RICHMOND, LENNOX & GORDON

 

 

 

 

 

 

The members of this family bear the surname Lennox or Gordon-Lennox, as indicated and unless otherwise indicated. The children of the Dukes of Richmond and Lennox and the daughters of the Earls of March bear the courtesy title Lord/Lady before their Christian names. The children of the Lords Settrington bear the prefix "Honourable" before their Christian names.

 

 

Natural son of King Charles II with Louise de Kéroualle Dss of Portsmouth]:

 

 

Charles Lennox, Duke of Richmond & Lennox, b.London 29 Jul 1672, d.Goodwood 27 May 1723; m.ca 8 Jan 1693 Hon.Anne Brudenell (d.Whitehall 9 Dec 1722)

 

1a) Lady Louisa Lennox, b.24 Dec 1694, d.15 Jan 1716; m.13 Feb 1711 James Berkeley, 3rd Earl of Berkeley (d.1736)

 

2a) Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond & Lennox (Goodwood 18 May 1701-Godalming 8 Aug 1750); m.The Hague 4 Dec 1719 Lady Sarah Cadogan (18 Sep 1706-25 Aug 1751)

 

1b) Georgina Caroline, Bss Holland (London 27 Mar 1723-Holland House 24 Jul 1774); m.London 2 May 1744 Henry Fox, Lord Holland (1705-1 Jul 1774)

 

2b) a son, d.shortly after birth 3 Sep 1724

 

3b) Louisa Margaret (London 15 Nov 1725-Paris 1728)

 

4b) Anne (27 May 1726-1727)

 

5b) Charles, Earl of March (9 Sep 1730-Nov 1730)

 

6b) Emilia (6 Oct 1731-London 27 Mar 1814); m.1st London 7 Feb 1747 James Fitzgerald, Duke of Leinster (29 May 1722-19 Nov 1773); m.2nd Toulouse Oct 1774 William Ogilvy (1740-18 Nov 1832)

 

7b) Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond & Lennox, b.London 22 Feb 1735, d.29 Dec 1806; m.London 1 Apr 1757 Lady Mary Bruce (d.Goodwood 7 Nov 1796)

 

1c) [illegitimate] Henriette Anne LeClerck

 

2c) [illegitimate]  Lauriette LeClerck

 

3c) [illegitimate by “Miss Mary Blazard, now called Mrs. Bennett”] Caroline Bennett, d.5 Sep 1836; m.her first cousin Henry Edward Napier (5 Mar 1789-13 Oct 1853)

 

8b) George Henry (London 29 Nov 1737-22 Mar 1805); m.25 Dec 1759 Lady Louisa Kerr (d.25 Dec 1830)

 

1c) Maria Louisa Lennox (2 Nov 1760-Jul 1843)

 

2c) Emilia [Emily] Charlotte Lennox (Portugal Dec 1763-19 Oct 1832); m.28 Aug 1784 Adm Hon.Sir George Cranfield Berkeley (10 Aug 1753-1818)

 

3c) Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond and Lennox, b.9 Sep 1764, d.in Canada 28 Aug 1819, where he was Governor-General; m.Gordon Castle 9 Sep 1789 Lady Charlotte Gordon (b.Gordon Castle 20 Sep 1768, d.London 5 May 1842)

 

1d) Mary (15 Aug 1790-7 Dec 1847); m.11 Mar 1820 Sir Charles Augustus Fitzroy (10 Jun 1796-16 Feb 1858)

 

2d) CHARLES Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond and Lennox, took surname Gordon-Lennox (Richmond House 3 Aug 1791-London 21 Oct 1860); m.London 10 Apr 1817 Lady Caroline Paget (6 Jun 1796-London 12 May 1874)

 

1e) CHARLES HENRY Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond and Lennox, cr Duke of Gordon 1876 (Richmond House 27 Feb 1818-Gordon Castle 27 Sep 1903); m.London 28 Nov 1843 Frances Harriet Greville (8 Mar 1824-Goodwood 8 Mar 1887)

 

