BRUDENELL; BRUCE; BRUDENELL-BRUCE

Earls and Marquesses of Ailesbury

Earls of Elgin and Kincardine

Part 1: Bruce

Edward Bruce, of Blairhall (1505-1565); m.Alison Reid

1a) Robert, of Blairhall; m.1593 Margaret Hamilton (d.1614)

1b) Robert, of Blairhall; m.Katherine Preston

1c) Thomas, of Blairhall; m.Jean Henderson

1d) John, of Blairhall; m.Hon. Jean Leslie

1e) Mary; m.Dugald Stewart, brother of 1^st Earl of Bute; their issue inherited Blairhall

2d) Alexander; m.Katherine Stewart; Burke’s Extinct Peerage asserts that he succeeded as 3^rd Baronet of Balcaskie in 1710, but that appears to be incorrect

3d) Margaret; m.John Aytoun of Kinmaldy

4d) Catherine, d.1693; m.4 Apr 1685 William Graham, 8^th Earl of Menteith, 2^nd Earl of Airth (ca 1634-12 Sep 1694)

2c) Sir William, of Balcaskie, and later of Kinross, cr Baronet [S] 1668, d.Edinburgh 1 Jan 1710; m.1^st Mary Halkett; m.2^nd Magdalen Scot (dsp 30 May 1699)

1d) Sir John, 2^nd Bt., d.Glasgow 19 Mar 1710; m.May 1687 Christian (d.Edinburgh 21 Apr 1710), Dowager Duchess of Montrose, dau of Duke of Rothes; his estates passed to his sister and her heirs male, subject to them taking the surname Bruce of Kinross”; the Baronetcy, which had been created with remainder the heirs male of Sir William’s body, became extinct, per The Complete Baronetage; but note that Burke’s Extinct Peerage states, probably incorrectly, that the original remainder was to heirs male, and that the Baronetcy devolved on Alexander Bruce, of the Blairhall line, above, but oddly then became extinct even though there were many other heirs male of the grantee

2d) Anne; m.1^st Sir Thomas Hope, of Craighall, 4^th Bt., d.ca 1686; m.2^nd Sir John Carstairs, of Kilconquhar; the Kinross estates went to her and her heirs male; her sons were:

1e) Sir William Hope, 5^th Bt., dvm ca 1707

2e) Sir Thomas Hope, later Bruce-Hope, of Kinross, 6^th Bt., d.1734/41

3e) Sir John Bruce Hope, of Kinross, 7^th Bt., d.5 Jun 1766; m.1^st Charlotte Halkett; m.2^nd 1706 Marianne Denune

1f) [ex 2] Anne

3e) James Carstairs, eventual heir of Kinross estates

3c) Christian, d.18 Mar 1737; m.Alexander Bruce, 4^th Earl of Kincardine (d.3 Oct 1715)

2a) Edward (1548-14 Jan 1611), cr 1602 Lord Kinloss [with remainder to his heirs and assigns], cr 1604 Baron Bruce of Kinloss [with remainder to heirs male of his body, and then to his heirs male whatsoever], cr 1608 Lord Bruce of Kinloss [with remainder to heirs male of his body, and then to his heirs and assigns]; m.Magdalen Clerk (fl 1631)

1b) Robert, fl 24 Dec 1593, but dvpsp

2b) Edward, 2^nd Lord Bruce of Kinloss, k. in a duel with Sir Edward Sackville [later Earl of Dorset] at Bergen-op-Zoom in Aug 1613

3b) Christian (28 Dec 1595-16 Jan 1675); m.10 Apr 1608 William Cavendish, 2^nd Earl of Devonshire (1590-20 Jun 1628)

4b) Thomas, 3^rd Lord Bruce of Kinloss, cr 1633 Earl of Elgin and Lord Bruce of Kinloss [with remainder to his heirs male forever with the name of Bruce], cr 1641 Baron Bruce of Whorlton (Edinburgh 2 Dec 1599-Ampthill 21 Dec 1663); m.1^st London 4 Jul 1622 Anne Chichester (d.20 Mar 1627); m.2^nd 12 Nov 1629 Diana (d.27 Apr 1654), dau of 2^nd Earl of Exeter and widow of Earl of Oxford

1c) Robert, 2^nd Earl of Elgin, etc., cr 1664 Earl of Ailesbury, Viscount Bruce of Ampthill, and Baron Bruce of Skelton (d.Houghton Park 20 Oct 1685); m.London 16 Feb 1646 Lady Diana Grey (d.8 Apr 1689); he is said to have had seventeen children, including:

1d) Edward, d.1663, aged 17

2d) Robert, d.young

3d) Charles, d.young

4d) Henry, d.young

5d) Bernard, d.young

6d) Diana, d.Belvoir Castle 15 Jul 1672; m.1^st 29 Jan 1666 Sir Seymour Shirley, of Staunton Harold, 5^th Bt. (23 Jan 1647-16 Jul 1667); m.2^nd Ampthill Park 10 Nov 1671 John Manners, Duke of Rutland (29 May 1638-10 Jan 1711)

7d) Anne, d.ca 1716; m.1672 Sir William Rich, of Sonning, 2^nd Bt. (ca 1654-1711)

8d) Christian, d.5 Apr 1720; m.1^st John Rolle; m.2^nd Sir Robert Gayer

9d) Thomas, 2^nd Earl of Ailesbury and 3^rd Earl of Elgin (1656-Brussels 16 Dec 1741); m.1^st 31 Aug 1676 Lady Elizabeth Seymour (d.12 Jan 1697); m.2^nd Brussels 27 Apr 1700 Charlotte Jacqueline d’Argenteau (Brussels 18 Oct 1678-Brussels 23 Jul 1710)

1e) Robert (6 Aug 1679-bur. 22 Jul 1685)

