Major Hon. Cyril Myles Brabazon Ponsonby1

M, #84621, b. 16 November 1881, d. 28 September 1915
Last Edited=2 Feb 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.01%
     Major Hon. Cyril Myles Brabazon Ponsonby was born on 16 November 1881.2 He was the son of Edward Ponsonby, 8th Earl of Bessborough and Blanche Vere Guest.1 He married Rita Narcissa Longfield, daughter of Lt.-Col. Mountifort John Courtenay Longfield, on 20 July 1911.2 He died on 28 September 1915 at age 33 at FranceG, killed in action.1
     Major Hon. Cyril Myles Brabazon Ponsonby usually went by his middle name of Myles.2 He fought in the Boer War in 1902.2 He was Aide-de-Camp to the Governor of Ceylon between 1903 and 1910.2 He was Aide-de-Camp to HRH The Duke of Connaught between 1906 and 1909.2 He was appointed Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.)2 He gained the rank of Major in the Grenadier Guards.2 He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1915.2

Child of Major Hon. Cyril Myles Brabazon Ponsonby and Rita Narcissa Longfield

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 92. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 363. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Rita Narcissa Longfield1

F, #84622, b. 1891, d. 16 September 1977
Last Edited=6 May 2017
     Rita Narcissa Longfield was born in 1891.2 She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Mountifort John Courtenay Longfield.1 She married, firstly, Major Hon. Cyril Myles Brabazon Ponsonby, son of Edward Ponsonby, 8th Earl of Bessborough and Blanche Vere Guest, on 20 July 1911.3 She married, secondly, Neville Alfred Cyril Flower, son of Arthur Flower and Isabel Margaretta Cokayne Pauncefort-Duncombe, on 1 January 1918.3 She died on 16 September 1977.3
     From 20 July 1911, her married name became Ponsonby. From 1 January 1918, her married name became Flower.

Child of Rita Narcissa Longfield and Major Hon. Cyril Myles Brabazon Ponsonby

Child of Rita Narcissa Longfield and Neville Alfred Cyril Flower

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 92. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
  2. [S8308] Sara Flower, "re: Flower Family," e-mail message to Sara Flower, 5 May 2017. Hereinafter cited as "re: Flower Family."
  3. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 363. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Lt.-Col. Mountifort John Courtenay Longfield1

M, #84623
Last Edited=8 Feb 2010
     Lt.-Col. Mountifort John Courtenay Longfield is the son of Mountifort Longfield and Caroline Augusta Courtenay.2
     He lived at Castle Mary, Cloyne, County Cork, IrelandG.1

Child of Lt.-Col. Mountifort John Courtenay Longfield

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 92. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
  2. [S47] BIFR1976 page 734. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]

Neville Alfred Cyril Flower1

M, #84624, b. 1884, d. 3 April 1931
Last Edited=6 May 2017
     Neville Alfred Cyril Flower was born in 1884.2 He was the son of Arthur Flower and Isabel Margaretta Cokayne Pauncefort-Duncombe.1,2 He married Rita Narcissa Longfield, daughter of Lt.-Col. Mountifort John Courtenay Longfield, on 1 January 1918.1 He died on 3 April 1931, as a result of a motor-cycle accident.1
     He lived at Codicote Mill, Hertfordshire, EnglandG.1

Child of Neville Alfred Cyril Flower and Rita Narcissa Longfield

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 363. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S8308] Sara Flower, "re: Flower Family," e-mail message to Sara Flower, 5 May 2017. Hereinafter cited as "re: Flower Family."

Constance Flower1

F, #84625, b. 1886
Last Edited=6 May 2017
     Constance Flower was born in 1886.1 She was the daughter of Arthur Flower and Isabel Margaretta Cokayne Pauncefort-Duncombe.1 She married Joseph Francis Barclay, son of Colonel Henry Albert Barclay and Marion Louisa Hoare, on 15 February 1912.1
     From 15 February 1912, her married name became Barclay.1

Children of Constance Flower and Joseph Francis Barclay

Citations

  1. [S8308] Sara Flower, "re: Flower Family," e-mail message to Sara Flower, 5 May 2017. Hereinafter cited as "re: Flower Family."


