Hugo Charteris 11th Earl of Wemyss 1857-1937

On 29th August 1843 [his father] Francis Richard Charteris 10th Earl of Wemyss [aged 25] and [his mother] Anne Frederica Anson Countess Wemyss [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Thomas William Anson 1st Earl Lichfield [aged 47] and [his grandmother] Louisa Barbara Catherine Phillips Countess Lichfield [aged 43]. He the son of Francis Charles Charteris 9th Earl of Wemyss [aged 47] and Louisa Bingham Countess Wemyss [aged 45].

On 25th August 1857 Hugo Charteris 11th Earl of Wemyss was born to Francis Richard Charteris 10th Earl of Wemyss [aged 39] and Anne Frederica Anson Countess Wemyss [aged 34].

On 4th June 1872 [his brother-in-law] John "Yvo" Vesey 4th Viscount Vesci [aged 28] and [his sister] Evelyn Charteris Viscountess Vesci [aged 23] were married. She the daughter of [his father] Francis Richard Charteris 10th Earl of Wemyss [aged 53] and [his mother] Anne Frederica Anson Countess Wemyss [aged 49]. They were fifth cousin once removed.

On 23rd December 1875 Thomas Vesey 3rd Viscount Vesci [aged 72] died. His son [his brother-in-law] John [aged 31] succeeded 4th Viscount Vesci of Abbeyleix in Queen's County, 5th Baron Knapton, 6th Baronet Vesey of Abbeyleix. [his sister] Evelyn Charteris Viscountess Vesci [aged 26] by marriage Viscountess Vesci of Abbeyleix in Queen's County.

In 1883 Hugo Charteris 11th Earl of Wemyss [aged 25] and Mary Constance Wyndham Countess Wemyss [aged 20] were married. He the son of Francis Richard Charteris 10th Earl of Wemyss [aged 64] and Anne Frederica Anson Countess Wemyss [aged 59].

On 1st January 1883 [his grandfather] Francis Charles Charteris 9th Earl of Wemyss [aged 86] died. His son [his father] Francis [aged 64] succeeded 10th Earl Wemyss, 3rd Baron Wemyss of Wemyss in Fife. [his mother] Anne Frederica Anson Countess Wemyss [aged 59] by marriage Countess Wemyss.

In 1884 [his son] Hugo Francis Charteris was born to Hugo Charteris 11th Earl of Wemyss [aged 26] and [his wife] Mary Constance Wyndham Countess Wemyss [aged 21]. He married 1st February 1911 his half fifth cousin once removed Violet Catherine Manners, daughter of Henry John Brinsley Manners 8th Duke Rutland and Violet Lindsay Duchess Rutland, and had issue.

In 1886 [his son] Guy Lawrence Charteris was born to Hugo Charteris 11th Earl of Wemyss [aged 28] and [his wife] Mary Constance Wyndham Countess Wemyss [aged 23]. He married 23rd July 1912 Frances Lucy Tennant.

In 1887 [his daughter] Cynthia Mary Evelyn Charteris was born to Hugo Charteris 11th Earl of Wemyss [aged 29] and [his wife] Mary Constance Wyndham Countess Wemyss [aged 24]. She married 28th July 1910 Herbert Dixon Asquith, son of Herbert Henry Asquith 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith and Helen Kelsall Melland.

In 1889 [his son] Colin Charteris was born to Hugo Charteris 11th Earl of Wemyss [aged 31] and [his wife] Mary Constance Wyndham Countess Wemyss [aged 26]. He died aged three in 1892.

In 1892 [his son] Colin Charteris [aged 3] died.

On 6th May 1892 Edward Fitzgerald 7th Duke Leinster was born to Gerald Fitzgerald 5th Duke Leinster [aged 40] and Hermione Wilhelmina Duncombe Duchess Leinster [aged 28]. His biological father was suspected to be Hugo Charteris 11th Earl of Wemyss [aged 34] with whom his mother was believed to have been having an affair at the time. He married 11th March 1946 Jessie Smither aka Denise Orme Duchess Leinster.

In 1895 [his daughter] Mary Pamela Madeline Sibell Charteris was born to Hugo Charteris 11th Earl of Wemyss [aged 37] and [his wife] Mary Constance Wyndham Countess Wemyss [aged 32].

