William Molyneux 4th Earl Sefton 1835-1897

Paternal Family Tree: William Molyneux 4th Earl Sefton

In 1834 [his father] Charles William Molyneux 3rd Earl Sefton [aged 37] and [his mother] Mary Augusta Gregg-Hopwood Countess Sefton [aged 19] were married. He the son of [his grandfather] William "Lord Dashalong" Molyneux 2nd Earl Sefton [aged 61] and [his grandmother] Maria Margaret Craven Countess Sefton.

On 14th October 1835 William Molyneux 4th Earl Sefton was born to Charles William Molyneux 3rd Earl Sefton [aged 39] and Mary Augusta Gregg-Hopwood Countess Sefton [aged 21].

On 20th November 1838 [his grandfather] William "Lord Dashalong" Molyneux 2nd Earl Sefton [aged 66] died. His succeeded son [his father] Charles William Molyneux 3rd Earl Sefton [aged 42] succeeded 3rd Earl Sefton, 10th Viscount Molyneux, 11th Baronet Molyneux of Sefton.

On 2nd August 1855 [his father] Charles William Molyneux 3rd Earl Sefton [aged 59] died. His succeeded son William [aged 19] succeeded 4th Earl Sefton, 11th Viscount Molyneux, 12th Baronet Molyneux of Sefton. [his future wife] Cecil Emily Jolliffe Countess Sefton [aged 17] by marriage Countess Sefton.

1865 Francis Grant [aged 61]. Portrait of William Molyneux 4th Earl Sefton [aged 29].

On 18th July 1866 William Molyneux 4th Earl Sefton [aged 30] and Cecil Emily Jolliffe Countess Sefton [aged 28] were married. She by marriage Countess Sefton. He the son of Charles William Molyneux 3rd Earl Sefton and Mary Augusta Gregg-Hopwood Countess Sefton [aged 52].

25th June 1867 [his son] Charles William Hylton Molyneux 5th Earl Sefton was born to William Molyneux 4th Earl Sefton [aged 31] and [his wife] Cecil Emily Jolliffe Countess Sefton [aged 29].

On 1st July 1868 [his daughter] Gertrude Eleanor Molyneux was born to William Molyneux 4th Earl Sefton [aged 32] and [his wife] Cecil Emily Jolliffe Countess Sefton [aged 30].

On 9th February 1870 [his daughter] Rose Mary Molyneux was born to William Molyneux 4th Earl Sefton [aged 34] and [his wife] Cecil Emily Jolliffe Countess Sefton [aged 32].

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On 21st February 1871 [his son] Osbert Molyneux 6th Earl Sefton was born to William Molyneux 4th Earl Sefton [aged 35] and [his wife] Cecil Emily Jolliffe Countess Sefton [aged 33]. He married 8th January 1898 his sixth cousin Helena Mary Bridgeman Countess Sefton, daughter of George Cecil Orlando Bridgeman 4th Earl Bradford and Ida Frances Annabella Lumley Countess Bradford, and had issue.

On 24th March 1873 [his son] Richard Molyneux was born to William Molyneux 4th Earl Sefton [aged 37] and [his wife] Cecil Emily Jolliffe Countess Sefton [aged 35].

In 1885 William Molyneux 4th Earl Sefton [aged 49] was appointed 785th Knight of the Garter by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom [aged 65].

On 27th June 1897 William Molyneux 4th Earl Sefton [aged 61] died. His succeeded son Charles William Hylton Molyneux 5th Earl Sefton [aged 30] succeeded 5th Earl Sefton, 12th Viscount Molyneux, 13th Baronet Molyneux of Sefton.

In 1899 [his former wife] Cecil Emily Jolliffe Countess Sefton [aged 61] died.

Royal Ancestors of William Molyneux 4th Earl Sefton 1835-1897

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

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

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

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

Kings Godwinson: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 5 Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Kings France: Great x 7 Grand Son of Henry IV King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 12 Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Ancestors of William Molyneux 4th Earl Sefton 1835-1897

Great x 4 Grandfather: Caryll Molyneux 3rd Viscount Molyneux 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Molyneux 4th Viscount Molyneux 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Barlow Viscountess Molyneux

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Molyneux 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Molyneux 1st Earl Sefton 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Maria Levey

GrandFather: William "Lord Dashalong" Molyneux 2nd Earl Sefton 3 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stanhope 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Stanhope 1st Earl of Harrington 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Stanhope 2nd Earl of Harrington 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Colonel Edward Griffith

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Griffith

Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabella Stanhope Countess Sefton 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Fitzroy 1st Duke Grafton Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Bennet Duchess Grafton 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Caroline Fitzroy Countess Harrington Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Somerset Marquess Worcester 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Henrietta Somerset Duchess Grafton 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Rebecca Child Marchioness Worcester

Father: Charles William Molyneux 3rd Earl Sefton 4 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Craven Craven Arms

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Craven 5th Baron Craven Craven Arms

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Craven of Stanton Lacy Craven Arms

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Craven 6th Baron Craven Craven Arms

GrandMother: Maria Margaret Craven Countess Sefton Craven Arms 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Berkeley 2nd Earl Berkeley 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Berkeley 3rd Earl Berkeley 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Noel Countess Berkeley 22 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 2 Grandfather: Augustus Berkeley 4th Earl Berkeley Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Lennox 1st Duke Richmond Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Louisa Lennox Countess Berkeley Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Brudenell Duchess Richmond 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Berkeley Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Drax

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Ernle 3rd Baronet

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ernle

William Molyneux 4th Earl Sefton 5 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

GrandFather: Robert Gregg-Hopwood

Mother: Mary Augusta Gregg-Hopwood Countess Sefton