Peerage Record – 3636

     Reverend Edward Townshend is the son of Very Rev. Hon. Edward Townshend and Mary Price.¹ He married Louisa Sarah Milner, daughter of Sir William Milner, 2nd Bt. and Elizabeth Mordaunt, on 23 March 1789.¹

     Louisa Sarah Milner was the daughter of Sir William Milner, 2nd Bt. and Elizabeth Mordaunt. She married Reverend Edward Townshend, son of Very Rev. Hon. Edward Townshend and Mary Price, on 23 March 1789.¹ She died on 7 March 1853.¹
     Her married name became Townshend.

     Sir William Milner, 1st Bt. was the son of William Milner and Mary Ibbetson.¹ He married Elizabeth Dawes, daughter of Sir William Dawes, 3rd Bt. and Frances d‘Arcy, on 5 December 1716.¹ He died on 23 November 1745.¹
     He was Grand Master of Freemasons of England.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Milner, of Nun Appleton Hall, co. York [Great Britain] on 26 February 1716/17.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for York between 1722 and 1734.¹

     John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley was born on 7 January 1826.² He was the son of Hon. Henry Wodehouse and Anne Gurdon.³ He married Lady Florence FitzGibbon, daughter of Richard Hobart FitzGibbon, 3rd Earl of Clare and Diana Woodcock, on 16 August 1847.² He died on 8 April 1902 at age 76.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.² He succeeded as the 8th Baronet Wodehouse, of Kimberley, co. Norfolk [E., 1611] on 29 May 1846.² He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Wodehouse of Kimberley, co. Norfolk [G.B., 1797] on 29 May 1846.³ He held the office of member of the Norfolk County Council.² He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs between 1852 and 1856.² He held the office of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiaryto Russia between 1856 and 1858.² He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs between 1859 and 1861.² He was Special Envoy to Denmark in 1863.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1864.² He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary for India in 1864.² He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland between 1864 and 1866.² He was created 1st Earl of Kimberley, of Kimberley, co. Norfolk [U.K.] on 1 June 1866.² He held the office of Lord Privy Seal between 1868 and 1870.² He held the office of Secretary of State for the Colonies between 1870 and 1874.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Norfolk.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Norfolk.² He held the office of Secretary of State for the Colonies between 1880 and 1882.² He held the office of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between 1882 and 1883.² He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1885.³ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.² He held the office of Lord President of the Council between 1892 and 1894.² He held the office of Foreign Secretary between 1894 and 1895.² He held the office of Chancellor of London University in 1899.²

     Lady Florence FitzGibbon was born in 1825.² She was the daughter of Richard Hobart FitzGibbon, 3rd Earl of Clare and Diana Woodcock.^1,2 She married John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley, son of Hon. Henry Wodehouse and Anne Gurdon, on 16 August 1847.¹ She died on 4 May 1895.¹
     From 16 August 1847, her married name became Wodehouse. After her marriage, Lady Florence FitzGibbon was styled as Baroness Wodehouse of Kimberley on 16 August 1847. She was awarded the Imperial Order of the Crown of India (C.I.)¹ She eventually succeeded to her father’s personal property.³ After her marriage, Lady Florence FitzGibbon was styled as Countess of Kimberley on 1 June 1866.

     Hon. Henry Wodehouse was born on 19 March 1799.¹ He was the son of John Wodehouse, 2nd Baron Wodehouse of Kimberley and Charlotte Laura Norris.² He married Anne Gurdon, daughter of Lt.-Col. Theophilus Thornhagh Gurdon and Anne Mellish, on 7 April 1825.² He died on 29 April 1834 at age 35.¹
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)² He also had two daughters who died young.²

     Anne Gurdon was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Theophilus Thornhagh Gurdon and Anne Mellish.² She married Hon. Henry Wodehouse, son of John Wodehouse, 2nd Baron Wodehouse of Kimberley and Charlotte Laura Norris, on 7 April 1825.² She died on 14 January 1880.²
     From 7 April 1825, her married name became Wodehouse.

     Lt.-Col. Theophilus Thornhagh Gurdon was born on 24 August 1764.¹ He was the son of Brampton Dillingham and Mary Bedingfeld.² He married Anne Mellish, daughter of William Mellish and Anne Gore, on 25 July 1796.¹ He died in March 1849 at age 84.¹
     He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the West Norfolk Militia.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Norfolk in 1824.¹ He lived at Letton, Norfolk, England^G.¹ He lived at Grundisburgh, Suffolk, England^G.¹

     Hon. Henry Wodehouse was born posthumously on 27 May 1834.² He was the son of Hon. Henry Wodehouse and Anne Gurdon.³ He married Mary Livingstone King, daughter of John P. King, on 25 June 1872.¹ He died on 20 August 1873 at age 39, without issue.²
     In 1847 he was granted the rank of a baron’s younger son.²

     Mary Livingstone King was the daughter of John P. King.¹ She married, firstly, Hon. Henry Wodehouse, son of Hon. Henry Wodehouse and Anne Gurdon, on 25 June 1872.² She married, secondly, Henry Paget, 4th Marquess of Anglesey, son of Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey and Henrietta Maria Bagot, on 26 June 1880 at British Embassy, Paris, France^G.¹ She died on 22 May 1931.³
     From 25 June 1872, her married name became Wodehouse. After her marriage, Mary Livingstone King was styled as Marchioness of Anglesey on 26 June 1880. From 26 June 1880, her married name became Paget. She was appointed Lady of Grace, Order of St. John of Jerusalem (L.G.St.J.)⁴