In 1896 [his son] Yvo Alan Charteris was born to Hugo Charteris 11th Earl of Wemyss [aged 38].

On 22nd July 1896 [his mother] Anne Frederica Anson Countess Wemyss [aged 73] died.

In 1902 [his daughter] Irene Corona Charteris Countess Plymouth was born to Hugo Charteris 11th Earl of Wemyss [aged 44] and [his wife] Mary Constance Wyndham Countess Wemyss [aged 39]. She married 14th July 1921 Ivor Windsor-Clive 2nd Earl Plymouth, son of Robert George Windsor-Clive 1st Earl Plymouth and Alberta Victoria Sarah Caroline Paget Countess Plymouth, and had issue.

In 1906 Wilfrid Scawen Blunt [aged 65] and Anne King-Noel 15th Baroness Wentworth [aged 68] were legally separated as a consequence of the numerous mistresses he had taken which included Jane Morris nee Burden [aged 66], Catherine Walters aka "Skittles", his cousin [his wife] Mary Wyndham [aged 43] and, possibly, her mother [his mother-in-law] Madeline Caroline Frances Eden Campbell.

On 28th July 1910 [his son-in-law] Herbert Dixon Asquith [aged 29] and Cynthia Mary Evelyn Charteris [aged 23] were married at The Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity with Saint Jude, Sloane Street. She the daughter of Hugo Charteris 11th Earl of Wemyss [aged 52] and Mary Constance Wyndham Countess Wemyss [aged 47]. He the son of Herbert Henry Asquith 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith [aged 57] and Helen Kelsall Melland.

In 1st February 1911 Hugo Francis Charteris [aged 27] and Violet Catherine Manners [aged 22] were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. The reception at 16 Arlington Street, Piccadilly. She the daughter of Henry John Brinsley Manners 8th Duke Rutland [aged 58] and Violet Lindsay Duchess Rutland [aged 54]. He the son of Hugo Charteris 11th Earl of Wemyss [aged 53] and Mary Constance Wyndham Countess Wemyss [aged 48]. They were half fifth cousin once removed.

Hugo Francis Charteris: In 1884 he was born to Hugo Charteris 11th Earl of Wemyss and Mary Constance Wyndham Countess Wemyss. In 1916 Hugo Francis Charteris was killed at Egypt during the First World War.

Violet Catherine Manners: On 23rd April 1888 she was born to Henry John Brinsley Manners 8th Duke Rutland and Violet Lindsay Duchess Rutland. Some sources speculate that her father may have been Henry John Cockayne-Cust. On 9th July 1921 Guy Benson and she were married. She the daughter of Henry John Brinsley Manners 8th Duke Rutland and Violet Lindsay Duchess Rutland. On 23rd December 1971 Violet Catherine Manners died.

On 23rd July 1912 Guy Lawrence Charteris [aged 26] and Frances Lucy Tennant [aged 24] were married. He the son of Hugo Charteris 11th Earl of Wemyss [aged 54] and Mary Constance Wyndham Countess Wemyss [aged 49].

On 30th June 1914 [his father] Francis Richard Charteris 10th Earl of Wemyss [aged 95] died. His son Hugo [aged 56] succeeded 11th Earl Wemyss, 4th Baron Wemyss of Wemyss in Fife. [his wife] Mary Constance Wyndham Countess Wemyss [aged 51] by marriage Countess Wemyss.

In 1915 [his son] Yvo Alan Charteris [aged 19] was killed during the First World War.

In 1916 [his son] Hugo Francis Charteris [aged 32] was killed at Egypt during the First World War.

On 14th July 1921 [his son-in-law] Ivor Windsor-Clive 2nd Earl Plymouth [aged 32] and Irene Corona Charteris Countess Plymouth [aged 19] were married. She the daughter of Hugo Charteris 11th Earl of Wemyss [aged 63] and Mary Constance Wyndham Countess Wemyss [aged 58]. He the son of Robert George Windsor-Clive 1st Earl Plymouth [aged 63] and Alberta Victoria Sarah Caroline Paget Countess Plymouth [aged 58].

On 29th April 1937 [his wife] Mary Constance Wyndham Countess Wemyss [aged 74] died.

On 12th July 1937 Hugo Charteris 11th Earl of Wemyss [aged 79] died.