ROCKINGHAM

Edward Watson, of Rockingham Castle, Northants, m.Dorothy Montague and had issue:

1a) Sir Edward, of Rockingham Castle (d.1616); m.Anne Digby

1b) Sir Lewis, of Rockingham Castle, cr 1645 Lod Rockingham (1584-5 Jan 1653); m.1^st 1609 Hon. Catherine Bertie (d.15 Feb 1611); m.2^nd 3 Oct 1620 Eleanor Manners (d.London 23 Oct 1679)

1c) Edward, 2^nd Lord Rockingham (30 Jun 1630-22 Jun 1689); m.London 13 Nov 1654 Lady Anne Wentworth (8 Oct 1629-2 Jan 1696)

1d) Lewis, 3^rd Lord Rockingham, cr 1714 Earl of Rockingham, Viscount Sondes, and Baron of Throwley (29 Dec 1655-Rockingham 19 Mar 1724); m.Jul 1677 Lady Catherine Sondes (d.21 Mar 1696); she was heiress to the estates of her family

1e) Edward, Viscount Sondes (1686-20 Mar 1722); m.21 Mar 1709 Lady Catharine Tufton (24 Apr 1693-13 Feb 1734)

1f) Lewis, 2^nd Earl of Rockingham (ca 1714-4 Dec 1745); m.10 Apr 1736 Katherine Furnese (d.17 Dec 1766)

2f) Thomas, 3^rd Earl of Rockingham (30 Dec 1715-Rockingham 26 Feb 1746)

3f) Edward

4f) Catherine; m.Edward Southwell (1705-1755)

2e) George (d.1735)

3e) Mary; m.Wray Saunderson

4e) Anne (d.young)

5e) Arabella; m.Sir Robert Furnese, of Waldershare, 2^nd Bt. (1687-7 Mar 1733)

6e) Margaret (1696-London 24 Feb 1752); m.London 8 Apr 1725 John Monson, Lord Monson (ca 1693-London 18 Jul 1748); their second son inherited most of the estates of the 3^rd Earl of Rockingham, and was cr Lord Sondes

2d) Edward

3d) Eleanor (Rockingham 26 Feb 1659-Stonelwigh 23 Jul 1705); m.Rockingham 23 Oct 1679 Thomas Leigh, 2^nd Lord Leigh of Stoneleigh (1652-12 Nov 1710)

4d) Thomas, took surname Watson-Wentworth on inheriting the estates of the Wentworth family (17 Jun 1665-6 Oct 1723); m.Alice Proby

1e) Thomas, cr 1728 Lord Malton, cr 1734 Earl of Malton, Viscount Higham, Baron Wath and Baron Harrowden, 6^th Lord Rockingham 1746, cr 1746 Marquess of Rockingham (Tidmington, Worcs 13 Nov 1693-Wentworth-Woodhouse 14 Dec 1750); m.22 Sep 1716 Lady Mary Finch (d.30 May 1761)

1f) son (d. Leyden Aug 1734)

2f) son

3f) son

4f) William, Viscount Higham (1728-16 Aug 1739)

5f) Charles, 2^nd Marquess of Rockingham, cr 1750 Earl Malton, Prime Minister (13 May 1730-1 Jul 1782); m.London 26 Feb 1752 Mary Bright (d.Hillingdon House 19 Dec 1804)

6f) Anne (d.London 29 Aug 1769); m.London 22 Jun 1744 William Fitzwilliam, 3^rd Earl Fitzwilliam (15 Jan 1720-10 Aug 1756); their family inherited the great house of Wentworth Woodhouse

7f) Mary; m.1764 John Milbanke

8f) Henrietta Alicia; m.Oct 1764 William Sturgeon

5d) George

6d) Arabella; m.Sir James Oxenden, Bt.

7d) Anne

8d) Margaret

2c) Grace (d.1658); m.Edward Barkham [later, 2^nd Bt.] (d.1688)

3c) Frances; m.Edward Dingley, of Charlton

4c) Eleanor; m.Sir Charles Dymoke, of Scrivelsby (d.ca 1688)

2b) Edward (d.1658)

3b) Anne; m.Sir Charles Norwich

4b) Emma; m.John Grant

5b) Mary; m.Sir Anthony Mayney, of Linton

6b) Elizabeth; m.1^st Sir John Needham, of Lichborough; m.2^nd Sir Edward Tyrell, Bt. (d.Jun 1656)

7b) Catherine; m.Thomas Palmer, of Carlton

2a) Catherine; m.Arthur Broke