Coke, Earls of Leicester
Part 1
Sir Edward Coke (1 Feb 1552 [1549 per some sources]-3 Sep 1634); m.1st
Bridget Paston; m.2nd Lady Elizabeth Hatton, née Cecil
[by 1st m.]:
1a) Edmund, dsp
2a) Sir Robert (1586-19 Jul 1653); m.Hon. Theophila
Berkeley
3a) Arthur, d.6 Dec 1629; m.Elizabeth Walgrave
(d.14 Nov 1627) à 4 daus
4a) John, of Holkham; m.Merial
Wheatley à
7 sons, 7 daus, of whom:
1b) Edward, dvp; m.Elizabeth Berkeley
2b) John, of Holkham (bap 8 Sep 1635-1 Aug 1671); he left
Holkham to his cousin Robert (below)
3b) Margaret;
m.25 Apr 1653 Alexander Rokeby (dvp 1667), elder son of Sir William Rokeby, Bt.
4b) Mary; m.Sir Nicholas
L’Estrange, of Hunstanton, 3rd Bt. (bap 17 Oct 1632-13 Dec 1669)
5a) Henry, of Thorington; m.Margaret Lovelace
1b) Richard, of Thorington (bap 8 Sep 1622-bur 11 Nov 1669); m.ca 1647
Mary Rous
1c) Robert, of Thorington, and
later of Holkham (ca 1651-16 Jan 1679); m.26 Nov 1674 Lady Anne Osborne (d.5
Aug 1722)
1d) Edward, of Holkham, d.13
Apr 1707; m.4 Jun 1695 Carey (9
Jun 1680- ), dau of
Sir John Newton, 3rd Bt., and heiress of her grandmother, Lady
Margaret Heveringham, dau of Earl of Dover
1e) Thomas, cr 1728 Baron Lovel
of Minster Lovel, cr 1744 Earl of Leicester
and Viscount Coke of Holkham (17
Jun 1697-Holkham 20
Apr 1759); m.3 Jul 1718 Lady Margaret Tufton, 19th
Baroness de Clifford (16 Jun
1700-Holkham 28
Feb 1775)
1f) Edward, Viscount Coke (2 Feb 1719-Greenwich 31 Aug 1753); m.1 Apr 1747
Lady Mary Campbell (6 Feb
1727-Morton House, Chiswick 30 Sep 1811)
2e) Edward (d.Aug 1733), of
Langford, which he inherited from Sir Edward Coke, 3rd Bt. (below)
3e) Robert, of Langford,
d.1750; m.13 Jun 1733 Lady Jane Holt, née Wharton (d.4 Jan 1761)
4e) Carey, d.11 Jun 1734; m.1716
Sir Marmaduke Wyvill, of Constable Burton, 6th Bt. (1692-27 Dec
1754)
5e) Anne; m.Philip Roberts; for
them and their son, who inherited Holkham, see Part 2, below
2c) a dau
6a) Clement, d.23 May 1629; m.Sarah Reddish, dau of
Reddish of Langford
1b) Edward, of Langford, cr
Baronet 1641, d.by 1669; m.by 1645 Catherine Dyer; note that at some point the
Langford estate began being called “Longford”
1c) Sir Robert, 2nd
Bt. (bap 29 Apr 1645-bur
15 Jan 1688);
m.ca 1663 Sarah Barker (bur 13
Feb 1685, per one source, but History of Parliament says she
died 1686)
2c) Sir Edward, 3rd
Bt. (bap 6 Oct 1648-26
Aug 1727); m.by 1684 Catharine ___ (bur 13 Dec 1688)
3c) Catherine; m.Cornelius
Clarke
4c) Anne
5c) Theophila; m. ___ Bullock
7a) Anne; m.11 Sep 1601 Ralph Sadleir
8a) Bridget; m.1st William Barney; m.2nd
William Skinner
[by 2nd m.]:
9a) Elizabeth
10a) Frances, d.Oxford 23 Jul 1645; m.Hampton Court 29
Sep 1617 John Villiers, Viscount Purbeck (ca 1591-18 Feb 1658)
Part 2
William Roberts; m.Martha Dashwood, sister of Sir Francis
Dashwood, 1st Bt.
1a) Gabriel (ca 1665- ); m.1st Fort St. George, India 25 Aug 1687
Elizabeth Proby; m.2nd Mary, dau of Sir Francis Wenman, Bt.
