Peerage Record – 2720

     Lady Emily Caroline Catherine Frances Cowper was born in 1810.² She was the daughter of Peter Leopold Louis Francis Nassau Cowper, 5th Earl Cowper and Hon. Emily Mary Lamb.¹ She married Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, son of Cropley Ashley-Cooper, 6th Earl of Shaftesbury and Lady Anne Spencer, on 10 June 1830.¹ She died on 15 October 1872.³
     Her married name became Ashley-Cooper. After her marriage, Lady Emily Caroline Catherine Frances Cowper was styled as Countess of Shaftesbury on 2 June 1851.

     Reverend Walter Spencer lived at Fownhope Court, Herefordshire, England^G.¹

     Rt. Hon. Anthony Evelyn Melbourne Ashley was born on 24 July 1836.² He was the son of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury and Lady Emily Caroline Catherine Frances Cowper.² He married, firstly, Sybella Charlotte Farquhar, daughter of Sir Walter Rockcliffe Farquhar, 3rd Bt. and Lady Mary Octavia Somerset, on 28 July 1866.² He married, secondly, Lady Alice Elizabeth Cole, daughter of William Willoughby Cole, 3rd Earl of Enniskillen and Jane Casamaijor, on 30 June 1891.¹ He died on 15 November 1907 at age 71.²
     He was given the name of Anthony Evelyn Melbourne Ashley-Cooper at birth.² Rt. Hon. Anthony Evelyn Melbourne Ashley usually went by his middle name of Evelyn.² He was a practising barrister.² He was Private Secretary to Lord Palmerston.² He graduated from Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Poole between 1874 and 1880.² He was Secretary of the Board of Trade between 1880 and 1882.² He was Chief Estates Commissioners between 1880 and 1885.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Isle of Wight between 1880 and 1885.² He held the office of Under-Secretary of the Colonies between 1882 and 1885.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.)² He was Official Verderer of the New Forest.² He held the office of Mayor of Romsey between 1898 and 1903.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Dorset.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Hampshire.² He lived at Classiebawn, Mullaghmore, County Sligo, Ireland.² He lived at Broadlands, Romsey, Hampshire, England.²

     Sybella Charlotte Farquhar was the daughter of Sir Walter Rockcliffe Farquhar, 3rd Bt. and Lady Mary Octavia Somerset.¹ She married Rt. Hon. Anthony Evelyn Melbourne Ashley, son of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury and Lady Emily Caroline Catherine Frances Cowper, on 28 July 1866.¹ She died on 31 August 1886.¹
     Her married name became Ashley.

     Stanley Matthew Lawson lived at Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.^G.¹

     Colonel Hercules Arthur Pakenham was born on 17 February 1863.² He was the son of Lt.-Gen. Thomas Henry Pakenham and Elizabeth Staples Clarke.² He married Lillian Blanche Georgiana Ashley, daughter of Rt. Hon. Anthony Evelyn Melbourne Ashley and Sybella Charlotte Farquhar, on 16 November 1895.² He died on 28 March 1937 at age 74.²
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Grenadier Guards.² He fought in the Sudan Expedition in 1885.² He was Aide-de-Camp to the Governor-General of Canada in 1886.² He was Aide-de-Camp to the Viceroy of India in 1886.² He gained the rank of Major in the 4th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of County Antrim.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County Antrim.² He held the office of High Sheriff of County Antrim in 1906.² He fought in the First World War.² He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1917.¹ He was awarded the Officier, Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur.² He was Lieutenant-Colonel of the 18th Battalion, London Regiment (London Irish Rifles.)¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in 1919.² He held the office of Senator [Northern Ireland] in 1928.² He lived at Langford Lodge, County Antrim, Ireland^G.¹

     Lady Alice Elizabeth Cole was the daughter of William Willoughby Cole, 3rd Earl of Enniskillen and Jane Casamaijor.¹ She married Rt. Hon. Anthony Evelyn Melbourne Ashley, son of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury and Lady Emily Caroline Catherine Frances Cowper, on 30 June 1891.¹ She died on 25 August 1931.¹
     Her married name became Ashley.

     William Willoughby Cole, 3rd Earl of Enniskillen was born on 25 January 1807.³ He was the son of John Willoughby Cole, 2nd Earl of Enniskillen and Lady Charlotte Paget.³ He married, firstly, Jane Casamaijor, daughter of James A. Casamaijor, on 16 January 1844.³ He married, secondly, Hon. Mary Emma Brodrick, daughter of Charles Brodrick, 6th Viscount Midleton of Midleton and Hon. Emma Stapleton, on 5 September 1865.⁴ He died on 12 November 1886 at age 79.⁴
     He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Grinstead, of Grinstead, co. Wilts [U.K., 1815] on 31 March 1840.³ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Mountflorence of Florence Court, co. Fermanagh [I., 1760] on 31 March 1840.³ He succeeded as the 3rd Earl of Enniskillen [I., 1789] on 31 March 1840.³ He succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Enniskillen, co. Fermanagh [I., 1776] on 31 March 1840.³ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.)³ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the 3rd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.³ He was appointed Fellow, Geological Society (F.G.S.)³ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.)³ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.)³

     Jane Casamaijor was the daughter of James A. Casamaijor.¹ She married William Willoughby Cole, 3rd Earl of Enniskillen, son of John Willoughby Cole, 2nd Earl of Enniskillen and Lady Charlotte Paget, on 16 January 1844.¹ She died on 13 May 1855.¹
     After her marriage, Jane Casamaijor was styled as Countess of Enniskillen on 16 January 1844. From 16 January 1844, her married name became Cole.