Peerage Record – 2725

     Lady Maria Jane Elizabeth Ponsonby was born on 14 March 1819.² She was the daughter of John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough and Lady Maria Fane.¹ She married Charles Frederick Ashley Cooper Ponsonby, 2nd Baron de Mauley of Canford, son of William Francis Spencer Ponsonby, 1st Baron de Mauley of Canford and Lady Barbara Ashley-Cooper, on 9 August 1838.³ She died on 13 September 1897 at age 78.¹
     After her marriage, Lady Maria Jane Elizabeth Ponsonby was styled as Baroness de Mauley on 16 May 1855.

     William Ashley Webb Ponsonby, 3rd Baron de Mauley of Canford was born on 2 March 1843.¹ He was the son of Charles Frederick Ashley Cooper Ponsonby, 2nd Baron de Mauley of Canford and Lady Maria Jane Elizabeth Ponsonby.¹ He died on 13 April 1918 at age 75, unmarried.¹
     He fought in the Lieutenant, Rifle Brigade.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baron de Mauley of Canford, co. Dorset [U.K., 1838] on 24 August 1896.¹

     Maurice John George Ponsonby, 4th Baron de Mauley of Canford was born on 7 August 1846.¹ He was the son of Charles Frederick Ashley Cooper Ponsonby, 2nd Baron de Mauley of Canford and Lady Maria Jane Elizabeth Ponsonby.¹ He married Hon. Madeline Emily Augusta Hanbury-Tracy, daughter of Thomas Charles Hanbury-Tracy, 2nd Baron Sudeley of Toddington and Emma Elizabeth Alicia Dawkins-Pennant, on 30 December 1875 at Hanbury, Worcestershire, England^G.¹ He died on 15 March 1945 at age 98.¹
     He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He held the office of Canon of Bristol between 1890 and 1918.² He was the Vicar between 1903 and 1918 at Wantage, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baron de Mauley of Canford, co. Dorset [U.K., 1838] on 13 April 1918.¹

     Hon. Madeline Emily Augusta Hanbury-Tracy was born at Brighton, Sussex, England^G.² She was the daughter of Thomas Charles Hanbury-Tracy, 2nd Baron Sudeley of Toddington and Emma Elizabeth Alicia Dawkins-Pennant.^1,3 She married Maurice John George Ponsonby, 4th Baron de Mauley of Canford, son of Charles Frederick Ashley Cooper Ponsonby, 2nd Baron de Mauley of Canford and Lady Maria Jane Elizabeth Ponsonby, on 30 December 1875 at Hanbury, Worcestershire, England^G.¹ She died on 28 January 1938.¹
     Her married name became Ponsonby. After her marriage, Hon. Madeline Emily Augusta Hanbury-Tracy was styled as Baroness de Mauley on 13 April 1918.

     Thomas Charles Hanbury-Tracy, 2nd Baron Sudeley of Toddington was born on 5 February 1801 at Montgomeryshire, Wales^G.¹ He was the son of Charles Hanbury-Tracy, 1st Baron Sudeley of Toddington and Hon. Henrietta Susanna Tracy.¹ He married Emma Elizabeth Alicia Dawkins-Pennant, daughter of George Hay Dawkins-Pennant and Hon. Sophia Maria Maude, on 25 August 1831 at Montgomeryshire, Wales^G.¹ He died on 19 February 1863 at age 62.²
     He was given the name of Thomas Charles Hanbury-Tracy at birth.³ On 11 April 1806 his name was legally changed to Thomas Charles Leigh by Royal Licence.² He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Wallingford between 1831 and 1832.² On 30 March 1839 his name was legally changed to Thomas Charles Hanbury-Tracy by Royal Licence.² He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire between 1858 and 1863.² He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Sudeley of Toddington, co. Gloucester [U.K., 1838] on 10 February 1858.²

     Emma Elizabeth Alicia Dawkins-Pennant was born at Penrhyn Castle, Llandegai, Caernarvonshire, Wales^G.² She was the daughter of George Hay Dawkins-Pennant and Hon. Sophia Maria Maude.³ She married Thomas Charles Hanbury-Tracy, 2nd Baron Sudeley of Toddington, son of Charles Hanbury-Tracy, 1st Baron Sudeley of Toddington and Hon. Henrietta Susanna Tracy, on 25 August 1831 at Montgomeryshire, Wales^G.² She died on 14 July 1888.¹
     From 25 August 1831, her married name became Leigh.³ From 30 March 1839, her married name became Hanbury-Tracy. After her marriage, Emma Elizabeth Alicia Dawkins-Pennant was styled as Baroness Sudeley of Toddington on 10 February 1858.

     Rangiamohia Te Herekiekie was born in 1869.¹ She married Granville John Berney Duff, son of Major James Duff and Mary Laura Dawkins, on 11 July 1899.¹ She died in 1908.¹ She was buried at Tokaanu urupa, Tokaanu, New Zealand^G.¹
     From 11 July 1899, her married name became Duff.¹

     Hon. Sophia Maria Maude was the daughter of Cornwallis Maude, 1st Viscount Hawarden and Mary Allen.¹ She married George Hay Dawkins-Pennant, son of Colonel Henry Dawkins and Lady Juliana Colyear, on 25 June 1807 at Hawarden, County Tipperary, Ireland^G.² She died on 23 January 1812.¹
     From 1808, her married name became Dawkins-Pennant.

     Captain Gerald Maurice Ponsonby was born on 16 October 1876.¹ He was the son of Maurice John George Ponsonby, 4th Baron de Mauley of Canford and Hon. Madeline Emily Augusta Hanbury-Tracy.¹ He died on 31 August 1914 at age 37, from wounds received in action.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.¹ He fought in the Boer War in 1902.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹

     Hubert William Ponsonby, 5th Baron de Mauley of Canford was born on 21 July 1878.¹ He was the son of Maurice John George Ponsonby, 4th Baron de Mauley of Canford and Hon. Madeline Emily Augusta Hanbury-Tracy.¹ He married Elgiva Margaret Dundas, daughter of Hon. Cospatrick Thomas Dundas and Maud FitzWilliam, on 11 October 1920.¹ He died on 13 September 1962 at age 84.¹
     He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the 2nd Battalion, 1st Gloucestershire Yeomanry.¹ He was awarded the Chevalier, Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur.¹ He was awarded the Croix de Guerre.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Oxfordshire in 1924.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baron de Mauley of Canford, co. Dorset [U.K., 1838] on 15 March 1945.¹