George Edward Waldegrave 7th Earl Waldegrave 1816-1846

Paternal Family Tree: George Edward Waldegrave 7th Earl Waldegrave

On 8th February 1816 George Edward Waldegrave 7th Earl Waldegrave was born to John James Waldegrave 6th Earl Waldegrave [aged 30]. He a great x 4 grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1835 [his father] John James Waldegrave 6th Earl Waldegrave [aged 49] died. His succeeded son George [aged 18] succeeded 7th Earl Waldegrave, 8th Baron Waldegrave Chewton Somerset, 11th Baronet Waldegrave of Hever Castle.

On 25th May 1839 [his illegitimate brother] John James Waldegrave and [his future wife] Frances Braham Countess Waldegrave [aged 18] were married. She would, a year later, marry his legitimate half-brother George Edward Waldegrave 7th Earl Waldegrave [aged 23]; an example of Married to Two Siblings. He the illegitmate son of [his father] John James Waldegrave 6th Earl Waldegrave.

Adeline Horsey Recollections. [his future wife] Frances, Lady Waldegrave [aged 18], was a very charming woman I knew in those far-off days. She was the eldest daughter of [his future father-in-law] John Braham [aged 66], the famous tenor, and she was married four times.

Her first husband was [his illegitimate brother] John James Waldegrave, of Navestock, Essex; and in 1840 she married George, seventh Earl of Waldegrave [aged 23]. In 1847 Lady Waldegrave took as her third husband George Granville Harcourt [aged 54], the eldest son of the Archbishop of York. The one love of her life, however, was Mr. Chichester Fortescue [aged 16], and she married him as her fourth husband in 1871. Mr. Fortescue was afterwards Lord Carlingford, but the title became extinct in 1898.

When Lady Waldegrave was a young girl a gipsy told her that she would be married four times and leave her fourth husband a widower. The prediction came true, for she died in 1879, and Mr. Fortescue survived her.

1835 Marriage Act

On 28th September 1840 George Edward Waldegrave 7th Earl Waldegrave [aged 24] and Frances Braham Countess Waldegrave [aged 19] were married at Gretna Green, Dumfrieshire thereby avoiding the constraint of the 1835 Marriage Act. He being the legitimate younger brother of her first husband John James Waldegrave; an example of Married to Two Siblings. He the son of John James Waldegrave 6th Earl Waldegrave.

In 1841 George Edward Waldegrave 7th Earl Waldegrave [aged 24] was imprisoned for six months at Newgate Prison, London [Map] for having drunkenly assaulted a police officer in Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey [Map]. His wife Frances Braham Countess Waldegrave [aged 19] and servants joined him during his imprisonment.

On 28th September 1846 George Edward Waldegrave 7th Earl Waldegrave [aged 30] died. His succeeded uncle William Waldegrave 8th Earl Waldegrave [aged 57] succeeded 8th Earl Waldegrave, 9th Baron Waldegrave Chewton Somerset, 12th Baronet Waldegrave of Hever Castle. His wife Frances Braham Countess Waldegrave [aged 25] inherited Strawberry Hill House.

On 30th September 1847 George Harcourt [aged 62] and [his former wife] Frances Braham Countess Waldegrave [aged 26] were married. The difference in their ages was 35 years. He the son of Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt [aged 89] and Anne Leveson-Gower.

In 1863 Chichester Parkinson Fortescue 2nd Baron Clermont 1st Baron Carlingford [aged 39] and [his former wife] Frances Braham Countess Waldegrave [aged 41] were married.

In 1879 [his former wife] Frances Braham Countess Waldegrave [aged 57] died.

George Edward Waldegrave 7th Earl Waldegrave 1816-1846 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of George Edward Waldegrave 7th Earl Waldegrave 1816-1846

Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 4 Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland

Kings France: Great x 6 Grand Son of Henry IV King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 11 Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Ancestors of George Edward Waldegrave 7th Earl Waldegrave 1816-1846

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Waldegrave 3rd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Waldegrave 1st Baron Waldegrave 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Helen Englefield Lady Waldegrave 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: James Waldegrave 1st Earl Waldegrave Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: King James II of England Scotland and Ireland Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Henrietta Fitzjames Countess Newcastle Daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Hyde Duchess of York

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Waldegrave 3rd Earl Waldegrave Great Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Webb 2nd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Webb 3rd Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Blomer Lady Webb 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Webb 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Belasyse 1st Baron Belasyse 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Barbara Belasyse Lady Webb 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Paulett Baroness Belasyse 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: George Waldegrave 4th Earl Waldegrave 2 x Great Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Leveson-Gower 4th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Baron Gower 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Granville Baroness Gower

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Manners 1st Duke Rutland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Manners Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Noel Duchess Rutland 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Leveson-Gower Countess Waldegrave 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Evelyn

Great x 2 Grandmother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Feilding 2nd Earl Desmond 3rd Earl Denbigh 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Carey Countess Desmond and Denbigh 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Father: John James Waldegrave 6th Earl Waldegrave 3 x Great Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Waldegrave 3rd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Waldegrave 1st Baron Waldegrave 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Helen Englefield Lady Waldegrave 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: James Waldegrave 1st Earl Waldegrave Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: King James II of England Scotland and Ireland Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Henrietta Fitzjames Countess Newcastle Daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Hyde Duchess of York

Great x 1 Grandfather: James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave Great Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Webb 2nd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Webb 3rd Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Blomer Lady Webb 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Webb 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Belasyse 1st Baron Belasyse 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Barbara Belasyse Lady Webb 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Paulett Baroness Belasyse 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Elizabeth Laura Waldegrave Countess Waldegrave 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Colonel Robert Walpole

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Walpole 1st Earl Orford

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Walpole 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Shorter

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Shorter 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Philipps 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Hammond Clement Postmaster

Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Clement

George Edward Waldegrave 7th Earl Waldegrave 4 x Great Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland