Peerage Record – 1113

     Constance Marion Brodie was the daughter of James Campbell John Brodie.¹ She married Montague Waldegrave, 5th Baron Radstock of Castle Town, son of Granville Augustus William Waldegrave, 3rd Baron Radstock of Castle Town and Susan Charlotte Calcraft, on 15 July 1898.¹ She died on 5 November 1936.²
     Her married name became Waldegrave.

     Lady Elizabeth Waldegrave was born on 26 May 1758.¹ She was the daughter of John Waldegrave, 3rd Earl Waldegrave and Lady Elizabeth Leveson-Gower.¹ She was baptised on 22 June 1758 at Kensington, London, England^G.¹ She married James Brudenell, 5th Earl of Cardigan, son of George Brudenell, 3rd Earl of Cardigan and Lady Elizabeth Bruce, on 28 April 1791 at St. James’s Place, St. James’s, London, England^G.¹ She died on 23 June 1823 at age 65 at Seymour Place, Mayfair, London, England^G, from ‘inflammation’.^1,2 She was buried on 1 July 1823 at Navestock, Essex, England^G.¹
     From 28 April 1791, her married name became Brudenell. After her marriage, Lady Elizabeth Waldegrave was styled as Countess of Cardigan on 28 April 1791. She held the office of a Lady of the Bedchamber to the Queen Consort between 1793 and 1807.¹

     James Brudenell, 5th Earl of Cardigan was born on 20 April 1715 at London, England^G.¹ He was the son of George Brudenell, 3rd Earl of Cardigan and Lady Elizabeth Bruce.¹ He married, firstly, Hon. Anne Legge, daughter of George Legge, Viscount Lewisham and Elizabeth Kaye, on 24 November 1760 at St. George’s Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England^G.¹ He married, secondly, Lady Elizabeth Waldegrave, daughter of John Waldegrave, 3rd Earl Waldegrave and Lady Elizabeth Leveson-Gower, on 28 April 1791 at St. James’s Place, St. James’s, London, England^G.³ He died on 24 February 1811 at age 95 at Grosvenor Square, Mayfair, London, England^G, without issue.³
     He was educated in 1736 at Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.¹ He matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 6 April 1743.¹ He graduated from Oriel College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1747 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Shaftesbury between 1754 and 1761.¹ He held the office of Deputy Cofferer to the Household between 1755 and 1760.¹ He held the office of Master of the Robes to the Prince of Wales between 1758 and 1760.¹ He held the office of Master of the Robes to the King between 1760 and 1791.¹ He held the office of Keeper of the Privy Purse to the King between 1760 and 1811.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Hastings between 1761 and 1768.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Marlborough between 1768 and 1780.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Great Bedwin between March 1768 and November 1768.¹ He was created 1st Baron Brudenell of Deene, co. Northampton [Great Britain] on 17 October 1780.³ He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Brudenell, of Deene, co. Northampton [E., 1611] on 23 May 1790.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Earl of Cardigan [E., 1661] on 23 May 1790.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baron Brudenell of Stonton, co. Leicester [E., 1628] on 23 May 1790.¹ He held the office of Constable of Windsor Castle between 1791 and 1811.¹ He held the office of High Steward of Windsor in 1802.¹
     In 1812 On his death, the Barony Brudenell of Deene became extinct.³

     Lady Maria Wilhelmina Waldegrave was the daughter of George Waldegrave, 4th Earl Waldegrave and Lady Elizabeth Laura Waldegrave.^1,2 She married Nathaniel Micklethwait, son of Nathaniel Micklethwait, on 26 January 1804.³ She died on 20 February 1805.¹
     Her married name became Micklethwait.

     Sarah Whitear was the daughter of Reverend William Whitear.¹ She married, firstly, Edward Milward before 1846.¹ She married, secondly, Vice-Admiral William Waldegrave, 8th Earl Waldegrave, son of George Waldegrave, 4th Earl Waldegrave and Lady Elizabeth Laura Waldegrave, on 8 December 1846 at London, England^G.¹ She died on 18 April 1873, without issue.¹
     From before 1846, her married name became Milward.¹ From 8 December 1846, her married name became Waldegrave. After her marriage, Sarah Whitear was styled as Countess Waldegrave on 8 December 1846.

     Frances Lois Lister-Kaye was born on 28 October 1882.³ She was the daughter of Sir Cecil Edmund Lister-Kaye, 4th Bt. and Lady Beatrice Adeline Pelham-Clinton.³ She married, firstly, William Edward Parsons, 5th Earl of Rosse, son of Laurence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse and Hon. Frances Cassandra Hawke-Harvey, on 19 October 1905.³ She married, secondly, Yvo Richard Vesey, 5th Viscount de Vesci of Abbey Leix, son of Captain Hon. Eustace Vesey and Hon. Constance Mary Lawley, on 15 May 1920.¹
     Frances Lois Lister-Kaye usually went by her middle name of Lois.¹ From 19 October 1905, her married name became Parsons. After her marriage, Frances Lois Lister-Kaye was styled as Countess of Rosse on 24 August 1908. From 15 May 1920, her married name became Vesey. After her marriage, Frances Lois Lister-Kaye was styled as Viscountess de Vesci of Abbey Leix on 15 May 1920.

     Alison Margaret Cooke-Hurle is the daughter of Major John Davey Cooke-Hurle and Margaret Louisa Watson.^1,2 She married William Clere Leonard Brendan Parsons, 7th Earl of Rosse, son of Laurence Michael Harvey Parsons, 6th Earl of Rosse and Anne Messel, on 15 October 1966.¹
     Her married name became Parsons. After her marriage, Alison Margaret Cooke-Hurle was styled as Countess of Rosse on 1 July 1979.

     Lawrence Patrick Parsons, Lord Oxmantown was born on 31 March 1969.¹ He is the son of William Clere Leonard Brendan Parsons, 7th Earl of Rosse and Alison Margaret Cooke-Hurle.¹ He married Anna Lin Xiaojing, daughter of Qicai Lin, in 2004.²
     He was educated at Aiglon College, Switzerland.¹ He was styled as Lord Oxmantown in 1979.¹ He was educated at University of Language and Culture, Beijing, China.¹

     Hon. Desmond Oliver Martin Parsons was born on 23 December 1938.¹ He was the son of Laurence Michael Harvey Parsons, 6th Earl of Rosse and Anne Messel.¹ He married Aline Edwina Macdonald, daughter of George Alexander Macdonald, on 22 May 1965.¹ He died on 16 July 2010 at age 71.²
     Hon. Desmond Oliver Martin Parsons usually went by his middle name of Martin.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Aiglon College, Switzerland.¹

     Aline Edwina Macdonald is the daughter of George Alexander Macdonald.¹ She married Hon. Desmond Oliver Martin Parsons, son of Laurence Michael Harvey Parsons, 6th Earl of Rosse and Anne Messel, on 22 May 1965.¹
     Her married name became Parsons.