On 25th February 1723 James Peachey 1st Baron Selsey was born.
In 1747 James Peachey 1st Baron Selsey [aged 23] and Georgiana Caroline Scott Baroness Selsey [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of Henry Scott 1st Earl Deloraine and Mary Howard Countess Deloraine.
On 16th March 1749 [his son] John Peachey 2nd Baron Selsey was born to James Peachey 1st Baron Selsey [aged 26] and [his wife] Georgiana Caroline Scott Baroness Selsey [aged 22]. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
In 1755 James Peachey 1st Baron Selsey [aged 31] was elected MP Seaford.
In 1760 James Peachey 1st Baron Selsey [aged 36] was appointed Groom of the Bedchamber to King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 21].
On 1st April 1771 [his son-in-law] George Greville 2nd Earl Warwick and Brooke [aged 24] and [his daughter] Georgiana Peachey were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. He the son of Francis Greville 1st Earl Brooke Warwick Castle 1st Earl Warwick [aged 51] and Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Brooke Warwick Castle and Warwick [aged 51]. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 25th March 1772 George Greville was born to George Greville 2nd Earl Warwick and Brooke [aged 25] and Georgiana Peachey. His mother died from childbirth a few days later on 3rd April 1772. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
In 1791 James Peachey 1st Baron Selsey [aged 67] was appointed Master of the Robes which position he held until his death.
In 1794 James Peachey 1st Baron Selsey [aged 70] was created 1st Baron Selsey of Selsey in Sussex. [his wife] Georgiana Caroline Scott Baroness Selsey [aged 67] by marriage Baroness Selsey of Selsey in Sussex.
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On 1st February 1808 James Peachey 1st Baron Selsey [aged 84] died. His son John [aged 58] succeeded 2nd Baron Selsey of Selsey in Sussex.
In October 1809 [his former wife] Georgiana Caroline Scott Baroness Selsey [aged 82] died at Berkeley Square, Mayfair.
[his daughter] Georgiana Peachey was born to James Peachey 1st Baron Selsey and Georgiana Caroline Scott Baroness Selsey. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She married 1st April 1771 her fifth cousin once removed George Greville 2nd Earl Warwick and Brooke, son of Francis Greville 1st Earl Brooke Warwick Castle 1st Earl Warwick and Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Brooke Warwick Castle and Warwick, and had issue.