Peerage Record – 17982

     Field Marshal Lieutenant Philip George Browne was born on 2 June 1727 at Novara, Italy^G.¹ He was the son of Field Marshal Ulysses Maximilian Browne and Maia Philippine von Martinitz.¹ He married Anna Maria Szlaray.² He died on 19 December 1803 at age 76 at Bohemia^G, without issue.¹
     He succeeded as the 4th Earl of Browne [Ireland, 1726] on 26 June 1757, Jacobite.¹ He succeeded as the Graf von Browne [Holy Roman Empire, 1716] on 26 June 1757.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of Maria Theresa of Austria (K.M.T.)¹ He gained the rank of Field Marshal Lieutenant in the Imperial Service.¹
     On his death, all of his honours became extinct.³

     Maj.-Gen. Graf Josef Ulysses Browne was born on 17 October 1728.^1,2 He was the son of Field Marshal Ulysses Maximilian Browne and Maia Philippine von Martinitz.¹ He died on 29 April 1759 at age 30 at Vienna, Austria, from wounds received in action.^1,2
     He gained the rank of Major-General circa 1755 in the Austrian Army.¹ He fought in the Battle of Hochkirch on 14 October 1758.^1,2

     Rt. Hon. Sir John Cust, 3rd Bt. was born on 29 August 1718.² He was the son of Sir Richard Cust, 2nd Bt. and Anne Brownlow.² He was baptised on 25 September 1718 at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church, Covent Garden, London, England^G.³ He married Etheldred Payne, daughter of Thomas Payne and Elizabeth Folkes, on 8 December 1743.² He died on 24 January 1770 at age 51.¹ He was buried on 8 February 1770 at Belton, Lincolnshire, England^G.³ He died intestate and his estate was administered on 26 April 1770.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.³ He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Cust, of Stamford, co. Lincoln [E., 1677] on 25 July 1734.² He graduated from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1739 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)³ He was admitted to Middle Temple on 26 November 1742 entitled to practise as a Barrister.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Grantham between 1743 and 1770.³ He held the office of Clerk of the Household between 1747 and 1751, to Frederick, Prince of Wales.³ He held the office of Steward of the Household in 1751, to the Dowager Princess of Wales.³ He held the office of Clerk of the Household between 1751 and 1760, to George, Prince of Wales.³ He gained the rank of Colonel in 1759 in the South Battalion, Lincolnshire Militia.³ He held the office of Speaker of the House of Commons between 3 November 1761 and 19 January 1770.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 24 January 1762.³ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁴
     

     Etheldred Payne was born circa 1720.³ She was the daughter of Thomas Payne and Elizabeth Folkes.^1,4 She married Rt. Hon. Sir John Cust, 3rd Bt., son of Sir Richard Cust, 2nd Bt. and Anne Brownlow, on 8 December 1743.⁴ She died on 22 January 1775.³ She was buried at Belton, Lincolnshire, England^G.³ Her will was proven (by probate) in February 1775.³
     From 8 December 1743, her married name became Cust.

     Sir Thomas Pettus, 1st Bt. gained the title of 1st Baronet Pettus.

     Jocosa Katherina Drury was born on 19 April 1749 at Queen Street, London, England^G.² She was the daughter of Lt.-Gen. Sir Thomas Drury, 1st and last Bt. and Martha Tyrrell.^1,2 She was baptised on 12 May 1749 at St. George the Martyr, Bloomsbury, London, England^G.² She married Brownlow Cust, 1st Baron Brownlow of Belton, son of Rt. Hon. Sir John Cust, 3rd Bt. and Etheldred Payne, on 16 October 1770 at St. George’s Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England^G.¹ She died on 11 February 1772 at age 22, without male issue.² She was buried at Belton, Lincolnshire, England^G.²
     From 16 October 1770, her married name became Cust.¹

     Frances Pembrooke is the daughter of Charles Pembrooke.¹

     Charles Pembrooke lived at St. George’s, Canterbury, Kent, England^G.¹

     John Hume Egerton, Viscount Alford was born on 15 October 1812.¹ He was the son of John Cust, 1st Earl Brownlow and Amelia Sophia Hume.¹ He was baptised on 17 November 1812 at St. Marylebone Church, Marylebone Road, Marylebone, London, England^G.¹ He married Lady Marianne Margaret Compton, daughter of Spencer Joshua Alwyne Compton, 2nd Marquess of Northampton and Margaret Douglas-Maclean-Clephane, on 10 February 1841 at St. George’s Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England^G.¹ He died on 3 January 1851 at age 38 at Ashridge Park, Berkhamsted, England^G.¹ He was buried on 13 January 1851 at Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, England^G.¹
     He was given the name of John Hume Cust at birth.¹ He was styled as Viscount Alford between 1815 and 1851.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Magdalene College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1833 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Bedfordshire between 1835 and 1851.¹ He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 25 June 1838.¹ On 12 September 1839 his name was legally changed to John Hume Home-Cust by Royal Licence.¹ On 15 March 1849 his name was legally changed to John Hume Egerton by Royal Licence, on inheriting the huge estates of the Egertons from the Dowager Countess of Bridgwater.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the North Lincolnshire Militia.³

     Sir Abraham Hume, 1st Bt. married Hannah Frederick, daughter of Sir Thomas Frederick and Mary Moncreif, on 8 October 1746.² He died on 10 October 1772.
     He gained the title of 1st Baronet Hume.