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     Sir George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley was born on 2 January 1702/3.¹ He was the son of General George Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of Cholmondeley and Elizabeth van Ruttenburg.¹ He married Lady Mary Walpole, daughter of Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford and Catherine Shorter, on 14 September 1723 at St. George's Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England.¹ He died on 10 June 1770 at age 67.¹ He was buried on 21 June 1770 at Malpas, Cheshire, England.¹ His will was probated in June 1770.¹
     Sir George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for East Looe between 1724 and 1727.¹ He was styled as Viscount Malpas between 1725 and 1733.¹ He held the office of Governor of Chester between 1725 and 1770.¹ He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) on 27 May 1725.¹ He held the office of Master of the Robes from 1726 to 1727.¹ He held the office of Lord of the Admiralty between 1727 and 1729.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Windsor between 1727 and 1733.¹ He held the office of Master of the Horse to the Prince of Wales between 1728 and 1735.¹ He held the office of Vice-Admiral of Cheshire between 1733 and 1770.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire between 1733 and 1770.¹ He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baron Cholmondeley of Witch Malbank, alias Nantwich, co. Chester [E., 1689] on 7 May 1733.¹ He succeeded to the title of 3rd Viscount Malpas, co. Chester [G.B., 1706] on 7 May 1733.¹ He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley, co. Chester [G.B., 1706] on 7 May 1733.¹ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baron Newburgh, in the Isle of Angelsey [G.B., 1716] on 7 May 1733.¹ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baron Newborough of Newborough, co. Wexford [I., 1715] on 7 May 1733.¹ He succeeded to the title of 4th Viscount Cholmondeley of Kells, co. Meath [I., 1661] on 7 May 1733.¹ He held the office of Lord of the Treasury from 1735 to 1736.¹ He held the office of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between 1736 and 1743.¹ He held the office of Chamberlain of Cheshire between 1 March 1735/36 and 1770.^1,2 He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 21 May 1736.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire between 1737 and 1761.¹ He held the office of Lord Privy Seal between December 1743 and December 1744.¹ He held the office of Joint Vice-Treasurer [Ireland] between 1744 and 1757.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the Army in 1745.¹ He gained the rank of Major-General in 1755.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1759.¹
     Horace Walpole called him " a vain and empty man, shoved up so high by his father-in-law, Sir Robert Walpole, and fallen into contempt and obscurity by his own extravagance and insufficiency."¹ He had one other son.³

     George Cholmondeley, Viscount Malpas was born on 17 October 1724 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England.¹ He was the son of Sir George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley and Lady Mary Walpole.¹ He married Hester Edwardes, daughter of Sir Francis Edwardes, 3rd Bt. and Hester Lacon, on 19 January 1746/47.¹ He died on 15 March 1764 at age 39, from inflammation of the bowels.¹ He was buried on 27 May 1764 at Malpas, Cheshire, England.¹ He died intestate and his estate was administered on 10 April 1764.¹
     George Cholmondeley, Viscount Malpas was styled as Viscount Malpas between 1733 and 1770.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Bramber between 1754 and 1761.¹ He fought in the Battle of Fontenoy, as a volunteer.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the 65th Regiment.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Corfe Castle between 1761 and 1764.¹

     Hester Edwardes was born circa 1728.¹ She was the daughter of Sir Francis Edwardes, 3rd Bt. and Hester Lacon.^1,2 She married George Cholmondeley, Viscount Malpas, son of Sir George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley and Lady Mary Walpole, on 19 January 1746/47.¹ She died on 3 September 1794 at Hampton Court Palace, Kingston-upon-Thames, London, England.^3,4 She was buried on 14 September 1794 at Malpas, Cheshire, England.³
     Her married name became Cholmondeley.

     Sir Francis Edwardes, 3rd Bt. was baptised on 17 April 1699 at Grantham, Lincolnshire, England.¹ He married, firstly, Anne Rocke, daughter of Thomas Rocke, before 1726.¹ He married, secondly, Hester Lacon, daughter of John Lacon and Jane Alport, on 10 June 1726 at Middle, Shropshire, England.¹ He died on 5 August 1734 at age 35, without male issue.¹
     Sir Francis Edwardes, 3rd Bt. succeeded to the title of 3rd Baronet Edwardes, of Shrewsbury, co. Shropshire [E., 1678] in October 1701.¹

     Hester Cholmondeley was the daughter of George Cholmondeley, Viscount Malpas and Hester Edwardes.¹ She married William Clapcote Lisle on 6 September 1773.¹
     Her married name became Lisle.

     William Clapcote Lisle married Hester Cholmondeley, daughter of George Cholmondeley, Viscount Malpas and Hester Edwardes, on 6 September 1773.¹
     William Clapcote Lisle lived at Upway, Dorset, England.¹

     Marcia Mary Anne Lisle is the daughter of William Clapcote Lisle and Hester Cholmondeley.^1,2 She married Rt. Hon. Charles Arbuthnot on 23 February 1799.¹
     Her married name became Arbuthnot.

     Rev. Hon. Robert Cholmondeley was born on 1 November 1727.² He was the son of Sir George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley and Lady Mary Walpole.^2,3 He married Mary Woffington, daughter of John Woffington, on 30 November 1746.² He died on 5 June 1804 at age 76.²
     Rev. Hon. Robert Cholmondeley gained the rank of officer in the service of the British Army.² He was the Rector at St. Andrew's, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England.²

     Mary Woffington was the daughter of John Woffington.¹ She married Rev. Hon. Robert Cholmondeley, son of Sir George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley and Lady Mary Walpole, on 30 November 1746.² She died on 4 April 1811.²
     Her married name became Cholmondeley.

     
     John Woffington was a journeyman bricklayer at Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.¹