2e) Charles, 3^rd Earl of Ailesbury and 4^th Earl of Elgin, cr 1746 Baron Bruce of Tottenham [with remainder, after heirs male of his body, to Thomas Brudenell, son of his sister Elizabeth] (29 May 1682-10 Feb 1747); m.1^st London 7 Feb 1706 Lady Anne Savile (d.18 Jul 1717); m.2^nd Burlington House, Chiswick 2 Feb 1720 Lady Juliana Boyle (d.26 Mar 1739); m.3^rd Somerset House 18 Jun 1739 Caroline (12 Jan 1721-17 Jan 1803), dau of John Campbell, later Duke of Argyll, and later wife of Gen. Hon. Henry Seymour-Conway; on his death the Earldom of Elgin and Barony Bruce of Kinloss [cr 1633] and also the 1604 Barony devolved on Charles Bruce, Earl of Kincardine; The Barony of Kinloss (cr 1602 and 1608) devolved de jure on his grandson James Brydges; the Barony of Bruce of Tottenham (1746), along with many of his estates, devolved under the remainder on his nephew Thomas Brudenell; and the English titles of 1641 and 1664, including the Earldom of Ailesbury, became extinct

[by 1^st m.]:

1f) George, d.young

2f) Robert, d.30 Aug 1738; m.8 Feb 1729 Frances, dau of Sir William Blacket, Bt.; note Burke’s 1914 says he was MP for Great Bedwyn, but that was his uncle Robert

3f) Mary, d.Twickenham 14 Aug 1738; m.21 Dec 1728 Henry Brydges, Marquess of Carnarvon [later, 2^nd Duke of Chandos] (bap 1 Feb 1708-28 Nov 1771)

4f) Elizabeth, d.5 Nov 1796; m.26 Nov 1732 Hon. Benjamin Bathurst (12 Aug 1711-23 Jan 1767)

[by 3^rd m.]:

5f) Mary, d.Goodwood 7 Nov 1796; m.London 1 Apr 1757 Charles Lennox, 3^rd Duke of Richmond and Lennox (22 Feb 1735-29 Dec 1806)

[? 6f) not mentioned in most sources, Scots Peerage mentions one Lady Rachel Bruce, said to be a dau of Earl of Elgin, m.to John Milner, but says that “… her identity has not been satisfactorily established.”]

3e) Henry, d.young

4e) Thomas, d.young

5e) Elizabeth (Jan 1689-Dec 1745); m.London 15 May 1707 George Brudenell, 3^rd Earl of Cardigan (d.5 Jul 1732)

6e) Mary (12 Jan 1697-1698)

7e) Maria Theresa Charlotte (1704-1736); m.1722 Maximilian Emmanuel Pr de Hornes; their dau m. a Prince zu Stolberg and was mother of the wife of the Young Pretender

10d) Mary (31 Dec 1657-bur. 15 May 1711); m.1678 Sir William Walter, of Sarsden, 2^nd Bt. (ca 1635-5 Mar 1694)

11d) Robert (bap 11 Feb 1668-19 May 1729)

12d) James, d.1738

13d) Arabella

14d) Henriette; m.Thomas Ogle

15d) Ann Charlotte; m.Nicholas Bagenal, of Newry (d.1712)

16d) Christian, d.young

17d) Elizabeth, d.young

5b) Janet; m.Thomas Dalyell [Dalziel] of Binns

3a) Sir George, of Carnock, d.6 May 1625; m.Margaret Primrose

1b) George, of Carnock; m.Mary Preston, sister of Sir George Preston, Bt.

1c) Edward, cr 1647 Earl of Kincardine and Lord Bruce of Torry [with remainder to heirs male], d.1662

2c) Alexander, 2^nd Earl of Kincardine (ca 1629-9 Jul 1680); m.ca 1659 Veronica van Arsen van Sommelsdyck [Sommerdyke?] (d.28 Apr 1701)

1d) Charles, Lord Bruce, d.12 Jan 1680, aged 20

2d) Cornelius (bap 13 Jun 1663- d.young)

3d) Alexander (bap 13 Sep 1664- d.young)

4d) Cornelius (bap 13 Sep 1664- d.young)

5d) Alexander, 3^rd Earl of Kincardine (bap 5 Jun 1666-10 Nov 1705)

6d) Mary, d.after 1739; m.19 Apr 1681 William Cochrane, of Ochiltree (d.after 24 Dec 1716)

7d) Anne; m.16 Apr 1684 Sir David Murray, of Stanhope, 2^nd Bt. (d.14 Feb 1729)

8d) Elizabeth; m.24 Mar 1704 James Boswell, of Auchinleck (d.1748)

3c) Margaret; m.Sir John Lumsden

4c) Magdalene; m.Sir John Arnot, of Fernie

5c) Mary; m.1655 David Erskine, 2^nd Lord Cardross (bap 6 Feb 1627-1671)

2b) Alexander, of Alva, d.1638

3b) Robert, of Broomhall, d.25 Jun 1652; m.Helen Skene

1c) Sir Alexander, of Broomhall, 1705 4^th Earl of Kincardine, d.3 Oct 1715; m.Christian Bruce (see above)

1d) Robert, 5^th Earl of Kincardine, d.1718

2d) Alexander, 6^th Earl of Kincardine (19 Jan 1662-Broomhall 1721); m.Jean ___ [Nisbet?]