1b) [ex 2] Philip, of Husborne Crawley; m.Anne Coke (sister of Earl of Leicester;
see above, Part 1)
1c) Wenman (bap 7 Jan 1717-11 Apr 1776); he
succeeded to the Langford estates in 1750, and then to Holkham on the death of
the Countess of Leicester in 1775; he took
the surname Coke; he m.1st NN; m.2nd by 1754 Elizabeth
Chamberlayne
1d) Thomas William, cr 1837
Earl of Leicester of Holkham [this unusual form was because an earldom of
Leicester was in existence at the time in another family] and Viscount Coke (6
May 1754-Longford Hall 30 Jun 1842); m.1st Sherborne 5 Oct 1775 Jane
Dutton (Sherborne 29 Nov 1753-Bath 2 Jun 1800), sister of Lord Sherborne; m.2nd
London 26 Feb 1822 Lady Anne Keppel (16 Jun 1803-Longford 29 Jul 1844); note:
Jane Dutton Coke’s death date of 2 Jun 1800 is as shown on her Monument Inscription,
and is also thee date given in Complete Peerage, and in an online edition of
Burke’s, and 1921 and 1959 Burke’s, all sub Leicester; different
dates in other sources are apparently incorrect; for example, Collins, sub
Sherborne, says 28 Jan 1800; while 1831 Debrett’s and 1921 and 1959
Burke’s, all sub Sherborne, say 20 Jul 1800]
1e) Jane Elizabeth (2 Dec 1777-29 Apr 1863);
m.1st 21 Jun 1796
Charles Nevinson Howard, Viscount Andover (13 May 1775-11 Jan 1800);
m.2nd 17 Apr 1806
Sir Henry Digby (d.19 Aug 1842)
2e) Anne Margaret (Holkham 23
Jan 1779-London 23 May 1843); m.Holkham 15 Sep 1794 Thomas Anson,
1806 Viscount Anson (14 Feb
1767-London 31
Jul 1818)
3e) Elizabeth Wilhelmina (31 Mar 1795-30 Oct 1873); m.5
Dec 1822 John Spencer Stanhope, of Cannon Hall (d.7 Nov 1873)
4e) Thomas William, 2nd
Earl of Leicester (Holkham 26 Dec
1822-Holkham 24 Jan 1909); m.1st 20 Apr 1843 Juliana Whitbread (d.21 Apr 1870);
m.2nd Latimers 26 Aug 1875 Hon. Georgina
Caroline Cavendish (Latimers 4 Feb 1852-26 Feb 1937)
1f) Julia (4 Dec 1844-7 Aug 1931);
m.26 Apr 1864 Mervyn Wingfield, 7th Viscount Powerscourt (13 Oct 1836-5 Jun 1904)
2f) Anne (11 Dec 1845-23 Jan 1876);
m.16 Jan 1874 Maj-Gen Edmund Manningham Manningham-Buller (1 Jun 1828-14 Feb 1897)
3f) Gertrude (5 Jul 1847-28 Nov 1943); m.5
Apr 1866 Charles Adolphus Murray, 7th Earl of Dunmore
(24 Mar 1841-27
Aug 1907)
4f) Thomas William, 3rd
Earl of Leicester (20 Jul 1848-19 Nov 1941); m.26 Aug
1879 Hon. Alice Emily White (d.24 Apr 1936)
1g) Thomas William, 4th
Earl of Leicester (9 Jul 1880-21 Aug 1949); m.2 Dec 1905
Marion Gertrude Trefusis (3 Aug
1882-23 Nov 1955)
1h) Angela Mary (6 Nov 1906-Dec 1906)
2h) Thomas William Edward, 5th
Earl of Leicester (16 May 1908-3 Sep 1976); m.1 Oct 1931
Lady Elizabeth Yorke (10 Mar
1912-1985)
1i) Anne Veronica (16 Jul 1932- ); m.21 Apr 1956 Colin Tennant, 3rd
Lord Glenconner (1 Dec 1926-27 Aug 2010)
2i) Carey Elizabeth (5 May
1934-14 May 2018); m.30 Apr 1960 Bryan Ronald Bassett (29 Oct 1932-2010)
3i) Sarah Marion (23 Jul 1944- ); m.27 Jun 1970 David Walter
3h) Silvia Dorothy (19 Oct 1909-Oct 2005);
m.15 Oct 1932 Simon Harvey Combe (d.1 Apr 1965)
