On 23rd May 1794 Edward Ayshford Sanford was born to William Sanford [aged 22].
Before 1818 Edward Ayshford Sanford [aged 23] and Henrietta Langham were married. They had issue five sons, of which two predeceased him, and two daughters.
On 2nd December 1818 [his son] William Ayshford Sanford was born to Edward Ayshford Sanford [aged 24] and [his wife] Henrietta Langham. He married (1) 1857 Sarah Ellen Seymour and had issue (2) 1874 Sarah Elizabeth Harriet Hervey, daughter of Bishop Arthur Hervey.
In 1830 Edward Ayshford Sanford [aged 35] was elected MP Somerset which seat he held until 1832.
In 1832 Edward Ayshford Sanford [aged 37] was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
In 1832 Edward Ayshford Sanford [aged 37] was elected MP Somerset West which seat he held until 1841.
On 30th April 1833 [his father] William Sanford [aged 61] died.
On 24th August 1836 [his wife] Henrietta Langham died.
On 21st June 1841 Edward Ayshford Sanford [aged 47] and Caroline Anne Stanhope [aged 49] were married. She the daughter of Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl of Harrington and Jane Fleming Countess Harrington.
On 3rd March 1851 [his brother-in-law] Charles Stanhope 4th Earl of Harrington [aged 70] died. His brother Leicester [aged 66] succeeded 5th Earl Harrington, 5th Viscount Petersham, 5th Baron Harrington. Elizabeth Green Countess Harrington [aged 42] by marriage Countess Harrington.
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On 25th November 1853 [his wife] Caroline Anne Stanhope [aged 62] died.
In 1857 [his son] William Ayshford Sanford [aged 38] and [his daughter-in-law] Sarah Ellen Seymour were married.
On 1st December 1871 Edward Ayshford Sanford [aged 77] died.
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Sanford
Grandfather: John Sanford
father: William Sanford