1e) Jane; m.John Napier, of Kilmahew

3d) Thomas, 7^th Earl of Kincardine (19 Apr 1663-Broomhall 23 Mar 1740); m.Rachel Pauncefort (d.Broomhall 17 Mar 1753)

1e) William, 8^th Earl of Kincardine,d.Dunkirk 8 Sep 1740; m.14 Feb 1726 Janet Roberton (d.Edinburgh 29 May 1772)

1f) Charles, 9^th Earl of Kincardine, suc 1747 as 5^th Earl of Elgin and also Baron Bruce of Kinloss (15 Jul 1732-Broomhall 14 May 1771); m.Edinburgh 1 Jun 1759 Martha White (d.Twickenham 21 Jun 1810)

1g) Martha [or Matilda] (3 Jun 1760-21 Dec 1767)

2g) Janey (2 Jul 1761-6 Jul 1767)

3g) William Robert (15 Jan 1763-27 Mar 1763)

4g) William Robert, 6^th Earl of Elgin and Kincardine (Broomhall 28 Jan 1764-Broomhall 15 Jul 1771)

5g) Thomas, 7^th Earl of Elgin and Kincardine (20 Jul 1766-Paris 14 Nov 1841); m.1^st Archerfield 11 Mar 1799 (div 1808) Mary Nisbet (d.9 Jul 1855); m.2^nd Dunnikeir 21 Sep 1810 Elizabeth Oswald (d.Paris 1 Apr 1860)

[by 1^st m.]:

1h) George Charles Constantine, Lord Bruce (5 Apr 1800-Tallaston 1 Dec 1840)

2h) Mary (28 Aug 1801-21 Dec 1883); m.28 Jan 1828 Robert Adam Dundas, later Christopher, later Nisbet-Hamilton, of Bloxholm Hall (d.1877)

3h) Matilda Harriet (23 Sep 1802-31 Aug 1857); m.14 Oct 1839 Sir John Maxwell of Pollock, 8^th Bt (d.6 Jun 1865)

4h) William (4 Mar 1804-20 Apr 1805)

5h) Lucy (20 Jan 1806-4 Sep 1881); m.14 Mar 1828 John Grant, of Kilgraston and Pitkeathly (d.20 Jan 1874)

[by 2^nd m.]:

6h) James, 8^th Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, cr 1849 Baron Elgin of Elgin [UK] (London 20 Jul 1811-Dharmsala, India 20 Nov 1863); m.1^st Kinnaird House, Stirling 22 Apr 1841 Elizabeth Mary Cumming-Bruce (Apr 1821-Jamaica 7 Jul 1843), of the Gordon-Cumming Baronets; m.2^nd London 7 Nov 1846 Lady Mary Louisa Lambton (London 8 May 1819-Broomhall 9 Mar 1898)

1i) Elma (19 Jun 1842-Liverpool 27 Nov 1923); m.Forres 18 Oct 1864 Thomas John Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 5^th Lord Thurlow (Ashfield Lodge, Sussex 5 Dec 1838-London 12 Mar 1916)

2i) Mary (4 Jun 1843-7 Jun 1843)

3i) Victor Alexander, 9^th Earl of Elgin and Kincardine (16 May 1849-18 Jan 1917); m.1^st 9 Nov 1876 Lady Constance Mary Carnegie (17 Nov 1851-24 Sep 1909); m.2^nd 19 Nov 1913 Gertrude Lilian Sherbrooke (d.13 Feb 1971)

1j) Elizabeth Mary (11 Sep 1877-13 May 1944); m.22 Sep 1898 Sir Henry Babington Smith (d.29 Sep 1923)

2j) Christian Augusta (25 Jan 1879-12 Sep 1940); m.15 Dec 1904 Sir Herbert Kinnaird Ogilvy, 12th Bt. (29 Jun 1865-1 Mar 1956)

3j) Constance Veronica (24 Feb 1880-7 Jul 1969)

4j) Edward James, 10^th Earl of Elgin and Kincardine (8 Jun 1881-27 Nov 1968); m.5 Jan 1921 Hon. Katherine Elizabeth Cochrane (d.1989)

1k) Andrew Douglas Alexander Thomas, 11^th Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, b.17 Feb 1924; m.27 Apr 1959 Victoria Mary Usher

1l) Georgiana Mary

2l) Charles Edward Bruce, Lord Bruce, b.19 Oct 1961; m.1^st 1990 (div 2000) Amanda Leigh Movius; m.2^nd 2001 Alice T Enders

[by 1^st m.]:

1m) James Andrew Charles Robert, Master of Bruce, b.1991

2m) George Benjamin Thomas

3m) Antonia Jean

[by 2^nd m.]:

4m) Benedict

3l) Antonia Katherine; m.1989 (div 1999) Marcel Ballot

4l) Adam Robert; m. Donna Maria-Sofia Giovanna Rose Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte

1m) Robert Frederick Angelo Granito Pignatelli Bruce

2m) Orlando Antonio Andrew Bruce

5l) Alexander Victor; m.1998 Victoria Bythell

1m) Rosie Katherine

2m) Ella Victoria

3m) Lily Alexandra

2k) James Michael Edward (26 Aug 1927-22 Apr 2013); m.1^st 29 Jul 1950 (div 1974) Hon. Margaret Jean Dagbjørt Coats (11 Oct 1928-2007); m.2^nd 26 Apr 1975 Morven-Anne Macdonald (d.1994); m.3^rd 2000 Mrs Mary Elizabeth Hamilton, née Walter (d.7 Dec 2023)

[by 1^st m.]:

1l) Robert James Thomas (24 Jun 1953-14 Jul 1979)

2l) Janet Claire Bruce; m.1979 John Seton Burrell Carson

3l) John Edward Bruce; m.1995 Caroline Teresa Fitch à issue

4l) Michael Andrew; m.Claire M Mattocks à issue

[by 2^nd m.]:

5l) Alexander James; m.2005 Elizabeth Anne Clova Lyell à issue

6l) Simon Alistair Bruce

7l) Katherine Anne; m.2007 Andrew Stewart

8l) Emma Victoria

3k) Edward David (29 Feb 1936- ); m.1^st 30 Apr 1960 (div 1998) Sara Elizabeth Wallop William-Powlett (23 Jun 1936-26 Mar 2015); m.2^nd 1999 Jessie Mary Jones