4h) David Arthur (4 Dec 1915-k.a.9 Dec 1941)
5h) Katharine Mary (7 Mar 1920-1993); m.2 Jul
1940 Thomas Cockayne Harvey (22
Aug 1918-11 Jun 2001)
2g) Arthur George (6 Apr 1882-k.a.Dardanelles 2 May 1915); m.10 May 1906
Phyllis Hermione Drury (d.22 Sep 1976)
1h) Diana Merial
(7 Nov 1907-13 Nov 1996); m.30 Jul
1930 (div 1938) Trevor Moorhouse (d.1975)
2h) Anthony Louis Lovel, 6th
Earl of Leicester (11 Sep 1909-12 Aug 1994); m.1st 11 Sep 1934 (div 1947)
Moyra Joan Crossley (d.1987); m.2nd 1947 Vera Haigh (d.1984)
1i) Edward Douglas, 7th
Earl of Leicester (6 May 1936-25 Apr 2015); m.1st
28 Apr 1962
(div 1985) Valerie Potter; m.2nd 1986 Sarah Forde
1j) Thomas Edward, 8th
Earl of Leicester (6 Jul 1965- ); m.21 Dec 1996 Polly Maria Whately
(b.1967)
1k) Hermione Belinda, b.1998
2k) Juno Carey, b.2000
3k) Edward Horatio, Viscount Coke,
b.11 Jun 2003
4k) Elizabeth
Valeria, b.2006
2j) Laura Jane Elizabeth,
b.1968; m.1993 Jonathan Paul
3j) Rupert Henry John, b.1975
2i) Almary
Bridget (18 Jun 1938- ); m.20 Jul 1963 Peter Ivens-Ferrez
3i) Wenman John (24 May 1940- ); m.1969 Carolyn Mary Redler
à
issue
3g) Roger (28 Dec 1886-14 Oct 1960)
4g) Marjorie Alice, d.24 Dec
1946; m.27 Apr 1910 Sir North Victor Cecil Dalrymple-Hamilton (19 Mar 1883-16 Feb 1953)
5g) Alexandra Marie Bridget,
d.6 Mar 1984; m.17 Jul 1917 David Lyulph Gore Wolseley Ogilvy, Earl of Airlie
(1893-1968)
5f) Mary (18 Sep 1849-28 Dec 1929);
m.18 Dec 1879 Wiliam Heneage Legge, 6th
Earl of Dartmouth (6 May 1851-11 Mar 1936)
6f) Winifred (12 Jan 1851-22 Mar 1940);
m.2 Sep 1873 Robert Bermingham Clements, 4th Earl of Leitrim
(1847-1892)
7f) Margaret (26 Apr 1852-2 Aug 1922);
m.2 May 1874 Henry Strutt, 2nd Lord Belper (20 May 1840-26 Jul 1914)
8f) Mildred (24 Jan 1854-12 May 1941);
m.5 Nov 1878 Thomas Francis Anson, 3rd Earl of Lichfield
(1856-1918)
9f) Wenman (20 Nov 1855-30 May 1931)
10f) Arthur (30 Apr 1858-1 May 1858)
11f) John (30 Jun 1859-30 Jun 1860)
12f) Richard (20 Aug 1876-14 Jun 1964);
m.1st 21 Dec 1907
(div 1927) Hon. Doreen O’Brien (4 Mar 1888-10 Jun 1960); m.2nd 19 Jul 1932 Elizabeth Vera
Catherine Alice de Beaumont (1898-1988)
1g) Nell (8 Jan 1910-1 Mar 1960); m.17
Dec 1930 James Hilton Luddington
2g) Moira (24 Aug 1911-15 Nov 1945)
3g) Hersey (20 Mar 1915-12 Feb 2012);
m.18 Jul 1946 Peter William Marsham
4g) Richard Lovel (3 Apr 1918-25 Apr 2001); m.28 Apr 1951
Molly Fletcher (d.12 Apr 1997)
1h) Diana Caroline Coke (11 Jan 1953-8 Jan 1994);
m.9 Jan 1975 Malcolm Ian Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness
(b.3 Nov 1948)
2h) Richard Townshend, b.1954;
m.1996 Carrie-Lee Early à issue
3h) Edward Justin; m.(div) Susannah Elizabeth Long
5g) Bridget Doreen (24 Feb 1924-9 Sep 2009);
m.1st 18 Dec 1943
(div 1953) Thomas Richard Edwards-Moss (24 Oct 1921-1974); m.2nd 3 Jun 1953 Phelim Robert Hugh O’Neill, 2nd Lord
Rathcavan (2 Nov 1909-20 Dec 1994)
6g) Mildred Jeanne Carolyn (26 Feb 1934- ); m.30 Sep 1966 (div 1971) David Harms
7g) Elizabeth