1f) Caroline Elizabeth (12 Oct 1844-2 Nov 1934)

 

2f) CHARLES HENRY Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond, Lennox & Gordon (London 27 Dec 1845-Goodwood 18 Jan 1928); m.1st London 10 Nov 1868 Amy Mary Ricardo (10 Oct 1848-London 23 Aug 1879); m.2nd London 3 Jul 1882 Isobel Sophia Craven (28 Apr 1863-20 Nov 1887)

 

1g) CHARLES HENRY Gordon-Lennox, 8th Duke of Richmond, Lennox & Gordon (London 30 Dec 1870-Goodwood 7 May 1935); m.London 8 Jun 1893 Hilda Madeline Brassey (London 16 Jun 1872-29 Dec 1971)

 

1h) Amy Gwendolin (London 5 May 1894-27 Apr 1975); m.London 11 Dec 1917 Sir James Stuart Coats, 3rd Bt. (London 13 Apr 1894-26 Oct 1966)

 

2h) Charles Henry (15 Aug 1895-5 Sep 1895)

 

3h) Doris Hilda (Dublin 6 Sep 1896-Londn 5 Feb 1980); m.Chichester Cathedral 10 Apr 1923 Clare George Compton Vyner (31 Mar 1894-k.in road accident nr Ullapool, Rossshire 29 Oct 1989)

 

4h) Charles Henry, Lord Settrington (26 Jan 1899-d.24 Aug 1919, of wounds received in action in Russia)

 

5h) FREDERICK CHARLES Gordon-Lennox, 9th Duke of Richmond, Lennox & Gordon (London 5 Feb 1904-2 Nov 1989); m.London 15 Dec 1927 Elizabeth Grace Hudson (Oxford 21 Sep 1902-Goodwood 23 Jul 1992)

 

1i) CHARLES HENRY Gordon-Lennox, 10th Duke of Richmond, Lennox & Gordon (London 19 Sep 1929-Goodwood 1 Sep 2017); m.London 26 May 1951 Susan Monica Grenville-Grey (1932-13 Jun 2023), great-gdau of Sir C W Morrison-Bell, Bt.

 

1j) Ellinor Caroline (b.28 Jul 1952)

 

2j) CHARLES Henry, 11th Duke of Richmond, Lennox & Gordon (b.London 8 Jan 1955); m.1st 3 Jul 1976 (div 1989) Sally Clayton; m.2nd 30 Nov 1991 Hon. Janet Elizabeth Astor (b.1 Dec 1961)

 

1k) Alexandra (b.1985)

 

2k) Charles Henry, Earl of March, Darnley & Kinrara (b.20 Dec 1994)

 

3k) William Rupert Charles (b.1996)

 

4k) Eloise Cordelia (b.2000)

 

5k) Frederick Lysander (b.2000)

 

3j) Louisa Elizabeth (b.1967); m.1 Nov 1997 Ben Collings

 

2i) Nicholas Charles (London 31 Jan 1931-11 Oct 2004); m.14 Jan 1958 Mary Williamson (Louise Margaret Hospital, Aldershot 20 Mar 1934-26 Sep 2021)

 

1j) Sarah Caroline (b.1960); m.3 Sep 1988 Dominic Caldecott

 

2j) Henrietta Mary (b.1962); m.25 Jan 1992 Michael Lindsell

 

3j) Lucy Elizabeth (b.1965); m.7 Dec 1996 Mark Cornell

 

4j) Anthony Charles (29 Apr 1969-2017)

 

2g) Evelyn Amy (23 Apr 1872-17 Feb 1922); m.4 Jan 1896 Sir John Richard Geers Cotterell, 4th Bt. (13 Jul 1866-13 Nov 1937)

 

3g) Violet Mary (London 15 Jan 1874-19 Nov 1946); m.London 30 Jun 1894 Henry Leonard Campbell Brassey, Lord Brassey of Apethorpe (7 Mar 1870-22 Oct 1958)

 

