Peerage Record – 1276

     Eleonora Julia Coventry was the daughter of Hon. William James Coventry and Mary Laing.¹ She married Rev. Hon. William Whitworth Chetwynd-Talbot, son of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 2nd Earl Talbot of Hensol and Frances Thomasine Lambart, on 4 July 1843 at Earls Croome, Worcestershire, England^G.¹ She died on 15 December 1897.¹
     From 4 July 1843, her married name became Chetwynd-Talbot.¹

     Rt. Rev. Hon. Gilbert Chetwynd Talbot was born on 28 April 1816.¹ He was the son of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 2nd Earl Talbot of Hensol and Frances Thomasine Lambart.² He died on 13 December 1896 at age 80.¹
     He held the office of Monsignor Canon of Rome.¹

     Colonel Hon. Sir Wellington Patrick Manvers Chetwynd-Talbot was born on 12 December 1817.² He was the son of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 2nd Earl Talbot of Hensol and Frances Thomasine Lambart.³ He married Lady Emma Charlotte Stanley, daughter of Edward Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby and Hon. Emma Caroline Bootle-Wilbraham, on 11 October 1860.³ He died on 23 September 1898 at age 80.³
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Army.³ He held the office of Serjeant-at-Arms, House of Lords between 1858 and 1898.³ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.)¹

     Lady Emma Charlotte Stanley was the daughter of Edward Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby and Hon. Emma Caroline Bootle-Wilbraham.¹ She married Colonel Hon. Sir Wellington Patrick Manvers Chetwynd-Talbot, son of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 2nd Earl Talbot of Hensol and Frances Thomasine Lambart, on 11 October 1860.¹ She died on 23 August 1928.¹
     Her married name became Chetwynd-Talbot.

     Edward Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby was born on 19 March 1799 at Knowsley, Lancashire, England^G.^3,4 He was the son of Edward Smith-Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby and Charlotte Margaret Hornby.¹ He married Hon. Emma Caroline Bootle-Wilbraham, daughter of Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Baron Skelmersdale and Mary Elizabeth Taylor, on 21 March 1825.³ He died on 23 October 1869 at age 70.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.³ He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Stockbridge between 1822 and 1826.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Preston between 1826 and 1830.³ He held the office of Under-Secretary for the Colonies between 1827 and 1828.³ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1830.³ He held the office of Chief Secretary of ireland between 1830 and 1833.³ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] in 1831.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Windsor between 1831 and 1832.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for North Lancashire between 1832 and 1835.³ He held the office of Secretary of State for the Colonies between 1833 and 1834.³ He held the office of Lord Rector of Glasgow University between 1834 and 1836.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for North Lancashire between 1835 and 1844.³ He held the office of Secretary of State for the Colonies between 1841 and 1845.³ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Stanley of Bickerstaffe, co. Lancaster [U.K., 1832] on 4 November 1844, in his father’s lifetime.¹ He succeeded as the 14th Earl of Derby [E., 1485] on 30 June 1851.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Baronet Stanley, of Bickerstaffe, co. Lancs [E., 1627] on 30 June 1851.¹ He graduated in 1852 with a Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.)³ He held the office of Chancellor of Oxford University between 1852 and 1869.³ He held the office of Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury between February 1852 and December 1852.³ He translated Homer’s Iliad.³ He held the office of Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury between March 1858 and January 1859.³ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1859.³ He held the office of Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury between July 1866 and February 1868.³ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) in 1869.³

     Hon. Gerald Chetwynd-Talbot was born on 2 October 1819 at Ireland^G.² He was the son of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 2nd Earl Talbot of Hensol and Frances Thomasine Lambart.³ He married Margaret Mackay, daughter of Captain Alexander Mackay, in 1840.¹ He died on 13 February 1885 at age 65.¹
     He was Director General of Military Store Department, India.¹

     Margaret Mackay was born circa 1818 at Sri Lanka^G.^1,2 She was the daughter of Captain Alexander Mackay.³ She married Hon. Gerald Chetwynd-Talbot, son of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 2nd Earl Talbot of Hensol and Frances Thomasine Lambart, in 1840.³ She died on 8 December 1894 at Eastbourne, Sussex, England.²
     Her married name became Chetwynd-Talbot.

     Lady Frances Charlotte Chetwynd-Talbot was born circa 1801. She was the daughter of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 2nd Earl Talbot of Hensol and Frances Thomasine Lambart.^1,2 She married William Legge, 4th Earl of Dartmouth, son of George Legge, 3rd Earl of Dartmouth and Lady Frances Finch, on 5 April 1820.¹ She died on 4 October 1823.¹
     After her marriage, Lady Frances Charlotte Chetwynd-Talbot was styled as Countess of Dartmouth on 5 April 1820. From 5 April 1820, her married name became Legge.

     William Legge, 4th Earl of Dartmouth was born on 29 November 1784.¹ He was the son of George Legge, 3rd Earl of Dartmouth and Lady Frances Finch.¹ He married, firstly, Lady Frances Charlotte Chetwynd-Talbot, daughter of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 2nd Earl Talbot of Hensol and Frances Thomasine Lambart, on 5 April 1820.¹ He married, secondly, Hon. Frances Barrington, daughter of Reverend George Barrington, 5th Viscount Barrington of Ardglass and Elizabeth Adair, on 25 October 1828.¹ He died on 22 November 1853 at age 68.¹
     He was styled as Viscount Lewisham between 1801 and 1810.³ He succeeded as the 4th Earl of Dartmouth [G.B., 1711] on 10 November 1810.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Viscount Lewisham, of co. Kent [G.B., 1711] on 10 November 1810.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baron Dartmouth, of Dartmouth, Devon [E., 1682] on 10 November 1810.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.)¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.)¹ He was appointed Fellow, Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.)¹

     John Robert William Vesey, 4th Viscount de Vesci of Abbey Leix was born on 21 May 1844.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Thomas Vesey, 3rd Viscount de Vesci of Abbey Leix and Lady Emma Herbert. He married Lady Evelyn Charteris, daughter of Francis Richard Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss and Lady Anne Frederica Anson, on 4 June 1872.¹ He died on 6 July 1903 at age 59, without male issue.¹
     He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Vesey [I., 1698] on 23 December 1875.² He succeeded as the 4th Viscount de Vesci of Abbey Leix, Queen’s Co. [I., 1776] on 23 December 1875.² He succeeded as the 5th Baron Knapton, of Queen’s Co. [I., 1750] on 23 December 1875.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Coldstream Guards.² He held the office of Custos Rotulorum of Queen’s County.² He was created 1st Baron de Vesci of Abbey Leix, in Queen’s County [U.K.] on 8 November 1884.¹
     On his death, his U.K. Barony became extinct.¹