1l) Newton Edward John; m.1996 Joanna Erskine

2l) Anna Catherine; m.1988 Edward Hocknell

4k) Martha Veronica (7 Nov 1921-22 Jan 2023)

5k) Jean Christian (12 Jan 1923- ); m.21 Jul 1945 David Erskine-Wemyss, of that Ilk (11 Feb 1920-26 Jan 2005)

6k) Alison Margaret (17 Oct 1931-5 Mar 1992); m.6 Jul 1957 Cleveland Stewart-Patterson

5j) Robert (18 Nov 1882-31 Oct 1959); m.30 Jun 1910 Mary Katharine Lindley (d.1982)

1k) Veronica Mary (15 May 1911-25 Jan 2000)

2k) Robert (4 Apr 1915-k.a.May 1941)

3k) Ursula Isabel (23 Jun 1920-18 Mar 2004)

6j) Alexander (29 Jul 1884-East Africa Oct 1917)

7j) Marjorie (12 Dec 1885-23 May 1901)

8j) David (11 Jun 1888-26 Aug 1964); m.23 May 1919 Jennet Rawstorne

1k) Rachel Mary (12 Aug 1922-2000/1); m.6 Oct 1967 Bryan Cecil Durant (d.1983)

2k) Peter Alexander (21 Jun 1925-1971); m.29 Mar 1967 Margaret Ann Phillips

9j) Rachel Catherine (23 Feb 1890-17 Dec 1964); m.7 Dec 1911 Sir Harry Calvert Williams Verney, 4^th Bt (7 Jun 1881-23 Dec 1974)

10j) John Bernard (9 Apr 1892-3 Aug 1971); m.2 Jun 1923 Helen Rachel Rawstorne (d.4 Nov 1983) à issue

11j) Victor Alexander (13 Feb 1897-19 Dec 1930); m.27 Apr 1929 Maud Rudolff Sneddon (d.5 Nov 1961)

12j) Bernard (12 Jun 1917-1983); m.1^st 19 Mar 1958 (div 1968) Mary Coxe Miller; m.2^nd 5 Dec 1970 (div 1976) Georgina Julia Susan Argenti; m.3rd 2 Jul 1976 Mary Patricia Macdonald (d.29 Oct 2012)

4i) Robert Preston (4 Dec 1851-8 Dec 1893)

5i) Charles (27 Apr 1853-12 Jun 1863)

6i) Frederick John (16 Sep 1854-26 Jan 1920); m.3 Jun 1879 Katherine Fernie (d.28 Feb 1917)

1j) Lewis (12 Mar 1880-23 Mar 1961); m.11 Jan 1911 Anne Margaret Macdonald Ranken (d.8 Dec 1961)

1k) Mary Witherington (21 Oct 1911-2 Sep 1958); m.15 Mar 1951 Japh Alexander Oxenford

2k) John Frederick Lambton (20 Oct 1912-20 Sep 2002); m.11 Jan 1941 Marjory Katherine Fernie Bruce (below) à issue

3k) Robert Richard Fernie (17 Aug 1915-13 Aug 2012); m.6 Jul 1941 Beatrice Tombolini (d.2010) à issue

4k) James Alexander (14 Feb 1919-1989); m.1952 Joan Beryl Marion Elizabeth Silby à issue

5k) Katharine Anne Doughty (12 May 1921- ); m.12 Jul 1971 Sidney John Doe (d.20 Apr 1993)

2j) Margaret (23 Aug 1881-2 Feb 1923); m.15 Apr 1913 Rev Cuthbert Creighton

3j) Charles (23 Feb 1883-18 Sep 1958); m.30 Aug 1918 Joan Woodiwiss

1k) Marjory Katharine Fernie (4 Aug 1919-15 May 1994); m.11 Jan 1941 John Frederick Lambton Bruce (above)

2k) Isobel Seton (14 Feb 1921- ); m.4 Jul 1956 Joseph Henry Clift (d.1986)

3k) Zenobie Margaret (10 Jan 1922-21 Jul 1973); m.30 Jul 1942 Walter Bevan Coulson Tregarthen

4k) Jill Rosalind (7 Jul 1927- ); m.1^st 10 Dec 1949 (div 1968) James Mayo Alastair Gunn; m.2^nd 1977 Bryan Leonard Charles Dodsworth (d.2009)

5k) David Charles Richard (12 Nov 1928-10 Mar 1957); m.4 Apr 1950 Georgina Poppy Keay à issue

4j) Marion (9 Sep 1884-25 Mar 1966); m.1920 Thomas Ranken (d.27 Apr 1950)

5j) Katherine (24 Dec 1885-23 Nov 1967); m.2 Jul 1918 Thomas Augustus Hardcastle (d.21 Jun 1941)

6j) James (2 Dec 1887-k.a.1917)

7j) Janet Elizabeth (7 Jul 1890-19 Nov 1966)

8j) Richard Frederick David (1 Mar 1894-3 Jan 1928); m.1919 Mary Elizabeth Neville-Dahm (d.1953)

7i) Louisa Elizabeth (1856-9 Dec 1902)

7h) Robert (15 Mar 1813-27 Jun 1862); m.2 May 1848 Katherine Mary Shaw-Stewart (d.3 Dec 1889)

8h) Sir Frederick William Adolphus (14 Apr 1814-Sep 1867)

9h) Edward (3 Nov 1815-21 Jun 1833)

10h) Charlotte Christian (9 Sep 1817-26 Apr 1872; m.2 Jul 1850 Frederick Locker, [later, after she died, Locker-Lampson] (d.30 May 1895)

11h) Augusta Frederica Elizabeth (3 Apr 1822-1 Mar 1876); m.16 Dec 1863 Very Rev Arthur Penrhyn Stanley (13 Dec 1815-18 Jul 1881)

12h) Thomas Charles (15 Feb 1825-23 Nov 1890); m.19 Nov 1863 Sarah Caroline Thornhill (1835-22 Jul 1913), sister of Sir Thomas Thornhill, Bt.