4g) Esmé Charles (London 10 Feb 1875-4 May 1949); m.1st London 8 Jun 1909 (div 1923) Hon.Hermione Frances Fellowes (31 Jul 1886-Jan 1972); m.2nd 2 Dec 1923 Rosamond Lorys Palmer (d.6 May 1961)

 

1h) Reginald Arthur Charles Gordon-Lennox (London 13 May 1910-30 Aug 1965); m.London 17 Feb 1942 Pamela Cicely Leyland (London 19 Dec 1917-11 Mar 1997)

 

1i) James David Charles (b.1944); m.1973 (div 1979) Sally Cooper Brain

 

1j) Henry Charles (b.1976); m.2004 Angela Jill Matthews

 

1k) Charles William (b.2005)

 

2i) Clare Evelyn (19 Aug 1946-6 Feb 2007); m.1967 Edmund Clive Lardner-Burke

 

2h) Sara Carolyn (b.12 May 1933); m.1st 7 Dec 1956 Sir William Cunninghame, 11th Bt. (1929-1959); m.2nd 1959 Sir Ewen Alastair John Fergusson (28 Oct 1932-20 Apr 2017)

 

5g) Bernard (London 1 May 1878-k.a.10 Nov 1914); m.London 25 Jul 1907 Hon.Evelyn Loch (Douglas, Isle of Man 29 Jul 1876-k.by enemy action 18 Jun 1944)

 

1h) Sir George Charles Gordon-Lennox (29 May 1908-11 May 1988); m.London 16 Jul 1931 Nancy Brenda (d.Fochabers, Morayshire 2 Jul 1993), dau of Sir Lionel Darell, 6th Bt.

 

1i) Bernard Charles (19 Sep 1932-27 Dec 2017); m.20 Nov 1958 Sally-Rose Warner (d.5 Sep 2018)

 

1j) Edward Charles (b.1961); m.Chieveley 24 Jun 1989 Katharine Elizabeth Mays-Smith (b.1964)

 

1k) Alexander Charles (b.1990)

 

2k) Rosie Jennifer (b.1992)

 

3k) Laura Clare (b.3 Feb 1995)

 

2j) Angus Charles (b.1964); m.1st 1990 (div 2003) Camilla Douglas Pilkington (b.1966); m.2nd 2003 Zara Victoria Legge-Bourke (b.1966)

 

1k) Iona Alice (b.1993)

 

2k) Emily Charlotte (b.1995)

 

3k) Geordie Charles (b.1998)

 

3j) Charles Bernard (b.1970); m.1st 2000 (div 2006) Susannah Clare Hastings; m.2nd 5 May 2012 Sarah Caroline McVittie

 

1k) [ex 2] Archie Clement

2k) [ex 2] Eva Joanie

 

2i) David Henry Charles (b.2 Aug 1935); m.St.Andrew's Church, Great Saxham 30 Jan 1982 Elizabeth Christian Stirling (b.13 Jan 1942)

 

1j) Flora Louise (b.1983); m.14 Jun 2014 Nicholas Desmond D Vigors

 

2h) Sir Alexander Henry Charles Gordon-Lennox (London 9 Apr 1911-4 Jul 1987); m.12 Nov 1936 Barbara Steele (d.1987)

 

1i) Michael Charles (30 Sep 1938-10 Jan 2024); m.19 Oct 1974 Jennifer Gibbs (b.12 May 1944)

 

1j) Lucinda Jean (b. 1975)

 

2j) Charlotte Louise (b.1978); m.2006 Glen Lomas

 

3j) Hamish Charles (b.1980); m.Susannah C Coy

 

1k) Barnaby Charles (b.2018)

 

2k) Wilfred Charles (b.2022)

 

2i) Andrew Charles (b.1948); m.29 Sep 1973 Julia Morrison

 

1j) Simon Charles (b. 1978); m.2007 Camilla Moss

 

1k) Jemima

 

2k) Willa

 

2j) Hugo Charles (b.1980); m.2009 Miranda Poppy Leather

 

1k) Freya Julia

 

2k) Arthur Charles

 

