Lady Amelia de Nassau1

F, #15861, b. 1635, d. circa 24 January 1684
Last Edited=26 Nov 2023
Amelia, Countess of Ossory
by William Wissing 2
     Lady Amelia de Nassau was born in 1635.2 She was the daughter of Louis de Nassau, Herr van der Leck and Beverwaerde and Countess Isabella of Hornes.1,4 She married Thomas Butler, 6th Earl of Ossory, son of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde and Elizabeth Preston, Baroness Dingwall, on 17 November 1659.5 She died circa 24 January 1684.6 She was buried on 27 January 1684.6
     From 17 November 1659, her married name became Butler. After her marriage, Lady Amelia de Nassau was styled as Countess of Ossory on 8 August 1662.

Children of Lady Amelia de Nassau and Thomas Butler, 6th Earl of Ossory

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 226. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Penancoet Family."
  3. [S332] Artcyclopedia, online http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists. Hereinafter cited as Artcyclopedia.
  4. [S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
  5. [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 47. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.
  6. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2427. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  7. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Richard Preston, 1st Earl of Desmond1

M, #15862, d. 28 October 1628
Last Edited=17 May 2014
     Richard Preston, 1st Earl of Desmond married Lady Elizabeth Butler, daughter of Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormonde and Hon. Elizabeth Sheffield, after December 1613.2 He died on 28 October 1628, without surviving male issue.3
     He was created 1st Lord Dingwall, of co. Ross [Scotland] on 8 June 1609.1 He was appointed Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.)4 He was created 1st Baron Dunmore, co. Kilkenny [Ireland] on 11 July 1619.4 He was created 1st Earl of Desmond [Ireland] on 24 July 1619.1 He held the office of Gentleman of the Bedchamber to King James I.4 He was created 1st Earl of Desmond [Ireland] on 7 November 1622, with special remainder in reversion to his prospective son-in-law, George Feilding.4 He lived at Halltree, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.4 On his death, his earldom of 1622 and the barony of Dunmore became extinct.4

Child of Richard Preston, 1st Earl of Desmond and Lady Elizabeth Butler

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 453. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 452.
  3. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 487.
  4. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2427. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Lady Mary Caroline Grey1

F, #15863, d. 14 July 1940
Last Edited=28 Apr 2015
     Lady Mary Caroline Grey was the daughter of Lt.-Gen. Hon. Charles Grey and Caroline Eliza Farquhar.1,2 She married Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto, son of William Hugh Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 3rd Earl of Minto and Emma Eleanor Elizabeth Hislop, on 28 July 1883.3 She died on 14 July 1940.3
     She was appointed Imperial Order of the Crown of India (C.I.)3 She was appointed Dame of Grace, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (D.G.St.J.)3 Her married name became Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound. She held the office of Extra Lady of the Bedchamber to HM Queen Mary.3 After her marriage, Lady Mary Caroline Grey was styled as Countess of Minto on 17 March 1891. On 16 April 1895 she was granted the rank of an earl's daughter.3

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 550. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S37] BP2003 See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  3. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Victor Gilbert Lariston Garnet Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 5th Earl of Minto1

M, #15864, b. 12 February 1891, d. 11 January 1975
Last Edited=16 Jul 2012
Consanguinity Index=0.0%
     Victor Gilbert Lariston Garnet Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 5th Earl of Minto was born on 12 February 1891.1 He was the son of Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto and Lady Mary Caroline Grey.1 He married Marion Cook, daughter of George William Cook, on 19 January 1921. He died on 11 January 1975 at age 83.1
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.1 He gained the rank of Captain in the Scots Guards.1 He succeeded as the 8th Baronet Elliot, of Headshaw [N.S., 1700] on 1 March 1914.1 He succeeded as the 5th Viscount Melgund, of Melgund, co. Forfar [U.K., 1813] on 1 March 1914.1 He succeeded as the 5th Earl of Minto, co. Roxburgh [U.K., 1813] on 1 March 1914.1 He succeeded as the 5th Baron Minto of Minto, co. Roxburgh [G.B., 1797] on 1 March 1914.1 He was admitted to the Royal Company of Archers.1 He was Aide-de-Camp to the Governor-General of Canada between 1918 and 1919.1 He was appointed Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons (F.R.C.S.)1 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Roxburghshire in 1924.1 He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Roxburghshire in 1942.1

