Peerage Record – 58386

     Peter Ludlow was the son of Stephen Ludlow. He married Mary Preston, daughter of Phineas Preston and Hon. Mary Stewart.¹ He died on 19 June 1750.
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.)¹

     Peter Ludlow, 1st Earl Ludlow was born on 21 April 1730.¹ He was the son of Peter Ludlow and Mary Preston.² He married Lady Frances Lumley-Saunderson, daughter of Thomas Lumley-Saunderson, 3rd Earl of Scarbrough and Lady Frances Hamilton, on 26 June 1753.¹ He died on 26 October 1803 at age 73.¹
     He was created 1st Baron Ludlow of Ardsallagh, of Ardsallagh and Great Stoughton, co. Huntingdon [Ireland] on 19 December 1755.¹ He was created 1st Earl Ludlow [Ireland] on 3 October 1760.¹ He was created 1st Viscount Preston of Ardsallagh, co. Meath [Ireland] on 3 October 1760.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Huntingdonshire between 1768 and 1796.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1782.¹ He held the office of Comptroller of the Household between 1782 and 1784.¹

     Thomas Sydenham Clarke was born on 18 December 1814 at Kent, England.¹ He was the son of General Tredway Clarke and Sarah Sydenham.¹ He was baptised on 18 June 1815 at Old Church, St. Pancras, London, England.¹ He married Julia Hilton, daughter of Henry Hilton, on 17 August 1841 at Kent, England.¹ He died on 3 July 1873 at age 58 at Marylebone, London, England.¹
     He was a practising barrister-at-law.¹

     Lady Frances Lumley-Saunderson was the daughter of Thomas Lumley-Saunderson, 3rd Earl of Scarbrough and Lady Frances Hamilton.² She married Peter Ludlow, 1st Earl Ludlow, son of Peter Ludlow and Mary Preston, on 26 June 1753.¹ She died on 20 March 1796.²
     From 26 June 1753, her married name became Ludlow.

     Augustus Ludlow, 2nd Earl Ludlow was born on 1 January 1755.¹ He was the son of Peter Ludlow, 1st Earl Ludlow and Lady Frances Lumley-Saunderson.² He died on 7 November 1811 at age 56, unmarried.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Ludlow of Ardsallagh, of Ardsallagh and Great Stoughton, co. Huntingdon [I., 1755] on 26 October 1803.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Earl Ludlow [I., 1760] on 26 October 1803.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Preston of Ardsallagh, co. Meath [I., 1760] on 26 October 1803.¹

     General George James Ludlow, 3rd Earl Ludlow was born on 12 December 1758.¹ He was the son of Peter Ludlow, 1st Earl Ludlow and Lady Frances Lumley-Saunderson.² He died on 16 April 1842 at age 83, unmarried.¹
     He was commissioned in 1778 with the rank of officer.¹ He fought in the American War of Independence.¹ He was Equerry to HRH The Prince of Wales between 1784 and 1795.¹ He fought in the Battle of Roubaix on 17 May 1794, where he lost his left arm.¹ He held the office of Deputy Governor of Berwick between 1795 and 1842.¹ He gained the rank of Major-General in 1798.¹ He fought in the Battle of Aboukir in 1801.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) in 1804.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1805.¹ He fought in the North German Expedition in 1805.¹ He fought in the Copenhagen Expedition in 1807.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Earl Ludlow [I., 1760] on 7 November 1811.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Preston of Ardsallagh, co. Meath [I., 1760] on 7 November 1811.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Ludlow of Ardsallagh, of Ardsallagh and Great Stoughton, co. Huntingdon [I., 1755] on 7 November 1811.¹ He gained the rank of General in 1814.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) in 1815.¹ On his death, all of his titles became extinct, and his estates passedto Lord John Russell.¹

     Edith Caroline Wilson was born in 1881 at Blackheath, Kent, England.¹ She was the daughter of Reverend Cyril FitzRoy Wilson and Fanny Isabella Smith.¹ She died in 1940 at Blandford, Dorset, England.¹

     Alwyn Herbert Clarke was born in 1893 at Colton, Norfolk, England.¹ She was the daughter of Reverend Herbert Sydenham Clarke and Edith Jane Lacon.¹

     Fanny Gertrude Wilson was born in 1877 at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England.¹ She was the daughter of Reverend Cyril FitzRoy Wilson and Fanny Isabella Smith.¹

     Cyril Henry Wilson was born in 1869 at Stowlangtoft, Suffolk, England.¹ He was the son of Reverend Cyril FitzRoy Wilson and Fanny Isabella Smith.¹ He died on 29 May 1891.¹