George Capell 7th Earl of Essex 1857-1916

In 1853 [his father] Arthur de Vere Capell 1826-1879 [aged 26] and [his step-mother] Emma Martha Meux 1822-1905 [aged 31] were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Arthur Algernon Capell 6th Earl Essex [aged 49] and [his grandmother] Caroline Janetta Beauclerk Countess Essex 1804-1862 [aged 48].

On 24th October 1857 George Capell 7th Earl of Essex was born to Arthur de Vere Capell 1826-1879 [aged 31].

On 10th March 1879 [his father] Arthur de Vere Capell 1826-1879 [aged 52] died.

On 12th July 1882 George Capell 7th Earl of Essex [aged 24] and Ellenor Harriet Maria Harford [aged 22] were married.

On 21st February 1884 [his son] Algernon George de Vere Capell 8th Earl of Essex was born to George Capell 7th Earl of Essex [aged 26] and [his wife] Ellenor Harriet Maria Harford [aged 23]. He married (1) 28th September 1905 Mary Eveline Stewart Freeman and had issue (2) 10th February 1926 Alys Montgomery Falkiner Countess of Essex (3) 10th December 1950 Zara Mildred Carlson Countess of Essex (4) 1957 Christine Mary Davis Countess of Essex.

On 31st December 1885 [his wife] Ellenor Harriet Maria Harford [aged 25] died.

On 11th September 1892 [his grandfather] Arthur Algernon Capell 6th Earl Essex [aged 89] died. His succeeded grandson George [aged 34] succeeded 7th Earl Essex, 8th Baron Capell Hadham.

On 14th December 1893 George Capell 7th Earl of Essex [aged 36] and Adele Beach Grant Countess Essex [aged 27] were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. She by marriage Countess Essex. Her uncle Richard Suydam Grant gave her away since her father David Beach Grant had died five years before.

In 1895 [his daughter] Iris Mary Athenais de Vere Capell 1895-1977 was born to George Capell 7th Earl of Essex [aged 37] and [his wife] Adele Beach Grant Countess Essex [aged 28].

In 1899 [his daughter] Joan Rachel de Vere Capell 1899-1979 was born to George Capell 7th Earl of Essex [aged 41] and [his wife] Adele Beach Grant Countess Essex [aged 32]. She married 19th June 1922 Osbert Peake 1st Viscount Ingleby and had issue.

On 28th September 1905 Algernon George de Vere Capell 8th Earl of Essex [aged 21] and Mary Eveline Stewart Freeman were married. He the son of George Capell 7th Earl of Essex [aged 47] and Ellenor Harriet Maria Harford.

On 16th December 1912 Richard Suydam Grant died. He bequeathed his wealth to his nieces [his wife] Adele Beach Grant Countess Essex [aged 46] and Edythe Scott Grant, Vicomtesse de Breteuil of Paris, both of whom received $591,000.

On 25th September 1916 George Capell 7th Earl of Essex [aged 58] died at his home Stanley House having been run over by a taxi. His succeeded son Algernon [aged 32] succeeded 8th Earl Essex, 9th Baron Capell Hadham.

On 28th July 1922 [his former wife] Adele Beach Grant Countess Essex [aged 55] died. She had a heart attack whilst in her bath at her home 72 Brook Street, New York see Obituary, New York Times.