Children of Victor Gilbert Lariston Garnet Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 5th Earl of Minto and Marion Cook

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2713. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Hon. Gavin William Esmond Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound1

M, #15865, b. 25 April 1895, d. 6 August 1917
Last Edited=16 Jul 2012
Consanguinity Index=0.0%
     Hon. Gavin William Esmond Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound was born on 25 April 1895.1 He was the son of Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto and Lady Mary Caroline Grey.1 He died on 6 August 1917 at age 22, killed in action.1
     He fought in the First World War.1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Scots Guards.1

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2713. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]


Lady Ruby Florence Mary Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound1

F, #15866, b. 26 September 1886, d. 5 November 1961
Last Edited=28 Apr 2015
Consanguinity Index=0.0%
     Lady Ruby Florence Mary Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound was born on 26 September 1886.1 She was the daughter of Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto and Lady Mary Caroline Grey.1 She was baptised on 19 November 1886 at Chapel Royal, Whitehall, London, EnglandG.1 She married Rowland Thomas Baring, 2nd Earl of Cromer, son of Major Rt. Hon. Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer and Ethel Errington, on 4 April 1908 at St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, London, EnglandG.1 She died on 5 November 1961 at age 75.2
     Her married name became Baring. After her marriage, Lady Ruby Florence Mary Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound was styled as Countess of Cromer on 29 January 1917. She was appointed Dame Grand Cross, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (G.C.St.J.)3

Children of Lady Ruby Florence Mary Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound and Rowland Thomas Baring, 2nd Earl of Cromer

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 550. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 223. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
  3. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 981. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Lady Violet Mary Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound1

F, #15867, b. 28 May 1889, d. 3 January 1965
Last Edited=16 Jul 2012
Consanguinity Index=0.0%
     Lady Violet Mary Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound was born on 28 May 1889.2 She was the daughter of Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto and Lady Mary Caroline Grey.1,2 She married, firstly, Major Lord Charles George Francis Mercer Nairne Petty-FitzMaurice, son of Henry Charles Keith Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne and Lady Maud Evelyn Hamilton, on 20 January 1909.1 She married, secondly, Lt.-Col. John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever, son of William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor and Mary Dahlgren Paul, on 28 August 1916.1 She died on 3 January 1965 at age 75.1
     From 20 January 1909, her married name became Nairne. From 28 August 1916, her married name became Astor. She was appointed Dame of Grace, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (D.St.J.)3 After her marriage, Lady Violet Mary Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound was styled as Baroness Astor of Hever on 21 January 1956.

Children of Lady Violet Mary Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound and Lt.-Col. John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever

Citations

  1. [S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 817. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2713. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  3. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 132. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]
  4. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  5. [S2] Peter W. Hammond, The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV, page 424.

Marion Cook1

F, #15868, d. 16 January 1974
Last Edited=16 Jul 2012
     Marion Cook was the daughter of George William Cook.1 She married Victor Gilbert Lariston Garnet Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 5th Earl of Minto, son of Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto and Lady Mary Caroline Grey, on 19 January 1921. She died on 16 January 1974.1
     After her marriage, Marion Cook was styled as Countess of Minto on 19 January 1921. From 19 January 1921, her married name became Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound. She was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1956.1

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2713. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

James Wriothesley, Lord Wriothesley

M, #15869, b. 1 March 1604/5, d. 5 November 1624
Last Edited=22 May 2004
Consanguinity Index=0.36%
     James Wriothesley, Lord Wriothesley was born on 1 March 1604/5. He was the son of Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton and Elizabeth Vernon. He died on 5 November 1624 at age 19, unmarried.
     He gained the title of Lord Wriothesley.

Lady Elizabeth Leigh1

F, #15870, d. 1655
Last Edited=11 Jul 2018
     Lady Elizabeth Leigh was the daughter of Francis Leigh, 1st Earl of Chichester and Hon. Audrey Boteler.2 She married Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, son of Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton and Elizabeth Vernon, circa 24 April 1642.2 She died in 1655.3
     Her married name became Wriothesley.

Child of Lady Elizabeth Leigh and Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 81. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 194.
  3. [S344] Burke's Peerage and Gentry, online http://www.burkespeerage.com. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Gentry.