6g) Muriel Beatrice (London 3 Oct 1884-13 Apr 1969); m.1st London 30 Apr 1904 (div 1933) William Malebisse Beckwith (30 Aug 1877-London 24 Dec 1954); m.2nd London 2 Aug 1933 Lewis Derek Jones (d.31 Oct 1968)

 

7g) Helen Magdalen (London 13 Dec 1886-13 Jun 1965); m.London 18 Oct 1911 Alan Ian Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland (London 17 Apr 1880-London 23 Aug 1930)

 

3f) Algernon Charles (London 19 Sep 1847-3 Oct 1921); m.Easton 31 Aug 1886 Blanche Maynard (London 14 Feb 1864-17 Aug 1945)

 

1g) Ivy Gordon-Lennox (London 16 Jun 1887-1982); m.Welbeck Abbey 12 Aug 1915 William Arthur Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 7th Duke of Portland (London 16 Mar 1893-21 Mar 1977)

 

4f) Francis Charles (30 Jul 1849-1 Jan 1886)

 

5f) Florence (21 Jun 1851-21 Jul 1895)

                                                                                                                              

6f) Walter Charles (London 29 Jul 1865-21 Oct 1922); m.London 6 Jul 1889 Alice Ogilvie-Grant (London 2 Feb 1856-7 Mar 1946)

 

1g) Victor Charles Hugh (London 10 Sep 1897-25 Jan 1968); m.1st London 12 Jul 1923 (div 1928) Anne Dorothy Browne (d.16 Mar 1963), later wife of Sir George Leon, 2nd Bt.; m.2nd Ottawa 28 Dec 1932 (div 1940) Diana Kingsmill (b.Toronto 24 Dec 1908); m.3d 19 May 1958 Norah Julia Wensley Schofield (d.19__) 

 

1h) Henry George Charles (b.London 24 Sep 1934); m.8 Feb 1958 Odile Steinmann

 

1i) Ian Charles (b.1958); m.1989 Jeltje Aukema; he has two adopted children

 

2i) Genevieve Ann (b.1961); m.1993 Rainer Frick

 

3i) Philip George Hugh (b.1963); m.1987 Junko Higuchi

 

1j) Thomas Charles (b.1991)

 

2j) Alec George (b.1993)

 

2e) Caroline Amelia (18 Jun 1819-Bessborough 30 Apr 1890); m.Fochaber 4 Oct 1849 John George Brabazon Ponsonby, 5th Earl of Bessborogh (14 Oct 1809-Bessborough 28 Jan 1880)

 

3e) Fitzroy George Charles (11 Jun 1820-lost at sea Mar 1841)

 

4e) Henry Charles George (2 Nov 1821-29 Aug 1886); m.25 Jan 1883 Mrs Amelia Susannah White, née Brooman (d.6 Feb 1903)

 

5) Sarah Georgiana (17 Mar 1823-6 Jan 1830)

 

6e) Alexander Francis Charles (London 14 Jun 1825-London 22 Jan 1892); m.6 Aug 1863 Emily Towneley (d.London 31 Dec 1892)

 

1f) Cosmo Charles (London 17 Aug 1869-31 Jul 1921); m.1898 Mary Etherington (d.14 Oct 1942)

 

7e) Augusta Catherine, cr 1851 Gräfin von Dornburg (London 14 Jan 1827-London 3 Apr 1904); m.London 27 Nov 1851 Eduard Pr of Saxe-Weimar (London 11 Oct 1823-London 16 Nov 1902)

 

8e) Lucy Frances (3 Jun 1828-16 Apr 1843)

 

9e) George Charles (22 Oct 1829-27 Feb 1877); m.3 Aug 1875 Minnie Augusta Palmer (d.21 Sep 1913)

 

10e) Amelia Frederica (4 Dec 1830-20 Oct 1841)

 

11e) Cecilia Catherine (13 Apr 1835-5 Oct 1910); m.17 Nov 1859 George Bingham, 4th Earl of Lucan (1830-1914)

 

3d) Sarah (22 Aug 1792 [1794?]-8 Sep 1873); m.9 Oct 1815 Sir Peregrine Maitland (d.1854)