1i) Charles Thomas (21 Feb 1865-d.on active service in Flanders 23 Oct 1915); m.1^st 8 Jul 1897 Edith Mary Parker (d.13 May 1912); m.2^nd 7 Jul 1914 Gwendolen Mary Speir (d.2 Dec 1934)

1j) Robert Charles (16 May 1898-31 Aug 1953); m.15 Jul 1919 Hon. Kate Mary Maugham (d.30 Oct 1961)

1k) David (5 Jun 1920-1978); m.11 Oct 1949 (div 1958) Elizabeth Joan Gregson-Ellis (1926- ), maternal gdau of Sir Marteine Lloyd, 2^nd Bt. à issue

2k) Charles John (26 May 1921-k.a.Apr 1945)

3k) Katherine Mary (16 May 1928-31 Dec 2017); m.1^st 19 Jun 1948 (div 1960) John James Scott; m.2^nd 1 Mar 1968 Francis Amcotts Wilson (3 Apr 1922- ), of the Baronets

2i) Elizabeth Marjorie (1867-29 Apr 1929); m.17 Jul 1895 Algernon George Arnold Durand (31 Mar 1854-8 Oct 1923), brother of Sir Edward Durand, Bt.

3i) Augusta Mary (1871- )

4i) Robert Arthur (3 Apr 1875-16 Aug 1896)

13h) Frances Anne (11 Oct 1831-16 Aug 1894); m.15 Feb 1855 Evan Peter Montagu Baillie, of Dochfour (27 Aug 1824-9 Nov 1874)

6g) Charles Andrew (18 Jan 1768-27 Dec 1810); m.1^st 20 May 1796 Anna Maria Blunt (d.19 Sep 1798); m.2^nd Charlotte Sophia Dashwood

1h) Charles Dashwood (12 Nov 1802-25 Aug 1864); m.18 Sep 1841 Hon. Harriet Elizabeth Pitt-Rivers (17 Jan 1816-18 Jul 1876)

2h) Louisa Charlotte (19 Apr 1802-9 Aug 1870); m.14 Jul 1835 Sir William Richard Powlett Geary, 3^rd Bt. (13 Nov 1810-19 Dec 1877)

3h) Brudenell (1804-Poros 8 Oct 1828)

7g) James (23 Mar 1769-drowned 10 Jul 1798)

8g) Charlotte Matilda (28 May 1771-21 Feb 1816); m.1799 Sir Philip Charles Durham

2f) Rev. James, d.Lisbon 17 May 1765

3f) Thomas (1738-Exeter 12 Dec 1797)

4f) Rachel, d.Edinburgh 12 Jan 1803

5f) Christian, d.28 May 1810; m.28 Apr 1762 James Erskine, of Cardross (1732-27 Mar 1802)

2e) Thomas, d.in France 1739

3e) Sarah (Dec 1699-Stobhall 2 Jul 1795)

4e) Christian, d.Balgonie 23 Feb 1775

5e) Rachel, d.Lundin 29 Jun 1789; m.James Drummond, of Lundin, titular 10^th Earl of Perth (6 Nov 1707-18 Jul 1781)

4d) Charles (18 Mar 1664-d.young)

5d) Janet, d.Sep 1743, aged 90

6d) Christian

7d) Helen

8d) Mary

9d) Veronica; m.1^st Gustavus Hamilton; m.2^nd 1703 Duncan Campbell, of Kames

2c) George; m.Agnes Allan

3c) Janet; m.Sir Thomas Burnet, of Crimond

4c) Helen; m.Sir William Weir, of Blackwood

5c) Rachel, bur 18 Jun 1668

4b) Anne; m.1641 Sir James Arnot, of Fernie

5b) Magdalene; m.Sir John Erskine, of Balgonie (d.9 Mar 1641)

6b) Christian; m.Lawrence Mercer

7b) Nicholas, bur 26 Jan 1671; m.1^st Sir John Morrison; m.2^nd John Dick

8b) Margaret, d.1652; m.Francis Nicolls

4a) William, a priest, d.1609

5a) Margaret

6a) Bessie; m.David Bar

Part 2: Brudenell and Brudenell-Bruce

Thomas Brudenell, cr Baronet 1611, cr 1628 Baron Brudenell of Stonton, cr 1661 Earl of Cardigan, d.Deene 16 Sep 1663; m.by 1607 Mary Tresham (d.13 Oct 1664)

1a) Robert, 2^nd Earl of Cardigan (5 Mar 1607-16 Jul 1703); m.1^st Hon. Mary Constable; m.2^nd Hon. Anne Savage (d.16 Jun 1696)

[by 1^st m.[:

1b) Mary (bap 7 Jan 1636-d.ca 1665); m.William Hay, 4^th Earl of Kinnoull (bur 28 May 1677)

[by 2^nd m.]:

2b) Francis, Lord Brudenell, d.1698; m.ca 1 Jun 1668 Lady Frances Savile (d.6 Jun 1695)

1c) George, 3^rd Earl of Cardigan, d.5 Jul 1732; m.London 15 May 1707 Lady Elizabeth Bruce (ca Jan 1689-Dec 1745), sister of 3^rd Earl of Ailesbury & 2^nd Earl of Elgin (who was cr 1746 Baron Bruce of Tottenham, with remainder to Elizabeth’s youngest son Thomas; see above)

1d) George, 4^th Earl of Cardigan, took surname Montagu 1749, cr 1766 Duke of Montagu and Marquess of Monthermer, cr 1786 Baron Montagu of Boughton [with remainder to younger sons of his dau Elizabeth] (Cardigan House 26 Jul 1712-London 23 May 1790); m.London 7 Jul 1730 Lady Mary Montagu (ca 1711-1 May 1775), dau of 2^nd Duke of Montagu

