Peerage Record – 2726

     Elgiva Margaret Dundas was born on 9 November 1897.² She was the daughter of Hon. Cospatrick Thomas Dundas and Maud FitzWilliam.^1,2 She married Hubert William Ponsonby, 5th Baron de Mauley of Canford, son of Maurice John George Ponsonby, 4th Baron de Mauley of Canford and Hon. Madeline Emily Augusta Hanbury-Tracy, on 11 October 1920.¹ She died in 1987.¹
     Her married name became Ponsonby. After her marriage, Elgiva Margaret Dundas was styled as Baroness de Mauley on 15 March 1945.

     Hon. Cospatrick Thomas Dundas was born on 5 November 1862.² He was the son of Hon. John Charles Dundas and Margaret Matilda Talbot.² He married Maud FitzWilliam, daughter of Hon. George Wentworth FitzWilliam and Alice Louisa Anson, on 18 July 1892.² He died on 23 November 1906 at age 44.²
     In 1873 he was granted the rank of an earl’s younger son.² He gained the rank of Lieuetenant in the Yorkshire Hussars.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Orkney and Shetland.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for the North Riding, Yorkshire.²

     Maud FitzWilliam was born on 27 February 1871. She was the daughter of Hon. George Wentworth FitzWilliam and Alice Louisa Anson.¹ She married, firstly, Hon. Cospatrick Thomas Dundas, son of Hon. John Charles Dundas and Margaret Matilda Talbot, on 18 July 1892.¹ She married, secondly, Major Sir Harry Edward Spiller Cordeaux on 2 October 1912.¹ She died on 15 July 1949 at age 78.¹
     From 18 July 1892, her married name became Dundas. From 2 October 1912, her married name became Cordeaux.

     Major Sir Harry Edward Spiller Cordeaux married Maud FitzWilliam, daughter of Hon. George Wentworth FitzWilliam and Alice Louisa Anson, on 2 October 1912.¹
     He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.)¹

     Hon. Gerald Henry Brabazon Ponsonby was born on 17 July 1829.¹ He was the son of John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough and Lady Maria Fane.¹ He married Lady Maria Emma Catherine Coventry, daughter of George William Coventry, Viscount Deerhurst and Harriet Anne Cockerell, on 9 February 1858.¹ He died on 30 November 1908 at age 79.¹

     Lady Caroline Ponsonby was the daughter of Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough and Lady Henrietta Frances Spencer.¹ She married William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, son of Peniston Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne and Elizabeth Milbanke, in 1805.¹ She died in 1828.¹
     Her married name became Lamb.

     William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne was born on 15 March 1779. He was the son of Peniston Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne and Elizabeth Milbanke. He married Lady Caroline Ponsonby, daughter of Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough and Lady Henrietta Frances Spencer, in 1805.³ He died on 24 November 1848 at age 69.
     He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Melbourne [U.K., 1815] on 22 July 1828. He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Melbourne [I., 1781] on 22 July 1828. He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Lamb, of Brocket Hall, Hertfordshire [G.B., 1755] on 22 July 1828. He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Melbourne [I., 1770] on 22 July 1828.

     John George Brabazon Ponsonby, 5th Earl of Bessborough was born on 14 October 1809.¹ He was the son of John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough and Lady Maria Fane.¹ He married, firstly, Lady Frances Charlotte Lambton, daughter of John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham and Lady Harriet Cholmondeley, on 8 September 1835 at Cleveland Row, St. James’s, London, England^G.¹ He married, secondly, Lady Caroline Amelia Gordon-Lennox, daughter of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond and Lady Caroline Paget, on 4 October 1849.² He died on 28 January 1880 at age 70 at Bessborough House, near Pilltown, County Kilkenny, Ireland^G, without issue.² He was buried on 3 February 1880 at Fiddown, Ireland^G.² His will was proven (by probate) on 12 May 1880.²
     He was educated at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, England^G.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Bletchingley in 1831.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Higham Ferrers between 1831 and 1832.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Derby between 1835 and 1847.¹ He held the office of Sheriff of County Carlow in 1838.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of County Carlow between 1838 and 1880.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baron Ponsonby of Sysonby, co. Leicester [G.B., 1749] on 16 May 1847.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Earl of Bessborough [I., 1739] on 16 May 1847.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Duncannon of Bessborough, co. Kilkenny [U.K., 1834] on 16 May 1847.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Viscount Duncannon, of the fort of Duncannon, co. Wexford [I., 1723] on 16 May 1847.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baron Bessborough, of Bessborough, co. Kilkenny [I., 1721] on 16 May 1847.¹ He was Master of the Queens’ Staghounds between 1848 and 1852.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 27 June 1848.¹ He was Master of the Queens’ Staghounds between 1852 and 1856.¹ He was Master of the Queens’ Staghounds between 1859 and 1866.¹ His last will was dated from 14 November 1859 to 20 May 1879. He held the office of Custos Rotulorum of County Carlow.³ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of County Carlow.³ He held the office of Lord Steward of the Household between January 1866 and July 1866.¹ He held the office of Lord Steward of the Household between 1868 and 1874.¹

     William Wentworth Brabazon Ponsonby was born on 29 December 1812.^1,2 He was the son of John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough and Lady Maria Fane.¹ He died on 8 July 1831 at age 18.^1,2

     Frederick George Brabazon Ponsonby, 6th Earl of Bessborough was born on 11 September 1815 at London, England^G.¹ He was the son of John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough and Lady Maria Fane.¹ He died on 11 March 1895 at age 79 at 45 Green Street, Mayfair, London, England^G, from bronchitis, unmarried.¹ He was buried on 19 March 1895 at Pilltown, County Kilkenny, Ireland^G.¹ His will was proven (by probate) on 25 June 1895, at £114,984 gross and £68,920 net.¹
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.¹ His last will was dated from 18 December 1833 to February 1889. He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1837 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was admitted to Lincoln’s Inn in 1840 entitled to practise as a Barrister-at-Law.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)² He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Duncannon of Bessborough, co. Kilkenny [U.K., 1834] on 28 January 1880.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baron Ponsonby of Sysonby, co. Leicester [G.B., 1749] on 28 January 1880.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Baron Bessborough, of Bessborough, co. Kilkenny [I., 1721] on 28 January 1880.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Earl of Bessborough [I., 1739] on 28 January 1880.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Viscount Duncannon, of the fort of Duncannon, co. Wexford [I., 1723] on 28 January 1880.¹