 

4d) John George (3 Oct 1793-10 Nov 1873); m.29 Jun 1818 Louisa Frederica Rodney (19 Jul 1800-Edinburgh 12 Jan 1865)

 

1e) Louisa Elizabeth (14 Oct 1819-5 Mar 1862)

 

2e) George Charles Augustus (5 Jan 1821-2 May 1844)

 

3e) Augustus Frederick Francis (22 Aug 1824-8 Jul 1883); m.1st 3 Nov 1857 Amy De Beauvoir (d.19 Oct 1867); m.2nd London 8 Aug 1872 Augusta Emily Wilmot (1847-Winslow 8 Jul 1915)

 

1f) a dau (8 Jul 1859-    )

 

2f) Mabel Elizabeth (Malta 29 Jun 1860-25 Dec 1939); m.London 13 Oct 1881 Rev.Frederick Alfred John Hervey (18 May 1846-8 Aug 1910)

 

3f) Leila Ethel (21 Jul 1863-16 Apr 1920); m.9 Oct 1890 Alexander Donovan (d.30 Mar 1922)

 

4f) Amyot Maitland Augustus (19 Oct 1867-k.a.Paardebeg, SoAfr 18 Feb 1900)

 

5f) Sybil (Darland 19 May 1873-11 Apr 1954)

 

6f) George Montagu (Darland 22 Aug 1874-9 Mar 1922); m.13 Dec 1895 Miriam Ellen Bossingham (d.26 Jul 1928)

 

7f) Algernon Lionel (17 Feb 1876-25 Dec 1916)

 

8f) Henry de Grey (Shipdam 30 Aug 1879-26 Nov 1955); m.London 19 Jun 1922 Edith Evelyn Vivian (22 Dec 1880-17 Feb 1932)

 

4e) Edward Villiers (25 Mar 1826-8 Feb 1828)

 

5e) Elizabeth Frederica (30 Jun 1828-19 Oct 1890); m.12 Nov 1850 Alexander Charles Stuart (29 Apr 1814-25 Nov 1897), of the Lords Blantyre

 

6e) Sir Wilbraham Oates Lennox, took surname "Lennox-Sinclair" (Molecomb, Goodwood 4 May 1830-London 7 Feb 1897); m.1st Trefnant, Denbighshire 16 Jul 1861 Mary Harriet Harrison (d.22 Jul 1863); m.2nd London 12 Jun 1867 Susan Hay Sinclair (Haddington 7 Sep 1834-Chichester 6 Apr 1912)

 

1f) Lilian Emily (d.3 Aug 1863)

 

2f) Gerald Wilbraham Stuart (Oodeypoore 29 Apr 1862-14 Jun 1937); m.Wimbledon 22 Oct 1907 Agnes Gordon Tidy (Little Thorpe, Wimbledon 18__-20 [30?] Mar 1950)

 

3f) Charles Gordon Sinclair (9 Jul 1868-30 Jun 1894)

 

4f) Louisa Edith (1 Sep 1869-9 Mar 1870)

 

5f) Cecil George Pelham, took surname "Gordon-Lennox-Sinclair" (Rochester 28 Apr 1872-Brighton 9 Aug 1922); m.Worthing 30 Apr 1901 Cordelia Mary Lane Brimacombe (Morwenstowe, Cornwall 18__-19__)

 

6f) Claud Henry Maitland (Southsea 20 Oct 1873-24 Nov 1947)

 

7f) Cecilia Georgina Susan Lennox-Sinclair (Southsea 26 Nov 1875-    )

 

7e) John Maitland (1 Jul 1833-1913)

 

8e) Emily Sarah (27 Sep 1839-30 Aug 1851)

 

5d) Georgiana (Molecombe, Sussex 30 Sep 1795-London 15 Dec 1891); m.London 7 Jun 1924 William Lennox Lascelles Fitzgerald-de Ros, 22nd Lord de Ros (Thames Ditton, Surrey 1 Sep 1797-Old Court, Strangford, co Down 6 Jan 1874)