1e) John, Lord Brudenell, cr 1762 Lord Montagu of Boughton (London 18 Mar 1735-11 Apr 1770)

2e) Mary, d.28 Jun 1761

3e) Henrietta, d.8 Apr 1766

4e) Elizabeth (29 May 1743-Richmond, Surrey 21 Nov 1827); m.Montagu House 2 May 1767 Henry Scott, 3^rd Duke of Buccleuch & 5^th Duke of Queensberry (2 Sep 1746-Dalkeith 11 Jan 1812); the Boughton estate and other Montagu properties were inherited by their issue, and the Dukes of Buccleuch took the additional surname “Montagu”

2d) Frances; m.27 Jul 1749 Oliver Tilson

3d) Mary (1717-1813); m.1^st 30 May 1735 Richard Powys, of Hintlesham Hall (ca 1707-10 Sep 1743); m.2^nd Jun 1754 Thomas Bowlby (bap 2 May 1721- )

4d) James, cr 1780 Baron Brudenell of Deene, suc 1790 as 5^th Earl of Cardigan (London 20 Apr 1725-London 24 Feb 1811); m.1^st London 24 Nov 1760 Anne (d.30 Jan 1786), sister of William Legge, 2^nd Earl of Dartmouth; m.2^nd London 18 Apr 1791 [per Cokayne and other Peerages, though the editors of the Yale Edition of the Walpole Correspondence note that some more contemporary sources say the date was 28 Apr 1791] Lady Elizabeth Waldegrave (26 May 1758-London 23 Jun 1823)

5d) Robert (20 Sep 1726-20 Oct 1768); m.27 Jan 1759 Anne Bisshopp (d.8 Oct 1803)

1e) Augusta (8 Jul 1760-30 Jul 1846)

2e) Charlotte (18 Feb 1762-d.an infant)

3e) Robert, 6^th Earl of Cardigan (London 25 Apr 1769-London 14 Aug 1837); m.London 8 Mar 1794 Penelope Anne Cooke (ca 1770-Gopsall, Notts 2 Feb 1826), gdau of Sir William Bowyer, 3^rd Bt.

1f) Elizabeth Anne (6 Mar 1795-24 Nov 1824); m.1^st 20 Aug 1816 Hon. John Perceval (13 Apr 1793-15 Mar 1818); m.2^nd 16 Mar 1824 William John Brodrick, 7^th Viscount Midleton (8 Jul 1798-29 Aug 1870)

2f) James (13 Aug 1796-d.young)

3f) James Thomas, 7^th Earl of Cardigan (Hambleden, Bucks 16 Oct 1797-Deene Park 27 Mar 1868); m.1^st Chiswick 19 Jun 1826 Elizabeth Jane Henrietta Tollemache (8 Dec 1797-15 Jul 1858); m.2^nd Gibraltar 28 Sep 1858 Adeline Louisa Maria de Horsey (24 Dec 1824-25 May 1915)

4f) Harriet Georgiana (18 Dec 1799-25 Oct 1836); m.20 Mar 1820 Richard William Penn Curzon, Earl Howe (11 Dec 1796-12 May 1870)

5f) Charlotte Penelope (17 Feb 1802-7 Apr 1879); m.15 Aug 1820 Henry Charles Sturt, of Crichel (9 Aug 1795-14 Apr 1866)

6f) Emma (13 Sep 1804-2 Dec 1847); m.10 Oct 1827 David Pennant (d.15 Feb 1835)

7f) Mary (4 Jul 1806-22 May 1867); m.18 Aug 1828 Henry Thomas Pelham, 3^rd Earl of Chichester (25 Aug 1804-16 Mar 1886)

8f) Augusta (26 Jan 1808-8 Jan 1853); m.30 Jun 1827 Henry Bingham Baring (4 Mar 1804-25 Apr 1869)

9f) Anne (29 Jun 1809-2 Apr 1877); m.21 Feb 1829 [per Cokayne; or, 29 Jun 1829, per Burke’s and Lodge] George Charles Bingham, 3^rd Earl of Lucan (16 Apr 1800-10 Nov 1888)

10f) Emily (6 May 1811-d. an infant)

6d) Thomas (30 Apr 1729-19 Apr 1814), suc his maternal uncle 1747 as 2^nd Lord Bruce of Tottenham, took surname Bruce-Brudenell, and later Brudenell-Bruce, cr 1776 Earl of Ailesbury; m.1^st 17 Feb 1761 Susannah, née Hoare (15 Apr 1732-4 Feb 1783), widow of Viscount Dungarvan; m.2^nd 14 Feb 1788 Lady Anne Elizabeth Rawdon (16 May 1753-London 8 Jan 1813)

1e) George, Lord Bruce (23 Mar 1762-28 Mar 1783)

2e) Caroline Anne (1 May 1763-26 Feb 1824)

3e) Frances Elizabeth (31 May 1765-1836); m.1799 Sir Henry Wright Wilson, of Chelsea Park (d.1832)

4e) Charles, d.22 Jan 1768

5e) Charles, cr 1821 Marquess of Ailesbury, Earl Bruce of Whorlton, and Viscount Savernake (London 14 Feb 1773-Tottenham Park 4 Jan 1856); m.1^st Florence 20 May 1793 Hon. Henrietta Maria Hill (d.London 2 Jan 1831); m.2^nd Ham House, Petersham 20 Aug 1833 Maria Elizabeth Tollemache (27 Oct 1809-7 May 1893)

1f) Maria Caroline Anne (10 May 1794-Nantes 1835); m.Paris 17 Jul 1819 N Cte de Mondreville (d.16 Jun 1843)

2f) Emily (10 May 1794-d.young)

3f) Augusta Frederica Louisa (25 Sep 1795-23 Sep 1869); m.23 Nov 1825 Frederick Thomas Vernon-Wentworth, of Wentworth Castle (20 Sep 1795-13 Sep 1885)