Charmian (18 Aug 1935- ); m.13 Feb 1960 Richard Francis
Spickernell (29 Nov 1930-19
Sep 2008)
8g) Henry Francis (1 Mar 1938- ); m.1st 8 Jun 1966 (div 1971) Maria McCrone; m.2nd 1976 (div 1993) Margaret Brodie;
m.3rd 1999 Mrs Caroline Sheila Hodges, née Bonsor (b.1946) à
issue
13f) Mabel (1878- ); m.8 Aug 1929 James Little Luddington (d.Wallington Hall, Norfolk
8 Sep 1935)
14f) Edward (17 Oct 1879-4 Sep 1944)
15f) Sir John Spencer (30 Sep 1880-23 Dec 1957);
m.15 Jan 1907 Hon. Dorothy Olive Levy-Lawson (26 Jan 1885-22 Dec 1937)
1g) Gerald Edward (25 Oct 1907-1990); m.2 Sep
1939 Patricia Cadogan (d.1995) à issue
2g) Rosemary Olive (18 Nov 1910-1993); m.4 Mar
1935 John d’Henin Hamilton, 3rd Lord
Hamilton of Dalzell (1 May 1911-1990)
3g) Celia Dorothy (3 Jul 1919-6 Jun 1996); m.30
May 1942 Stamp Godfrey Brooksbank (14 Apr 1922-13 Apr 2017)
16f) Reginald (10 Nov 1883-30 Apr 1969);
m.17 Jul 1924 Katharine Ryder (16
Jan 1899-Nov 1977)
1g) Mary Margaret (25 Apr 1925-17 Mar 2014)
2g) Katharine Vera (27 Jul 1927- ); m.23 Jan 1951 Peter John Cator (26 Oct 1924-22 Jan 2006)
17f) Lovel William (19 Aug 1893-18 Mar 1966)
5e) Edward Keppel Wentworth (20 Aug 1824-26 May 1889); m.5 Aug 1851
Hon. Diana Mary Blanche Georgiana Agar-Ellis (5 Jan 1832-18 Jul 1890)
6e) Henry John, of Longford
Hall (3 Jan 1827-12
Nov 1916); m.22 Jul 1861 Lady Katharine Grey Egerton (d.28 Jan 1920)
1f) Clement (26 Apr 1862-2 Dec 1901)
2f) Reginald Grey (10 Jul 1864-8 Feb 1930);
m.1st 2 Apr 1887
(div 1888) Elizabeth Wilson; m.2nd 21 Apr 1892 (div 1908) Phyllis Susan Bott
(d.29 Mar 1939); m.3rd 1909 Galia Hambourg (d.9 Dec 1947)
1g) Sylvia Katharine (4 Jan 1910-5 Apr 1969); m.1st
26 Jun 1936
(div) George Basil Stafford (d.6 Jul 1955); m.2nd 29 Mar 1947 Percival Rupert
Christopher Wren (Karachi
1904- )
2g) Stella (Dec 1910-2005);
m.1931 John Michael Ryan
3g) Henry (12 Apr 1912-1999); m.8 Feb 1934
Erica Joyce Rattigan
1h) Basil G (21 Oct 1935- )
2h) Mark
3h) Marcia
3f) Sybil Mary, d.16 Aug 1939;
m.15 Feb 1887 Maj-Gen Sir Charles Crutchley (10 Dec 1856-1 Dec 1920)
7e) Wenman Clarence Walpole (13 Jul 1828-10 Jan 1907)
8e) Margaret Sophia (7 Mar 1832-4 Nov 1868); m.1
May 1849 Sir Archibald Keppel Macdonald, of East Sheen, 3rd Bt. (15 Oct 1820-28 Mar 1901)
9e) Francis Motteux
(17 Jan 1835-6
Apr 1836)
2d) Edward, of Longford
(1758-29 Jul 1836); m.9 Apr 1792 Grace Colhoun
1e) Thomas William, of Longford
(30 Jan 1793-West
Bilney Hall, Norfolk
21 May 1867)
1f)
[illegitimate] William Heath Coke
2f)
[illegitimate] Henry Merrin Coke
2e) Edward Ralph
(1795-Fighledean House, Wilts 27 Dec 1853)
3e) Eliza Grace (1797- ); m.29 Aug 1822 Hon. Henry Venables-Vernon
(1796-12 Dec 1845)
3d) Margaret, d.22 Jan 1824
[per Cokayne; Burke’s says 22
Jan 1821]; m.21 Dec 1769 Sir Henry Hunloke, of Wingerworth,
4th Bt. (25 Mar
1724-15 Nov 1804)
4d) Elizabeth
(Longford 28 May 1753-Ruscombe House, Berks 17 Dec 1824); m.Longford
7 Jul 1774
James Dutton, Lord Sherborne (Sherborne 22 Oct 1744-Sherborne 22 May 1820)
5d) a dau