 

6d) Henry Adam (6 Sep 1797-d.at sea [fell from the rigging of his ship] 25 Feb 1812)

 

7d) Jane (5 Sep 1798-27 Mar 1861); m.20 Jul 1822 Lawrence Peel (1801-10 Dec 1888)

 

8d) William Pitt (20 Sep 1799-18 Feb 1881); m.1st 7 May 1824 (div 1834) Mary Anne Paton; m.2nd 1854 Ellen Smith (d.3 Nov 1859); m.3rd 17 Nov 1863 Maria Jane Molyneux (d.10 Jan 1916), of the Baronets

 

1e) [ex 1] Louisa Frances, d.young

 

2e) William Robert (16 Jul 1855-19 Apr 1907)

 

9d) Frederick (24 Jan 1801-25 Oct 1829)

 

10d) Sussex (11 Jun 1802-12 Apr 1874); m.3 Apr 1828 Hon. Mary Margaret Lawless (10 Feb 1804-    ), former wife of Baron de Robeck

 

1e) Berkeley (16 Jul 1828-9 Jun 1857)

 

2e) Sussex William (2 Jan 1831-15 Dec 1898); m.15 Oct 1867 Eleanor Jane Peters (d.28 Sep 1933)

 

3e) Charles Edward (22 Nov 1834-18 Apr 1899)

 

4e) Harriet Sophia Cecil (20 Dec 1843-Aug 1850)

 

11d) Louisa Madeline (2 Oct 1803-2 Mar 1900); m.18 Apr 1825 William Frederick Fownes Tighe (17 Mar 1794-11 Jun 1878)

 

12d) Charlotte (4 Dec 1804-20 Aug 1833); m.4 Dec 1823 Hon.Maurice Frederick FitzHardinge Berkeley [later, Lord FitzHardinge] (1788-1867)

 

13d) Arthur (2 Oct 1806-25 Jan 1864); m.1 Jul 1835 Adelaide Constance Campbell (1804-14 Aug 1888)

 

1e) Constance Charlotte Eliza (5 Mar 1839-20 Jun 1925); m.5 Mar 1867 Sir George Russell, 4th Bt. (23 Aug 1828-7 Mar 1898)

 

2e) Ada Fanny (18 Sep 1840-22 Nov 1881)

 

3e) Arthur Charles Wriothesley (1842-12 Oct 1876)

 

4e) Ethel (London 10 May 1844-    )

 

14d) Sophie Georgiana (21 Jul 1809-17 Jan 1902); m.7 Aug 1838 Lord Thomas Cecil (d.29 Nov 1873)

 

4c) Georgiana (Goodwood 6 Dec 1765-London 20 Jan 1841); m.1 Apr 1789 Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst (22 May 1762-27 Jul 1834)

 

9b) Margaret (London 16 Nov 1739-Goodwood 10 Jan 1741)

 

10b) Louisa Augusta (London 24 Nov 1743 [per Collins; 5 Dec 1743, per the editor of the Correspondence of the Dss of Leinster]-Aug 1821); m.30 Dec 1758 Rt. Hon. Thomas Conolly, of Castletown (1738-27 Apr 1803 [21 Apr 1803, per Leinster Correspondence])

 

11b) Sarah (London 14 Feb 1745-Aug 1826); m.1st 2 Jun 1762 (div 1770) Sir Thomas Charles Bunbury, 6th Bt. (May 1740-31 Mar 1821); m.2nd 27 Aug 1781 Hon. George Napier (11 Mar 1751-13 Oct 1804)

 

12b) Cecilia Margaret (20 Mar 1750 [28 Feb 1750?]-Paris 12 Nov 1769 [per Mme du Deffand letter to HW; other sources have 13 Nov or 21 Nov 1769])

 

2a) Lady Anne Lennox, b.24 Jun 1703, d.London 20 Oct 1789; m.Caversham, Oxon 21 Feb 1722 William Anne Keppel, 2d Earl of Albemarle (5 Jun 1702-22 Dec 1754)