4f) Mary Anne Jemima (8 Jul 1797-26 Jul 1841)

5f) Emily Henrietta Matilda (2 Apr 1799-8 Jul 1803)

6f) George William Frederick, 2^nd Marquess of Ailesbury, 1868 8^th Earl of Cardigan (London 20 Nov 1804-Savernake 6 Jan 1878); m.London 11 May 1837 Lady Mary Caroline Herbert (22 Mar 1813-20 Jan 1892)

7f) Elizabeth (14 Apr 1807-Copenhagen 6 Nov 1847); m.1833 Ct Christian Conrad Sophus Danneskiold-Samsoe (Gisselfeld 16 Sep 1800-Copenhagen 4 Apr 1886)

8f) Ernest Augustus Charles, 3^rd Marquess of Ailesbury (London 8 Jan 1811-Savernake 18 Oct 1886); m.London 25 Nov 1834 Hon. Louisa Elizabeth Horsley-Beresford (Apr 1814-Biarritz 14 Oct 1891)

1g) Louisa Caroline (3 Oct 1836-Dec 1894); m.19 Jan 1856 Sir Henry Meux, 2^nd Bt (28 Dec 1817-1 Jan 1883)

2g) George John (15 May 1839-28 May 1868); m 7 Aug 1862 Lady Evelyn Mary Craven (9 Dec 1839-7 Nov 1924)

1h) George William Thomas, 4^th Marquess of Ailesbury (8 Jun 1863-10 Apr 1894); m.6 May 1884 Dorothy Julia Haseley (d.3 Sep 1917)

2h) Lady Mabel Emily Louisa (10 Oct 1866-9 Jan 1930); m.1 Oct 1892 Robert Standish Sievier (b.in a hansom cab 30 May 1860-Ifield Wood, Sussex 8 Oct 1939)

3g) James Ernest (30 Jun 1840-21 Jun 1876)

4g) Henry Augustus, 5^th Marquess of Ailesbury (London 11 Apr 1842-10 Mar 1911); m.10 Nov 1870 Georgina Sophia Maria Pickney (d.23 Jun 1902)

1h) Ernestine Mary Alma Georgiana (6 Sep 1871-18 May 1953); m.13 Jan 1898 Harry Brady Hunt (d.1 Jan 1926)

2h) George William James Chandos, 6^th Marquess of Ailesbury (21 May 1873-4 Aug 1961); m.1^st 21 Mar 1903 Caroline Sydney Anne Madden (d.5 May 1941); m.2^nd 21 Feb 1945 Mabel Irene Lindsay (d.26 Jun 1954); m.3rd 9 Jul 1955 Alice Maude Emily Pinhey (d.9 Feb 1960)

1i) Chandos Sydney Cedric, 7^th Marquess of Ailesbury (26 Jan 1904-15 Jul 1974); m.1^st 5 Jul 1924 Joan Houlton Salter (d.24 Jul 1937); m.2^nd 11 Mar 1944 (div 1948) Joyce Frances Warwick-Evans; m.3^rd 20 Feb 1950 Jean Frances Margaret Wilson (d.14 Feb 1999)

1j) Michael Sydney Cedric, 8^th Marquess of Ailesbury (31 Mar 1926-12 May 2024); m.1^st 17 Mar 1952 (div 1961) Edwina Sylvia de Winton Wills (13 Mar 1933-Pitlochry 8 Jan 2023), dau of Sir Edward Wills, 4^th Bt.; m.2^nd 10 Jul 1963 (div 1974) Juliet Adrienne Lethbridge Kingsford; m.3^rd 18 Sep 1974 (div 1992) Caroline Elizabeth Wethered

[by 1^st m.]:

1k) David Michael James, 9^th Marquess of Ailesbury, b.12 Nov 1952; m.1^st 1980 (div 2009) Rosamond Jane Winkley (d.4 Jul 2012); m.2^nd 2011 Joanne Hill

1l) Thomas James, Earl of Cardigan, b.11 Feb 1982

2l) [ex 1] Catherine Anna; m.May 2016 Henry Binns

3l) [ex 2] Sophie

2k) Sylvia Davina; m.1987 Peter M Gould

3k) Carina Doune; m.1982 (div 1988) Anthony Le Brun

[by 2^nd m.]:

4k) Louise; m.1995 Timothy A. Wilkinson

5k) Kathryn Juliet

2j) Chandos Gerald Piers (9 Feb 1929-3 Jul 1980); m.1^st 5 Apr 1951 (div 1957) Annie Angelé; m.2^nd 21 Jan 1958 Nelida Garcia Otero

[by 2^nd m.]:

1k) Tamara Angela; m.1992 (div 2000) N Clares

2k) Sandra Teresa

3j) Charles Adam, b.1951; m.1996 Teresa Chris Simons

2i) Ursula Daphne (21 Oct 1905-Wantage Jun 1991); m.11 Dec 1944 Alfred Thomas Taylor

3i) Rosemary Enid (9 Feb 1907-Swindon Nov 1985)

3h) Violet Louisa Marjory (1 Mar 1880-26 Aug 1923); m.9 Jul 1907 James Binney (14 Aug 1868-3 Sep 1935)

5g) Robert Thomas (25 Jan 1845-15 Feb 1912); m.4 Mar 1878 Emma Hanbury-Leigh (d.30 Mar 1921)

1h) James Ernest John (27 Feb 1879-d.11 Apr 1917 of wounds received in action)

2h) George Lionel Thomas, took surname Brudenell (26 Aug 1880-8 Aug 1962); m.6 Nov 1923 Mary Julia Schilizzi (d.20 Jan 1972)

1i) Philippa Mary (17 Nov 1924-25 Aug 1974); m.18 Nov 1970 Michael Mendes Da Costa (d.22 Mar 1977)