Arthur Mountifort Longfield Ponsonby, 11th Earl of Bessborough1

M, #84626, b. 11 December 1912, d. 5 April 2002
Last Edited=2 Feb 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.0%
     Arthur Mountifort Longfield Ponsonby, 11th Earl of Bessborough was born on 11 December 1912.1 He was the son of Major Hon. Cyril Myles Brabazon Ponsonby and Rita Narcissa Longfield.1 He married, firstly, Patricia Minnigerode, daughter of Colonel Fitzhugh Lee Minnigerode, on 28 July 1939.1 He married, secondly, Anne Marie Baronin von Slatin, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Baron Sir Rudolph Carl von Slatin and Alice Ramberg, on 20 September 1956.1 He and Anne Marie Baronin von Slatin were divorced in 1963.1 He married, thirdly, Madeleine Lola Margaret Grand, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Laurence Douglas Grand, on 17 December 1963.1 He died on 5 April 2002 at age 89.2
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, EnglandG.1 He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandG, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)1 He gained the rank of Captain in the Welsh Guards.2 He fought in the Second World War between 1940 and 1946.2 He succeeded as the 11th Baron Ponsonby of Sysonby, co. Leicester [G.B., 1749] on 5 December 1993.1 He succeeded as the 11th Earl of Bessborough [I., 1739] on 5 December 1993.1 He succeeded as the 8th Baron Duncannon of Bessborough, co. Kilkenny [U.K., 1834] on 5 December 1993.1 He succeeded as the 12th Viscount Duncannon, of the fort of Duncannon, co. Wexford [I., 1723] on 5 December 1993.1 He succeeded as the 12th Baron Bessborough, of Bessborough, co. Kilkenny [I., 1721] on 5 December 1993.1

Children of Arthur Mountifort Longfield Ponsonby, 11th Earl of Bessborough and Patricia Minnigerode

Children of Arthur Mountifort Longfield Ponsonby, 11th Earl of Bessborough and Madeleine Lola Margaret Grand

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 92. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 363. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Patricia Minnigerode1

F, #84627, d. 12 September 1952
Last Edited=2 Feb 2005
     Patricia Minnigerode was the daughter of Colonel Fitzhugh Lee Minnigerode.1 She married Arthur Mountifort Longfield Ponsonby, 11th Earl of Bessborough, son of Major Hon. Cyril Myles Brabazon Ponsonby and Rita Narcissa Longfield, on 28 July 1939.1 She died on 12 September 1952.1
     Her married name became Ponsonby.

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 92. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 363. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Colonel Fitzhugh Lee Minnigerode1

M, #84628
Last Edited=4 Jan 2005
     Colonel Fitzhugh Lee Minnigerode lived at Virginia, U.S.A.G.1

Child of Colonel Fitzhugh Lee Minnigerode

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 92. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.

Sarah Allen1

F, #84629
Last Edited=4 Jan 2005
     Sarah Allen is the daughter of Stephen Allen.1 She married, firstly, John Bagge, son of John Bagge and Susan Cranwell.1 She married, secondly, Edmund Rolfe.1
     Her married name became Rolfe.1 Her married name became Bagge.1

Citations

  1. [S41] Ashworth P. Burke, editor, Family Records, (1897 reprint: New York, , N.Y., U.S.A.: Heraldic Publishing Company, 1965), page 27. Hereinafter cited as Family Records.

Stephen Allen1

M, #84630
Last Edited=4 Jan 2005

Child of Stephen Allen

Citations

  1. [S41] Ashworth P. Burke, editor, Family Records, (1897 reprint: New York, , N.Y., U.S.A.: Heraldic Publishing Company, 1965), page 27. Hereinafter cited as Family Records.