Peerage Record – 1313

     Hon. Mary Selina Charlotte FitzWilliam was born posthumously circa 1836.² She was the daughter of William Charles FitzWilliam, Viscount Milton and Lady Selina Charlotte Jenkinson.¹ She married William Henry Berkeley Portman, 2nd Viscount Portman of Bryanston, son of Edward Berkley Portman, 1st Viscount Portman of Bryanston and Lady Emma Lascelles, on 21 June 1855.¹ She died on 4 January 1899.¹
     Her married name became Portman. After her marriage, Hon. Mary Selina Charlotte FitzWilliam was styled as Viscountess Portman of Bryanston on 19 November 1888.

     Frances Maxwell Buchanan Cuninghame was born circa 1852.¹ She was the daughter of Boyd Alexander Cuninghame and Mary Wilkinson.^2,1 She married, firstly, Andrew James Livingstone-Learmonth, son of Thomas Livingstone-Learmonth and Christian Donald, on 8 December 1869.^3,4 She married, secondly, William Henry Berkeley Portman, 2nd Viscount Portman of Bryanston, son of Edward Berkley Portman, 1st Viscount Portman of Bryanston and Lady Emma Lascelles, on 2 June 1908.⁵ She died on 13 November 1939.²
     From 8 December 1869, her married name became Livingstone-Learmonth.^3,4 After her marriage, Frances Maxwell Buchanan Cuninghame was styled as Viscountess Portman of Bryanston on 2 June 1908. From 2 June 1908, her married name became Portman.

     George Ashburnham, 3rd Earl of Ashburnham was born on 25 December 1760.¹ He was the son of John Ashburnham, 2nd Earl of Ashburnham and Elizabeth Crowley.¹ He was baptised on 29 January 1761 at St. George’s Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England^G, with King George III of Great Britain and Ireland, 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne and Princess Dowager Auguste of Wales as his sponsor.¹ He married, firstly, Sophia Thynne, daughter of Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath and Lady Elizabeth Cavendish-Bentinck, on 28 August 1784 at Arlington Street, St. George Hanover Square, London, England^G.¹ He married, secondly, Lady Charlotte Percy, daughter of Algernon Percy, 1st Earl of Beverley and Susan Isabella Burrell, on 25 July 1795 at Orwell Park, Ipswich, Suffolk, England^G.¹ He died on 27 October 1830 at age 69 at Ashburnham, Sussex, England^G.²
     He was styled as Viscount St. Asaph between 1760 and 1812.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1780 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He held the office of Lord of the Bedchamber to the Prince of Wales between 1784 and 1795.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baron Ashburnham, of Ashburnham, Sussex [E., 1689] on 23 March 1803, in the lifetime of his father.¹ He held the office of Trustee of the British Museum between 1810 and 1830.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Earl of Ashburnham [G.B., 1730] on 8 April 1812.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Viscount St. Asaph, of the principality of Wales [G.B., 1730] on 8 April 1812.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.) in 1827.^1,3 He was appointed Knight Commander, Hanoverian Order (K.C.H.) in 1827.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 22 June 1829.¹ He wrote the book A Narrative by John Ashburnham of his Attendance on King Charles the First &c. To which is prefixed a vindication of his character and conduct from the misrepresentations of Lord Clarendon, by his lineal descendant and present representative, published 1830, (editor, in two volumes.)²

     Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath was born on 13 September 1734.³ He was the son of Thomas Thynne, 2nd Viscount Weymouth and Lady Louisa Carteret.¹ He married Lady Elizabeth Cavendish-Bentinck, daughter of William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland and Lady Margaret Cavendish Harley, on 22 March 1759 at St. Margaret’s Church, Westminster, London, England^G.⁴ He died on 19 November 1796 at age 62 at Arlington Street, St. George Hanover Square, London, England^G.⁴
     He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Thynne, of Kempsford, co. Gloucester [E., 1641] on 12 January 1750/51.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Thynne of Wermister, co. Wilts [E., 1682] on 12 January 1750/51.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Weymouth, co. Dorset [E., 1682] on 12 January 1750/51.¹ He graduated from St. John’s College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1753 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)³ He held the office of a Lord of the Bedchamber between 1760 and 1763.³ He held the office of Master of the Horse between 1763 and 1765, to the Queen.⁴ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) on 23 November 1764.⁴ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland between April 1765 and July 1765, although he did not set foot in Ireland.⁴ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 29 May 1765.⁴ He held the office of Secretary of State for the South between 1768 and 1770.⁴ He held the office of Secretary of State for the North between January 1768 and October 1768.⁴ He graduated from Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1769 with a Doctor of Laws (LL.D.)³ He held the office of Secretary of State for the South between 1770 and 1773.⁴ He held the office of Groom of the Stole between March 1775 and November 1775.⁴ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 3 June 1778.⁴ He held the office of Groom of the Stole between 1782 and 1796.⁴ He was appointed Fellow, Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.) on 29 April 1784.⁴ He was created 1st Marquess of Bath [Great Britain] on 18 August 1789.⁴
     Gibbs records that “his drinking and gambling propensities are frequenty recorded in the literature of the time.”⁴ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁵
     

     Sophia Thynne was born on 19 December 1763.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath and Lady Elizabeth Cavendish-Bentinck.¹ She married George Ashburnham, 3rd Earl of Ashburnham, son of John Ashburnham, 2nd Earl of Ashburnham and Elizabeth Crowley, on 28 August 1784 at Arlington Street, St. George Hanover Square, London, England^G.¹ She died on 9 April 1791 at age 27, in childbed.¹
     From 28 August 1784, her married name became Ashburnham. After her marriage, Sophia Thynne was styled as Viscountess of St. Asaph on 28 August 1784.¹

     Lady Elizabeth Cavendish-Bentinck was born on 27 July 1735.² She was the daughter of William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland and Lady Margaret Cavendish Harley.^1,2 She married Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath, son of Thomas Thynne, 2nd Viscount Weymouth and Lady Louisa Carteret, on 22 March 1759 at St. Margaret’s Church, Westminster, London, England^G.² She died on 12 December 1825 at age 90 at Lower Grosvenor Street, London, England^G.²
     From 22 March 1759, her married name became Thynne. After her marriage, Lady Elizabeth Cavendish-Bentinck was styled as Viscountess Weymouth on 22 March 1759. She held the office of Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Charlotte between 1761 and 1793.² After her marriage, Lady Elizabeth Cavendish-Bentinck was styled as Marchioness of Bath on 18 August 1789. She held the office of Mistress of the Robes between 1793 and 1818.²

     Lady Mary Margaret Stanley was born in 1801.¹ She was the daughter of Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby and Eliza Farren.² She married Thomas Grosvenor Egerton, 2nd Earl of Wilton of Wilton Castle, son of Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster and Lady Eleanor Egerton, on 29 November 1821.³ She died on 16 December 1858.³
     Her married name became Egerton.

     Isabella Smith was the daughter of Major Elton Smith.¹ She married Thomas Grosvenor Egerton, 2nd Earl of Wilton of Wilton Castle, son of Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster and Lady Eleanor Egerton, on 12 September 1863.¹ She died on 23 January 1916.¹
     Her married name became Egerton.

     Elizabeth Fox was born circa 1654. She was the daughter of Rt. Hon. Sir Stephen Fox and Elizabeth Whittle.^1,2 She married Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis of Eye, son of Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Baron Cornwallis of Eye and Margaret Playsted, on 27 December 1673.¹ She died on 28 February 1680/81.²
     From 27 December 1673, her married name became Cornwallis. After her marriage, Elizabeth Fox was styled as Baroness Cornwallis of Eye on 27 December 1673.