2i) Edmund Crispin Stephen James George(24 Oct 1928-Deene Park 19 Oct 2014); m.8 Nov 1955 Hon Marian Cynthia Manningham-Buller (26 Nov 1934-10 Aug 2013)

1j) Robert Edmund; m.Charlotte Farquharson à issue

2j) Thomas Mervyn; m.1^st 1984 Venetia Jane Chaworth Musters; m.2^nd 1996 Amanda Naylor-Leyland à issue

3j) Anna Maria

3h) Robert Hanbury (24 Oct 1881-12 Feb 1955); m.1^st 22 Oct 1913 Olive Ina Vera Richardson (d.21 Apr 1920); m.2^nd 29 Apr 1922 Judith Iris Keppel (5 Nov 1900-1981)

1i) Daphne Helen Anne, d.9 Dec 1992; m.1^st 20 Dec 1934 (div 1946) Reginald Hughes-Onslow (8 Aug 1895-6 Oct 1947); m.2^nd 15 Aug 1946 John Edward Montague Bradish Ellames (26 Dec 1895-1984); m.3^rd Hon Robert Francis Hubert Preston (7 Dec 1915-7 Jan 1992)

2i) Chandos Robert Henry (8 Apr 1923-1993); m.12 Nov 1949 Dana Moira Angela Joel (d.17 Jan 2013) à issue

4h) Frances Edith Agnes (6 Jun 1883-1976); m.30 Jan 1907 Herbert Anderton Foster (26 Apr 1853-17 Jan 1930)

5h) John Charles (6 Mar 1885-13 Feb 1960); m.1^st 29 Oct 1913 (div 1925) Else Drechsel; m.2^nd 1928 Sigrid Ellen Ammentorp (d.1980)

1i) David John (1927- )

2i) Simon Robert (8 Oct 1928- ); m.1^st 11 Jan 1964 Christine Muriel Heald; m.2^nd 1986 Nina Skjoth à issue

3i) Barbara Karen (8 Oct 1928- ); m.12 Sep 1953 Charles Zeese

4i) Marc Hadrian (31 May 1930-27 Feb 1965); m.1^st 1953 (div 1957) NN; m.2^nd 14 Jan 1957 Rayna Ellen Howell à issue

5i) Diana Mary (13 Jul 1936- )

6i) Arabella Ann (13 Mar 1940- ); m.1^st 1962 (div 1969) Jack Ball; m.2^nd 1972 Morgan J Gatten

6h) Helen Margaret (21 Feb 1887-2 May 1888)

7h) Gwyneth Marjorie (5 Mar 1890-7 Mar 1974); m.16 Feb 1926 John Hayes Lord

6g) Ernestine Mary (15 Mar 1847-27 Dec 1936); m.31 Aug 1865 William Hare, 3^rd Earl of Listowel (29 May 1833-5 Jun 1924)

7g) Charles Frederick (4 Mar 1849-31 May 1936); m.21 Aug 1873 Margaret Renshaw (d.11 Sep 1913)

9f) Charles William (18 Jun 1834-16 Apr 1897); m.2 Feb 1860 Augusta Georgiana Sophia Seymour (d.10 Feb 1901)

2c) James (ca 1687-9 Aug 1746); m.Susan Burton

1d) George Bridges (ca 1725-1 Feb 1801)

2d) Augustus, d.Mar 1735, aged 8

3d) Carolina; m.2 Sep 1758 Sir Samuel Fludyer, Bt. (ca 1705-21 Jan 1768 [per The Complete Baronetage; or 18 Jan 1768, as per History of Parliament)

4d) Louisa Bridges; m.16 Sep 1760 Richard Weston; their dau Maria Weston m.her cousin, Sir Samuel Brudenell Fludyer,2^nd Bt.

3c) Mary, d.Woolton Hall 19 Mar 1766; m.18 Feb 1705 Richard Molyneux, 5^th Viscount Molyneux (29 May 1679-Little Oulton 12 Dec 1738); note that Burke’s Peerage, sub Osborn, as well as earlier works such as Betham and Debrett’s 1835, say that Mary, as widow of Viscount Molyneux, m. in 1718 Peter Osborn, but this is a mistake; Peter Osborn actually married the widow of the 4^th Viscount Molyneux

4c) Anne, d.9 Dec 1722; m.1^st by Sep 1672 Henry Belasyse, 2^nd Lord Belasyse (bur 26 Aug 1691); m.2^nd Charles Lennox, Duke of Richmond (29 Jul 1672-27 May 1723)

5c) Frances, d.Dublin 23 Feb 1736; m.1^st ca 1692 Charles Livingston, 2^nd Earl of Newburgh (ca 1662/6-6 Apr 1694); m.2^nd May 1695 [per Cokayne; Jun 1695 per History of Parliament] Richard Bellew, 3^rd Lord Bellew (d.22 Mar 1715)

3b) Joseph, d. an infant

4b- 5b) two other sons, d. as infants

6b) Anna Maria, d.20 Apr 1702; m.1^st London 10 Jan 1659 Francis Talbot, 11^th Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford (ca 1623-16 Mar 1668); m.2^nd before 24 Jun 1677 George Rodney Bridges (bur 9 Feb 1713)

7b) Catherine, d.St-Germain 11 Mar 1743; m.ca 1670 Charles Middleton, 2^nd Earl of Middleton (ca 1650-St.Germain 8 Aug 1719)

8b) Dorothy, d.26 Jan 1740; m.1^st Charles Fane, 3^rd Earl of Westmorland (6 Jan 1635-Apethorpe 18 Sep 1691); m.2^nd ca 1 Aug 1697 Robert Constable, 3^rd Viscount of Dunbar (d.23 Nov 1714)

2a) Edmund, d.15 Jun 1692

3a) Edward

4a) Mary, d.ca 1685; m.John Constable, 2^nd Viscount of Dunbar (d.ca 1668), brother of her brother’s wife