Beaufort 13 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Norborne

Ida Emily Augusta Denison Lady Sitwell 11 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort 11 x Great Grandson of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachel Noel Duchess Beaufort 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort 12 x Great Grandson of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Symes Berkeley 12 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Berkeley Duchess Beaufort 13 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Norborne

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort 12 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Boscawen 1st Viscount Falmouth 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Boscawen 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Godfrey Viscountess Falmouth 15 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort 11 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Evelyn Evelyn

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Evelyn Evelyn

Grandfather: Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort 9 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Baron Gower 12 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Manners Baroness Gower 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort 8 x Great Granddaughter of King James IV of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Stewart 5th Earl Galloway 5 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway 6 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Montgomerie Countess Galloway 6 x Great Granddaughter of King James IV of Scotland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford 7 x Great Granddaughter of King James IV of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Cochrane 4th Earl Dundonald 8 x Great Grandson of King James I of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway 9 x Great Granddaughter of King James I of Scotland

mother: Edith Somerset Countess Londesborough 10 x Great Granddaughter of King James IV of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Smith

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Smith

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Culling Smith

Grandmother: Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Colley

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Colley aka Wesley 1st Baron Mornington

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Ussher

Great x 2 Grandfather: Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sale

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Wellesley

Great x 4 Grandfather: Michael Hill

Great x 3 Grandfather: Arthur Hill aka Hill-Trevor 1st Viscount Dungannon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Trevor

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Hill Countess Mornington