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].
In 1887 [her father] William Henry Forester Denison 1st Earl Londesborough [aged 52] was created 1st Earl Londesborough in Yorkshire. [her mother] Edith Somerset Countess Londesborough [aged 48] by marriage Countess Londesborough in Yorkshire.
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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On 19th April 1900 [her father] William Henry Forester Denison 1st Earl Londesborough [aged 65] died. His son [her brother] William [aged 35] succeeded 2nd Earl Londesborough in Yorkshire, 3rd Baron Londesborough of Londesborough in the East Riding of Yorkshire. [her sister-in-law] Grace Adelaide Fane Countess Londesborough [aged 39] by marriage Countess Londesborough in Yorkshire.
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.
In 1917 [her brother] William Henry Francis Denison 2nd Earl Londesborough [aged 52] died. His son [her nephew] George [aged 24] succeeded 3rd Earl Londesborough in Yorkshire, 4th Baron Londesborough of Londesborough in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
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.
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
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 4 Grandfather: Major-General Henry Conyngham of Slane Castle
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 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 2 Grandmother: Anne Hill Countess Mornington