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     Frederick St. John, 2nd Viscount Bolingbroke was born on 21 December 1732.^3,4 He was the son of John St. John, 2nd Viscount St. John and Anne Furnese.² He was baptised on 17 January 1732/33 at St. George's Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England.³ He married Lady Diana Spencer, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough and Hon. Elizabeth Trevor, on 8 September 1757 at Harbledown, Kent, England.¹ He and Lady Diana Spencer were divorced on 10 March 1768 by Act of Parliament, with the cause being her criminal conversion with Topham Beauclerk (whom she then married).¹ He died on 5 May 1787 at age 54.¹ His will was probated in June 1787.¹
     Frederick St. John, 2nd Viscount Bolingbroke was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baron St. John of Battersea, co. Surrey [G.B., 1716] on 19 June 1748.⁵ He succeeded to the title of 3rd Viscount St. John, of Battersea, co. Surrey [G.B., 1716] on 26 November 1748.⁵ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Viscount Bolingbroke, co. Lincoln [G.B., 1712] on 12 December 1751.¹ He succeeded to the title of 6th Baronet St. John, of Lidiard Tregoze, co. Wilts [E., 1611] on 12 December 1751.⁶ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baron St. John of Lydiard Tregoze, co. Wilts [G.B., 1712] on 12 December 1751.¹ He held the office of Lord of the Bedchamber between 1762 and 1765.⁷ In 1763 he sold the estate of Battersea, Surrey to Viscount Spencer.⁷ He held the office of Lord of the Bedchamber between 1768 and 1780.⁷
     Lord Chesterfield records that he was "by his talents no way unworthy to bear his uncle's name," and as having "true and solid good sense, real taste and knowing a great deal."⁷ According to Cokayne and Gibbs, "for the last six years of his life he was out of his mind."⁷

     Topham Beauclerk was born circa December 1739. He was the son of Lord Sydney Beauclerk and Mary Norris.³ He married Lady Diana Spencer, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough and Hon. Elizabeth Trevor, on 12 March 1768 at St. George's Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England.³ He died on 11 March 1780.³
     Topham Beauclerk lived at Clewer Manor, Windsor, Berkshire, England. He lived at Speke Hall, Lancashire, England. He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁴
     

     Lady Elizabeth Spencer was born between 1733 and 1741. She was the daughter of Lt.-Gen. Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough and Hon. Elizabeth Trevor.¹ She married Lt.-Gen. Henry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke, son of Lt.-Gen. Henry Herbert, 9th Earl of Pembroke and Mary FitzWilliam, on 12 March 1756 at Langley, Buckinghamshire, England.³ She was also reported to have been married on 23 March 1756. She died on 30 April 1831.
     From 12 March 1756, her married name became Herbert.

     Lt.-Gen. Henry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke was born on 16 July 1734.¹ He was also reported to have been born on 3 July 1734. He was the son of Lt.-Gen. Henry Herbert, 9th Earl of Pembroke and Mary FitzWilliam. He married Lady Elizabeth Spencer, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough and Hon. Elizabeth Trevor, on 12 March 1756 at Langley, Buckinghamshire, England.¹ He was also reported to have been married on 23 March 1756. He died on 26 January 1794 at age 59.¹
     Lt.-Gen. Henry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke was also known as 10th Earl of Pembroke.

     Lady Caroline Spencer was born on 27 October 1763.³ She was the daughter of George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough and Lady Caroline Russell.¹ She was baptised on 23 November 1763 at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church, Covent Garden, London, England.³ She married Henry Welbore Ellis, 2nd Viscount Clifden of Gowran, son of James Agar, 1st Viscount Clifden of Gowran and Lucia Martin, on 10 March 1792 at Sion House, Isleworth, Middlesex, England.³ She died on 23 November 1813 at age 50 at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England.³ She was buried on 29 November 1813 at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England.³ She died intestate and her estate was administered in December 1813.³
     As a result of her marriage, Lady Caroline Spencer was styled as Viscountess Clifden of Gowran on 10 March 1792. From 10 March 1792, her married name became Agar. From 4 February 1804, her married name became Ellis.³

     Henry Welbore Ellis, 2nd Viscount Clifden of Gowran was born on 22 January 1761.¹ He was the son of James Agar, 1st Viscount Clifden of Gowran and Lucia Martin.¹ He married Lady Caroline Spencer, daughter of George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough and Lady Caroline Russell, on 10 March 1792 at Sion House, Isleworth, Middlesex, England.¹ He died on 13 July 1836 at age 75 at Hanover Square, Mayfair, London, England.¹ He was buried on 31 July 1836 at Twickenham, Middlesex, England.¹ His will was probated in September 1836.¹
     Henry Welbore Ellis, 2nd Viscount Clifden of Gowran was baptised with the name of Henry Welbore Agar.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for County Kilkenny [Ireland] between 1783 and 1789.¹ He held the office of Clerk of the Privy Council [Ireland] between 1785 and 1817.¹ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Lord Clifden, Baron of Gowran, co. Kilkenny [I., 1776] on 1 January 1789.¹ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Viscount Clifden of Gowran, co. Kilkenny [I., 1781] on 1 January 1789.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Heytesbury between 1793 and 1802.¹ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baron Mendip of Mendip [G.B., 1794] on 2 February 1802.¹ He was invested as a Fellow, Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.) on 8 December 1803.¹ On 4 February 1804 his name was legally changed to Henry Welbore Ellis by Royal Licence.¹

     Lady Charlotte Spencer was born between 1765 and 1772. She was the daughter of George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough and Lady Caroline Russell.¹ She married Reverend Edward Nares on 16 April 1797.¹ She died in 1802.¹
     From 16 April 1797, her married name became Nares.

     Reverend Edward Nares married Lady Charlotte Spencer, daughter of George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough and Lady Caroline Russell, on 16 April 1797.¹
     Reverend Edward Nares graduated with a Doctor of Divinty (D.D.).¹ He was Regius Professor of Modern History and Languages at Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹

     Lady Anne Spencer was born on 5 November 1773.³ She was the daughter of George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough and Lady Caroline Russell.¹ She married Cropley Ashley-Cooper, 6th Earl of Shaftesbury, son of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 4th Earl of Shaftesbury and Mary Pleydell-Bouverie, on 10 December 1796 at Hurst, Berkshire, England.³ She died on 7 August 1865 at age 91 at Richmond, Surrey, England.³
     From 10 December 1796, her married name became Ashley-Cooper.

     Cropley Ashley-Cooper, 6th Earl of Shaftesbury was born on 21 December 1768 at 24 Grosvenor Square, London, England.² He was the son of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 4th Earl of Shaftesbury and Mary Pleydell-Bouverie. He married Lady Anne Spencer, daughter of George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough and Lady Caroline Russell, on 10 December 1796 at Hurst, Berkshire, England.¹ He died on 2 June 1851 at age 82 at St. Gile's House, Wimborne, Dorset, England.²
     Cropley Ashley-Cooper, 6th Earl of Shaftesbury gained the title of 6th Earl of Shaftesbury.¹